Textures thanks

Happy weekend everyone!
Today not my usual style card.
I am up with a mixed media card attempt.

I chose a pale green textured base, ans a white front to start.
I used many shades of DI in green to sponge on the white front. Then used a stencil to so some ghosting, followed by a bamboo stencil and embossing paste to add the texture.
Once it was dry, I used Uniko's Natures treasure, and round and round stamps to stamp the leaves in the BG in shades of green and using the velvet rose ink.
Then I stamped and embossed the Thanks also from Uniko and added color using a Marsgraphic marker, and fussy cut the letters and added diagonally, just to add interest. I edged the front with a maroon glitter paper and added to the base.

Linking this with:

Take it Make it
Anything Goes with stamping

Addicted to stamps and more



Alphabet challenge
Give Thanks

Simon Monday Challenge
Touchy feeling

Simon Wednesday Challenge
 Emboss

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White on White

Happy Monday everyone, It's June already, and my countdown has begun for the no.of days I need to send lunch to school 😅 Well I need to send for a bit over 10 days. 30th will be the last working day and Report cards day fort this academic year.
I cannot believe that my son will be promoted to grade 12, his final year of school, and daughter to grade 11th, time seems to be flying by!

Anyways, lets move to my card.
I made this inspired by a few challenges.
I had used Altenew's Beautiful day set here.
I had used all white here today, along with the use of a very little color.
I started with Tim Holtz burlap stencil, and embossing paste, I partially added the paste and then sprinkled some glitter over it for some interest. I added some splatters using the Rangers Distress ink - velvet rose
Then I stamped, colored and fussy cut the flower. The leaves are heat embossed on vellum using white EP, and fussy cut to add to the card. The flower is colored with the velvet rose ink.
The sentiment is stamped on white and edged with a black and a glitter pinkish-maroon shade glitter paper.
The flowers and leaves are arranged on the embossed area I created using the paste.
A few jewels added and the front panel is edges with a silver glitter strip on the top and bottom before adding it to the card base.
I hope you like what I did here.

Linking this with:
Take it Make it
Anyhing Goes with stamping

The Flower Challenge


TIME OUT Challenge
Inspired by the word - flowers

'Flowers and Friends make life a garden'

Addicted to stamps and more

 

CAS Mix Up Challenge
Stamping + Embossing paste + Splatters, Glitter


CAS(E) this Sketch


Simon Wednesday Challenge
Anything Goes

Altenew Inspiration June Challenge

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A stitched rainbow!

Hello blogger peeps, hope all are doing great. I have been away from my blog for quite a bit of time. I think there was a scheduled post in between.
I am back from Korea already, it's been a week, but I am not crafting and blogging yet. I managed to make a card 2 days back, and have some time on hand to post it now!

Ok since I was not motivated to sit down for crafting, I followed the same route I did in past, to sit down with some stitching...lol, but it works for me!!!
 Here is what I made.
 I used my nestled circle dies from WeRMemory keepers, and drew the rainbow.
The added the stitches to the rainbow in coordinating colors.
Then used markers to fill in the color in between the stitches.

 

Then I used the cloud die from lawn fawn to emboss the clouds in the background on the rainbow panel. I used a sunburst stencil, and sponged the rays using Hero Arts - Sunshine Neon ink, I added wink of stella on the rays for some shine.
Used another strip of card and die cut it using the same cloud die, adn stamped the sentiment from Paper Smooches - summer lovin' set. The dragonflies are from Waffle Flower.

Hope you like this card. I managed 2 more cards, one will go up tomorrow as the DT project, and another one will post when I sit more leisurely with my computer!

Linking this card with:

613 Avenue Create
Anything Goes

AAA Cards
A simple stitched rainbow here


Curtain Call
Joining in with a rainbow and the whites in the background


Make My Monday Challenge
Rainbows and sun goes for fun in sun for me ;)
Fun in Sun

STAMPlorations August Theme Challenge
Joining in with a marker colored rainbow in between the stitches.
 

Peek-a-boo Challenge
I have all the colors from here in the rainbow
 

The Mixed Media Card Challenge
I have a CAS card with stamping+stitching+stencils+shimmer+embossing+die cutting here
 

Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate your kind  feedback :) Have a great day!

Hope necklace and a recyled card

Hey all, hope you all are doing great. I am up with 2 cards, which I made yesterday, even though I have  a backlog of cards to be posted, I decided to post these 2 first.

The first one is a very quick and simple one, I received the hope die from CAS-ual Friday stamps, 2 days back. I wanted to use it a a pendant, so went with stitching.  I die cut the die using a heavy silver card stock.
I chose all whites as I wanted to keep it monochromatic. I chose a pink shaded embroidery thread to add the stitches. I doodled the string part. I decided to add the die in the stitch itself, to make it look like a pendant, and yes it hangs and moves just like a pendant. It is secured well with the stitch. A few silver jewels to finish off. Hope you like this simple card. OOPs almost forgot that I stamped the other part of the sentiment using worn lipstick, it gives a shaded look to match my thread.

