STAMPlorations "Winged Things"

I recently received my order from STAMPlorations.  I won a $10.00 Gift Certificate from the talented owner Shery Russ.  I ordered Shirley's Bee's Knees "Winged Things" stamp set that has the cutest dragonflies and butterflies. They are an open design so perfect for stamping over my smooshed background.  I also got "Shower of Flutters" Stencil to play with later.  I sent this card to Shery as a thank you for her constant generosity and keeping all of us Inspired with all her challenges and fabulously talented DT's...including herself :-)  You are the "Best Ever" in the world my friend!  The sentiment is from Shery's "Fond Expressions 1" sentiment stamp set.  I also have "Fond Expressions 2".  Two of my very favorite sentiment sets.

I used 2 of SU's In Colors that are retiring...Lost Lagoon and Blackberry Bliss.  I am stocking up on both CS's, ink refills and ribbon. I smeared ink on my craft mat and spritzed with water and then smooshed onto my W/C paper.  Smooshing one color at a time and letting dry before adding a 2nd color. One spot that was not quite dry smeared,  but my dragonfly camouflaged most of it.  I can't wait to watercolor these images in the future.  This is going to be a really fun set :-)

I am entering my card in STAMPlorations Never-ending Anything Goes Challenge.. STAMPlorations stamps and/ or stencils must be the main part of your card. Only seemed right, since this was the challenge I won by having my name randomly picked from entries 1-700.  Now that was a real lucky pick :-)

Also STAMPlorations April CAS Challenge



Addicted to Stamps and More Anything Goes

                   

Card Recipe:
Stamps: STAMPlorations Winged Things and Fond Expressions 1

Paper: Arches 140# Cold Press W/C Paper, SU Lost Lagoon and Whisper White Thick CS

Inks: Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon and Archival Black

Accessories: craft mat, spritzer, paper towel, dimensionals

Techniques: CAS, Smooshing

Hope you like your card Shery made especially for you :-)  Thanks again for your generosity!

Thank you for Looking and Commenting my friends. 

IC541 Birds of a Feather

Audrie has such a beautiful and inspiring "Birds of a Feather" IC541 SCS Challenge this week over at SCS.  The Pinterest site is filled with gorgeous birds. Here is  My Robin Inspiration on Pinterest. Thank you Audrie for hosting and inspiring us again on your weekly challenge :-)

I already had my bird image from Dina Wakely Ranger "Scribbly Birds" stamp set stamped and colored with Zig Watercolor Markers and the sentiment from the set stamped.  When I saw the robin image I immediately thought of this image and decided to make a little scene using my TCW "Butterfly Meadow Stencil".  First I masked my bird and then sponged my blue background and sponged the edge for a frame.  Then I layed just the grass image from the meadow and colored with 2 different green Zig Watercolor Markers.  Then placed one of the smaller butterflies in the grass and colored with my Zig.  I added clear Wink of Stella to the bird feathers and the butterfly.  So pretty IRL.

Attached with dimensionals to the SU Whisper White Thick CS and done!  So fun and easy.  All one layer except for adding to an A2 card base.

My card is for several more challenges.  Hope you get to find time to play in all or some of these inspiring challenges too :-)

CAS Mix Up April 2016 Stencil Challenge

I used Stamping + Stenciling + Mixed Media and Sponging

STAMPlorations April Blog Stencil Hop

STAMPlorations April CAS Card Challenge: Anything Goes/Spring Green

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Ranger's Dina Wakely "Scribbly Birds"

Paper: Arches 140# Cold Press W/C Paper, SU Whisper White Thick CS

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, TH Distress Inks

Accessories: Big Shot, MB Stitched Rectangles Dies, TCW Butterfly Meadow Stencil, Wink of Stella, sponge ink blender, Post-it Notes for mask

Techniques: Stenciling, Watercolor marker coloring, CAS, Sponging

Thank you for Looking and Commenting my friends.  Hugs......

Penny Black Watercolored "Bejeweled"

This is my first card using my new Penny Black "Bejeweled" stamp.  I placed my stamp in my MISTI and then colored the stamp with my Zig Markers, spritzed with water lightly, closed my MISTI to stamp exactly where I wanted onto my Arches 140# Cold Press Paper.  I then took my aqua painter and lightly spread the watercolors on the image.  I added a few darker colors with Zig markers for more shading.  I loved the results.  I added pink splatters and then sponged the edges and around the flower image with distress inks.  A very easy one layer card.  I stamped my image 4 times with my MISTI to get great coverage.  Always a challenge on cold press paper.

Here are the Challenges I am entering.  Enjoy!

