Birthday Balloons and Two Toned Flowers

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

After my holiday break I had trouble getting going.

Now I need to do some blog posts and catch up.

First up is a birthday card for the Double D Challenge.

It's hard to believe it's been 7 years!

Congratulations to Diane & Darlene and the entire Double D team.

The balloon bouquet in the inspiration photo made me think of all that 

marbled paper I did years ago.

I did some stamping and embossing in gold and die cut gold strings.

(The photo makes the embossing look like dirt.) 

and

Another for the Color Hues Challenge...

This came from my first attempt with these colors.  I had the brilliant idea to add some

gold embossing to the flowers on the pink embossing.

Well it wasn't such a good idea!

I cut off the offending part and tossed it down.  Fortunately it landed on top of the

white embossed piece and showed me what I needed to do.

I love it when that happens!

Challenges:

Color Hues #55 - Light Pink & Gold

Double D Challenge - Anything Birthday Related

Seize the Birthday - ATG Birthday (did not use the option)

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Handwritten Borders (SSS), Splatter (?)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Bermuda Bay, Neenah Solar White, Coated cardstock for marbling

Other: Beaded Garland EF (TH), Shaving Cream, re-inkers for marbling, Celebrate Dies (SSS), Gold EP

 Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Every Day Sayings (HA)

Ink:   Encore Gold, Whisper White

Paper:   Petal Pink (SU), Gold Foil, Neenah Solar White, Vellum

Other: Scalloped Flowers EF (Alt), Gold EP

Enjoy!

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I Lift up My Eyes

Hi there.

I have one more card for the Dare to Get Dirty Challenge
at Splitcoaststampers for the Fan Club members.

I pulled out a background that I made using shaving cream and alcohol inks.

I know that's what I used because I actually wrote it down.

Imagine that!

I cut the piece down and added a die cut that my dear friend,
Nancy sent me  a while back.

I stamped one of my favorite scriptures on the piece and masked
the sentiment with a little sticky note.

I thinned out a little acrylic paint in my palette and
splattered it on.

Of course I got a big blob on the side.

Drat!

I cut the piece down a little bit further.

I'm so glad I waited to put the die cut on there!

I had snipped off a little flower from the bottom of the stem.

That's what you see peeking out from the inside.

Since I used alcohol ink in my shaving cream, I can link up to
CAS Mix Up

I used stamping, alcohol ink in shaving cream marbling, splattering with acrylic paint and die cuts.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Psalm 121:1-2 (Verve)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neena, Basic Black

Other:  Alcohol Ink (Pool, Clover - Ranger), Shaving Cream, Licorice Acrylic Paint (Plaid), Wildflower Thinlits (TH)

Last Marbled Card...for now

There's still a few hours to enter at CAS Mix Up

This is another marbled piece I made with shaving cream and re-inkers.  

This time just one color of re-inker.

I love all the white space!

I just stamped this Penny Black stamp and sentiment with Archival black in.

A very quick and easy CAS card!

The challenge is open until the 24th.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Softly, Special Wishes (both PB)

Ink:   Archival Black (Ranger)

Paper:  Solar White (Neena 110 lb.), Daffodil Delight 

Other:  Shaving Cream, Daffodil Delight Re-inker (SU), Charles EF (Cuttlebug)

Marbling and Daisies

Using Stamping, Marbling with Shaving Cream, Die Cutting, Shaped Die Cuts, Marker Layering

The flowers were die cut 3 times and one pair was cut apart.

I colored them with Distress Markers using a
Marker Layering Technique and shaped them.
Some tiny bits of dimensionals behind the petals 
help to keep the shape.

This month's CAS Mix Up

Challenge is open until the 24th.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Friendship Messages (SSS)

Ink:  StazOn Timber Brown, Distress Markers (Squeeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed< Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Gathered Twigs) 

Paper:  Solar White (Neena 110 lb.) 

Other:  Shaving Cream, Re-inkers (SU Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist), Basic Bookmark 3 Die (PTI), Fresh Daisies Die (SSS), Rainstones (PTI)

Marbling Reminder for CAS MIx Up

It's the 15th of the month already.

Wow! Time does fly!

Using Stamping, Marbling, Die Cutting, Dry Embossing with Dies, Heat Embossing, and Inka Gold Smoosh

This is a reminder that we are still doing Marbling at
CAS Mix Up

This time I used fingernail polish to marble my paper.

Yep, fingernail polish.

I used the technique found in this video and came up with

some interesting results.

It doesn't smell as good as the shaving cream technique, but it has 

a sparkle from the glitter that was in the polish.

I was lucky and found this fingernail polish for $1.00 a bottle when

I bought my shaving cream.

You've gotta love those dollar stores!

I used the Stitched Square Died to cut the square opening

and the next larger die to dry emboss around that.

For a little extra pizzazz, I touched the edges of the frame in the

silver ink pad and heat embossed it.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Happy Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Encore Silver

Paper:   Solar White (Neena 110 lb.), Mixed Media

Other:  Fingernail Polish, Stitched Square Dies (Lil' Inker), Meadow Dragonfly Die (MB), Inka Gold (Steel Blue, Platinum), Silver EP (SU)

Marbled Prayers for CAS Mix Up

We have a new challenge at CAS Mix Up

This is a technique I've been wanting to try for ages.

Using Stamping, Marbling, Heat Embossing, Die Cutting, Fussy Cutting

I sprayed some shaving cream in a foam tray, smoothed it and dropped

2 colors of re-inkers into it.

Swirled with a wooden stick and laid some paper on top.

(I later found that a toothpick works better get more delictate swirls of color.)

After pressing it down on the swirls, I lifted the paper and

scraped the shaving cream off with a piece of heavy acetate 

that started out as backing for clear stamps.

It sure made the house smell good!

Here's a closer look at the shine of that embossed shell.

There's several ways you can do marbling and we have some videos over at

CAS Mix Up

I can't wait to see what you come up with.

EDITED TO ADD THAT AAA CARDS TO  USE A NEW TO ME TECHNIQUE

Marbling was a new to me technique.

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

IT"S A STITCH UP

I have a double stitched frame

and

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

ANYTHING GOES

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Antique Engravings (retired HA), Beautiful Butterflies (PTI)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Solar White (Neena 110 lb.), Distress Woodgrain (Tim Holtz)

Other:  Double Stitched Frames Die-namics (MFT), Copper EP (Zing), Shaving Cream, Re-inkers (Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi)