Spotlight Hearts

 Hello All,

For today I am playing along with The Flower Challenge and The Color Throwdown. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

This card illustrates the classic spotlight technique. I stamped a very detailed image using shadow ink. I added a mask of hearts and stamped the detailed image again in black. I purposely didn't want to incorporate a lined heart. I wanted the color to do all the work. 

I thought this would be the perfect Mother's Day card.
The hearts signify mother and child. 

This detailed shot shows how the color did the work to outline the heart. However, after I stamped the image in black I did brush on a very light coat of shadow ink to help guide my way around the shape.

Challenges Entered:
The Flower Challenge: Challenge #67- Add a Heart
The Color Throwdown: ctd689

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Terrarium Card

 Hello All,

It has been a while since I played The Flower Challenge so I thought I would throw my hat, or card, in the ring! Enjoy!

I wanted to make a terrarium card. Meaning I added a lot of dimension to the hexagon before adding the magnolia flower. I created the shaped border by taping two hexagons die cuts together and cutting them all at the same depth.  I think the effect is wonderful. 

This card is actually very small. I would estimate two inches squared with the hexagon poking over the top. It is a perfect little hello for someone special.

I used five hexagon shapes to create the 'terrarium'. I then placed the magnolia behind the hexagon. Sandwiched two other layers before adding the blue background. I think this picture depicts exactly how many layers are involved.

Challenges Entered:

The Flower Challenge: Challenge #61- Use a Shape

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Flower Inchies

 Hello All,

For today I have come to play along with Freshly Made Sketches and The Flower Challenge. With Mother's Day right around the corner, I thought it was time to make a nice pastel flower card. Here is my design for today, enjoy!

Challenges Entered:

The Flower Challenge: #55- Pretty Pastels

Freshly Made Sketches: FMS481

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Spring is Springing

 Hello Crafty Friends,

Today I am playing along with The Paper Players, Daisy Chain, The Flower Challenge, and Challenge Up Your Life. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

The Peddlers Pack stamps never disappoint. Their stamps are of excellent quality and the large images cover a card nicely. They also have a nice shadowing effect using stippling as part of the design.  

I simply colored the crocuses and lilacs in shades of purple using alcohol markers as a base. I then added watercoloring and some colored pencils for detail.

The sentiment is so fitting for this card. I wanted a border but didn't want to obstruct the colored image so bordering it with vellum seemed to have made sense.

Challenges Entered:
The Paper Players: Theme Challenge- PP531

Daisy Chain Challenges: Challenge #50- Flowers

The Flower Challenge: #54 Colour 'Shades of Purple'

Challenge Up Your Life: #133- Flowers

Michigan has had a stretch of nice weather lately. My husband and I decided to take advantage of the warm weather and take a walk during lunchtime. While walking in the woods I came upon a pile of brown leaves surrounded by snow. That is when I noticed it... a bunch of Crocuses. Oh my, I couldn't have been happier. Things are getting better and I am hoping this is a sign of a new fresh start.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Pearl Flower 2

 Hello All,

Today I will be playing along with The Color Throwdown, The Flower Challenge, As You See It, and Color Hues. Here is my card for today, enjoy!!!

These colors remind me of Spring.
This palette of colors and shiny textures is so refreshing, crisp, and so pretty. 

Above: The flowers were colored using a layered stamp set by Altenew. Left/Below: This glowing effect was down using Perfect Pearls and an Altenew layered flower set. I stamped the solid image of the flower stamp set and added Perfect Pearls. I then took the next stamp in the set and added VersaMark ink which lifts the Perfect Peals off the first layer. A darker blush tone was stamped for the next layer. Right/Bottom: I dry embossed and added gold ink to the folder that transferred to the paper

 

Challenges Entered:

The Flower Challenge: #53- Use Your Latest Stamps or Dies
As You See It Challenge: #244- Getting Cozy
The Color Throwdown: ctd630

Color Hues: Challenge #12- Peach & Green

 

The colour that makes me feel the coziest is soft peach.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Poppy Slimline

 Hello All,

Today I will be playing along with Just Us Girls, The Flower Challenge, and As You See It Challenges. This my new set from Altenew called Wallpaper Art; it has become a favorite. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

I rarely use the same stamp set for an entire card but with the exception of the sentiment, this card is from my latest and greatest stamp set, Wallpaper Art from Altenew.

The bold flowers are what attracted me to the set. These were colored using alcohol markers in reds, browns, and yellows. The leaves were stamped in gray and colored in green. I layered that with embossed white and stamped gray leaves. 

These blooms are large! They seem to be the perfect fit for a slimline card. The color scheme is beautiful and elegant.

Challenges Entered:

As You See It Challenge: Challenge #243 - Neutral Pops

Just Us Girls: Trend Week- #571 Slimline Card

The Flower Challenge: Challenge #53- Newest Stamps or Dies

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Pop of Pink

 Hello my CMHCD friends,

For today I am sharing our next challenge at Color My Heart Color Dare. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

My neutral background and metallic embossed flower motif are accentuated by bright pink and white flowers. I added the pink using a pink ballpoint pen. While the ink was still wet I used my finger to smug the pink around the flower to create a halo effect. A white gel pen was used to pop the flowers from its dark backdrop. I finished the card by coloring the stems and leaves using a fine tip marker in dark brown. 

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Now for our challenge!

Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #428

Shawna Standish

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After I stamped and embossed the background I sponged it with Vintage Photo, Gathering Twigs, and Walnut Stain Oxide Inks. I intentionally left space around the sentiment lighter than the rest of the card. I also added more Gathered Twigs DO on the flowers to darken them and distressed the edges using Vintage Photo DO.

I stamped the flower motif then heat embossed it using silver. The sentiment stamp is from an old SU set. I liked it because the font has the same winding elements as the stamped background.

Challenges Entered:

The Flower Challenge: #52-  Embossing Heat/Dry

I chose heat embossing

Well, thank you again for taking the time out of your busy day to visit my corner of the internet. I do hope you will join us at Color My Heart Color Dare and play along.

Lots of good crafting vibes headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and stay healthy. Until then take care and we will see you soon!

Watercolor with Flowers

  Hello Everyone, 

For today I will be playing along with CAS(E) this Sketch and The Flower Challenge. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

A simple one layer card using watercolor paper, water, DI's,
 and the long forgotten, Gelli Plate.

I put Worn Lipstick directly onto the Gelli Plate and some Squeezed Lemonade on my work surface. Simply sprayed water on the Gelli Plate and gently mixed it with the Squeezed Lemonade and added it to the paper.

I stamped the wildflowers in brown ink a couple of times. Watercolor paper has a ton of texture by stamping mulitple times I could get a clear image.

Challenges Entered:

CAS(E) this Sketch: CTS #390

The Flower Challenge: #48- Brown and Pink

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.