Simon Says Stamp Blog Monday Challenge: April Showers Bring May Flowers

STAMPlorations April Challenge Stamps and Splatters

STAMPlorations April CAS Spring Green Challenge

Virginia's View Link up Party

CASology Week 193: Pink

Card Recipe
Stamps: Penny Black "Bejeweled"  and STAMPlorations Blooming Buds sentiment 

Paper: Arches 140# Cold Press Paper

Inks: Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers....great watercolor markers!  Antique Linen and Tea Die Tim Holtz Distress Inks.Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: MISTI, aqua painter, sponge daubers, paint brush to make splatters

Techniques: CAS, coloring stamp with markers and spritzing with water (marker watercolor stamping), sponging, splatters

Enjoy and Happy watercolor stamping my dear friends.

Stenciled Merry Christmas

What a fun and easy Stenciled Christmas Card.  I used my ARTplorations Weathered Wood and The Merry Tree Stencils :-)  Finally a Christmas card!  I love both these stencils,  but have never paired up before.  Worked Great!  I used the Stenciled Monoprint by Lee-Anne technique for the woodgrain background using TH Distress Inks.  I used the normal stenciling techinique for the tree using 2 different Distress Inks.  My sentiment is from Happy Little Stampers "Mixed Christmas Sentiments" set.  I used my MISTI to get good coverage on the sentiment.  The Arches 140# cold press is quite textured so need to restamp images.  I stamped my sentiment 4 times to get it perfect...that is not because of the stamp. They are excellent quality.  Had fun decorating my tree with sparkly HLS enamel dots.

My card is for several challenges........

ARTplorations April Stencil Blog Hop

STAMPlorations Never Ending Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers CAS April Challenge: Stencil Monoprinting

ATS&M April CAS Challenge

CAS Mix Up April 2016 Stenciling Challenge

Thanks girls for all your fabulous challenges.  Always so inspiring and great samples from your Design Teams :-)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Happy Little Stampers "Mixed Christmas Sentiments

Paper: Arches 140# Cold Press paper,  SU Old Olive CS and Very Vanilla CS

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks:Tea Die,  Antique Linen and Crushed Olive for background.  Peeled Paint and Mowed Lawn for Tree.  Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: ARTplorations "Weathered Wood" and "The Merry Tree" Stencils, MISTI, HLS Enamel Dots, Blending tools, dimensionals

Techniques: Stencil Monoprint using Lee-Anne's Technique, Stenciling, CAS

Hope you get to play in these challenges too my friends!

Thank you for Looking and especially for commenting.  So appreciated.

CAS Stenciled and Chip Board Hello

Had fun making a card today for favorite challenges.  I also did a Stenciled Monoprint Background technique by Lee-Anne Cross for the first time.  Thank you Lee-Anne.  So fun and easy. I used a  Tim Holtz "Stripes" stencil with Distress Inks then spritzed with water following Lee-Anne's video exactly.

This weeks SCS's  CAS372 "Love the Chips"  inspired me to use this scrap butterfly that I had cut out of a Emerald Green Brushos scrap.  I used my HLS Butterfly Die and cut out another thicker butterfly with my SU Coaster Board and glued to my brushos butterfly.  Looks just like chip board.  I outlined the butterfly with a mixed media pen and attached with Fine Tip Glue Pen. Loved how it turned out.  Always fun to use scraps :-)

My card is for three more Challenges besides the CAS372 Challenge which is Linked above!

CAS Mix Up April 2016 Stenciling 

Happy Little Stampers Mixed Media April 2016 "Wings"

Happy Little Stampers CAS April 2016 "Stencil Monoprint"

Stamps: SU sale-a bration Hello

Papers: Arches 140# Cold Press, SU Basic Black and Whisper White Thick

Inks: TH Distress Inks: Mermaid Lagoon and Cracked Pistacchio

          Brushos Emerald Green

           Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories and Tools: Big Shot, HLS Butterfly Die, TH "Stripes" Stencil, Paper towels, sprizer, Coaster Board, Mixed Media pen, Thin Tip Glue Pen, Wink of Stella on sentiment

Techniques: CAS, Stenciling, Chipboard, Die Cut Butterfly

Thank you for Looking and especially for Commenting my dear friends!

Springtime in the Northwest

April 2016:  Front yard looking up the canyon.  Our 50" x 100" vegetable garden on the far upper right waiting to be tilled and planted.

 April 2016: Front yard looking toward our cedar home.

April 2016: Side of house and garage.  Bambi waiting for next camping trip!

Happy Springtime and Gardening my friends !