Showing posts with label Inkspirational. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inkspirational. Show all posts

Monday, August 02, 2021

NBUS - Missees

 


Hello!  I'm rather taken by these gorgeous creatures called Missees by Karin Joan from Studio Light after seeing Carol Just Me C creating fabulous cards with them.  The bad news is that they're not readily available from Europe now that we've Brexited - international postal charges are a complete muck-up at the moment.

Anyway, I'll just work with what I have!  I managed to get my hands on the Primarina set, and this is my first attempt at using it. (I need the other sets!)

I'm entering this into NBUS challenge #29 (of course!)


and Inkspirational Designer's Choice - Spots/Dots

 

and Time Out Challenges - Inspired By Words.  I've gone for friend.

and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes



Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Pretty Flamingo



I was lucky enough to win this fabulous Big and Bold Tickled Pink Flamingo from Colorado Craft Company, so I thought I'd share what I've been doing with it, and play along with a couple of challenges at the same time.

After stamping it onto my normal cardstock I sloshed on some watercolour with Distress Inks, then masked it while I painted and spritzed the Distress Ink background.  On separate card I stamped the gorgeous tropical floral garland, coloured and fussy cut it, then I mounted the flamingo behind a mountboard frame, with the garland spilling on top.  Now all I need is a glass frame to hold it!

I'm playing along at Inkspirational - Fur or Feathers

and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes


Tuesday, August 18, 2020

STAMPlorations Inspiration #281

 


It's Tuesday so we've got some more inspiration for you at STAMPlorations.  My inspiration comes from the Autumn 2020 edition of Somerset Studio magazine.  The face, the flowers, the bold title, the colour scheme (although my flowers are paler).

I stencilled the Pensive face onto my card panel with Hickory Smoke Distress Ink, then added some loose watercolouring with Crushed Velvet and Bundled Sage.  I stamped the Fabulous and the rest of the sentiment from Groovy Shoes in Memento inks, but the paler ink didn't really stand out enough so I gave it a drop shadow using coloured pencil.  Then I added some splatters :)  Oh, and a touch of blusher.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $15 gift code to the new store.  You can get 20% off your purchases in the main store and digi store when you use my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY.

I'm entering this into Inkspirational where the word prompt is Face.



Saturday, August 26, 2017

Guest Designer at Inkspirational



Hellooo!  I'm thrilled to be guesting for Inkspirational for this great challenge - Oldie But Goodie.  The idea is to use a stamp from when you first started crafting.  I'm not sure that I could lay my hands on my very first stamp purchases, but this butterfly by DeNami dates back to my very early stamping days, and I still love it.


Back in the day, I would gold-emboss the image onto vellum.  Nowadays I hardly ever heat emboss, and hardly ever use vellum.  I'm much happier sloshing and splattering, as you can see ;)  I've brought it up to date with washi tape, a bit of stitching and some grunge stamps.

Time to dig out your oldest stamps and give them some love, and join me in playing along at Inkspirational, where you'll find some fabulous inspiration from the design team.

Monday, May 29, 2017

Urban Landscape


I'm playing along with a couple of challenges for fun today, and getting to use some NBUS.  My first bit of NBUS is the Tim Holtz Cityscape Skyline die set.  I cut them from mixed media paper and dipped and smooshed them in pools of Distress Oxides.  Once they'd dried I adhered them to my card and added a strip of my second bit of NBUS, this fabulous Tube washi tape.  Cool, eh?

I'm entering this into Inkspirational - Urban

and The Male Room - Die Cuts.

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

STAMPlorations Inspiration #128


It's Inspiration Tuesday at STAMPlorations, and this week we're showcasing Becca's stamps.  And I'm playing with her newest, soon-to-be-released set, Sweet & Sassy Mom.  Apart from Becca's brand of wacky sentiments, there are also these lovely big bold flowers and leaves.  I did a little masking and made a big and bold cluster.  Sloshed some Distress Inks over the images then added some Stickles to the flower centres.

For the next week there's 10% off all of Becca's stamps, except Funny Kind of Love, which is 20% off (no code needed).  And if you use my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY you'll get an extra 20% off this and any other stamps, stencils and dies in the store.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the store.

I'm playing along at Inkspirational, where the theme is Spring.



Thursday, June 09, 2016

Everything In The Garden ...


... is lovely, and growing like crazy in all this lovely warm sunny weather we've been having.  The stars have aligned for a few challenges with this card.  The leaf background (Penny Black - Fronds) had been sitting in my stash patiently waiting to be used, and I thought it would make a nice background for my new Poppystamps die.  I'm adding it to the following challenges:

AAA Cards -Watercolour (watercoloured background and die cut)


Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - Summer Garden.  The team are showcasing Paper Artsy stamps, and although it's not a requirement, I did manage to use a Paper Artsy stamp (the text stamp on the background).


