Let's celebrate love!

Hey Everyone,

 

So hope the year is going well for you'll... I've been out of blogger for almost 2months now.. Crazy huh... Xmas rush, new yr and the island holiday has been keeping me busy.

 

It's time to get back into the swing of things.

 

This week Papersmooches is having their picture perfect challenge... And you guys know I love these challenges! Their inspirational picture is so gorgeous! Have a look...

 

 

 

My result:

 

 

I recently received my watercolour paper so decided to play around a bit. I created a watercolour background using Distress ink in Picked Rasberry, Mustard Seed and Peeled Paint. I also stencilled a layer of Worn Lipstick in the bottom right corner using TH Latticework. I'm not sure if you can see but I tried replicating the flower in the picture. I then stamped the sentiments from PS Birthday Sampler and Bold Buzzwords in Memento Tuxedo Black. The hearts are also from Bold Buzzwords, I stamped them and then added glue to which I stuck gold foil to...the type of foil that you use in nail art. To finish the card I added enamel dots, sequins, washi tape and a beautiful diamanté chain.

 

 

 

For you..Friend

It's been a long while since I've been on the blog...this week I managed to squeeze in some time to make a few items to enter into the Papersmooches SPARKS Challenge. This week saw the challenge based on the following picture for inspiration...I absolutely loved working with these colours, they go well together!

My card result:

 

 

I haven't been using my embossing folders for some time now and so I decided to incorporate them into this card. I used the Elaborate Quatrefoil folder from Anna Griffin and inked it with TH Squeezed Lemonade before running my cardstock panel through. I cut out tags for the sentiments, stamped my images using Color Theory Doc Brown and Hero Arts Splash. The images are from Papersmooches Bold Buzzwords and Birthday Sampler stamp sets.

 

To finish of the card, I glued down the panel to a white base, added eyelets, the wooden bicycle, glossy accents to the hearts and a touch of stitching.

 

Hope you enjoyed the card!

 

 

Papersmooches SPARKS Challenge - Designer Draft 4

Papersmooches are having their Sparks Challenge and this week its a designer draft based on the ffg:

 

 My result:

 



For the last card, I first stencilled my KaiserCraft Doily template with a gold oil paintstik. I then cut strips to adhere to the blue base. In between two strips I added gold glitter washi tape from Kelly Purkey. To that I also added striped washi tape and gold stitching. I white heat embossed the sentiment from PS Birthday Sampler. To finish off I adhered the digital flowers from PS using foam squares after I coloured them using Copics ( BG13, BG49, BG23, Y08)

 

NOTE: I'm entering this into World Card Making Day 2014.

Papersmooches SPARKS Challenge - Designer Draft 3

Papersmooches are having their Sparks Challenge and this week its a designer draft based on the ffg:

 

My result:  



I stamped the fern and dandelion images from PS Botanicals 1 set using Crushed Olive and Worn Lipstick inks. As you may have guessed I had to use masking in order to get the alternating colour. The sentiment is from PS Birthday Sampler and stamped in Picked Raspberry. To finish off I added some enamel dots, a button, lime floss and the digital leaf from PS (coloured using Copics YG03, YG06 and YG11).

 

NOTE: I'm entering this into World Card Making Day 2014.

Papersmooches SPARKS Challenge - Designer Draft 1

Hey Friends,

It feels like ages since I've posted anything...well 10days is. I spent last weekend visiting my mum after 9months...it was well deserved but coming back to work really tired me out and hence I'm posting my entries so late. Onto my cards for today...I've got 4 for you'll :) Update: Had to separate the cards for linking up to PS...so be sure to check the other posts.

Papersmooches are having their Sparks Challenge and this week its a designer draft based on the ffg:

 

 My result:

 

 

This card was assembled with a white cardstock base and some patterned paper. I stamped a wavy image in Picked Raspberry and my sentiment from PS Birthday Sampler stamped with Versafine Onyx Black onto an adhesive tag. The bee is the digital file available from PS and I coloured it using Copics (C1, C2, E02, Y08, Y11, Y00). I drew in his antennas since it was too small to cut out. Lastly I added some glossy accents to his eyes, 3 enamel dots and white highlighting.

 

Hope you'll enjoy my cards posted for today!

 

 

NOTE: I'm entering this into World Card Making Day 2014.

Papersmooches - Party time!!

Hi Friends,

I decided to try making a gift tag :)

I started off with a white base measuring 2 3/4 by 3 5/8 inches. I had some striped vellum, cut out a strip of about an inch and glued it down to the base and then rounded the bottom corners. I stamped the kitty and hat from PS Party Posse stamp set and coloured her in using Copic Ciaos (Kitty - RV23, RV13, RV14; Hat - V01, V12, V06)

I hand cut a ribbon tag from white cardstock, heat embossed in black "party time" from PS Birthday Sampler stamp set and then stained the tag using Spun Sugar. I mounted it onto the base using foam squares, added an eyelet and enamel dots.

 

*Tim Holtz DISTRESS Ink STAIN SPUN SUGAR Ranger

Party Posse

Birthday Sampler

*Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SUPER SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets

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Papersmooches - Let's celebrate!

Hey Everyone,

I decided to create another card similar to the one I posted a week ago but I wanted to make it layered and to use my favorite colours...blue green!

I prepped my main image from Dyan Reaveley's Night on the Opera - after stamping it in Black Soot  I coloured it in using Copic Ciaos (Dress - BG23, BG13, BG49; Waistband - C3 and C5; Skin - E00 and E50). I felt the dress needed a shine, so I used my Opalite refill ink in Artic Emerald and distressed in onto the dress using a sponge dauber. It ended up with a beautiful reflective green on it!
I then cut out the image and sized it for my card base. I added some Rock Candy Stickles and left it to dry.

Onto the white base, its side folded to 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches. I used me second largest die from the Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Fifteen and die cut/embossed some grey cardstock. I then stamped the leaves from Papersmooches Botanicals 2 stamp set in Hero Arts Silver ink and "Let's celebrate" from Papersmooches Birthday Sampler in Hero Arts Splash ink.

To start my assembly I adhered the grey die cut panel to the white base and added a thin strip of silver cardstock to the left side of the card. I then used foam squares and mounted down the dress image. To finish off I added enamel dots by Teresa Collins Simple Stories.

Hope you liked the card!

Dylusions Couture Collection - Night at the Opera	*Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD BLACK SOOT Ranger	*Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad SILVER af257	*s4-291 Spellbinders LABELS 15 Fifteen Nestabilities	Botanicals 2
*Hero Arts Chalk Ink Pad SPLASH 2012 AF215	*Teresa Collins Enamel Dots SUMMER STORIES SUM117	*Tim Holtz DISTRESS STICKLES ROCK CANDY Clear Glitter Glue Ranger	*Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SUPER SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets	Birthday Sampler

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