Summer Collaberation Favorite Activity or BBQ

 

 Welcome to this years #summeraspired2023 hop. Organised by @kellys.craft and @kellysantidesigns . Where each week we have 2 choices for themes where we can create either or both themes or even combining both together. Week 6 themes are BBQ or favourite activity. Follow along using the hashtag or through the list of Participants. Graphic created by @kellys.craft

 

My favorite summer activity is just sitting on the beach listening to the waves crashing on the beach or visiting the Monterey Bay Aquarium so both themes are showcased in my card.

 

I started out by printing the Seahorse and Castle digital stamp from Impression Obsession onto Neenah white card stock before coloring using both Lyra and Castle Arts pencils.  Once my coloring was finished, I blended some taken with teal and creamy caramel inks around the image before layering and adding brads.  I then distressed the edges of the layered image using my distressing tool.  I then added some All About The Teals sequins from Picket Fence Studios before adding some ice stickles to highlight parts of the sand and seahorse.  I"m really happy with how this turned out considering I made it with a migraine and the main reason I printed the image at 3.5x5.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #53 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (image) 

CD Sunday Plus #116 - Anything Goes Digital (image)

Digi Choosday Wk31 - Anything Goes 

Shopping Our Stash #502 - Vacation Destination (beach, Monterey Aquarium)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Impression Obsession

Ink: Stampin Up Taken With Teal, Creamy Caramel

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ice Stickles, Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, Distressing Tool, Pop Dots, Blending Brushes, PFS Sequins, Glue 

Summer Collaberation Ocean Life or Shaker

 

Welcome to this years #summeraspired2023 hop. Organised by @kellys.craft and @kellysantidesigns . Where each week we have 2 choices for themes where we can create either or both themes or even combining both together. Week 5 themes are shaker or ocean life . Follow along using the hashtag or through the list of Participants. Graphic created by @kellys.craft.  

My card for today's hop combines both themes again.  Since Mother Nature's still not done baking California, I so want to be at the ocean, beach, or even the Monterey Bay Aquarium.  I started out by stamping my background images using Picket Fence Studios Little Coral Girl (retired) and I Am A Mermaid (retired) in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring using both prismacolor and copic markers.  I then stamp my mermaid and seahorses onto scrap white card stock, colored and set aside to die cut later.  Once I was happy with the coloring, I blended some Tim Holtz tumbled glass, broken china and chipped sapphire distress inks using my blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios.  Taking a clear cellophane envelope, I added my background and then some All About The Teals and Spiked Ocean Water (retired) sequins before sealing the envelope and adhering it to a navy card.  I then die cut my additional images and added them using glue dots and pop up glue dots.  After stamping my saying, I fussy cut around it to make it look like it was die cut before highlighting the wording using a black 3D glaze pen.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (stamps, cellophane envie)

Shopping Our Stash #502 - Vacation Destination  (I so want to be at the ocean/beach even the Monterey Bay Aquarium)

The Four Seasons August 2023 - Anything Goes Summer (I went with beach/ocean theme)

613 Ave Create July 2023 - Anything Goes

Park Hopping My Happy Place August 2023 - Anything Goes Theme Park Related (inspired by the old submarine ride at Disneyland)

 

The Four Seasons

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink

Card Stock: Copic X-Press It; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Cellophane Envelope, PFS Sequins, PFS Blending Brushes, Pop Up Glue Dots, Glue Dots, Black 3D Glaze Pen

 

Summer Collaberation Wedding or Ice Cream Style

 

 Hello and welcome to this years #summeraspired2023 hop. Organised by @kellys.craft and @kellysantidesigns . Where each week we have 2 choices for themes where we can create either or both themes or even combining both together. Week 4 themes are wedding/ice cream . Follow along using the hashtag or through the list of Participants. Graphic created by @kellysantidesigns.  For my cards, I went and did both themes especially since the retired Stampin Up set I was using had matching images for both of them.  

First up is a clean and simple wedding card using the tiered cake image from the Sweet Treats set paired with the retired Stampin Up Hearts and Swirls (retired) background.  I then colored the images using a the few Copic markers I have before layering.  That's it!  Under 10 minutes and it was done.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash 

Moving Along With The Times #156 - Wedding/Anniversary (wedding)

Crafts Galore Encore #113 - Anything Goes 

 

For my second card, I used the ice cream sundae image also from the Sweet Treats (retired) set.  After coloring the image with prismacolor and copic markers, I layered it before adding some small floral sequins to the corners.  Once I had added it to my card, I stamped the celebrate the saying from Stampin Up's Wonderful Words (also retired).  The final touch was adding a bit of Ranger's Glossy Accents to the chocolate sauce and allowed it to dry.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash 

Unicorn Challenge #89 - No Designer Paper 

Park Hopping My Happy Place July 2023 - Anything Goes Theme Park Related (inspired by Disneyland's Main Street Ice Cream Shoppe)

Happy Little Stampers July 2023 - Anything Goes Birthday 

 

 

 

I'm really happy with how they both turned out considering I'm dealing with another migraine again.  Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!

Stamps: Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Hammermill White; SU

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Sequins, Ranger Glossy Accents

 

 

 

Summer Collaberation Sea or Pool Party

 

 

 

 

Welcome to this years #summeraspired2023 hop. Organised by @kellys.craft and @kellysantidesigns.  Where each week we have 2 choices for themes where we can create either or both themes or even combining both together. Week 3's themes are Sea or Pool Party.  Since Mother Nature has really turned up the heat here in Central California, I went "swimming" with the pool party theme and pulled out some scrap pool water designer paper I've had for ages and paired it with Impression Obsession's Pool Party set.  

Once I had my images stamped in memento tuxedo black, I colored everything using both Prismacolor and Copic markers.  I then stippled some Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink around the image panel before layering and adding brads.  I then added it to a blue card layered with the scrap pool water designer paper before stippling tumbled glass around the card.  I then went over the saying with a Sakura 3D black glaze pen before adding some Picket Fence Studios sequins before adding some waterfall ice stickles and blue/green fibers I've had in my stash for a while now.

Challenges entered:

Inspiration Station July 2023 - See Mood Board

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (fibers, pool water designer paper)

Hero Arts Stay Crafty With A Blog Named Hero July 2023 - Here Comes The Sun (sunshine saying, summer swimming)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #210 - Anything Goes 

We Love 2 Create #6 - Anything Mixed Media Goes (fibers, sequins, markers, ice stickles) 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 605 to 606 - Anything Goes Uplifting

Gem of a Craft Challenge Wk 14 - Anything Goes 

 

Inspiration Station

 

 Stay Crafty With A Blog Named Hero

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Impression Obsession

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up; Unknown Designer Paper

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Fibers, Sequins, Glue, Brads, Glue Dots, Sakura 3D Glaze Pen, Ice Stickles