Pride of Africa card, and a bonus card!

Hello everyone! I hope you are doing well today. Didn’t the month of May just fly by!  I am back from my trip and am going to need the whole day to get myself together!

I have a two cards that are a bit outside my typical style, but I really ended up liking them!  I usually choose stamps that I just like (which is a lot of flowers and birds!) but sometimes I like to send cards that are different, and these projects fit the bill.  

I created my background by swiping Distress Oxide inks onto watercolor paper, and then giving a light spray of water.  When dry, I stamped the Pride of Africa stamp right over top.  

I also stamped a background stamp called Tribal Blanket, using tan ink, onto kraft cardstock, to create a subtle tone on tone look.  I really love that it is patterned, but doesn’t compete with the main image.  It was no problem to stamp my greeting, Thank You, on this panel.

Now, onto a “bonus” card!  

So, I just loved that background stamp, and wanted to use it a little more. I had a plain white Hello die cut sitting on my desk, so I decided to dress it up by stamping on it with both green and orange inks (also still on my desk from the other project.). I then colored over the rest of the white by pressing it directly to my yellow inkpad.  

I then stamped my Large Oak Tree with brown ink onto some white kraft cardstock and put the die cut directly over.  This turned out to be a great, everyday masculine card.  

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I hope you will be inspired to choose some stamps outside of your ordinary with your next purchase! Thanks for stopping by and have a good day!

Butterfly and Flowers Card

Edited to add: 12/28/16. I was so pleased that my card was chosen as a Top 3 pick at the ModSquad Challenge blog this week! Thank you!

Recently, I took some time to clean up my craft area, and I decided to make a little pile of the half-done cards so I could complete them. This project is from that pile.

Although it is nearly Christmas, we have now passed the Winter Solstice, so each day is getting a little longer and you can think of Spring!

The butterfly was made from a piece of glossy cardstock done with the mother of pearl technique.  I had also stamped it onto the kraft cardstock before embossing that part, so you can see the antennae.

Supplies: Butterfly stamp is an unknown one, Sentiment is Just for Fun, Archival Ink, Cuttlebug embossing folder, K&Co Susan Winget paper pad

I would love to participate in the ModSquad A Little Bit of Spring challenge and Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes!

I do not think I will be blogging again until after Christmas, so I want to thank you for reading my blog and wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and Holiday Season!  See you again soon!

Fall Leaves and Paint Splatter Background

Update (9/27/16) I was really tickled this morning when I saw that my paint splattered background earned me a spot in the Top 3 over at the ModSquad Challenge blog this week! Thank you so much for featuring my card!

Hello! Today I have a fun fall card that I hope you will like.

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The background was made with a toothbrush and Iridescent Pearl acrylic paint.  I just like the subtle shine against the kraft cardstock.  I stamped the leaves and cut them out before applying distress inks.  

I used the same three colors of distress ink to sponge around the three pieces of patterned paper - a different one on each piece.

Supplies: Hero Arts engraved leaf stamp (unknown set name), Distress ink Fired Brick, Mustard Seed and Peeled Paint, Archival Jet Black ink, K&Company Tim Coffey Fall Mat Pad, Kraft cardstock, Golden Fluid Acrylic Iridescent Pearl paint.

I would love to participate in the following challenge:

ModSquad Challenge Blog - Celebrate your Inner Splat

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Easy One Layer Masculine card

Just stopping in to share an easy card that fits a few challenges.  

First, I stamped the large stamp with dark blue ink.  I then stamped the small one around it in a pattern with watermark ink.  I didn't bother with positioners, I just stamped it out in a pattern and did not worry about perfect.  I inked the edges of my sentiment layer right into the blue ink pad to make it stand out and then popped it up with foam adhesive.

Supplies:  Technique Tuesday Irony stamp set, Hero Arts sentiment, Versafine Majestic Blue ink, Versamark ink, Kraft cardstock from Michaels

I would love to participate in the following challenges:

ModSquad Challenge - Get Krafty

A Blog Named Hero - Masculine

CASe this Sketch 182

Masculine card with Polished Stone technique

Hello and thank you for stopping by.  Today I have a masculine card to share!  I really like how it turned out.  

I am sending this off to my son who is at sleep away camp this week.  I wrote a joke inside, so hopefully it does bring sunshine and laughter.

The stamped image was done over top of a piece that I had done the Polished Stone technique with green, blue and brown alcohol inks on glossy cardstock.  I have noticed that many people are using alcohol inks in new and different ways, but I am such a fan of this old standby technique!

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Then I used my absolute favorite background stamp in my favorite combination -- woodgrain with Colorbox Fluid Chalk ink Chestnut Roan over Kraft card.  

Supplies:  Rubber Stampede Fern Frand, Archival Ink Jet Black, Hero Arts Woodgrain Background stamp, Colorbox Fluid Chalk ink Chestnut Roan, Hero Arts CL342 stamp set, Alcohol inks, Glossy cardstock, Kraft cardstock, Distress ink Tea day for sponging edges.

I would love to participate in the following challenges:

A Blog Named Hero -  Masculine

SimonSaysStamp Monday Challenge - Flora and Fauna

Another Couple of Valentines...

Thanks for stopping by.   I am sharing yet another couple Valentines today as I am addressing them today and starting to send them out! 

 I love that I can use so many flower stamps this time of year.  Flower stamps are my weakness.  You can never have enough!  I colored this in with Derwent Metallic Watersoluble pencils, but I did not blend with any water.  

Supplies:

Gina K Designs Stately Flowers 1

Gina K Designs Stately Flowers 5 (sentiment)

Archival Jet Black Ink

American Crafts Ribbon and Twine

My Mind's Eye Bramble Rose 6x6 paper pad

Heart rhinestones from my stash

Better With You - A Friend Valentine Card

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I wanted to color this cute stamp and then made it in to a very simple card that I can easily mail out to a friend for Valentine's Day.  Lots of friends don't like Valentine's Day in the traditional sense, so I think that this card will show them I care without using traditional colors.

Here is another view of the cute stamp!

Supplies:

Gina K Designs Better With You stamp set (currently part of the Made With Love StampTV kit)

Gina K Dark Chocolate Ink

Inktense pencils (dry, no water added)

Recollections Kraft Cardstock

Gina K Jelly Bean Green Cardstock

American Crafts Everyday 6x6 paper pad

American Crafts ribbon

This project will be entered into the following challenges:

SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge - Have a Heart

ModSquad Challenge - Hearts n Flowers

The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge