Mixed media birthday card

 Hi there crafty friends and welcome!

Today I'd like to share a very colorful card that

uses papers I created with dye inks.

The inspiration for this was this card that Amber Rain Davis created.

(Thank you, Amber!) While she used watercolors on her version, I

created a bunch of panels using Magenta Nuance powder dyes and water.

All the flower and leaf parts were die cut from these once dry.

I splattered black acrylic paint onto the card base, and once it was dry,

adhered the flowers and leaves. I heat embossed the sentiment

and used the coordinating die to cut it out.

Another sentiment finishes the inside:

I absolutely love how this turned out! So bright and colorful! 😊

That's all for today. I appreciate you visiting.

I hope that you have a wonderful day!

I'd like to enter this at Addicted to Stamps and More - Die Cuts and/or stencils

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Birthday Sentiments

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

CS: Strathmore mixed media paper; Taylored Expressions Neenah

Accessories: Magenta Nuance powder dyes; Altenew - Jumbo Garden Picks Layering dies; WOW! - white EP; Heat gun; MISTI; DecoArt Americana - black acrylic paint

Adhesives: Ranger - MMM; SA - 3D & thin 3D foam squares, tape runner

Tropical hello

 Hello and welcome crafty friends.

I've got a card to share:

I die cut the flamingo from a fushia panel I made with Magenta

Nuance powder dye spritzed with water. I found that snippet of

pretty yellow-green/blue paper in my stash and thought it

would make a nice contrast for my flamingo. I was thrilled to find

that pink strip of paper matched the pink of the bird. 😊

I used a few markers to color the beak for a more realistic look.

I'm really liking how this one came out!

That's it for now. Thank you very much for visiting!

I hope that you have a great rest of your day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Just Us Girls #683

Try Stampin' on Tuesday #610

Supplies:

Stamps: Waffle Flower - Sweet Sentiments

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: mystery green/blue snippet; DCWV - Summer Magic

CS: Strathmore mixed media paper; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Spellbinders - Flamingo die; Sunny Studio - Slimline basic borders die; Magenta Nuance powder dye; white Gelly Roll pen; black Faber-Castell PITT Artist pen; Smooch Sundance ink; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Bearly Art glue

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #236 C is for Critters

 

Hello snarky peeps and welcome!

We have a new challenge starting at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS -

C for Critters!

I had a idea of what I wanted to do for this challenge,

and I love how it turned out, but in hindsight,

I'm not sure if sea turtles are considered 'critters'.

Oh well, I'm sticking with it:

Not so much in snark, but punny is just fine too!

I hope that you'll join us in our Critter challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more inspiration, do yourself a favor and check out

what my sisters and our reigning Queen, Deanne have

created for you!

Thanks for visiting. I hope that you have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Courteous Cuties

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Strathmore mixed media; Neenah; Spectrum Noir; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Paper Smooches - Courteous Cuties dies; MFT - Single Stitch Line Oval Frame; Taylored Expressions - Frayed Edge die; Magenta Nuance powder dye turquoise; mister; MISTI; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Bearly Art glue

SHOPPING OUR STASH #443 - Plant Life

 

Happy Tuesday and welcome crafty friends!

We have a new challenge starting today at SHOPPING OUR STASH:

Plant Life. We are looking for all things leafy!

I uncovered a die that I bought last year, and it's the first time using it:

 

My leafy panel was created by sprinkling three colors of Magenta Nuance

powder dyes onto mixed media paper that I taped down. Then I just

spritzed water over it, letting the colors blend and do their thing.

It looks like a hot mess, but once you die cut it, it becomes 

this gorgeous green border!

Before gluing it down, I placed it onto my card base, and lined up

the sentiment stamp inside my MISTI, removed the border, stamped

and heat embossed the sentiment in gold, then adhered the border.

Super simple! The hardest part was leaving the inked panel alone to dry naturally. LOL!

I hope you'll join the SOS Crew and link up your leafy project at

Shopping Our Stash! We'd love to see what you come up with.

Need more ideas? Simply check out the blogs of my teammies to

see what they created!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things - Written in Watercolor; Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings Birthday

Ink: Versamark; Cottage Ivy

CS: Strathmore mixed media paper; Cardstock Warehouse; scrap

Accessories: Magenta Nuance powder dyes - Green Grass, Jade, Turquoise; water mister; GC; MFT - Lots of Leaves border die; Stampendous - detail gold EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: Ranger - MMM; SA by 3L - tape runner

SHOPPING OUR STASH #434 - Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

 

Hello friends and welcome!

