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Hello and welcome to my blog of card crafts. I am happy that you stopped by for a visit. I hope you can visit often. Have a wonderful and blessed day! "I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and my soul knows right well." Psalm 139:14

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

L is for Lunar Paste

Today I am on the letter L in my alphabet series. I used Lunar Paste to make the background. I heated a foam block by Simon Hurley and pressed the block onto a flourish background stamp. I then used a gold Lunar Paste to sponge across the block and stamped the block onto card stock. After the paste dried, I sponged Distress Speckled Egg ink over the paste background. The paste acted as a resist and the gold sparkle showed through. 


Stamps:  Flourish - Stampers Anonymous (TH)
               Two Red Robins stamp and die set - Highlight Crafts
Dies:  Stitched Rectangle - Want 2 Stamp
           Lavish Blooms Leaves - Tattered Lace
Lunar Paste - Sike - Simon Hurley
Ink:  Speckle Egg Distress Ink - Ranger (TH)
Saying:  Just For Fun Stamps
Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered:

Pammies Inky Pinkies:  Anything Goes 2425
Simon Says Wednesday:  Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #653 - 654

Monday, June 24, 2024

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #418

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Anything Goes 

with the option theme of 

Make Your own Background
 


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 or, Gruffies image stamped/decoupage

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I made my background by using a stencil and embossing powders. First I laid the stencil over white card stock and used a finger dauber to apply clear Versa Mark ink into the openings. I took off the stencil and added 3 different colors of embossing powder over the card stock and heat set it. I used glitter, metallic and opaque embossing powders.


Stamp:  Everything is Coming up Roses - Stampabilities
Dies:  Stitched Oval - Gina Marie
Small Oval - Spellbinders
Stencil:  Flower Bursts - Art Anthology
Embossing Powders:  Sparkle N Sprinkle
Colored Pencils:  Prismacolor

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope to see you over at the challenge! Have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Emboss It

Friday, June 21, 2024

Ink Lift

Hi and welcome to my blog. I hope you are enjoying your day. I have been crafting today and I want to show you the card I made. I ink blended the background on watercolor paper using Distress inks and blending brushes. Next I spritzed the flower with water and stamped it onto the blended background and blotted the print with a paper towel. I did this several times over the background. I stamped the bird at the bottom and added the saying. I used a white gel pen to add dots for interest and for the bird's eye.


Stamps:  Bird - Hero Arts
               Saying - Friendly Greetings - Hero Arts
               Flower - Zinnia Style - Hero Arts
Die:        Small Oval - Spellbinders
Distress Inks:  Tim Holtz
White Gel Pen - Gelly Roll

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered:

Hero Arts:  Ink Blending
Pammies Inky Pinkies:  Anything Goes 2424
We Love Stamping:  A/G - Florals
Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #653 - 654

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

K is for Kissing

Hi and welcome to my blog. I am on the letter K in my alphabet series. I used the kissing technique on this card today. I stamped the cats using Mustard Seed Oxide ink and then used a dotted background stamp to "kiss" or stamp on top of the cats using Candy Apple Oxide ink. I then stamped the cats onto my card stock. This is a fun and easy way to add texture to an image.


Stamps:  Cats - Inkadinkado, Dotted Background - Impression                           Obsession
Dies:  Dotted Rectangle - Spellbinders, Balloon - Unknown
Patterned Paper:  Happy Collection - Stamps of Life
Saying:  All Occasion Sentiment Sheets - Paper Rose
Distress Oxide Inks:  Mustard Seed, Candy Apple, Chipped Saphire

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great day!

Challenges entered:

Pammies Inky Pinkies:   Anything Goes 2423
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Bright and Cheerful

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Thinking of You

Hi and welcome to my blog. I am showing a card that I made for a couple of challenges. For the background I used the Hero Arts Daisy Mosaic stencil and blended colors over the stencil using blending brushes. Next I patted the stencil background with a clear Versa Mark ink pad and used a clear glitter embossing powder over it to make the background sparkle. I added a butterfly from the New Day Butterflies Hero arts stamp and die set.



Stamp:  New Day Butterflies stamp and die set - Hero Arts
Stencil: Daisy Mosaic - Hero Arts
Inks:      Distress Oxides -
              Kitsch Flamingo
              Broken China
              Cracked Pistachio - Ranger                       
Embossing Powder:  Sparkle - Sparkle N Sprinkle

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered:

Hero Arts:  Ink Blending Ink Blending
Word Art Wednesday:   Anything Goes #651 - 652 Anything Goes #651 - 652



Monday, June 10, 2024

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #417

 Eeeeekkkkk!!! Welcome back House-Mouse FANS!


We are here with a new challenge for you.

#417

Anything Goes 

with the option theme of 

Here Comes Summer


Hosted by our Talented Teamie- Sue Kment

Challenge ends June 24th

 so join the fun!  Please use  a House-MouseDesigns(R)
  House-Mouse Friends /Happy Hoppers, or, Gruffies image stamped/decoupage or CD rom.

 


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the Official Mousey Family, House-Mouse Designs(R)

 

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And Barry at House Mouse Designs has also graciously donated this stamp as a second prize!


Flower Shower RSC-023





What a great way to cool off in the summer by eating a yummy popcicle! This is one of my favorite House Mouse stamps. 

Stamp:  Cool Treat - Stampendous
Saying:  All Occasion Sentiment Sheet - Paper Rose
Patterned Paper:  Popcicles - Picninc in the Park - American Crafts      Stars - Happy Cake Day - American Crafts
Dies:  Flower - Tattered Flowers - Sizzix (TH)
            Scalloped Frame - Unknown
Punch:  Leaf - Martha Stewart
Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope to see you over at the challenge. Have a great day and keep cool!

Challenges entered:


We Love Stamping:  AG/Fabulous FloralsAG/Fabulous Florals

Word Art Wednesday:   Anything Goes # 651 - 652

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