Whisking you a Happy Birthday

Hello! Hello! Hello!

This month at Splashy Mix Challenges we have yet another beautiful moodboard. 

For my card using Newton's Nook stamps, I first created a watercolor background with Beyond Inks water color inks. Stamped, fussy cut & colored the images with the same inks.

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All you friends STAY SAFE & wishing you all good health.

Sharing this at the following challenges - 

STAMPlorations May CAS Challenge  - 31/5

Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge - 12.5

Pearly Sparkles Challenge#62 - 31.5

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Coffee Lovers Spring/Summer Bloghop - Card 2

                                                                          Hello!          This is card 2 for the Spring/Summer Coffeelovers bloghop which is ending tonight.

Played with alcohol inks to create the background on yupo paper. The stenciled pattern was done with alcohol lift ink.

 

The water colored embellishments colored with Zig Brush pens are from Itsy Bitsy

Playing along the following challenges - 

Coffee Lovers Bloghop - 10.5

Color Throwdown#542 - 13.5

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - 14.5

WWCC#220 - 14.5 - Topper

DL.ART#243 - 31.5

Cookie Challenge#114 - 15.5

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Coffee Love

Hello & welcome back!

Its time for the Summer's Coffee Lover's Blog Hop & how can a coffee loving card maker like me resist participating!

Let me share with you the card I made for today - 

For this card I have created the background with first & second generation stamping with archival ink. I wanted to keep this card simple & yet add dimension. Pulled out the faux stitched rectangle dies & the coffee cup silhouette CUTploration. The focal cup shape was popped up by stacking 4 layers of the die cut & the smaller pieces inlaid in the centre.

 The inside (sorry, I forgot to click a picture) has a heat embossed sentiment which says "I love coffee & you" 

Linking this to - 

Summer's Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

\SSS-Wednesday Challenge - 5.7

Stamplorations - June CAS Card Challenge - 30.6

CUTplorations June Challenge (inspired by the shapes & theme - food) - 30.7

Stamplorations June Challenge - Theme and Sketch - 30.7

Supplies used - 

Itsy Bitsy - Dream Cut

CUTplorations - Coffee Cup Silhouette

Stamplorations - Coffee Happy

Kaisercraft - Stains

Archival Ink - Coffee

Versamark ink

Ranger - white embossing powder

Simon Says Stamp - Stitched rectangle 

Tea Chest

One of my favorite paper stack from DCWV is the Mariposa stack. Black & gold a color combo that never fails! Here I have used this on a tea chest & look at the result! Guess it will make a classy jewelry box too.

Love the splurt of colors against the black & gold background! Love love love this!

Buffed some Mont Marte 3D gold paint on the edges for the antique look.

Sharing this at - 

A Bit more Time to Craft#36.html - 29.1

Country View Challenges#Jan - 31.1

Brown Sugar Challenge#234 - 26.1
Polkadoodles#Week 2 - 27.1

SS - Wednesday Challenge - 25.1

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Best Teacher!

Hello & welcome back!

Sharing the last set of Teacher Appreciation cards today!

These cards use pattern papers from DCWV & PTI & Clearly Besotted stamps.

A bit of masking & copic coloring in this card - 

Linking this to - 

Happy Little Stampers Challenge - 29.9

Alphabet Challenge - 15.9

Case this Sketch#189 -15.9

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge/ - 14.9

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Sending Hugs - Peerless Watercolors

Hello friends!

Today I have a card share. The highlight here is the beautiful water lily colored with peerless watercolors.

Sharing this at - 

SSS Challenge - 18.5

Catch the bug Challenge - 21.5

Pink Gem Challenge#169 - 27.5

Crafting-with-friends#20 - 19.5

Stamping Sensation Challenge - 1.6

Fantasy Stampers Challenge#62 - 20.5

Docerela Challenge#102 - 19.5

One Crazy Stamper Challenge - 31.5

Penny black at all Sorts Challenge - 31.5

Pennys Challenge#277 - 18.5

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Coffee With Friends!

Hello & welcome back to my blog!

I am guest designing for The Crazy Challenge this month & here is the first inspiration post. 

The theme this fortnight is CARD FOR A FRIEND. 

The Stampendous background stamp was perfect for the card I wanted to make. I stamped this on a stitched rectangle die cut in archival ink & left the rest of the card rather simple. The latte cup (Tim Holtz - Stampers Anonymous) was colored with Peerless watercolors. The pattern paper is from the Prima - Coffee Break pack. Too much coffee, huh!!! A coffee lover that I am, friends & coffee go hand in hand, a good cup of coffee with friends is BLISS! 

Linking this to - 

Addicted to Stamps#120 - 27.2

Penny Black Challenge - 2.3

Stamping Sensations Challenge - 2.3

Challenge up Your Life#34 - 17.2

Live Laugh Stamp#3 - 26.2

Inkspirational Challenges#102 - 26.2
Classy Cards n Such#124 - 21.2 - TOP 3

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I Love You

Good Morning!

With February almost here I see so much Valentine inspiration  in blogland & I wanted to make a card too but without using too much red! 

Here's my card for today - 

The focal element of this card is the spot light die cut tag (Paper Trey Ink). 

What is a Valentine card without a heart! I stamped the heart from Simon Says Stamp "I See You" set on the tag such that a bit is stamped off the die cut, on to the card stock. Heat embossed this in silver embossing powder.

I glued 5 tags together for the spotlight effect. I alternated a black & red tag to add some interest & I loved the dash of red popping from the sides. 

I covered the heart, only on the tag with clear Wink of Stella, this created magic & further high lighted the heart. 

Sharing this at - 

SSS - 2.2

SSS - 31.1

Incy Wincy Designs (diagonal - embossin, red, die cut) - 30.1

DRS Design #211 - 2.2

SSS - Work-it-wednesday

Crafty Cardmakers#156 - 6.2 - TOP 5

ATCAS#80 - 5.2

Casology#182 - 1.2

Unikostudio#28 - 12.2 - WINNER

SIP#32 (red, love, bling) - 31.1

C.R.A.F.T#348 - 3.2

2 Craftygirls#11 - 3.2

Craft Rocket#7 - 2.2

Avenue 613#160 - 30.1

DL Art#173 - 11.2

Moving along with the Times - 3.2

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Thank You Cards

A VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY & CRAFTY NEW YEAR FRIENDS! 

May 2016 bring the best in you & the best for you :-)

My daughter was part of the core team involved in organizing a TEDx Youth Event in her school in December. Sharing the "Thank you" cards I made for the speakers at the event. The color scheme was black, white & red to coordinate with logo.

Entering this in the following challenges - 

Faith Hope Love Challenge - 10.1

From the Heart Stamps#133(used the twist - B & W with one color) - 10.1

Lets Create Challenges#109 - 4.2

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CAS cards

Good Morning!

I am over at the Lulupu blog today where we are featuring CAS cards (totally out of my comfort zone!!!). Here are the two cards I made using the Simon Says Stamp stitched circles die for today's post there. Please hop over to the blog where I also share a small pictorial!

A blog named hero - 29.7

Crafty sentiments - 27.7

Papertake weekly- 28.7

A2Z scrapbooking - (Hero Arts Stamp) - 31.7

Addicted to Stamps#154 - 28.7

The paper players#254 - 24.7

CMC#70  - 29.7

Clean and simple on Sunday#63 - 31.7

Corrosive challenges#229  - 2.8

Stamped blessing - 31.7

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