Monday, February 27, 2023

Birthday Card

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

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

2) Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #583-584, below is the challenged word art:


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


I white embossed Pinkfresh Studio's Lemon Lush background stamp on a watercolor paper. Then I mixed three different colors of Distress Inks and Perfect Pearl mist to make the background. Finish the card by die cutting "happy birthday" with gold and white pearl cardstock from Spellbinders' Yana's Layered Script Sentiments dies set and attaching them at the bottom of the card. Below is another look of the card:


Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, PTI, Tim Holtz watercolor paper

Ink Pads: Distress Oxide inks, Versamark

Stamps: Pinkifresh Studio

Dies: Spellbinders

Others: white embossing powder, Perfect Pearl

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Saturday, February 25, 2023

Gina K Designs February 2023 Monthly Mix Challenge - Wreath Building

Here is Gina K Designs February 2023 Monthly Mix Challenge - Wreath Building. Below is the card I made to attend this challenge:


I blended in five different colors of Distress Oxide inks on a white cardstock. Then I arranged the flowers and leaves stamps (from Gina K Designs' Better Together and Friendly Silhouettes stamps set) on the background to build a wreath and clear embossed them. I white embossed the greeting (from Gina K Designs' Better Together stamps set) in the middle of the wreath. I used the Black Soot Distress Oxide ink to blend the whole background and resisted all of the images. Finish the card by attaching some enamel dots around the wreath. Below is another look of the card:


Supplies:

Cardstock: Gina K Designs, MFT

Ink Pads: Versamark, Distress Oxide inks

Stamps: Gina K Designs

Others: clear & white embossing powder, enamel dots

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Emboss It

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

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


I used Distress reinkers and wet brush on watercolor paper to make the watercolor background. Then I run it through Simon Says Stamp's Exjotic Vines 3D embossing folder. I colored the background with black marker. I lightly pressed the embossed area with Versamark ink pad and gold embossed it . Finish the card by die cutting "thanks" (from Spellbinders' Yana's Layered Script Sentiments dies set) on gold glitter cardstock and backed it with black cardstock. Below is another look of the card:


Supplies:

Cardstock: Canson watercolor paper, MFT, DCWV

Inks: Distress reinkers, Versamark

Embossing Folder: Simon Says Stamp

Dies: Spellbinders

Others: gold embossing powder, black marker

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Saturday, February 18, 2023

Simon Monday Challenge - Frame It

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

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


I used the square stitched die (from MFT) to cut the wood paper (from Simon Says Stamp) to make the frame. I stamped the large teapot (from Pigment Craft Co's Blooming Teapot stamps set) on white cardstock and colored it with alcohol markers. I also stamped the two little teapots (from Rubbernecker Stamps' Coffee and Tea stamps set) on white cardstock and cut them out. I arranged a art gallery theme on the card and white embossed "tea time" (from PTI's Tea for Two stamps set) on a piece of vellum. Below is another look of the card:


Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Gina K Designs, Simon Says Stamp

Ink Pads: Gina K Designs, Versamark

Stamps: Pigment Craft Co., Rubbernecker Stamps, Papertrey Inc.

Dies: MFT

Others: pattern paper, white embossing powder, alcohol markers

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Pinkfresh Studio February 2023 Challenge - Stripes And Plaid

Here is Pinkfresh Studio February 2023 Challenge - Stripes and Plaid, below is the challenge photo:

 


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


I used different colors of Distress reinkers dropped on the baby wiper, and hold the baby wiper to make the free-hand plaid background. I stamped the flowers (from Pinkfresh Studio's Garden Roses stamps set) on white cardstock and colored with Copic markers. Then I used the matching die to cut it out. I attached the die cut flower on top of the card and trim the excess from the top. I white embossed the greeting on a stripe of pink cardstock and attached at the bottom of the card. Finish the card by attaching some enamel dots around the flowers. Below is another look of the card:


Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Gina K Designs

Inks & Ink Pad: Distress reinkers, Versamark

Stamps: Pinkfresh Studio

Die: Pinkfresh Studio

Others: Copic markers, white embossing powder, enamel dots

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Sunday, February 12, 2023

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Fun With Dies

Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - Fun With Dies, below is the challenge photo:


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


I used The Greetery's Rustic Wreath stamps and dies set to stamp the wreath on the white cardstock and die cut it. Then I used The Greetery's Rustic Wreath Twigs dies set to cut out a bunch of twigs from green inky background. I arranged the twigs around the wreath to make it dimensional. I die cut the small flowers (from The Greetery's BotaniCuts Wildflowers mix dies set) with pink cardstock and attached them on top of the wreath. I attached the wreath on the white background with leaves impression die, then I cut out the left side of the wreath. Finish the card by stamping "warm hugs" (from MFT's Sunny Rays Sentiments stamps set) in the middle of the wreath. Below is another look of the card:


Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Gina K Designs

Ink Pads: Distress inks, Pigment Craft Co.

Stamps: MFT

Dies: The Greetery

Others: Novo Dream Drops

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

Simon Monday Challenge - Love Is In The Air

Here is Simon Monday Challenge - Love is in the air, below is the challenge photo:

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


I used different colors of Inktense watercolor pencils to trance the hearts with Paper Artsy's (PS121) heart stencil on watercolor paper. Then I used water brush to blend these rainbow colors of hearts as background. I die cut "you are my joy" (from Simon Says Stamp dies set) on red cardstock three times and stacked them together on vellum. Finish the card by attaching the word die at the right bottom of the card. Below is another look of the card:


Supplies:

Cardstock: Tim Holtz water color paper, Gina K Designs

Stencil: Paper Artsy

Dies: Simon Says Stamp

Others: Inktense watercolor pencils, water brush

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Monday, February 6, 2023

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #581-582

Here is Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge - Weeks #581-582, below is the challenged word art:


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

I die cut a heart (from Hero Arts' nested heart dies) on white cardstock. Then I stamped the flower (from Paper Artsy EKC46) on the die cut background as well as on a white cardstock. I used Paper Artsy's matching stencil to blend the flowers with three different shades of purple inks. I stamped the "praying for you" (from Simon Says Stamp's Clean Line Faith stamps set) on the heart die cut background. Finish the card by stacking the two background together with foam tapes and use Stardust pen on the centers of flowers. Below is another look of the card:


Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT

Ink Pads: Gina K Designs

Stamps: Paper Artsy, Simon Says Stamp

Stencil: Paper Artsy

Die: Hero Arts

Others: Sakura Jelly Roll Stardust Pen, foam tapes

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Saturday, February 4, 2023

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Love Is In The Air

Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - Love is in the air, below is the challenge photo:

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


I applied different shades of pink ink pads on Spellbinders' 3D embossing folder, then run it through my Gemini Jr. die cut machine. I used the brayer to lightly rolled the pink colors on the top of the embossed images. It makes a pretty marble look. I used the same embossing folder to emboss on another white cardstock. I cut a heart (with Hero Arts' heart die) from the pink embossed background and stacked them with two blank heart shapes to make it dimensional. Then I attached the pink embossed heart on the white embossed background to match up the pattern. I also put the pink embossed background under the white one to show up the pink border. Finish the card by white embossing "you're in my heart" (from Altenew) on a stripe of pink cardstock and attaching it on the heart. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MFT, Gina K Designs

Ink Pads: Gina K Designs, Versamark

Stamps: Altenew

Embossing Folder: Spellbinders

Die: Hero Arts

Others: white embossing powder, foam tapes

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