The Paper Players #597

 It's time for a new challenge #597 at The Paper Players! It's a sketch challenge this week and I love playing with sketches! Seeing as it's been super hot here, my card had to have a cooling off feature, lol. How about a kayak on the water?

I thoroughly enjoyed taking a literal approach to the sketch and making a masculine (or not) birthday card. I snipped out the kayak, colored it in with colored pencils and placed it on a white rectangle. I stamped the sentiment, the circles and fish as accents also using the Adventurous Journey stamp set from Stampin' Up!  The circle patterns were stamped onto white card stock using Dapper Denim ink and the Bold Prints Circle Patterns stamp from Hero Arts. 

I kept this very very simple and easy to make. I can't wait to see how you will be inspired with the sketch! Hope you're staying cool, make it a great day! 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

One Set, Three Ways: The Greetery Print Shop Daisy Days day 3

Hi there! 

Well, today I'm back with the third card using Print Shop Daisy Days! This ensemble of stamps, stencils and dies is so much fun to play with as there are so many options. Today is all about layers, layers and more layers! 

I began by choosing my color palette. Using WPlus9 inks, I sponged in hues of pastels in aqua and peach using the stencil. I die cut it, and also quite a few extra flowers for layering. Before placing the die cut, I  sponged and splattered ink in aqua on a rectangle cut with the Postal Frames Die. I wanted to provide a splash of color behind the daisies image. Then I layered daisies and more daisies over top, placing the panel on a pale yellow card base. 

It was hard to get a good photo. In real life, it's an explosion of soft colors! Adding a hand cut sentiment and a bow wraps it up. 

I'd love it if you'd care to share some feedback. Do you enjoy this feature? Do you have a favorite of the cards I've shared this week? I would love hearing from you!

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

One Stamp, Three Ways: The Greetery Print Shop Daisy Days

 Welcome back for day 2 with Print Shop Daisy Days! Clean and elegant is the style for today, with colors of pinks, aqua and gold. 

This time I used the die cut image. After stenciling I snipped the image apart to use on a white card base. In keeping with the gold foiled sentiment, I added a few flat gold sequins. 

I think this crisp and clean look is my favorite way to use the set so far. I may try one of these days just using a part of the stencil on a very simple one layer card. 

Hope you are having a great day! One more for tomorrow, I pulled out all the stops on this one! See you then! 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

It's a trio of Daisy Days! featuring The Greetery

 Hello,  I'm finding myself quarantined in the craft room so I'm making the best of it! In the heat of summer is when I really don't mind doing a little extra stamping. I'd like to focus on one set of supplies this week and make at least three cards with it to stretch myself and get more use out of one set. 

My focus this week is from The Greetery: the Print Shop Daisy Days stamps, die cuts and stencils. 

I used Distress inks in tumbled glass, broken china, peacock feathers, mowed lawn and cracked pistachio to fill in the stencils. I partially die cut the large image on the left side, and slid an aqua panel underneath the die cut parts. 

A few extra flowers were die cut for dimension and layered on top. The sentiment is from the Comforting Commands stamp set. These daisies will surely bring someone a smile! 

This is a new set, so I will be entering this at NBUS! 

I'll be back tomorrow with day 2 of Daisy Days. Hope you will visit again! 

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

 

The Paper Players #596 Make it ONE Layer

 Hi there! It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Players #596! Our lovely hostess Jaydee has chosen a one layer CAS challenge for us this week. It's been a long time since I've made a truly one layer card. I came up with an idea that's a bit different. Hope you like it! 

I've been playing around with some freehand loose watercoloring over this past year. Using strokes and blobs of color in a random fashion to create flowers and leaves in a bouquet using just paints and a paintbrush. I took one of my practice pages and decided to make it into today's card.

I went back in after the first layers were dry to add just a few details. The idea is to keep the images loose - and flowing - and not too detailed. I kind of make up the composition as I go.

The only stamping is the lovely sentiment from Penny Black stamps. I am absolutely only a beginner - playing at the watercoloring, so just know that. It's fun to try something new! If you are at all interested in learning to paint, you must check out the videos by Dawn Woleslagle HERE. 

Got covid last week and that was NO FUN! Still not over it and then there's more time to quarantine. I know I will be feeling better when I feel like stamping again! Hope you can find some crafty time and join us! 

Stay well, friends!

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Blue and Green for Color Hues #43

Hello, how are you doing? Hope things are going well! Today is a new challenge at Color Hues and if you checked earlier you may have seen my incomplete post. Photos only! I unfortunately have COVID and am quite a bit under the weather. But as you can see, I have some jewel tones of blue and green to brighten your day! 

This card uses a technique called ink lifting which begins a background inked and blended on heavy card stock. I use Vicki Boutin Foundations Mixed Media and DOX inks. After it was thoroughly dry, I heat embossed the Spring Flowers background stamp (SSS) in white. 

 

Going in to some of the flowers and buds with a damp paintbrush removed ink and brought out gradations of wonderful hues that vary according to the amount of water. 

 I love this effect and will be using this again. It takes a bit of time but the effort is worth it. Thanks for visiting!

Happy Colors for The Paper Players #595

 Hello friends, it's time for a great Color Challenge at The Paper Players #595 and you will love it! Claire has chosen Real Red, Pacific Point, and White for us to use this time around. That suggests some bright and fun options for you and we hope you'll play along! 

My card began with a background that I made using a diagonal striped stencil and DOX inks in shades of blue. I die cut a few clouds from that panel but set aside the rest so that I could use a solid card base of Pacific Point for accuracy. 

I colored this sweet image of the girl and her umbrella with Copic markers. I've been admiring these stamps for years and finally ordered them (MFTstamps BB Rain or Shine). Using them for the first time is fun! Adding this also to NBUS.

Have some crafty time if you can, we'd love to have you join us! See you soon.  

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!