A New Ink on Life

Just Be Happy

Hi everyone hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. I still am on a high from all of the sweets I have consumed over the past few days:) And I will admit I may have consumed a little ummm okay, a lot of chocolate while creating this week's card for Stampin' Royalty:)

This week we have a sketch for you

and here's my take on it:

I really do love this saying from SU!'s Pursuit of Happiness stamp set. If there has been one thing that I have learned over the past little while is that I really need to embrace what I have and make the best of it:)

I started with a Natural Ivory card base then stamped the Hello Doily BG stamp and spritzed the card stock with the Colour Spritzer Tool and an Island Indigo Marker. For the main panel I stamped images from Lacy and Lovely (one of my all time favourite sets) using More Mustard and Riding Hood Red Inks.

Have a great day and hope you can join us this week!

Christmas Lodge Inspiration

Wow, I am back with another card! This time it is for Stampin' Royalty's inspiration challenge. I had taken a little break from my DT duties there these past few weeks and am so glad to be back stamping with the lovely ladies over there. We really would love to have you join us this week!

                  

My brain seem to "work" in pictures so inspiration photo challenges are always a favourite of mine. I was inspired by the colour scheme and those fabulous trees on the mantle. This card has a very sipmle layout but I added some of my favourite elements and techniques to "jazz" it up a bit! I used Crumb Cake for the base of the card then took a separate piece of Crumb Cake to use as a large layer. I first stamped it using the Musical Notes Standard Wheel and Crumb Cake Ink, then added the Tree from Christmas Lodge in Gumball Green Ink. The edges of this piece were inked with Whisper White Craft Ink to create a nice contrast. To give some glitter to the card I used a piece of Champagne Glimmer Paper that was punched with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch.

Next I really wanted to create some added texture and depth and to do that I spritzed the heck out of it, lol! I used the Colour Spritzer Tool (of course), a Soft Suede Marker and the Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz to add some shimmer and shine-love that stuff! The sentiment is from Greeting of the Seasons and I added a Designer Ribbon Slide that with a knotted piece of Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon.

Have a great day!

Blooming with Kindness

I'm back today with another card, this time for Stampin' Royalty. We have a fantastic Fall colour palette and the Design Team have come up with some fabulous samples to get your creative ideas going.

Yesterday I received a SU! order that had a stamp set in it that I have been pining over since the release of the SU! Catalogue. So when they had the one day stamp sale I needed to order Blooming with Kindness:) Of course the next thing I needed to do was ink it up! I started with a Chocolate Chip card base and embossed it with the Woodgrain Impressions Folder. I then took a piece of Very Vanilla and stamped the large flower image using Pumpkin Pie several times; not reinking in between.

Next I die cut a strip of Pumpkin Pie card stock with the Finishing Touches Edgelit and attached it to the main image. Then I added a strip of So Saffron DSP from the Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack that had been stamped with a sentiment using Chocolate Chip Ink. Lastly I wrapped some yummy Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon and tied it into a bow. I love how simple and easy this design is and it could easily be mass produced.

Have a great day!

Googlie Ghouls-BOOOOO

Well halloween is officially a week away and over at Stampin' Royalty we want you to show us your halloween projects! I don't usually send halloween cards but I couldn't help but make one using this week's colours from ColourQ and the super cute Googlie Ghouls set.

I didn't have any Kiwi Kiss so I substituted with Lucky Limeaide:)

Eek-who would have thought a mummy and a spider could be so cute! This was a really quick card to put togther and I think it would be cute to give with the Googlie Ghouls Gum Holder that I made. The base of the card is Lucky Limeaide then I layered on a large piece of Whisper White that had been embossed with the Spider Web Impressions Folder.  The patterned paper is from the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper and I just cut two strips then forked the ends using the 1 1/4" Square Punch. The cute little mummy was stamped using Jet Black StazOn then punched out with the Decorative Label Punch. To finish it off I added a Rich Razzleberry button from the Brights Designer Buttons.

Have a great day!

A Sparkley Noel

Happy Wednesday everyone! This week at Stampin' Royalty we have a fantastic and easy challenge - Use Die Cuts on your projects. Now we all have at least one type of die cutting machine, don't we?! I know I would personally be lost without my Big Shot:) So whatever your machine, we challenge you to use it and come up with a fabulous project!

So I have no idea what has taken me so long to cut into the gorgeous new Champagne Glimmer Paper!Using the new Snow Flurry Bigz Die (Holiday Catalogue) I cut some snowflakes from both the Champagne and Silver Glimmer Papers. Now I knew I needed this beautiful snowflake to be the star of the show, so I kept the card lay out very basic.

