Kitty in a teacup

Hello friends and welcome.

I have a card to share, that I made for one of my neighbors.

She has two cats and loves drinking tea so this came about:

and the inside:

I've colored the image with my Spectrum Noir markers, then used a couple

Prismacolor pencils to 'flick' fur onto the kitty. 

Here's a close-up:

The 'gold' rim on the teacup and saucer, along with the flowers

 were winked by Stella for a bit of shimmer.

That's it for now. Guess I'll go and do some housework.

LOL! Just kidding. I'll be in my craft room!

Take care, and thanks for visiting.

I'd like to enter this at:

Addicted to Stamps and More #337 - Make Your Mark

Seize the Birthday #163 - ATG

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - Spring Mood Board (I may not have any of the

three cute baby critters shown, but I hope this cute kitty will suffice, plus all. those. flowers!)

Supplies:

Stamps: Aurora Wings - Kitty in teacup digi; Taylored Expressions - In & Out Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Crafter's Companion; Neenah; TE

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Prismacolor pencils; Wink of Stella pen; MISTI; computer and printer

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

Playing with embossing powders

Hello and happy Tuesday to you!

I had a little play time in the ol' craft cave yesterday, and

wanted to share what I made. I tried a new to me technique

called layered heat embossing. This technique works great with

any of those layering stamps, of which I have maybe two: a peacock 

and a Christmas tree. I used the peacock for my experiment:

here's the finished inside:

I don't think I've used my anti-static bag so much on one project ever! LOL!

And miracle of miracles, it worked for me!

Just look at all those layers of embossing powder:

I was happy to find that I had a couple of blue embossing powders to use.

The one I used for the solid body had glitter in it, as did the gold I used on

the tail feathers, so there's a bit of sparkle all over this bird!

This was a fun technique, and I hope to experiment with it again soon.

That's it for now. I'm going to go play in the dirt and plant the

flowers I bought on Sunday. Had to wait for decent weather first.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

CAS Mix Up Challenge - Layered Stamping + Heat embossing + fussy cutting (the banner)

Seize the Birthday #163 - ATG

Craft Stamper - April Take It Make It challenge

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Color Layering Peacock; MFT - Birdie Brown Greetings Galore

Ink: VersaMark; Memento - Nautical Blue

CS: Neenah; Bazzill

DP: scrap (I think it's HOTP)

Accessories: MISTI; Stampendous EP - Blue Tinsel, Alexandrite, Jade Pearl, Jeweled Gold, Detail White; Inkadinkado - black EP; heat gun; static bag

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

Stencil Sunday at STAMPlorations (Part 1)

Hello crafty peeps and welcome. I'm excited to be joining in

the reboot of the STAMPlorations Stencil Sunday feature! Shery has

restarted this post to showcase all the fun ways you can

create with the ARTplorations stencils and masks! You'll be seeing

this feature every 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Sunday each month.

Today is my turn up at bat, and I have a card and an art journal page to share.

Grab your favorite beverage, this is a photo heavy post. LOL!

First is my card. I started by sponging various inks using the

Faces: Grace stencil:

(Late in the day isn't a good time to take photos. LOL!)

Using some scrap paper I created some masks of the hat and shoulders

and sponged a light blue ink through them.

I put the Clustered Hearts stencil under the masks and sponged a

darker blue ink through them.

After coloring in the background with a yellow marker, I sponged a

darker yellow ink around the image using the Dream Flower stencil. I

stamped the sentiment from the Just Because stamp set. I glued a gold

sequin as her earring because a lady needs a bit of bling, doesn't she?!!

Here's my finished card:

For my second project, I created an art journal page. I prepped the page

with a coat of Gesso and once dry I applied embossing paste through the

Faces: Grace stencil. Remember, you can flip the stencil over for a 

mirrored look, which means yet another way to use the stencil!

I randomly added some paints to the page:

Once dry, I stamped a few images from both the

Mixed Media Grunge and Mixed Media Elements stamp sets.

Finger painted a light coating of Gesso randomly.

I decided that I wanted the colors to show on her face so I painted

another light layer of the colors randomly over the page.

Using both the Clustered Hearts and Dream Flower stencils, I sponged

the same paints around the page.

I put the Faces: Grace stencil back over the embossed image, and

with my finger applied some Gold Rush Metallic Lustre over it.

