Inkspirational Challenge - Photo Inspiration

Happy Saturday everyone!  I hope you are enjoying the start of your weekend.  Well, it's time for another challenge over at Inkspirational!  We've got a fun photo inspiration for you this time.  Check it out...

Cool, isn't it?  I was inspired by the pink on black and the heart.  This is what I came up with....

First I masked off an area of my card and then sponged Picked Raspberry Distress ink.  I let it dry and then stamped my snowflakes (Hero Arts) and hearts (STAMPlorations) in clear Versamark and embossed in clear.  Then I sponged black ink over top.  I removed the mask and added a narrow strip of silver glitter tape and some rhinestones.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment (STAMPlorations) in black.  It's a fun non-traditional coloured Christmas card, don't you think?

So, I hope you pop on over to the main blog and see what outpr fantastic Guest Designer created as well as the rest of the DT.  So much inspiration!

Thanks for visiting and have an awesome day!

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

Addicted to Stamps and More - Holiday
CAS(E) This Sketch -

Halloween Pumpkins

Ooo, a rare double post day!  LOL. Just popping in again to share a card I made and link up to a couple of challenges before its to late.  Check it out....

Not a Christmas card!?  Well, yesterday was Halloween and our son (who dressed up as Harry Potter) had a great time. So, I figure why not a Halloween card?  😀  Anyway, I used a dark grey card base and stamped and masked my pumpkins (So Thankful set by Lawn Fawn) and embossed them in gold.  Then I coloured them in with my Prismacolor pencil crayons.  I stamped the sentiment (Inkadinkado) and embossed it in gold as well.  I'm just loving those little pumpkins!

Well, I hope you've enjoyed your visit and I've inspired you along the way. Have a great day!

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Mod Squad Challenge - Halloween

STAMPlorations Inspiration #104

Hey!  Another Tuesday has rolled around and you know what that means.  It's time for another inspiration post over at STAMPlorations!!  I can't believe we are in November already!  The year sure did fly by!  So, we've got some great cards to share today. I've made another Christmas card because it's looming closer and closer.  Gotta get those cards done!  Take a look....

For this card, I stamped my pine bow (Christmas Bell Medley set) and embossed in white. Then I sponged New Sprout and Bamboo Leaves Memento ink over top. I stamped my pine bough in the same green inks. I added some pine boughs in Cottage Ivy Memento ink. I wiped off the white embossing of any excess green ink.  I die cut my sentiment (Season's Greetings Phrase Die) in white and attached to my card!

I hope that you'll go check out the rest of the DT's work and don't forget to comment for a chance to win a prize!

Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely Tuesday!

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

STAMPlorations October New Release!

It's Day 5 of the October New Release Hop over at STAMPlorations!  Now it's time for the Inspiration girls to show you the projects we made using the new sets!  But first look at these sets!

Super fun aren't they?!  I just love them. Check out what I made....

(Using Becca's Funny Kinda Love Set)

For this first card, I took the hearts and stamped them along one side of my card base. I coloured in one of the large hearts with my Spectrum Noir markers. Then I stamped the sentiment. The sentiments in this set are hilarious!  I love them.

(Using Shery's Faith Expressions set)

For this card, I stamped the framed flowers and then masked them off. Using the Circular 2 stencil, I sponged on white ink, fading it out.  I removed the mask and then coloured in the flowers with my Prismacolor pencil crayons.  I stamped the sentiment in black.

(Using Deepti's Power of Words set)

I stamped the moon and stars sentiment and embossed it in white. Then I painstakingly cut out tiny masks for the moon and stars. (Yep. I'm nuts. 😜). Then, I sponged Memento Nautical Blue, and Picked Raspberry, Broken China and Seedless Preserves Distress inks.  I splattered some water droplets and then splattered some white acrylic paint over top.  I removed the tiny masks and coloured in the moon and stars with my Spectrum Noir markers.

