Sunday's Bits & Pieces #5

Hello,

Is it really Sunday already?? Sunday means tomorrow is Monday and its back to work! So i'm going to enjoy today to the fullest, especially with the nice weather we have been have lately! :)

Today's card was inspired by Barb's photo here:

She is having a great inspiration challenge: Barbles Challenge #2, make sure you check it out, it ends 1/31.  From the photo i took the grey of the cat and looked through my scrap papers and found a real nice dark red/pink pattern paper and a solid piece that went well with the grey cardstock i had. I looked through my cat stamps but didn;t really find anything that would work for the idea forming in my head.

Instead i used an outline flower and stamped it 3 times on the pattern paper and cut each out. With the card stock i cut a couple stripes and notched one end on each stripe. Then i lightly inked the bottom edges of the stripes along with inking the flower edges.

For my grey cardbase i inked up a background stamp with versamark. I added the stripes and then the flowers with pop up dots. Last i added grey pearl embellishments to each flower center.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Sunday!

Dana

Supplies:
Stamps: Verve: Great Friends. Hero Arts: Leaf and Floral Background
Embellishment: Michael's
Ink: Versamark, Ranger Distress Ink: Black Soot. Studio G

Barbles Challenge #2 - Second Card

Hello!

Today i have another card for Barb's Second Barbles Challenge. Barb has some great photos for inspiration and some really great prizes! Check it out here, you have until 1/31 to participate!

Today's card is inspired by this pic:

I really like the little sparkle the petal has, so pretty. I have a big Lily stamp that i hadn;t used yet, so i figured now would be a great time to break it out!

I stamped the Lily in white ink on white paper, then embossed it with clear kaleidoscope powder. When i started my intention was to also tie it into PTI Make it Monday but after coloring it, i didn't want to die cut a shape out of the middle.

To color it i used a clear block and added a few drops of PTI's Autumn Rose ink and spritz it a couple times with pearlized water (this gives it a nice sparkle similar to the yellow Lily). Then i added water as need. This is the 1st time i have used PTI's ink to color an image, it was similar to using watercolors, and i will definitely be trying this again with other PIT's inks! When i was done i used a baby wipe to clean up the embossed areas. Next i cut out the Lily.

I struggled a little with what to do with it after i cut it out. At first i had a pattern paper picked out but after taking a break and coming back, i changed my mind. Instead i stamped a script across most of a card and for the bottom part i used the ink pad and directly applied it to the cardstock. Where the 2 meet i used some tissue tape the pleat some ripples across the card.

I added the Lily to the card front with pop up dots and added 3 dark pink embellishments to the Lily's center. Then i hand cut a stem from green cardstock and distress it with ink and added it to the card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Stampendous: Jumbo Tiger Lily. Glitz Design: Background Text
Embossing powder: Joann's
Ink: Papertrey Ink: Autumn Rose. Ranger Distress: Frayed Burlap
Tissue Tape: Tim Holtz

Barbles Challenge #2 - 1st Card

Hello!!

Tonight i have a card for Barbles Challenge #2. Barb has some great inspiration photos and even prizes, make sure to check it out here. There are 5 different photos to get your card mojo going, my 1st card is inspired by this photo below and by Barb's card here.

I am also entering this card in CAS-ual Friday's Challenge Penguin Suit - only black and white cards. After i saw the CAS challenge the idea for this card started forming and i had to get it out and made, even though i had plan on posting another card i made for Barb's challenge, but instead i'll post that card in a few days :)

Anyway, on to the card :) I have a couple bird dies that i have never used and i think this one worked pretty good. I cut out a bunch from white cardstock and adhered each on the card.

Next i die cut one bird from black card stock along with a black strip i cut free hand. I adhered the strip then added the black bird with a pop up dot.

Have a great night!

Dana

Supplies:
Bird die: Life Style Crafts