Party!

Hello!!

How is everyone today?? I'm doing great, i made 6 cards Sunday! Yep i was in the groove!! I'm sharing one today! This card didn;t turn out quite like a planned but i still really like it!! Since i did a bunch of coloring i am entering this into Marker Pop's Anything Goes Challenge #60! I'm going to have to place an order at Marker Pop soon, i need more Copic colors!!! I'm thinking yellow and orange, or maybe pink and purple.... its so hard to choose!!

Anyway, so my plan for my card was a one layer card but it didn't turn out that way! lol! I started with a white card base and used The Alley Way Stamps Bubbly and Cake Day to create my background.

I used Memento ink since next i colored it with Copic markers. I think i used every marker i have except my skin and brown colors! (i don;t have very many markers!).

So i was about 95% done with my coloring when i messed up a balloon. To cover up my mistake i stamped 3 balloons from Cake Day, cut them out and added some black twine to the backs of them. I added the balloons to my card with foam tape and added a little grey Copic for shading. I tied a bow around the twine tails and then adhered it to my card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I'll be sharing more cards this week! Along with a giveaway here on my blog later this week, oh and before i forget The Alley Way Stamps still has a sale going over at their shop in celebration for their 3rd Birthday!!

Take care!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: The Alley Way Stamps - Bubbly, Cake Day
Copic Markers
Twine: May Arts

 

You & Me

Hiya!!!

Today i'm sharing a card i made for a few challenges! First Darnell's NBUS Challenge, Second CASology's NBUS Challenge and Third The Penny Black Saturday Challenge - NEW. and finally Craft Stamper Take It, Make It - Take A Stamp Challenge This card is all about the Never Before Used Schtuff!! This is the first time for the cute couple stamp, the sentiment stamp and the flower die!

I started by stamping the super cute Penny Black couple stamp with Memento ink. I colored them up with Copic markers. Next i cut the image out, leave a small white boarder. Two of the hearts were free standing (not part of the heart the couple is in), so i made sure to cut those out too.

Next i used Waffle Flower's Flower Circle Die and cut out the scallop flower from a dark red card stock. I first added it to a white card base with foam dots.

Then i added the couple with foam dots, along with the two free standing hearts above them. They all fit within the Flower Circle Die. Last i stamped the You & Me sentiment below the flower.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Penny Black - Jumbo Love. Cosmo Cricket - Sweet Disposition
Die: Waffle Flower - Flower Circle
Copic Markers

Thanks

Hello!!

I'm popping in real quick to share a card i made last week. I job shadowed a Pathologist Assistant last week, spending the whole day seeing some really cool specimens!! PA's are assist Pathologist by preparing specimens (cutting, dissecting, fixing (adding chemicals to aid in the slide making)). I'm hoping to apply again to a 2 year program later this year. But anyway i wanted to send out a thank you to the PA, he let me bug him all day with lots of questions!!

I started by stamping the chalkboard from Lawn Fawn A Good Apple stamp set. I stamped it with white ink on black card stock. While i had the white ink out i stamped Thanks on the chalkboard too. I used my finger to smudge the sentiment, along with picking up some of the left over ink on the Thanks stamp to add smudges to help make it look like a chalkboard.

Next i stamped the chalkboard, in black ink on some Kraft card stock. I cut out the edge that goes around the chalkboard. After inking the edge with a black marker i added it to my black chalkboard, which i then cut out.

Then i pulled out Lawn Fawns Science of Love and stamped the beakers on some light grey card stock. I also stamped each one on red, green and blue card stock. I cut out the beakers and the 'liquid' out of the colored card stock. I added the 'liquid' to the beakers, then added the beakers to my chalkboard.

I added some grey chevron pattern paper to a white card base, then die cut some black card stock with a stitched rectangle which i added to the card. I added the chalkboard and last added three grey enamel dots.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Science of Love, A Good Apple
Pattern Paper: Fancy Pants - Swagger
Die: Lawn Fawn - Stitched Rectangles
Ink: PTI - White

I Love You Always & Forever

Hello!!

Today i have a card i made for Reverse Confetti Sketch For You To Try #20. Here is the sketch:

I started by cutting a panel of white card stock. I covered it with a tiny heart stencil and used a ink applicator to color the hearts. Next i used a versamark pen to add ink to the tiny hearts (i worked fast because i wasn;t sure how fast the pen ink would dry!). I removed the stencil and added clear glittery embossing powder. This added just a little bit of sparkle to the hearts. (The picture below was the best i could get that showed the sparkle).

