Showing posts with label Paper Smooches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paper Smooches. Show all posts

Thursday, 7 September 2017

Pop-up Unicorn


Grá O'Neill - Paper Learning Curve - Pop Up Card - Lawn Fawn Critters Ever After; The Greeting Farm Magical Friends; Paper Smooches Spectrum; Concord & 9th Sophisticated Script; Papermania Numbers, Tim Holtz Handwritten Celebrate; Lawn Fawn Hearts; Spellbinders Stars

I've been playing along with Kathy Racoosin of The Daily Marker for the 30 Day Colouring Challenge and wanted to put some of my pieces together on a card. This is one of my favourite types of card. I love pop-ups, how they change from the flat 2D envelope form to their glorious 3D box shape. I've watercoloured all the stamps, shapes and diecuts with distress markers and heat embossed Elodie and the number two in gold. Acetate strips anchor all the elements in place and provide a little movement to the card.

Grá O'Neill - Paper Learning Curve - Pop Up Card - Lawn Fawn Critters Ever After; The Greeting Farm Magical Friends; Paper Smooches Spectrum; Concord & 9th Sophisticated Script; Papermania Numbers, Tim Holtz Handwritten Celebrate; Lawn Fawn Hearts; Spellbinders Stars


A special card for a special niece to celebrate her 2nd birthday. Here's hoping her birthday is all rainbows and unicorns! 

Challenges:



Supplies:
Distress Markers
Gold Embossing Powder
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Critters Ever After; The Greeting Farm Magical Friends; Paper Smooches Spectrum; Concord & 9th Sophisticated Script; Papermania Numbers
Dies: Tim Holtz Handwritten Celebrate; Lawn Fawn Hearts; Spellbinders Stars
Gold Pen, Stickles







Monday, 6 June 2016

Week 1 Summer of Creative Chemistry


Grá O'Neill - Paper Learning Curve - Paper Smooches Good Gab, Lawn Fawn Cole's ABCs, Stitched Rectangles, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Cracked Pistachio, Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Twisted Citron, Ground Espresso

I decided to take up the Creative Chemistry Challenge this summer. I've used the 2015 colours for this blended spritz and flick background.  In order to let the background take centre stage, I've kept it very CAS with some simple stamping and negative diecutting. 


Grá O'Neill - Paper Learning Curve - Paper Smooches Good Gab, Lawn Fawn Cole's ABCs, Stitched Rectangles, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Cracked Pistachio, Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Twisted Citron, Ground EspressoGrá O'Neill - Paper Learning Curve - Paper Smooches Good Gab, Lawn Fawn Cole's ABCs, Stitched Rectangles, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Cracked Pistachio, Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Twisted Citron, Ground EspressoGrá O'Neill - Paper Learning Curve - Paper Smooches Good Gab, Lawn Fawn Cole's ABCs, Stitched Rectangles, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Cracked Pistachio, Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Twisted Citron, Ground Espresso



This anniversary card has a masculine recipient in mind, but I'd love to get it too! Adding the darker distress ink around the panel intensify the colours and highlight the stitched border.

Grá O'Neill - Paper Learning Curve - Paper Smooches Good Gab, Lawn Fawn Cole's ABCs, Stitched Rectangles, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Cracked Pistachio, Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Twisted Citron, Ground Espresso


Challenges:
CAS Mix Up June Challenge [Stamping + Diecuts + Sponging]
CASology Cue Card: CAS
Summer of Creative Chemistry Challenge 1 [5 colours of distress ink]


http://casology.blogspot.ie/2016/05/week-200-cas-blog-candy.htmlhttp://casmixup.blogspot.ie/2016/06/cas-mix-up-june-challenge.html




Supplies
Stamps: Paper Smooches Good Gab
Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Cole's ABCs, Stitched Rectangles
Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Cracked Pistachio, Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Twisted Citron, Ground Espresso
Paper: White card from stash
Highlights: Stickles

Hope you had a fun visit and see you again soon.

Tuesday, 26 April 2016

Birthday Snap


Grá O'Neill - Paper Learning Curve - Paper Smooches We Totally click, Good Gab, Sentiment Sampler, Polaroid Dies, Lawn Fawn Birthday Tags, Mama Elephant Balloon Et Cetera.


A fun colour spectrum birthday card inspired by the Fusion Card Challenge. I've used the picture for my rainbow colours and the sketch has been stretched a little! I've coloured the images and background strips with promarkers.

