Jumbo Zinnia? Yes please.

Hey there and welcome!

Happy Mother's Day to all who are celebrating,

whether you have human babies or fur babies!

This crazy time has really been messing with my

creative mojo, but I did find the spark again, a bit, to

make this card yesterday:

here's the inside:

 

With my crack photography skillz, both the stamped background and flower do not

match the same shade of dark purple that the sentiment banner is in this

picture, but I assure you they match rather well in real life.

The flower was stamped twice, colored (well just a coating of the light purple

where it would be covered up with the next layer), fussy cut and layered together.

I've added a bit of Diamond Stickles to the centers of the stamens. Both layers

are popped up with foam squares onto the card base, then a simple sentiment

and some sequins finish the front.

That's all for now. Got to get going and get some dinner on. Sadly,

Mother's Day isn't a 'thing' in my household. Sigh. I DO have

a fur baby. That should count, I believe. Oh well. LOL!

Have a great day, whatever you do!

I'd like to enter this at:

Seize the Birthday #190 - Monochromatic 

Double D challenge - Lavenders/Lilacs/Purples 

The Flower Challenge #44 - Monochrome 

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampendous - Jumbo Zinnia; TE - Shiplap Background; Lawn Fawn - Wavy Sayings; MFT - Birthday Greetings

Ink: Memento - tuxedo black, grape jelly

CS: SN; TE; Darice

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; Gemini; Lawn Fawn - wavy sayings dies; Nicole - sequins; Ranger - Diamond Stickles

Adhesives: SA by 3L - 3D & thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - MMM

Fun with paper doilies

Hello crafty peeps!

It's apparently a two post day today.

I created this card for my soon to be niece-in-law for

her bridal shower earlier this month.

and the inside:

 

I found some tutorials on Youtube in regards to folding paper doilies to make

a wedding dress. This was my second attempt, and I'm pretty happy with it.

I started by lightly sponging a pale blue ink through a stencil for the main

panel. Both the sentiment on front and back are computer generated.

Once I adhered the dress onto the front of the card, I added rhinestones 

for some pretty bling!

Thanks for visiting again! I should probably get off the computer and

do some housework. It may happen. LOL!

I'd like to enter this at:

Double D Challenge - pearls, gems or rhinestones

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - clean and simple

Time Out Challenges #142 - fashionable

 

Supplies:

Ink: Memento - Summer Sky

CS: Neenah; Darice

Accessories: Wilton and Amscan - paper doilies; computer and printer; STAMPlorations - Flower Puzzle stencil; Picket Fence Studios blending brush; David Tutera and Nicole - rhinestones

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares

Aloha!

Hello and happy Fri-Yay!

I hope you all enjoyed your Independence Day to those who were

celebrating yesterday. We had storms roll through, but they held off

just long enough for our community to enjoy the fireworks display.

While it rained earlier, I decided to have some fun in the craft room,

and created a card:

This came together rather quickly for me. A rarity! LOL!

I used snippets from a paper collection, triple cut and stacked the aloha

sentiment, and even found a hibiscus image that I colored up last year!

The letters received a generous dose of my Wink of Stella pen.

 (Ooohh! Shimmery!)

That's it for now. I'm off to enjoy the day.

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

Case this Sketch! #329

Double D challenge - Tropical

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Get Outta Town

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Basic Grey - South Pacific

CS: Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: GC; STAMPlorations - Aloha die; Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; WOS pen; Ranger - Diamond Stickles

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares; Ranger - multi medium matte

Beautiful Birthday Butterfly

Hello friends and happy Friday!

I'm just popping in with a card I made with some NBUS.

Mainly, the cover plate:

here's the inside:

I adhered some Stick It onto the back side of the black card stock before die cutting it.

(So glad I finally remembered to do that step first. LOL!)

After adhering that to my card base, I stamped and heat embossed the

sentiment in copper. To help make the butterfly stand out, I used a mostly dry

water brush and some copper ink that I smooshed onto my craft mat

and carefully went over the outline. Another sentiment stamped in

the same copper ink finishes the inside.

That's all for now. I'm still in a crafting mood so I may try

this again but with different inks. LOL!

Thanks for visiting, and I hope you have a great day!

I'd like to enter this card at:

The Color Throwdown #504

Double D Challenge - Don't Bug Me

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - In & Out Birthday

Ink: Brilliance - Cosmic Copper; VersaMark

CS: TE; Bazzill; Core'Dinations

Accessories: GC; STAMPlorations - Butterfly cover plate; water brush; Stampendous - detail copper EP; heat gun; MISTI; Stick It adhesive sheets

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner