Many Thanks

My card started out when I created this background with a stencil and a couple Distress Inks.

 The colors I used went along with the Color Throwdown color combination.  

 Next I pulled out a flower stamp from a brand-new-to-me set from Altenew.  Since I stamped the flower with white ink and embossed it with white ink, coloring it was then extremely easy using Cracked Pistachio Distress Stain.  Because I used watercolor paper, this ink works like magic for coloring and the white acted as a resist. 

I cut my panel with a rectangle stitched die by Avery Elle making it fit the Simon Says Wednesday challenge.  The sentiment is a word die from My Favorite Things.  I cut the words from Silver glitter cardstock and again from gray cardstock, gluing the two layers together.  

Here is the Color Throwdown challenge.

Here is the Simon Says Stamp wednesday challenge.

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Sending Happy Thoughts

Playing with inks, my favorite!!!

 To create my background, I used a stencil and a few different Distress Ink colors to make my card fit the Color Throwdown challenge.  

A finishing touch was to cut the word "hello" in gold metallic paper, I love that pop of bling.   

  The leaf wreath is a stamp by Altenew.  I stamped that with white and embossed it with white on watercolor paper then when I added the inks, the embossed lines acted as a resist. 

Here is the Color Throwdown challenge.

It fits the Sketch Saturday sketch.

And the Just Us Girls, Bold Letters challenge with the Metallic gold word.

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Just A Note

 Another card, another opportunity to play with inks and stamping, can't get better!!!

 My main focus for this card was the color combination at Color Throwdown and the sketch design at Freshly Made Sketches.  I pulled out a really old Hero Arts background stamp, stamping it in white and embossing it in white so that that design then acted as a resist to my Distress Inks, Tea Dye and Spun Sugar.  

 I just received some new Altenew stamps so I of course had to open those packages to finish my card.  I added a few Nuvo Crystal dots in black and a transparent light pink to finish the card after coloring the images with Zig Clean Color markers on watercolor paper.  

 Here is the Color Throwdown combo.

And here is the Freshly Made sketch.

And the Fusion challenge, I didn't use butterflies but a wreath design.

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Bouquet of Roses

Just a big bunch of red roses.

 My card fits The Card Concept challenge.  I stamped a number of Altenew flowers and cut them out allowing me to add them as a group to the bottom of my card.  

 I love playing with stencils and inks and this background is the result of a play session.  I added a coat of glaze to each of the flowers for further interest.  

Here is The Card Concept challenge.

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Layered Flower

I started out with the amazing layered flower die set from Altenew. 

 I started out cutting all of the pieces of the flower from watercolor paper.  Using that kind of paper let me then custom color my layers.  I used various colors of Distress Ink.  After these were dry, I assembled my flower and let it steal the show on my card front.  

 I cut the sentiment, "congrats" from silver glitter paper.  It's a simple look but carries a punch in the glitter.  

 My background was simply created on watercolor paper with shades of green Distress Ink.  Once that was dry, I added a dot accent with a stencil and embossing paste.  

I designed my card after the CAS(e) this sketch challenge.

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Celebrate

Yes, another card completely inspired by some online challenges plus purchases from last weeks stamp convention.

 I'm quite sure my favorite stamp pad and favorite color ink ever is the Distress Oxide in Blueprint Sketch!!! That and the new stencil from Stampers Anonymous and Tim Holtz are a match in stampers heaven.  That color also helped me use the Color Throwdown combo.  

 I used a flower stamp set from Altenew and added color to complete the Color Throwdown combo with Distress Inks and Zig Clean Color markers.  The stamp set has a matching die set making cutting out the flower and leaves so easy and perfect.  

 I put a strip of vellum across the card from to help it fit the Freshly Made sketch.  

 Here is the Color Throwdown combo.

 Here is the Freshly Made sketch.

And the Time Out challenges anniversary challenge.
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Miss You

I fell in love with the Freshly Made sketch for this week so I designed this card around that and the Color Throwdown color combo.  

 I wanted to keep it as simple as possible so I started out with a watercolor paper card base and used a stencil and some Distress Spray to create a background for my other elements.  

 The leaves are two piece die cuts from Altenew and the scallop/stitched circle is a die from My Favorite Things.  I added color to these pieces with more Distress Ink.  The "miss you" die cut piece is from Simon Says Stamp, I lined the cut out words with a kraft colored piece of paper to use another of the colors in the combo.  

 Here is the Color Throwdown challenge.

And the Freshly Made sketch challenge.
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My Heart Smiles

I don't what challenge I loved the most as I created this card.  

 I'll start with the Color Throwdown color challenge because I knew I had to play along with this combo.  The layout of the card was then inspired by the Freshly Made Sketch and the CAS(e) this Sketch.  

The bottom border design is a stamp by Lawn Fawn and then the color was added with Distress Stains.  The flower is from Altenew.  

 Here is the Freshly Made Sketch.

 Here is the CAS(e) this Sketch.

Here is the Color Throwdown challenge.
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So Happy We Are Friends

I am so in love with the Freshly Made sketch for this week so I just had to sit down and play. 

 Something about the sketch made me also want to keep my card rather simple so I started out using a stencil from Alternew to create a subtle background with gray ink.  

 The stitched squares are from a die set by My Favorite Things, the leaf is a layered stamp from Altenew and the "thanks" is from Paper Smooches.  Lots of Distress Inks were used. 

Here is the Freshly Made Sketch challenge.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

You're Awesome

Again playing with some great color challenges and various Distress Inks.

 The background is a mix of Distress Stains.  One of them is a silver metallic ink and I tried to get the light on the card so that you could see the metallic ink.  The flower from Altenew is simply stamped in it's outline form so that background was able to show through. 

 I used a few white Nuvo Crystal drops for accent and the sentiment and the banner stamp and die are from Avery Elle.  

 Here is the Paper Players color challenge.

Here is the Color Throwdown challenge.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

Sending Love & Hugs

My card started with the colors in the ColorThrowdown challenge and some Distress Inks for a messy background.

 The Distress Inks and watercolor paper were just meant to go together and the perfect set up for just adding inks and water and let happen what happens.  I had stamped the flowers by Altenew in the bottom corner with white ink and white embossing powder and then when the inks are added the embossed lines act as a resist.  

 I like to "place" the various colors right where I want them so in effect the flowers are colored but this has to be the easiest way to color.  The "hello" is a die from Paper Smooches.  

Here is the Color Throwdown challenge.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

Browns and Blacks

I love online challenge blogs because I can find myself going in a direction in crafting that I hadn't planned on, out of my box so to say.

 The Color Throwdown Challenge for this week was a simple black, brown, white.  I thought that would be easy until I started working on it.  This might be my third attempt!!! I stamped a Simon Says Stamp background stamp in white on watercolor paper, embossed it with white embossing powder and then just blotted a brown Distress Stain all over that, letting the ink sit in puddles as it dried.  I love this "resist" technique especially with the white lines.  

 The large "thank you" die is by Altenew and the leaves are from Paper Smooches.  I covered the leaves with Nuvo Crystal Glaze. I love how easy it is to spread this liquid and how evenly it dries with a great crystal shine.  The black dots are Nuvo Crystal Drops.  I purchased both from Simon Says Stamp and they might be my new obsession.  

 Here is the Color Throwdown challenge.

And the Just Us Girls challenge.
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