Wobble Trio

A trio of Christmas cards a little early for the season. I've fussy cut my Hero Arts deer, snowman and Lawn Fawn drum and stuck them on with a spring so you can wobble them to your heart's content.  Each image is coloured with Promarkers and I've placed a corresponding Promarker coloured card sprayed with glimmer mist, behind the Hero Arts sentiment. The base layer is embossed with different folders and adhered to the base card with foam squares.

Now for a closer look at all three:

Card #1:

Hero Arts deer coloured with Wild Cranberry Promarker, Hero Arts Sentiment stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and Papermania Snowflake embossing folder.

Card #2:

Lawn Fawn drum coloured with Island Lagoon Promarker, Hero Arts Sentiment stamped in Tim Holtz Distress Ink Peacock Feathers and Cuttlebug D'vine Swirl embossing folder. I added the pa-rum-pa-pum-pum to ground the drum in the season, as I use this image all year round.

Card #3:

Hero Arts Snowman coloured with Twighlight Sky Promarker, Hero Arts sentiment stamped in Tim Holtz Distress Ink Stormy Sky and Kars Snowflakes embossing folder.

I think this set would be great for the males in my life. I love the colours, bold stripes, wobble action and simple layout with only a hint of bling which is perfect for the boys.

Challenges:
A Blog Named Hero Challenge #32: Game. Set. Match.
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes [Card #1]
Passion for Promarkers Challenge Week 217: One for the Boys  [Card #2 Little Drummer Boy]

Supplies

Stamps: Hero Arts SD412, CL469, Lawn Fawn Pa-Rum-Pa-Pum-Pum
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Stormy Sky, Peakcock Feathers, Memento Tuxedo Black

Dies & Punches etc: Embossing Folders- Papermania Snowflake, Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls, Snowflakes

Paper: White card from stash

Highlights: white and gold gel pen, glimmer mist, glossy accents, springs, stickles

Colouring: Promarkers & Flexmarkers

 

Hope you enjoyed your visit and see you again soon.

Muse Framed

Therese Calvird is our muse this week. I've taken inspiration from her card layout and inverted it. I've used the same shaped card, plus I've framed my image in a dark solid colour with large white border and used five elements with a sentiment. 

The blue flamingo amongst the pink ones reminded me of Vincent Van Gogh's Irises: one white flower in a sea of blue, of being alone in a crowd, standing tall and being yourself.

I coloured the daisies & cardstock with Promarkers/Flexmarkers.  I love the flick the Flexmarkers provide and I look forward to practicing this technique.

Challenges:

Muse Challenge #25

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #163: You've Been Framed

Sister Act Card Challenges #15: Anything Goes

Supplies

Stamps: Wplus9 Love Birds 
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black 

Dies & Punches etc: Simon Says Stamp Fresh Daisies Die 

Paper: White card from stash 

Colouring: Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Hope you enjoyed your visit and get a chance to see the other cards inspired by Therese.

You can vote for your favourite here: voting will begin at 8:00 am EST next Monday. Voting ends on Tuesday at 8:00 am EST. The results of voting will be announced at noon on Tuesday.

Happy Birthday To You...

Happy Birthday to you...
Happy Birthday dear Emer...
Happy Birthday to you!

 

There were more songs in my head like "99 Red Balloons", but as there was only one on the card, I chose to be super original with Happy Birthday to You! I love this image by Saturated Canary, the eyes are fabulous. I kept singing "Don't you make my brown eyes blue", but this is a happy card. I have used Jen's sketch from Sketch Saturday for the layout of the card. I felt it made the card look like a present all wrapped up for a party. Initially I intended a large star with happy birthday on it where the ribbons meet, but I loved the deeper colour where they crossed over each other & wanted to leave it showing. So with some masking of the Paper Smooches happy birthday, we have a lovely right aligned sentiment.

Challenges:

Saturated Canary Challenges #34: Song Inspiration [Happy Birthday To You]

Sketch Saturday #239: Jen's Super Sketch

Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge: Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

Cards Galore January Challenge: Anything Goes

The Perfect Sentiment PSC60: Metal Embellished Birthdays

Supplies

Stamps: Saturated Canary Ava, Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: White & Silver mirrorboard from stash

Highlights: Glossy Accents, Stickles, red ribbon, silver & white gel pen, iridescent stars

Colouring: Promarkers, Flexmarkers

Have A Blast!

I've disguised this birthday boy's age as part of the rocket's count down, but I think the big red glittery 65 probably give it away! I love the silver embossed panel so much, it's tactile & shiny and I want to find more ways to use it. Another favourite is white embossing powder, I love watching it develop and the end result. The glossy accents on the window even picked up a little glare, how it did under the Winter sun I'm not sure.

Challenges:
Waltzingmouse Stamps Sketch Challenge #129
ABC Challenge: E for Embossing
Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes
The Perfect Sentiment PSC60: Metal Embellished Birthdays
Cards Galore Challenge Blog January Challenge: Anything Goes

 

Supplies

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps Half Pint Heroes, Teeny Trees, Lawn Fawn Quinn's 123s

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tsukineko Versamark, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Spiced Marmalade

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls

Paper: White, Navy card & Silver mirrorboard from stash

Highlights: Glossy Accents, Stickles, white embossing powder, silver gel pen

Colouring: Promarkers, Flexmarkers 

Rocking on New Year's Eve!

