Playing for fun and The Flower Challenge #24

I have a special friend who lives in Indianapolis and I was lucky enough to meet her face to face a couple of years ago when my granddaughter was playing in a National volleyball tournament in her city!  And it might happen again this summer (fingers crossed!) the teams have to qualify to go, so let's hope she is on a winning team this year!  Anyway, Brenda of Inkspired to Stamp gifted me some die cuts and of course I just ran across them again and decided it was time to put them to use!

 I love the white lattice die and think it makes a perfect background for this lovely Hero Arts Nasturtium. The die is called double diamond Card Panel from Frantic Stamper.

And this was another die she sent me, I don't know the name of it, but I think is is lovely with the  lacey edge.  I placed the die and the flower on the card and decided it needed a little something and that something was a stencil...just a little soft touch in some of the spaces.  The flower is a Gina K Whimsical Flowers colored with copics.

Okay, that is two less from my stash...more to use!

And I have to give a big shout out to Brenda because she comes through for me just when I need it!  Sometimes it is a phone call, other times, there is a card in the mail and sometimes there is even a little package!  Like the other day, she sent me a Penny Black die set called pumpkins and leaves...I will be playing with that soon!  Thank you friend for thinking of me...now I am off to Physical Therapy!

I will enter the top card in The Flower Challenge where it is anything goes.

Heart Hugs, friends!

MIM ~ Repeating the Greeting

Don't you think a 97 degree day is perfect for staying in the studio?

This card is for the new MIM over at the Papertrey blog, you can go HERE to see the video by Lizzie about repeating your greeting or sentiment.

And this is what I used to make this card (ALL PTI stamps and dies):

Farmers Market Florals

Mix & Mat Pink Edge die

Basics Dots Stencil

Soft Stone Pattern Paper

Botanical Blocks III (sentiment) 

PPP Marshmallow Confetti

CPD inks

HA Unicorn White ink

PTI Soft Stone Ink

Versafine Black

Heart Hugs, friends!

MIM #276 Kraft and colored pencils

Melissa has a video up HERE showing coloring with pencils on Kraft cardstock.

This is for Papertrey MIM and this is what I used:

Fresh Bouquet

Background Basics:  Tin types

Keep it Simple: Praying for you

pattern papers and vellum from PTI 

 Prismacolor Pencils.

Heart Hugs, friends!

Altenew Beyond Basic Background ~ Day 5

Jumping around with the videos to get through them all.

This technique is called Water bleaching but without bleach.  It is what makes the Distress Inks so much fun and so unique when adding water to the inks.

This is the latest in Altenew's Acadamy Classes.  This was done by Lydia Evans

 My strip on the side was made with Impression Obsession Thin Stripes which was embossed with HA silver embossing powder.  The sentiment was embossed with the same.

stamps:  Altenew Persian Motifs, PTI Keep it Simple: Praying for You, IO thin Stripes

distress Inks:  cracked pistachio, peacock feathers, broken china

thread, perfect pearls blue

I had to add this second picture because I just have NOT been happy with how my pictures are turning out.  The colors have been horrible.  For instance this card I took so many pictures and the silver embossing was coming out pinkish, oh it was awful As you can see from the photo above, even the embossing looks pink.  I had my daughter come over this afternoon with her fancy camera and see what we could do...we even had sun, but that was a bit too much, washed out the colors.  The best was from my own phone and laying on the floor instead of using the photo box that I bought!!  Wouldn't you know!!

So for now, I am going to lay the cards on the floor and see if that helps.  This is actually NOT my floor,  it is a charger that I bought at Michaels thinking it might make a fun thing to put my card on.  But I did take it while I was standing up and it was on the floor!

What do you think??  Better or does it even matter?

Heart Hugs, friends!

Colour Q Challenge # 352

I chose the Floral Sketches coloring page to work with...I colored with copics and yes the leaves are yellow!!  Very pretty colors!

I am building up mu stash of sympathy and praying for you kind of cards.

this is the new stamp set from PTI called "Inspired: Prayer"

BTW, the background is actually a light gray...

Heart Hugs, friends!

SAF 2016 Watercolor like a Master with Kay Miller

Watercolor with Kay Miller, YEAH. looking forward to this all day...she makes it look so easy, I am NOT a Master Watercolor person and I obviously need a lot of work as you can see from this card.  I am anxious to give it another try though...when I am done with the rest of the challenges!!

Heart Hugs, friends!

CAS Mix UP June Challenge Jump Start Copic

I saw a very cool technique that Loll reminded me I love, so I used my new Essentials by Ellen: Mondo Hydrangea and used my copics because I took Sandy Allnocks Jump Start Class and I needed to color this image.

I stamped the flower, did a little masking for the leaf, then I die cut with a Lil' Inkers Stitched rectangle die.  I colored only the smaller rectangle with copics...added a few falling petals too. I adhered that smaller piece with foam.

You only have until the 24th to make a card for this challenge!
Go HERE to check out all the inspiration.

Heart Hugs, friends!

Muse #164

Over at Muse Michele Ferguson has a beautiful lilac bouquet in a container.

I die cut the PTI Mega Gracious Vases and used the Crackled stamp with stormy sea ink, then sponges on some soft stone ink.

My flowers are WPlus9 Watercolored Anemones.

I loved how Michele grounded her vase with a piece of colored card stock.



Heart Hugs, friends!

CAS Mix Up April Challenge

I am playing along again with the CAS mix Up Challenge...

I took a Winnie & Walter harlequin stencil and laid down three DI on the stencil, then I spritzed it with water and laid it onto my mixed media paper.

