The February Reverse Confetti Stock Your Stash Challenge is Encouragement & Congratulations Cards.
I broke out my never-been-ink Reverse Confetti OMG Stamp Set and coordinating Confetti Cut Die and combined it with the current Mojo Monday Sketch.
The designer papers are from Reverse Confetti Winter Wonder Paper Collection.
I also used the Reverse Confetti Stitched Hex Tag Confetti Cut rather than the circle in the sketch.
When I saw The Male Room Challenge was Steampunk, I knew I had the perfect stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter. Remember discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your order.
I combined stickers from Steampunk, Gold Steampunk, Vintage Tech, Vintage Bulbs and Pink Steampunk for my card.
The layout is a Horizontal Sketch from Paper Craft Crew Challenges and the Miss You sentiment is from Inky Antics Silhouette Sentiments.
I'm thrilled to be Guest Designing at The Ink Pad Blog today featuring Hero Arts Flower Power Layering Stamp Set, which was one of the stamp set in the Hero Arts early ShopBox Release.
There are four layers for the floral hair ... and another four for the face. For my first card, I only stamped three of the layering stamps for the hair, leaving the background flowers white.
I started with a soft pink for the flower insides.
Next I stamped a brighter pink for the flower centers and highlighted blooms. For the face layers I only inked the lip portion of the face highlight stamp. I used some pink pastel pencil to highlight her cheeks.
The current #staycraftywithhero challenge at the Hero Arts Blog is to create a gift card holder.
I found a super-easy gift card holder template at H Made Boutique made by scoring a 4 1/4" x 11" cardstock base
The card then opens at the top and the Gift Card slides into where you have scored & attached the middle (I used the Hero Arts Rounded Rectangle Infinity Dies for my opening).
I used the coordinating die to cut out my lovely lady.
The background is a brayer roll-off paper from my Gel Press topped with a paper I made by painting a paper bag with Gesso, Watercolor Paint and Salt.
Next I used yellows and orange to create her a sister ... I love the empowering sentiments in this set.
The background for this card was made by brayering acrylic paint on colored cardstock.
Today's card was inspired by the Scrapbook Layout by Karrla Dauer for the PinkFresh Studio Create & Connect Challenge.
I incorporated the texty background paper (from Pinkfresh Studio Office Hours) combined with flowers and the folded edge of a piece of paper from the Pinkfresh Studio Be You Collection along the right.
I also incorporated a circle element (with an inspired coffee reference) below the focal sentiment, which is a Stamp from Pinkfresh Studio My Favorite Things to Say.
The embellishments and stickers are all from various Pinkfresh Studio Collections.
I'm also joining the Anything Goes Challenge at The Corrosive Challenge.
Today I wanted to join the Poppy Stamps I Love You Challenge (and once again remind myself that I need more Poppy Stamps Stamp Sets other than Tidings of Joy that I've been performing Stamp Surgery on for all of the other holidays since at least 2018).
Given the age of my stamp set (and the serious need to buy another) I'm also joining the Retro Rubber Challenge, which is It's Not All Black & White ... so Add Some Red.
I started by die cutting the Poppy Stamps Confetti Hearts from Memory Box Holiday Red Glitter Paper and backing it with White Glitter Paper from the same paper pad. I used a Memory Box Grey Plaid paper as my card base.
I added the rest of the elements using the Sketch from Mojo Monday (including the Red Glitter Heart from the focal point die cut stamping my sentiment in black & red.
I'm also joining the Inkspirational Hearts Challenge.
When I saw the lovely card by Neet & Crafty for her Guest Designer post at the Uniko Ltd blog, it inspired me to sneak in a card for the January Gina K. Monthly Mix Challenge to use Red for a Celebretory Card (Valentine's Day (or Galentine's Day) feels like a great celebration day for me).
I used the Gina K. Designs Water Droplet Stencil with Gina K.'s Faded Brick & Cherry Red Inks. Next I positioned it behind a die cut heart using foam tape.
I finished with a simple sentiment from Gina K. Designs Happy Hearts (stamped once in each red color of ink to get the color I wanted).
I'm also joining Tic-Tac-Toe at The Paper Players with a Vertical line down the left side (die-cut, red & stencil).
And with my lovely stencil pattern, I'm joining the Pattern Challenge at Addicted to CAS.
I was thrilled to get some of the 2021 early Hero Arts Stamp Shop Box releases from The Ink Pad (which are so super-cool they sold out but are now back in stock). I am also thrilled to be Guest Designing at the Ink Pad Blog to share my first card.
I had lots of fun playing with the new Cut & Color Layering Flower Power Set. There are actually 8 different layering stamps in the set. I used them all, but you can certainly use different combinations to create lots of possibilities.
Some things I learned in my stamp layering process were to use the centers of the flowers to help you align the hair layers ... and use the eyes to help align the face.
I also re-inked the lips on that stamp with a slightly darker color for more contrast (yay for the MISTI).
I paired her gorgeous face with a background created with Karin Markers and another Gel Press Print cut with Hero Arts Nesting Dies.
I love how there was a separate stamp for the iris of the eye, so I could match them to the colors in her hair.
To finish the design, I couldn't resist adding tiny bits of purple bling in her hair.
Who in your life needs to hear that they are beautiful? What better way to tell them than a card they can treasure.
This afternoon while watching the football playoffs, I decided to play with my collection of Pinkfresh Studio products and join their Create & Connect Inspired by Challenge. Here's are the two inspiration projects.
I chose the card as my inspiration. I started with a piece of 6" designer paper from the Pinkfresh Studio Office Hours collection that has similar colors and the angled color block design. Next I found a coordinating oval chipboard frame from the Pinkfresh Holiday Vibes Christmas Collection and backed it with a Pinkfresh Studio oval journaling die cut embellishment from Indigo Hills 2 that was inspired by the floral element at the top left of the Inspiration Card.
My focal point is also a Pinkfresh Studio Ephemera Die Cut from Indigo Hills 2.
I scattered some enamel dots and finished with a stamped sentiment from Pinkfresh Studio Modern Layered Florals.
I'm also joining the Anything Goes Challenge at The House That Stamps Built.
When I saw this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch, I thought it would be perfect to showcase some stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter ... remember discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your order
I chose to feature three images from the Sewing Essentials Sticker Set.
I positioned three stickers on blue & brown plaid designer paper. I paired them with the perfect stamped sentiments from The Greetery Opposites Attract.
With the Wheel on the Vintage Sewing Machine, I'm also joining the Simon Says Stamp You're On a Roll Challenge.
When I saw this week's CAS(E) this Sketch! I was immediately reminded of a String Art Tutorial from Understand Blue, so I went and found it.
I couldn't find a phone book or rubber globes, so I used an Encyclopedia and just got inky fingers. I used Taylored Expressions Cookie Monster Ink and made these four String Theory pulls (first pull on the bottom and second pull on the top).
I used one of the first pulls because I thought it more closely resembled the sketch, and then because I was feeling a bit punchy tonight, I used stamps from The Ink Road Empower (thank you Tina Fey).
