CTD130 & SSS96–Enjoy Spring Flowers

 

Hello eveyrone~

I have one card to show you today :) I used Patty’s Pretty Posies set from InStyle Stamps. I’ve enjoyed using this set throughout this month. I’m so glad Virginia, the owner of ISS asked me to be a guest DT for the month of February!! It was such a fun one month! Thank you Virginia for giving this wonderful opportunity. You can check my other cards using the set HERE, HERE and HERE.

 

I’m submitting the card to a couple challenges…The sketch is coming from Sweet Stop Sketch 97 (SSS97) . The color combo was inspired by Color Throwdown 130 (CTD130) – I had to use green a little bit for the leaves :P I hope it’s still OK to enter…

 

 

 

The image was used my favorite coloring medium, Copic markers. I masked the mat and sponged light brown color with dauber. The sentiment was used PTI Tag For Spring set.

I made the paper flower with paper punches (see the photo below). I punched 3 big flower, 3 small flowers and 2 leaves. Before assembling each piece, I used stylus (mine is the end of Sharpie marker, lol) and pressed each flower with circular motion until the flower is shaped like a cup. Then I inched and bended each petal using the straight tweezers. (I use the ones for eyebrows) I love using hot glue to assemble the flower but I think you can use any liquid glue for paper crafting. The closed bud on the center was just pinched tight after I put glue on the center of the flower. (Be careful not to burn your finger if you use hot glue!) The each flower was overlapped and I attached leaves on the back of flower :) I think it was turned out pretty cute!

 

 

Stamps: Patty’s Pretty Posies (InStyle Stamps) Tag for Spring – saying (PTI) 
Paper: so saffron, pink pirouette, tangerine tango, old olive(SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (BG)
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), chocolate chip, crumb cake (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories: paper flower 
Tools: flower punches, leaf punch, circle punches, square Nestabilities, piercing tool

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Maki

ISSIC02 & SSSC104 with InStyle Stamps

 

Hello everyone~

It’s finally weekend!! My husband is home safely and hopefully his Achilles will heal quickly. -For those of you who don’t know what happened to him, he raptured his Achilles last Sunday while he was working at the job site in Wyoming. He won’t be working for the next 4 weeks at least … I’m 100% sure he will be so bored by next week, lol. Hopefully he can find something to do so that I don’t have to cut back my stamping time as much…;)

 

Anyway, I have one card to show you. I made the card above with Patty’s Pretty Posies set from InStyle Stamps. They are absolutely cute and makes me so happy to stamp :) I took my inspiration from InStyle Inspiration Challenge (ISSIC02 ). I also used the sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 104 (SSSC104) – I flipped the sketch to suit my image.

 

 

 

 

All images were colored with Copic markers and the grass and sky were colored with ink & sponge daubers. I wanted to use the water can image but it was not the right direction I wanted use…so I stamped the original image on the mirror image stamp first and used the mirror image for my card :) I think it worked for the sketch perfectly!

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Patty’s Pretty Posies (InStyle Stamps) saying (HeroArts)
Paper: so saffron, river rock (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (ChatterBox)
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), pear pizzazz, wild wasabi, soft sky, so saffron (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories:  ribbon, pearls 
Tools: border punch, circle punch, scallop circle punch

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Maki

MMSC90 & CD96–Spring InStyle!

Hello everyone~

I made one card with InStyle Stamps. This stamp is one of the newest set from ISS, Pretty Posies!! I enjoyed coloring her so much. I also love that I can enjoy the spring time at least in the card making world, lol :)

The image was colored with Copic markers and the mat was sponged with pale blue ink.

I’m entering this card to Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge 90 (MMSC90) and Color Dare 96 (CD96) – bashful blue, peach parfait and garden green.

Stamps: Pretty Posies (InStyle Stamps)
Paper: bashful blue, peach parfait, garden green DP–retired (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), bashful blue (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, lace trim, baker’s twine, pearls
Tools: lacey square Nestabilities. square Nestabilities, border punch

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Maki

InStyle Stamps Guest Designer :)

Hello everyone~

I have an exciting news to tell you!! I was asked to be the guest designer of InStyle Stamps for a month of February!! Who couldn’t say “No” to their cute stamps? They just came back from their first CHA and the new stamps are releasing this Friday!! I can hardly wait (to get all of them, lol)!! Be sure to check InStyle Blog for the sneak peeks, challenges and the DT’s wonderful creations!!

Since this is my first post as the GDT, I decided to play with their Sketch Challenge (ISSSC02). You can check all of InStyle current challenges on the side bar of InStyle Stamps Blog.

The stamp I used is called Pretty Posies and the set will be available on Friday, Feb 5th!! I also used my color combination from The Color Throwdown 127 (CTD127). I colored the image with Copic markers and sponged the circle mat with brown ink. Then I just followed the sketch and design the card with the coordinated designer papers and cardstock. To finish off, I embellsihed with ribbon, button and blue pearls.

The next card was used another image from Pretty Posies!! I colored the image with Copic markers again and sponged the oval mat with light blue ink. The colors are inspired of the word chipboard stickers. I embellished with the swirl rhinestones & rhinestone flowers and flower chipboard sticker to finish off the card. The sketch was based on the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge 88 (MMSC88 - the submission is closed) … I just changed placing the embellishments so that I can include the word stickers :)

[Pretty Girl with Bird card]

Stamps: Pretty Posies (InStyle Stamps)
Paper: early espresso, so saffron, retired DPs (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), crumb cake (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, button, pearls
Tools: circle & scallop circle Nestabilities

[Happy Together card]

Stamps: Pretty Posies (InStyle Stamps)
Paper: regal rose, bashful blue, retired DPs (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), bashful blue (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: word chipboard stickers, flower chipboard sticker, swirl rhinestones, rhinestone flowers
Tools: classic oval Nestabilities, label 11 Nestabilities

Hope you liked my cards :) Thank you for stopping by.

Maki