Summer Rose

Hi everyone.  Today's card is for the Muse Challenge (#79 - Vicki Dutcher).  Vicki makes THE most amazing cards ... I love her style and her use of bright and bold colors.

Vicki's inspiration card

I used similar colors, same theme (flowers and leaves) ... and used the pouncing technique that Vicki used.  I have only done this a few times with alcohol inks (mostly experimenting) ... but wanted to try it with Vicki's idea of using re-inkers since I have lots of different colors of these.  Love the results.  It takes a little while for the blended ink to dry on the glossy paper, but it worked great.  Thanks Vicki!!

ETA:  Just talked to Vicki and it was alcohol inks that she used on her card :)  Now I know how she got the beautiful and vibrant colors ... mine are a lot more muted using re-inkers. :)

I kept my card CAS by cutting out the rose and die-cutting three leaves.  Five lines of scoring are added to anchor the flower and then a simple sentiment is stamped in black ink.

This close-up shows a better view of the scoring ...

I hope you'll join in the fun at Muse!!

Stamps:  Fifth Avenue Floral (SU!); Be Happy Sentiments (Amy R)
Paper:  White (Neenah); Glossy White (SU!)
Inks:  Tangerine Tango, Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Garden Green, Gumball Green (SU!); Black (Memento)
Accessories & Tools:  Blending tool, blending solution, Small Leaves #2 die (Cheery Lynn), ScorPal

Challenge:
Muse #79 - Vicki

Pink Hibiscus

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing a card I made as a sample for one of the challenges at SCS - Dare to Get Dirty 2014.  It's the annual challenges for Fan Club members (paid subscription) at SCS ... a week-long event with about 40 challenges in all and lots of prizes.

My friend Vicki (All I Do Is Stamp) is running one of the challenges and she asked me to make a sample card.  Thanks Vicki for thinking of me!

I was inspired by this photo ...

Don't you just love the colors??!!

I cut out two layers of my hibiscus die from whisper white card stock.  I sponged pink in the center and dark yellow on the outer edges.

I used one layer as my base.  With the second layer, I cut the petals apart, shaped them with my stylus and mat, and added veining with a white gel pen.  I then glued the inside tip of the each petal flush with the base flower, and added a rolled up glue dot to the outside tip of each petal, creating dimension.  I added a few sponged leaves and mounted everything on a strip of designer paper.

Stamps:  A Little Sentimental (Clearly Besotted)
Paper:  White (Neenah); Whisper White and Pear Pizzazz DSP (SU!)
Ink:  Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry (SU!)
Accessories & tools:  Hibiscus Flower die (Memory Box), Tender Leaves die (Memory Box), sponges, white gel pen, stylus and mat

Golden Friendship

Hi everyone.  Time for the next challenge at Addicted to CAS.  Today, the challenge is being run by the mega-talented Deepti (Dee's Art Utopia) ... and she chose this brilliant code word ...

The challenge is being sponsored by:

Prize:  5 digital images

I had lots of fun making the card above.  I used a heavy clear gloss medium and tinted it with gold paint.  Then I spread it over my textured mesh stencil, just covering the center area of the card front.

Once dry, I layered some gathered gold thread on top, and then placed my butterfly on top of that.  The solid butterfly is watercolor paper that was used to soak up leftover ink on my craft sheet (yellow, orange, red).  I used gold foil paper for the top layer of the butterfly and for the sentiment (stamped with Staz-on ink).

It's the start of a new month, which means we have a new Guest Designer at ATCAS.  Welcome to Lyndal (Ideas and Paper) ... we're so happy to have her on our team!  Click here to check out Lyndal's amazing "Gold" card along with the rest of the fabulous cards from the DT.

As always, the challenge is open for two weeks, so there's lots of time to play.  Just remember to follow the code word and keep your entries CAS (Clean and Simple)! Hope to see you in the gallery! :)

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Butterflies are all around us during the summer ... so this is a reminder card that the August challenge for Mixed Media Card Challenge #2 is ...

I hope you'll come play along with us!

I'm entering this card into the current challenge at Mixed Media Monthly Card Challenge (#3 - use stencils and modeling paste).

Stamps:  Friendship Messages (Simon Says Stamp)
Paper:  White, watercolor, gold foil
Ink:  yellow, orange, red; Staz-on Black
Accessories & Tools:  Moonlight and Kaleidoscope butterfly dies (Memory Box), Textured Mesh stencil (Memory Box), Heavy Gloss Gel (Golden), Gold paint (Lumiere), gold thread, palette knife

Challenge:
Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #3

Summer with Burlap

Hi everyone.  Can you believe it is already August??!! :)  Another month has gone by and it's time for the next Mixed Media Challenge (#2 - Summer:  optional element - burlap).  We had an incredible amout of participants for our first challenge (Touch of Nature) and the DT enjoyed looking at all the beautiful creations - thanks so much for playing along with us! :)

On to Challenge #2 ...

Reminder ... a detailed definition for Mixed Media for our challenges is outlined HERE. Basically it is defined as using stamps, ink and two other items (techniques, mediums, embellishments, special tools, etc.) that add texture and/or dimension.

For my card today, I thought what better way to celebrate summer than going to the beach! :)  Sun, surf and sand - awesome!!  I sponged Mustard Seed distress ink at the top of my main panel and overstamped with more Mustard Seed.  I sponged the bottom with Broken China and Peacock Feathers distress inks and then overstamped with Peacock Feathers.  Even though it's just stamping over sponging, it really adds a look of texture to the background - LOVE IT!

I cut a piece of burlap for the sand and added a thin line of embossing paste along the top to represent the sea foam.  I added some interest to the burlap by randomly swiping diluted Vintage Photo distress inks with my water brush.

For the finishing touches, I sponged more Mustard Seed distress ink onto white card stock and then die-cut a sun.  I coated the sun with granular gel which has pieces of clear plastic that give it dimension and catch the light for added sparkle.  I coated the wake with my Wink of Stella pen (also adding sparkle - although hard to see in the photo above), and attached a small shell.  The words are printed from my computer (using "Rub This!" font), cut-out and popped up over the water.

I hope you'll play along with us and have some fun with this great challenge. Click HERE to check out the amazing cards from the rest of the Design Team.

The challenge is open until the 25th of August ... so there's lots of time to play along.  Hope to see you in the gallery! :)

I'm entering this into the current challenge at Simon Says where Anything Goes.  And also a reminder that this week's challenge at ATS&M (#106) is also Anything Goes.

Stamps:  Mini Mixed Media Backgrounds (STAMPlorations); sentiment computer generated
Paper:  110 lb. white (Neenah)
Ink:  TH Distress Inks:  Mustard Seed, Broken China, Peacock Feathers, Vintage Photo
Accessories & Tools:  sponges, Big Shot, Sunshine Large die (Lil' Inkers), embossing paste (Wendy Vecchi), Granular gel (Golden), palette knife, paint brush, Aqua Painter, Clear Wink of Stella, shell