Circle Rose

Okay, last post for today!!!

Inspired by this rose that I saw on the awesome Ardyth Percy-Robb's blog, I made my own in ivory and gold ( hers is a lot more striking!)

I am playing the Runway Inspired Challenge-  Oscar Red Carpet and the RetroSketches challenge #155

Supplies used are…Spellbinders nesting circles, sentiment from Hampton Art, Versamark embossing ink and American Crafts gold embossing powder.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a good night!

Watercolouring with Distress markers

I am linking up another card for the Paper Players 'Spring' theme Challenge.

Stamps are from Darcies, Art Impressions and Winnie and Walter. 

Inks are Tim Holtz distress inks and markers and Marvy watercolour markers and the happy die cut is from Winnie and Walter. 

This technique of stamping with distress inks and markers and softening them with water, really make s me happy! 

So I am also linking this card up for the Simply Less in More 'This makes me happy' Challenge.

Birthday Words

Hey! I am on a roll today…after a very long time!
I made this card for the One layer Simplicity Challenge-Words.

To make this card, I masked off the card inked a slim strip of the card with Tim Holtz distress inks.
I then added the sentiments from Winnie and Walter and Hero Arts to finish the card.

Quick and fun to make!

Thanks so much for stopping by…

Have a nice day!

Spring

Hey!

I made this card today for the Paper Players 'Spring" theme challenge. 

The woodgrain background is from Stampin'Up, the flowers and leaves from W+9 and the sentiment is from Winnie and Walter. Inks used are from Tim Holtz and Stazon.

A simple CAS card which reminds me of Spring!

Thanks so much for stopping by…

Have a great day!

Playing with Kraft card

 Good Morning All!
I am playing the Simon says stamp flickr challenge today…it is a combined challenge with Lawn fawn..and the Friday Mashup challenge!

For these challenges, I had to create a vintage look and use kraft paper as well as Lawn Fawn and Simon says Stamp products. Oh, and also to use the embossed embossing technique…whew! ;-)

I started with a piano sheet music background which I found in 'Papers,Papers,Papers' a book by The Crafters Paper Library.
Because I like to hoard printed paper, I photocopied the paper  to use it.
I then distressed the edges and used Claudine Helmuth's multi medium matte (absolutely love it) to fix to the card topper.
I did the same with the piano keys, die cut from Memory box.

For the embossed embossing technique, I embossed a piece of brown paper with cuttlebug embossing folders and then heat embossed over it with gold embossing powder.
I then die cut the numbers (Lawn Fawn) and fixed them using foam tape.

The sentiments are from the Simon Says Stamp 'tilted banner' stamp and die set and Stampendous.

Finally I distressed the edges of the card topper and the sentiment banners with Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink.

Making this card has been a huge mood lifter….hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great day!

Distress Mask

Hey there!

Today I am playing the Addicted to CAS code "Distress" challenge.

To make this card, I die cut a circle in the centre of a square piece of card stock  and used it as a mask to ink in some distress ink (Worn lipstick and Victorian Velvet from tim Holtz) in the centre of my card topper.

I then added a stamped and fussy cuts rose (from Stampin'UP) which I water coloured using the same distress inks. 

The other stamps I have used are from Inkadinkado and Studio G.

To create some interest, I coloured the edges of the card with the same distress inks mentioned above and placed the card topper at an angle.

I learnt this technique from Jennifer Mcguire. I couldn't find the specific link, but have linked to her her blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Have a great evening!

Inspired by Pinterest

 I am taking an idea from Ardyth-Percy-robb to make a card inspired by a photo on her Pinterest board.

 

This was a wedding invitation for my niece and I made 35 of them in 24 hours!!! That was quite a feat and the whole family pitched in!

I made the flowers by punching scalloped circles from red and pink vellum and layering them. I also crumpled them for texture.

I held them together with black brads from Recollections.

The background was using my Cuttlebug embossing folder, the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp "Tilted Banner stamp and die set". the dragon flies were punched from vellum too.

I had so much fun making this card and it was much appreciated by all who received it.

I'm linking this to Virginia's view "All things embossed" Challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a good evening!