 Here is a look at my doodling.

Linking this card with:
 Curtain Call
I am just going with the pink and silver color for here


CASology
Taking in this rough challenge with some hope this time ;) lol


CAS-ual Fridays
 I am going the middle column down - twine, monochromatic, and no pattern paper
 

STAMPLorations July CAS challenge
Joining in the anything goes
 

AAA cards
Embroidery floss is one of my favorite from my stash
 

bastel-traum
Another entry here
Anything Goes

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The second card is a made by recycling some flowers from the chocolate box. These flowers were way too pretty for me to trash it. So I fussy cut the flowers, believe me just to cut a small section precisely took me more than half an hour. The previous card with sewing took me about 10 mins.
Anyways, once the flowers branch was cut. I used leaves from Altenew - vintage roses, and stamped in a dark green shade. Then I used ARTplorations bubble stencil to add yellow ink on the card. I also added some splatters using a green distress ink. The sentiment is from Altenew vintage roses set, and is heat embossed in silver on a black strip, I used foam adhesive to add. I used quite a few gold jewels to finish of the card, I am loving this one a lot, so glad I recycled the box.

Linking one with:

HLS july mixed media
I have stamping, fussy cutting, stenciling, embossing on this recycled card.


Altenew July inspiration Challenge
I was surely inspired by the flowers for this wedding theme


Uniko Studio
Another floral entry here, I might tire you guys with few more cards.


STAMplorations Anything Goes
Used the bubble stencil here


Share Joy Challenge
Joining in with the CAS


TIME OUT Challenge
I am going in with some stenciled sunshine bubbles on my card.

"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine"

Anthony J. D'Angelo

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Blog 4 Boobies - a blog hop to stamp away breast cancer

Welcome to the 3rd Annual "Blogs 4 boobies" blog bounce(hop)!

This is day 4 of a 7 day event! Be sure to come back the next three days for more cards/projects and fun!
We are so glad that you joined us today. This is a one-of-a-kind-blog (hop)bounce! Every card/project that is show here in the "blogs 4 boobies" blog bounce is up for auction! All of the money raised through the silent auction, on our blogs, will be donated to the Susan G. Komen foundation. Skipping Stones Design is also donating $2 to the cause for EVER stamp set sold during June 1st-14th. SSD is celebrating "Blogs 4 Boobies" with the release of 6 ALL NEW Stamp sets.
There are 3 ways that you can help, and join in on the fun(draising)!
1. You can help by Shopping!
For every stamp set that you purchase during June 1st through the 14th SSD will donate $2to the Komen Foundation. Stamping and shopping that you can feel good about ! Skipping Stones Design is celebrating "blogs 4 boobies" with the release of two new stamp sets!!! Click here to check out SSD stamps
Here is your first look at (Insert fav new set here I will have pictures above of our 6 new sets) 4"X6"
2. . You can help by *Biding!
Another way you can help us raise money for the Komen Foundation is to *bid on a project or card along the blog bounce(hop). YES! EVERY Single card/project along the blogs for boobies bounce is up for auction. We recommend a starting bid of $5 or more. Your *Bid not only includes the card or project but shipping to your home as well. Please Note IF you want to bid, and live outside the U.S. we would request that you pay the difference of shipping charges between where you live and what it would cost to ship within the US. * See how to place a bid for more detailed instructions.
If you are the highest bidder 7 days after the first post date 8:00 p.m. mountain time then you WIN the card/project that you bid on.
3. You can help by Telling Your Friends~
Help us spread the word about "blogs 4 boobies" the more people that know, the more money we can raise!!!

 *"How to place a bid on my card/project"
Step #1
Find the comment section of the blog that shows the "Blogs 4 boobies" card or project that you want to buy. *Please note you may only bid on the card/project shown in the specific "blogs 4 boobies" post. *Any bids not placed on the correct post will be considered invalid.
Step #2
Once you are in the "blogs 4 boobies" comment section fill in the dollar and cents amount of what you are willing to pay for the card/project. We recommend a starting bid of $5 or more. Remember your bid includes shippings well as the card/or project. 100% of the money your bid will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation
Step #3
Next to your $ bid please type in your email address. During a silent auction bidders sign their name next to their bid. typing your email address is the electronic equivalent of signing your bid. Also it will help the blogger contact you if you are the highest bidder.
Step #4
Watch and wait.

