Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - Flower Power, below is the challenge photo:
And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:
I spread a clear gesso on the white cardstock, let it dry. I sponged green acrylic paint over the leaves stencil from Paper Artsy. Then I stamped the text stamp (from Paper Artsy's Minis 108) on top of the leaves. I also stamped the image from Paper Artsy JOFY 61 with gold acrylic paint on the background. I stamped the three flowers (from Paper Artsy JOFY 61) on Neenah white cardstock and colored them with Copic markers. I heat embossed "Bless your hear" (from Jane's Doodles' Bless Your Heart stamp set) on a piece of vellum and attach on the background. Finish the card by attaching three flowers with foam tapes on the background. Below is another look of the card:
Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI, Neenah, Stampin' Up, vellum
Ink Pads: Archival ink pad, Versamark, Gina K Designs
Stamps: Paper Artsy, Jane's Doodles
Stencil: Paper Artsy
Others: Copic markers, embossing powder, acrylic paints, foam tapes
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Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Create A Scene, below is the challenge photo:
And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:
I used Distress reinker - vintage photo and dilute with water, then brushed it all over the watercolor background. Let it dry completely. Then I stamped Penny Black's Lovely Lilacs on the background with different shades of purple inks. I stamped Penny Black's Vintage Postcard with dark brown Archival ink. Finish the card by stamping "miss you so very much" with Simon Says Stamp's Clean Line Everyday and brush some white ink around the card. Love this vintage postcard theme. Below is another look of the card:
Supplies:
Cardstock: watercolor paper, PTI
Ink Pads: Altenew inks, Archival ink pad, Gina K Designs, Stmpin' Up
Stamps: Penny Black, Simon Says Stamp
Others: Distress reinker, water brush
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Here is Altenew April 2020 Inspiration Challenge, below is the challenge photo:
And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:
I used Altenew's Mountain Die set to cut three layers of gray mountain. I brushed light peach Distress Oxide inks on the white cardstock. Then I stacked the three layers of mountain on the background with foam tapes. I stamped the flower (from Altenew's Golden Garden stamp set) on a piece of white cardstock and colored it with Copic markers. I fuzzy cut the flower. I stamped the greeting (from Altenew's Beautiful Inside stamp set) on the peachy sky and attached the flower with foam tapes. Finish the card by hand drawn some seagulls on the background. Below is another look of the card:
Supplies:
Cardstock: Simon Says Stamp, PTI, Neenah
Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks, Gina K Designs
Stamps: Altenew
Dies: Altenew
Others: Copic markers, foam tapes, glitter pen
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Here is Stay Crafty With Hero Challenge #5 - Holiday Headstart, below is the challenge photo:
And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:
I stamped Hero Arts' Noel Print Bold Prints background stamp with Versamark ink on the sage color cardstock and heat embossed with Hero Arts' Satin Pearl embossing powder. I stamped Holiday Seals (the Hero Arts' image) from The Stamping Village on a piece of white circle cardstock and colored with Copic markers. I matted the colored circle with silver glitter cardstock. I cut a circle from the Noel Print background and attach the background with foam tapes on a light green card. Finish the card by attaching the circle image in the middle of the background circle. Below is another look of the card:
Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI, Stampin' Up, glitter cardstock
Ink Pads: Versamark, Gina K Designs, Distress Oxide ink
Stamps: Hero Arts, The Stamping Village
Dies: Hero Arts, MFT
Others: Hero Arts' embossing powder, Copic markers, foam tapes
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Here is Simon Monday Challenge - 'E' is for? Below is the challenge photo:
And here is the card I made to attend this challenge. 'E' is for embossing folder.
