We Totally Click

Monochromatic ombre smooching using Cracked Pistachio, Evergreen Bough and Pine Needles. I love how these colours blend together. My addiction to glitter continues as I've sprayed the background with iridescent glimmer mist and added a row of glitter paste through a Simon Says Stamp dot stencil.

The pens are heat embossed in white and liquid platinum on vellum, then fussy cut. The perfect image for the giant ink splat background! This is an anniversary card for my hubby, who after all this time still gets me!

Challenges:

Craft for the Craic June Challenge: The Big Occasion (Anniversary)

Paper Smooches Sparks: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Make It Masculine

Virginia's View Challenge #15: Ombre/Monochromatic

Supplies

Stamps: Paper Smooches We Totally Click
Dies & Stencils etc: Simon Says Stamp Dot Stencil, Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink Cracked Pistachio, Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles
Paper: White & watercolour card & vellum from stash

Highlights: Bo Bunny Double Dot Gold Glitter paste, white & liquid platinum embossing powder, glimmer mist, green star gems.

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Unicorn Shaker

Shaker card inspired by Kristina Werner's video of a shaker card made using fun foam. I've created a springtime watercolour background with rainbows and clouds from the Paper Smooches Spectrum stamp set, added white sequins and clear seed beeds to the fun foam and vellum shaker window.

A little watercolouring and some stickles for the unicorn and we're almost ready to go! A fun and surprisingly quick card to make, ignoring the glue drying time. I'm still experimenting to find the best glue for foam.

Challenges:

Graph'it Colour Challenge Wk13: Springtime
Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge April5-11: Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Happy Birthday
Virginia's View Challenge #14: Layers and Dimensions [layers of fun foam]

Supplies 
Stamps: Paper Smooches Spectrum, Sentiment Sampler, Lawn Fawn Violet's ABCs Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangles

Ink: Memento Luxe Tuxedo Black
Paper: White card, vellum & fun foam from stash

Highlights: sequins, seed beeds, stickles, glossy accents, wink of stella, clear embossing Colouring: Distress Markers- Picked Raspberry, Salty Ocean, Old Paper, Walnut Stain, Squeezed Lemonade, Ripe Persimmon, Festive Berries, Mowed Lawn, Seedless Preserves, Weathered Wood

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Get Well Inlaid Diecut

This card owes it existence to something akin to the chicken and the egg debate. Inspiration from The Card Concept, Paper Smooches Sparks and CCEE Stampers Challenge blogs. I've used the PS Sparks February sketch, inlaid diecutting from CCEE Stampers and the colours, textures and multimedia style from The Card Concept inspiration photo.

I've stamped with distress inks and pigment ink. The background is watercoloured with distress inks, with aqua dolce gelato blended with my finger and more distress ink around the edges. I've covered the embossing paste with stickles and splatted some distress paint. I've white washed the wooden vase with distress paint and a white colouring pencil to mimic the white wood in the inspiration photo. The central vase is a homage to the vase I instagrammed a few weeks ago and is coloured with brushed pewter distress spray stain. The third vase is velum, coloured with a Sky Blue ProMarker and I've added seed beads to look like the decorative glass beads that can be added to vases. 

Perspective is a tad skewed with the sliver vase and it appears to be floating a little. My die cutting was a little high and I only noticed it as I  edited the photos, when it was too late to start again. I don't know if I would have started again anyway, as the die cutting was quite intricate and this is a piece of art where the rules of physics don't need to apply!

Challenges:

CCEE Stampers CCEE1509: Inlaid Diecuts

Paper Smooches Sparks Designer Drafts February Sketch

The Card Concept #29: Get Well Soon  [Photo Inspiration- White wood, Stitching (wool) Colours: Blue, Green, Red, Orange; Style: Multimedia]  [Winner]

Media: Distress inks, pigment inks, gelato, ProMarker [alcohol marker], colouring pencils, distress stains & paints; cardstock, wood veneer & vellum; embossing paste, Stickles, glimmer mist, wink of stella & glass beads.

Supplies

Stamps: Paper Smooches Crystal Clear, Chit Chat
Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangles, Paper Smooches Crystal Clear 3 dies

Ink: Memento Luxe Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tumbled Glass, Crushed Olive, Ripe Persimmon

Paper: Card, vellum & wood veneer from stash

Colouring: Sky Blue Promarker, White & Green Colouring Pencils, Aqua Dolce gelato, Distress Markers- Firebrick Red, Festive Berries, Ripe Persimmon, Mowed Lawn, Shabby Shutters, Salty Ocean, Weathered Wood.

Highlights: Stickles, wink of stella, seed beads, embossing paste, brushed pewter distress stain, picket fence distress paint, glimmer mist 

 

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Smitten

Clare Buswell's fabulous quilling inspired me to try my hand at a simple quilled heart. Clare's quilled creations are amazing and this is my very simple version of quilling. I acquired a quilling tool a few years ago, but never used it. I still haven't as I couldn't find it and had to fashion one out of a toothpick! Not the best start, but it was very enjoyable, I love the tightly coiled pieces of paper. I probably coiled them too tightly as I was enjoying it too much!

This card is very CAS, one layer of cardstock with one graphic image/embellishment made from one thin strip and lots of white space. I had to resist all temptation to keep adding layers- not an easy task for me. I loved it, as a result of my first attempt at quilling a wonky heart. But was it enough? I had my doubts, but I slapped my hands away and I'm proud of my restraint. I now love it because it's so CAS, plus my SIL said it was nice too. We all like to hear nice things.

Challenges:

CASology Week 134: Monochrome

Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge February 15-21: Anything Goes (Wk3)

Supplies

Stamps: Paper Smooches Good Gab

Ink: Memento Luxe Tuxedo Black

Paper: Whitecard from stash

Highlights: Quilled heart

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OLC Watercolour Thanks

I've coloured directly on to the Paper Smooches stamps with distress markers, huffed and stamped while masking the silver vase. The leaves were then shaded with a distress marker. The Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge Inspirational Photo was a great starting point, I focused on the big blooms in a solid darker vase, the pink colours and the silver mirror surface. 

I have a very neglected large silvery vase that used to be polished and displayed, but now languishes in a corner. I may have to get the polish out this weekend and bring some bright springtime cheer to my house. Instagram has the before shot, but I don't know when the after shot will go up, if you discount my stamped vase!

Thick watercolour paper meant that my die cut nearly all the way through, so a label is keeping everything in place on the inside, just in case we have a wardrobe malfunction and something falls out! However it was worth it as I love the watercolour effect of all the blended distress makers on the textured watercolour paper.

Challenges:
CAS-ual Fridays CFC136: Must Love Watercolor
One-Layer Simplicity Challenge OLS13: You Blend!
Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge 8-14 February: Inspiration Photo
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: All Things Bright & Beautiful

 

 

Supplies

Stamps: Paper Smooches Crystal Clear
Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangles, Scripty Thanks

Ink: Encore Silver

Paper: Watercolour card from stash

Colouring: Distress Markers- Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Shaded Lilac, Mowed Lawn

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Lego Awesome PS, RIC#58, CTS#73

Two fabulous challenges have paired up together and this is my interpretation of the photo from Runway Inspired Challenge #58 and CAS(E) this Sketch #73. 

I've used stencilled stripes, a dimensional Lego block, washi tape, silver embossing and partial diecutting for the speech bubble. Plus a little inspiration from the Lego Movie: "Everything is awesome!" and Paper Smooches Spectrum stamp set.

 

My small circle punch gave up the ghost during the Lego construction, so I don't think this brick would pass quality control in the Lego factory! I like the large speech bubble so may have to invest in an all-in-one die.

Challenges:
CAS(E) this Sketch #58
Runway Inspired Challenge #73
Paper Smooches Sparks Challenges: Anything Goes

Supplies  

Stamps: Paper Smooches Spectrum, Lawn Fawn Quinn's ABCs
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Luxe Love Letter  Tim Holtz Distress Ink Black Soot
Dies etc: Lawn Fawn Lawn Cuts A Birdie Told Me, Simon Says Stamps Diagonal Stripes Stencil
Paper: White card from stash
Highlights: silver embossing powder, washi tape

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Watercolour View #2

Happy St. Patrick's Day!
I couldn't stop with one card for Virginia's View Watercolour Challenge and this card has two more types of watercolour techniques on it and some watercoloury patterned paper. I've used this week's CAS(E) this Sketch #68 and lots of Paper Smooches stamps and dies and had a go at some inlaid die cutting.

  

The flowers are diecut from some watercolour card which had been daubed in distress ink on my craft sheet. I misted the distress ink with glimmer mist and sprayed a little white paint on it too.

The bookmark is stamped using a watercolour mixture. I applied distress inks on an acrylic block, misted and then inked my stamps with the watery liquid.

I like the idea of including a little gift with the card, so a part of it goes on!

Challenges:

CAS(E) this sketch #68

Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge March 16-22: Anything Goes

Virginia's View Challenge #1: Watercolour

Supplies

Stamps: Paper Smooches We Totally Click, Mimi Monograms, Sentiment Sampler
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Chipped Sapphire, Picked Raspberry, Antique Linen, Walnut Stain, Memento Tuxedo Black

Dies etc.: Paper Smooches Polaroid Dies, Bookmark Dies, Memory Box Prim Poppy Die

Paper: White & watercolour card from stash, Crate Paper Maggie Holmes

Highlights: Tattered Angels glimmer mist, twine

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PS Sparks Photo, CFC128, Sketch Saturday #297

Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge Blog has a fabulous inspirational photo this week and this is my interpretation. I've used the gold, pink, grey, wood and a heart.

I've used Sketch Saturdays sketch rotated 90º so the central panel looks more like a wall hanging.

I'm entering this into CAS-ual Fridays Challenge to create a long farewell card. My card is 15x10cm (about 6x4 inches).

Challenges:
CAS-ual Fridays CFC128: So Long
Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge: Photo Inspiration
Sketch Saturday Week #297


Supplies
Stamps: Paper Smooches Crystal Clear, Chit Chat 
Ink: Memento Rose Bud, London Fog

Dies etc: Paper Smooches Crystal Clear 3, Xcut Nesting heart dies, Tim Holtz Dot Fade Stencil

Paper: White card & vellum from stash, SSS Wood Veneer in Cherry Finish

Highlights: Wink of Stella, gold embossing paste, sequins

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