I pulled a piece of paper from my stash that had Inka Gold Old Gold and some ink on it and die cut a HA delicate butterfly fancy.

I embossed my sentiment.

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Heart Hugs, friends!

Muse # 150

Jenni has a beautiful card for this week's MUSE Challenge.

That flower from Clearly Besotted is the first flowers I purchased from that company, (Happy Everything). it is my favorite and I absolutely loved Jenni's card and design.

I would have liked to just copy the whole thing!

Since I am taking the Online Watercolor class, I thought I would use some of the techniques on this card.

I embossed the wonky chevron (MFT) and then did a water brush background going from a darker gray to a lighter gray.

I did the drop in technique from Altenew that I learned last week when I watercolored the flower.  I added the same Pearl Pen drops for the center of the flowers as Jenni did.

I think this makes a striking card and perfect for either sympathy or praying for you.

 

Here is Jenni's card!

Thanks for stopping by!

Heart Hugs!

Altenew Day 5 ~ second card with using a solid image

Same Painted Butterflies but each one was stamped with two different distress inks.

My sentiment is from PTI:  Keep it Simple: Praying for you.  I stamped the sentiment but I didn't like how it covered up so much of the image if I left it as a banner or a rectangle piece.  So I fussy cut around the letters and really like how it looks.

That's it...the class is done...I m sad to see it end, but since I had such good luck with this class, I will certainly be back at Altenew to try other classes...and the price is certainly right!!

Have a good weekend coming up!

Heart Hugs!

Altenew Day 5 ~ watercolor solid images

The Painted Butterflies from Altenew is a three step stamp, but today we just used the solid image...inking it up, stamping it off and then stamping onto watercolor paper.  I used Distress inks and went over it with a waterbrush.  Then I dropped in some other colors for the shading.  After it was dry I stamped the outline of the image.

I love this butterfly. it has so much movement in it!

If you haven't taken this class, I would recommend it, 6 videos by Lydia and she is awesome!  Great videos and she shows at least one other card for each class to stretch your imagination!

Heart Hugs!

Altenew Water color class Day 4 No line coloring!

Okay, I am all caught up, now I can go back and practice a few more techniques ~ like this one!  and blending colors together, I think I could use a lot more practice with that!

This is another Persian Motifs and I decided to cut off both the side and the bottom and add it to a soft stone card. I know most of these cards are thinking of you or praying for you, those are the most requested ones (along with sympathy!) so I am compelled to make them!

Have a great rest of the week!

Altenew Watercolor Clss Day 3 Coloring embossed image

Day three was about embossing an image and then coloring it in and blending a couple of colors.  I chose the Altenew: Magnolias for Her stamp.

I used distress ink after embossing with white.

A few PTI raindrops added! 

Heart Hugs!

Altenew Watercolor Class Day 1

Day 1 of the Altenew Water color class.

The background is an ombre wash using Koi water colors, the PTI Life is Beautiful butterfly was embossed with white on vellum.

A few PPP sequins.

I am playing catch up as I was gone all weekend to my granddaughters Volleyball tournament.

Have a great week...a short one too!!

Heart Hugs!

MIM # 235 Adding color to Stamped Images

Laurie has a video up at the current Make It Monday,

she shows adding color to stamped images using pencils and gamsol or an ink blending solution.

Hi friends, I have added copics to highlight stamped images, but had not used prisma pencils and an ink blending solution.  So I gave it a try.

I stamped the flowers with Berry Sorbet and then went back and added a darker red in the center from the prisma colored pencils called rouge.  Then using a fantastic dipped in the ink blending solution I spread the color out, it really does help give dimension and added color to the images. I did the same with the little leaves.

 stamps and dies:  PTI Graceful Garden, Keep it Simple:  Praying for you

200th Sketch!!

Freshly Made Sketches

celebrating their 200th sketch!!

The sketch may be simple, but I really like it, I reversed it top to bottom, added a piece of pattern paper from MFT dots & stripes neutral pattern pack.

The flower is from Altenew:  Layered Lily that I fussy cut.

The sentiment is from PTI: Keep it Simple:  Praying for you 

 

Lots of fabulous sponsors and give-aways with this celebration sketch!

 Had a wonderful day with two fabulous friends touring the Gorge and Hood River, specifically finding those country stores that sell fresh fruit, jams, sauces etc.  

And the highlight was going to an Alpaca Farm and feeding them.  Even saw two baby Alpaca's...they are sooo cute!!

And couldn't resist buying some Baby Alpaca Grande Yarn!!

The softest yarn, so excited about knitting a baby hat for a nephews new son and some arm/wrist warmers!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sparkle & Shine Challenge Eleven

A pretty inspiration photo for the

 Sparkle and Shine Challenge Eleven

 sponsored by Pretty Pink Posh

I took inspiration from the colors of the flowers and used my Zig Real Brush markers to color my die pieces from PTI Garden Gild.

A few PPP sequins in the pretty lime sorbet color and then some random Recollections sequins in the orange colors.

stamps:  PTI Keep it Simple:  Praying for you, Garden gild

dies:  Lil' Inkers stitched circle, Garden gild

Zig Real brush markers

  

Color Me with Team Hayley

I chose Team Haley's color scheme for my first try

Wow, the picture sure came out brighter than real life.  

I used PTI Berry sorbet and Enchanted Evening.

I made the plaid using Plaid Builders and the flowers are PTI Vintage Linen.

You can go to Color Me to play along with this challenge.

 

We are back into the 100's friends, good time to just stay indoors and get inky, wouldn't you  say?

Thanks for stopping by and spending a minute or two with me!