Ingenious Inkling

The Best is Yet to Come

I opened my new Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide ink and made an attempt at some ink blending using Speckled Egg and Shaded Lilac (clearly I need to watch more tutorials because I never get the smooth blend my friends do). 

I decided to add the MB Makes Marks Marker Stencil over the top and spray with the Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide Spray.  I put another piece of paper on stop of the stencil to pick up the extra spray before pulling up the stencil to reveal the magic underneath. 

 

 

I decided to add some dragonflies from Cheryl's Flutterflies at the {a vintage girl} & her daughter together with some of their Typewriter Phrases sentiment stickers using this week's Freshly Made Sketch layout.  Remember discount code GNOMIES gets you 20% off your order in their shop.

 

I'm also linking-up again at the Quit Bugging Me! Challenge at Shopping Our Stash.  And I'm joining My Time to Craft Challenge Blog where the theme is no patterned paper.

 

Hot Air Balloon Kitties

It's been a while since I joined the Inspiration Challenge at SplitcoastStampers, but when I saw Karen's Card and that it was inspired by Hot Air Balloons, I had to go take a gander.

I chose this Cat Balloon from the Plano Balloon Festival to inspire my design. 

 

I have been wanting to make a card with the Cute Cat Stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter (remember discount code GNOMIES gets you 20% off your order).

 

 

One of my favorite ways to use stickers is to cover my card front (sort of like creating your own designer paper).  I chose a blue background inspired by the blue sky in the inspiration photo and framed it in pink since that was the main color I saw when my background was complete.

 

I finished with two perfect stamped sentiments from Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Meow.

I also want to share some new Yellow Submarine art I put up in my studio yesterday drawn & colored by my uber-talented friend Michele.  

 

 

The Fab Four are even swimming in the water in their St. Pepper colors.

 

Fusion Moons

When I saw the current Fusion Card Challenge, I thought about what round objects I had in my creative stash.

 

 

I decided to combine a Gel Press Print with round elements and the beautiful Aunt Yo's Moons stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter (remember, the discount code is GNOMIES for 20% off your order).

 

 

I layered them onto my background using the images from the photo as my inspiration.

 

 

And the perfect sentiment from Flora & Fauna Letterboard Set.

 

Vintage Camera Weekend Vibe

Today's card is for the Inspired by Challenge.  Those super-fun Flip Flop Sandals reminded me of hanging out with my sister on the beach ... and how very much I miss our adventures.

 

 

I do however have photos from our adventures to look back on, and so I used Vintage Camera Stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter in the same fun colors as the sandals.   You can use discount code GNOMIES2021 for 20% off our order.

 

 

I also used this weeks Challenge Sketch for my layout.

 

 

The sentiments are from the Typewriter Phrases from {a vintage girl} & her daughter.

 

Sock Monkey Birthday

This afternoon I had some Sock Monkey Sticker fun with images from {a vintage girl} & her daughter (discount code GNOMIES2021 gets you 20% off your order - mention my name in the comments).

 

 

With those party hats, they seemed perfect for a birthday card.  I realize it's a big of a stash, but I believe a sock monkey qualifies as a non-human companion, so I'm linking-up at Shopping Our Stash.

 

 

I started with some Honey Bee brown designer paper that reminded me of the stitched sock-monkey texture.  Next, I used the layout from the TGIF Challenges and added lots of cute little Sock Monkeys to the squares (the middle one is one of my Gel Press Prints with Metallic Paints).

 

 

I added some of the flowers from the sticker set (with enamel dot centers) and the uber-cute Sock Monkey Balloons before finishing with a birthday sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Thoughtful Flowers.

 

Having a Blast!

What an absolutely gorgeous day we have in Eastern Iowa.  We've been on two walks already today and will likely take a third.  You have to take advantage of sunny days in the 70's.

I decided it was the perfect day to start on some Fourth of July cards featuring the adorable Fourth of July Gnomes from {a vintage girl} & her daughter.  There's a Memorial Day Sale at the store (through June 2nd) with 20% off any purchase of $10 or more (or use code GNOMIES2021 for 20% off any time with no minimum purchase).

I'm also joining the Gnome Doubt About It Challenge at Shopping Our Stash.

I covered a piece of star-covered designer paper with lots of gnome stickers.

 

 

Next I added some glitter stars and a strip of paper from the Doodlebug Designs Land That I Love Collection.

 

I hope you are enjoying your weekend.

Never Forget Your Own Worth

This card is for the many people who need to hear this message today.  This sentiment is from Gina K. Designs Grow Positive Thoughts.

 

 

I combined the uplifting sentiment with Cheryl's Flutterflies & Aunt Yo's Moons stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter.  Remember, discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your order.

I'm joining the Simon Says Stamp Things with Wings Challenge.

 

 

The layout is this week's Fab Friday Sketch.

 

Something to be Thankful for

When I saw the Pitcher Bouquet at Poppies Fusion Card Challenge, it reminded me of the Farmhouse Containers Stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter ... remember my discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your order at the Sticker Store.

 

 

I paired one of the metal farmhouse container stickers that reminded me of the image with a flower sticker from the Pink Steampunk Stickers.

I then added two of the floral cameras from the Vintage Cameras Sticker Set.

 

 

I used the Fusion Card Sketch and covered my card base with coordinating floral paper from Pebbles Lovely Moments.

 

 

The sentiment is from the Sticker Set Typewriter Phrases.

Wonder Land

When I saw the inspiration at The Library Challenge was Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, I knew I had the perfect stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter to join the fun - remember discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your order at the store.

 

 

I love how the images are scattered all over the cover ... it gave me the opportunity to use lots of the stickers from Alice In Wonderland to create a fun little vignette.  

 

 

I used the layout from Sketch Saturday for my card, using the royal blue from the book cover for my focal rectangle.

 

 

What a fun little crew.  I found the perfect sentiment from Kerri Bradford's Merry News.

 

 

This will be a fun card to send in the mail.

 

Amazing Things Will Happen

When I saw several challenges had a Steampunk theme, I had to break out my Steampunk Stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter.  Remember you can use my discount code SMILYNSTEF for 15% off your order from the shop.

 

 

I combined stickers from both Pink Steampunk & Gold Steampunk for my card ... as well as a sentiment from Typewriter Sentiments.

 

I started with a gorgeous rusted designer paper from the Metal Textures Collection from Craft Consortium. 

I stamped it with several images from Artistic Outpost WHIMSICAL MÉLANGE, which date back to August 2011 when I designed for their release (I loved designing for that company), so I'm linking-up at the Anything Goes Challenge at the Retro Rubber Challenge.

 

Next I assembled my sticker collage using the layout from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

 

I love how all of the fun images work together.

 

 

I'm linking-up at the Steampunk Challenge at the Incy Wincy Designs Challenge and the Just Add Steampunk at the Just Add Ink Challenge.