Once it dried and I buffed it to show the shine, I cut a scrap of paper

to cover it and splattered watered down paint over my page.

I used sentiments from the Bold Sentiments: Hashtag Authentic stamp set

and stamped, incorporating second and third generation stamping around

the initial stamped sentiment. Here's what my

finished page looks like:

Congratulations for making it to the end of this photo heavy post! LOL!

For a chance to win a $15 gift code to the STAMPlorations store leave

a comment here and on the main blog. 

Also, in case you feel the uncontrollable desire to shop there, feel free to

use my personal discount code,

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

for an extra 20% off your order!

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

Supplies for card and art journal:
Stencils: Faces-Grace, Dream Flower, Clustered Hearts

Supplies for card:
Stamps: Just Because
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Nautical Blue, Summer Sky, Toffee Crunch, Rich Cocoa, Cantaloupe, Angel Pink; Ranger DI - Worn Lipstick
CS: Strathmore Mixed Media paper; TE; Darice
Accessories: sponge daubers; MISTI; scrap paper; X-Acto knife; post it tape; Spectrum Noir - CT1 marker; Darice - sequin; Q-tip
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - multi medium matte

Supplies for art journal:
Strathmore art journal
Golden Gesso
Plaid paint brush
Stamps: Bold Sentiments Hashtag Authentic, Mixed Media Grunge, Mixed Media Elements
Ink: Staz On - Jet Black, Blue Hawaii, Orange Zest
DecoArt Americana acrylic paints: Bleached Sand, Indian Turquoise, Coral, Desert Turquoise, Black
Dreamweaver embossing paste
pallet knife
DecoArt Metallic Lustre - Gold Rush
foam sponges
toothbrush
water mister

STAMPlorations Spring Fling Day 11

Hi and welcome crafty friends!

Today is day 11 of the

STAMPlorations Spring Fling Giveaway!

Shery has another amazing prize for today's lucky winner:

For today's card, I've colored up the In Bloom - Heartfelt Hibiscus stamp

using Prismacolor pencils. I cut out a panel using the

 Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting die,

 and sponged light pink ink thru the Gridlocked ARTplorations stencil 

for subtle tone on tone in two corners. The sentiment is from the

Sketched - Simple Gift stamp set. Some rhinestones were added

because, shiny!!

Now, off you go to visit my teammates also playing along today.

Be sure to leave a comment on all the STAMPgirl's blogs and

also at the STAMPlorations blog for a chance at winning some goodies!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: In Bloom - Heartfelt Hibiscus, Sketched - Simple Gift

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Angel Pink, Cottage Ivy

CS: Crafter's Companion; Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: Prismacolor pencils; GC; CUTplorations - Crazy double running stitch rectangle nesting dies; ARTplorations - Gridlocked stencil; Recollections - rhinestones; MISTI; blending tool

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

 

SHOPPING OUR STASH #393 - Chipboard

Hi there crafty peeps and welcome!

It's time for another challenge at

SHOPPING OUR STASH!

Donna is your hostess this fortnight and she'd like to see

chipboard on your projects! 

I dug deep into my stash for this card and found some neglected flower

chippies to use:

and the inside:

These flower chippies are from one package. The large flower

already had the glitter on it, as did the green one with the rhinestone. I

just added a bit more Stickles to the two smaller flowers, cuz you

can never have too much sparkle!

I hope you find some time in the next couple weeks to play along

in our Chipboard challenge at Shopping Our Stash! We look forward

to seeing what you create!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Seize the Birthday #162 - Spring

The Flower Challenge #31 - sketch

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Hullabaloo; Hero Arts - Good Things Message

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: American Crafts - Color Crush

CS: Neenah; DCWV

Accessories: MAMBI - chipboard flowers; Ranger - Stardust Stickles; MME - enamel dots; MISTI; Fiskars - corner rounder

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - Multi medium matte; Glue Dots

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #132 - K is for Karma

 (You know you are going to be singing Karma Chameleon now! LOL!

Girl Edna makes for a fabulous Boy George!)

 Good morning snarky peeps and welcome! It's time for the next

challenge at the SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

As you've figured out, it's all about Karma!

This was a tough challenge for many of the Sisters, myself included.

