Hello

Hi everyone,

Last week we held the monthly club meeting and the THEME card for February was "use a stencil".  Well I dug out my stencils and found one I really liked. Next I used some stencil paste to get the design on the card stock. I used black CS to make that design pop.  After it dried I colored it using some Wink of  Stella and Inktense pencils.

I loved the way this turned out, hope you do too.

I'm glad we decided on this theme for February. I might have to use stencils more often.

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #200 - Anything Goes (#4)
• A Gem of a Challenge    - #4 - Anything Goes  (#16)
• Inkspirational  #283 - Use Stencils + optional twist: Add Splatter  (#37)
• Just Us Girls  #667 - Moodboard* (#6)
• Penny Black Saturday Challenge  February - Anything Goes with option: Hearts and/or Flowers (#29) 
• Polkadoodles  - #7 - Anything Goes (#14)
• We Love 2 Create  - #1 - Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes (#86)
• Beyond The Blue - No. 80 - STENCIL CRAZY  (#3)

Thanks for stopping in today and I hope I have inspired you to use your stencils.

 

The Butterfly

Hi Everyone,
Have you played with the Color Burst that is out on the market?? Well I have a few times and last nite I played with a yellow and a blue color.

.But this time I used the Color Burst as ink.

I spritzed a mist of water on a butterfly stamp and tapped a blue and a yellow bit of the powders on the rubber stamp. Then I turned that stamp over and stamped it on white card stock.

Well I loved what I got.

I decided to fussy cut that butterfly out.

       

Next I decided to stamp this same butterfly image on a blank white card.

After doing that, I had a lot of white space staring at me, so I pulled out a new stencil and covered up that white space with a brick design.

My butterfly that I had fussy cut out, I attached it over the butterfly

 that I stamped directly on the card front.

I had a die cut, a lattice flourish, just sitting on my table and I slid it behind/underneath the butterfly

Then, I saw a  die cut piece from  K&Co, so I added that.(Its positioned above the butterfly)It was already colored  and its colors complimented the colors I was using on the card so I was OK with this addition.

   Lastly I took a dictionary page and copied it onto card stock and added the butterfly definition.

OK Let me share my card with you.

Well I am really loving that butterfly and how it came out. Hope this inspires you to use Color Burst. 

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Viva Las Vegas - Butterfly Lady (#18198) Paper/Card Stock: White CS Ink: Memento - Desert Sand Die used: Heartfelt Creations - Decorative Lattice Swirl Accessories: K&Co Die cut card stock, Definition from dictionary, Stencils are from - Faber-Castell Stencil Collection

I am submitting this card in the following challenges:

Crafting with an Attitude - #6 Anything Goes  (#223)

DoubleClick Skittles - #29 Use A Bug  (#5)

Fab 'n' Funky -  #270 Things With Wings (#128)

Inspiration Destination - #47 Always Anything Goes  (#79)

Crafty Sentiment Designs  - Anything Goes (#96)

Through The Craft Room Door  - Always Anything Goes (#107)

Thanks for stopping by today. See you soon

Thinking of You

Hello and welcome to my blog

Each month the designers at Craft-Dee BowZ are given a theme for our individual post. 

This month the theme is to use stencils. 

Sometimes I will experience the fact that my muse goes on strike. Can't think of anything.This was one of those times.

 So I dug into my treasure trove of stencils and came up with a design of sorts.

First I wanted to add dimension to this card so I used Texture Paste from Ranger. At first I decided to color the paste a yellow color so I applied it over the stencil on the panel and dried it, Then I found  I wanted a deeper color so I colored the image the orange color you see,used a Memento marker to change the color.

After the paste  was dry I decided the panel looked like it was lacking something.Too much white space. So I pulled another stencil and just used a sponge dauber to add ink over the stencil . This added more designs to the various areas, filling in those voids that were there on the panel.

Next I made some of my handmade flowers in an orange tone and punched out a few sprigs of foliage. I added those.

Next I added my bow, and of course I used my Craft-Dee BowZ tool. Te bow I made is a triple loop bow in a mint green. After that I added a sentiment on a tag and positioned that on the card and I am calling this one done.

Let me show you the texture on those large orange stenciled flowers 

Don't be afraid to add texture to your card, Apply some texture paste over a stencil, kind of glop it on. When you pull that stencil off  it will give the design on your card a really great, raised effect.  

Go for it!! LOL

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  My Sentiments Exactly - Friendship Innies and Outies (Sentiment) Paper/Card Stock: Cream CS, Purple CS, Yellow CS Ink: India Ink Stencils Used: Ranger - Dylusions (DYS34261) , Stencil Girl - Daisy Set (6X6) Accessories: Ribbon, Markers, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, Tag

I am submitting my project in the following challenges:

2 Creative Chicks Anything Goes (#10)

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes (#48)

Creative Craft Cottages Challenges # 44 Anything Goes (#117)

Cute as a Button #13 Anything Goes (#10)

Petal Lu Anything Goes (#74)

The Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes (#45)

Through the Purple Haze - Flowers (#19)

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Anything Goes (#17)

Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes (#12)

Thanks for stopping by, see you soon.