Ingenious Inkling

E is for Expletives

As you can tell from the blog post title, if expletives offend you - click away.  I'm joining the E is for Expletives Challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

 

 

 

For those who know me, it's no surprise that I had multiple stamp sets to choose from for this challenge (I'm a bit of an expletive collector).  I went with Ink Road Stamps Bitch Please sentiments on an ink sprayed background.  I think I may have to keep this one on my desk top.

 

I kept it simple with a few Love from Lizi peel off stickers down the left side.

A Christmas Story

We're still celebrating cards inspired by Christmas Movies or Books at Jingle Belles this week.

 

 

I went with the classic - A Christmas Story (am I the only one who says Fra-gee-lee) every time I get something marked Fragile in the mail.

 

 

Stamps are from Leg Lamp by The Ink Road.

 

 

Also joining the Heart 2 Heart Challenge where the theme is Christmas in July.

A Christmas Story

This week at Jingle Belles we're asking you to create a card inspired by the many holiday books or movies that we all adored in childhood (and likely still adore them today).

So whether you love “A Christmas Carol”, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” or “It's a Wonderful Life” we're asking you to create a card inspired by your favorite holiday book or movie.

I started with a holiday movie classic - Christmas Vacation - and a classic line from Chevy Chase (the less appropriate following line is on the inside of the card).

 

The stamp from The Ink Road Are You Serious Clark? is in Catherine Pooler Deck the Halls ink on a kraft card base and added a glittery Peel-off from Love from Lizi.

 

 

I'm also joining the Christmas in July Challenge at Less is More.

 

 

And its all about occasions at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.

 

And it's another Get Cracking on Christmas with Jenn Shurkus.

Serendipity RBG

This week's Wanderlust Art Journal theme starts a month of Serendipity.  It was more of a free form lesson using sprays, paints, paper and pencil together with a large face image.

I started with three colors of Dina Speed Wakley's Gloss Sprays - Lime, Turquoise & Sand.

 

 

Next I added my focal image together with strips from an Amtrak Train Schedule.  I finished with some Blue Pencil Marks.

 

 

Next I pained with new to me Dina Wakley Acrylic Paints that arrived this week.  Then while it was wet, I added some Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powder, which produced a wonderful shimmer.

 

 

I sprayed some more spray on top to bring back in the lime.

 

 

I finished with stamped sentiments from Ink Road Stamps RBG and a bit more Dermatograph Pencil.

 

String Theory Sass

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).

 

More Washi Wonderland

I told you I would come back and re-visit the current Sketch at CAS(E)this Sketch for a few more cards (you can see my first group of cards here).

 

 

I thought this floral tape reminded me of RBG's Collar, so I used my new Ink Road Stamps RBG Stamps.

 

 

I stamped the collar and crown on the gel press printed corner.

 

Next I used some Coffee Cup Washi with a sentiment from STAMPlorations Literary Caffeine-ations and another Gel Press print.

 

 

And my final card today is all about Sunshine & Rainbows.

 

I combined rainbow washi tape with striped Doodlebug Baby Girl Stripes Washi with sentiment & sun from Concord & 9th Brighter Days.

I love how easy and fun these cards have been to make.

Harry Potter Birthday

Tonight's request was a Harry Potter Birthday Card.  I decided to go with a single layer card using stamps from two sets from The Ink Road.

 

I used The Ink Road Mari Party & Expecto Stampo with Versafine Clair Warm Breeze Ink on Kraft Cardstock.

 

 

I accented with a few gem clusters.

It's Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp.

 

We're All Pretty Bizarre

This week's CAS(E) This Sketch! is all about the sentiment, so I had to find a good one ... and that usually means I turn to Ink Road Stamps ... and a Pretty Bizarre Generation X Quote from the Breakfast Club, which seams to pretty much sum up a lot about the way I feel lately.

 

I used the colors from this week's Color Throwdown to stamp the four icons from the four characters ... I kept it clean and simple with just a single pearl in the center of the crown.

 

 

You're in My Spot

I had fun creating this card during a crafty video call this morning.  I combined several challenges starting with the AAA Cards CAS Challenge, which was One Image Inspired by a TV Series.

 

 

I also took my inspiration from the Time Out Challenge and chose Sheldon's Couch from The Big Bang Theory.

 

I used the Bazinga Stamp set from Ink Road Stamps on an Ivory Card Base and paper pieced both the couch and the pillows on the couch.

 

I chose two scraps of paper that were inspired by both the picture above and the rug on the show using this week's CAS(E) this Sketch!  I can only imagine how Sheldon would be reacting during quarantine ... but I do know he would not be letting anyone sit in his spot on the couch.

 

Sarcastic Comment?

I had an ask for a Birthday Card for an 11 Year old who loves Friends ... Ink Road Stamps The One with All the Stamps to the rescue.

 

I used this week's CAS(E) this Sketch! to incorporate multiple Icons from the show for a mailable card design on an Ivory Cardstock base.

 

 

With my Wood Grain Cardstock I'm also joining the Simon Says Stamp Knock on Wood Challenge.