Autumn Camping

Entering this in the colour challenge over at Fusion. I love how the camper stamp goes so well with the Happy Campers paper pad...I am sure to be making a whole lot of camping cards for my outdoors-loving family members. The colors from the paper match almost perfectly with the Colour Challenge: Autumn Leaves at Fusion. I also used the sketch. Love all the inspiration I get at Fusion! I had a lot of fun inking up the images from the stamp set and coloring them in. I decided to use the star map for my sky background - wouldn't it be so much easier if all the constellations were so easy to identify irl? To add interest between the two halves of my circle, I cut and copic-colored a small mountain range. My husband & I have plans to buy a camper someday....can't wait to go on some fun outdoor adventures! Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies Used: 
Paper: We R Memory Keepers: Happy Campers 

Stamps: Lawn Fawn: Happy Trails 

Dies: Lawn Fawn: Happy Trails; Spellbinders: Sentiments One; MFT: Stitched Circles Stax 

Ink: Copics; Versafine: Vintage Sepia

 

 

Fusion Seagull Beach Challenge Card #1

I just loved the summery colors chosen for the Seagull Beach Challenge at Fusion! For my entry, I used both the sketch and the color palette to create my card. I struggle with young adult birthday cards but I thought this whimsy flower stamp fit the bill. The colors are perfect for a young lady whose 29th birthday is in late summer. I had fun choosing the inks to match up with the challenge - I think they go so well together! I decided to stencil a few light pink circles for a background, and then I framed the whole panel in gray. Such a fun challenge! I had some extra circles left over, so I made a second card too. TFL!

Supplies Used: 

Stamps: The Stamps Of Life: Back2Basics; My Sentiments Exactly: 

Inspirational Birthday Innies & Outies

Dies: MFT: A2 Stitched Rectangles Stax; 1" Punch

Inks: Colorbox: Sky Blue and Mint; Altenew: Sand Dunes; MFT: Cement Gray; Gina K: Blush; Distress Oxide: Spun Sugar

Paper: MFT: Cement Gray

Other: Heidi Swapp Stencil

Get Well Card for Fusion

Loving this sketch from Fusion. Made another card, again using the SEI Couture paper pad. I can't get enough of these greens and purples! TFL!

Supplies Used: 

Paper: SEI: Couture paper pad

Stamps: Altenew: Heartfelt Sentiments

Dies: Shapeabilities: Rose Creations

Other: SEI: yellow flower and butterfly elements; Nuvo Crystal Drops (in Crushed Grape & Calming Aqua)

Ink: Stampabilites: Dark Purple

Happy Thoughts

Created this card using the sketch at Fusion. Several different blues going on here: Background is a blend of Distress Blueprint Sketch, Salty Ocean and Faded Jeans. I first stamped the flowers in a random pattern with VersaMark then embossed with Clear EP & heat set. The individual flower die cuts were also embossed but with Sparkle N Sprinkle's Royal Blue EP. The sentiment was stamped using Simon Says Stamp's Happy Stamp Set and heat embossed with White EP. The word Happy was die cut from a Spellbinders Sentiments One 'Happy Birthday' Die. I glued three of them together for added dimension. Added some flourishes, a blue brad, scroll border & ribbon & done! TFL!

Supplies Used:

Paper: Ranger Specialty Stamping Paper & Royal Blue & White cardstock

Ink: Distress: Blueprint Sketch, Salty Ocean, Faded Jeans

Embossing: VersaMark, Sparkle N Sprinkle Royal Blue EP, Clear & White EP

Stamps: Heartfelt Creations Botanical Floral1 & 2, Simon Says Stamp Happy

Dies: Spellbinders Labels Eleven, Rose Creations, Sentiments One, & Twisted Metal Tags & Accents

Punch: EK Flourish Scroll

Aloha Aqua Flower

Today's post name comes from the creativity of my ten-year old. My creativity is better expressed in card-making (I would've called it Aqua Hello Card. Pretty boring, I know.)

I did have a lot of fun with the Fusion Challenge -- I just love the aqua ombre wedding cake! I tried to fancy up my card by using the lacy swirly circle die along with a background stamp that I got at 70% off after Valentine's and have finally gotten around to using. (It's so hard to justify buying more stuff when I haven't used what i own, but who can pass up a 70% off clearance bargain?!).

I started by creating the narrow panel by clear embossing the stamped image then blending three shades of distress inks, from lightest to darkest, over that. The darker panel was created by first covering the paper with distress ink then stamping the background pattern with Brilliance Moonlight White Ink to give it a subtle shimmer. I had in mind to use the same flowers for both cards, but I ran out of white flowers so I had to improvise. I use coffee filters to catch my embossing powders or glitter, so I just grabbed one, die cut the flowers from it, then inked them with distress inks and Brilliance. I also added another wish-list item from this card: I wanted to stamp 'thinking of you', but I didn't have a stamp with just the right font or size for this label. Who knew that having several of the same sentiment stamps would STILL not be enough?! And the stash will continue to grow....can't wait for Christmas!

Supplies Used:

Inks: Tumbled Glass, Broken China & Peacock Feathers Distress Inks; 

Brillance Moonlight White, VersaMark

Stamps: Recollections Background Stamp, Verve & TSOL sentiments

Dies: Heartfelt Creations Layered Elegant Swirl, Sizzix Swirls, 

ODBD Vintage Flourish Pattern, Nestabilities Rose Creations

Other: Spare Parts Flowers, Clear Embossing Powder, Forever in Time Gems