Ingenious Inkling

Gelli Print Creativity

As I've been participating in the #birgitkoopsengelprintingchallenge with GelliArts on Instagram this month (if you're not following me on Instagram yet, please do @SmilynStef), clearly I'm amassing a collection of prints quite quicker than I'm able to turn them into art, so today I decided to focus on that a bit.

Day 18 was Fabric.  I printed on a piece of denim, which then produced a fantastic texture on the cardstock with the second print.

 

 

Since the background was mostly pink (with a bit of gold), I decided to join the Color Throwdown Challenge. 

 

 

I love word dies (especially with a background die), so I pulled out several from Simon Says Stamp for today's cards.  I die cut the print with a Dotted Rectangle Die Cut from Dare 2B Artzy Rectangle Framelets and attached it to a Kraft cards base.

 

I finished with the Simon Says Stamp You Matter die cut in white cardstock with a light grey backing to incorporate all of the colors.

Day 19 was to create a print with a found object.  As I searched through my Pantry, I found this mesh back that held some tea capsules, so I emptied it and added some paint.

 

 

Day 20 was to create with plastic wrap.  I thought the colors I chose sort of look like Ketchup and Mustard.

 

 

I decided to go back through prints from earlier days this month and made a few more cards.  I used the the Day 16 Print made using a Carabelle Studios Texture plate with a Simon Says Stamp Happy B-day Word Die by CZ Design.  This time I backed the white die cut with vellum.

 

 

With these vibrant colors and the shine of a bit of gold & the contrast of the white sentiment, I'm linking-up at the Seize the Birthday Make It Pop! Challenge.

 

 

 

And for my final card today, I used the print I made earlier in the month with crocheted lace.

 

 

I used the Simon Says Stamp Yay You Words die by Cathy Zielske.

 

 

I'm linking-up this card at the Anything Goes Challenge at Cupcake Inspiration.

Thanks for joining my Gelli Print fun today.

A Toast

I've had quite a weekend so far.  Someone hacked my Facebook Account Friday night and was able to immediately change all of my information, so when I tried to recover it, Facebook refused to return it to me, saying my information didn't match what was on the account (as if they couldn't see 20 years of history tied to me and my information).  So, I don't think I'll be returning to Facebook (which means I lost my Ingenious Inkling page too), so if you need to reach me, it will need to be on Instagram or by e-mail or text. 

Whoever hacked my account also managed to charge things using my Paypal account (through Facebook - make sure you don't have anything linked between the two), attempted to hack my Venmo, e-mail and Instagram (thankfully unsuccessful on those), so if you interact with me be very careful with any purported contact, change your passwords, and turn on two-factor authentication (which is what saved me on my other accounts).

So needless to say, with all of the password changes and other safety measures, there hasn't been much time for cardmaking.  When I saw the bar cart inspiration at Time Out Challenges, I knew it was time to break out a cold drink.

 

 

I paired some drink paper from my stash that has the same sort of retro feel of the bar cart with a sentiment from My Favorite Things Good Time to Wine.

 

 

I'm also joining AAA Cards Challenge to create CAS with Hot or Cold Drinks.

 

 

 

I'm also linking-up at Simon Says Stamp Add a Sentiment.

Woodblock Wednesday

It's another Woodblock Wednesday with Amy Tsuruta.

 

 

Unfortunately, I needed a sympathy card, so I chose one of my oldest and most-used woodblock stamps from Hero Arts - Difficult Time from 2003 (wow 20 years).  I paired it with with Hero Arts Garden Silhouette, both stamped on one of my inked Gel Press Prints in Versafine Black Ink.

 

 

I framed the blooms in a tiny bit of black cardstock & attached it to a confetti cardstock base. 

 

 

I'm also linking-up at Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero Dance of the Flower Challenge.

 

 

 

 

With my 20 year old woodblock, I'm linking-up at Retro Rubber Challenge Anything Goes.

 

 

I'm also joining We Love Stamping In the Garden Challenge.

 

 

And my blooms are inspired by the Gladiolas at the Double D challenge, which remind me of my dear dear Grandma and her memory.

Monochromatic Baby

I'm still using my stamped backgrounds using the Simon Says Stamp Amazing set with the Quad of AlteNew Purple Inks.

 

 

I used a scrap of Gel Press Print and the Reverse Confetti Cute as a Baby Onesie for a quick card design.  Hopefully there's enough White Space for the Addicted to CAS Monochrome Challenge.

 

 

I'm also linking-up at the Simon Says Stamp no Pattern Paper Challenge.

