Daddy & Mommy

I had a little time this past week to create a layout. I used a couple of photos from when my now almost 7-year-old was born. I didn't have anything to say on this page, so I used the hospital bands and some embellishments with words to decorate the page. It took me a while to decide what to do for the title, but I ended up going pretty simple. I had originally cut an orange ampersand and covered it in glitter gel. While it was drying, I found the die cuts that I was going to use and decided a silver ampersand would pull things together better. I cut the ampersand with my Cricut and then pressed in on a Versamark inkpad. I covered it in silver embossed powder and heated it. To add a little siver to the bottom right corner, I punched a star and did the same technique as I did on the ampersand. I finished off the page with some sequins.

Cards

Hello! I have a couple of cards that I completed for challenges that have since ended. I've just not been very good at getting things posted lately!

First up is a sympathy card I made using the inspiration from Fusion from a few weeks ago:

I played around with Distress and Distress Oxide Inks for the background of this card. I pressed the ink pads onto a plastic surface and sprayed them with water. I then pressed my watercolor paper into the inks. I let the first layer dry and then did a second layer. Once that was dry, I took an ink blending tool and a darker brown ink and blended that around the edges of the card. I finished off the panel with some gold ink splatters. I took a piece of kraft cardstock and used Distress Oxide inks to stamp some leaves onto it. Finally, I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment of yellow cardstock. I felt like that piece needed a bit more, so I took a white gel pan and made a frame around it.

Next up is the Sketch Saturday sketch from two weeks ago:

I recently got a new stamp set from Simon Says Stamp and was eager to use it. I stamped the pig and then colored it in with colored pencils. I added Glossy Accents and Stickles for some shine. A piece of patterned paper, washi tape and mini brads finished off this card.

October Calendar Page- Stick It Down Guest Designer

Hi all, I have some fun news today:

That's right, I'm the double page sketch guest designer at Stick It Down this month! Here is the sketch for the month:

I really liked the clean lines of this sketch and stuck pretty close to it. I added a few more photos by splitting some of the photo spots into two. I was too lazy to do the math to figure out what size my little squares needed to be to fit perfectly, so I used some labels to fill in the gaps. I liked the leaves peaking out on the sketch, so I used some leaf stamps and various inks to create the same effect on my layout. I used some more stamps for my title since there was lots of space for it across the top. I embellished my page with some die cuts and buttons. For my journaling, I printed it on white vellum and then used Distress inks and a blending tool on the back to make it yellow and orange to match my papers. 

Thanks for stopping by to check out my page!

Colorful Stamped Cards

 Hi all! I have a couple of new cards to share today! I have been played some more with the fun background stamp I recently got from Simon Says Stamp. My first card was inspired by the current sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch:

I used the background stamp to stamp and heat emboss on watercolor paper. I then used a water brush and Distress Inks to add the color. I punched the flower from orange cardstock and then used a blending tool to add ink to the edges. I used Distress Oxide ink to stamp the sentiment. I attached the flower with foam tape for dimension. I used a Wink of Stella pen to add some shimmer in spots (whch you can't really see in the photo) and Liquid Pearls for the center of my flower and some accents around the card.

I made a second card with the same stamp and inks, just some different colors. I stamped the center of the flower on blue cardstock to match my sentiment and heat embossed it. I fussy cut it from the larger design and used foam tape to add the flower and sentiment to the card front. I used a white Wink of Stella pen (which is much easier to see) to add some accents on this card. I have some vellum scraps and used one of them to dress up under my sentiment. I finished things off with some more Liquid Pearl accents.

Cards for Old Challenges

Hi all! I have a couple of cards to share that I made last week for challenges. Unfortunately both of the challenges have since ended, but I thought I would share my cards anyway.

First up is a pair of cards using the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch:

I did the paper smooshing technique for the backgrounds of these cards. I used a few different blue Distress and Distress Oxide inks, allowing the paper to dry between layers. I layered a piece of silver striped transparency  over the backround. I stamped and heat embossed the images and sentiments onto cardstock and vellum circles to match the background. I finished off the cards with silver Nuvo drops around the circles.

Next up is a card inspired by the last Fusion challenge:

I got a new background stamp and so I stamped and heat embossed that on my background. I then blended some blue and green inks over the stamping to match the colors in the inspiration photo. I cut some pink flowers to run across the bottom of the card using my Cricut. I finished off the card with the sentiment stamped on white vellum. I used Liquid Pearls and Nuvo drops to accent the card.

More Cards

I have a couple more cards I made over the past month to share. First up is a pair of cards that I made using alcohol inks and my Cricut. I started by making the plaid pattern on glossy cardstock with alcohol inks and the blending tool. I then found some coordinating cardstock to cut the cupcake pieces. I used my Cricut and the Doodlecharms cartridge to cut the cupcake. To give the frosting some shine and sparkle, I added a gliter glaze and pressed the yellow "sprinkles" into it. I attached the cupcake with foam adhesive and finished off the card with a stamped sentiment.

Next up is a card I made for my football loving nephew who turned 11 this year. I used the Boys Will Be Boys cartridge for this card to cut both the football and the sentiment. The white and green background paper made me think of the lines on a football field. I inked the edges to make it stand out against the card base. I attached the sentiment with regular adhesive and used craft foam to pop up the football.