Make It Monday # 250

Yikes!  I am all out of sympathy and praying for you cards!

I thought I would use the Make it Monday to start building up my stash again.

Laurie Willison has a video up HERE to see how she masked off part of her card to get a very nice frame around her sponging.

I used PTI aqua mist, hawaiian shores, and tropical teal on my card.

I pulled out an older PTI set called "Life" and stamped it in black.

My sentiment is from an older set also called Asian Fusion.

Here is Laurie's card:

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Heart Hugs, friends!

MIM # 221 ~ Masking Sentiments

Ashley has a video up on Capture the Moment.  

It is all about masking off your sentiment and stamping around it, then pulling the masking paper off and stamping your sentiment.

I thought it would be fun to sponge some balloons around the sentiment and let them overlap each other because balloons can be transparent!  

Here is her card:

 

I used a die from Simon Says Stamps for the balloons, Inkadinkado masking paper, and the sentiment is from Graceful Greetings.Ink is PTI, a silver Gelly Roll pen for the strings!

Tomorrow I am taking a field trip with three friends, we are driving into Hood River ( about 1 1/2 hour from my house), having lunch, stopping at a Peach Orchard to bring home some yummy juicy peaches and then to an Alpaca Farm to see the baby's and maybe browse through their yarn store!  Should be a fun day with the ladies...although it is supposed to be 100 degrees tomorrow..so that is NOT so good! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Seize the Birthday July 30, Embossing of any kind

July is coming to an end and we have another challenge up on the 

Seize the Birthday Blog.

We also have a TOPPING if you would like to participate with that challenge.

The Topping this time is to have any kind of embossing on your card!

I have a one layer card that I masked with a circle, then stamped some starbursts (actually the center of flowers from the PTI Funky Florals stamp set. and after they were stamped I went back in with a little distress ink (antique linen).  I did add some sequins and a twine at the top.  Can you see my embossing folder?  After I stamped everything I ran it through with the Sizzix EF that has flowers all over it.  It looks pretty cool in real life!

So the TOPPING IS ANY KIND OF EMBOSSING

or you can make any kind of birthday card you would like!

We look forward to seeing your cards in the gallery!

Pretty Pink Posh Watercolor Blog Hop And

 

 I used TH Watercolor paper and masked off a magnolia from Altnew:  Magnolia for Her.

I used the new Zig Clean color Real Brush Markers to get my blue colors.
I added some clear sequins from PPP, both 4mm and 6mm!  Love it!

Lot's of fun happening at the Water color Blog Hop...lots of videos and prizes too!

go check it out!

Also entering this in the 30 Day Coloring Challenge