Grá O'Neill - Paper Learning Curve - Paper Smooches We Totally click, Good Gab, Sentiment Sampler, Polaroid Dies, Lawn Fawn Birthday Tags, Mama Elephant Balloon Et Cetera.

I love adding notes with a sharpie just like you would to a real polaroid.

Challenges:


http://fusioncardchallenge.blogspot.ie/2016/04/fusion-april-showers.html
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog



Supplies
Stamps: Paper Smooches We Totally click, Good Gab, Sentiment Sampler, Lawn Fawn Birthday Tags, Mama Elephant Balloon Et CeteraPaper Smooches Polaroid Dies.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Love Letter, Distress Ink Broken China, Tumbled Glass
Paper: White card from stash
Highlights: wink of stella, stickles, glossy acents, crackle accents, yellow sharpie.
Colouring: ProMarkers & FlexMarkers









Monday, 15 June 2015

WMS June PJ Party #1


Grá O'Neill - Paper Learning Curve - Waltzingmouse Stamps Heroines- Fairy Princess, Half Pint Heroines, Paper Smooches Crystal Clear Stamps & Dies, Waltzingmouse Stamps Gift Card It die set, Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow stencil

Pickled Fairy shaker encouragement card, just in time for the Waltzingmouse Stamps June PJ party. My fairy princess is coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers and lots of glitter! The sentiment is the result of some masking. I've added glitter paste down the side using the Falling Snow stencil.

Grá O'Neill - Paper Learning Curve - Waltzingmouse Stamps Heroines- Fairy Princess, Half Pint Heroines, Paper Smooches Crystal Clear Stamps & Dies, Waltzingmouse Stamps Gift Card It die set, Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow stencil

Grá O'Neill - Paper Learning Curve - Waltzingmouse Stamps Heroines- Fairy Princess, Half Pint Heroines, Paper Smooches Crystal Clear Stamps & Dies, Waltzingmouse Stamps Gift Card It die set, Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow stencil

Challenges:

http://waltzingmouse.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/welcome-to-june-pj-party.html


Supplies
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps Heroines- Fairy Princess, Half Pint Heroines, Paper Smooches Crystal Clear
Dies & Stencils etc: Waltzingmouse Stamps Gift Card It die set, Paper Smooches Crystal Clear die Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow stencil

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: White card & acetate from stash
Highlights: Bo Bunny Double Dot Silver Glitter Paste, stickles, wink of stella, gold gel pens, seed beads, sequins.
Colouring: Promarkers/Flexmarkers- Apricot, Sunkissed Pink, Soft Peach, Cinnamon, Mustard, Gold, Soft Green, Dusky Rose. 
 
Hope you've enjoyed your visit and see you again for Challenge #2.



Friday, 5 June 2015

We Totally Click


Grá O'Neill- Paper Learning Curve: Paper Smooches We Totally Click, Simon Says Stamp Dot Stencil, Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles

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.

Grá O'Neill- Paper Learning Curve: Paper Smooches We Totally Click, Simon Says Stamp Dot Stencil, Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles

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!




http://papersmoochessparks.blogspot.ie/2015/05/may-31-june-6-anything-goes-wk5.htmlhttp://www.papersmoochesstamps.com
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-make-it-masculine/http://virginiasviewchallenge.blogspot.ie/2015/06/virginias-view-challenge-15.html



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.

Hope you enjoyed your visit and see you again soon.








Wednesday, 8 April 2015

Unicorn Shaker


Grá O'Neill- Paper Learning Curve: Paper Smooches Spectrum, Sentiment Sampler, Lawn Fawn Violet's ABCs, Large Stitched Rectangles

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.

Grá O'Neill- Paper Learning Curve: Paper Smooches Spectrum, Sentiment Sampler, Lawn Fawn Violet's ABCs, Large Stitched Rectangles

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]


http://papersmoochessparks.blogspot.ie/2015/04/april-5-11-anything-goes-wk1-challenge.htmlhttp://www.papersmoochesstamps.com

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-happy-birthday-3/http://virginiasviewchallenge.blogspot.ie/2015/04/virginias-view-challenge-14.html




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


Hope you enjoyed your visit and see you again soon.














Saturday, 28 February 2015

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

http://papersmoochessparks.blogspot.ie/2015/02/february-22-28-designer-drafts-challenge.html
www.papersmoochesstamps.com

http://thecardconcept.blogspot.ie/2015/02/the-card-concept-29-get-well-soon.html


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 
 

Hope you enjoyed your visit and see you again soon.




