Monday, March 18, 2024

Birthday Zebras

 Hi Ho, hope everyone is having a good start to the week!

My oldest nephew's birthday is coming up and I made him this birthday card. 
I've had these cute zebra stamps for ages and it was past time to ink them up.
I used one sheet of double sided designer paper from G45's Kaleidoscope collection for the whole card, with a few small scrap pieces left over. It has a blue zebra pattern on one side and solid blue on the other. I cut the A7 card base from it, as well as the back and the pieces you see on front.
I stamped the zebras, balloons and flowers, also the sentiments inside the balloons.
The monogram Z is a very old sticker from my stash.
I used a green Promarker to dot around the flowers and I colored the flowers with a yellow colored pencil and the scooter with a blue pencil.
And I used my black fountain pen to draw the balloon strings and a double helix faux stitch border of sorts. Kinda messy but I like it.


I chose this Splitcoaststampers sketch for my A7 layout design, but I rotated it 90 degrees to give the zebras some grounding.

Supply List:
G45 Kaleidoscope designer paper
White card stock
QuicKutz Studio alpha dies (Is For)
MFT Stitched Basic Edge die (on zebra mat under monogram, forming a stitched arrow)
MFT Zippy Zebra stamps
Avery Elle balloon stamps
Little flower stamp
Sweet Stamp Shop and Avery Elle sentiments (inside balloons)
Monogram Z sticker
Black fountain pen

 
On back of the card, I used more of the sheet of zebra paper, and a Sugarloaf stamped siggie on white card.
Inside the card, I composed the sentiment in PSE, framed it and printed out on white paper.

One last look.
Thanks for the visit.
Hope you have a good week.
XOX

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Sunday, March 17, 2024

CD Sunday Plus Challenge Time!

 St. Patrick's Day Greetings to you!
Hope your weekend is going well.
A rainy weekend here for us.
It's time for Challenge #129 at CD Sunday Plus.
My Teamie Margaret is hosting this go around.
The challenge is fortnightly beginning every other Sunday and ending the Saturday before the next challenge.
You must use a CD, USB or Digital image somewhere on your make, which must be a physical creation. And please tell us the image source. Complete rules are listed on the challenge blog sidebar.

And here is my inspiration make, using this pre-colored digital image from The Paper Shelter:
I printed it out on Springhill Digital card.

 
I chose this Splitcoaststampers sketch for my A2 layout design.

The card base is Kraft card and then a layer of black and a green embossed layer made with a Cuttlebug Moroccan embossing folder. A vertical orange strip of card scrap and some black felt lace on that. I used a corner punch on both layers.
And finally the image layer framed in black, with a Stamplorations stamped and die cut sentiment on orange card and Nocturne VFClair Nocturne ink, and a cluster in the top right corner made from green scrap card, a large shamrock punch and tiny Memory Box Lucky Charm die cuts.
The gold, his buckles and buttons, and the shamrock centers were all accented with a gold Stardust glitter gel pen to finish.

 
The back of the card has the same 2 bottom layers as the front, again using the embossing folder, a scrap of black and a stamped Hero Arts siggie cut with an Avery Elle Signature seal die.
Inside I printed out a Power Poppy digital sentiment and added an Impression Obsession die cut from green scrap card.

An angled shot to show the glitter from the gel penning.

And final view.
This went to our daughter and son-in-love.
Come play with us at CD Sunday Plus Challenge if you get the chance!
Thank you very much for the visit and have a great day.
Be sure to wear green so you don't get pinched!
☘😁☘
XOX

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Dies Used: Stamplorations Sentiment, Memory Box Tiny Shamrocks
Used Lucky Charms dies

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Weekly 4X6 Art: Postage People (plus Dogs)

 Hey there, hope you're all okay.

This week we had to do Postage People, hosted by Sabine for Sunday Postcard Art. And I needed to include some animals for the On All Fours theme, hosted by Chris at Art Journal Journey.
 So, I searched through my stamp collections (postage and rubber/clear) to come up with this stamped collage scene.

This is what I began with, stamping these images on a 4X6 white card. I should say right off, I found this really challenging and it would have been easier had I used digital stamps to size the humans to the postage stamps better. And I should have begun with the postage stamps instead of stamped bodies. Seemed like every person's head stamp I found was the wrong direction or proportion for the stamped bodies. But I eventually found good enough matches.

Work in progress shot. The lady's hand was resting on a line so I used my ruler to draw a fence. I also used a cloud die to cut some masks for the sky.

And the finished piece.
I got to use some very old rarely if ever used stamps and make a pun, which is always in my fun wheelhouse, lol. It's one of those Wheel of Fortune Before and After types where I mashed up two phrases, Spring is in the Air and Air Mail.

Supply List:
The Cat's Pajamas poodle stamps
Pink Cat Studio gentleman stamp
Card n Stamps lady stamp
Lawn Fawn heart stamp (on gentleman's lapel)
Versafine Clair ink
Spellbinders Label die (for computer-generated sentiment)
MFT cloud die (for mask)
Postage stamps (stash)
Promarkers and Colored pencils
😁
Thanks for visiting and have good one!

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The image stamps I've used are all either a vintage or retro look

Friday, March 15, 2024

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge Time!

 Happy FriYAY!
Hope all is well with you and yours.
It's the 15th and time for another monthly challenge at Beautiful Blossoms.

Here is our optional mood board for your inspiration, but any blooms will do as long as they are the focus of your project. Please read the complete rules HERE.

PLUS, we are collaborating with the Double Trouble Challenge.
So if you like Twofers, this is your chance!

And here is my inspiration make using a fun fold design.
I made an A7-sized Kick Stand Tent Card, taking as inspiration the pretty purple daisies from our optional Inspiration Board.

 
I found this Splitcoaststampers sketch of a Kick Stand Card to use for my layout design.
And I thought, let's try it!

Supply List:
SU white and purple card stocks
Provocraft Windswept Scrap Pad designer papers
My Favorite Things Rectangle Frame die (the kickstand)
Paper Rose Studio Daisy Bouquet stamp and die
Hero Arts sentiment stamp
Fantasia Versafine Clair ink
Clear embossing powder
Castle Arts Colored Pencils (daisies)
Purple Sakura Stardust glitter gel pen (faux stitching)
Crushed Pineapple Stickles glitter glue (daisy centers)
Sequins from stash

 
On back, more of the Provocraft designer paper and a scrap of SU card stock upon which I stamped the Hero Arts siggie in Versamark and heat-embossed it with white powder.
Inside the card is the stamped sentiment and the exposed card front bottom designer paper.

And a close-up to show the glitter of the Stickled daisy centers and shiny sequins.
The daisies and sentiment were heat-embossed with clear powder before coloring with my colored pencils.
I used my Fiber Friend ruler, an awl and a foam pad to punch holes for faux stitching and glitter gel pen "stitching" inside the paper edge.
First time using my Crushed Pineapple Stickles that I've had for years. That was a bit fun, actually. Fired right up and no bubbles, either.
😁

One last look.
I am quite pleased with how this turned out, in no small part because I love purple with green. Purple (on the blue side) is my favorite color and the green is so clean and serene. 
And perfect for a Spring birthday!
Thanks for your visit today and I hope your day goes well.
XOX

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Dies used: Daisies, Kickstand frame
Dies used: Daisies, Kickstand frame
The Hero Arts stamped sentiment (Yummy Treats stamp set) and the Daisies are both heat embossed.