Post 347: Mixed Media Motivational Card (Walk Tall)

Hi folks!

I'd like to share a Mixed Media Motivational Card today. This is a top folding A2 sized card. I created the stamped sentiment as a little puzzle for added interest :) it reads "Walk Tall".  The background has layers of stamping and stenciling with archival inks and Lindy's sprays. The secondary sticker sentiment reads, "believe in yourself". The card panel was foam mounted on a black mat and then a kraft card base. 

List of Supplies:

Dylusions Cling Stamps- Inbetweenies
Dylusions Cling Stamps- Basic Backgrounds

Tim Holtz Foam Alphabet Stamps

Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlit dies- Wildflowers 

Lindy's Sprays- Drop Dead Gorgeous Green & Ponderosa Pine Olive

Ranger's Arhival Inkpads-Potting Soil, Jet Black

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Canson Watercolor Paper

Kraft and Black Cardstock

Icraft Floral Vines Stencil 

Tim Holtz Small Talk Stickers

White Gel Pen

Here are a couple of photos of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

1. Mixed Media Monthly #42- Silhouette (wildflowers)

2. More than words (mini challenge)- walk (on facebook)

3. CAS07- was inspired by the colors of the moodboard

 

4. Addicted to stamps #158- monochrome (shades of green)

5. SSS Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes (4th entry)

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your sweet comments.

Stay Blessed. 

Post 346: Mixed Media Motivational Card (shine)

Hi folks!

I'd like to share a Mixed Media Motivational Card today :) I love the sentiment on this card which reads, "don't let someone dim your light simply because its shining in their eyes"

For this motivational card, I did gelli printing using the Icraft grid design stencil and then die cut the gelli print. Then distressed the panel with yellow and orange hued distress inks, stamped on the sentiment and added the die cut butterfly.

List of Supplies:

Visible Image Stamp- Shining Bright
Cutplorations Flutter Zen 1 Layering Dies
Winnie & Walter Essentials- Lana Cutaways
Distress Ink Mini Inkpads- Carved Pumpkin and Mustard Seed
Versafine Onyx Black Mini Inkpad
ICraft Grid Stencil
Acrylic Paints
GelliArts Gelli Plate
White & Black Cardstock

Here are a couple of photos of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

1. Mixed Media Monthly #42- Silhouette (butterfly)

2. Butterfly Challenge #90- Lemon- yellow color used here

3. Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge (cutplorations butterfly die used here)

4. SSS Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes (3rd entry)

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your sweet comments.

Stay Blessed. 

Post 345: Holiday Card (Warm Winter Wishes)

Hi friends!

I'd like to share a Holiday Card with you :) This is a standard A2 sized top folding card. I love the warm tones on it. For this holiday card, I created the background by sponging on yellow, orange and brown hued distress oxides through the Icraft bricks design stencil onto a scalloped rectangle die cut. Then I blended some vintage photo distress oxide onto the edges of the die cut to soften the look. The sentiment is a Cutplorations die cut which was heat embossed in white and for embellishment, the holiday green die cuts, half pearls and twine bows were added.

List of Supplies:

Cutplorations Warm Winter Wishes Phrase Die

Sizzix Tim Holtz Holiday Greens (mini) Dies

Winnie & Walter Essentials- Audrey Cutaways

Distress Oxides- Spiced Marmalade, Vintage Photo & Fossilized Amber

Icraft Bricks Stencil

Ranger's Red Tinsel and Super Fine White Embossing Powders 

White and Chocolate Brown Cardstock

Twine

Half Pearls

Snippet of dark Green Cardstock

Ranger's Round Blending tool and foams

Tombow Mono Multi Glue

Here are some photos of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Cutplorations November Challenge (was inspired by the red berries and creamish tones)

Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge (used a cutplorations phrase die here)

Addicted to stamps & more #270 (was inspired by the brown hues and xmas decorations)

SSS Wednesday Challenge- anything goes (2nd entry)

Watercooler Wednesday 147

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your sweet comments.

Stay Blessed. 

Post 344: Grungy Art Journal Page- Be You

Hi friends!

I'd like to share a Grungy Art Journal Page- "Be You". I'm creating art journal pages on separate sheets and will bind them together later. For this art journal page, I wanted a very grungy and worn out look. I sponged on black acrylic paint through the Icraft branch stencil, then added color with Lindy’s sprays. Then did stamping with black archival ink, doodling & mark making with a black marker and white gel pen. Then dabbed on some white gesso in random areas and added the butterfly die cuts. Then created ink splatter and scrunched up the panel & adhered it to a black mat.

List of Supplies:

ICraft Branch Stencil

Dylusions Cling Stamps- Inbetweenies 

Dylusions Cling Stamps- Basic Backgrounds
Gina Marie Designs Side Profile Small Butterfly Die
Black Fine Point Sharpie
Black Acrylic Paint

Tim Holtz Foam Alphabet Stamps

White Acrylic Paint

Lindy's Gang Sprays 

Prima's Heavy White Gesso

Black and White Cardstock
Ranger's Jet Black Archival Inkpad

Here are some photos of the page:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

1. Mixed Media Monthly #42- Silhouette (silhouette of the branches and butterfly)

2. Butterfly Challenge #90- used both: Handwritten (sentiment) and Lemon- yellow color

3. Stamplorations Nov Mixed Media Challenge

4. PaperArtsy Topic 18- Torn, Ripped, burnt (distressed the edges of the papers with a paper deckling tool here)

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your sweet comments.

