MFT Snuggle Bunnies!

I just picked up the My Favorite Things Snuggle Bunnies stamp set! So very happy that my local store received this set! I am just waiting for the dies that go with these SWEET images!

I started with a panel of Canson Watercolor paper and used a mix of Weathered Wood, Iced Spruce and just a hint of Stormy Sky Distress inks for my background.  I sprayed the panel with my Distress Sprayer which gave that stormy sky effect.  I then die cut another panel of the same cardstock for the hills and water.  Also used Distress for both, Antique Linen, Gathered Twigs and a bit of Ground Espresso for the "beach" and Tumbled Glass and a touch of Salty Ocean for the water.  I stamped my images from Snuggle Bunny with MFT Hybrid Kraft ink and used my Prismacolor pencils and Gambol to colour them in and added some black to emphasize part of the images then I fussy cut them.  I decided to mute the background a little by die cutting a vellum panel and I die cut some Lawn Fawn clouds. The sentiment was embossed in white and is by Mama Elephant.  The rocks and leaves are by Lawn Fawn.  A sprinkle of stars and sequins finish off the design.

Thanks for taking the time!

Kim

Hero Arts Layering Flamingo

I am so enjoying the Hero Arts Layering stamps! I picked up this Flamingo -- I mean who could resist!  

I used my Misti stamp tool for the Flamingo with Hero Arts Soft Blossom ink (base), Lawn Fawn Pink Flamingo for the second layer and Simon Says Stamp Doll Pink for the last layer.  I stamped the last layer once more in versa mark and added some clear embossing powder, the effect is difficult to see in the picture but what a nice raised finishing touch.  For my background, I used Distress Inks in Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral, Fossilized Amber and Squeezed Lemonade. I really like the final look for the sky but felt like it needed a little somethin', somethin' so I added gold ink splotches which I love.  I stamped my sentiment and put the card together then added good Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

Thanks for taking the time!

Kim

Lawn Fawn Summer 2016 release!

I love me some Lawn Fawn! I could not resist playing with these mermaids!!! 

I started with a Canson Watercolor panel with a mix of Wilted Violet, Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon and Salty Ocean Distress Inks. I put the ink directly on my Ranger Craft Mat sprayed water generously and saturated my panel. I let it dry and repeated the process four times until I was happy with the final result.  I stamped my images from Mermaid for You and the flowers from Stinkin' Cute (for the mermaids hair) on Neena 80lbs so I could Copic colour.  I really wanted to practice colouring hair and these were perfect to find my own highlight spots!  For the coral, I stamped with a mix of Abandoned Coral and Fossilized Amber also on the Canson Watercolor paper. I wanted a shaker card for this one so I used a mix of Pretty Pink Posh sequins and placed a few more on the top of the acetate. 

Thanks for taking the time!

Kim

CAS-ual Fridays - CFC148 Boy Birthday

Happy Friday! It's time for another CAS-UAL Fridays Challenge!  This week is all about the Birthday Boy for CFC148.  I always have a hard time with masculine cards and I love having a stash of them between my husband and I we have six nephews three brothers/brothers-in-law etc... Big ol' family!  I just love these stars and they work perfectly for a birthday boy!

I used the CAS-ual Fridays Twinkle and WTF stamp sets and the Stars Fri-dies for this one. I paired pattern paper by Lawn Fawn with a mix of inks from Simon Says Stamp (Seaglass) and Hero Arts (Cornflower and Navy) to match the blues. I then topped off the card with sequins (no surprise there...)

Join us at the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge blog for the chance to win $25 worth of CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and, drum roll please... Michelle with double the prize if you use CAS-ual Fridays stamps! 

Thanks so much for taking the time!

Kim

Card for a special lady

Quick post today sharing once again the Penny Black Blooming Garden stamp set that I seem to turn to ALL. THE. TIME. Lol! This is a wedding anniversary card for a special lady.

I did the no-line Copic colouring for this one with RV10, RV13 and RV14 for the pink then YG01, YG23 and YG17 for the stems.  A little white gell pen detail and a simple sentiment (the happy anniversary is stamped on the inside).

I really like the clean and simple look of this one letting the flowers be the star!

Thanks for taking the time!

Kim

Penny Black Hello

I simply love Penny Black flowers, there is just something about them that makes me want to reach for them regularly.  Here is a new one that I picked-up over the weekend at my Scrapbook store, Scrapbook Centrale.

The bouquet is Penny Black's Elegance in Motion #40-440. I used my Misti to be able to double stamp my MFT Black Hybrid ink and to place the stamp on an angle.  I picked some Copic markers and used a "flicking" motion to be able to have the white space in the centre of the petals and leaves. The "Hello" die is by Simon Says Stamp, the Wonky Frame die is by Avery Elle (cut from Neena Solar White 80lb cardstock)  I then added some sequins...surprise! Don't know what I did before sequins!!

Thanks for taking the time! 

Kim

Card for a dear friend

A quick post today with a card for a friend that was evacuated from Fort Mac, Alberta last week. Forest fires are common in most parts of Canada and Quebec (where I am from is no exception). However, in my time here, none have been nearly as catastrophic as what they are feeling in Northern Alberta right now. As soon as I have a forwarding address for her, this is going in the mail.

I started by die cutting a Canson Watercolor paper frame from the Lawn Fawn large stitched rectangle (size of an A2 card) then grabbed the largest puffy cloud die also by Lawn Fawn. I blended Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Inks. I then spread Perfect Pearls with a large soft paint brush while it was still fresh then sprayed my panel with water and blotted the excess.  I used the Simon Says Stamp partial die cut florals I backed them with black cardstock so the flowers would really pop nicely.  I put a small section of the black cardstock on Elizabeth Crafts two sided tape and die cut the delicate Sending die also from Simon Says Stamp. This makes it easy to keep the sentiment in the die and simply place it and use my paper piercer to place the die on my panel. The love sentiment is an oldie but a goodie also by Lawn Fawn (Sophie's Sentiments).  I mixed the various Distress Inks with water with the addition of the Black Soot and flicked paint splotches on my Neena 110lb card base. I used foam tape for the panel and topped everything off with a mix of sequins.

Thanks for taking the time, taking break from the blog (until Sunday) Silly day job! Lol

Kim