Once you have entered your bid/comment sit back and wait. If someone out bids you then you may bid again. Bidding will continue until 8:00 p.m. Mountain time 7 days after the first post.
* Please note that the participating stampers/bloggers will probably re-post their Blogs 4 Boobies card/project on the during the week of bidding in June. When the blogger re-post their project then the bidding will continue on the NEWEST post and that comment section.
"What do I do once I place a bid"
Watch and Wait

The "Winner of the Auction" Will be the highest bid (that includes an email address)in the comment section of the MOST RECENT blogs 4 boobies post at the end of the silent auction. Please note that ALL cards/projects WILL BE RE-POSTED seven days after their initial post. The auction will end at 8:00 p.m. Mountain Time seven days after the first post .
Things to keep in mind:
Near the end of the bidding you may not see bids as they come in. Most blog have a comment feature where the blogger must approve comments before they are published. So bid high. You might have the highest bid

The "Winner of the Auction" Will be the highest bid (that includes an email address)in the comment section of the MOST RECENT blogs 4 boobies post at the end of the silent auction. Please note that ALL cards/projects WILL BE RE-POSTED seven days after the first post. The silent auction will end at 8:00 p.m. Mountain Time on the seventh day following the initial post .

Things to keep in mind:
Near the end of the bidding you may not see bids as they come in. Most blog have a comment feature where the blogger must approve comments before they are published. So bid high. You might have the highest bid that is published, but someone might have outbid you in an unpublished comment/bid.
The blogger/designer will declare who has won the silent auction. Skipping Stones Design will send you an invoice for your donation/bid amount. Please pay that invoice as soon as possible, so the designer can get your card/project in the mail to you.
Here is the amazing lineup of designers for day 4:

I have 2 cards up for auction, you can bid on as a set.

For my cards, I have used Skipping stones stamp provided by the blog hop sponsor, who is doing the fundraiser.
I have used the Dandelion wishes set here, the first card is pretty simple with just white base and front. I used some of the images from the set to create my design, and the sentiment is also from the same set. A monochromatic card, I am sure many of you like to send out monochromatic cards too for birthday ;)

Linking this card with:

CASology
Another CAS entry here

Seize the Birthday
Just with anything goes

Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge
Top row across, yellow, mixed alphas, and garden

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The second one is a mixed media card. I used the stamps on a watercolor paper, the background is created first with some mother of pearl in gold, I used a cling wrap to splotch it around the card, and once it was dry I Sponged the backgroun in sunset tones using 5 different shade of distress inks.
I also added some water splatters, all the stamps are from the dandelion wishes from skippin stones.
A few rhine stones to finish off. The sentiment is added on a dark brown strip using white pigment ink, and it is from STAMplorations, I hope you like this one.

Linking this with:

Peek-a-boo Challenge
New skipping stones stamps with the sentiment from STAMPlorations - one of my oldest set.

The Mixed Media Challenge
A mixed media card with sunset

Craft Stamper - Take it and make it June

many different types of inks used here
Just Us Girls
Birds in the sunset sky.

I hop you hop along and enjoy and do some bidding for this great cause.

Here is the line up for today's hop:

1. Skipping Stones Design
2. Amy Tsuruta
3. Stacy Croninger
4. Jennifer Buck
5. Lee-Anne Cross
6. Rahmat Gouse - **you are here**
7. Adam Karle
8. Lori Kobular
9. Tanja Kabel
10. Mendi Yoshikawa


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Water coloring and mixed media cards

Happy Wednesday everyone, I have been crafty of lately. I wanted to try out some techniques and also I was inspired a few challenges.

I have 2 cards today, I am lazy to write 2 separate blog posts.

The first one up is simple mixed media card.
I used the cloud dies from Lawn Fawn here, and sponged a sun and sun rays using Hero Arts Sunshine Neon ink, and added wink of stella for the shine.
I also added a black velvet butterfly die cut, and the arrow and sentiment is from STAMplorations.

 Linking this with:

HLS April Mixed Media Challenge
A butterfly silhouette here

The Mixed Media Card Challenge
no optional element , just with the theme.

Simon Monday Challenge
A butterfly silhouette here

Butterfly Beauty

Creative with Stamps
Another entry, this time with a butterfly silhouette

CAS Mix Up Challenge
Joining in with Stamping + Stenciling + die cuts

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The second card is water colored, I had used a mixed media paper, and stamped the lotus from Waffle Flower using worn Lipstick and Wild Honey DI, and used then ran my water brush , picking inka nd spread around.
I used a black textured base, and framed the roses using a frame, die cut using MFT dies. A few sequins to finish off.

Linking this with:

Less is More
Same stamp used 3 times.

THEME one ... we'd like you to use 3 STAMPS

This could be 3 individual stamps or the same 3 stamps used multiple times.

Waffle Flower April Challenge
I have only the lotus, set so joining in again, inspired by the colors.

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