Stamps, Paper, and Ink

Friends Make the World a Better Place

Hello everyone! I'm glad you are here for my post for Fab Friday!

I'm loving critters and cute cards lately, and the Woodland Critters set from Pretty Pink Posh made it's way to my stash this week. I just needed a few more furry friends for my cards *wink*. Aren't these two adorable? I love the way they look like they're smiling.

I began by stamping the images in black, then die cutting a bunch of them. I colored them using Copics and added highlights with my white gel pen and the Wink of Stella to add shimmer. The banners, grass and background were made by sponging distress inks: Scattered Straw, Tattered Rose, and Evergreen Bough. I spattered some of the ink color and some water droplets to add texture. 

The "friends" sentiment was white embossed onto black card stock and then fussy cut. The sentiment at the bottom is from the Simon Says Stamp You Matter set. 

Here's the sketch for this challenge.

I hope you'll join in the fun and play along at Fab Friday!

Need more inspiration? Thanks so much for visiting today, have a great weekend!

Mindy Backes
Heather Heroldt
Amy Koenders
Brian King
Justin Krieger
Amanda Mertz
Brenda Myers
Janine Tinklenberg
Wendy Weixler

 Thanks so much for visiting today, have a great weekend!

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful!

 

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Snippets of Foil with Wild Hibiscus

Hello everyone! 

I had a week or two of festivities that kept me too busy to stamp and it was very enjoyable! Made getting into my craft room again all the more fun. 

I decided to practice my coloring with Copics and pulled out the Wild Hibiscus set from Altenew stamps. I love the sketchy look of these flowers so much! Because of that, I also kept my coloring simple and not too realistic, not feeling I had to blend everything out.

Here's the first card I made. I added a strip of double sided tape on the black panel, and rubbed gold foil for a skinny line of shine. The panel is popped up onto a card base using Crisp Cantaloupe card stock. For both cards, I cut around the stamped flowers so that they hang over the black card stock behind.

Once I had all the images out on my work table, I masked the flowers for a second card, and colored it using the same markers. If I'm practicing, coloring the same images again seemed like a good idea, right? 

For the sentiments on both cards, I used the set from Altenew called Floral Frame. For the second card, I also added a strip of adhesive covered with gold foil, and added the panel to a white card base.

I also created foil accents by randomly adding wee drops of glue to the flowers, butterfly wings and circle accents on the card. When the glue was dry the foil stuck just where I wanted it. You can see it in the close up photo but it is much shinier in real life! I also added shimmer to the butterfly wings with the Wink of Stella pen. 

Hope you're off to a good week so far! Have a beautiful day. Thanks for visiting!

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful!

 

Coloring Doodle Buds with Zig Markers

Hello, crafty friends!

How has your week been going? We did some traveling last week but it's always good to be back home. Hope your summer is going well. 

I love the funky flowers in the Doodle Buds stamps from W Plus 9. I colored them using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and blended with a water brush for for a bright summery card. I love the sentiments that come with this set. 

I added happy colors and used the white gel pen to draw details on the flowers. I love that little squiggly image and added it in black to add some weight to balance the bottom of the card. Maybe it's grass, lol?

Matching dies made it easy to cut and arrange my bouquet.

I hope you've enjoyed today's post. Guess who's going out dancing tonight? It's me, tra-la!

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful!

 

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Pastel Petals with Spring Flowers

Hello and welcome back! 

I'm sharing my second card with the Simon Says Stamp Spring Flowers set today. If you missed the first one using bright bold colors, you can find it HERE. 

I've decided I need to give some love to stamps that have been little used by creating a couple of cards at a time to explore their possibilities.  Today's card is soft with pastel colors, an inked background, and a POP of black accents.

I used Distress inks for the background, and Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers for coloring the images onto white card stock.

I've loved experimenting with those markers, and the amazing artist Nina-Marie Trapani has fabulous videos that have helped me. Here's the link to her video where she shares this coloring technique. You will want to try it, it's really not hard and gives a light airy look to the colors. 

The butterfly die (Bitty Butterflies Cover Plate)  and the sentiment (Banner Sentiments) are from Papertrey Ink. The sentiment was embossed in white on black card stock. Nuvo drops added small black accents to the focal point.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today!

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful!

 

 

You Have My Heart

Hi, happy Monday to you! 

If you've been following my blog you probably already know that' I'm a dog lover. I've posted photos of our beagle Josie (see sidebar) since she was 6 weeks old and soon she will turn 7. I have always had a soft spot for the darling stamps in You Have My Heart from My Favorite Things, especially the adorable image of the girl and her dog sitting together. 

