Simon Monday Challenge - Emboss It

Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Emboss It, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the slimline card I made to attend this challenge:

I used Altenew's Mighty Waves 3D embossing folder to partially dry embossed on the bottom of the navy cardstock. I used my finger to blend the blue Lunar Paste on to embossed areas. I stamped the little girl, balloon, and stars (from Santoro Gorjuss - Fly Away With Me stamp set) on white cardstock with black Versafine ink and clear embossed them. I used ZIG Clean Color Real brush watercolor pens and metallic watercolors to color the girl, balloon, and stars, then fussy cut them out. I also white embossed the greeting (from The Ink Road - Bun Intended 3 stamp set) on the navy background. Finish the card by attaching the little girl (with foam tapes), balloon, and stars on the background as well as some star sequins. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Gina K Designs, MFT

Ink Pads: Versafine, Versamark

Stamps: Santoro Gorjuss, The Ink Road

Embossing Folder: Altenew

Others: ZIG Clean Color Real brush pens, Arteza metallic watercolors, Luna Paste, foam tapes, star sequins

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Pinkfresh Studio September 2022 Challenge - Stripes And Gradients

Here is Pinkfresh Studio September 2022 Challenge - Stripes and Gradients, below is the challenge photo:

 

And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:

I used Pinkfresh Studio's Leafy Background layering stencils set to blend in three different green colors of Distress inks on the white cardstock. Then I used Pinkfresh Studio's Danity Plaid stencils set to brush the gradients blue stripes on the background. I lightly overlapped the stripes with leaves. I used Pinkfresh Studio's Modern Scripted Sentiments stamps and dies set to stacked "many thanks" and attached it in the middle of the card. Finish the card by attaching some blue, green,  and yellow gems on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Simon Says Stamp

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks, Gina K Designs

Stamps: Pinkfresh Studio

Stencils: Pinkfresh Studio

Dies: Pinkfresh Studio

Others: gems

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Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #561-562

Here is Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #561-562, below is the challenged word art:

And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:

I used Spellbinders' Stitched ornament dies set to die cut the ornament with light blue cardstock, and cut the metal portions with silver foil cardstock. I stitched the ornament with the mix of DMC light blue and metallic floss. I attached the ornament with foam tapes on the dark blue background. I also die cut the leaves from green cardstock and shaded them with Distress Oxide inks. I white embossed the greeting (from Simon Says Stamp's Abstract Holiday stamp set) at the bottom of the background. Finish the card by attaching some pearl gems on the ornament. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Gina K Designs, DCWV

Ink Pads: Versamark, Distress Oxide ink

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp

Dies: Spellbinders

Others: white embossing powder, pearl gems, foam tapes, DMC floss

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Poppystamps PSC#96 Anything Goes Challenge & Simon Monday Challenge - Die Cuts

Here are the two challenges I would like to attend this week:

1) Poppystamps PSC#96 Anything Goes Challenge - below is the challenge photo:

2) Simon Monday Challenge - Die Cuts, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I made to attend the above two challenges:

I die cut two poinsettias on white cardstock from Poppystamps' Blooming Poinsettia dies set. Then I used blending brush and Distress Oxide inks to blend in the colors and assembled them together. I also die cut the border from Memory Box's Trellis Border die on the gold foil paper. I gold embossed "Merry Christmas" (from Simon Says Stamp) on the bottom of the card and gold embossed around the card background. Finish the card by attaching some gold gems on the centers of the poinsettia and card background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Gina K Designs, DCWV foil cardstock

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks, Versamark

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp

Dies: Poppystamps, Memory Box

Others: gold embossing powder, gold gems

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Very Merry

Here are the two challenges I would like to attend this week:

1) Simon Wednesday Challenge - Stamp It, below is the challenge photo:

2) Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #559-560, below is the challenged word art:

And here is the card I made to attend the above two challenges:

Tim Holtz's new Distress watercolor pencils are just coming out. I saw Tim's demo video and would like to see if my Inktense watercolor pencils can work similar to the Distress watercolor pencils. I pressed the Vintage Photo Distress Ink pad on my work surface and spritz with water. Then I applied a piece of watercolor paper to create the inky background. I stamped the text background (from Tim Holtz's Ledger Script stamp set) and holly berries & leaves (from Tim Holtz's Christmas Blueprint 4 stamp set) on the inky background with black Archival ink pad. Then I used my Inktense watercolor pencils to color into the berries and leaves. I used the water brush to blend the colors and found no smudged colors. It works great! I cut out a piece of "very merry" from Simon Says Stamp's sentiment stripes and attach it at the bottom of the background. I dry embossed a white cardstock with Spellbinders' leaves embossing folder and attached the finished inky background in the center. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: Gina K Designs, Tim Holtz watercolor paper

Ink Pads: Distress ink, Archival ink

Stamps: Tim Holtz

Embossing Folder: Spellbinders

Others: Simon Says Stamp's sentiment stripe, Inktense watercolor pencils, water brush

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Simon Monday Challenge - Stamp It

Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Stamp It, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I made to attend this challenge: 

I stamped the penguins (from Craft Companion's Snow Much Fun stamp set) and greeting (from Colorado Craft Company's Slimline Poinsettias stamp set) with black Versafine ink pad and clear embossed them. I also silver embossed the snowflakes (from Simon Says Stamp's Comfort and Joy stamp set) on the sky. I water colored the penguins with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush pens and brushed the sky with Distress Oxide inks. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT

Ink Pads: Versafine, Distress Oxide inks

Stamps: Craft Companion, Colorado Craft Company, Simon Says Stamp

Others: clear and silver embossing powders, ZIG Clean Color Real Brush pens

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Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:

I applied The Greetery's Tartan Builder stencils set on the white cardstock and make this plaid background with Distress Oxide inks. Then I die cut "thinking of you this season" (from Creative Expressions) on red glitter foam (from Spellbinders) and die cut three little Christmas tress (from Poppy Stamp's Evergreen Trio dies set) on green glitter foam. I arranged the die cuts on a piece of vellum, and attached the vellum on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Gina K Designs

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks

Stencils: The Greetery

Dies: Creative Expressions, Poppy Stamps

Others: glitter foams, vellum

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Simon Monday Challenge - Make Your Own Background

Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Make Your Own Background, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I made to attend this challenge:

I used The Greetery's Tartan Builder Diagonal stencils set and Distress Oxide inks to make the plaid background. I die cut "hello" (from The Greetery) from dark pink cardstock and vellum to stack them together. I also put shimmer pen and glossy accent to make the "hello" shiny and dimensional. Finish the card by die cutting the flowers and leaves (from Spellbinders' Mini Blooms and Sprigs dies set) to decorate around "hello". Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Simon Says Stamp

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks

Dies: The Greetery, Spellbinders

Stencils: The Greetery

Others: shimmer pen, Glossy Accent, foam tapes

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Stay Crafty With A Blog Named Hero Challenge - It's Hip To Be Square

Here is Stay Crafty With A Blog Named Hero Challenge - It's Hip To Be Square, below is the challenge photo:

 

And here is the square card I made to attend this challenge:

I used Hero Arts' Looking Glass: Canyon Lands dies set to create the square theme and colored them with Copic markers. I stamped "miss you" under the green grass. I also die cut the seagulls from Hero Arts' Cloudy Sky Scene dies set. I assembled the die cuts with foam tapes to create dimensions. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Gina K Designs

Ink Pad: Gina K Designs

Stamps: Hero Arts (CL342)

Dies: Hero Arts

Others: Copic markers, foam tapes

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