by Lisa | May 28, 2017 | Card Challenges, CASology, Freshly Made Sketches |
Happy Memorial Day weekend my crafty friends….. I’ve never been so sick in my life. I had a follow-up this past Monday with my Doctor and she informed me that I had pneumonia. Well! Hello people I didn’t get the email or phone call for sure. I’m on a stronger antibiotic that kind of knocks me out. I’m on the mend and getting some playtime in the haven off and on this weekend. Woot! Woot! I’m doing the happy dance over here. I’m back and playing this weekend in two of my favorite challenges….. CASology and Freshly Made Sketches. The cue word over at CASology is LOUD and what better way to express it with two tweeting birds.
My first card is pretty simple. I stamped the first bird onto some Neenah Solar white card and masked it off. I wanted that little bird to look like he was caged in and couldn’t get out that’s the reason for all the noise. I then stamped the cage over the masked bird. I stamped the second bird on the side of the cage because he wanted to rescue his little friend.. I colored the cage and birds with copic markers, and mounted my card on a top fold Fog card base. I was done coloring those hearts and dropped my marker so I had to improvise by rounding the corners. This was pretty easy to create.
Crafty Supplies
Stamp: MFT Purr-fect Friends
Accessories: We R Memory Keeper Corner Rounder
Next up is my card for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge, I love the sketch that Linda designed this week. I stamped the Lilly from the SSS Friendship Blooms stamp set onto Neenah Solar White card and colored them with copic markers. I tried a different coloring technique. I feathered the lightest color (V15) on the bottom and tips of the flowers. I used the medium and darkest (V17, V09) leaving a little white highlight it gives the flower some dimension. The center was colored with (Y02) I cut the flowers and leaves with my Brother Cut N Scan no fussing cutting for this girl.
I then arranged my flowers around a MFT Stitched Square frame, added some clear Wink of Stella to give the flowers a little shimmer and a few Novo Crystal Drops in Crushed Grape to add embellishments you got to have that you know. I used some glossy accents on the stigma the little black dot in the center of the flower to make it pop. I stamped the sentiment in Versa fine Onyx black ink inside the frame and mounted my card on a top-fold Neenah card base.
Crafty Supplies
Accessories: MFT Stitched Square Frame Die
So on another note even though I’ve been under the weather exciting things are going on around here (drum roll please…..) It’s coming we’re TEN days away yes count them until
the new TIC TAC TOE Challenge goes live. I hope to see you in the gallery “Pick 3 and Play.
Hope you like my take on this weeks challenges.
“Inky Hugs”
by Lisa | May 21, 2017 | Card Challenges |
Hello my crafty friends…..whew I know it’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted here. I’ve been under the weather for a few weeks and can’t seem to kick this nasty bug. Since I’m under the weather I just can’t seem to find any creative mojo in my bones. I’m not sure what bug I caught but it just keeps on lingering. In the meantime I’ve been working on some other stuff. I want to share it here with you. If you know me I love to participate in card challenges. A year ago one of my favorite challenge sites ended. I reached out to the owner to see if there was anything I could do to take it over. She was okay with me taking it over but I would have to come up with my own designs. I sought tons of advice from some industry friends on how to take on such an endeavor. To make a long story short and not go on and on…..I’ll keep it simple here’s a peak at what’s been going on around here! I truly hope you’ll join in the fun and play along with us.
“Inky Hugs”
by Lisa | May 1, 2017 | Freshly Made Sketches |
Woot, Woot… What a way to end my weekend I got my crafty on today! I actually had the opportunity to play quite a bit in the haven. I’m playing on a few challenges today. The last one this evening is the
Freshly Made Sketches blog…….
I pulled out my MFT Recipe For Happiness stamp set I love those chefs. I took one and colored him with various copic markers popped him up on a red gingham circle background
to give you that country diner look. I stamped the sentiment with SSS clear ink and embossed with Hero Arts white puff embossing powder on a black strip of cardstock easy peazy…
Hope you like my take on the sketch…… I’ll be back later in the week to play a little more. Have a great week!
Crafty Supplies
Paper: Neenah Solar White (80lb), Black Cardstock (SU), MFT Gingham Galore 6×6 Paper Pad
Stamp: MFT Recipe For Happiness
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Various Copic Markers, SSS Clear Ink
Accessories: MFT Blueprints 29 Die + Recipe For Happiness Die, LF Stitched Circle Die, Hero Arts White Puff EP, Black Enamel Dots, SU Dimensional’s.
“Ink Hugs”
by Lisa | May 1, 2017 | CASology |
Hello my crafty friends……. what a weekend. I planned a wine and craft afternoon yesterday and it was a blast. I thought I could get some projects done didn’t happen. I talked most of the time. Had a great time with my friends Jan and Michelle. I managed to get my sister to watercolor a Suzy Plant watercolor card from an old Simon Says Stamp kit as well. This morning I’m playing over on the CASology blog and the Cue word last week was Season……… I new the card I wanted to enter.
I did a few rays of the sunshine with the Tim Holtz Rays stencil and then colored the cross with various copic markers….. Enjoy your day and I’ll be back soon. Oh! By the way hope you like my take on the cue word.
Crafty Supplies
Paper: Neenah Solar White (80lb)
Stamp: Pretty Pink Posh Easter Blessings
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versa fine Onyx Black, Various Copic Markers (E33,37,79 YG17,63,67 B000, 0)
Accessories: Tim Holtz Stencil (Rays THS003), Uniball Signo White Pigment Pen
“Inky Hugs”
by Lisa | Apr 24, 2017 | Freshly Made Sketches |
Wowzer…… What a week my crafty friends.. I’ve been one busy Chica over here. Earlier in the week I was the Guest Designer on the CASology blog and the latter part of the week, I participated in a Mother’s Day blog hop.
It feels good to sit in the haven and create again after my whirlwind week. I will say I have tons of respect for the ladies and companies that put together a blog hop. If I had to do it all over again I would jump right on that band wagon. It was exciting and lots to learn.
Well my friends this evening I’m playing over on The Freshly Made Sketches blog. I had a hard time pulling this one together…… but when you have crafty friends that have great minds it all works out right. Here’s my take on this weeks sketch.. this one’s for you Sandy.
Crafty Supplies
Specialty Paper: Jen Hadfield 6×6 Simple Life Paper Pad (Paper Made Bakery April Card Kit)
“Inky Hugs”
