MIM ~ Framing Sentiments

Laurie has a video up HERE showing how she likes to frame sentiments to draw your eye to it, or you could have an image inside the frame too.  I chose the sentiment and made my frame using two die cuts.  And of course more of the Farmer's Market Florals.  The sentiment is from Bigger Blooms

 

I like this design and will try to remember to use it more often!!

 

Heart Hugs, friends!

MIM #279 Curved Sentiments

Ashley has a video up for the Make It Monday where she shows how to make straight sentiments into a curve.

I used the Twig Wreath and all the little flowers to make this spring looking wreath (along with some stenciled butterflies from the Color Pop:  Butterfly set).  I added a piece of gingham to the side of the card.  Did I get carried away with my wreath?  I just kept adding more and more to the it!

 

Thank you for stopping by and taking a look!  Hope you have a great rest of the week! 

Heart Hugs, friends!

Color Throwdown # 403

This is for the Color Throwdown Challenge

 

I am sorry my yellow looks green, I tried three times to take the picture and it didn't come out any better, so it is what it is.  The yellow is PTI Bright Buttercup, I also used Pale Peony and a Fresh Ink "peach" pigment ink.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look,

Heart Hugs, friends!

Day 8 Color Pop Fortune Teller

I am on a time crunch here folks, leaving for Salt Lake City in 2 hours...so much still to do, but I had to try to get this card made for today as I will not be playing the rest of the release.

So I made my little fortune teller (LOVED playing this as a young girl!!)

And my colors are aqua mist, spring rain and royal velvet.

Since I had so little time to really get into it..I pulled out a watercolor sheet form the Bold Blossoms and dropped down some reinkers.

I dabbed some water in the spaces first and then dropped my brush with the reinkers into each space.  I made sure I didn't touch each petal if it was wet.  I especially love the royal velvet blossom because it just fanned out so pretty and gave me different shadings all on its own.  Interestingly, the spring rain did NOT do that.  and I also thought the spring rain reinker did not look like the actually color, so I swiped the ink pad on my craft sheet and picked up some color that way, that seemed to be more true to the real color.

Anyway, FUN idea, loved it and will probably keep this little game and make more when I need a mojo lift!!

This is Day 8 of the Release and you can go HERE to check out the whole release and the challenge is at the bottom of the page.

Thanks friends for stopping by...have a terrific weekend!!

Heart Hugs!

Color Throwdown #344

I am entering this in the current

Color Throwdown Challenge

stamps & die:  Avery Elle: Get Well
I fussy cut the sentiment and adhered it with dimensional tape.
The panel is embossed with the wood grain EP from PTI .
I colored it with copics and embossed the sentiment with a Ranger Embossing powder.
Thanks for taking a look!

Stampin' Celebration # 102

Stampin' Celebration has a new inspiration challenge up:

 

 Stamps used are:  PTI: Be Happy, Bigger Blooms and Bitty Bouquet 

Inks:  HA soft granite, PTI harvest gold, new leaf, simply chartreuse

I finally received the dies for the Bitty Bouquet...they have been OOS since the release.

Thanks for taking a look!

Heart Hugs!

Getting more Sketchy!

I just had to try the doodling technique again that was shown by Ashley on Make it Monday.  They ask for only one card be entered, so this is just for the stash and for practice.

I used a Wildflower Garden stamp and added a lot more sketchy lines to the solid color flower and leaves.

The sentiment is from Keep it Simple: Get well Wishes which I selectively inked and stamped one word on a line. 

Linda and I are having fun in the "Studio"!!  She is here for a week to help me celebrate my birthday...it does last for a week, right? Especially since this is a BIG one for me, my "older friend" already reached this milestone!  tee hee!!

MIM ~ Doodling with Stamps

A new MIM with a video from Ashley over at

Capture the Moment

I used Beautiful Brushstrokes and stamped the first two layers of the flowers, then I added my lines with a pen...getting sketchy...a little tricky for me!  Ha I am not the artistic type...maybe I need to practice this some more!  I do like the look a lot and Ashley's was really pretty.

Thanks for taking a look..

PTI 8th Anniversary Festivities ~ Day ONE Sketch and color Challenge

Congratulations on your 8th year, PTI!!

I can hardly wait for each day to come to see what you have cooked up this anniversary!

 

 

I used Ruby Rose and Ruby Reprise as well as the PTI Tip Top Dies to make this card.
The word "you" is a SSS die and the sentiment is from PTI Bigger Blooms.
I read that we are only to enter one project which is fine with me, but I am thinking I might take the opportunity to make up a few more cards using the provided sketches!
thanks for taking a look...see you tomorrow!




Online Clean & simple ~Day 5 ~ Direct to paper inking

Have you ever NOT had the right color of paper that you wanted to use, but you had the ink? 

I had a pretty SSS ink called Audrey Blue so I just wiped it across my white paper to give me the color I wanted.  I used MFT "washi" stamp set and PTI's Bigger Blooms for the sentiment and Embellished Elegance for the flower and leaf sprig.

 



The Challenge ~ by Lesley

I haven't played along with

The Challenge in quite awhile...

I loved the bright cheery colors:

 

and thought this would be perfect to cheer someone up who is a bit under the weather.

Now you can use either the sketch or the colors or both...I am not sure mine qualifies for the sketch, maybe, but for sure the colors!!

ink:  Papertrey Hawaiian shoreds aqua mist, orange zest, harvest gold

stamp:  PTI Notched flowers

 

Heart Hugs

Avery Elle Challenge

I am starting out my early morning with a couple of cards before I have to join my husband cleaning the garage!!

This is my second card for the AEiheartu Challenge

I used the smaller flower and leaves for the background on kraft paper, then cut it into strips. The sentiment is stamped with kraft ink.

 

Now I am off to the garage so I can park my car inside!

Heart hugs!



CAS on Sunday

It's about sending get well wishes this week.

Go to CAS on Sunday and play along with this challenge.

                                       

This is the sponsor this week...lots of goodies to win!

PTI paper white

Twinery twine: mandarin

Clearly Besotted stamp:  Remember

ink:  PTI orange zest and ripe avocado

A Get Well Card

Sometimes it is just fun to make a card "just because"...not for a challenge or a sketch or anything, just because!  That is what this card is all about...and it is always good to have a get well card in the stash!
I used Funky Florals and the leaves are from Blooming Button Bits.  The little stem 'thingy' is from Tag It's # 2.  The sentiment is from Side By Side Sentiments.  I saw a card HERE  on the Simon Says Stamps blog and really liked it...didn't have any of the things she used, but came close!