Ingenious Inkling

Queenly

Q is for Queen at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

 

 

You'd think as much as I like being crowned queen, I'd have more queen stamps in my stash (of course I just remembered another one as soon as I finished this card, so maybe I'll make another  ... but even two are clearly not enough).  I dressed-up my Taylored Expressions Sarcasti-Chick in her Queenly Halloween Costume.

 

I colored her crown with gold glitter pen and added some pink bling.  I paired it with a sentiment from Taylored Expressions Snarky Simple Strips.

 

I used some Amy Tangerine designer paper that coordinated with the color I chose for her hair & dress as my base with a layout from Sketch~N~Scrap.

Inspired Holiday Tree

My new AlteNew Festive Tree is perfect for the November AlteNew Inspiration Challenge.  While I used the Autumn colors, I turned it into a holiday tree design.

 

 

I saw more green in the trees than the three colors, so I combined green with the golden yellow to layer my tree.

 

 

I used the current Sketch Saturday Layout to compose my design.  I found a piece of blue Alcohol Ink roll-off paper that I thought provided the perfect blue.  I used my new AlteNew Organic Linen Embossing folder on the gold panel (isn't it wonderful texture).   The last piece of the horizontal design comes from AlteNew Basic Borders.

 

 

I finished with a sentiment from AlteNew Festive Trees stamped on the same blue alcohol ink paper using a darker brown to give the needed contrast against the tree.  Lastly, I decorated the tree with two shades of blue AlteNew Enamel Dots.

Jingle Belles Banner Holiday

This week at Jingle Belles, we're still creating cards inspired by our 2022 Blog Banner (designed by the talented Lauren).

 

 

This week I started by scanning a vintage piece of Jingle Bells sheet music and printing out the first two lines like the background of the blog header.

 

 

Next I added a fun little Santa Journaling Card (that I believe was from a Simon Says Stamp card kit) framed in green, and positioned them both on a red card base since the blog header is framed in red.  I die cut the Sizzix Poinsettia Pieces from green glitter paper inspired by the glittery text and added it to two corners like the blog header design.

I finished with a Tim Holtz Idea-ology Christmas sticker sentiment and a Candy Cane sticker for a bit more red & green in the design.

I'm also joining the Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge, which is to make a holiday card #SSIGChallenge.

Stitched Maple Thank Yous

I had a request for a large batch of fall-themed Thank You cards, so I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch and my collection of prints to make them all the same, but different.

 

 

I used the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles Die Cut for the inner panel on a white cardstock card base ... for this first one using an Alcohol Ink and foiled panel.  Next I die cut the Simon Says Stamp Large Stitched Maple from a Gel Printed Panel.  I finished with a sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Grateful and Thankful Sentiment Strips.

I'm linking this one up at the Simon Says Fun with Foil Challenge.

 

 

This background was made using bleeding tissue paper squares ... I've got to play with them some more.  The Maple Leaf is from a Gel Press print.

 

 

This background is an Alcohol Ink roll-off paper with a leaf die cut from kraft cardstock that was sprayed with a combination of Ranger Mica Stain Sprays.

 

I love all of the different combinations I was able to make ... I'm grateful for an extra day to spend in the studio.

Thursday Link Love

Another week of blogland discoveries:

• Self-Reflection Questions (or conversation starters)
• Caramel Apple Dump Cake
• DIY Fire Painted Copper Bangles
• Artful scar cover-up with tattoos
• My Big Fat Greek Moussaka
• Best Pimple Patches
• How to Remove a Broken Cork
• this Pumpkin Card is so cute
• I love a good Moscow Mule or a Paloma (I add a bit more simple syrup because I like mine sweet)
• Jonah Hill's Stutz documentary was pretty amazing ... his approach to therapy to provide tools that produce a level of immediate relief is so needed
• Cranberry Orange Fluff
• Restoring a classic Hot Wheels car (oh the hours of fun my brother & I had with those on our race track and down the incline of the side walk in front of our house)
• I want to try Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes
• this Twin Peaks Inspired Wedding is so lovely

Have a tremendous Thanksgiving.

Rainbow Foiled Thank You

When I saw the Simon Says Stamp Fun with Foil Challenge, I realized it had been a while since I had created with foiling.  

I had some foiled Pinkfresh Studio background in my stash from our stamping getaway (where we all spent a good part of the weekend foiling), so I decided to create a card with a background created with the Pinkfresh Studio Diamond Hot Foil Plate and rainbow foil.

 

 

I used the sketch from Global Design Project with a Pinkfresh Studio Foiled Ephemera Sentiment in the center.

 

 

I finished with gold bling and a gold glitter frame.  

Snow Globe Christmas

Today's card is for the Let's Squash It!! Challenge to Make a Christmas Card.

 

I started by embossing the Carta Bella Christmas Words embossing folder on heavy white cardstock.

 

 

I decided to keep it simple with just a Doodlebug Design Shaker-Pops Snow Wonder Sticker.

 

 

I also took my inspiration from the Daring Cardmakers White One Word Challenge.

 

 

And I'm joining the Winter Challenge at the Make the Cards Challenge.

Shine Bright Like a Daimond

The current Shopping Our Stash Challenge Shine Bright Like a Diamond is asking you to create a card that is totally blinged-up or and/or features something that gives light (candle, light bulb, sun).

 

 

I went with a clean & simple card featuring the latter ... a trio of lamps from Unity Stamp Company's { ... shine, shine, shine.}.  I stamped them Versafine Acorn ink on an Ivory Card Case and used my Spectrum Noir Light Yellow markers to add a glow of light from the light bulbs.

 

 

The sentiment is from the same Unity set.

Little Buddy Birthday

The Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero November Challenge is The Great Outdoors.

 

 

I bought the Hero Arts Little Buddy stamp set because of a co-worker who has a squirrel tattoo.  This was the perfect opportunity to make a birthday card featuring that cute little squirrel.

 

 

 

I colored them with my Graph'It Markers and finished with a sentiment from Hero Arts Message Strips Stamp & Cut.

 

 

With my one-layer clean & simple design, I'm also linking-up at the Less is More Outdoors Challenge.

And I'm also linking-up at the Sweet Stampin' Birthday Challenge.

Poinsettia Christmas

The current Penny Black Saturday Challenge is Anything Goes with an Option of Embellish It. 

 

 

I used a Penny Black Christmas Collage Stickeroo paired with a Penny Black Merry Christmas Die Cut that I die cut from Black (for the drop shadow) and Peach. 

I embellished with some yellow bling in the poinsettia centers.

I'm linking-up at the Clean-and-Simple Christmas Challenge at The Paper Players.

 

 

I'm also linking-up at the Anything Goes Christmas Challenge at The Holly and Ivy Challenge.