Blog Hop Joy!!

     How exciting Altenew is having the Ultimate Blog Hop that includes 17 other blogs and 5 $35 prizes plus a chance to win on the other blogs too. Then I checked out their blog this morning and there's another one for their new product release.  Three $50 prizes and a chance to win more on the other blogs. Love Altenew stamps, inks and dies.

     Todays card is one I made with my Altenew stamp set Vintage Roses.

Products used:

Altenew Vintage Roses

Spellbinders Designer Series S6-268 Quatrafoil Panel

Ranger distress ink (Spun sugar, Worn Lipstick, Festive Berries, Fired Brick,

                                                  Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters)

Ranger Archival ink

Canson Water color  paper

Canson 110lb white CS

Canson off white CS

     I started with my spellbinders die and cut it out of the canson110lb white CS. I cut a 1/4" strip of the same CS for the top and bottom of the panel. Then I cut strips of dimensional tape for the back to pop it up, and set it aside for later.

 

      With my distress inks I stamped out about 50 different roses in all sizes and also some leaves.

Then I fussy cut them all out and adhered them to each other in different groupings. After I had several groupings I arranged then on my trellis. When I was satisfied with the way it looked I adhered the trellis to the front of the card. I cut the Happy Anniversary sentiment stamp from the Vintage Roses set and stamped it at the side of the trellis. Done!

I will be adding this card to these blog hop sites: 

Altenew Ultimate Blog Hop

Addicted to Stamps and More (Anything Goes)

Love to Scrap (Anything Goes)

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderfully crafty day!

Karen

  

Sunnier Days

     It's been so beautiful the last couple of days, sunny and the temperature in the 70's perfect. I won't complain about the summer and the heat because it's better than snow, but these last few days have been a wonderful reprieve from the high 90's.

     My card today is inspired by the beautiful sunny days of summer, and the Inspiration Photo on Addicted to Stamps and More. 



 Products Used:

JustRite Stamps #CL-02138 Sweet Posies

JustRite Sentiment #CR-04835 Black Eyed Susan Vintage Labels Five

Ranger Archival Ink

Ranger Distress Ink (Salty Ocean, Peeled Paint, Wild Honey, Carved Pumpkin)

Ranger Distress Markers

Canson Watercolor paper

Misti

     I love the JustRite stamps, they are a custom product of Spellbinders and have dies that coordinate, they have so many beautiful backgrounds, sentiments, flowers and so much more. Check them out when you get a chance.http://justrite-papercraft.myshopify.com/collections/all-stamps.

     I stamped the bouquet on the left side of the watercolor paper, using my Misti. Then I used my Ranger markers and using the fine tip I colored in the small areas of the leaves, center of the flowers and buds. For the larger flowers I stamped ink onto an acrylic block and water colored them. My stamp was still on the Misti so I stamped it again to define the edges and make it pop.  

     The Butterfly was so pretty I had to add it to the card, so I stamped it on the card and then on a scrap piece of watercolor paper. I water colored the one on the scrap piece of paper and then fussy cut it out and adhered over the one on the card.

     When I stamped the sentiment I didn't realize I had ink on my fingers, Ugh! My solution was to stamp some of the flowers again and watercolor them. I fussy cut them out and placed them over the ink smudges and not only solved the problem but it added a nice touch to the card.

     I used some of the same color ink as the flowers around the edges of the card to soften them.

I will be entering this card in:

Addicted to Stamps and More "Photo Inspiration" 

Love to Scrap "Flower Power"

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge "Stamp It"

 

  

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Wonderfully Crafty Day!!

Karen

    

 

Fur-ever Friends

     My husband and I have always loved having pets around the house. I don't remember a time in our 39 years of marriage when we haven't had a dog, cat, guinea pig, hamsters or fish. until the last few years. After so many different types of pets we found Zeke, a loveable mix of 4 different breeds, and adopted him. He was 8wks old at the time but we knew just by looking in his eyes he was special. He was such a smart, sweet and loving boy. Even as a Pup he would let us know if he needed something, like water, if his bowl was empty he would pick it up in his teeth and bring it to us. If he needed to go out he would hit at our feet and tilt his head and stare, then when we got up he would bounce all the way to the door. He was a special part of our live that we miss every day. He lived to be just over 17 years old and gave us so much joy.

     I'm sure we will get another dog someday but for now, memories of Zeke still fill our hearts,  I'm sure they will forever. For now we have a wonderful Grandpup named Bella, who loves us as much as we love her.

     My card today follows the theme Fur-ever Friends from Little Red Wagon, with a dog and kitten sharing a warm moment.



Products Used:   

Stampers Anonymous Crazy Dogs #CMS271

Stampers Anonymous Crazy Cats #CMS251

Hero Arts Kitten Stamp

Hero Arts Oval Frame

Ranger Distress Ink

Diamond background stamp

Penny Black #30-358 Happy Snippets 

Inkadinkado Masking paper

Canson watercolor paper 130lb.

