A Different Perspective

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I have a couple more cards made over the last couple of weeks that I finally got finished and pictured thanks to the migraines I've been dealing with.  Both cards use the Conjurer of Dreams Serene Forest Greyscale Coloring Book.  I printed both images at 3.5 x 5 because of the migraine.  Now, I absolutely LOVE Kim's greyscale coloring books.   The images can be used for a variety of projects; from cards, home decor, art journals, etc.  You get the hint.

 

After printing out both images on to Neenah white card stock, I colored them both using Castle Arts watercolor pencils while my husband was watching the news so I could focus on something and tune the TV out.   Once my coloring was finished, I lightly stippled a little bit of stormy sky and tumbled glass distress inks to finish filling in the sky before layering and adding brads.  I then took my paper distresser and ran it along the edge of the bottom layer before adhering the finished panel to a dry embossed card.  After adding some silver cord along the edge, I added diamond stickles to highlight the water before adding two vintage word plaques I've had in my stash for 10-15 years and never opened the package.  As an afterthought, I pulled out my Sakura 3D glaze pens and added some colored dots as flowers.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #72 - Use Your NBUS (images, word plaques) 

The Neglected Stuff March 2025 - Use That Old Stash  (word plaques)

Double D March 2025 - Green  

Crafty Catz #689 - Anything Goes Optional Add A Sentiment (admire beauty)

Can You Handle The Pressure March 2025 - Anything Goes Using Embossing Folder (used forest branches embossing folder on card base)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 689 to 690 - Anything Goes Uplifting (Admire Beauty saying)

 

 

For the second card, I again colored it using  Castle Arts watercolor pencils before blending some leftover stormy sky to fill in the white space before adding some faux brads.  For embellishments this time, I only added some jute twine along the edge, diamond stickles to the water and the 3D glaze pens for flowers.  I'm really happy with how both cards turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #72 - Use Your NBUS (image)

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie #202 - Lucky In Green (see insp pic below) (went with green theme)

Gem of a Craft Challenge 3 Wk 1 - Anything Goes 

The Male Room #196 - Mixed Media (watercolor pencils, ink, stickles, twine, glaze pens)

 

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to check out the March Anything Goes and blog freebie challenges over at Conjurer of Dreams.

 

 

Sunflowers and Winds

Hello and welcome.  It's been a few days since I've posted.  I've been dealing with this nasty migraine again and also the loss of one of my foster kittens from leukemia - little Jerry.   Although I'm missing him very much, I know he is no longer in pain, or suffering.  He hid his illness quite well until it was too late.  Since they say coloring is good therapy, and I agree, I decided to do a little coloring and creating. 

 

 

I had started coloring this image panel a few weeks ago for the monthly Woodblock Wednesday challenge and didn't finish the card until this morning using a long retired, and dusty, Stampin Up set called Winds of Grace.   The images and saying are stamped in memento tuxedo black ink and colored using my koh-i-noor pencils before blending using a blender pencil.  Once the coloring was finished, I stenciled the cloud background using a retired Picket Fence Studios slimline cloud stencil before layering and adding brads.  For the final touches, I added a bit of twine and waterfall ice stickles to highlight the ocean.

Challenges entered:

 

Woodblock Wednesday June 2024 - Use Your Woodblock Stamps (SU Winds of Grace)

Splitcoaststampers IC968 - The Other Aesthetic  (see inspiration pic below)

The Male Room #187 - Ribbon or Twine (twine)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 653 to 654 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Krafty Chicks #722 - Any Occasion 

 

 IC968

 

Stamps: Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Kor-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Brads, Stencil, Ice Stickles, Twine, Ice Stickles, Glue Dots

 

 

Next up are a couple of cards made using some pre-colored images from Gecko Galz.  Let me say this, I LOVE sunflowers and the Sunflowers For Ukraine collage has several gorgeous images included.  Every summer white I live, there are so many wild sunflowers growing everywhere.  After I had trimmed and layered the images I wanted to use, I added them to their respective card bases before stamping the sayings I wanted to use underneath the layered images.  I then punched some small circles to create my own matching "faux brads".  The final touches was adding a few coffee bean sequins adhering them using Bearly Art glue.