The new challenge starts today at

SHOPPING OUR STASH,

and as I'm sure you've guessed, we would like to see

snow in some form on your projects!

Here's what I came up with:

and the inside:

I bought this gorgeous snowflake tree stamp at least a year ago, and

I'm only inking it up now. (For Shame!)

I first stamped and heat embossed it in white EP. Then I sprinkled

Magenta Nuance powder dyes in Cerulean Blue and Purple and

used a water mister on it. The hardest part is setting it aside to dry

on it's own. Once it was, I stamped the sentiment and heat embossed

it in white also. To ground the tree, I simply drew some 'land' with a white Gelly Roll pen.

Since I had the items out, I made another panel!

This one uses Violet and Raspberry powder inks:

and the inside:

I hope that you can find time to play along this fortnight in our

snow challenge at Shopping Our Stash!

For more ideas, do check out what my teammies created

for your viewing pleasure. Thanks for visiting.

I hope that you have a great day!

 

I'd like to enter this at:

NBUS Challenge #20 

ABC Christmas Challenge - W for winter wonderland

Mix It Up Challenge Blog #43 - ATG + make your own background 

Supplies:

Stamps: Crackerbox & So Suzy Stamps - Blowing Snowflake Tree; Avery Elle - Merriest

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Bahama Blue, Grape Jelly

CS: Strathmore mixed media; Taylored Expressions; Bazzill

Accessories: Magenta Nuance powder dyes; water mister; MISTI; Stampendous - white EP;

heat gun; GC; Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle die

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

STAMPlorations 7th Birthday Celebration (part 1)

 Hello and welcome!

This week at STAMPlorations, 

we are celebrating the store's 7th birthday! All week! Yay!

And of course, what's a celebration without some prizes?!

 

 Here's a little something I created for today:

 [This post contains affiliate links. When you click on the STAMPlorations store link below and place an order, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.]

 

 I've used the Wonky Stitched Grid Texture plate

for my background. I had colored the entire panel using powder dyes,

 but when I came back to check to see if it was dry, I had a big 

mud blob on one side. Grrr! But it turned out to be a happy

accident, as I just die cut another panel, and trimmed them both

to fit on my card base. The sentiment is one of the stickers from

the Happy Happy clear sticker set.

A few black rhinestones, and this card was done!

 

I hope that you will help us celebrate and join in the festivities!

For all the details on how to win some amazing prizes, please

visit the STAMPlorations post here.

If you happen to place an order at the STAMPlorations store, 

 feel free to use my personal discount code,

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

for an extra 20% off! (FYI, if you use my code when

you place an order, you'll also receive this not-yet-released stencil,

Just Plaid square 10 mil stencil!

Ok, now go forth, comment and create to celebrate with us!

Thanks for visiting! Have a lovely day!

Supplies:

CS: Strathmore mixed media paper; Bazzill; TE

Accessories: Happy Happy clear stickers; GC; CUTplorations - Wonky Stitched Grid Texture Plate; Magenta Nuance powder dyes - orange, bright yellow, scarlet, turquoise; water mister; Recollections - rhinestones

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

 

STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge reminder

Good morning and welcome!

I'm just popping in with a reminder about the October

Theme & Photo Prompt challenge 

over at STAMPlorations!

Here's the card I made: 

 [This post contains affiliate links. When you click on them and place an order, I will receive a small 

commission at no extra cost to you.]

And the inside:

The main panel was cut using the Crazy Double Running Stitch rectangle dies.

The flowers are from the Bloomfully Sparkle stamp set. I heat embossed

it in gold, then used powder inks to water color the image. Once dry, I fussy

cut it and gave it a good coating of Pearl Glimmer Mist for some

major shimmer. I stamped the sentiment from the

Sketched: Simple Gift set, notched an end and also adhered on foam squares.

The inside sentiment comes from the Birthday Bash stamp set. 

 

I hope that you find some time this month to play along

at STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt challenge.

We'd love to see your creations in the gallery!

 

For the Theme & Photo Prompt challenge prizes, one entry will win a $20 gift code

to be picked by one member of the design team. Also, 3 randomly selected entries

will each receive a $7 gift code.

 

If you happen to place an order in the STAMPlorations shop,

feel free to use my personal discount code, STAMPGIRLCHRIS

for an extra 20% off. 

