MFT Sketch Challenge #245

Hey friends!

I hope you are having a fabulous week! I am back today with my card for this weeks MFT card challenge! I used stamps and dies from their latest release, and oh my, they are so so cute! Take a look at this fun sketch..

I went with the adorable London Mouse set, as well as the London Skyline to create a dimensional card.

To begin, I took a white panel and stamped the Distressed Stripes in a light vanilla ink, and rounded the corners with the We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper. I then die cut a square out of the center, and set it aside. On the card base, I added a bit of Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to create a sky, and then layered up the London Skyline, which I die cut from vellum. I also added a piece of green card stock that I had die cut from the Rolling Hills die set, to the scene.

After I stamped and die cut the clouds and tree, along with the adorable little soldier, I colored them in with Copic Markers. For my sentiment, I got creative, and did a little masking on the Hello Sunshine sentiment from the Polynesian Paradise set from last month. I simply covered up the H, as well as the word Sunshine with a piece of post it tape, inked it up, and then removed the masks. After I stamped it, I trimmed it out, and added a bit of detail with a black multi-liner.

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you find time to play along this week! Have a great day.

Guesting With Winnie & Walter!

Hey, hey! 

It has been a busy week here on my blog, and I am so glad you stopped by! Today is an exciting day because I am the September guest for Winnie & Walter! So exciting! Their last release was completely amazing, and I loved every product! 

For my first post, I focused on using the Multifaceted die in two creative ways...so hop on over to the W & W blog to find out what I did with it! I will leave you with pictures of my projects. 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day.

Witch Way Is the Candy?

Hey guys!

Thanks for stopping by! I thought I would share a fun card I created especially for the My Favorite Things Card Design Superstar challenge! Say that five times fast! 

My card today features the Witch Way Is the Candy stamp set, by Birdie Brown, and it is so adorable! I don't usually make Halloween cards, but with this set, I couldn't refuse.

I started with the Stitched Interactive Window die, which I die cut from a white panel. I trimmed off the squares, and made marks on my card base, so I knew where to stamp my critters. I took the panel, and sponged on the bottom portion, Twisted Citron, and Seedless Preserves Distress Ink, using the Wonky Chevron Stencil.

I stamped the cute witch onto white cardstock, and colored her in with a variety of Copic Markers. I trimmed her out, and adhered her to the panel with foam tape.

I colored my other images as well, erased those pencil lines, and adhered the panel to the card base with lots of foam! Cute huh? I love that witch!!

Thanks for joining me today! I will be back again tomorrow with a special post! What a week!

Share Joy Challenge #1

Hello, hello!

I am so excited that you stopped by, because today is the start of the new Taylored Expressions Challenge blog, Share Joy! Here is our first graphic, and you can pick between the sketch, or the color palette. I chose to combine both of them.

I had to ink up the lovely Daisies stamp set, using two different shades of yellow. I added the panel to a white piece of cardstock that I had inked and splattered with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. I tied a bit of twine around it, and adhered the whole piece to a lime card base.

To finish it off, I added a few sequins, because, well, I loooove them! HAHA! 

So, grab those TE stamps, because I hope to see you play along! Taylored Expressions has some really great products, along with their awesome stamps and dies! Thanks so much for stopping by today. Have a great one!

September MFT Sketch Challenge Guest Designer

Hey there!

This month has me visiting with some of my favorite companies, and MFT is certainly one of them! I am sooo honored to be guesting with the ladies over at the Card Challenges blog, bringing you the latest sketches, using their fabulous stamps and dies! This week's sketch is super fun, but then they all are, aren't they?!

I took a few liberties with this one, and opted for super clean and simple! Using the Blueprint 25 set, I die cut a panel using the large dotted rectangle for my panel. I then took two shades of Distress Inks, and blending them in a masked area on the panel. I added a few flicks of inky water, and let it dry.

In the meantime, I brought out the Birds of Paradise, and Polynesian Paradise sets, and created a colorful motif that I arranged to mirror the sketch. I colored both the flowers, and the bird, using Copic Makers.

I added my sentiment, and also a fun googly eye, and adhered the panel to a white card base.

So, care to join us this week? I can't wait for you to play along! Thanks for visiting today. Have a great one!

AEIHeartU Challenge 28

Hello, and welcome!

I am back to share the latest Avery Elle challenge with you! This month is to create a card using a non-white card base! I am hopelessly addicted to white, so this was good for me to get out of the usual. 

I decided to do a bit of watercoloring with the Peonies stamp set, and those big bold blooms. I masked off the vase, along with the flowers and leaves onto a piece of Tim Holtz Watercolor paper, and began adding color with Ranger Distress Inks. Once the coloring was finished, I allowed the image to dry, and stamped the sentiment, before trimming it out.

I took another piece of watercolor paper, and created a yellow wash from dark to light, allowing it to dry before adhering it to a teal card base. To finish it off, I added some clear sequins! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

RIC #91

Hello!

It's time again for another Runway Inspired Challenge! I looove this one! Wait, I seem to say that for all of them, don't I? What can I say? There is so much inspiration in these outfits!