I did a little masking of the image to create the sponged background using Distress Inks, then colored the image with Copics. The heart was die cut from Crisp Cantaloupe card stock (SU) and brushed with the Wink of Stella pen for shimmer and sparkle.

The dies and patterned paper are from MFT, and their Weekly Sketch Challenge was my inspiration. 

Thanks so much for your visit today. Sending big hugs your way!

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

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 I hope you're having a great day so far! 

Here's one more card using the Big Deal set from Wplus9 and the MFT Blueprints 27 set of dies for the pretty frame and scallop-edged panel.

For the frame and panel underneath, I sponged Distress Inks using Cracked Pistachio and Broken China. 

 

I can imagine making so many adorable scenes with the circus themed animals in this set. I colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers, then die cut them. Details were added with a white gel pen and Nuvo drops in white gloss, used on the star centers and for the panda's eyes.

The sentiment and die are from Simon Says Stamp.

Your visits and comments are so nice. Thanks!

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Pretty Dancer with Big Deal

Hello, friends. Aren't you glad it's Friday? 

 I love the versatility of the Big Deal set from WPlus9. I couldn't wait to use the dancing bear to make a sweet girly card. All dressed in pink. My favorite "pink" quote is from Audrey Hepburn who said, "I believe in pink," adding, "happy girls are the prettiest girls." 

Want to see the card now?

The cutie-patootie is colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. 

Again, I used the set of dies Blueprints 27 from My Favorite Things. This time turning the frame horizontally for a different layout. 

I sponged the panel behind the frame using Distress Ink, in Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry and Scattered Straw.  IRL the pinks of ink and paper blend and coordinate a bit more subtly than the photo shows. 

I am tickled that you've stopped by today. Happy stamping!

Be yourself.

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Love this Little Deer!

Last month I did some coloring every day, even if only for a few minutes. Among the "remains" of die cut images on my desk was this darling little deer from the Avery Elle set My Stories. I gathered some other scraps and made a quick and fun card. 

Isn't that dear a cutie? 

I loved combining some colored balloons. I did my coloring with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and stamped the sentiment from a retired SU set in my stash, Petite Pairs. The inside will read, " to someone who makes other so happy!" and hopefully brings a smile to someone special.

My die cut frames and large heart are from the My Favorite Things Die-namics 27 and I have two more cards in the hopper for you with these great dies that make choosing a layout so easy!

For embellishments I created a few dots with Nuvo drops. These are so fun to make! They come in assorted colors, the ones I used here are Aqua glitter drops. You can make them directly on the card in any size you want. 

 My husband and I are avid fans of the Masters Golf Tournament since we lived in Augusta Georgia many years ago. During the long hours of weekend TV coverage, I will be lining up my posts for next week. I look forward to having you check back. 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today!

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful!

 

 

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Hey there! I hope you are all doing well, crafty friends!

I'm squeaking in with a card today for the Fab Friday challenge. I fell in love with yet ANOTHER set of cute critters and go-withs, this cutie-bear ballerina is from the Big Deal set from W Plus 9.

 I've been missing my coloring time, but I pulled out the Zigs markers last night and went to town. I thought the pink was a pretty accent color for the bear, and I added Golden Harvest ink from Papertrey Ink for the rays. The papers are by Doodlebugs from my stash. 

The darling sketch is our challenge for this week at Fab Friday!

I hope you will join us and post your creation. Need more inspiration?

Check out the fabulous blogs of the the Design Team. 

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That is all from me today! I have to tell you that I have been feeling much better and walking WELL again, so we had a wonderful impromptu week at the beach. We basically saw that the weather would be sunny and warm for four days, and off we went! Back at home now, it is really a Fab Friday for me. Hope you have a wonderful weekend too!

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Or I could write the subtitle, Have you ever seen petunias like this?

Well, not exactly, you might answer.That's OK, because I made these petunias just the way I wanted them and enjoyed the process and the result. (BIG smile here)

I began with the new W Plus 9 set called Modern Petunias. The images are line drawings so that you can color them with the medium of your choice. I used Zig Clean Color Brush Markers on watercolor paper. I cut the flowers and leaves out with the coordinating dies and took some time to arrange them around the Anastasia Tag Die also from W Plus 9 cut from gold foil. 

I LOVE this die! I embossed the oval piece in the center with a basket weave folder to add a bit of texture, and added ribbon at the top. 

The flowers became totally my own - call it unique or a blooper - when I added dots with the white gel pen, and gold dots to the peach flowers. 

The sentiment is also from W Plus 9, Handlettered Hello set.

Thanks so much for hanging with me while I rambled this morning. Hope you are having a great day!

 Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

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