With my painted Gel Press Print, I'm also joining the Simon Says: Paint It Challenge.

If You Were Vodka ...

The theme at the Just Us Girls is Clean & Simple card featuring Food or Beverages.  

 

 

Since the Topping at Seize the Birthday is Alcohol, that's where I went with my design.

 

 

I found this Martini glass in my stash and I added a few tiny olive stickers.  It was perfect to pair with a snarky sentiment from My Favorite Things Sassy Pants Birthday Greetings.

 

 

I layered a white stitched die cut square using the horizontal slimline layout from the CAS Colours & Sketch Challenge.

 

 

I'm also joining the Anything Goes Challenge at Less Is More Challenge.

 

Holiday Leftovers

One of my favorite things about the holiday meal is the leftovers … I always enjoy a little stuffing and cranberry sauce on my ham sandwich.

So this week we're celebrating Holiday Leftovers at Jingle Belles by creating cards using all of those little leftover pieces of paper, alphabet letters, stickers, ribbon … you know those things you have saved because they were just too cute or pretty to throw them away … well, we want to see you use them to make some fun leftover holiday cards.

 

 

Once of the best ways to showcase little bits and bobs is using a clean & simple design, so I started my design with the AAA Cards Challenge to use a torn or ripped edge. 

 

 

I tore a strip from it to use with the Sketch from the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers. 

 

Since it was purple, I decided to also go with the Color Hues Challenge of Purple & Green.

 

The Gina K. Designs Gnome for the Holidays Dies are perfect to use with scraps of paper that are too pretty to throw away ... I used two gelli print scraps and a scrap of white textured cardstock for the beard & pom pom on his hat.  I took my inspiration from the Peace on Earth Challenge.

 

 

I finished with a sentiment from the Gina K. Designs Gnome for the Holidays stamp set.  I'm also joining The Holly and Ivy Challenge where it's Anything Christmas.

 

 

And believe it or not, it's also Gnome for Christmas at Christmas Kickstart Challenge.

Rainbow Happy Birthday

The Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero Challenge is "They Say It's Your Birthday".

 

 

I decided to break out some old school wood block stamps and use it with the theme (Rainbow) and Sketch at Try Stampin' (or Not) on Tuesday.

 

 

 

I inked the Hero Arts Birthday Blackboard stamp with Red, Yellow, Blue & Purple overlapping the ink to the get the rest of the rainbow colors.  I spritzed with water before stamping, since you only get one shot with a woodblock stamp.

 

 

Since I used a wood block stamp for the main image, I used another one for the Hero Arts Happy Birthday sentiment.  

 

B is for Bunny

I wanted to take the challenge of creating a card for the B is for Bunny at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers (what does a snarky bunny say??).

 

 

I inked-up the Hero Arts Color Layering Bunny on light grey cardstock.

 

 

I added some minty leaf designer paper with some punched grass using the Stick it Down Sketch Challenge.

I finished with what I thought was the perfect snarky sentiment for a bunny.

I'm also joining the Anything Goes Challenge at Simon Says.

 

 

With my bunny die, I'm joining The Male Room Stencil and/or Dies Challenge.

Reverse Stenciled Sympathy

The April Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K. Designs is to use the Reverse Stenciling Technique.

 

 

I did a blend of Sea Glass & Ocean Mist Ink before applying black ink with the Gina K. Designs Ornamental Fans Stencil, using the colors from the Less is More Challenge.

 

After stenciling, I used the Gina K. Designs small Stitched Circle Die to cut out my reverse stenciled design and the larger Stitched Circle Die from black cardstock for a skinny frame.

 

 

I die cut one of the stems from Gina K. Designs Botanical Duo and a smaller one from Gina K. Designs Foliage Fillers out of white cardstock to attach on top of the stenciled circle.  I finished with a sentiment from Gina K. Designs Spring Tulips attached with foam tape.

I’m also joining the Pattern Challenge at Stencil Fun. 

Happy Easter

I figured since I'm already consuming my favorite Easter Candies (in case you wondered, it's Peanut Butter M&M Eggs and Reese's Eggs ... somehow the egg shape of both increases the ration of peanut butter to chocolate, which I love) I could go ahead and start making some Easter Cards.

I love these little felt bunny stickers with their puffy tails.

 

I paired him with a strip of gel printed paper and a border of ink sprayed paper.  I kept it simple with a tiny sticker sentiment for this week's Furry Friends Challenge at Try Stampin' (or Not) on Tuesday.