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For today's card I used a Sketch from Global Design Project for a personalized graduation card.
I layered a Blue Alcohol Ink background with a star-filled Gel Press Print using foam tape for dimension.
I added a few more stars, a My Favorite Thing Arrow Greetings Die-Namics Congrats Banner and letters to personalize the card for the recipient (I love being able to do that).
I'm also joining the Seeing Stars Challenge at the Country View Challenges.
The new Challenge theme at Shopping our Stash is DAD Jokes - we're making humorous Father's Day Cards.
Usually when a stamp company goes out of business, I purge most of my stash. But when Kim Hughes stopped making Paper Smooches, I just couldn't do it. However, I will confess it's been a while since I used my large collection. Today I broke out multiple stamp sets for my fun themed Father's Day card for the recipient (in my opinion, Father's Day isn't just for your own Dad, it's a time to recognize lots of great fathers in your life).
I've got a Coffee cup at the bottom and coffee beans at the top. There's an album, music notes and a keyboard. I finished with beer can tabs, glasses and a soccer ball. And for my funniness, a sticker sentiment that speaks to the importance of an afternoon nap. I love how it turned out in browns and black on kraft.
With my three music notes and three coffee beans, I'm linking-up at the Three of a Kind Challenge at the Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog.
And they're making Masculine Cards at Make the Cards Challenge.
Can't wait to see what fun you create.
The one thing about enjoying lots of different creating art-making styles, is finding time to stretch my creative muscle in all of them. It's been a while since I had some Mixed Media Fun (hey Becca), so when I saw the current TFJB (The Funkie Junkie Boutique) The Music of Life Challenge to make something with a musical theme in a vintage or shabby chic style, I felt like it was calling my name.
Then when I saw the inspiration photo at Give a Crafter a Cookie, my ideas started coming together.
I started by spraying kraft cardstock with Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Spray and Dina Wakley's Gloss Spray in Tangelo (inspired by the colors in the top and bottom right cookies). When the sprays were dried, I used my fingernail (where did I hide my distressing tools) to help continue to take my piece to a shabby chic style for TFJB Challenge (although a lot of guitars like this are vintage, so I could maybe go with that style too).
I stamped the Guitar from Visible Image Rock Out in Black ink. Then I went searching for a sentiment. I decided on one from Create A Smile Shit Happens! I finished with one of my Pink! Lyric Stickers because a song lyric seemed like the perfect finishing touch to add another medium to my Mixed Media design (and I love that it sort of rhymes).
For my finishing touches I added some Dylusions Washi Tape (love love love this thin tape - just realized it comes in black too, so likely time for another Funkie Junkie Boutique order) and some black gems.
Our newest prompt at Jingle Belles is Ombré Wonderland - create holiday cards that feature an Ombré element or design (moving from light to dark in a single color family).
I started my card with some Ombré Designer paper from Pinkfresh Studio Office Hours Collection.
Next I used the Layout and some of the Photo Inspiration from Fusion Card Challenge to design the card.
I used a stitched circle die cut in my scrap folder together with Pinkfresh Studio Holiday Vibes Epoxy Badges and some Epoxy dots together with an embossed strip of white cardstock.
We hope you'll come have some Ombré fun with us.
Another week of skipping through blogland:
Have a tremendous Thursday!
Today's card is inspired by the photograph at The Card Concept.
I used the colors, the flags, plants and wood grain.
The layout is from Try Stampin' (or Not) on Tuesday ... the papers and stickers are Carta Bella God Bless America.
