Did you see the adorable little Unicorn Princess at the Fusion Card Challenge?
She reminded me of my Unicorns at Play stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter. Remember, discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your order.
I chose the cute little pink one to feature on my card. I paired it with some Vickie Boutin designer paper and used one of my Gel Press prints for the pennant design in the sketch.
Sometimes when I do Gel Press printing, some of my favorite papers I make are the papers where I roll the excess paint or ink off my brayers onto a piece of cardstock.
When I looked at one of the lovely roll-off papers from last weekend's class, I realized it had three of the colors (blue, green & yellow) from the current Pinkfresh Studio Monthly Challenge, so I die cut it into a tag using the Pinkfresh Studio Essentials: Classic Tag with Fillable Elements Die Set.
I die cut a second tag from the pinkish-red in the color challenge. The focus of the challenge is Alphabets/Words, so I used the Dipped Wood Alphabet Stickers from Pinkfresh Studios Holiday Vibes Collection for a Birthday Card.
My card base is designer paper from the Pinkfresh Studio Office Hours Collection with a layered flower sticker from the Let Your Heart Decide Collection.
I'm also joining the Tag You're It Challenge at Little Red Wagon.
I spent my weekend enjoying a virtual Gel Press Retreat.
I used my 5" x 7" press and learned lots of new techniques, including a good way to store it without getting bubbles (an ongoing problem I've had).
One of my favorite techniques using bleach resulted in this wonderful card.
The flower is from Sketchbook Florals from Taylored Expressions with a sentiment from Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Background.
The background is a piece of paper I painted using leftover paint from yesterday's art journal page (I'm learning not to throw anything away ... you never know when you can use it).
And another fun technique was printing on Deli Paper backed with adhesive to make our own washi tape. So much fun.
I was blessed with a Saturday day of inky, painty, arty fun. I started by creating my own Ephemera for my Wanderlust class. I never thought of using bits of my own gel press prints to adorn my pages. I cut them up and scanned them to create sheets I can use again and again.
She also taught us how to use Paint Pens & spritzes of water on texty pages for more ephemera options.
The last piece of the creative process was choosing a vintage photo from my stash. This is my Dad & me (with my Uncle Randy in the background .. love those plaid pants).
The last step was to put it all together.
I'm really enjoying this creative process more than I expected ... I love stretching my wings.
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.
When I saw the AAA Birthday Challenge to use a LARGE sentiment, I knew it was the perfect opportunity to break out one of my favorite die cuts.
I chose a purple and blue Gel Press Print for the Die-Versions Solo Sentiments Happy Birthday Die.
I paired it with a sentiment stamp from My Favorite Things More Essential Sentiments.
I'm also playing Tic Tac Toe with the Paper Craft Crew (Birthday Celebration; Die or Punch; Feminine).
I'm also linking-up at the Anything Goes Challenge at Dies R Us Challenge.
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.
The December Stock Your Stash Theme at Reverse Confetti is Thank You.
I stamped the new bouquet in a vase from the Reverse Confetti Botanical Stamp Set in Catherine Pooler Daydream Ink and die cut it. I decided to leave it uncolored and position it againsta part of one of my roll-off background prints from #gellinktber.
I finished with a Thank You sentiment from Reverse Confetti Best Sentiments and attached my vase & flowers with foam tape for dimension.
Since I still had another piece of my background print, I made a second card, this time stamping in Watering Can Gray Ink for a different look.
Lauren is the Queen of Snark this week at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers where the theme is P is for Penguins.
I inked-up my Taylored Expressions If Penguins Could Talk Stamp for the occasion.
I decided to also make a card for the November #TEMakerChallenge where the November Challenge is to use two or more mediums (Gel Press Print for the Penguin's Background, Stamping, and coloring with alcohol ink markers); patterned paper; and the color brown (both covered by Tim Holtz brown designer paper).
I used a sentiment from Taylored Expressions Big Grumpy Birthday and Mini Strips - Harvest.
I'm also joining Anything Goes at Seize the Birthday.
The current Impression Obsession Challenge is all about Giving Thanks.
I found the sentiment I wanted to use from Impression Obsession Holiday Words, and then decided to use the layout from the TGIF Challenges to create an Autumn Leaf Wreath with the Leaves Reverse die from Serendipity by Impression Obsession.
I die cut the leaves multiple times from multiple Gel Press Prints in my stash in a variety of Autumn hues. I die cut my Oval and then started assembling my Fall Wreath.
I layered two more Gel Press Prints from #gellinktober and assembled my card. When I got it put it together, it felt like it still needed a bit more, so I added a few falling leaves outside the wreath and some tiny bits of bronze bling.
I'm also still having fun with the Paper Anthology Anniversary Challenges - this one is for FALL into the Season. Creatalicious Challenge is Anything Goes with optional Autumn/Thanksgiving. And finally, Dies R Us are all about Happy Fall Y'all (with the Impression Obsession Leaves Reverse Die).
Despite how different 2020 has been, there are still so many Blessings to Count.