A rocking card for a new baby. When I saw the gingham seat in the Tuesday Trigger Photo, I had my colour scheme, even if my burgundy is a little redder. I've kept this card very simple with just four colours, some stickles, glossy accents and iridescent stars.

Challenges:
I ♥ Promarkers Challenge #148: Anything but Square
Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger: Sweet Dreams
Simon Says Stamps Challenge: Anything Goes

Supplies

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Quinn's ABCs, Pa-Rum-Pa-Pum-Pum

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: White card from stash, Dovecraft Back To Basics II

Highlights: Glossy Accents, Stickles, iridescent stars

Colouring: Promarkers, Flexmarkers

 

Wishing you all the best for 2013!

Make A Wish

Playing with my new Critters Ever After by Lawn Fawn I got my dragon to blow out my blazing number 4 candle. I also had a go at faking washi tape & used lots of glitter glue!

I missed playing along with the Papertake Weekly Challenge at the begining of October, so am taking my chance to redo the All Creatures Great & Small Challenge using my fierce dragon.

Challenges:
Passion For Promarker Mega Christmas Challenge: "include the word happy in your sentiment"
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
Paper Play Challenges '12-Wk 51 & 52: Out with the Old, In with the New! [New Stamps]
Papertake Weekly Challenge: Pick of the Year - All Creatures Great & Small

Supplies

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Critters Ever After, Quinn's ABCs, 123s, Pa-Rum-Pa-Pum-Pum, Chevron Backdrops, Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Stormy Sky

Paper: White card from stash

Highlights: Glossy Accents, Stickles, gold gel pen, iridescent stars, glimmer mist

Colouring: Promakers, Flexmarkers 

Going Buggy Letraset ProMarker Giveaway

Going Buggy is offering the opportunity to win a complete set of Letraset ProMarkers to one of her followers. A winner will be drawn on 18th November & announced on the 19th.

Hatty Birthday

This is my first chance to ink this lovely stamp I won from Little Miss Muffet Stamps April Release.  I've used my favourite colour combo teal & white with a swirly embossed background and teal lace. It's a fun sentiment to go with the stamp, to add a little humour to the 40th birthday card.

Looking  at my background I not sure if it is embossed or debossed. It seemed embossed when I stuck it down, but now with the photograph I'm not sure! The lace is strategically placed over the join and Stickles & Glossy Accents add a little sparkle.

Challenges:
Little Miss Muffet Challenges #43: Writing or Anything Goes with a LMMS image
Passion For ProMarker Week 164: Lace & Swirls
Sentimental Sundays #119: Humor Me
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes Theme with the Optional Extra of a Non-Square Base Card
DYSU #88: Birthday

Supplies

Stamps: Little Miss Muffet Stamps Eleanor May Hatter, Lawn Fawn Quinn's 123s

Paper:  White card from stash
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Embellishments: Glossy Accents, white gel pen, stickles, lace

Promarkers & Flexmarkers:

Hope you enjoyed your visit & see you again soon.

Distressed Ink Seascape

 

Playing with paints/inks, what a great challenge at Sentimental Sundays. I crumpled my card and applied distress inks with the darkest at the bottom and a little yellow sunshine filtering through from the top. My attempt seemed a little flat (probably need more distress ink colours!) so I stamped on top with my favourite HA background stamp to add some water movement. I initially used water to stamp, but only the left corner was visible, so I then switched to versamark and am much happier with the result.  I'm not sure if the submarine is caught in the net or is just floating by, but the birthday boy looks happy!  I kept the birthday sentiment crisp & white so that it really stands out from the background.

Challenges:

A Blog Named Hero Challenge #9: Freestyle

Passion for Promarker Week 160- Theme: Underwater

Sentimental Sunday Challenge #113: Paints/Inks

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #108

Supplies

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps Half Pint Heroes

Paper:  White card from stash, Orange plastic packaging
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tsukineko Versamark, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Stormy Sky, Broken China, Squeezed Lemonade, Peacock Feathers, Shaded Lilac

Embellishments: Glossy Accents, black enamel, orange eyelet, WMS button twine

Promarkers & Flexmarkers:

Hope you enjoyed your visit & see you next post.

July 2012 Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog Party

This is my first blog party with Waltzingmouse Stamps. The theme is 'The Great Outdoors'. I immediately thought of star gazing on a clear Summer's night & I ended up very far outdoors indeed! Outside the atmosphere rocketing through space. I used the sketch on the blog page only to realise it was last weeks, oops. 

 

My background paper was inspired by Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger. The lines going in different directions, the colours & the triangle shapes like my fours. I think the colours have an Olympic Parrot feel as well, which ties in with Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge. I've also added sparkle to my rocket's exhaust plume, Stickles to the rocket's lights & glittery silver gel pen to accent the rocket's antenna & trim.

Hope you enjoy all the inspiration as you hop to the beat of the Waltzingmouse Blog Party :)

Challenges:

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge R#80: Olympic Parrot

I ♥ Promarkers  Challenge #126: Sparkle

Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger: Allegro con Brio

Waltzingmouse Make: July 2012 Blog Party

  Image Credit

                                            

Supplies

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps Half Pint Heroes, Teeny Trees, Lawn Fawn Quinn's 123s

Paper:  White, Teal & Silver card from stash, Digital Paper from Barely Mine Designs
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tsukineko Versamark, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Barn Door, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Peacock Feathers, Shaded Lilac

Embellishments: Glossy Accents, White & silver gel pens, white enamel, white embossing powder, stickles

Promarkers: