Happy Summer for The Paper Players #594

Welcome to my blog and a new challenge at The Paper Players! The lovely ladies give us good reason to pull out our stamps weekly to create something unique! This week our theme is Food and/or Beverages. I was inspired this very moment to grab a cookie or two as I write this post, HA! How will you be moved? 

I love these lemons and bitty flowers from The Greetery and created a summer scene using Lemon Blossoms stamps and dies, and Sprinkled with Kindness.  I inked them up with Altenew Inks. I used a woodgrain background for a rustic look. 

The breeze on my back porch made for some happy creative time today! Wishing the same for you! Hope you are enjoying your weekend. Thanks so much for taking a peek and your kind comments! 

I will also play with the Tic Tac Toe Challenge that asks for flowers, twine and free. 

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Rainbow Blossoms for a Friend

I know that when the flowers bloom and the weather turns warm it means lots of outside time for most of you. It happens to be very very hot here this week and I am trying to spend a bit of time in the craft studio enjoying the air conditioning and my stamps! That doesn't keep me from stamping colorful armfuls of flowers!

Finding it easier to keep the mojo coming when I stamp more often, this is a quick take on the challenge at Fusion where I was inspired by the rainbow colors in pastel shades and circles in the sketch. The sentiment circle was lightly inked with Kitsch Flamingo.

I'm also linking this new stamp with the NBUS challenge where it's a new month and the gallery has lots of room for your projects with new supplies. I appreciate your visit, wishing you a great day! 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful! 

Supplies used:  
Stamps: Penny Black -  Loveliness, From My Heart

Paper:  MFT Pretty in Plaid 6x6 Paper Pad
Ink:  Gina K amalgam ink, Zig Real Color Markers
Accessories - Little Things - Cherry Blossom Crystal Collection

Color Hues #42 Black and Yellow

Welcome to my blog! June 1st is a special day! It's the beginning of my favorite month of the year, and the start to a new challenge at Color Hues! 

Black and yellow. Flowers? Bees? Butterflies?  How about a humorous birthday? 

 

I love the masculine vibes in the MFT stamps and dies called Get Down to Basics. I like how this looks in black and yellow! 

All the images were stamped, colored with Copic markers, die cut and assembled on the card front. For extra detail I added some DSP and Glossy Accents to the smiley face. The main sentiment was embossed with white ink. On the inside it continues with "OFFICE MEMO: You're Awesome!"

Speaking of awesome, be sure to visit the blog to see inspiration from the team that can't be beat! Thanks for your visit here today!

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful! 

Pretty Poppies for Paper Players 593 with Honey Bee

Glad to welcome you to today's post featuring the Lovely Layers: Wildflower Honey Cuts from Honey Bee stamps. The Paper Players challenge is from our very talented artist Ann, and you know she loves flowers! I thought it would be great to feature these pretty dies for the first time.  

 These are beautiful in any presentation because they have embossed details on every die. I chose to cut them from watercolor paper and paint them with my watercolors. I added distressing and shaping with a stylus and and rounded tool, curling the edges as I glued the flowers together. I love the dimension!  

The Tic Tac Toe board suggested patterned paper. I ended up using the diagonal row, die cut/ floral/ribbons, but since I felt the design needed just a bit more of something, I kept in the paper. I have the option of adding a sentiment later. 

 

I can not wait to see what you will make! So many options make this an easy challenge to join, we hope you will play along! 
Thanks so much for your visit today! 

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

             Make something beautiful! 

 

I will add this to one of my fav places for inspiration, NBUS.  

Supplies used: 

Stamps: none
Ink: none

Paper: Ranger watercolor paper, Tea Boutique 6x6 Pad Stampin' Up!
Accessories - Lovely Layers: Wildflower Honey Cuts , Altenew 36 pan Watercolors, Waffle Flower Cover Die

Teacups Hello

 Something new and something old. On day 9 of Spring Card Camp Jennifer taught Inlay die cutting with a new twist.  Here's my take on the technique. I had so much fun creating this tower of teacups and saucers! 

I used the WPlus9 stamps and dies called Hello and Thanks. I love this set, it's one of my favorites! The floral cluster was colored with Copics. The adorable Tea Boutique Papers from Stampin' Up! are a great mix and provide the patterns and colors. I added a bit of shading to each die cut with a gray marker. 

Now I'm off to make some tea in my red teapot, sip and eat a very late breakfast. Hope you have a beautiful day!

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

More Ink Lifting

 I asked my husband for a new way to greet you at the beginning of my posts before I wrote this. His suggestion? "HEADS UP! Incoming!" I hope that gave you a chuckle or at least a surprise, lol! 

I know you're not surprised at how much I'm enjoying the inking play at Online Card Classes. We are on Day 8, but I'm still on Day 1 as far as trying things out.  

This card began with white embossing using a background stamp (Pinkfresh Studio) over an inked background. I love the dramatic ombre achieved by lifting ink out from the leaves and flowers with a bit of water. There are my favorite embellies for spring, butterflies and pearls! Thanks for taking a peek at my creations today. Hope all is well with you. 

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Ink Lifting with Spring Card Camp 2022

   Hello! Another quick post to share the technique of ink lifting that Jennifer showed on day one of the newest Online Card Class.  This is the second version of her technique, spritzing an inked embossed background and then using pressure to transfer the ink to another blank card stock panel. 

This is the softer panel where the colors are more subtle. I used Distress Oxide inks, and added stamped and layered die cut images for a focal point in finishing off the card. 

I really love these colors and the results of all the inking. I'm happy to have used images from The Greetery as it is their third anniversary of opening the store. I'm delighted to help them celebrate! Hope you've enjoyed seeing this, have a great day! 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!