Stay Blessed. 

Post 343: Mixed Media Love Themed Card

Hi friends!

I'd like to share a Mixed Media Love Themed Card today. This was part of my GD work for Icraft, all the details are here. For this love themed card, I sprayed on Lindy’s sprays through the Icraft floral vines stencil and then added the die cut from a Cheery Lyn Die. The sentiment is an Icraft Wooden Embellishment which was simply colored with a black alcohol marker. 

List of Supplies:

Lindy's Gang Starburst Sprays (greens and yellows from these sets)- Drop Dead Diva, Autumn Leaves
Cheery Lynn Wedding Vows Die
ICraft Wooden Embellishment
ICraft Floral Vine Stencil
Sharpie Black Pen
Tacky Glue
3d Foam Tape
Tim Holtz Distress Tool
White & black cardstock
Canson Watercolor Paper

Here are a few photos of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

1. Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #42- Silhouette

2. PaperArtsy Topic 18- Torn, Ripped, burnt (distressed the edges of the papers with a paper deckling tool here)

3. SSS Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge

4. HLS November Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Thanks for your precious time :)

Love reading your sweet comments.

Stay Blessed!

Post 342: Guest Design Post for ICraft (Nov, 2017)

Hi friends :)

I'm Guest Designing for ICraft-The Craft Studio on facebook today.
I've used their beautiful stencils and wooden embellishments.
I have 10 projects to share.
Would be great if you visit :) You can check out the projects on facebook by clicking HERE.
If you'd like to check out the store, please click here. 

Here is a little sneak peek of some of the projects:

Thanks for your time :) 

Stay Blessed!!

Post 341: CAS Christmas Card

Hi friends !

I'd like to share a Clean and Simple Christmas Card. This was part of my DT work for PABD, all the details can be checked out here. I heat embossed the Poinsettia and sentiment in gold and watercolored the flower with Festive Berries Distress Ink refill. I wanted a deep red color and whenever I use my zig markers, the red somehow looks pinkish so in order to attain a deep, rich red I used the distress ink refill and it worked beautifully. Then added a bit of washi tape at the bottom to balance the design, a few sequins for sparkle and a few dots of red stickles on the chocolate brown die cut. They aren't visible in the photo but they add a bit of shine to the crosses all around the dome die cut. Also, I foam mounted the dome die cut and the flower :) I kept the color scheme quite festive with cream, chocolate brown, red and gold and I must say I love that color combo and will be using it again!

List of Supplies:

PABD stamp- Poinsettia

PABD die- Dome Tower Dies

Ranger's Fine Embossing Powder- Gold

Versamark Watermark Mini Inkpad 

Homemade Emboss Buddy

Gold and red sequins

Festive Berries Distress Ink Refill

Cream and Chocolate Brown Cardstock

Tombow Mono Multi Glue

Red Stickles

Washi tape

3d Foam Tape

Here is a photo of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Uniko Challenge #44- Christmas

CASology 276- Cheer (christmas cheer)

Less is More 356- Let it shine

AAA Cards CAS Game 104- Christmas

HLS November Christmas Challenge (skipped the twist)

November Rudolph Days Challenge

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your sweet comments

Stay Blessed!

Post 340: Cute & Soft Mixed Media Layout- Baby Girl

Hi friends :)

I'd like to share a Soft and Cute Mixed Media Layout I made. I love the cutie pie photo :) This was part of my DT work for PABD, all the details can be checked out here. 

List of Supplies:

Prima's Heavy White Gesso

Prima's Soft Matte Gel

PABD Stamps- Ampersand, With Love Daisy, Bold You, Little Wonder

PABD Dies- Stitched Hexagon, Baby Girl Words, Scalloped Rectangle

PABD Stencil- Abstract Triangle

PABD washi tape- Lovey Dovey
Bob N Betty's Cuddling Cuties Collection (6 by 6 size)

Lindy's Gang Sprays (from the Drop Dead Diva Shimmer Spray set)- Prima Donna Purple, Hi Maintenance Magenta, Drop Dead Gorgeous Green

Little Birdie Butterflies

Ranger's Archival Inkpads- Jet black, Shadow grey, Watering Can

Lace, Ribbon, Buttons, Half Pearls
Distress Oxide Inkpad-Cracked Pistachio
Tacky Glue
3D foam tape

Here are a couple of photos of the layout:

Here are some close-up photos:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Scrapki-wyzwaniowo Nov Challenge- Hexagons (used hexagon die cuts of the cute pattern paper here) 

Lindy's Gang Nov Challenge (used soft shades of purple and green here)

MMP November Challenge (was inspired by the pinkish-purplish colors)

Pixie's Snippets Playground Weeks 309 & 310 (used snippets of cardstock and pattern paper for all the die cutting)

WordArt Wednesday Weeks 310-311

More Mixed Media Challenge- November- Anything Goes
HLS Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your sweet comments!

Stay Blessed. 

Post 339: DT Post for Peek-a-boo Designs- Crafting with Preeti D. Part 3

Hi friends!

I've got a new post on the Peek-a-boo Designs blog today.
There is a soft and cute baby mixed media layout and 2 CAS cards.

Please click HERE to check it out. Love reading your sweet comments.

Here are a few sneak peeks:

Thanks for your time!

Stay Blessed