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

Happy Birthday balloons

 Hello and welcome crafty friends!

I've been a bit MIA here on my blog lately,

except for the scheduled posts. I took

a trip home to Illinois for a bit of a visit,

and more importantly, to join my family in

celebrating my Mom's 90th birthday.

She's so cute...and keeps shrinking! LOL!

So, now that I'm back home, I thought it was time to

kickstart my crafty mojo by making this card:

Here's the inside:

I spent way too much time trying to find some red striped paper

in my stash, with no luck, so I made my own:

I mixed the red Magenta Nuance powder dye with water and painted 

some stripes on my paper. I wound up reapplying a couple more

times to get a deeper red.

This turned out pretty good, and so perhaps I'll be

revisiting the 'paint my own paper' thing again. 😉

That's all I got for now. I hope that you

have a great day. Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

Seize the Birthday #256

Try Stampin' On Tuesday #595

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings Birthday

Ink: Altenew - Lagoon

CS: Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: Magenta Nuance Red powder dye; paint brush; GC; Avery Elle - double pierced rect. dies; Paper Smooches - Balloon dies; MISTI; white Gelly Roll pen; Faber Castell - black PITT Artist pen

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #410 - Happy Holidays!

 Hello and welcome friends!

It's time for another challenge at

SHOPPING OUR STASH!

This is an easy one, as the title suggests, we want to see what you

celebrate this time of year on your project. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa,

whatever it is!

Here's my card:

and the inside:

 

Some papers, a couple stickers, a stamped sentiment on the inside and

this card was done! Ok, so I may have added some subtle stenciling on the Kraft

circle using some Kraft ink, but really, super easy!

This will be our last challenge of the year at Shopping Our Stash, so that

the SOS Crew can spend more time relaxing with their loved ones.

I want to thank everyone who have played along this year, and look forward

to seeing your wonderful creations in our gallery next year!

Merry Everything and Happy Always!

I'd like to enter this at Try Stampin on Tuesday #436

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Ho Ho Holidays

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Gina K. - Kraft

DP: Echo Park - Warm & Cozy

CS: Thunderbolt; scrap

Accessories: Echo Park - sled sticker from the Warm & Cozy kit; Tim Holtz - Occasions Stickers;

GC; SB - Lg standard circle Nestie; Carta Bella - snowflake swirl stencil; Picket Fence Studios - blending brush; MISTI

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