I embossed a piece of Soft Suede card stock with the Lacy Brocade Impressions Folder then sponged on some Frost White Shimmer Paint and Soft Suede Ink over the raised areas. Of course this card definitely needed ribbon, so what better one to add then the lovely Pool Party Seam Binding. I then spritzed the base of the card with a Pool Party Marker and Colour Spritzer Tool and stamped my sentiment in Early Espresso Ink. All in all this card was very quick and easy but sure makes an elegant impact-gotta love die cuts!

Supplies used:

Stamps: Greetings of the Season

Ink: Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Pool Party Marker

Paper: Naturals Ivory, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Champagne and Silver Glimmer paper

Accessories: Big Shot, Lacy Brocade Impressions Folder, Snow Flurry Bigz Die, Pool Party Seam Binding, Rhinestone Jewels, Frost White Shimmer paint, sponge, Colour Spritzer

Have a great day!

Colourful Friendly Phrases

It's Wednesday and that means another fabulous challenge at Stampin' Royalty! This week we have a Colour Challenge with 3 of my favourite colours- Pool Party, Crumb Cake and Soft Suede. YUMMY!

To get my creativity going I also used a fantastic sketch from the talented Mindy Backes. She has a new challenge site with an amazing DT line up, called Fab Friday.

 

Aren't these colours just gorgeous together? I started with a Crumb Cake base and embossed it with the Lacy Brocade Impressions Folder, then layered on a piece of Very Vanilla that had been stamped with the En Francais Background stamp in Crumb Cake Ink (I first stamped off to create a lighter colour). Next I stamped the Hello Doily Background stamp in Soft Suede Ink.

For the center of the doily I stamped one of the images from Lacy and Lovely in Pool Party Ink and punched it out with the 1 3/8" Circle Punch. I then added a punched out buterfly from the Papillion Potpourri stamp set. The DSP is from the gorgeous Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper pack and the sentiment is from my go to set Friendly Phrases. To add some more dimension and interest I added a scrap of Pool Party Seam Binding then layered on a Vintage Faceted Designer Button that I added a Pearl Jewel to the center of. Lastly I just had to pull out my favourite tool-the Colour Spritzer! Using a Pool Party and Crumb Cake Marker I added a few spritzes of colour:)

Have a great day!

 

Fun with Fabric- Gratitude Wreath

This week at Stampin' Royalty we have a super fun Recipe Challenge -FABRIC! Now for those of you that know me or have followed my blog for any length of time, know that I really can't sew. I would love to learn one day but for now I have to find other creative ways to use Stampin' Up!'s amazing Designer Fabric:) Be sure to stop by and check out the fabulous samples the rest of the design team came up with.

So here's what I created:

Ummm.... so I have to admit I absolutely LOVE the way it turned out! Is that kind of bad to say you love something that you made? I started creating the Comfort Cafe Fabric Flowers at the begining of last week knowing that this challenge was coming up but they just sat on my desk for days because I was not sure what to do with them. Then I remembered that I had another small wreath like the one I created HERE.

To create the fabric flowers I took strips of about 1 3/4 inch wide and varying in length (from about 12" to 18", I think), then folder them over and attached the ends together with Sticky Strip. Next I snipped along the folded part, being careful not to snip all the way through. The fabulously talented LeAnne has a tutorial HERE. Depending on how tight or loose you roll the strip, will affect how large or small the flower is too. I wanted my flowers to be a little more flat so I rolled them a little looser and then pushed the center down when i was done. The other flowers were created using Pool Party Seam Binding and the 7/8 Cotton Ribbon (available in the Holiday Catalogue). I made them by tying a knot on one end then twisting and wrapping the ribbon around. To keep it together I placed a large drop of Hot Glue on the new Silcone Craft Sheet (also available in the Holiday Catalogue) and then pressed the ribbon flower onto it. Once it dried I just peeled it off! I stamped the word "gratitude" from Fabulous Phrases on Naturals Ivory Card stock then cut it out using the Bitty Banner Framelits. I then stuck it on a tooth pick to create a little flag.

For the top of the wreath I used some fabric from the Spice Cake Designer Fabric and created a large bow then added a Brushed Bronze Button with some Linen Thread. I wanted to be able to hang it on our front door so I took some 7/8 Cotton Ribbon and wrapped around a few times then created a loop. Lastly I attached the bow on top of it.

Have a wonderful day!

