SEIZE THE BIRTHDAY ~ USE A STENCIL

Welcome friends to another Seize the Birthday Challenge!

This challenge is brought to us by Vicki and her topping is to use a stencil on our birthday card!

I happened to have a piece of cardstock already stenciled and splattered up just sitting in a box waiting for the right time!  And today is the day!

I used a flower die cut out twice and adhered to the card front.  .

If anyone recognizes this die, let me know the name because I had it on a magnetic sheet and labeled, but realized it was not correct.  So now I do not know where this die came from.

The stencil is from Heidi Swapp:  Chevron

Gina K:  Birthday die

PTI Birthday Cheer:  happy

We have our Special Party Guest is Lorraine, you can find her HERE!

And be sure to check out the other design team members for more inspiration!

See you in the gallery!!

Heart Hugs, friends!

CAS Mix-UP Challenge and Color Hues

I friends!  I have one card for two challenges today.  

I am joining in the CAS MIX-UP CHALLENGE  and the COLOR HUES #11

I made my own stencil using an Impression Obsession Heart Die.

After laying it on my cardstock, I smooshed my versamark embossing pad over the stencil (after I used my powder buddy!).  then I added some new to me Distress embossing glaze..the brand new color of Kitsch flamingo, isn't it pretty?

I had the die cut sentiment sitting on my desk that I had not used for another card and thought, VOILA this is where they belong!  And when I used those, it came to me that I could enter this in the Color Hues which is red and pink this time!  Don't you love when things work out like that?

I backed it with a bit of gray cardstock from PTI called weathervane.

You really must go to those challenges and see all the awesomeness from the designers!

 

 

 Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day and a wonderful week!

 

Heart Hugs, friends!

Seize the Birthday with RAINBOWS!!

I think this is going to be one fun Challenge at Seize the Birthday!

It is all about RAINBOWS and I can hardly wait to see all the rainbows popping up!

I chose to use a flower stencil and brush on the colors of the rainbow starting with red in the center.

This is what I used:

Ranger Letter it Stencil: Flower Burst

Catherine Pooler Inks

Golden Glossy Gel Medium

Hero Arts butterfly Die: Delicate Butterfly Fancy

Avery Elle:  cake & candles (sentiment)

After the ink was dry, I laid the stencil back down and applied the glossy gel medium.  I think it adds a nice shine to the flower and texture too!

And then I just had to add a butterfly, but I didn't want it to distract from the rainbow flower, so I cut it out in vellum.

That's it friends!  I will look for you in the gallery and don't forget to check out the rest of the team and see the clever ways they used a rainbow on their BIRTHDAY CARD!

Heart Hugs, friends!

CAS Mix Up October Challenge

Loll makes this look really easy over at the CAS Mix Up Challenge...actually every video tutorial Loll does looks easy and amazing...I struggle.  Can you even see the shapes in the background stencil I used?

I first applied distress inks to a Mixed media paper, then laid my stencil (MFT Funky Florals) on top, spritzed with water and removed.  Waited 15 seconds and laid a piece of paper towel on top to absorb the extra moisture.  I do love the colors, they are so bright and bold...does it make a difference if the background is soft or bright?

I then die cut a SSS Fresh Daisies in white and placed it on top of the card.

I do like this a lot, but think I will try a few more..

Thanks for stopping by friends, I know I have been missing in action.

A cousin of my husband who is from Norway was here for 3 weeks, my home was her base!  I first met her 50 years ago when we were both juniors in high school (this is aging me!! *wink!)  We became good friends, even before I was dating my husband...you know how it is with high school boys, they don't like to hang with family much...so I did family activities with her family minus my husband and they became my family, couldn't have asked for better or nicer in-laws!

 Now I am back to the studio...
I stamped + Ghosting + die cut

Heart Hugs, friends!

Merry Monday # 158 Stencil

Merry Monday Challenge this week calls for a stencil.

I sponged on some Distress inks for a night sky background after adhering my Memory Box: Delicate Snowflake to my cardstock.

I die cut the PTI's Damask Snowflake from white, vellum and patterned vellum paper for a three layer snowflake.  I used the Button Stacks dies in blueberry sky and winter wisteria for the center of the snowflake.

The sentiment is from Paper Smooches: A Blessed Christmas.

 

I hope you will check out the inspiration from the design team and get ahead of your Christmas cards for this coming year! 

Have a great week Friends!

Muse # 75 and Seize the Sketch

Both of these challenges are by Vicki Dutcher!

I used Distress Inks (evergreen bough, peacock feathers, peeled paint) and sponged them on the card.

then I laid down a MFT Spring flowers Stencil and sponged on some perfect pearls,  as you know, the distress inks react with the water!  I added some Viva White Pearl Pen to the centers of the flower and also a couple of spots on the birthday frame.

 

This card is for the sweetest lady ever...my Aunt who will be 94 in less than a week.  I think she will like this shaker card.

 

I am entering this into the two challenges, designed by the same person!!

 

Muse Challenge # 75

Seize the Sketch # 24

 thanks for taking a look!

I have 6 more days to create then I am gone for 12 days...going to Oklahoma!

 

Heart Hugs,

Colleen

 



Colour Me # 14 & Card Concept #7

I know this looks really red almost, but it is definitely an orange.

I sponged the flowers from a stencil, starting with bright orange zest

and then going with a lighter hand and less of the ink for the remaining flowers.

I am entering this in both the colour Me # 14

and Card Concept # 7

I just wanted to show you the card...I was having some editing issues and it would not let me crop or edit this card, so I started all over, but truly the colors are what you are asking for...more pumpkin than red!

 

 

 

Either way, I do like the card and using one color is pretty striking!

stamps:  PTI Wet Paint, Butterfly Dreams

ink:  PTI orange zest

stencil:  MFT spring flowers

 

Friends, I am going to be out of the craft room for almost a week

My husband and I are going to a practice round of the Master's Golf in Augusta, Ga,

That is just one day, then we are going down to Savannah and spend a couple of days, then head to Charleston, SC for another couple of days before we drive up to Atlanta and see some of the sights and explore that city.

So I will be able to play a little bit more today, but if I don't check back in, have a good week and I will see you all sometime during Easter Week!

 

Heart Hugs,

Colleen

 

 

Less is More # 161 Yellow & Green

Doesn't this remind you of the wishers out in the lawn?

Those dreaded "dandelions" that everyone tries to get rid of, but the kiddos love to pick them, and blow and make a wish!  (Yeah, blow so the seeds go all over the place!)

This is a Memory Box Stencil called Garden Umbel.

I added some reinkers to the embossing paste and spread it on the stencil.

The sentiment is from PTI Stylish Sentiments: Birthday

 

reinkers:  PTI harvest gold, simply chartreuse

 

I am entering this in the Less is More Challenge

where they are asking for green and yellow.

 

thanks for looking!

 

Heart Hugs,

Colleen