thankyou stars

• SU!- so very much
• Archival ‘jet black’ ink pad
• Watercolour cardstock 
• Tim holt distress ink pads/reinkers 
• Pixie powders
• Silver star sequin/ embellishments

To create my main panel, I brushed water on to a piece of water colour card. I squished the ink pad onto a palette and added some water. I used a big brush to pick up the colour and touch it to the wet cardstock. I added a small tap of coordinating pixie powders over the top to add shimmer. I left this to dry, removing excess water if necessary. You could use mica powders and reinkers to do this technique if you preferred. 
  

Once fully dry, I stamped the large sentiment stamp slightly off centre, then added the smaller phrase to the bottom corner. I cut the panel down to size and matt and layered onto some black cardstock. I glued this onto the front of my card blank.

The final touch was to add small star embellishments to the card, I think this helps balance the design and completes the sketch. I like how this card uses distress ink to create quite a soft and pretty finish.
  

Mx

I would like to enter:

Simon ‘Wednesday’ says - “distress it”

Cas(e) this sketch #284

Fairy birthday

• My favourite things- big birthday die
• Lawn fawn- large dotted rectangle stackable
• LOTV- fairy a5 stamp set 
• Memento ‘tuxedo black’ ink pad & dual marker
• Neenah classic crest 
• Copic- C1. E50,51,93. RV42,R43,R32. Y32,YR21. BG70.
• Watercolour cardstock
• Tim holtz ‘squeezed lemonade, worn lipstick’ distress ink pads
• Cosmic shimmer ;burnt orange, straw yellow, scarlet mist’ pixie powders
• Wink of stella’clear’ glitter brush marker
• Cosmic shimmer ‘crystal stars’ glitter jewels

 

I made a water colour background and die cut the happy birthday letters from it. I die cut a panel of white cardstock and positioned the letters, then glued them down flat. I stamped my fairy image to fit in the top corner on to the panel. I coloured the image and added sparkle to the wings. I glued the finished panel to a card blank. The final touch was to glue on some crystal stars for a bit of extra sparkle.

Mx

I would like to enter:

The paper players #389

Simon Wednesday says :’sparkle and shine’

we'll miss you!

 

• Hunkydory special occasions luxury card collection: we'll miss you!
• gold mirri card
• cardblanks

For the first card, I trimmed down one of the patterned papers so the balloons and border filled the card front. I glued this to the card flat and finished with a sentiment topper on foam pads, positioned along the border.

 

 

 

With the remaining cardstock, I trimmed this down to fit the square card blank on a matt of gold mirri card. This cut most of the starry border off, leaving the bold diamond edged border on to sit across the bottom of the card. I added two of the image toppers on, overlapping with different heights of foam pads to create dimension. I positioned the sentiment topper in the bottom corner, again using foam pads. The finishing touch was a scatter of star sequins flowing across the design to pull everything together (including the odd little printed stars which remained).

 

 

With the other patterned cardstock, I trimmed and matted onto gold mirri to fill the front of an A5 cardblank. This was simply finished with two of the toppers from the set, positioned on foam pads.

 

I made a second A5 card using the last of the patterned cardstock. I used the balloon topper pieces to create two balloons, with cotton for the strings to join the baskets. I carefully glued them into place, with a sentiment to complete the design.

 

Mx

edna's cup of tea

• stamping bella: 'Edna's cup of tea' stamp
• LOTV A6 polymer sentiment stamp set (not sure on name-sorry!)
• LOTV & nitwit collections 'always & forever' 8x8" paper pad
• pink circle mat cut from patterned paper in my stash
• neenah classic crest solar white cardstock
• essentials by tattered lace 'circles' dies
• copics- E50,51,21,R00. Rv00,R81,83,85. YG01,03,25.BV00. BG70. W0. C00,1,3. N2,4,6.
• memento 'tuxedo black' ink pad
• green string of sequins (another one from the old stash)
• wink of stella 'clear' glitter pen

I stamped and coloured my image using copics. I then used my misty to position the sentiment stamp beneath, to fit within the circle die. Once stamped, I die cut the image into a circle, and matted onto a larger die cut circle of pink paper. I cut a band of a coordinating paper to cover the lower half of my card blank. I then added a trim of sequins across the join. I layered the image on top using foam for dimension and to help it sit smoothly across the sequins, by not adding foam along this line. Finally, I added glitter the her wings for that added touch of detail.

Mx

I would like to enter the following challenge:

•  simon Wednesday says: a hint of pink

All the best ...

• Concord & 9th- hello lovely
• LOTV- handwritten phrases (set 25)
• Daler Rowney- Aqua fine watercolour cardstock
• Archival 'jet black' ink​ pad
• Zig clean color real brush markers-082,050,052,033,043,046,044,075
• Sequins

I stamped the image onto a mat of watercolour cardstock. I then water coloured the image using my brush markers. I stamped the sentiment in position. I then created a simple mat and layer onto the card blank with pink cardstock, before adding a scatter of sequins to complete.

 

Mx

opal the optimist...