Challenges entered:

 

FarmQuest General Store #17.5 - Anything Farm or Country Goes 

Gecko Galz Facebook Group June 2024 - Here Comes Summer 

CD Sunday Plus #136 - Anything Goes Digital (Gecko Galz)

Digi Choosday Wk25 - Anything Goes 

 

 

Stamps: Gecko Galz; Stampin Up (thank you); CTMH (Helen Keller quote)

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Sequins, Small Hole Punch, Glue, Glue Dots

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

 

Boston Tea Party

 Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card made for the new Ways to Use It Time Travelers challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.com.  For my card, I decided to go with a Boston Tea Party inspiration and pulled out a set I had bought from The Cat's Pajamas during their stamp clearance called Ship Happens.  TCP currently has the set in digital form.  

After stamping my images on scrap Hammermill white card stock, I colored them using both Prismacolor and Copic  markers before stippling some tumbled glass distress ink over a slimline cloud stencil from Picket Fence Studios.  Taking some scrap light blue card stock, I used an old wave die-namic from My Favorite Things to create my waves before layering and adding brads.  The card was dry embossed using an old Cuttlebug divine swirl embossing folder with my big shot then lightly stippled more of the tumbled glass distress ink over it.  The only other embellishments are some silver/white bakers twine, crystal ice stickles and highlighted parts of the image using Castle Arts glitter gel pen all from my stash.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #45 - Use Your NBUS (image, bakers twine) 

Splitcoaststampers WT926 - Time Travelers (inspired by Boston Tea Party)

Outlawz Festive Fridays Nov 25 - Dec 8 - Shades of Blue 

The Male Room #169 - Transportation (sailing)

Paper Funday #48 - Anything Goes Optional Twist Holiday Time (anything goes) 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 573 to 574 - Anything Goes Uplifting (saying)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, PFS Slimline Cloud Stencil, PFS Blending Brushes, MFT Wave Die-Namic, Ice Stickles, Brads, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Glitter Gel Pens, Bakers Twine

Rock Out Top 3

 

I just found out I made the Top 3 over at The Male Room for their Teenager challenge!!!  Awesome!!

 

 

It's Birthday Time!

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a birthday card I made for a few challenges.  I had found some laser cut wooden embellishments at the Dollar Tree ($1.25 for 6 embellies) and just had to find a way to use them especially since they matched so well with this Rubbernecker Stamps Watches #2 stamp (retired) I've also had for years and never used yet.

I started out by stamping directly onto some scrap Basic Gray designer paper I bought at Michael's several years ago for 10 cents (that's right $.10 cents) in Adirondack espresso ink before adding the stamped paper to a river rock card.  Once that was done, I lightly stippled matching river rock ink over the stamped images before stippling the espresso around the edges of my card.  After adding the wooden embellishments using Ranger glossy accents to adhere, I dusted off my Stampin Up Sincere Salutations (retired) set and stamped the saying in espresso ink onto scrap card stock before adding brads and stippling river rock around it.  I'm pretty happy with how this turned out especially since I'm still feeling pretty yucky from COVID.  I'm so hoping the new meds help me start feeling better.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #35 - Use Your NBUS (watch set & wooden embellies) 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2022 - Use Your Unloved Stash 

The Male Room #159 - Clocks 

Seize The Birthday #231 - Birthday Anything Goes 

 

 Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!!

Stamps: Rubbernecker; Stampin Up

Card Stock: Stampin Up; Basic Gray Designer Paper Scrap

Ink: Stampin Up River Rock; Adirondack Espresso

Accessories: PFS Blending Brushes, Brads, Glue Dots, Wooden Clocks, Ranger Glossy Accents

Rockin' Wishes

 

Hello and welcome.  I don't remember if I've mentioned it before but I am SO OVER the 30 day trial period for 2022 already.  Especially since COVID has decided to visit my house.  First my son gets it and then I get it and I'm still dealing with the effects.  Fortunately, my husband has not tested positive and he's just as high risk as I am.  After two years of being so careful, getting vaccinated and boosted, I get a breakthrough infection.  Ugh!  Enough of that.