(Using Shirley's Faerie Door set)

I stamped the fairy and then masked her off so I could stamp her wings.  I stamped the tiny flower severval times.  I coloured everything in with my Spectrum Noir markers.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment.  Such a cute set, isn't it?

I hope you enjoyed your visit today and I've managed to inspire you.  Leave comments on the DT blogs and the main blog and you have a chance to win a prize!  You should definitely check out the main blog for all the details on prizes and such.

***NOTE:***
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Check out what the rest of the team made! You'll find links to all our projects here.

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Have a fantastic day and thanks for dropping by!

STAMPlorations Inspiration #102

Hi everyone!  It's Tuesday and you know what that means?  Yep!  Another Inspiration post over at STAMPlorations!  No Christmas card to share this week. I know!  Shocking! 😀  Anyway, here's my card....

I stamped my dragonflies (Winged Things set) in black then coloured them in with my Spectrum Noir markers. I used a technique referred to as pointillism.  You fill in an area with dots of colour.  Love how this looks.  I stamped my sentiment (Buttercups and Butterflies set) in black and added a narrow strip of silver glitter tape to one edge.  I love these sketchy dragonflies. They are so fun!

Well, I hope you go on over to the main blog and check out the other fab DT projects.  Don't forget to comment there for a chance to win a prize too!

Thanks for visiting with me and I hope you all have a fabulous day!

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

Becca's Hop to Stop - use purple. Becca's trying to raise awareness about domestic violence. It's an important issue and if you'd like to help out you can link a card and even send it to Becca where they'll be donated to the local shelter.

Inkspirational Challenge - Black + One Other Colour

Oh, it is going to be a rainy weekend here!  Boo!  🌂 It has been a rather rainy Fall so far.  I know it is important but it makes it hard to do stuff outside, like stack our firewood on the porch.  Oh well, it will get done.  :-)

So, it is time for another challenge over at Inkspirational!  We have got a fun color challenge for you this time.  Black + One other color.  (You can use white too if you want.)

I decided to use a stamp set that I have neglected for a while.  Check it out....

First thing I did was do a watercolor ombre wash on watercolor paper using Seedless Preserves Distress ink.  I really love this vibrant purple.  Once my panel was dry splattered some water on it for some water spots.  Then, I stamped my neglected coneflowers and grass (SU!) in black Versafine ink.  I stamped the sentiment (STAMPlorations) in black as well.  Lastly, I attached my panel to a black card base exposing a narrow strip down one side.

So, I hope you'll come on over to the main blog and join in on the fun!  You'll see some outstanding projects by the rest of the DT too.  😀

Have an awesome weekend and thanks for stopping by!

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

Becca's Hop to Stop - use purple. Becca's trying to raise awareness about domestic violence. It's an important issue and if you'd like to help out you can link a card and even send it to Becca where they'll be donated to the local shelter.

Addicted to Stamps and More - anything goes
The Flower Challenge - Anything Goes

STAMPlorations Inspiration #101

Happy Tuesday everyone!  It's time for another inspiration post over at STAMPlorations!  Today I've got something a little different for you.  Amazingly enough, it's not a card. It is Christmas themed though,  I had an idea to try something and so I did.  Take a look....

I had this glass ornament that I'd been meaning to glass etch something on but I decided to experiment with stamping and alcohol inks.  So I took my poinsettia stamp (Holiday Sketches: Christmas Flower set) and using black StazOn ink stamped onto the glass. Because StazOn is a solvent ink it won't rub off.  Then using my Spectrum Noir markers I coloured in my poinsettia from the opposite side.  The reason I did this is the alcohol ink can affect the solvent ink.  Once the alcohol ink is dry it won't rub off.  I added a ribbon and my ornament was done!

Well, I hope you enjoyed my little deviation from card making. Be sure to check out the rest of the DT's projects too. Some awesome stuff to see!

Have a lovely day and thanks for visiting!