N is for Napkin

I was admiring all the beautiful hydrangeas in my neighborhood as I took my daily walks. I saw that I had some pretty napkins with hydrangeas on them and decided to use one for my alphabet series card since I am on the letter N. I used a die to cut out a shape from the napkin that I had glued on some card stock. I sponged around the edges using Villainous Potion Distress ink. I added a stamped butterfly from Hero Arts. The stems are Tim Holtz dies and the stencil is by Darice.

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

Challenge entered:

We Love Stamping:  Anything Goes

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #420

 Eeeeekkkkk!!! Welcome back House-Mouse FANS!

We are here with a new challenge

Anything Goes 

option BIRTHDAY

Hosted by our talented teamie - Karin

Challenge ends August 4th

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

 

We are  Generously Sponsored by

 Welcome back our Generous SPONSOR

We are very happy to welcome back Heidi and her team at:

SIMON SAYS STAMP

Winner will receive a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of Premium Dye Ink Pads

Simon Says Stamp has been in business since 2002, offering you the best selection of Rubber Stamps, Altered Art, Scrapbooking, Artist Trading Cards and Paper Crafting Supplies in the world. Stock includes over 100,000+ items along with the latest and greatest releases from the Simon Says Stamp brand Hero Arts, Tim Holtz, Lawn Fawn, Copics, House-Mouse Designs and so much more. With such an amazing variety and awesome deals on shipping, it’s always good timing to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp store!

Many thanks to our generous Sponsor for their continued support.  

Stamp:  From the Spring Stamp Set - Stampendous

Dies:  Small Circle - Spellbinders

Balloons - Unknown

Confetti - Recollections

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

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

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Add a Sentiment

We Love Stamping:  Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #657 - 658

Pink Bouquet

Hi and welcome to my blog. I am showing the card I made for the Hero Arts Color My World challenge. I used this beautiful bouquet stamp from the Hero Arts Togetherness Flower Bouquet stamp set and colored it with watercolor pencils. 

Stamps:  Togetherness Flower Bouquet - Hero Arts

Distress Watercolor Pencils - Tim Holtz

Frame - SVG

Washi Tape

Rhinestones

Challenge:   Hero Arts - Color My World

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a blessed day!

M is for Masking

Hi and welcome to my blog. I am showing another card in my alphabet series and today I am on the letter M. I used the masking technique on my card. I stamped the flowers from  Altenew, colored them with alcohol markers and masked them. After I placed the masks over the flowers, I laid a stencil, by Vicki Boutin, over them and used blending brushes to color over the stencil. I used Broken China and Cracked Pistachio Oxide inks for the colors. The saying is a rub on. 

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

Challenges entered:

Stencil Fun:  AG (stencil)/Shades of Blue

Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #655-656

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #419

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We are here with a new challenge for

 you.

 Anything Goes 

 option - Use another animal with

the House Mouse

Hosted by our talented teamie

 KARIN

Challenge ends July 21st

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

 

We are  Generously Sponsored by

We Welcome back Barry & his team @ House Mouse Designs

House-Mouse Designs(R)  

We are thrilled to be welcoming back our AWESOME sponsor,
the Official Mousey Family, House-Mouse Designs(R)
 
HMD is offering a Lucky player a $20 Gift Certificate to go shopping at the official House-Mouse Designs(R) site!

House-Mouse Designs(R) 

Many thanks to our generous Sponsor for their continued support.  

Stamp:  You Snooze You Lose - Stampabilities

Dies:  Labels 4 - Spellbinders

Butterfly Frenzy - Tim Holtz

Punch: Border - Martha Stewart

Design Paper:  Perfectly Plaid Remix - Lawn Fawn

Glitter Glue:  Diamond - Stickles

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

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

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #418

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Mouse FANS!

We are here with a new challenge for

 you.

Anything Goes 

with the option theme of 

Make Your own Background

 

Hosted by ME

 so join the fun!  Please use  a House-MouseDesigns^(R)

  House-Mouse Friends /Happy Hoppers,

 or, Gruffies image stamped/decoupage

 or CD rom.

 

We are  Generously Sponsored by

 Welcome back our Generous SPONSOR

We are very happy to welcome back Heidi and her team at:

SIMON SAYS STAMP

Winner will receive a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of Premium Dye Ink Pads

Simon Says Stamp has been in business since 2002, offering you the best selection of Rubber Stamps, Altered Art, Scrapbooking, Artist Trading Cards and Paper Crafting Supplies in the world. Stock includes over 100,000+ items along with the latest and greatest releases from the Simon Says Stamp brand Hero Arts, Tim Holtz, Lawn Fawn, Copics, House-Mouse Designs and so much more. With such an amazing variety and awesome deals on shipping, it’s always good timing to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp store!

Many thanks to our generous Sponsor for their continued support.  

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

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

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

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

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.

 

We Welcome back Barry & his team @ House Mouse Designs

House-Mouse Designs(R)  

We are thrilled to be welcoming back our AWESOME sponsor,
the Official Mousey Family, House-Mouse Designs(R)

 

HMD is offering a Lucky player a $20 Gift Certificate to go shopping at the official House-Mouse Designs(R) site!

House-Mouse Designs(R) 

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

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #416

 Eeeeekkkkk!!! Welcome back House-Mouse FANS!

We are here with a new challenge for you.

Anything Goes

with the option theme of Fancy Fold Card

Hosted by Sue Drees

Challenge June 9th

 so join the fun!  Please use  a House-MouseDesigns^(R)

  House-Mouse Friends /Happy Hoppers, or, Gruffies image stamped/decoupage or CD rom.

We are Generously  Sponsored by;

Welcome back our Generous SPONSOR

We are very happy to welcome back Heidi and her team at:

SIMON SAYS STAMP

Winner will receive a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of Premium Dye Ink pads

Simon Says Stamp has been in business since 2002, offering you the best selection of Rubber Stamps, Altered Art, Scrapbooking, Artist Trading Cards and Paper Crafting Supplies in the world. Stock includes over 100,000+ items along with the latest and greatest releases from the Simon Says Stamp brand Hero Arts, Tim Holtz, Lawn Fawn, Copics, House-Mouse Designs and so much more. With such an amazing variety and awesome deals on shipping, it’s always good timing to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp store!

I have been drawing since a child and studied graphics at College many years ago, I now work as a Medical photographer part time but my love was always drawing. I started cardmaking about 4yrs ago when I bought my daughter a cardmaking kit which we did together, but I’m afraid I got the bug! My daughter preferred scrapbooking. I then started looking online at other blogs and this then became my passion and I loved sharing my cards with like minded people.

I love stamping and loved finding images, but sometimes I could not find what I wanted so I started to draw myself. This then has become my second addiction and I have never looked back, I love thinking of new images, and its just fabulous to see others take them and make them into beautiful works of art. Long may it continue!

Many thanks to our generous Sponsors for their continued support.  

I love fancy fold cards. I used an old Sizzix die to make a flip fold for this card. I hope you will join the challenge. I can't wait to see what you make!

Stamp:  From the Spring Mini Stamp Set - Stampendous

Saying:  Stampendous

Dies:  Fancy Frames Flip It - Sizzix

Fancy Labels - Sizzix

Colored Pencils - Prisma

Glitter Pens - Kaiser Craft

Paper Flowers:  Fall - Hobby Lobby

Patterned Paper - K and Company

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

Challenges entered:

Pammies Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes 2421 Anything Goes 2421

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Fur or Feathers