I have a couple of quick cards that I would like to share.  The first one uses a couple of Picket Fence Studios stencils.  I started out by stenciling the Field of Snowy Trees (NBUS) in Tim Holtz pine needles distress ink before stenciling the Slim Line Cloud Coverage (my new go to for clouds/snow) in Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink using the Picket Fence Blending Brushes.  I then took a retired Stampin Up Wishes Awash saying and stamped that in memento tuxedo black before layering.  I then added some NBUS Christmas tree brads and popped the layered image up on pop up glue dots.  The final touch was adding some Picket Fence Gin and Tonic Sequins using Ranger Crystal Accents.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #34 (NBUS) - January 2022 

The Four Seasons - January Winter Challenge 

Christmas Craft Creations January - Stencilling 

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #578 - Anything Goes Christmas 

Outlawz Festive Friday Jan. 21 to Feb 3 - Christmas Theme 

 

 

 

 

The second card features some stamps from Visible Image I had won a few years ago and never used (NBUS). I decided to go with a clean and simple card for a teenage guy and play along with the Splitcoaststampers FS781 challenge.  For my inspiration, I went with this card.  I started out by stamping the guitarist from Rock Out in memento tuxedo black and then stamped the Ink Splats in Kaleidacolor Blue Breeze ink.  The final touches were a couple of Spiked Ocean Water sequins using Ranger Glossy Accents to adhere them.  

Challenges entered:

 

The Male Room #158 - For A Teenager 

Splitcoaststampers FS781 - Ardyth 

Arty Divas January 2022 - Anything Goes 

Krafty Chicks #595 - Clean And Simple 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stencilled Holiday Wishes

Stamps: Stampin Up!

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Pine Needles, Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up!

Accessories: PFS Stencils, Ranger Glossy Accents, PFS Blending Brushes, Tree Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots

Rock Out

 Stamps: Visual Image

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Kaleidacolor Blue Breeze

Card Stock: Hammermill White

Accessories: PFS Sequins, Ranger Glossy Accents

Surf's Up!

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card that was inspired by a recent Splitcoaststampers Virtual Stamp Night challenge.  I had come across this old retired Taylored Expressions mini set called Surf's Up!

 

I started out by stamping my penguin in memento tuxedo black ink onto some scrap Neenah white card stock before coloring using both copic and prismacolor markers.  Once I was finished coloring the penguin, I created the "beach" he's standing on using my copic markers before stippling my "ocean" behind him using some Tim Holtz tumbled glass and broken china distress inks.  Taking a Picket Fence Studio slimline cloud stencil, blending brushes and some Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink, I created my background clouds before stippling a little stormy sky distress ink around the white edges of the image panel then layered.  My card base was created using some scrap designer paper in my stash, along with some retired Stampin Up bliss blue card stock along with bliss blue dye ink stippled around the edges.  After adding the layered panel, using a Sakura black 3D glaze pen, I hand drew the "seagulls" before adding blue dew drops, waterfall ice stickles  and Ranger Glossy Accents to highlight the ocean water.  I'm very please with how this turned out.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2022 - Use Your Unloved Stash 

Shopping Our Stash #461 - Beginning With Letter S (surfing, seagulls, sparkle, stenciling) 

Krafty Chicks #593 - Stamp Act 

Critter Crazy #58 - Anything Goes With A Critter (penguin) 

The Male Room #158 - For A Teenager 

Outlawz Festive Friday Jan 7 to Jan 20 - Animal Theme 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Taylored Expressions

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky; Stampin Up Bliss Blue

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up; Designer Paper Scraps

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Dew Drops, Glue Dots, PFS Slimline Cloud Stencil, PFS Blending Brushes, Ranger Glossy Accents, Waterfall Ice Stickles, Sakura 3D Glaze Pen, Brads