Post 395: Inspiration for Craft Stamper Magazine's Take it Make it Challenge-February

Hi friends !!

I'd like to share a Mixed Media Card I made as inspiration for Craft Stamper Magazine's Take it Make it Challenge for February. This time, the beautiful prizes are sponsored by Darkroom Door. Please do participate in the challenge for a chance at prizes, a Guest Design Spot and an opportunity to be published in the magazine!! All the rules are mentioned on the blog and we can't wait to see your wonderful creations :) 

Here are a few photos of the card:

Process: 

First, I stamped the coffee image onto the watercolor paper panel and then did watercoloring with  zig clean color real brush markers, inktense pencils and a waterbrush. Then added a few highlights and shading with prisma color pencils. To add more interest & texture to the background, I added white gesso through a stencil in a few different areas.  Then stamped on a border and darkened the edges of the panel with black soot distress ink. Added the sentiment which is a die cut. (It was layered white on black and adhered slightly off-set to get a shadowed look). Finally matted the panel with black cardstock and foam mounted it on a white cardbase, 5 by 7 inches in size.

Supplies:

Stamper's Anonymous Cling Mounted Tim Holtz Stamp- Fresh Brewed Blueprint

Ranger's Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions Cling Stamp- Inbetweenies

Tim Holtz Stencil- Dots Fade 

Winnie & Walter: In a Word- Cheers Cutaway

Prima's Heavy White Gesso 

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

Versafine Onyx Black Mini Inkpad 

Prisma Color Pencils

Inktense pencils

Canson Watercolor Paper 

Water Brush

Black Soot Distress Inkpad 

Mini Ink Blending tool and foams 

White and black cardstock

3d foam tape 

Please remember to play along with our beautiful challenge, all the details are HERE 

I am playing along with the following challenges:

Grid Challenge with Keren (white grid pattern on the stencilled design- dots fade)
Four Challenge with Shay (4 mediums used- gesso, pencils, watercolors & inks)
Watercolor with a Twist Challenge with Heather (used prismacolor pencils and inktense pencils in addition to zig clean color real brush markers)
Repetitive Stamping Challenge with Crystal (repeatedly stamped the alphas in the background to add interest and also created the border by repeatedly stamping the zig zag design around the main panel)

Thanks for your precious time!

Stay Blessed.

Preeti 

Post 157: Spring Card: Cheers

Hi friends :)

I'd like to share a spring inspired card today :) This is an A2 size top folding card.  I was inspired by this beautiful card made by the amazing Shay for W & W's Rerun No. 18 Challenge. I loved the woodgrain pattern in the background and the die cut word in the center so I did  my own take on the same with the supplies I have. 

Synopsis of the Process:

-First I took an A2 size white card panel, embossed it using an embossing folder to give a woodgrain texture in the background. 

-Die cut the word cheers in green cardstock. 

- Stamped the leaves from 2 stamp sets onto water color paper, colored them with zig markers and an aqua brush and then fussy cut them. 

- Prepped the card panel by trimming it slightly and adhering it to a light yellow cardbase so that only a little strip of yellow was visible then added a strip of washi tape with diagonal green stripes at the bottom. 

- Then arranged the die cut word cheers and leaves and adhered them to the card panel.

- Fussy cut some butterfly images from a pattern paper and added them to the card

-Finally, embellished the card with colored pearls to bring in all the colors from the moodboard including red  

List of Supplies:

1. Winnie & Walter Stamp Set- A tree for all seasons 

2. Winnie & Walter Stamp Set- In Bloom: Renee's Leaves
3. Winnie & Walter Cutaways: Cheers

4. Darice Embossing folder- Woodgrain

5. Snippets of Canson Montval Watercolor paper

6. Light yellow, green and white cardstock 250 gsm

7. Washi Tape- Green Diagonal stripes

8. Tombow mono multi glue

9. Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

10. Aqua Brush 

11. Versafine Onyx Black Mini inkpad

12. Papericious Whimsical 6 by 6 Pattern Paper (butterflies)

13. Colored adhesive pearls 

Here are a couple of pictures of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

W&W Rerun No. 18- The Big, The Bold and Extras (I didn't have this set, I was inspired by Shay's beautiful card to make my own version, was inspired by her card design and the woodgrain look)

W & W April Color Challenge with Heather H. 