I knew black and white was going to happen, but I also wanted to use the lime, and aqua, in her shirt!

I was completely smitten with this card from Kay Miller, and had to base my card off of it. Seriously, she is a genius, her cards always stellar. I used the Avery Elle Wonky Stitches die set to create a faux stitched line in both the aqua, and white cardstocks. I added a bit of patterned paper from an old paper pad, and mounted it onto a white card base with foam.

I used MFT's Blissful Blooms stamp set and dies to create my cluster, and my sentiment was added using Onyx Black and Mama Elephant's Cross My Heart set.

I finished it off with a few black pearls, and accented my bouquet with some white gel pen. Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope to see you play along with us this time! Oh, and go visit my teammates, because I know they will have loads of inspiration for you!

     Gayatri - Heather -  Jen - Kristen - Aga - Mayuri - Taheerah - Tasnim

Something New & Exciting

Hello my friends!

As we stampers know, there are so many stamp companies out there to chose from. Taylored Expressions is one of those companies that has been around for a long time, and they just so happened to start a fun new challenge blog to inspire their customers! I am honored to be on their design team, bringing a bit of inspiration! Yeah! You can find the announcement, here!

The first challenge will be September 3rd, and is a super fun one! Because I felt the need to create something using TE stamps, I give to you, a card.

I started with a white card base, and blended in a bit of Distress Ink in Picked Raspberries, and Squeezed Lemonade. Using the Mixed Blooms stamp set, I watercolored the image with the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens, and trimmed it out.

I took two strips of black cardstock, added one of the sentiments to the thickest strip, and adhered them to the card base. I then popped up my image, and added a few Sparkling Clear Sequins.

So, that is my big news for today! I hope to see some of you play along with us next week! It is going to be sooo fun! Thanks for stopping by!

Color Throwdown #357

Hello!

I am back with my last guest post for the Color Throwdown Challenge. I have had such a blast designing with these fabulous inspirational colors/pictures, so thank you, Tammy and Barbara for having me! I hope you have a chance to play too.

This week is a vibrant, fabulously inspiring graphic, and I had a blast with it!

I started by stamping the adorable image from Mama Elephant's Chance of Rain stamp set, and masking it off. Next I blended in a bit of Distress Ink, and flicked in a bit of the color with some water. I let it dry, and removed the mask, coloring in the image with Copic Markers.

I finished it off with a sentiment, and added Glossy Accents to the umbrella!

I hope you liked it, and decide to play along! Have a great day!

MFT Sketch Challenge: 242

Well, hello!

I had to share the card I created for the latest sketch for MFT's challenge. I recently bought the Polynesian Paradise set, because let's face it, anything Torico makes, I must have! So, I inked up the hula girl, as well as the fun hibiscus flowers. Check it out...

To begin, I took a piece of Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock, and die cut a large circle from the center. I then applied a liberal amount of water, and came in with Mermaid Lagoon, and Cracked Pistachio Distress inks, blending and mixing them. I let that dry, and moved on to the rest of the card.

I colored the girl with a variety of Copic Markers, and trimmed her out. I added a bit of black marker around the edge to make her stand out. I then stamped and colored five flowers, and cut them out, again, outlining them as well so they popped. I then layered all of my elements, stamped my sentiment and adhered it all down. I added a few lovely Sparkling Clear Sequins from Pretty Pink Post. Um, they now have a 10mm size! Love!

Here is a look at the sketch:

I know, I moved a few things around, lol! I usually do, but then inspiration is like that! I hope you play along, and thanks so much for stopping by to see me today.

Color Throwdown #356

Hi all!

Thanks for stopping by today! I have another fun Color Throwdown challenge to share with you that uses these fun colors.

I brought out a fun stamp set from Mama Elephant called Potted Pretties, let's take a peek shall we?

I started with a white panel, and die cut a circle from it. I then traced it onto a white card base, and stamped my cactus images, using a bit of masking. I then colored them in with Copic markers, and adhered the panel with foam.

I stamped my sentiment in Versamark ink, onto black cardstock, and trimmed it down to adhere onto the card. Lastly, I added a few enamel hearts, and glossed up the pots!

I hope you play along this week! Thanks so much for stopping by!

RIC #90

Hey there!

I am so glad you stopped by! I am back today to share the latest Runway Inspired Challenge with you! How fab is this dress?! I loove the yellow, and florals...

Get your shades on, cause this one is bright!

I shared a little peak at when I was coloring these leave, over on instagram the other day. These are from one of the latest MFT releases, called Blissful Blooms, and I just love it! I die cut quite a few of them, colored them with Copic markers, and clustered them atop an inked up panel.

Using an ink blending tool, I added mustard seed distress ink, and splattered a little over top it. I stamped the sentiment from Polynesian Paradise, and adhered the panel to a black card base.

I hope you can play along with us, we would love to see how you were inspired. As always, thank you for stopping by!

Please visit my teammates for more inspiration:

                 Gayatri * Heather *  Jen * Kristen * Mayuri * Taheerah * Tasnim * Aga