Happy Birthday

Using a new medallion stencil today which I centered over a die cut circle and held down with my magnets misted with yellow and pink sprays I made up with Magical Micas.... it came out really well, so I decided to use it as the focal point, just added a die cut sentiment and a few micro sequins.  I used a stitched die to impress the front of a white square card and then used foam sheet to attach the disc. 
I am playing along with CAS Stencil - Sprays ...  AND Stamplorations Never Ending Anything Goes challenge.    Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - happy card making.

 

         Bloomdala Bliss #13 stencil

Two Nautical Cards

Hi it's Twofer Card Challenge time and the theme for Challenge #19 is Nautical... so I've chosen to make a Bon Voyage and a young male Birthday card.... always fun the challenge yourself to make two different cards from the same image.

For my first card, I stamped the yacht scene and used Twinkling H2Os to watercolour it.  Then I stamped the portal and embossed it with silver EP... and fussy cut it, to use as a frame.  I used a ripples stencil to emboss the white background panel and finished off with a stamped sentiment and used a stitched die to form a label.

For my young boy birthday card I stamped the above image twice and fussy cut the yachts...then used Distress Inks to watercolour them.  I did the same for my boy.  Next I created a little stream scene at the bottom of my card panel... sponged blue DO through the ripple stencil for the water and painted on the bank and grass.  To finish I stamped the sentiment and used a stitched die cut rectangle to frame the panel and then attached my images.

I am also playing along with AAA Birthday challenge #4 - For the Boys   ...   And The Male Room challenge #117 - Birthday card - and congrats as they are celebrating  years   ...  And Happy Little Stampers Watercolour August challenge - Option:  Ocean.
Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it, happy card making.

 
      

Hoping Your Day Goes Swimmingly...

For this card I decided to use the Paper Towel with my 'moppings' on the card....there was just enough inked section the frame behind a double stitched die cut circle frame and to add some more interest I tore small sections and glued them in place around the edge.  I love that the PT wasn't too soppy and that the impressed circle design still showed, so I die cut white card circle to fit behind hold all the bits in place.  The circles reminded me of bubble so I chose to make an undersea theme and attached some die cut seaweed and a stamped seahorse... I dropped Alcohol Ink onto cream pearl card and after it dried stamped my image in permanent ink, then fussy cut it out.... the pearl card shows through the AI and so he's all shimmery...lasted added a silver embossed stamped sentiment on vellum.  I am playing along with CAS Mix Up August challenge - Paper Towel ...  And Shopping Our Stash #402 challenge - Gone Fishing!  ...   And Addicted to CAS challenge #165 - Bubble.

Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - happy stamping.

Elements... Paper towel, stamping, die cuts, heat embossing, alcohol inks

 
 

Love is like a Butterfly....

A card today made quickly with some die cuts and stamped sentiment....  From some smooched DO watercoloured card  scrap I die cut two butterflies. Next die cut my lattice background and a stitched frame to fit over the top (to hide the edges) and attached to a white card. To finish I die cut the stamped sentiment from the matching oval die and attached it with foam tape along with the butterflies.  I am posting to AAA Cards CAS Game #146 - Made in Minutes... and ... also CAS Watecolour August challenge - Colourful Butterflies.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate  it -- happy card making.

 

Thinking of You

Friend Vikki and I went to the Craft Expo last Friday and I couldn't resist this fabulous floral die... and immediately I got home I had it cut out of black card.... a quick search in the background stash found this DO on photographic paper and so today I finished it off with a die cut sentiment and attached to a bright aqua card.  I am playing along with Pixie's Snippets Playground challenge #358, STAMPloratins CUTplorations Summer 2019 challenge - Anything Goes. and will also post to the Stamplorations Never Ending Anything Goes challenge.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it, happy card making.

CUTplorations - Thinking of You die
 

Time .... is Important ATC

Created my ATC background using foil and and an embossing folder, then sprinkled different colored Embossing Powders and heated these and last dragged permanent black ink over the raised areas.  Then I stamped and silver embossed the fob watch and the sentiment in brown ink.  I am posting to Happy Little Stampers ATC August challenge - Time.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it, happy stamping.