Make It Monday #321 & The Card Concept #92

Hi there!

I'm popping in this afternoon to share a card that I made for this week's

Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink: Ink Blending on Coloured Cardstock.

I was also inspired by the inspiration photo at 

The Card Concept #92 {Bold Bloom} when I chose my colours:

Here's my card:

I started by stamping the butterfly from PTI's Ever So Much in versamark

on a sheet of coral berries cardstock and heat embossing it in cream.

I then layered a Tim Holtz stencil over my panel and blended Altenew Coral Berries

ink over top.

I also blended the ink onto the wings of the butterfly, without the stencil.

I stamped the sentiment (from MFT stamps) onto a piece of black cardstock

in versamark and heat embossed it in cream to match the butterfly.

I trimmed it out and adhered it to my card using dimensional adhesive.

Thanks for looking!

The Card Concept #85 {Rustic Blooms}

Today, I have a card to share that I made for

The Card Concept Challenge #85 {Rustic Blooms}:

I decided to use my Fantasy Floral stamps and dies to make my Clean & Layered card:

I stamped my blooms in Altenew Inks: Frosty Pink, Cotton Candy, Coral Berry

and Ruby Red, as well as PTI's Simply Chartreuse.

I stamped my aqua mist panel with my Concord & 9th Barnwood Background stamp

in Altenew Rocky Shore.

I stamped the sentiment from Papertrey Ink's A Second Helping of Sunshine in 

versamark ink on a strip of black cardstock and heat embossed it in white.

I adhered it with dimensional adhesive.

Thanks for looking!

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The Card Concept #77 {Weathered Florals}

Today, I have four cards to share that I made, 

inspired by The Card Concept #77 {Weathered Florals}:

Isn't it gorgeous?

Our church hosts the birthday party every September for the residents

at the Tabor Home (our local nursing home.)

For the past five or so years, now, I've been asked to make cards for the 

residents who have birthdays this month.

This year, I needed to make four feminine cards and one masculine card.

This photo was absolutely perfect inspiration for me to make the feminine cards!

I decided to use my Wplus9 Modern Peonies to make them.

I started by stamping the leaves, bud and sentiment onto watercolour paper

in versafine onyx black ink and heat embossing them in clear.

Then, I coloured them in using my Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers

and a water brush and ran them through my diecutting machine with my

Papertrey Ink Woodgrain Impression Plate.

I diecut repeated this stamping and colouring with the bloom and diecut them

out using their coordinating die, before adhering it to the card.

I matted it on Reverse Confetti cardstock.

I decided to colour each of them differently...

Thanks for looking!

The Card Concept 65

Today, I have a card to share for 

The Card Concept #65:

Here's my card, using Reverse Confetti products:

I started by diecutting my and layering it over a piece of Stone Cardstock.
I diecut my Blooms 'n Buds Confetti Cuts and stamped them with their
coordinating Blooms 'n Buds stamps in
Rose Ink, Salsa Ink , Tangerine Ink & Stone Ink.

I stamped my sentiment from Whole Lotta Thanks in versamark on a strip

of black cardstock and heat embossed it in white.

 

  

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The Card Concept #64 -- Pretty Things

Today, I have a card to share that I made for

The Card Concept #64 -- Pretty Things:

I decided to use some patterned paper from my stash to make my card,

which is clean and layered.

I stamped my new Altenew Adore You stamps in versamark on the Crate Paper

patterned paper and heat embossed them in gold. 

I fussy cut some of the leaves and the one bloom and adhered them to my card.

The sentiment was stamped in Altenew Jet Black (I love this ink!)

using Simon Says Stamp's Big Scripty Sentiments stamp set.

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Five for Friday

Well, we've had another full week....

1. On Sunday, the kids and I drove to Winnipeg to attend C4:

Central Canada Comic Con.

We had a great day!

Austin wanted to wander around on his own, so for most of the day, 

it was just Sage, Jonah and me.

Here's Jonah in his Boba Fett hoodie with some fellow Mandalorians.

Sage was dressed as Rosabella Beauty:  the daughter of 

Belle (Beauty) and the Beast in the Ever After High Series.

When we saw another cosplayer dressed as Belle,

we asked if we could take a photo together.

Sage made a lot of her costume herself -- she stencilled on the roses

onto her top and her overlay skirt.

She also made all of the felt flowers and put together her headband.

  

It was very fun just hanging out together.

And I got some Christmas shopping done, too -- bonus!

2. Sage decided that she wanted to go trick or treating on Halloween,

so she and I went out together.

It was cool and raining, so we took the car and just drove around to friends'

houses to stop and say hi.

It was a nice evening together.

I dressed in my TARDIS costume and Sage was Hermione Granger from Harry Potter.

3. Wednesday was take your kid to work day for the Grade 9s,

so Jonah got to come and spend the day at my new job.

