Tropical Card Series - Adventure Shaker Card

So today I have a fun shaker card.  It started with a bit of watercolor background I created using all of the various blues I had.  I thought it looked very oceany.  So I stamped a palm tree with a bit of island.  I water colored the tree with my new Daniel Smith watercolors.  There is a little shaker building pic on my Instagram.

For the frame I used some Spellbinders dies and acetate.  The frame was cut from white cardstock which I stamped with a Leaf from the same set as the Palm Tree, retired Stampin Up - Do the Hula.  The leaves are stamped with Distress Ink Twisted Citron and Peeled Paint.

I created a foam tape shaker box and added some Seashore Micro Beads and a few blue and green sequins.  I did get a bit carried away with the Seashore Beads.  Eeeep you can no longer see my little Island I painted a lovely sandy color.   Oh well it's still cute.  The word Adventure is cut from my newest super deal the Tim Holtz Adventure Thinlets.  I got these at Hobby Lobby last week for $7 that's almost 60% off YAY!!!  I love a bargain I end up using right away!   The blue twine or Caribbean is from the Twinery.  I ordered a bunch of solids with some friends awhile ago it's about time I used some.  The card base is a dark Kraft.

WOW this was a wordy post....  Sorry about that.  Thank you so much for coming by to visit.  I really appreciate it!  Hope your having a Wonderful Week!

You Brighten My Day - Stars and Stripes Card Series

Yay back on track.  The kids are finishing up the first semester of Summer School then going off to their respective jobs helping me out at work!  (DOUBLE Yay my office is going to get rid of most of the boxes while they are there!!!)  Our latest card series is underway and getting me excited for the upcoming 4th of July festivities!   I really wish we had a beach here but I will have to dream of lighthouses and beaches until I can get back to Florida.

Today's card will suffice as a manifestation of my dream.....  I love this little Lighthouse on the beach from Lawnfawn and I've colored it with Zig Clean Color Markers on Strathmore Cold Press watercolor paper.   The lighthouse of course comes with it's own stripes so I have added some stars in the night sky using my water brush to remove some of the color and putting a rhinestone in the middle of the washed out dot and a little yellow put back in so that the rhinestone looks as if it glows.  I love this technique wouldn't it e wonderful for a wedding or shower card so it looks like diamonds are glowing?  Or little street lamps, or lights on a Christmas tree.  The possibilities are endless.....

Thank you so much for stopping by today and getting a little Beachy stars and stripes.  Have a Wonderful remainder of your week!

Hearts and Love

 

I've been busy creating Valentines.  Which really wasn't my intention but I guess I've been inspired by all of the beautiful projects around the web I just can't help myself.  Well that and a lot of the cool color challenges have a Red element, which makes it a no brainer.

Today I have a card using my current favorite watercolor medium Brushos and Tulip Tie Dye powder.  The red strip is created using those two items on watercolor paper.  Once it was dry I used a Memory Box stencil Hearts Heart Confetti and white embossing paste.  The patterned paper is from my stash.  The Love in the heart is a MFT die Heart Full of Love cut from a blue scrap and silver mirror card.   For a little more texture I've added some twine with a bow.

 This card is for three challenges:

1.  Daring Cardmakers - January Inspiration Picture
I've used 3 things from the picture first the color, second the twine and third the heart shape with silver around the edge.
 

2.  Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge - Stencil It

3.  Mojo Monday - Sketch #430
   

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Hope your having a Happy Sunny Day!

Dashing Through The Snow - Memory Box

Good Morning!  We've experienced snow already it was pretty when it started like this floating around the trees.  I love the soft sound snow creates in the world it's as if everything is muffled!  Today I have created a soft card using some of my collected vintage sheet music over on the Memory Box Blog.  Some of the sheet music I collect is to fragile to actually use or display it can then become part of a project so it can live on.  First used the Zippy Dots stencil randomly with Versamark ink and white embossing powder from Imagine Crafts.  Just sponge it randomly through the stencil, over a piece of vintage sheet music,  and add the embossing powder.  Once everything was heat set I layed down the Birch Landscape Stencil and used 2 colors of Pan Pastels, Ultramarine Blue Tint and Ultramarine Blue, over the stencil.  I kept checking for color intensity.   It had to be blue visible but still remain soft.  Finally I added the sheet music to a white card and cut a snow drift and the phrase Dashing Through The Snow from pearl paper with the Curved Dashing Die.  It is attached with foam tape for dimension.  The Midnight Blue solid twine finishes the project off.

Hope everyone is having a Wonderful Tuesday.  You can find all of the Memory Box Products used on Memory Box Co. Website.

Thank you so much for stopping by have a great day!

Another Challenge

The CraftFancy Blog challenge this week is Twine!  Here I've added twine in the center of the center punched flower and a flower button on top.  Plus twine around the top of the card as well.  Love love this yellow bakers twine.

Be sure to stop over and see everyone elses ideas!

Crazy Weekend - Crazy Monday

This is one of the Copic Skin & Hair cards we will be creating in class on Thursday.  There are 3 more I will share as the week goes on.  Super fun coloring reserve your spot today.

So this past weekend was speedy fast.  I taught all day Saturday Flowersoft and Copic Christmas we had a great time and everyone made some beautiful cards.  Sunday I took the Intermediate Copic Certification class.  Phew that was a long one from 9am-8pm.  I was a little concerned by the length but really time flew Debbie Olson and Lori Craig  made it seem like we were only there for a couple of hours coloring and having fun.  I met some wonderful ladies and we laughed and learned lots.  It really was a day of coincidence.... I sat next to a very sweet lady from Crown Point...who remembers my mom from her banking days,  had lunch with a a wonderful woman that works for Siemens in my current hometown (my husbands employer), was at the same table with the cutest lady that I happened to teach Copic Basics to and got her hooked,  plus got to spend the day sitting next to and chatting with amazing and clever Suzanne McNeill .  Who could ask for more?  Really.....but boy was I tired last night. 

We had planned to go to the pool today with our neighbors however it's a gloomy gus outside so I will work on my step outs for class this week and continue working on a custom order of We've Moved Cards along with some Wedding invite samples for a soon to be new bride. 

Update on Abbi - the lump seems smaller however Dave and I think it may be just that we keep staring at it every single day.   Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers.   She is over all of the attention and I'm not sure she's telling us the truth when we ask if it hurts.  We currently have an appointment with the surgeon for next week but they are trying to fit her in sooner... As long as we might get an appt. for her we're a bit in limbo.    She did learn to ride a bike on Friday in total determination not to be outdone by her Sister that learned th day before while she was making the dr./hospital rounds.  Now we are onto finding bikes for everyone since we can all now ride.

Ok that has to be all for now hope everyone has a FABULOUS Monday.