Misti

     First I stamped and cut out all my masks and then began stamping the rest. I stamped the dog first in a very light Antique Linen distress ink, using the Misti. then I placed the kitten mask that I trimmed so that part of the dogs leg would show on the image and stamped with archival ink.

     To stamp the rug I placed left the kitten mask in place and masked the dog then I stamped all the other elements and masked them.

     For the floor I stamped over all the masks with my Diamond background stamp making sure to line up the diamonds with each stamp.  I removed all the masks and used my distress black marker to fill in where any of the diamonds were not stamped well near the masking.

     I water colored the dog and kitten and all the different elements and added the sentiment, which was stamped on watercolor paper and outlined with Festive Berries then I dragged a wet brush over it to smear the ink on the edges, attached with dimensional tape.

     It was a very time consuming card but I love the results. 

 

I will be entering this card in:

Little Red Wagon "Fur-ever Friends"

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge "Stamp It"

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Wonderfully Crafty Day!!

Karen

    

    

   

Falling for You

     What a beautiful day it was yesterday! Fall is definitely in the air. It was Grandparents day and Chris and Lindsey invited us for dinner and Ice cream. It was so nice to spend time with them and the kids. the only low point of the day was the Miami Dolphins losing in the last minute of the game, Dale, Chris, Luke and Michael (from Hawaii) were very bummed.

     

       My card today is all about fall.  Recently I got some happy mail which included a background stamp from IO with large maple leaves. That's where my card began.  I came up with the idea for the background while trying to fall asleep last night. The rest fell into place when I decided to use the Sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. Some embossing powder, distress inks, spellbinders dies and some ribbon made it all come together.

Products Used:

Canson watercolor paper 130lb.

IO #CC067 C-A-C Maple Leaves

Inkadinkado Sentiment  #98555 Harvest Expressions

Versa Mark

Ranger Queens Gold embossing powder

Ranger distress inks ( Rusty Hinge, Peeled Paint, Broken China, Vintage Photo)

Spellbinders # S4-116 Standard Circles small

Spellbinders Nestabilities #S4-490 Triple Tear

Orange ribbon

     Using Versa Mark on my large IO background stamp I stamped (1) 41/4 x 51/2 and (1) 31/2 x 41/2 pieces of Canson watercolor paper and then embossed them with Queens Gold powder.  Then using my ranger blending tools I add Peeled Paint, Broken China and Vintage Photo to my background. I then used Rusty Hinge to cover and blend all. then I used a paper towel to remove ink from the embossing to make it pop.

     I used dimensional tape I popped up the smaller panel to give some dimension to the card; then wrapped the ribbon around both panels and tied it in a knot, and trimmed the ends.

     To finish the card I repeated the embossing with the sentiment and the distress ink on a piece of scrap watercolor paper. Then cut it out using my spellbinders die. It needed just a hint of a background mat so I used a scrap of burnt orange paper and my circle dies to make one. I added just a little Rusty Hinge to the edges and adhered it to the card. Done.

I will be entering this card in these challenges:

Impression Obsession Challenge "Falling For You"

Freshly Made Sketches #253

Time Out Challenge #65 "Inspired By Words"

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderfully Crafty Day!!

Karen

First Ever Shaker Card

     Lately I've  been trying as many new techniques as possible, this one gave me the most trouble when I thought it would be simple. Shaker boxes, Ugh!

     I started out with a plan and picked out all my stamps, inks and stencils, then straight to work. The end result is better than I thought but getting there was a nightmare, LOL! I had to replace the Acetate 3 times because of problems I was having with the sequins getting stuck in the background images. Finally I got  some micro beads and that did the trick.

 

    This is the end result. I just fell in love with these cute little guys and had to find a way to use them all.

Products Used:

Imaginisce Snag'em Stamps Blowfish, Crab, Dolphin and Octopus

Simon Says Wave Stencil #SSST121357

Deep Red (Water droplets background stamp)

Ranger/Dylusions # DYR37798 Ocean Backgrounds

Ranger/Dylusions Spray Inks (London Blue and Calypso Teal)

Ranger #12 DYR47308 mixed media tags

Ranger distress ink

ColorBox  Frost White pigment ink

Gelly Roll  glitter pens

Hero Arts gems

Beader's Paradise Micro Beads

Penny Black #30-358 Happy Snippets

Grumbacher Miskit

Martha Stewart punch

     First I started with the mixed media tag. I sprayed it with water, then  two different colors of ink, sopping up the excess ink with a roll of paper towels. I cut it down to 5x7 because I knew I would need a larger area for the stamped images and the background pieces.  I placed the wave stencil over the background and sprayed with water, let it sit for a few seconds then rolled the paper towels over it to pull some of the ink out. I did this twice to cover the entire background. With my water droplets stamp and the frost white ink pad I stamped bubbles onto the background, and a few fish from my ocean backgrounds. I set that aside.

