Bird House

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Papertrey Ink has this fun challenge today of making a cute 3D bird house. Nichole Heady came up with a template you can print at home (see link below). Here is my creation:

The handmade flowers are Papertrey's Delightful Dahlias stamp which I stamped on pattern paper, fussy cut, layered and added black enamel paint. The adorable bird is Winnie & Walter's So Tweet stamp, which was colored with Zig Clean Color markers & fussy cut. (W& W just started a fun new color challenge today, you can find the link below.) I also stenciled the woodgrain background, as the original house was white. A Taylored Expressions embossing folder was used to add texture to the roof.

Entered in:

• The March Color Combo Challenge at Winnie & Walter

• The 10th Anniversary Build a Bird House Challenge at Papertrey Ink

• The "Handmade Flowers" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "For a Special Lady" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,
-june

Hello Spring Card

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And Happy Spring! Ok, it's snowing here, but it's spring in my craft room. I love that about crafting, the outside world can be all crazy and cold, and you can be celebrating or creating whatever you want. It's magical. Speaking of magical, I made this super fun St. Patrick's Day card featuring one of my favorite stamps by Paper Smooches - Jerome the Gnome! Today he is pretending to be a Leprechaun.

I colored Paper Smooches Jerome with Zig Clean Color markers, then fussy cut. The "Hello" sentiment is a diecut by Ellen Hutson and layered with DCWV gold glitter paper along with Amy Tan's pattern paper. The grass is a diecut by Your Next Stamp and decorated with Ranger's liquid enamels.

This card is entered in:

• Paper Smooches' April Guest Designer Search 

• The March "Greenery" Challenge at Paper Smooches

• Ellen Hutson's March Mix It Up Challenge

• The February Work It Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• YNS Sketch Challenge #59 at Your Next Stamp 

• MarkerPop! Challenge #116

Happy St. Patrick's Day,
-june

Fun Ride Card

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Loving Ferris wheels, I couldn't resist getting this wonderful stamp from Altenew. I got this stamp to use on scrapbook pages, but it makes a fabulous card too:

I wanted to show the movement and excitement of riding a Ferris wheel, so colorful paint strokes and swirling sequins were used. The glittery frame was added to give the feel of the mid-way. The three layered diecut sentiment coated in Glossy Accents just fits with the fun. Lastly, I added a gold brad in the center of the Ferris wheel to draw the eye and ground the stamp.

This card was inspired by the fun, colorful challenge going on this month at Altenew:

This card is entered in:

• The March Inspiration Challenge at Altenew

• The "Make Your Own Background" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

-june

Building A Team Page

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These tic/tac/toe challenges are so fun. They allow me the freedom to create any way I want and push me to up my game by including elements I might not have otherwise. Plus I use up more stuff from the stash - win-win! For this month's challenge, I used the center column: Striped paper, Gold & a Flair.

I recently purchased Carta Bella's Space Academy collection and it goes perfect with the many photos of my son & his robotics team. (Last night the team won regionals, and will be going to the World competition, so you may be seeing a few more pages with the robotics theme! Go Talon!)

Designer Tip: To highlight my son in this group, I added a speech bubble by him.

The journaling spaceship was handcut from DCWV metallic papers.

 This page was also inspired by the Colorful Creations color combination and is entered in their March challenge (http://anothercolorfulcreation.blogspot.com/2017/03/march-1st-challenge-color-combo-wtwist.html) - I used ink to edge my papers and to write the journaling.

Thanks for stopping by and I can't wait to see what you create with this challenge!
-june

Playing with Powder Puff Chalking Inks

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We have friends getting married, so it is time for a little romance. Quick Quotes new line, Windsong has just the right tones. Check it out:

Continuing my love affair with Powder Puff Chalking Inks, I brought out the warm colors of Fuchsia, Rose Petal, Orange Slice, Buttercup, Sunset and Leaf Green.

 

Stamping watercolor paper with Versamark and Winnie & Walter's Rose Garden stamp, I heat embossed the design with Ranger's Princess Gold embossing powder. Then, I smeared all the Powder Puff Inks on an acrylic block and with a little water on a brush, I dipped it into the inks and started painting the flowers.

Designer tip: Add several layers of  layers of ink on top of each other, letting each layer dry in between. This will intensify your colors and add depth.


The pretty frame was cut from Quick Quotes Windsong WS100 with a frame die, then matted on Windsong WS101. All the paper edges were chalked with Peach Tree and Rose Petal Powder Puff Inks. The banner sentiment was fussy cut from Quick Quotes Adventure Awaits Strip AD600 and popped up with 3L Foam Squares. To finish off this card, I added a fun metal brad, puffy heart sticker, cheese cloth, Pretty Pink Posh clear sequins and Verve Stamp's leaf diecuts.

 

Quick Quotes Products:
Windsong Paper Pack *New!*
Adventure Awaits Strip *New!* - forthcoming
Powder Puff Chalking Inks: Fuchsia, Orange Slice, Buttercup, Sunset, Leaf Green, Peach Tree and Rose Petal (new 2017)


Other Products:
 stamp: Winnie & Walter Bed Of Roses
 diecuts: Cheerylyn (frame), Verve Stamps (leaves)
 embossing powder: Ranger's Princess Gold
 cheesecloth
 Pretty Pink Posh clear sequins

 This card is entered in:
Simon Says Monday Challenge: Make Your Own Background (http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=8398)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: For A Special Lady (http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=8398)

Thanks for stopping by,
-june

Thanks Card

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Winnie & Walter is having a  3rd Birthday Bash with all kind of inspirational fun over at their blog (see link below). My goal was to get cards into all ten of their creative challenges and with this card I did  it!!! Check it out:

 For this card I used Winnie & Walter's Leaf Effects Creative Screen and blended Quick Quotes Leaf Green & Limade inks. The pretty flower design is Winnie & Walter's Bed Of Roses stamp which was heat embossed with white embossing powder, then blended with Quick Quotes Fuchsia, Lipstick, Buttercup & Orange Slice inks. The scalloped black frame was made with W&W's Noelle Cutaway. The cute bird is a stamp from W&W's So Tweet colored with Zig Clean Color markers. The "thanks" is also a W&W cutaway.

This card is entered in:

 

• Winnie & Walter's 3rd Birthday Bash
• The Cute Critter Challenge with Gayatri
• The Three Challenge with Shay - 3 sequins
• The Mood Board Challenge with Heather P.
• The Ink Blending Challenge with Vanessa
• The Sequin Challenge with Kate
• The Stencil Challenge with Kelly
• The Bright Colours Challenge with Lydia

• The "Make Your Own Background" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

-june

Springy Spring Card

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Winnie & Walter is having a fabulous 3rd Birthday Bash with lots of fun and inspiration over at their site (check it out with the link below). Here is another entry for their creative challenges:

This card was created with Winnie & Walter's Bed Of Roses stamp which is heat embossed with white embossing powder and colored with Zig Clean Color markers. The sentiment is Winnie & Walter's The Big, the Bold and Seasons Cutaway.

I decided to run with the spring and "off the page" themes and added these springy flowers.

This card is entered in:

• Winnie & Walter's 3rd Birthday Bash
• The Three Challenge with Shay - springy flowers
• The Mood Board Challenge with Heather P.
• The Off the Page Challenge with Keren
• The Bright Colours Challenge with Lydia

-june