Anything Goes on Die Cut Divas

 Hello, hello!

I am sharing a Christmas card today on Die Cut Divas, for this month's challenge theme is Anything Goes.

The focal element 'Noel' is gold heat embossed on a light weight mixed media paper panel.  To create a bit of shadow, I traced the embossed image with a grey fine marker.

On the background panel, I first wet it with water, while it is drying, I randomly stamped with snowflakes in three distress inks so some images are more fuzzy than others; this way I get a bit of depth in the background.  Then the panel is adhered onto a card base with strips of glittered gold tape on the edges.

Our sponsor this month is CAS-ual Friday Stamps.  Do hop over to Die Cut Divas to get all the challenge details.

Supplies:

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Joy Clear Stamps Set

Ranger Distress Ink (Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Weathered Wood)

Gold Embossing Powder

Versamark Watermark Ink

That's all from me today.  Have a lovey day.

Teapot Floral on Die Cut Divas

 Hi,

It's May 1st, are you ready for a new challenge?  This month's challenge on Die Cut Divas is: Anything Goes, a well like theme, don't you think?

Our sponsor this month is CAS-ual Fridays Stamps.  

For my card I combined two of my favorite CAS-ual Fridays Stamps sets, Peaceful Garden and Serendipi-Tea.  After I stamp, color, and die cut the tea post, I hand cut the lid apart so I could put the flowers in. 😀

Be sure to stop by Die Cut Divas to see more inspirations and join in the fun!  See you over in the challenge gallery.

Supplies:

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Peaceful Garden Clear Stamp Set

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Peaceful Garden Fri-Dies

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Serendipi-Tea Clear Stamp Set

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Serendipi-Tea Fri-Dies

Elizabeth Craft Designs Journal Edges Die

Spectrum Noie Tri-Blend Markers

Copic Markers

Memento Tuxedo Black Dye Ink

Echo Park Glamour Stripe Stencil

Ranger Distress Ink (Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, Picked Raspberry)

Thanks for visiting.  I wish you a sweet day!

CAS-ual Fridays Christmas card on Die Cut Divas

Hi everyone,

I am sharing another card inspired by Die Cut Divas' May challenge theme, tic-tac-toe.

I choose column "red/glitter/flowers".

And I am linking my card to:

Sparkles Christmas Challenge: Use A Tag

Supplies:

Cas-ual Fridays Stamps Scallop Tag Dies

Cas-ual Fridays Stamps Joy Stamp Set

Kaiser Craft Woodgrain Embossing Folder

Elizabeth Craft Designs Leaves & Branches (1846) Cutting Die

Ranger Distress Ink (Barn Door)

Clear Embossing Powder

Versamark Watermark Mini Ink Pad

Martha Stewart Sugar Cube Embossing Powder

Ranger Stickles (Sugar Cane, Star Dust)

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day!

 

CAS tic-tac-toe on Die Cut Divas

Welcome to the first of May, and a new challenge at Die Cut Divas.

This month our challenge is a tic-tac-toe challenge.  Choose a row, a column, or diagonally from the grid and create a project using those elements.

I chose uneven edge, friendship, and flowers.  And here's what I came up with.

To create the flowers, I first apply watercolors in an ombre fashion on a light weight mix media paper in pink and green tones.  Once dried, I stamped and die cut both flowers and leaves.  From the same panel I cut a strip out and glued to the inside edge of the card.  I stamped the sentiment and then adhered the flowers and leaves, and applied a coat of clear Wink of Stella.

Hope you enjoy, and join in the challenge.  Our sponsor this month is CAS-ual Fridays.  Winner will receive $20 gift code to the CAS-ual Fridays store. 

Be sure to stop by Die Cut Divas Challenge Blog to check out more inspiration projects from the DT.

Supplies:

CAS-ual Fridays Peaceful Garden Stamp Set

CAS-ual Fridays Peaceful Garden Fri-Dies

Elizabeth Craft Designs Journal Edges Cutting Die

Altenew Watercolor 36 Pan Set

Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)

Clear Wink of Stella

Coffee Journal

Hi,

To be honest, this Coffee Journal page sort of happen on it own!  LOL  I was using a blank page in my journal to soak up leftover ink when stamping.  And it sort of became a pretty mixes of colors and shapes, so I thought why not make it into a journaling page?!

Isn't it fun?!

Challenges:

2020 Spring | Summer Coffee Lovers Hop

Supplies:

Concord & 9th Coffee Blend Turnabout Stamp Set

CAS-ual Fridays Peaceful Garden Stamp Set

Tim Holtz Crate Layering Stencil

Ranger Acorn Archival Ink

Ranger Distress Ink (Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, Shabby Shutter, Mustard Seed, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain)

Thanks for checking out my blog.  I wish you a lovely day!!

Glittery Joy

Hi,

I took time out to play today, and made a card using my brand new Joy Stamp set from CAS-ual Fridays.  

I first stamped the snowflakes using Tumbled Glass and Broken China in the background.  After it's completely dried, I heat emboss 'joy' with glittered embossing powder.  Silver faux stitches are added and I embellished the large snowflake with clear gem.

I am linking up to these challenges:

Time Out  Challenge #124 - Joyful

Simon Monday Challenge - Stitch It Up

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Christmas

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge December 2018

Supplies:

CAS-ual Fridays Stamp Joy

Versamark Watermark Ink Pad

Martha Stewart Sugar Cube Glitter Embossing Powder

Range Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass, Broken China)

Hero Arts Clear Art Gem

Silver Gen Pen

Thanks for visiting.  I wish you a sweet day!

Christmas Cards 2018-dec-01

Hi,

Welcome back to my blog.  This is my second post of the day.  For my a2z Scrapbooking Challenge card, click here.

I am inspired by the current CAS-ual Friday challenge - Shades of Gold.  

To create the golden look, I first distressed the leaves of the wreath with Crushed Olive, (this ink looks very similar to an Old Gold ink I used to have). I heat embossed the teapot and cup with Brass EP and watercolored with various shades of yellows and orange.  The hearts motif are painted with glimmer metallic gold ink.  And I embellished the wreath with some golden/yellow art gems.

I just love that golden shine!!!

Challenges:

2018 Fall/Winter Coffee Lover's Bloghop

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #213 - Shades of Gold

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Work It Wednesday Challenge - Ho ho holiday

Supplies:

CAS-ual Fridays Stamp Serendipi-Tea Clear Stamp

CAS-ual Fridays Teapot Fri-Dies

CAS-ual Fridays Garden Fri-Dies

Hero Art Glimmer Metalic Ink (Gold)

VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad

Ranger Distress Ink (Crushed Olive)

Brass Embossing Powder

Thanks for visiting.  I wish you a sweet day!

30 Day Coloring Challenge - Day 14

Hi,

I have missed a few days on the coloring challenge, my mojo took a nap!  LOL  But I've received the goodies I purchased using my Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers' Bloghop Super Sponsor prize from CAS-ual Friday, naturally I broke it out of the package and played!!  

I stamped the images from Peaceful Garden in Hero Arts Mid-Tone Shadow Ink Soft Granite, then colored with watercolor pencils then used a watering pen to blend the colors.  The sentiment is stamped in Tuxedo Black.

Challenges:

The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge June 2018

CAS(E) this Sketch #276

Supplies:

CAS-ual Friday Stamp - Peaceful Garden

Hero Arts Mid-Tone Shadow Ink (Soft Granite)

Staedtler Watercolor Pencils

Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)

Thanks for visiting.  I wish you a sweet day!

RAD birthday

Hi everyone,

My third posts today, wow, three post in a day a rare occurrence indeed.

If you're looking for my Die Cut Diva's post, click Here.

If you're looking for my A Blog Named Hero post, click Here.

Now I want to share masculine card (at the least I am trying to make it so).  I use this sketch and followed it quite closely.

 The sketch is really pretty, but I need some masculine birthday card. So this is what I came up with:

Challenges:

CAS(E) this Sketch #156

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Supplies:

CAS-UAL Fridays Stamp: RAD

Hot Off The Press Stamp: Ticket

Hero Arts Ombre Ink (Pink to Red, Butter Bar to Orange, Tide Pool to Navy)

Hero Arts Chalk Ink (Iris)

Ranger Distress Ink (Squeezed Lemonade, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint)

Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)