Stamplorations Things with Wings Spring Blog Hop and Linky Party (There are butterflies)


All Sorts Challenge Week 413- Embossing  (The background is embossed with a woodgrain embossing folder)

HLS May Watercolor Challenge (The leaves are watercolored with zigs and an aqua brush)


The Corrosive Challenge #4 April- Anything Goes

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your precious comments.

Stay Blessed.

Post 146: CAS Card: Bridal Shower

Hi friends :) 

I'd like to share a CAS bridal shower invitation card today. I've added soft pastel colors to it along with the main colors being white and gold. This is a side folding A2 size card. The process was simple enough involving heat embossing the gold sentiment and the gold strip on the side, some ink blending through a rainbow design stencil and also some ink blending to color the die cut wine glasses.

List of Supplies:

1. Paper Smooches Perpetual Bliss Stamp Set 
2. Paper Smooches Free Spirits Icons Dies
3. Ranger's Distress Mini Inkpads-  festive berries, peacock feathers and squeezed lemonade 
4. Rainbow design stencil
5. Ranger's round blending tool and foams
6. White cardstock 250 gsm 
7. Gina Marie Designs x stitched rectangle die 
8. Ranger's fine gold embossing powder
9. Ranger's heat tool
10. Homemade emboss buddy
11. Versamark mini inkpad
12. Tombow Mono multi glue 

Here are a couple of pictures of the card:

(The shine of the gold embossing shows up better in this picture)




I am playing along with the following challenges:

Paper Smooches April 2017 Challenge- Showers (this is a bridal shower invitation and the stencil in the background is a rainbow design one + I have linked the PS supplies to the shop)




Word Art Wednesday Weeks 278-279

Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies


AAA CAS game #88- Stencil  (have used a rainbow stencil here)


Happy Little Stampers April CAS challenge


CFC#171 (have used a rainbow design stencil here)


Craftsneed April Challenge


Thanks for your time! 
Love reading your comments :)
Stay Blessed. 

Post 135: Cheers Tag

Hi!

Today I'd like to share a sweet little tag I made. Wanted it to be soft and subtle with the pretty colors of spring. I think this would be great to accompany a baby themed gift. 

Synopsis of the process:

Started off by doing water coloring on water color paper using zig markers and an aqua brush. Wanted very light and soft colors to create a background. Then die cut the water color paper with a circle stitched scalloped die, some baby pink cardstock with a circle die and then die cut the word cheers from the water colored piece. Did some inlay work by sticking the die cut negatives back onto the tag. Also die cut the word cheers from baby pink cardstock and stuck it. Adhered the water colored cheers die cut on top of the baby pink to give the word cheers slight dimension. After that, die cut the butterfly twice and colored it with zigs. Then created a 3d butterfly out of the 2 die cuts and pasted it on the tag. Then adhered pearls on the pink base of the tag. Finally, added 2 ribbons in soft matching colors and tied a bow. 

List of Supplies:

1. Winnie & Walter Word Cutaways- Cheers

2. Gina Marie Designs Circular Stitched Scalloped Dies

3. Sizzix Circle Die set 

4. Sizzix Floral Wreath Die set (butterfly)

5. Iris and baby pink textured cardstock 250 gsm

6. Canson Montval Watercolor paper 

7. Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens

8. Aqua Brush

9. Tombow Mono Multi Glue

10. Ribbons (yellow satin and pink organza)

11. Adhesive pearls 

Here are a few pictures of the tag:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

 Winnie & Walter- March Color Combo with Heather H. (The colors in the mood board have been included here and the cheers word is from a w & w cutaway)

Butterfly Challenge #75 - Repeat and night sky (I have used both themes, the pearls are repeated here and the butterfly has been painted with a greyish night sky color on the bottom layer )

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Monday Challenge- Things with wings  (I have used a butterfly here)

Simon Says Stamp- Show us what you are working on 

Word Art Wednesday Week #276-277  (first entry here)

PCM April Challenge- Anything Goes

Thanks for your time! Would love to read your comments :)

Stay Blessed.