Relax And Dream

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a couple of cards I finally finished.  First up is one using this Zen Time image from Penguin Palace.  I've been needing to take time myself since my mom passed away and my migraines are just getting worse.  I'm sure it's the stress and lack of sleep, but I needed some "playtime" myself.

I started out by printing the image on Neenah white card stock before coloring using my Castle Arts watercolor pencils along with a blender pencil.  Once the coloring was finished, I blended some barely banana ink to help fill in the white space, layered it and added brads before setting aside.  The card is made by dry embossing a Cuttlebug© leafy branch embossing folder with my Big Shot©.  I then popped up the layered image panel using pop dots before gluing some Making Memories© paper flowers from my stash beneath the image.  The final touches were color spritzing a bit of bashful blue marker over everything, adding diamond ice stickles to the water/glass and Ranger© glossy accents to the clock face.  I'm happy with how this turned out.  

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #65 - Use Your NBUS (image, flowers)

Penguin Palace #40 - Rainbow (used pastel rainbow colors)

Inspiration Station Aug 2024 - See Pic Below (inspired by colors)

Digi Choosday Wk33 - Anything Goes 

Crafter's Cafe #311 - Rainbow (used pastel rainbow colors)

 

Penguin Palace

 

 

Inspiration Station

 

Stamps: Penguin Palace

Ink: Stampin Up Barely Banana

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Brads, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Paper Flowers, Ice Stickles, Glossy Accents, Blending Brush

 

 

 

Next up is a card made using this gorgeous freebie from Conjurer of Dreams in their Facebook group.  I started out by combining the image, and saying, in Photoshop© then printed it on Neenah white card stock then layered and added metallic pink brads from my stash.  I then dug through all of my ribbon until I found the pink velvet spool I was looking for and added that to the edge.  I then pulled out several scrap pieces of card stock, and my Martha Stewart punches, and punched several ferns, flowers and pine sprigs before running them through my dusty paper crimper.  Using Ranger© glossy accents, I created my floral sprays before adding some punched butterflies to the top.  The final touch was adding fruit punch ice stickles to the flower centers and stardust ice stickles randomly for the water and background.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #65 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Conjurer of Dreams Facebook Group - Mystical Creatures (unicorn, fairy)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 661 to 662 - Anything Goes Uplifting

Critter Crazy #89 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (unicorn)

CD Sunday Plus #140 - Anything Goes Digital

Snippets Playground #487 - Use Those Snippets/Scraps 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories:  Computer, Printer, MS Punches, Glossy Accents, Ice Stickles, Ribbon, Paper Crimper, Brads, Glue Dots

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.