But luckily, there's this thing called Google, and you can search for memes about

Karma. That's what I did, and found this great sentiment there:

 I've used a swear word on my card so, just a heads up:

Ok, here ya go:

Once I found my sentiment and printed it out, this card came together pretty quickly.

I had colored up this retro gal image a couple months ago, and the background was

one of the first gel prints I made last year. I thought the stenciled pattern added to the

retro vibe of my card. HA! 

So now it's your turn. Let Karma be your guide and let your freak flag fly!

We look forward to seeing what you come up with in our gallery at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! For more inspiration, simply check out

what my Sisters and our Guest Designer, Stephanie Severin, have created 

for your viewing pleasure. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Retro gal a gift from Sister Donna; 

CS: TE; Bazzill; Darice

Accessories: Prismacolor pencils; Gelli Arts gel press and stencil; DecoArt Americana acrylic paints; computer & printer; Faber Castell green olive Artist PITT pen

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

STAMPlorations April Theme & Sketch Challenge!

Hello and welcome crafty friends!

It's a new month and so time for the next

Theme & Sketch Challenge at STAMPlorations!

I think you'll agree that Shery picked a spot on, trendy

theme this month:

There's many ways you can get a watercolor effect.

(I used powder inks on my projects, as you'll see below!)

But there is always the option of using just the sketch on your project:

Or, you can go all wild and choose to use both theme and sketch, as I've done:

 I started by placing one of the reindeer masks from the

ARTplorations Christmas Reindeer on mixed media paper,

sprinkling a couple colors of powder dyes on and around it, then

spritzing with water. Being careful, I removed the mask, flipped it over
and pressed it onto another panel. (I couldn't let all that
extra powder ink go to waste!) Setting those aside to dry,
I die cut all three CUTplorations Bloomdala Bliss - Festive dies,
glued a portion of them onto my card base then trimmed.
I used the off cuts for my other card.
Lastly, I stamped a sentiment from the Holiday Expressions - Yuletide Cheer
stamp set over the reindeer, plus another one on the inside to finish my cards.

Here's what the second card looks like:
 

...and how both cards are finished on the inside:

So now it's your turn! Come join the STAMPgirls this month by playing
along at the STAMPlorations Theme & Sketch Challenge! Who knows,
you may be one of the lucky winners! For more inspiration, do yourself a
favor and check out what my lovely teammates created to inspire you.

If your feeling the uncontrollable desire to go shopping at the
STAMPlorations store,  feel free to use my personal
discount code:

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

for 20% off your order!

Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Holiday Expressions - Yuletide Cheer

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Strathmore mixed media paper; TE; Darice; Neenah

Accessories: ARTplorations - Christmas Reindeer stencil/mask; CUTplorations - Bloomdala Bliss-Festive dies; Magenta - Nuance powder dyes: Cerulean Blue , Raspberry; water mister; GC; MISTI

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

STAMPlorations Spring Fling

Hello and happy Thursday crafty friends!

I'm excited to be part of the STAMPlorations Spring Fling Giveaway!

It's day 4 of the giveaway and today's prize is another fabulous one:

For my card, I first created a monoprint background using the

 ARTplorations Floral Mania stencil and a few colors of Distress inks.

While that dried, I stamped the larger butterfly from the Layered Butterflies

stamp set in the same inks used on the background. I fussy cut it, and added

some Wink of Stella to the spots on the wings and colored in the antennas

with a purple Gelly Roll pen. Once the background was dry, I stamped the sentiment

from the Sketched Simple Gift set. I doodled around some of the flowers with a 

black pen and added dots using the same purple pen. The butterfly

was popped up using foam squares.

I hope that you enjoyed my project. For all the details and

even more amazing inspiration, please head over to 

the STAMPlorations blog to see what my talented teammies

created for today! Don't forget to leave a comment there and on the design

team's blogs each day for a chance at winning some fantastic prizes!

What's more, there is already a sale going on all month for

the Spring Fling Sale:

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

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Layered Butterflies, Sketched:Simple Gift

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch

CS: Strathmore - mixed media paper; TE; Darice

Accessories: ARTplorations - Floral Mania stencil; water mister; Sakura - purple Gelly Roll pen; Faber Castell - black Artist PITT pen; WOS pen; MISTI

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