Christmas Lute

Hi!  Yes, it's a Christmas card.  Yes, you'll be seeing these throughout the year again.  But, really, are you that surprised?  You all know my love of making Christmas cards.  :-). LOL.  By making them all year long I avoid the rush and scramble to get them done in December.  Somehow I still manage to have some I have to make last minute though.  This year I'm going to try and make two of the same card.  Just in case I need them or my Mom wants some again this year.  :-). Anyway, here's my card...

I stamped my lute (Inkadinkdo) and coloured it with my Spectrum Noir markers. I added some metallic gold gel pen for the strings and metallic red for the berries.  I stamped the sentiment (STAMPlorations) in black.  It's pretty simple but I like how it looks.

Thanks for visiting me today and I hope you have had a lovely weekend!

I'd like to link up to the following challenges:

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge - one layer card

Christmas Card Challenges - anything goes
Addicted to Stamps and More - holiday
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - anything goes

STAMPlorations Inspiration #58

Hello!  It's Tuesday and that means another Inspiration post over at STAMPlorations.  We hope to inspire you to create!  my card came about when I saw a card on Pinterest and got all inspired.  You can see the card that inspired me HERE.  Now here's my card...

(All stamps by STAMPlorations)

I took a panel of watercolour paper and stamped my flowers (Blooming Buds set) and embossed in white. Then using my magenta Spectrum Aqua marker and my broad waterpen, I created an ombré wash and let it dry.  I took a strip of vellum and embossed my sentiment (Fond Expressions 2 set) in silver, then wrapped it around my watercoloured panel.  I adhered this to my card base.  Its rather a cool effect, isn't it?  :-)

I hope you'll stop on by the blog and see what the other DT ladies made too.  Such amazing projects! Don't forget you could be entered to win the monthly random prize by commenting on the main blog.

Hope I inspired you to get creative today!  Thanks for stopping by!

I'd like to link up to the following challenge:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - anything goes

Inkspirational Challenge - Inspiration Picture

Hey everyone!  Its challenge time over at Inkspirational!  This time we've got an inspiration picture. It a nice one too. Check it out...

Isn't that lovely?  I thought I'd have no trouble coming up with something for this but I did.  However, I persevered and managed to cobble a Valentine's day card together.  :-). Take a look...

First, I stamped my woodgrain stamp (Heidi Swapp) and embossed it in white.  Then I sponged Antique Linen and Tea Dye Distress inks followed by Grey Flannel Memento ink.  I die cut the love and heart and sponged grey flannel on the love and Victorian Velvet Distress ink for the heart.  I attached them to my card and stamped the You (STAMPlorations) in grey flannel.  I stamped the small hearts (STAMPlorations) in the Victorian Velvet.  I added some Wink of Stella to the hearts and added a few sequins as well.

I hope you'll all come on over and check out the DT projects. All of them are awesome!

I'd like to link up to the following challenges:

CAS-ology - cue word is Adore
Addicted to Stamps and More - Holiday

Hey Friend

Hi there!  Just popping in to share a card I made last night. I recently got some fun goodies from Paper Smooches and I finally got a moment to play with some of them.  Take a look...

I used the new set Curls & Swirls for this card.  I masked off the bottom of my card base and then I stamped (I almost used every stamp in the set for this!) my curls and swirls on watercolour paper and embossed in white.  Then I created a blended watercolour wash of four colours (red, orange, yellow and green) using my Spectrum Aqua markers and my broad waterbrush. Once this was dry, I added a strip of black houndstooth washi tape (Recollections) and stamped my sentiment (Paper Smooches, Calorie Free set) in black.  I love how easily the colours blended.

Well, I hope you are all having an awesome Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

I'd like to link up to the following challenges:

Paper Smooches January Challenge - use four colours (I chose from the inspiration photo)

 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - anything goes

STAMPlorations Inspiration #57

Winter greeting, everyone!  I don't know what it's like where you live but here it's cold.  We still haven't had a ton of snow (there's less than a foot on the ground) but I'm sure that'll change.  I wish I could just hibernate for the next month or so.  Winter. Blah!

So, it's time for more inspiration over at STAMPlorations again!  I hope you'll all come on over and see what fabulous projects the DT has made. I'm always amazed at the diversity of styles and the amazing talent of out DT.  :-). Here's what I came up with this week....

I used the ink splotch stamp from the Mixed Media Elements set and coloured right on the stamp with my Spectrum Aqua markers in red, light blue and dark blue.  I spritzed with water and stamped in the corner of my card base.  I repeated this several times, sometimes just spritzing again without re-inking.  Once this was dry I stamped my feather (Trendy Feathers set) in versamark black and the sentiment (Trendy Feathers set) in the same black.  Lastly, I splattered some red and dark blue all over.

So, hop on over to the blog and check out all the inspiration!  Don't forget to comment on the main blog to be entered in for the monthly random prize drawing too.

Hope you enjoyed your visit!  Have a lovely day!

I'd like to link up to the following challenges:

Less is More - silhouette
Craft Stamper Magazine, Take it, Make it January Challenge - use a stamp

STAMPlorations Inspiration #56

Good morning everyone!  Its cold and windy here in Jemseg this morning.  Yuck.  However, it's also another Inspiration day over at STAMPlorations!  We've got some lovely cards to share with you.  Remember to leave a comment at the main blog so you're entered into the random monthly prize drawing.  Here's my card....

(All stamps by STAMPlorations)

This card took a while to materialize.  It was one when my mojo was la King and nothing I tried was turning out right.  I kept trying with this card and this was the final result.  I'm still not sure I like it. I like elements of it but not sure about it as a whole. Anyway, what I did was take my rose stamp (Blossom Overture set) and, using my Spectrum Aqua markers, I coloured directly onto the stamp and spritzed with water before stamping onto watercolour paper.  I cut my panel into two strips and attached it to my card base with a small space between them.  I coloured thus space in with my green Spectrum Aqua marker I had used on the rose.  I added a strip of gold glitter tape (Recollections) and stamped the sentiment (Blossom Overture set) in black.  I really like how the roses turned out but not sure about the design. Oh well.

I hope you'll come on over to the STAMPlorations blog and check out the other DT projects. Fabulous as usual!

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

Inkspirational 100th Challenge! Blast From The Past

Hi there!  It's an exciting day today!  It's the 100th challenge over at Inkspirational!!  We've decided that we are doing a colour challenge but with a bit of a twist.  You get to choose a colour challenge from all the ones we've done in the past!  There's a list of them all on the blog.

And helping us celebrate this milestone is Kylie of Kylie is Addicted to Stamps.  Kylie used to be a member of Inkspirational so it seems only right to have her Guest Design for us this challenge.  Plus, she's putting up prize of a $30 gift certificate to her stamp store Happy Little Stampers!  How cool is that?!  So, what was the colour challenge I chose for my card?  Well, I got the honor of using the very first colour challenge Inkspirational ever had!  Black, Dark Pink, and Kiwi.  What fun!  Check it out...

I stamped my large peony (Stampendous) in black and coloured it in with my Spectrum Noir markers (PL1, BP2, BP6, CG2, DG3).  I masked off my flower and stamped the flourish (Stampendous) in Pear Tart Memento ink.  I removed the mask and stamped the sentiment (STAMPlorations) in black.

I hope you will all join us for this special 100th challenge.  And I hope you go check out all the amazing projects by the DT.

Have a fantastic day and thanks for visiting!

I'd like to link up to the following challenges:

Spectrum Noir January Challenge - anything goes
Uniko Studio - Anything Goes with optional twist of love.
Addicted to Stamps and More - Anything Goes
Curtain Call - Girly