     Using the Oceans backgrounds set I stamped coral and seaweed on another tag and colored them with my Dylusions inks. I have water brushes filled with every color ink. Then I fussy cut them out and added them to my background.

    I then stamped the Blowfish and others on 110lb card stock and used a paint brush to apply Miskit to the eyes, flowers, fins and spots on each of the images, and let it dry for 5 min; when the Miskit was dry I used Ranger distress inks and blender tool to color the images. I rubbed the Miskit off and used the Gelly Roll pens to color in the flowers, Fins and spots. I fussy cut them out and edged each with a black marker to make them pop.

    Two layers of dimensional adhesive, the acetate and some 110lb card stock around the edges, I used a Martha Stewart punch for the top and used Vintage Photo distress ink over the edges. I stamped the sentiment and added the gems. My fish tank shaker box card is finally done. It was a lot of work but well worth it. Not bad for a first try, I think.

I will be entering this card in these challenges:

    

Addicted to Stamps Challenge "Not a Square"

Simon Says Monday Challenge "Stamp It"

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge "Stamp It"

Virginia's View "Spray, Mist, Splatter"

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Wonderfully Crafty Day!!

Karen

CAS and Watercolor

It's been a very busy week, Bridal shower, visiting my sister-in law who's been ill, Not feeling quite up to par myself for a few days, crafting with my buddy Lynda, shopping for my Granddaughters 7th birthday, they grow up way to fast, a big Labor Day party Sunday and now I have to shop for a dress to wear to my Nieces wedding this weekend. What a crazy week!

Ok, now that I got that off my chest, I did have some time yesterday to relax and let my MOJO free.

I just got another shipment of fun in the mail and finally got some time to use some of it.



I played all afternoon yesterday and as a result I made four cards and started quite a few others.

My card for today is a Watercolor Stamped card.





Products used:

PB #40-452 Bejeweled

PB #30-353 Words of Kindness

Ranger distress mini ink pads

Ranger Archival ink

Ranger distress blending tool

Canson 130lb watercolor paper

Misti

These was an easy one. I placed my stamp in the Misti on my watercolor paper, where I wanted the flower, then closed the cover to adhere the stamp to the top. then using my distress markers, (Salty ocean, Tumbled Glass, Ground Espresso, Peeled paint and Forest Moss) I colored the flower and used the darker colors to shadow. Then I misted the whole stamp with water and closed the Misti, and pressed down. I love this technique and I use it quite a bit, using different amounts of water to get different effects.  I removed the stamped paper from the Misti and use my distress blending tool to add some Wild Honey distress ink to the right of the flowers. Then I selected my sentiment and stamped it using Archival ink. 

I will be entering this card in:          Love To Scrap "Flower Power"

                                                          Penny Black and More "Add A Sentiment"

                                                          Simon Says Wed. Challenge "Anything Goes"

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderfully Crafty Day!!

Karen

 



Hello Friend Mermaid card

I've had this beautiful Stampendous Mermaid stamp for a while and I couldn't  resist using her for Simon Says challenge Go Fish.

 

 

Products used:

Spellbinders Majestic Labels Twenty Five

Spellbinders S4-237 Floral Flourishes

Stampendous Mermaid

Penny Black 30-172 April Showers

Imaginisce Sea Shells

Yasutomo shimmer paints

Ranger Distress ink, watercolor paper, Archival ink

Deep Red bubbles background M1N4B5

Colorbox pigment White

Spectrum Noir clear Glitter pen

Misti

I started with my Spellbinders die and cut the outside frame from some beautiful aqua blue card from my stash. Then I cut the center panel from watercolor paper. I placed it in my Misti making sure to mark where it edges were for later. I stamped the Mermaid and painted her with the shimmer paints then stamped again on the Misti.

Then using masking paper I covered her and Inked my background with my distress inks and randomly stamped the bubbles all around her. Using dimensional tape I popped up the outside frame and then adhered the Mermaid flat onto the center of the white card. I took another piece of watercolor paper and using my distress inks I painted it green with two shades of green and a large paint brush, then I cut the floral flourishes for sea weed. I stamped the sea shells, painted them and fussy cut them out, then arranged them using dimensional tape and glue. I used my Glitter pen on the sea weed and stamped my sentiment using archival ink.

Here's a close up of the shimmer of her tail and the glitter on the sea weed.

I will be entering this card in these challenges:

                                                                          Simon Says Monday Challenge "Go Fish"

                                                                          All Sorts"Use at least 2 Dies"

                                                                           Love to Scrap " Anything Goes"

Have a wonderfully crafty day!

Karen