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Art Impressions Challenge - Spread Kindness

Good morning! I hope everyone is having a crafty week so far. I'm sharing a fun beach scene featuring an older woodblock stamp from Art Impressions . I love this series of cute penguins that Bonnie released. The stamp is dated 2006, but her fabulous images are timeless! I began by stamping the penguin couple then masking to stamp the sunset (1997 Coronado Island Stamping) woodblock stamp. The scene was ink blended with various distress inks. The lounging couple was colored with Tombow markers. The scene was die cut using Unity Stamp Company Postage Stamp Nesting Dies. I hope this card brings a smile to the recipient! After all, isn't that what our crafty hobby is all about?! I would like to share my project with the following: Art Impressions Challenge - #437 Spread Kindness Woodblock Wednesday Challenge: September Anything Goes Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes Word Art Wednesday Challenge: #772 - #773 Anyth...

Spooky Countdown Inspiration with Pajama Crafter Stamps

Get ready for an early dose of spooky season! From September 20–30, we're celebrating the Eek! Spooky Countdown with a full week of Halloween-inspired creativity using Pajama Crafter Stamps. Be sure to check out all the inspiration from the Pajama Crafter Stamps Design Team for cute, spooky and creative ideas! This outer space design features an image from the Capes & Courage Stamp Set. She was colored with Copic markers and paired with various image from Pajama Crafter Stamps I Come In Piece stamp set. Ink Blending Galaxy Background I began by creating the blended galaxy background with green and violet distress inks. The colors were randomly blended onto my 4.25 x 5.50 card base. A deeper violet distress ink was blended from the edges of the base panel toward the center, followed by black soot distress oxide ink blended from the outer edges of the card base panel inward. Lastly, white acrylic paint thinned with a bit of water was sp...

Thinking of You with Power Poppy Stamps

I'm sharing a clean and simple design featuring Power Poppy Stamps Wildflower Mini Digital Stamp set . The digital image was colored with Copic Markers. The base panel was created with a floral stencil from Hero Arts and TCW Marigold Stencil Butter. I recently tried stenciling on designer paper and really like the result. A sentiment from My Favorite Things Greetings Galore set finishes the card. I would like to share my card with the following: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Clean and Simple Time Out Challenge: #322 Seasonal Colors Beautiful Blossoms: #45 Photo Inspiration Allsorts Challenge: #858 Sympathy/Thinking of You/Get Well

Watercolor Christmas Peeks Bunny Scene

Welcome! I'm so glad you took the time to stop by today. I would love to share this sweet peeking bunny with you from the Pajama Crafter Stamps Christmas Peeks set. Watercolor with Water-Based Markers To begin, the peeking bunny was stamped onto X-Press It card stock. For this card my go-to water-based marker is Tombow, but you can use any brand you have on hand. I've used Tombow 856 and N00 blender to watercolor the poinsettia. The scene was finished with various alcohol markers. Lightly applied glitter glue adds subtle dimension. CREATIVE TIP : An acrylic block works great as a "palette" for the water-based marker. It makes clean up a breeze! Simply rinse the block off with water in the sink or use a wet wipe. Creative Takeaway The colored image is die cut simply and framed with red glitter cardstock from my stash. To finish the 4x4 square design a few gems and coordinating sentiment were adhered. Pajama Crafter Stamps...

House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - Sparkle

Happy Thursday blogger friends! Blogger was acting up this morning, but I prevailed! I created a shaker ATC for the current House Mouse & Friends Challenge to add sparkle. I have recently been experimenting with altered playing cards which was inspired by @StampyMom5 on Instagram. For my project I began by using a square die cut to remove the center of the card. The shaker was created with embellishment packaging from my stash. Little bits of book paper and Gelli print tissue paper were adhered for the "frame". A small amount of Ranger Opaque Crackle Texture Paste was applied to the corners. Of course, the main focus of the project is little Mudpie & Muzzy! This is an older Stampendous cling stamp called Cookie Crumbles (2018). It was colored with Copic markers, fussy cut and adhered to the card with a distressed leaf die and gold thread. I would like to share my project with the following: House-Mouse & Friends ...

Birthday Peeks Card with Pajama Crafter Stamps

Are you ready for Fall weather? This cute fox image was included with the August new release Christmas Peeks stamp set. Today I'm repurposing this set for a Fall Birthday card. Getting Started I began by trimming the Pebble Beach card stock A4 base panel to create my scene. The front panel has been dry embossed with a leaf folder from my stash then distressed with inks and paint. A glitter tape was applied to the edge. Plaid designer paper was adhered to the inside of the card. Stamp and Fussy Cut The fox image was stamped onto X-Press It card stock and colored with Copic markers. It was fussy cut and the greenery trimmed so that the fox could be seen "peeking" around the edge of the card. I chose to pair the fox with Fall colors and thought it would be adorable as a Happy Birthday card! Creative Takeaway To finish the card a few enamel dots from my stash and coordinating sentiment were added. Stretch your stash - take a look ...