Next i found some heart pattern paper and i used it to cover a white card base. I also added some gold glitter washi tape across my card base. Then i added the heart panel.

I pulled out the Petal 'n Posies dies and stamp set and made up some flowers with red and pink inks. (of course green ink for the leaves, lol). Next i cut a strip of white card stock and stamped the I Love You Always & Forever in black ink. With foam dots i added the flowers and the sentiment to my card base.

Have a great day!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Reverse Confetti - Petals 'n Posies, Lots to Say
Dies: Reverse Confetti - Petals 'n Posies
Pattern Paper: Crate Paper - Kiss Kiss
Ink: Memento Luxe - Rose Bud, Rhubarb Stalk, Pistachio, Love Letter
Stencil: Simon Says Stamp - Tiny Spaced Hearts

Love Potion #9

Hello!!

Today i'm sharing a The Alley Way Stamps card that features an older TAWS stamp set, we are calling this a Flashback card! Each design team member will share on Flashback card each month!

I am also entering this into Marker Pop's Anything Goes Challenge #60. This past weekend i was wanting to create but had a headache and thinking up new card designs was making it hurt more, so instead i stamped several images and colored them, this wacky chemist was one of them!

I stamped the chemist on white card stock and colored him with Copic Markers. I added a couple hearts above the test tube also coloring them with Copics.

I added the sentiment Love Potion #9 below the test tube. Next i trimmed up the card stock and then wrapped some red twine around the panel below the chemist. I added the panel to a red card base with foam dots.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: The Alley Way Stamps - Bubbling Over
Twine: Recollections
Copics
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black. Versafine - Black

Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge #127

Hello!!

I'm so excited, today is my first post for Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge!!! The challenge this week is to Make Your Mark! The sponsor is CAS-ual Friday Stamps! When i made my card i didn;t have any of their stamps, but i just got a prize package that included some so i'll be able to feature there stamps the next time they sponsor a challenge! Whoo Hoo!!

Today's card features a stamp set that i haven't used before a super cute set from Lawn Fawn. Since the challenge is to Make Your Mark i figured i color up this set!!

I started by die cutting a stitched rectangle from white card stock. I stamped the It May Sound Corny, But in black ink, near the bottom of the rectangle. In my stash of extra;s i had a die cut red Love, i add it below the sentiment and then stamped I and You to the left and above the Love

Next on a scrap piece of card stock i stamped and colored the little smiling corn cob. I colored the leaves with my Copic markers, but i don't have yellow Copics so i tried to use my distress markers, but they don;t blend good on my card stock. So to cover it up i stamped the corn again  on some watercolor paper, colored it with distress markers, cut it out and added it to my first corn.

I added the little corn cob to the rectangle with some foam dots. Then i stamped a few hearts above the corn and colored them with Copics. Last i added the rectangle to a red card base.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you play along with us at Addicted to Stamps & More!! I can't wait to see your projects!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Happy Feast
Die: Lawn Fawn - Stitched Rectangle
Copic Markers
Distress Markers
Simon Says Stamps - Love Family Life

Party

Hiya!!

Today i'm sharing a new card for a new to me challenge. Cards in Envy Challenge  is for cards that fit in A2 envelopes and that can be mailed, the current challenge is Banners.

I started by using The Alley Way Stamps new set Nessie, first i cut out three banners with PTI's mini banners die from white card stock. I stamped each of the Nessie monster stamps on the banners. Then colored them with Copic markers.

I punched tiny holes in the banners and threaded some black twine through. I tied each end in a knot. Next i cut a panel of blue card stock with a stitched rectangle and stamped and masked the Party sentiment from the TAWS Bubbly set. Since i wanted the banner at the top and party wouldn;t fit across the panel (and i didn;t want to make the card horizontal) i masked it and broke up the word to fit vertically on the panel. 

I colored the letters with some copics and then outlined the letters with a black sparkle pen (not that you can really see this in the photos!)

I used a black marker and added faux stitching around the purple card base. I added the rectangle panel with foam dots and last added banner. A perfect little card to pop in the mail for a little boy who likes cute monsters!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Dana

Supplies

Stamps: The Alley Way Stamps - Nessie, Bubbly

Copic Markers

Die: PTI - Mini Ban