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Bloomfully: Sparkle; Sketched: Simple Gift; Birthday Bash

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Gray Flannel

DP: Kaisercraft - Mountain Air

CS: Strathmore mixed media paper; Core'dinations

Accessories: Magenta Nuance powder dyes - grass green, jade, golden yellow, orange, scarlet; MISTI; Stampendous - champagne EP; heat gun; GC; CUTplorations - crazy double running stitch rectangle dies; Nicole - rhinestones; water and paint brush; Tattered Angels - pearl Glimmer Mist

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

 

 

SHOPPING OUR STASH #425 - Black and White

 Good morning and welcome!

It's time to start the new challenge at

SHOPPING OUR STASH!

Mimi is your hostess with the mostest this time around, and

she's looking for your black and white creations!

Here's what I came up with:

 

I bought this cover plate two years ago and it's the first time I've used it.

(face palm!) It's amazing what you find when you clean up and

rearrange your stash. LOL!

The panel underneath the fancy die cut was made using grey Magenta Nuance powder dye

and a water mister on Bristol paper.

Not exactly pretty by itself, but when you add the die cut over it, suddenly

it looks soooo dreamy! This was a labor of love. Even though I ran that die cut

through my machine at least 4 times, the very center just would not cut all

the way through, even with a shim. I got out the X-Acto knife and very

carefully cut those pieces out.

I re-discovered some pre-cut fancy strips and heat embossed the 

sentiment on one of them. Also found some ancient flower stickers

to add. I can't take credit for the design as I used this card as my 

muse. Just put my own spin on it. (Thank you Cathie!)

I hope that you find some time to play along at Shopping Our Stash

this fortnight. We'd love to see your take on the challenge. For more

ideas, simply visit the blogs of my teammies to see what they created.

Thanks for popping by. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

NBUS Challenge #16 

A Bit More Time To Craft #120 - ATG 

Supplies:

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp - Messages for Every Day

Ink: Versamark

CS: Canson Bristol paper; Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: GC; SSS - Marilyn die; Magenta Nuance grey powder dye; water mister; MISTI; 

Bazzill - Half the Edge card stock strips; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; Sandylion - flowers

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - MMM

SHOPPING OUR STASH #419 - Happy Mother's Day

Hello and welcome friends! Yours truly is hosting

over at SHOPPING OUR STASH! Mother's Day is coming up

on May 10th in the US and Canada, and so for the next two weeks, 

we'd like to see your Mother's Day projects.

I decided to have a go water coloring using Magenta Nuance powder dyes:

I stamped and heat embossed the flowers in gold, then using

various powder dyes, water colored them, then added a blue wash

around the entire image. I had assembled the card before I remembered

that I had wanted to splatter some black ink over the panel. Plan B was to

stamp that dot grouping around the image in gray ink.

A simple sentiment finished the inside:

Ooh! Shiny!

I hope that you find some time to play along in our Mother's Day

challenge at Shopping Our Stash. We'd love to see your creations

in our gallery! If you are in need of more ideas, simply check out

what my teammies have created!

Hoping that you all are staying safe during this 'new normal'.

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at A Bit More Time to Craft #114 - ATG

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Sweetly, Fond Expressions 2; Hero Arts - Happy Mom's Day; Mama Elephant - Water Blooms

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black, Gray Flannel

CS: Strathmore water color paper; TE; Darice

Accessories: Magenta - Nuance Powder dyes: bright yellow, golden yellow, red, jade, grass green, purple, orange, turquoise; water & paintbrush; MISTI; Stampendous - Champagne EP; heat gun; Gemini; Avery Elle - Pierced rectangle die; Lawn Fawn - scalloped rectangle die

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

STAMPlorations March Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge

Hello and welcome crafty friends.

Happy first day of March to you! 

I know, right? We just started the 3rd month 

already this year. Mind blowing!

Well, since it's a new month, the new 

Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge is starting 

at STAMPlorations!

For my card, I've used both theme, and I was inspired

by the colors in the photo prompt:

Here's the finished inside:

My background was one of a bunch I made last year playing with powder dyes.

(pretty handy to have those on hand!) Using stamps from the

Succulently stamp set along with the accompanying dies, I stamped,

colored and die cut my focal pieces. These were adhered with

foam squares. For the inside, I used one of the sticker sentiments

from the Happy Happy clear sticker set.

I hope that you find some time this month to play along at

STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge!

We'd love to see your take on them.

Thanks for visiting. Oh! And if you decide to do 

some shopping at the STAMPlorations store, feel free to use my

personal discount code:

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

for an extra 20% off your order!

Supplies:

Stamps: Succulently

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Strathmore Mixed Media paper; SN; TE; Bazzill

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; CUTplorations - Succulently dies; Magenta Nuance powder dyes - Hot Pink & Red; MISTI; Wink of Stella pen; STAMPlorations clear stickers - Happy happy

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