I used Memory Box's Serene Mandala 3D embossing folder to dry emboss the white cardstock. Then I took Picket Fence's Life Changing brushes to brush different colors of Distress Oxide inks on the dry embossed background. Finish the card by die cutting "smile" and attach it in the center of the card. Below is another look of the card:
Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI, vellum, glitter cardstock
Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks
Embossing Folder: Memory Box
Others: word die, Picket Fence Life Changing brushes
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Here is Stay Crafty With Hero Challenge #4 - Self Care, below is the challenge photo:
And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:
I white embossed the stamp images from Hero Arts' Stamped Just For You set on the kraft cardstock background. Then I colored the images with Faber Castell Polychromos colored pencils. I white embossed "inked with love" on a stripe of vellum and attached it at the bottom of the card. Finish the card by attaching some gold sparkling gems on the background. I really love this stamp set from Hero Arts. Below is another look of the card:
Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI, vellum
Ink Pads: Versamark
Stamps: Hero Arts
Others: white embossing powder, Faber Castell Polychromos colored pencils, gold sparkling gems
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Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - Spring Moodboard, below are the challenge photos:
And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:
I made this spring theme birthday card for the friend whose birthday is in April. I used Impression Obsession's Hollyhocks die on the watercolor paper and colored them with ZIG Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors. I also die cut these hollyhocks two more times on white cardstock and stacked them together. I lightly brushed the white cardstock background with green, pink, and blue Distress Oxide inks. I stamped the flowers (from Penny Black's Pretty Petals stamp set) on the background and colored the flowers with Copic markers and brushed the clear Wink of the Stella pen on them. I stamped Paper Artsy's Minis 108 text stamp with pink Distress Oxide ink on the background and brushed blue Distress Oxide ink on Paper Artsy's stencil (circles) to make the layered background. Finish the card by attaching hollyhocks dies and stamping "happy birthday - enjoy the day" (from Simon Says Stamp's Clean Line Everyday stamp set) on the background. Below is another look of the card:
Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI, Stampin' Up, MFT
Ink Pads: Gina K Designs, Distress Oxide inks
Stamps: Penny Black, Simon Says Stamp, Paper Artsy
Dies: Impression Obsession
Stencil: Paper Artsy
Others: ZIG Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors, Copic markers, clear Wink of the Stella pen, Picket Fence Life Changing brushes
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Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Add Some Texture, below is the challenge photo:
And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:
I stamped the background with a script text background from Stampin' Up in light grey ink. Then I used Paper Artsy stencil and spread Aladine IZink Diamond glitter paint with blue and purple colors on the background. Finish the card by white embossed "blessings to you" (from Simon Says Stamp's Clean Line Faith) on a piece of dark grey cardstock and attach it on the background with foam tapes. Below is another look of the card:
Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI, Simon Says Stamp
Ink Pads: Simon Says Stamp, Versamark
Stamp: Simon Says Stamp, Stampin' Up
Stencil: Paper Artsy
Others: Aladine IZink Diamond glitter paints, embossing powder, foam tapes
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Here are the two challenges I would like to attend this week:
1) Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge #3 - Home Inspiration, below is the challenge photo:
2) Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - week #432-#433, below is the challenged word art:
Here is the card I made to attend the above two challenges:
I was inspired with one of my favorite skirts and made this card. Below is the photo of the skirt:
I white embossed the Hero Arts' Spice Market Large Petal Background stamp on the white cardstock. Then I brushed different shades of blue Distress Oxide inks on the image. This background stamp makes me think about the pattern on my skirt and I used blue colors to mimic the colors on the skirt as well. Finish the card by white embossed the greeting "sending you sunshine and laughter" on a stripe of navy cardstock. Below is another look of the card:
Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI, MFT
Ink Pads: Versamark, Distress Oxide inks
Stamps: Hero Arts
Others: white embossing powder, clear gems, Picket Fence Life Changing brushes
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Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Spring Mood Board, below is the challenge photo:
And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:
I die cut the bottom of the white cardstock with Paper Rose's Gum Leaf border die. Then I stamped the leaves from Simon Says Stamp's Be Kind stamp set on top of the white cardstock. I also stamped "sending you happy hellos" (from Lil' Inker Designs' Sending You stamp set) on top of the die cut. I colored the leaves with Copic makers. I blended different colors of Distress Oxide inks on a stripe of white cardstock and attached the die cut background on top of it with foam tapes. Finish the card by attaching some gems on the background. Below is another look of the card:
Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI, Stampin' Up
Ink Pads: Gina K Designs, Distress Oxide inks
Stamps: Simon Says Stamp, Lil' Inker Designs
Die: Paper Rose
Others: Copic markers, foam tapes, gems
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