Ingenious Inkling

Take it Easy Peasy

The July Memory Box Challenge is It's Not Easy Being Green - to create a card featuring the color Green.

I found this Memory Box Easy Peasy Stamp Set in my stash that had never been inked, so now seemed like the perfect opportunity.  I smooshed Mowed Lawn and a bit of Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Ink onto white cardstock before stamping my Pea Pods.  I painted a bit more Mowed Lawn ink onto the peas for contrast.

 

 

I die cut the Memory Box Knotted Circle Wreath from white cardstock and inked it with Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide Ink.

I finished with one of the sentiments from the Easy Peasy Stamp Set in black ink.

With my circle wreath and round little peas, I'm also joining the Simon Says We're Going Around in Circles Challenge.

Pastel Get Well

This morning I knew I wanted to create a card using this week's Freshly Made Sketch.

 

I went shopping in my scrap box and pulled out colors that I thought might work for the Color Challenge at the Color Throwdown.

 

 

I fell in love with that sprayed paper, so I combined it with other marker & sprayed backgrounds in the pile together with yellow designer paper scrap.  One trick for doing that is trimming a scrap of paper and attaching all of the pieces to that, so you can trim both ends before attaching to the card to keep things even.

 

 

For the ivory, I used an ivory woodgrain base and a wrap of ivory ribbon.  I had the card all put together before I decided on my sentiment.  Since the vintage Hero Arts Woodblock Stamp that I wanted to use for The Paper Players Clean & Simple Get Well Challenge was vertical, I stamped it on another scrap of the green sprayed paper and attached the panel on top of the ribbon with foam tape.

 

 

Bunny Hugs

The new Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Under the Weather - create a card that is weather related or a Get Well theme (and if you're an extra-points type of crafter, use both).

 

 

I decided to go with a super-cute Get Well theme featuring sweet little rabbit from Hello Bluebird First Snow (or in Iowa, Last Snow which hopefully happened last week - I'm ready to put the scarf & gloves away for the season).  I thought the Bunny looked like he was sending a get well hug from afar.

 

 

 

The background is a Gel Press Print that I created using Plastic Wrap for #marchprintingchallenge with Gelli Arts.  After die cutting the stitched rectangle, I sprayed it with Pixie Spray and then applied some gold foil.  You can see that more clearly in this photo.

 

 

I colored the bunny with my Graph'IT Markers and finished with two stamped sentiments from Hello Bluebird Typed Everyday.

Here's a look at the Gel Press print before die cutting.

 

Crushing on Cardstock Chevron

This is my card from the first part of Day One of the Crushing on Cardstock Class at Online Card Classes.  Kristina Warner taught us how to create a Chevron pattern using 1/2" strips of cardstock. 

I chose the colors from the current Color Hues Challenge (Turquoise & Coral - or in my case Concord & 9th Oceanside & Sorbet).

 

 

I attached my chevron pattern with foam tape to a silver floral patterned card base and then wrapped the card with a piece of coordinating jute fiber that was in my fiber jar.  I finished with a few coordinating sequins and a sentiment from Concord & 9th Hi There Bear (stamped in Sorbet).

 

Red & Green All Over

This week at Jingle Belles we're creating with the traditional holiday color palette of Red and Green.

I started by going through my stack of Gel Press Prints and pulled out all that were red or green.  Then I picked two that I thought worked well together.

 

I paired it with a fun Santa image that was included in my recent Christmas in July purchase from STAMPlorations.  I paired him with one of their Sticker Sentiments to join their Never Ending Anything Goes Challenge.

I'm also linking-up at the Anything Goes Challenge at Simon Says Stamp.

Walking in a Washi Wonderland

When I saw the current layout at CAS(E) this Sketch! it just screamed - go play with your washi tape.  So that's what I did this afternoon making five very fun, quick and mailable designs.  The Sketch Challenge is open extra long, so I'm pretty sure I'll make another batch before it's done.

 

 

I had my husband vote on his favorite from today's cards, and this is the one he picked (I love it too) ... because seriously, who doesn't love Cats in Hats.

 

I also used a thin black & white washi tape with a  bit of one of my Gel Press Tags for the top corner.  The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Meow.

 

Next I thought Doodlebug Band-Aid Washi Tape would be perfect for a Get Well Card ... I paired it with some coordinating Polka Dot Washi and another corner of the same Gel Press Print.

 

 

The sentiment is from Words to the Rescue - Get Well by Art Gone Wild (2012).

 

Next up is gorgeous Alexandra Renke Coffee Cup Washi paired with a corner of her gorgeous paper.

 

 

The beautiful sentiment is from Essentials by Ellen Better Days Ahead.

 

Then I moved on to more Party Animals for a fun Birthday Card.  I paired it with a lime green washi tape to pull out the color and added a couple of paper strips too.

 

 

The sentiment is from My Favorite Things Anything But Basic Birthday.

 

And I finished with Washi Tape that had encouraging words with another Gel Press print corner.

 

Sentiment is My Favorite Things Bitty Thanks & Gratitude.

Now do you want to go play with your Washi Tape ... if you do, let me know, so I can come admire your creations.

Best Friends

The current Challenge Theme at Impression Obsession is Best Friends. 

The theme made me think back over my life and all the different best friends I have been blessed with over time.  Best friends make you laugh ... they lift you up ... but most importantly, they are there when you need them the most.

 

Stamps are Impression Obsession Cancer Sucks ... because it truly does.  Thinking back to one of my dearest friends that we lost way way too soon.  I paper pieced the scarf and added some light colored pencil shading to the image.

 

I'm also linking-up at Just Us Girls Challenge where the theme is Heal ... because nothing helps more in the healing process than friends who know what you need.

 

And Watercooler Wednesday Challenge is Anything Goes with a Feminine Twist.  Also linking-up at the Simon Says Stamp Something Feminine Challenge.

Butterfly Get Well

When I saw the Use Your Scraps Challenge at the Sweet Stampin' Challenge, I went through my big scrap box and found a small piece of hoarded Japanese Chiyogami paper ... and I also found a few orphaned butterfly stickers. 

I decided to combine them with this week's Wednesday Sketch Challenge at My Favorite Things.  Instead of a circle, I used the My Favorite Thing Hexagon STAX Die from a scrap of white cardstock.

 

I've been trying to re-stock my stash and needed a Get Well Card, so I used stamps (that were surgically separated) from my most used My Favorite Things Stamp Set (and long-ago discontinued) - Get Well Wishes ... and joined the Get Well Soon Challenge at the Cut It Up Challenge.

 

I found those neglected 3-D butterfly stickers a home to finish the card ... and took my overall inspiration from the Just Us Girls Photo Inspiration Challenge.

 

Love how that gorgeous scrap of Japanese Chiyogami paper finally found a home.

Floral Framed Get Well Soon

Today at the Technique Junkies blog I'm sharing a set of Get Well Cards using my MISTI and Technique Junkies Floral Framed Sentiments.

 

Remember, you can use my discount code TJ10Stephanie for 10% off your entire Technique Junkies order.

Technique Junkies February Release

It's time for a new release of stamps at Technique Junkies ... remember you can use my discount code TJ10Stephanie for 10% off your order ... on top of all new stamps being on sale through February 8th (so make sure you stack your discounts).

 

The first stamp from the February Release that I created with was the gorgeous Just a Hug Stamp.

I wanted to see what it would look like on different Distress Oxide Backgrounds.

 

I started with Barn Door and Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide applied to my craft sheet and sprayed with water.  Next I used watercolor paper to pick-up the ink dipping in multiple times for a nice overlapping effect with the inks.  This was how they looked when they were still wet ... a bit messy, but they dried beautifully.

 

I did a second set with Festive Berries and Victorian Velvet that were a bit more vibrant.

 

For my first card, I stamped Technique Junkies Just a Hug in Medieval Blue Versafine Clair Ink on the pretty muted background using my MISTI for perfect placement & ink coverage.  After the ink dried, I gave the paper a liberal spray of Dazzle Shimmering Bliss which provides a gorgeous overall sparkle.

 

I rubbed the dark blue ink pad along the edges of my paper to give it contrast from the lavender framing mat.

This one is linking-up at the Inspired by ... Kissing Booth Challenge.

 

 

Next I stamped two more of the Just Hug hearts ... one on this color combination and a second on the more vibrant red ... as always using my MISTI for perfect ink coverage.

 

I just love how the variation of colors works with the words inside the hearts ... so watery and wonderful.

 

I paired this one with red & black for a more dramatic look.

 

 

This pretty Red Heart is linking-up at the Time Out Challenge.

For my third card I went back to the more ethereal colors with a white woodgrain background.  

 

 

I"m linking up at the Creatalicious Challenge Which is Anything Goes Hearts.

Another new stamp in the release is the Heart Be Your Compass sentiment.  I thought it would pair perfectly with the Technique Junkies Map Collage for a lovely masculine design.

The Map Collage was stamped on a beautifully aged piece of vintage paper that really soaked up the ink.  I used my ink pad to distress around the edges a bit.

I used another of my inky backgrounds with the new Retro Blooms Background for some tone-on-tone stamping. 

I mounted it on an ombre note card & added the The Get Well Soon sentiment, which is also from the new release.

 

I used my new Cut-Align ruler from My Sweet Petunia to get the perfect sentiment strip ... I will confess, I've never been a knife user, but I'm a convert now ... I love the precision I can get down to 1/16" of an inch.

Here are the links for the rest of the team:

Technique Junkies Blog - https://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/2019/02/technique-junkies-february-release-and.html

Beth Norman - https://www.sunflowers-dragonflies.ca/blog/62500/technique-junkies-february-release/ ‎

Ceal Pritchett - https://simplybeautifulcreations.blogspot.com/2019/02/technique-junkies-stamps-february.html

Giovana Smith https://giovana-believe.blogspot.com/2019/02/technique-junkies-february-release.html

Janelle Stollfus - https://rainpuddlesdesign.blogspot.com/2019/02/new-stamps-with-technique-junkies.html

Janine Tinklenberg - https://jantink.com/2019/02/mitten-state-stamps-february-2019-release.html

Jeanne Streiff http://inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tj219/

Judy Jackson - https://judysstampart.blogspot.com/2019/02/loverly-new-stamps-in-month-of-love.html

Lynda Pleckan https://paperartscafe.blogspot.com/2019/02/technique-junkies-february-2019-release.html

Pat Huntoon https://patstamps.blogspot.com/2019/02/celebrate-new-february-stamp-release.html

Ro Donner https://rodonner.blogspot.com/2019/02/fun-february-stamp-release-from.html

Stephanie Severin - YOU ARE HERE

Vicki Garrett https://summerthymestudio.blogspot.com/2019/02/technique-junkies-february-release.html