• stamping bella- uptown girl opal the optimist
• sentimentally yours- elegant milestone birthdays
• we r memory keepers- love 2 craft 6x6" paper pad
• SU!- adorning accents border dies
• Neenah classic crest cardstock
• memento 'tuxedo black' ink pad
• copics-skin:E50,51,21,11,93. hair: E09,97,99. dress: BG11,32,34,57. RV04,06,09. green:YG63,67,17. cream:E34,31,30. Glass:B41,BG70. ground:C1,00.
• sakura gelly roll 'clear star' glitter pen
• dove craft 'serendipity' sequins
• 6x6" white card blank

I cut a piece of copic friendly cardstock to the same size as my card blank. I die cut both pieces to the same size to give a decorative border along the opening edge of my card. I stamped my girl image and coloured her using copics. I then stamped my sentiment and traced over it with a glitter pen, to add some shimmer. I cut a piece of paper 4cm wide and added this to the inside back of my card. the final touch was some sequins in co-coordinating colours.

Mx

 

challenge I would like to enter:

cas(E) this sketch #185

Blooming special....

 

 

• SU!- bloom with hope
• SU!- garden in bloom
• Lawn fawn- large stitched square stackables 
• Neenahclassic crest cardstock 
• Memento 'tuxedo black' ink pad 
• Copics- R56,85,83. YG67,63.
• Tim holtz distress ink pad- picked raspberry
• Neat & tangled- Clear sequins

I diecut a panel of cardstock and stamped my floral image. I coloured this using copics. I stamped the sentiment slightly overlapping the stems. i inked a card blank to match the colour of the petals and glued the panel down. I added sequins as a finishing accent to my card.

Mx

Challenge I would like to enter: 

Freshly made sketches-#247

mason jar of flowers...

• Stamping bella-mason jar of flowers
• SU!-
• Neenahclassic crest cardstock
• Memento 'tuxedo black' ink pad
• Copics- R56, 81,83,85. YG17,63,67. Y13,15,18. C0,1. B0000,41. BG79.
• Tim holtz distress ink pad- picked raspberry & spun sugar
• sequins
• wink of stell 'clear'

I die cut a stitched rectangle panel, stamped and coloured the image. I masked over the jar and added a line of tape to add a band of colour below. i glued my panel onto a card blank before adding a sentiment and a few sequins. the final touch was wink of stella on the yellow ribbon.

Mx

 

the challenge I would like to enter:

freshly made sketches- #245

Floral fifty!!

• W plus 9- beautiful bouquet mums
• SU!- express yourself 
• SU!- large numbers framelit dies
• Lawn fawn- stitched scalloped borders dies
• SU! Ink pads- pear pizzazz, daffodil delight, tangerine tango, melon mambo & Bermuda bay
• Archival 'jet black's ink pad
• Daler Rowney- Aqua fine watercolour cardstock
• 6x6" Kraft card blank & cardstock
• Bermuda bay yardstick
• Dovecraft- serendipity sequins

 

I cut a Matt of watercolour cardstock to fit my card blank. I stamped my main floral image slightly off centre and watercoloured it using the SU! Ink pads. I used some ink on my paintbrush to make splashes of colour across the entire panel. i cut a strip of Kraft card, die cut a scallop edge to the bottom and stamped my sentiment at one side. I diecut the 50 from teal and Kraft cardstock, then layered these together to provide a shadow. The final touch was a scattering of coloured sequins.

 

Mx

Challenges I would like to enter:

Freshly made sketches- #242

simon says 'add some glitter' Wednesday challenge

thankful pup...

• SU! watercolour wishes printed 4x4"card blank
• SU!- express yourself
• mama elephant- playful pups (stamps and dies)
• copics and appropriate cardstock 
• neat & tangled- spring mix sequins
• wink of stella- clear

I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of pink card, then cut this into a banner and covered it with clear glitter pen. I stamped coloured and die cut the dog image. I added the dog using foam then glazed the nose. I glued on a few sequins for sparkle to complete the sketch. I think this makes a cute and simple thank you card which could be adapted to suit any occasion.

Mx

challenges I would like to enter:
freshly made sketches #214
simon says 'anything goes'

my millie...

front of the card

• 4x4" pearl card blank
• coloured card stock
• a tattered lace embossing folder
• lawn fawn- stitched circle stackable
• acetate
• sequins- spring mix
• digi cardstock, memento ink,copics
• avery elle- furry friends stamps & dies
• tim holtz distress ink pad (worn lipstick)
• SU! because you care
• sakura micron pen & clear star pen
• inkssentials opaque white
• glossy accents

to make this card I cut a mat of blue to fit my card, I then die cut a circle from this and the card blank. I then embossed the blue mat for added texture. I used the original circle die with a larger one to create a pink frame to layer on top. I then began to assemble the card by adding 2 pieces of acetate with beads and sequins in between, using foam tape to separate the layers creating the shaker window. I then layered the card up with the blue layer and the pink frame to decorate the front. I stamped, coloured and die cut the dog to add the image to the front of the card. I highlighted the eyes and nose with glossy accents.  I decided to colour the dog like my puppy millie, to add a personal touch.

inside the card

 

For the inside, I created a mat of pink card decorated with paws stamped all over for backing paper. I then added a blue circle of card removed from the window of the front. I stamped a sentiment and added it to the inside, lining it up with the window shaker window so it could be read from the front.
 

back of the card

I took the circle cut from the inside of the pink frame and added this to the back of the card for somewhere to write your message. I stamped it with a bone and added my 'handmade by' stamp to finish off. I think the combination of a sequin shaker, bright colours and the cute dog make this a really fun little card.  

challenges:

make the day special-(embossing, circles, bling/sequins)

simon says- clean the simple

Mx