Fabulous Christmas Flamingo

Good Merry Monday Morning.

Lori (Inkingly Yours) chose this week's fun challenge.

I immediately thought of this Fabulous Flamingo stamp.

I'd seen a card done with a flamingo wearing a Santa hat and thought it was great fun.

I don't remember where I saw it, but I appreciate the inspiration.

I pulled out a piece of stamped and watercolored "sand" and a Brusho "sky".

Before putting them together, I stamped the flamingo legs.

The matching dies for the flamingo make it easy to put together.

Did you see that bit of pattern on the Flamingo?

I used a feather stamp inked in the same color to give him a little more interest.

The hat is from the retired Jolly Bingo Bits stamp set.

I fussy cut it out, treated it with some Dazzling Details

and when dry, popped it on his head.

I added a bit of sparkle to the "sand" too.

Now it's your turn.

The Design team has some wonderful inspiration pieces

to get you started.

See you at 

Merry Monday.

I'm going to share this at

Pixie's Snippet Playground

where all we have to do is use some of those snippets.

and

Rudolph Days

Where the lovely Maureen and her team invite us to link a Christmas card

between the 25th and the end of the month.

and

This is a CAS Mix Up card

I used, Stamping, Brushos, Watercolor, Die Cuts, Dry Embossing and Sparkle.

Our first challenge goes live on March 1 at 1:00 pm EST.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Fabulous Flamingo (Reverse Confetti), Jolly Bingo Bits, Sanded, Four Feathers (retired SU)

Ink:  Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Sahara Sand (SU), SU Markers (Chocolate Chip, Real Red), Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Solar White (Neena), Whisper White Snippets, Coastal Cabana (SU), Watercolor (Strathmore 140 lb. cold press)

Other: Fabulous Flamingo Die (Reverse Confetti), Brushos, Koi Watercolors, Waterbrush, Dazzling Details (SU)

Watercolor Fun and Butterfly Kisses

This is a piece I did during the Watercolor for Cardmakers - Intermediate class
that I took a while back.

I still haven't done all the homework.

It's a good thing I can go back and do it at my own pace.

Anyway, this was an exercise in Watercolor Wash.

After it was dry, I stamped and embossed this flower then added
Memory Box butterflies.

I can add this to the beautiful gallery at
Outside the Box: Challenge #9

I've got lots of pink on this card!

I can also take it to

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge
INSPIRED BY A SONG


for the song Butterfly Kisses.
I'm not sure which came first, the song or the card?

and

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
ANYTHING GOES




Only a few more days until the start of 
CAS Mix Up

This is a sample of a CAS Mixed Media card using
watercolor, stamping, heat embossing, die cutting and a few sequins for added texture.
Loll (Stamping with Loll) and I hope you'll join us there on March 1st.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Blooming with Kindness

Ink:  Whisper White

Paper:  Watercolor (Arches 140 lb. cold press), Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Vellum (SU)

Other:  Watercolors (W&N French Ultramarine, Aureolin, Alizarin Crimson), Isabella Butterfly, Pippi Butterfly (MB), White EP (SU), Sequins (PPP)

Happy Anniversary Dear Loll & Gord

Today was a special day for my friend Loll and her husband Gord.

Hope today was really special for them.


I'll join in at Penny Black Saturday Challenge for February
Use Red and/or Hearts

and

Penny Black and More
Anything goes with a stamp and a die/s.
I've used a Penny Black stamp (Special Wishes) for the sentiment and
a Poppystamps die (Leafy Sprigs) for the foliage.

and

Poppystamps Challenge #17
Crazy in Love
Used Leafy Sprigs by Poppystamps.

and

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge
Anything goes


 
  


Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Special Wishes (PB)

Ink:  Whisper White (SU)

Paper:  Solar White (Neena), Whisper White, Rose Red (SU)

Other: White EP (SU), Cross My Heart EF (Cuttlebug), Stitched Rectangle Die (Lil' Inkers), Sweetheart Punch, Perfect Polka Dots EF (SU), Leafy Sprigs Die (Poppystamps) 

Bells for Merry Monday

It's Merry Monday time.

Linda (Lin's Craft Corner) is our hostess this week.

I pulled out my favorite bells from the retired Bell's and Boughs set 

and inked them up with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped 

on a stitched rectangle and on a snippet of Vanilla.

I laid my favorite stencil over the image piece and sponged some 

Antique Linen Distress Ink over it.

After coloring both images with Copics and Blendabilities, 

I fussy cut one of the images out leaving off the bottom bell.  

I laid the partial cutout on the design with foam dots to add dimension.

Then I winked the bells to add some shine.

So I have Stamping, Coloring with Markers, Stenciling, Paper Tole,

Die Cutting, Embossing, and Sparkle.

This is a CAS Mix Up kind of card.

(Our first challenge goes live on March 1)

Here's a closeup so you can see the dimension of the bells.

I hope you'll make a Christmas card with Bells on it

and join us at

Merry Monday.

The rest of the Design Team have some wonderful inspiration for you.

Do check them out.

I used snippets for my stitched design piece and extra bells so I'm off to

Pixie's Snippet Playground

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Bells and Boughs (retired SU), Christmas Sentiments (Kaisercraft)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Chocolate Chip (SU), Antique Linen Distress

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Whisper White (SU)

Other:  Copic Markers, Blendabilities (retired SU), Texture Scraped Paint Stencil (MB), Wink of Stella

Loll's Flower

My good friend Loll (Stamping with Loll) sent me some flower card candy
a couple years ago.  I hadn't used any for a while.

I pulled one out and popped it on this embossed piece.

Stamped a sentiment and cut it into a little banner.

A quick and easy CAS Mix Up card.

Stamping, Dry Embossing, Punching and Shaping with
a little Glitter thrown in for good measure.


Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps: Endless Birthday Wishes

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Solar White (Neena), Whisper White

Other:  Treillage EF (Cuttlebug, Anna Griffin)