Ingenious Inkling

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.

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.

Rainbow Cardstock Christmas

We're still celebrating a Cardstock Christmas at Jingle Belles. 

 

 

I decided to cut cardstock scraps into 1/4 inch strips and create a rainbow pattern on the cardstock base for the #staycraftychallenge Somewhere Over the Rainbow at Hero Arts.

 

 

I rainbow inked two sentiment stamps from Hero Arts Holiday Borders & Icons with my MISTI and finished with some green gems.

This Difficult Time

I need to re-stock my sympathy card stash, so this week's TGIF Challenge Sketch was the perfect starting-off point.

I pulled out papers from Alexandra Renke and a vintage 2003 Hero Arts Woodblock stamp Difficult Time.

 

 

I just love combining those gorgeous papers and stamping on top of the floral image.

 

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.

 

 

Animal Crackers

The current #staycraftychallenge at Hero Arts is Animal Crackers.  

 

 

I pulled out all of my Hero Arts animal stamps and decided to go with the Color Layering Brave Lion that had never been inked.

 

 

I inked-up a big scripty Happy Birthday from Hero Arts Birthday Messages for a one-layer design.

It's also an Anything Goes Challenge at The Corrosive Challenge Blog and All Creatures Great & Small at Make My Monday.

Woodblock Cool Yule

It's Woodblock Wednesday (woohoo).

 

 

I combined three different Woodblock Stamps for today's card - Kelly's Coffee & Donuts from Hero Arts, Memory Box Have a Cool Yule and JudiKins Retro Snowmen.

 

 

I went clean & simple with a pop of glitter using this week's Freshly Made Sketch.  I added a Doodlebug Shape Sprinkles Mini Heart for the Caffeinated Christmas Challenge Coffee & Hearts.

 

 

 

Love this cool little dude.

 

 

Love You

The January Challenge at Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero is - Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

 

 

I die cut the large Hero Arts Love You Die from a light blue and copper metallic ombre Gel Print.  I positioned it on a piece of new metallic kraft cardstock from Tim Holtz.

 

 

I finished with a sentiment and tiny love stamp from Hero Arts Sending Love Mail.

(It Must Have Been Ol') Santa Claus

Day 7 of Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas is - (It Must Have Been Ol') Santa Claus with Heather Meeson)

 

 

I loved Heather's Ho Ho Ho Shaker Tag, which is also perfect for the Shake It Up Challenge at Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero.

 

 

I used Spellbinders Die-Lites Jolly Ho Ho Ho with Concord & 9th Tutu Glitter paper.

 

 

True with the song lyrics, I added the Santa from Hero Arts Merry Christmas Santa & Reindeer.  I filled my shaker with sequins and finished with a bright blue ribbon to coordinate.

I'm also linking-up at the Simon Says: Add Sparkle Challenge.

 

 

I also made a tic tac toe across the center for the Papercraft Crew Tic Tac Toe Challenge with Circles (from my O's), Die Cuts & Ribbon.

Baby It's Cold Outside

Day 5 of the 12 Tags of Christmas at Ellen Hutson is Baby It's Cold Outside with Julie Ebersole.

 

 

I started with the adorable Snowman Snow Globe by CZ Design.   I added a tiny Hero Arts Coffee Cup from Kelly's Coffee & Donuts to keep him warm & for him to join the Snowman + Coffee Challenge at Caffeinated Christmas.

 

 

I positioned him on Essentials by Ellen Tag Trio Die Cut Tag from Lawn Fawn Watercolor Wishes Rainbow designer paper.  I finished with a vintage Memory Box Wood Block sentiment.

 

 

Since Caffeinated Christmas needs to be a card, I mounted my tag on another piece of paper from the Lawn Fawn Watercolor Wishes Rainbow papers.