He got a safety orientation, tours of the two plants & a pizza lunch.

He also got to assemble some kids' tables and chairs

and shadow me a little and try out my design program, too, 

where he redesigned our kitchen.

4. And speaking of work.... look who got business cards!

5. And lastly, I couldn't resist making a card for

  The Card Concept #61: Pretty in Pink:

Isn't it pretty?

I love the typewriter paired with the flowers, so I pulled out a couple of older sets --

Mama Elephant's Type It and Wplus9's Fresh Cut Florals -- to make my card.

I'm sorry the colours aren't great in my photo -- it's always dark when I'm at home now!

I started by diecutting the typewriter and flowers and stamping them in Altenew inks:

frosted pink, cotton candy, coral berry, frayed leaves, forest glades and mountain mist.

I stamped a few leaves on the background, which I diecut using my new

Neat and Tangled scalloped dies.

I layered this over some sweet blush cardstock (it's lighter in real life!)

I adhered the typewriter with some dimensional adhesive

and stamped the sentiment (also from Type It) in versafine onyx black ink.

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The Card Concept #56 {Sweet Tea}

Today, I have a Clean & Layered card to share for

The Card Concept #56 {Sweet Tea}:

I fell in love with this photo and the idea of adding a flower to a tea cup.

I decided to use my Reverse Confetti goodies to make my card.

I stamped the cup from Caffeinated Cups and then did some masking

to stamp the top of the take out cup as my saucer.

A little more masking and I was able to add one of the flowers from Rose Garden.

I coloured in my cup and saucer with my Zigs and some water and a paintbrush.

I added details to my rose using my Zigs as well.

I was inspired by the gold frame with the writing in it in the background

of the photo, so I created a frame for my teacup by diecutting my

watercolour paper with the largest scalloped circle from

Circles 'n Scallops Confetti Cuts, masking out the circle in the middle

and applying Delicata Golden Glitz ink with my blending tool.

I stamped the sentiment (from Rose Garden) with the Golden Glitz

ink but I stamped off once before stamping each time, so

the effect would be more subtle.

I stamped it once in Wplus9 Ocean Drive, to match the outline of the cup.

A button and twine finishes it off.

 

Thanks for looking!

The Card Concept #55 {You Are My Sunshine}

I'm really enjoying playing along with Anna Kossakovskaya's CASometry Challenge 2. Make 5.

She is challenging us to make five cards using the same stamp set.

This is such a great idea -- especially for someone like me who always tends to want to grab

my newest stamps to play with.

When, I saw the The Card Concept Challenge #55 {You Are My Sunshine}:

I had all sorts of ideas, but then remembered Anna's Challenge,

and decided to use my PTI Spring Woods stamp set to make my Clean & Layered card.

I started by using my PTI Scene IT: Skyscapes sunburst die as a stencil and blended ink

onto my background panel.

I diecut the Spring Woods branch and bird and stamped them in Altenew Dark Chocolate,

PTI harvest gold, bright buttercup, summer sunrise, limeade ice and simply chartreuse.

I used my MISTI and added ink to my stamps a second time, using the rock 'n roll technique.

I adhered these to my card, using dimensional adhesive for the bird.

I stamped my sentiment using Reverse Confetti's Lovey Words Coordinates 

("you are my") in dark chocolate.

I used the same rock 'n roll technique on my "Sunshine", which is from 

Studio Calico's Sending You Sunshine stamp set.

Thanks for looking!

The Card Concept #54 {Spring Flowers} & Muse #164

Today, I have two cards to share.

The first one is a Clean & Simple card to share that I made

for The Card Concept #54 {Spring Flowers}:

  

I just love this beautiful image!

I decided to use my Ellen Hutson Mondo Hydrangea stamp set to create my card.

I started by stamping my hydrangeas two different shades of Altenew Ink: Lavender Fields & Midnight Violet.

Then, using my MISTI, I stamped them in the same spot again in versamark and heat embossed them in clear.

I did a little masking and then stamped the leaves, using the same technique, but with Altenew Forest Glades.

 Then, I used my Zig Markers, a paintbrush and some water to colour in my flowers.

I coloured with a Zig marker onto my acrylic block, added water and using a paintbrush,

added colour to a strip of Crate Paper text patterned paper.

Once it was dry, I adhered it behind my panel.

The sentiment is from Altenew's Best Mom, which I stamped on a piece of black

cardstock and heat embossed in white.

A few rainstones finish it off.

My second card is for the Muse Card Challenge #164:

I was immediately inspired by Michele's beautiful card.

I stamped the watering can and tools using PTI's Garden Variety

and filled the watering can with Wplus9 Fresh Cut Florals.

I decided to use my new PTI Inspired Faith stamps to stamp the sentiment.

I had a bit of a smudge on my cardstock, so I added a PTI Colour Pop Butterfly

to cover it up.

Thanks for looking!