Ingenious Inkling

Emboss Like a Boss

The newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Emboss Like a Boss - use either Heat Embossing or Pressure Embossing (or both if you're an over-achiever).

 

I used head embossing with Wow! Flaming Lustre Embossing Powder (inspired by Marion Emberson).  I was surprised what a cool gold effect resulted on the maroon cardstock using Tim Holtz Tiny Prints background.

 

 

I topped the embossed background with stamps & die cuts from Makers Movement Say It Loud.  I added 25 number stickers to celebrate a work anniversary & framed it in gold glitter cardstock.

And you can double-up because the 613 Avenue Create Challenge is also Embossing this month.

Better With You

This afternoon I wanted to make a card for the I'll Be There for You Challenge at Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero.

 

 

I inked-up a stamp from Hero Arts Roadside Messages stamp set in Versafine Clair Blue Belle Ink and cut it out with the coordinating die cut. 

Then I used the same ink with the Hero Arts Stacked Circles Stencil on Navy cardstock.  I liked how the circles in the stamp were repeated in the design of the stencil.

 

 

I added a strip of textured red cardstock with two Love from Lizi Gold Metallic Peel-off strips to frame it.

 

 

I'm also linking-up at the Happy Little Stampers September Stencil Challenge.

Pizza & Beer

I wanted to make a card for the Inspired by Burgers & Beer Challenge.

 

 

I decided to go with Beer & Pizza from the Jaded Blossom We're Better Together set for their Anything Goes Challenge.  I stamped it on the Jaded Blossom Rounded Tag Die Cut and colored it with my alcohol ink markers.

 

 

I finished by using two designer papers for the Try Stampin' (or Not) on Tuesday Challenge Sketch.

 

 

With my ice cold mug of beer, I'm also joining the Daring Cardmakers Summer Drinks Challenge.

 

In My Heart

The February Penny Black Saturday Challenge is to incorporate Hearts or Flowers.

 

I started with a Penny Black Masterpieces Made Simple Adorable Amore.  I love how they fit exactly into the Penny Black Stitches of Love Dies to add a bit more texture.

 

 

I used the current Atlantic Hearts Sketch with a Penny Black Music Lines Sticker and another sticker sentiment.

 

 

I'm also linking-up at The Male Room Nature Challenge with my sweet winter scene.

 

All My Love

The February Poppystamps Challenge is Me & You ... the perfect opportunity  to create another valentine.

 

 

I started by die cutting the Poppystamps Heart Confetti Collage from some lovely salmony pink glitter paper.  I backed it with a soft pink marker colored paper.

 

 

Next I used the Sketch from Try Stampin' (or Not) on Tuesday and used some handmade chalk paper for the background (you can see how I made it here).

 

 

I die cut the hearts collage a second time and added hearts inside the hearts finishing with a Doodlebug Sprinkle Heart.  I replaced the heart in the sketch with a sentiment from Memory Box Big and Little Valentines stamped on the other scrap of the marker colored paper.  

I'm also joining the Somebody to Love Challenge at little red wagon.

Love Your Guts

Cathy Zielske's Love Your Guts Die Cut is one of my favorites, so I decided to pair it with one of my Gel Prints and some vellum for some fun Valentines.  I just love the combination of purple & lime green.

 

 

I'm linking this one up at the Country View Be Sentiment Challenge.

Since I had the papers out, I reversed the colors and made a second version.  I added some clear embellishment bubbles to this one.

 

 

This one is linking-up at the Crafting Happiness Love Challenge.

Glitter Little Thing Called Love

The current Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge is G is for Glitter.

 

 

The only glitter I really like to create with is glitter paper where none of the glitter rubs off ... otherwise I invariably find glitter on my skin & all over my studio for days.

Today in the mail I got new Love You Gallery Script layering die cuts from Memory Box, so I decided to try them out on some glitter paper to see if I could create a Snarky Valentine.

I layered white cardstock on top of the red glitter and then attached the die cuts to a blue Gel Print from my stash.  I added a few Eyelet Outlet Enamel Hearts and a perfect snarky sentiment sticker.

 

 

I finished with a mat of more red glitter paper on a white cardstock base.

 

 

I'm also joining the Global Design Project Love Challenge and Crafting Happiness Love Challenge.

You + Me

Last year at our Scrapbook House Outing, I made lots of fun Alcohol Ink Panels.  This one featured lots of pinks including new glittery alcohol inks from Couture Creations.  It's glittery all over, but in the photo it's most visible at the top left and 

 

 

I die cut the panel with a stitched rectangle and then cut the small Essentials by Ellen heart out of the center.  I die cut the next size of Essentials by Ellen Essentials Heart and put it over the opening in the back panel before attaching the smaller die cut heart with foam tape for dimension.  I added an Essentials by Ellen Valentine Vibes sentiment in the center of the small heart.

I finished with some Pinkfresh Studio Essentials Crystals.

I'm joining the Cut It Up Challenge where the theme is Love & the Love is in the Air Challenge at Make My Monday.

Chalk Prints

When I saw this chalk printing video by Cassie Stephenz, I knew I didn't have the high pigment chalk she used, but I was curious if any of the chalks I had in my studio might produce a similar effect.

All I could find were these vintage Pebbles Shimmer Chalks, so I figured I would give it a try.  I used a blade to pull out the half-circles of chalk & shave them onto the top of the water.

 

 

I tried four different color combinations after my initial blues, and pulled these four prints ... not as vibrant as Cassie's, but still pretty cool.  I sprayed the paper with clear varnish spray to keep the chalk from rubbing off onto my fingers and everything else.

 

 

I used the yellow and coral print at the top right to make this card with the Simon Says Stamp CZ Design Love You Sending Sunshine Die Cut cut from coral cardstock & vellum..

 

You Are My Mid-Century Modern Person

I am so grateful to have so many people in my life who could be the recipient of this card. 

 

 

I made it with four different Uniko Stamps to celebrate Uniko's 10th Birthday with an Instagram Shared design.

 

 

I used the colors from The Paper Players Color Challenge to stamp Uniko Mid-Century Modern, Uniko Mid-Century Modern II and Uniko Background Blocks Wonky Stripes and then I die cut them with large & small Hexagon dies.   I positioned it all on a Bermuda Bay card base.

 

 

I stamped the sentiment from Uniko You Are ... Sentiments Outline in black and die cut with a rectangle Nested Notch Die.  I finished with some dots in coordinating colors.