The Voice Of The Sea

Hi Everyone! Today I am showing a card I made that follows the Just For Fun Stamps challenge theme for this month of using a stencil. You still have time to join in. We would love to see what you create!

I love playing with stencils. There are so many fun ways to use them. On this card I used blue and purple watercolor crayons and colored directly on the back of the stencil. I spritzed the colors with water and placed the colored side down on a piece of watercolor paper, then gently lifted it off. I stamped the saying at the bottom, then stamped the Stamptangle Seahorse on a piece of orange card stock, fussy cut it and adhered it to the card. Sequins were added for interest.

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

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Vacation
Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #390 - #391

Shabby Chic #12

Hi and welcome to my blog. I am sharing another shabby chic card today. Quite a few years ago I bought some shaped card stock to make some different shaped cards with. It has been a long time since I have brought those card stocks out to play with, so I decided to use one for this card. I cut the card stock in half and folded it in half, now I have two pretty scalloped edges.

I stamped the butterfly ( by Anita ), colored it with watercolor crayons, fussy cut it and adhered it to the card. I added ribbon, handmade flowers ( from the Tim Holtz Tattered Flowers die ) and a leaf die ( Memory Box ) to the side of the saying ( Sparkle N Sprinkle ). I used the Spellbinders Fancy Tags 2 die for my saying.

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

Challenges entered:

Butterfly Challenge: Butterfly + Letter V ( Vintage, Vermillion, Vine leaves )

Double D Challenge: Butterflies

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

The House That Stamps Built:  Anything Goes J2718

A Fall Day

Hi and welcome to my blog! I hope you are enjoying your day. I want to show you a card I made using a new stamp actually called Spring by the Lake Silhouette. Even though it is not Spring I used this stamp for a Fall card!

I made the background by coloring with watercolor crayons on the back of a leaf stencil. I spritzed the stencil with water and laid it on some watercolor paper. I lifted off the stencil and this is the fun background it gave. I stamped the stamp in black ink on top of the background. I framed it using a Gina Marie die. This was pop dotted to a dotted swiss green panel. I added some leaf brads and a cord.

You still have a few days left to join in our challenge! We hope to see you there.

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

Challenges entered:

Modsquad Challenge: Build a Scene
The House That Stamps Built:  Anything Goes N2217

Halloween Tag

Hi Everyone! It is time for making another tag for Tim Holtz's tag challenge! Each month he is combining 2 techniques from the past to use on the tag. You can see this month's techniques here.

I cut up a sheet of  Tim Holtz's Halloween patterned paper from the Seasonal pad and made a collage with them. I applied clear crackle paint over the entire tag and let it dry. I took a black watercolor crayon and smudged it around the seams and edges of the tag.

I used a cuttlebug pumpkin die and cut from bronze metal. I then ran the pumpkin through a polka dot embossing folder and colored the dots using a black Sharpie pen.

The spider web is an svg that I added to the upper corner of the tag. I also adhered some confetti bats to the tag. The saying is a stamp from Just For Fun.

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

Challenges entered:

Tim Holtz:  12 Tags of 2016 - October

Dies R Us:  Fall ( Including Halloween )

Rustic Bunny

Hi Everyone! Welcome to my blog. I want to share a tag I made using a Sizzix bunny die. At first I was going to use the negative cut of the bunny but to me it looked like a warped mushroom! LOL! So instead I used the cut out of him. I cut him from a cardboard lid, peeled off some of the top layer to show some ridges. I swiped over the ridges using a Distress Black Soot ink pad. I also sprayed some Pewter Distress ink on him. Last I used Tim Holtz Speckles stencil to add some spots to the bunny. I made the background using Tim Holtz Alteration Collection dies and following this technique here. I added butterflies to the tag using Tim Holtz Butterfly Frenzy dies.

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

Challenges entered:

Love 2 Create:  Challenge #5

Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Make Your Own Background

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016:  March

Oldies Technique #19 -- Rubbings.

Hi and welcome to another Oldies technique! Remember doing rubbings when you were a kid, rubbing crayons over fallen leaves in the Fall? Well, you can do the same thing using rubber stamps. That is what I will be showing today.

Supplies you will need:

several rubber or acrylic stamps

several colors of crayons or watercolor crayons

plain white or cream paper ( I used white copy paper)

I used leaf stamps, turned them over with the rubber side up, laid my paper on top of the stamp and began rubbing the crayon over the paper. I peeled off the paper on the crayon and used the side of the crayon to rub. I found it was better to start with the lightest color first and go over areas with the darker color so that it blended better. 

These look nice using regular crayons, but they looked a little pale to me, so I pulled out my watercolor crayons and made more leaves. These are the ones I used on my card. I found that the watercolor crayons are more vivid and they are softer so that you don't have to rub as hard.

I came across some gold pigment powder that I had not used in ages, added water and flicked it over the leaves to add some sparkle.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have fun trying this technique. Have a great day!

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Color Inspiration

Stamp & Create:  Brown or Kraft Colors

Stamping Sensations:  Colors of Autumn

Sweet Stampin':  Use a Script or Text

We Love 2 Create:  Challenge 21/Anything Goes Mixed Media.