by Lisa | Sep 14, 2017 | Card Challenges, Tic Tac Toe Challenge |
Hello, Are you ready for some Tic Tac Toe. I’m back with a new card for you this week over on the Tic Tac Toe challenge. For this weeks design I went middle row across: Floral, Yellow, Die-cut.
I stamped the Penny Black Flower Cascade stamp onto Neenah Solar White card stock twice. I then stamped the image again on Bristol card stock. I colored one of the images that was stamped on the Neenah with various Copic markers and then I fussy cut it out… I know right! not my thing for sure.
The image that was stamped on the Bristol card stock I did some ink smooshing with Hickory Smoke, Wild Honey Distress Inks. Next I adhered my fussy cut image with a slight offset onto the smooshed background. The sentiment is from SSS Bouquet of Thanks stamp set it was stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed with Wow Clear EP.
As a final touch, I created tiny flowers with Nuvo Crystal Drops in Dandelion and Ebony as accents, Clear Wink of Stella was added to flowers to give them a little shimmer. I die cut the panel with the SSS Scallop Border die before mounting the panel on a Black Licorice card base.
Pull out those crafty supplies and join in the fun! Before you go check out what the rest of the Design Team has created this week over at Tic Tac Toe challenge.
Crafty Supplies
Cardstock: Neenah Solar White (80lb), Canson Bristol Smooth, Black Licorice
Stamp: Penny Black Flower Cascade, SSS Bouquet of Thanks (Sentiment)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Copics (Y02 11 15 17 – YR15 18 – G12 17) SSS Clear
Accessories: SSS Scallop Border, Wow Clear EP, Sakura Gelly Roll Pen Black (08), Nuvo Crystal Drops ( Dandelion Yellow, Ebony Black), Clear Wink of Stella
by Lisa | Sep 11, 2017 | Card Challenges |
Hello! Welcome back to another Merry Monday this week Nina’s theme is for us to create a card based on our favorite holiday movie. I love when October rolls around the Hallmark channel kicks off their holiday movies old and new it ‘s my favorite time of the year.
My design this week was inspired by one of my favorite movies below. For this weeks card I wanted a faux watercolor look. I used several distress markers on different sections of the Penny Black Bell & Berries Brushstroke stamp. To highlight my image I masked off a section and lightly blended wild honey around to give it some dimension. The sentiment was stamped with Gathered Twigs ink
As a final touch, I added accents to the berries with a Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, ink splatters with gathered twigs and a few gems from Hero Arts before mounting the panel on a Real Red card base.
Please head over to the Merry Monday challenge to check out the rest of the Design Team.
Crafty Supplies
Paper: Arches Hot Press Watercolor Paper, SU Real Red Cardstock
Stamp: Penny Black Bell & Berries (40-576), Impression Obsession Silver Bells
Ink: Distress Markers (Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles, Festive Berries, Gathered Twigs, Wild Honey), Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink (Watering Can)
Accessories: Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, Hero Arts Gems, Silver Black Velvet Brush #6
by Lisa | Sep 4, 2017 | Card Challenges, Merry Monday Challenge |
Hello! Happy Monday my crafty friends…This morning I have a new challenge for you Merry Monday Challenge and this week our hostess is Marcia and the challenge is to Create a Christmas card with the word “JOY” on it. I’ll be guest designing for Merry Monday Challenge for the next 4 months. I’m super excited to be joining a team of some amazing designers. 
For my card this week I couldn’t wait to ink up the Avery Elle Caroling Critters. I think it goes well with this weeks challenge ” create a card with “Joy” can’t you envision those critters standing on the street corner singing Joy to the World. 
I inked up several images from the stamp set with a Copic friendly ink Memento Tuxedo Black and colored the images with various Copic Markers. The images were cut with my Brother Scan N Cut. I used one of the dies from the Avery Elle Custom Panels Elle-ments set to cut out a snow bank. On the background I used Salty Ocean and Blueprint Sketch to create a snowy night. I used the Avery Elle Falling Snow Elle-ments die to add the snow. To finish my card I adhered the background to an A2 Top Fold Neenah Card base. I added Nuvo Glitter to the die cut snow banks to make it look like fallen snow on the ground and adhered them to the background. 
I added some detail to the images with a Sakura White Gelly Roll pen, glossy accents was added to the lamp post. The sentiment and musical notes were stamped in VersaFine Onyx Black. Hope you like my take on this weeks challenge. Come play along with us for the Merry Monday challenge, the design team has some beautiful inspiration on the challenge blog as well.
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by Lisa | Sep 1, 2017 | Card Challenges, Sketch Saturday |
Hello! Welcome to another fun challenge over at Sketch Saturday!
Pink Gems Design is our sponsor this week.
The prize this week is 2 “SINGLE” digi images or 2 “Card Topper Kits of the winners choice (or one of each).
This week my card is created using the Hedgy with Snowflake Digi Stamp
My card is created on a white card base. I added a piece of Doodle Bug paper from my stash of scraps for the background. A strip of silver paper was added. Hedgy was copied and colored with Copic Markers. I added lots of silver splatters to the background to give my card a starry winter night feel. The sentiment was stamped with clear ink and heat embossed with silver embossing powder it’s a perfect fit. A few snowflakes were die cut and adhered to finish my card.
Thanks for stopping by my blog today. Please don’t forget to check out the rest of he Design Team creations this week over at Sketch Saturday.
by Lisa | Aug 31, 2017 | Tic Tac Toe Challenge |
Hello, Hello my crafty friends it’s Tic Tac Toe Thursday and this week’s board was created by none other than Shannon Jaramillo. They say three times a charm right! For this weeks creation it took me 3 not 1 but 3 times before I was some what happy with the results. The verdict is still out but any who’s here you go! I’ve been wanting the W Plus 9 Modern Anemones stamp set for some time now and I’ve been chomping at the bit to try embossing with the Tonic Nuvo Gilding Flakes. This weeks board provided the perfect opportunity.
I stamped several of the Modern Anemones flowers and leaves onto Neenah Solar White Card with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with various copic markers. The flowers and leaves were cut out with my Brother Scan N Cut.
I die cut an oval shape out of black cardstock with one of the MFT Cross Stitch Oval dies and arranged my flowers to look as though they were cascading the oval shape. I wanted a bold graphic look and the Ellen Hutson Modern Graphics paper was the key to pulling this design together.
To finish off my card I adhered a (4 x 5.25) piece of one of the Modern Graphic designs paper onto an A2 Top Fold Neenah Solar White card base. The sentiment was stamped with SSS clear ink and heat embossed with Ranger Sticky embossing powder Nuvo Gilding flakes in Radiant Gold were applied to the sticky embossed sentiment, rubbed in and the excess removed with a brush.
I adhered the oval (just so you know the oval was the reason for my 3 times is a charm) and arranged the flowers around the oval added a few My Minds Eye enamel dots from Christmas on Market Street
Thank you for stopping by please don’t forget to check out the rest of the Design Team designs this week.
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