An Afternoon Daydream

*Edited to add: Oops! I obviously forgot to hit publish, so sorry this is going up a day late*

Happy Wednesday everyone! This week at Stampin' Royalty we have a fabulous sketch. The Design Team has really come up with some gorgeous samples for inspiration. We would love to see what you come up with!

Now I know I say that I love a lot of products from SU! but I really do LOVE the Simply Scrappin' Kits! For this card I used the Afternoon Daydream kit that consists of the colour combo of Pool Party, More Mustard, Primrose Petals, Basic Gray. I also used lots of new goodies from the Holiday Catalogue. The stip of More Mustard was embossed with the stunning Lacy Brocade Impressions Folder and the main image is framed with the gorgeous Flourish Designer Frames.

In this photo you can see a little more detail of the main image. I started by first stamping one of the images from Four Frames (love that it has the flourishes in it that perfectly match this kit!) andpunched it out with the Decorative Label Punch. The butterfly is also a die cut sticker from the kit, but I did a few things to alter it a bit. First I used the Embossing Buddy to take the stickiness of the back (I did this because I knew I wanted to pop it up with Dimensionals). Secondly the butterfly was white and I wanted it to contrast againts the label so I misted it with a homemade shimmer mixture. To create it I used the new Stampin' Spritzer and added some 70% Rubbing Alcohol a few drops of both Frost White and Champagne Mist Shimmer paints and about 5 drops of Pink Pirouette Reinker. It is so pretty in real life. You can see more of the details by clicking on the photo to view it larger.

Hope you can join us this week and have a great day!

 

A Lacy and Lovely Inspiration

This week at Stampin' Royalty we are having my favourite type of challenge-Photo Inspiration! For some awesome inspiration be sure to see what the rest of the Stampin' Royalty goddesses came up with!

Here's the inspiration piece:

and here's my card:

As soon as I saw that gorgeous braclet I imediately thought of the Lacy and Lovely stamp set. I also remembered the Dasher card that I had created HERE and really loved the original card that I had cased the layout from. So I guess you could say that I was doubled inspired for this card!LOL The card base is Natural Ivory. I then created 3 panels from Very Vanilla and stamped the images using Tempting Turquoise, Baja Breeze and Island Indigo ink.  To mimic the the bling in the photo I added some Rhinestone Jewels.

Before I attached the panels I added some crumpled Very Vanilla Seam Binding and two tiny tags punched from the Jewlery Tag Punch. I then used lots of Dimensionals to attach them to the card base and then to finish everything off I added some spritzing using the Colour Spritzer Tool and a More Mustard Marker.

   Supplies Used:

Stamps: Lacy and Lovely, Tiny Tags

Ink: Island Indigo, Baja Breeze, Tempting Turquoise, Early Espresso, More Mustard Marker

Paper: Very Vanilla, Naturals Ivory, Fan Fair Designer Series paper

Accessories: Colour Spritzer Tool, Rhinestone Jewels, Jewlery Tag Punch, Very Vanilla Seam Binding, Corner Rounder Punch

Have a great day!

 

                                                                                                           

Mixed Bunch Birthday

This week at Stampin' Royalty we have a colourful challenge for you! We are focusing on 3 of the new 2012-2014 SU! In Colours; Summer Starfruit, Raspberry Ripple and Gumball Green. Be sure to check out what the rest of the Design Team came up with for some awesome inspiration!

I made this card for a very special friend who just celebrated her birthday a few days ago. I will admit that although I am absolutely LOVING Summer Starfruit - Raspberry Ripple and Gumball Green are still not on my favourites list:) However using the 3 of them together I will say they are starting to grow on me. The base of the card is Naturels Ivory I then layered on a large square of DSP from the Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper pack (LOVE this paper), that had been matted with a piece of Gumball Green. Next I added a strip of Summer Starfruit card stock that had been embossed with one of the folders from the Delicate Designs Impression Folders. 

The flower is from the Mixed Bunch stamp set and was stamped using Raspberry Ripple ink on Very Vanilla card stock then punched out with the Blossom Punch. For the top flower I curled the petals up a little using a Bone Folder then I stamped the center circle using Summer Starfruit and punched it out with the 3/4" Circle Punch. To give even more interest to the flower I added a In Colour Dahila to the middle and stuck on a Rhinestone Jewel to the center. The leaves were created using the Blossom Petals Builder Punch. One thing that is hard to see in the photo is that I sprayed a fine layer of homemade Shimmer Mist on the flower. I used 70% Rubbing alcohol and a few drops of both Champagne Mist and Frost White Shimmer Paint and mixed them in the new Stampin' Spritzer then sprayed it on.

Have a great day!