Tuesday, 10 February 2015

OLC Watercolour Thanks


Grá O'Neill Paper Learning Curve: Paper Smooches Crystal Clear, Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangles, Scripty 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!

Grá O'Neill Paper Learning Curve: Paper Smooches Crystal Clear, Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangles, Scripty Thanks

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

http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.ie/2015/01/cfc136.html
http://papersmoochessparks.blogspot.ie/2015/02/february-8-14-picture-perfect-challenge.htmlSimon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog
www.papersmoochesstamps.com

 
 
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

Hope you enjoyed your visit today and see you again soon!






Friday, 8 August 2014

August Challenges


Mama Elephant Up and Away, Lawn Fawn Blissful Botanicals, Simon Says Stamp Happy Sentiments, Fresh Squeezed Stamps On Trend

A spot of watercolouring using Memento Luxe inks for the monkey and balloons and for the background colourwash over the masked clouds. The leafy stamped panel with a nod to Orla Kiely is something I've wanted to do for ages but am only getting round to it now. I bought the stamp set ages ago just to do this but never got round to it. Originally I thought my tag would go on the balloon strings but the proportions weren't right so I popped it directly on to one of the balloons. Lastly lots of Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents.

Mama Elephant Up and Away, Lawn Fawn Blissful Botanicals, Simon Says Stamp Happy Sentiments, Fresh Squeezed Stamps On Trend


Challenges:
CAS(E) this sketch #87 with a Tag 
Craft for the Craic August Challenge #7: A Craft Item You Have Never Used Before
Mama Elephant and Me August Challenge: Watercolouring + Birthdays


http://craftforthecraic.blogspot.ie/2014/08/august-challenge-7-craft-item-you-have.htmlhttp://www.mamaelephantandme.blogspot.ie/2014/08/august-challenge.html


Supplies  
Stamps: Mama Elephant Up and Away, Lawn Fawn Blissful Botanicals, Paper Smooches Crystal Clear, Simon Says Stamp Happy Sentiments, Fresh Squeezed Stamps On Trend
Ink: Memento Luxe Morocco, Pistachio, Pear Tart, Teal Zeal,  Memento Tuxedo Black
Dies/Embossing: Memory Box Puffy Clouds
Paper: White  card from stash 
Highlights: Glossy Accents, Wink of Stella, black gel pen

Hope you enjoyed your visit and catch you next time I get some crafting time!

Wednesday, 28 May 2014

Distressing Birthday Colours



Lawnscaping are exhibiting distress mania for their latest challenge and I had to join in! I've used lots of distress inks to create a cosmic background and diecut the birthday boy's name from it. The letters are stacked on lots of white diecut letters and some stars & stickles finish it off. I forgot to photograph the card before I left the house, so I've used the car as a makeshift studio and used some tips about blurring the background I read on Chelle's Creations and pinned onto my Digital Tutorials Board.


Iron Craft Season 2 is in full swing and I've been enjoying the interviews so thought I should take up the challenge. I've used Inspiration 3: Difficult Colours from Sarah. Purple came out top of the list followed by green. Peacock Feathers may not be a kelly green and it is one of my favourite colours, so I hope it still counts. When I started to think of purple I kept seeing all the constellation photos tweeted by NASA and want to recreate some sort of nebulous space for  my first birthday star (also known as my nephew!)

Allsorts Challenge Blog is celebrating their 5th birthday with a Happy Birthday Challenge! Laurence is only one, so we'll have to multiply the birthday wishes for Allsorts!

Challenges:
Allsorts Challenge Blog Wk #260: Happy Birthday
Iron Craft Challenge Week
Lawnscaping Challenges #82: Distress Mania

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.ie/2014/05/week-260-happy-5th-birthday-allsorts.htmlhttp://cutscropscreativity.com/2014/04/iron-craft-challenge-week/http://lawnscaping.blogspot.ch/2014/05/lawnscaping-challenge-distress-mania.html




Supplies  
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Quinn's 123s, Paper Smooches Spectrum
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Chipped Sapphire, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers, Seedless Preserve, Encore Silver,  Memento Tuxedo Black
Dies/Embossing: Cole's ABCs Lawn Cuts, Spellbinders Stars
Paper: White & silver  card from stash 
Highlights: Stickles, Wink of Stella

Hope you enjoyed your visit and catch you next time I get some crafting time!