Ingenious Inkling

Silliness Good Day

Sometimes cards are well planned and thought out ... and other times creativity is just for a general release and silliness.  Tonight is the latter.

This little PaperArtsy Zinski Mini (AN38) looked-up at me from a box of stamps I was trying to organize, and I knew he needed to see some ink.

 

I used the color challenge from The Paper Players.

 

I also incorporated the Clean & Simple Theme from the Always Fun Challenge.

I used the So Saffron ink and a Hexagon Stencil from Darkroom Door.  My Zinski Mini ZN38 was then stamped in Grey Granite.

Sentiment from PnkFresh Studio My Favorite Things to Say was stamped in Seaside Spray ... and then I finished with lots of dots from Paper Smooches Flutterby.

Yep ... a good day for pure Silliness.

Happy Mail - Happy Heart

The challenge theme at Just Us Girls is to create a card with Inlaid Die Cuts ... this is a technique I don't think I've really tried, so I figured now was the time to dive in.

 

I've had the PinkFresh Studio Leafy Envelope Die on my studio table for a while, so I thought it would be perfect (but clearly I didn't think long enough about all of those teeny tiny pieces).  I actually die cut the Envelope four times (five times if you count the final cut for a couple of teeny pieces I lost).  I used two Distress Oxide Sprayed pieces for the envelope & leaves, a Gel Press Print for the background, and white cardstock for the outline.

 

 

The sentiment is from Pinkfresh Studio Surviving a Funk with a tiny felt flower nestled among all those leaves.

 

I'm also linking-up at the Cut It Up Challenge, where the theme is to use your favorite color ... that limey green/blue is one of my favorite hues.

Snowflake Kisses

The second World Card Making Day Challenge at Pinkfresh Studio is a Jump Start to the Holidays.  The only Pinkfresh Holiday stamps I have are the fabulous Stamping Village Collaboration Holiday Seals, which is perfect for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch!

 

I combined it with gorgeous papers from Pinkfresh Just a Little Lovely Collection (such beautiful water colored designs).  I layered my circles and added a pop of color to the berries with a brush marker.  The 1 3/4" circle punch was perfect for the seal.

 

Messy Water Colored Blooms

One of the World Card Making Day Challenges at Pinkfresh Studio is to create a card using your favorite technique.  One of my favorite techniques is being able to stamp an image ... then coloring, spraying and/or painting the image ... and then being able to stamp it several more times using my MISTI to bring the details of the image back to life.

I combined that technique with some messy water coloring with shimmery watercolors using the Pinkfresh Floral Cluster.

 

After I die cut the image, I decided I wanted to add more marker highlights, so I was able to place my die cut piece back into the opening in the watercolor paper and stamp it a few more times with my MISTI to return the clear crisp lines.

 

Sentiment is from Pinkfresh My Favorite Things to Say (an awesome huge sentiment set).  

Endorphins are a Girl's Best Friend

I did get to do a little art supply shopping on my trip last week.  I picked-up this Brandi Kincaid Surviving a Funk Stamp set for PinkFresh Studio at Scrapbook Generation in Springfield, Missouri.  I decided to combine it with this week's CAS(E) this Sketch!

 

My sister & I talked quite a bit about the importance of exercise in the overall health equation and the power of endorphins (she's kicking butt training for her first marathon).

I paired it with a piece of Gel Press Print from my stash and a white-on-white patterned card base.

 

PinkFresh Rainbow Mandala

I made my first ever PinkFresh Order last week, so I wanted to sneak a card in for their May Challenge, which is all about rainbow colors.

 

I incorporated all of the colors into my new PinkFresh Modern Mandala Die.

 

I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch and had to get creative on the Leaf Element by using one of the PinkFresh Classic Tag Dies on my card base & finishing with some enamel dots.  Since I don't have any of their stamps (YET) I used a sticker sentiment.