And because I've used a text stamp on the background, I'm entering it into Inkspirational where the word prompt is 'text'.

My first time playing along at Poppystamps - this month's challenge is Tic Tac Toe.  I've gone for the diagonal - flower, yellow, twine.

Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes with Dies


And last but by no means least, CAS Mix Up where the challenge is stamping, dies and your choice.  I've used watercolouring, sponging (round the edges of the petals) and twine.


Monday, June 06, 2016

Creative Chemistry Revisited


I'm doing my homework for the Summer of Creative Chemistry, in preparation for Tim's new class, Creative Chemistry 103.  The challenge was to use four or more Distress Inks (I think I've used about seven!), and any of the techniques from Days 1 and 2.

Don't you think my background looks like a colourful summery garden?  I do, so I'm entering it into Simon Says Monday Challenge, Summer Garden.



I'm also entering this into AAA Cards - Watercolours.


I'm back tomorrow with some groovy inspiration ;)

ETA:  Also playing along at Inkspirational, where the word prompt is Text.  Thanks, Carol ;)



Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Ballet Lessons


Ever since the SmallBirds saw this pin on my Pinterest board, they've been pestering me to take ballet lessons.  Not one to stand in the way of their development, I made them some tutus from PartyDresses and gave them some legs to pirouette on.

I'm adding this to Kylie's surprise birthday hop for Kim of Cupcakes Cards and Kim.  Hope you had a wonderful birthday, Kim - and that you're still celebrating!


Here's one of the other SmallBirds en pointe (quick learners, aren't they?)


This one's headed for The Paper Players Clean and Simple challenge:


And, performing a grand jeté, we have this little birdie sending get well wishes.


I'm entering this card into Inkspirational where the challenge is Pink and Grey.

ETA: and The Card Concept:



Sunday, February 07, 2016

Happy Anniversary


I'm over at A Sprinkle of Imagination today with this card - pop on over for the details.  There are plenty of heart/love-related challenges at the moment, so I'm entering it into the following:-

Inkspirational - Photo inspiration

Time Out - 'Love Is A Flower You've Got To Let Grow'

AAA Cards - Love Me Like You Do
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Have a Heart


ETA:  I'm also entering it into Pixie's Snippets Playground Week 215.  Having introduced ourselves over a couple of emails, I admitted to lurking outside the railings occasionally, so I thought it was high time I came into the playground and played along nicely. (I have played before, but a while back.)  Oh, my snippet is the heart, die-cut from a leftover piece of inked/dry embossed/heat embossed grungepaper.


Saturday, December 19, 2015

Guest Designer at Inkspirational


Morning!  I'm thrilled to be guest designing at Inkspirational today, where the theme is Bah Humbug! (anything but Christmas).


I'm certainly not done with Christmas yet - still way behind on my Christmas cards, shopping, wrapping - everything!  But I'm happy to take a break and make a birthday card with an oldie but a goodie, Man At Piano by Stamps Happen.  Apparently it's a collectable on eBay.  Seems like I have lots of collectables ;)

I inked the image in Versafine Onyx Black, sloshed some Distress Inks over it, matted it onto a black panel then added the sentiment.

Pop on over to the Inkspirational blog to see what the Design Team have created for the Bah Humbug! theme, get out your non-Christmas supplies and join in.

Thanks for having me, girls!

Monday, November 09, 2015

STAMPlorations Inspiration #46


Time for another tag, I think.  When I was prepping for my guest design spot at Loll's Twelve Tags of Christmas, I prepped an extra tag by tearing some of the top layer off and smearing it with a light coating of gesso.

So today I covered it with Brushed Pewter Distress Paint, which dries to a lovely sheen, then stamped the bell from Holiday Sketches: Christmas Bells, coloured it in with Distress Inks, cut it out and added Wink of Stella, then took the clappers out of two metal bell charms and adhered them to the cut-out bells.  I added some diecut 'greenery' which I'd coated with Wink of Stella, then punched a hole and added some pewter-coloured ribbon.  Oh, and some Icicle Stickles to the centre of the poinsettia (after the top photo was taken).


I'm adding my tag to Loll's Twelve Tags of Christmas,


Inkspirational - Anything Goes with Silver (ok, technically, it's Brushed Pewter on the tag base, Iced Spruce on the bells, and metal for the clappers, but they're all in the spirit of silver :) )


Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Tag,


and Happy Little Stampers newest challenge, Mixed Media Challenge, which is also a Tag. (The challenge badge is the same as the one above.)