Inspired By... Orange You Lemonade

 Hello, sorry I've been missing most of this week! We find ourselves on the go more often now that things are getting a bit back to normal. 

Thank goodness for a new challenge at Inspired By to keep me going with some stamping. This challenge is called Orange You Lemonade, a good punny line. My subtitle might read Make Mine Sweet and Juicy, lol! 

I pulled out the Summer Citrus stamp set (WPlus9) and did some masking and creative inking. 

I masked a rectangle across the card front and filled in with random stamping in black adding the colored layer over the images. I purposely left some misalignment of the images for more interest. The label and a few die cuts were placed for the sentiments. I drew in details with a white gel pen.

I will be honest, I had real trouble choosing a layout. I would like it better if there was ONE focal point but I decided to just go with this. I didn't want to cover up the stamping!

What will you make to show how our photo inspired you? 

Thanks so much for you visit today, my friends. Orange you glad you came? 

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Supplies used:

Stamps: WPlus 9 - Summer Citrus, Basic Labels; Pinkfresh Studio - Floral Notes Stamp set

Paper: Neenah Solar White, Basic Black

INK: Gina K Black amalgam; Wplus9 - Queen Bee, Lime Light; Ranger Distress - Carved Pumpkin, Picked Raspberry: Versamark and white embossing powder

Inspired By: Celebrate Her

It's May! Along comes pretty little May, as the song says, and I am loving this weather! April brought us a chance to travel and now I am happy to be back at my station on the screened porch to write this post. 

It's a great day to Celebrate Her with the challenge at Inspired By! 

I chose flowers in similar colors to the inspiration photo and added a feminine touch or two to the bouquet for my Thinking of You card.  The scalloped circle die is from PTI and the softly striped papers are from Waffle Flower. I chose the inks first and felt lucky to find the papers to match the colors! Finally, I added pearls to the coral flower centers. 

How will you be inspired by our theme?  I can't wait to see! Please get your craft on and join us!

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Supplies used:

Stamps: Pinkfresh Studio - Lovely Blossoms stamps and dies, Just Because 

Inks: Altenew

Color Hues #17 RED and ORANGE

 Hey, hey! Happy Saturday! It's time for our new challenge at Color Hues, friends! Let's give it a go for red and orange this time. 

I'll bet you thought I would do florals. And, yes I did. And maybe you thought that I might include an ink blended background or bold stripes. I did think of that , but will save it for next time. 

I tried something I've been wanting to do with this combo. I made a template using stamp images that I have on hand for a turn about card. How fun is that! 

Combining images from a couple or three sets works well for this. I chose mostly solid images. Choosing the ink colors makes all the difference. I used Pale Tomato and Orange Soda (SSS) combined with Wild Mango and Warm Wool (WPlus 9.) I don't know why the red has a pinkish vibe. It really is a soft red. 

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After trimming the image down, I used a stitching die to add a bit of interest, and placed two focal images on the left side. Snipping the images out, I kept the Copic Coloring simple. Can't wait to see what you will create with these gorgeous colors!

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Supplies used:

Stamps: PTI - Floral Fantasy, Let's Fiesta; Waffle Flower - Wish

Paper: Neenah Solar White, SU - Pumpkin Pie

INK: WPlus 9 - Wild Mango, Warm Wool; SSS - Pale Tomato, Orange Soda

Accessories: Lawnfawn - Just Stitching Double Rectangles

HOORAY for Truckin'! Inspired By.....

Hello. stamping friends!

 Every once in awhile my mind draws a complete blank for a card. When I think about it for awhile, the ideas start flowing. I usually write myself some prompts for the upcoming challenges of possible stamps and supplies to use. Every once in awhile, I come up with something crazy! And I love it. 

The challenge today is Inspired By.... Happy Retirement. I only let myself make cards I can actually send, and retirement is not happening to anyone I know this year. What inspired me in our photo was the bright shiny silver and that pop of a green jewel.

Inspiration can take many twists and turns, you think? 

See that shiny silver? The inside says, "Hope your day is a wild ride!" I will use this for a summer birthday. I thought this paper (from Waffle Flower) added some direction to the theme, if you will pardon the pun. The die is from Spellbinders, called Truckin' Through the Seasons.

I'd better quit writing and let you get to thinking of how our photo inspires YOU! 

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Just for Fun: Color Crush with Waffleflower

 Hello crafty friends, how are you doing?  

You know I've been keeping to my two challenges that come around weekly and bi-weekly. Today I just wanted to play for fun with the Weekly Challenge at Waffle Flower and hope that you're glad to see an extra post this week! 

The challenge is called Color Crush. I like so many shades of pink and red, I went with red! 

This card is simply designed and crisply colored with a Red Zig marker and a  blender pen. I also added just a hint of color to the leaves. 

Waffle Flower has become a favorite company of mine in 2020. I absolutely love their variety of styles and images. And the dies come already separated and in a folder with a magnetic panel that is stored in the  pocket with the stamps! As if that's not enough to love - I recently won a gift card, so I encourage you to play along! 

I've used the Bouquet Builder 6 stamps and dies, Sweet sentiments, and my paper is from the Modern Neutrals Pad. I love the subtle hint of circles on this one. 

I thank you for stopping by today, and will be back again on Thursday! Unless I get itchy to do more 'just because' stamping, lol! Hope it's a great day. 

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

       Make something beautiful!

Garden Party Celebration!

 Hello hello! 

Today a new Inspired By Challenge is rolling out and the theme is Celebration! I couldn't think of any better way to celebrate than with a Garden Party. The bird and mice images in this set from Hello Bluebird are the perfect way to sing in a birthday! 

Add a violin and a ukulele and I will be tapping my feet.

I used a sponged background made with pale blue ink and gold spatters, and colored with Copics. I kept this design fairly simple so that the characters steal the show. I did add a bowtie to the mouse as a nod to the dogs in our photo.  I was inspired by the theme, the pastels, and the animals.

We sure hope that you will have fun with this challenge. Thanks so much for your visit today! I am loving all the comments too. 

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Color Hues - Yellow and Gray

 I can't believe we are in mid April already, can you? I hope your days are going well. Ready for a new challenge at Color Hues?

It's time for Yellow and Gray. These colors are very popular together but my true confession? I am not a fan of gray. I know, I know, call me crazy! For those of you playing along here's my tip for when you find a difficult combo. Use TONS of white! That's what I did here, also using a bold contrasting die for the sentiment. 

Daisies in sunny yellow make me happy. So does your visit. Thanks for joining me!

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Supplies used: paper by Penny Black, Dies and Oopsie Daisies from The Greetery , and Hello Die (WPlus 9.)