A Whole WATT

Howdy y'all!

Today over at the Make My Monday challenge blog. We have a NEW challenge which is to do create a Clean and Simple card.

Close to My Heart had a smaller light bulb stamp than Spellbinders. But it also had this cute sentiment. So I took the sentiment and combined it with the Spellbinders stamp. Then I brought out my alcohol markers and did a bit of coloring. Finally to finish off this piece I doodled the glow from the light bulb.  

Stamps: CTMH A Little Bit of Pun, Spellbinders Wink Wink

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Archival Black

Accessories: Spectrum Noir Triblend Blue Turquoise, Dark Red, Ice Grey

Challenges Being Entered

Stamping Sensations August challenge

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge Anything Goes

Dare 2 B Artzy August Challenge: Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create AUGUST 2020 CHALLENGE: Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Use Washi (Foiled or Matte)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #139

All Fun Challenge #12

The Artsy Stamper Challenge #21 Sentiment-all

PIP Challenge 2031

Crafting Happiness Challenge #60

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Stay safe!

Stay healthy!

Stay crafty!

Happy Crafting,

M.E.

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Happy Bee - day

Howdy!

Today over at the Make My Monday challenge blog. We have a NEW challenge which is to do a Baby Wipe Technique.

Challenges Being Entered
Stamping Sensations July - All Creatures Great and Small
Dragonfly Dreams Challenge No Patterned Paper
Corrosive Challenge # 7- 2020- ANYTHING GOES
Angie's Digital Stamps CH. #44 - AG/NO TWIST 
Avenue 613 CHALLENGE #235 - JULY 2020 Anything Goes w/Optional Twist - The Sentiment As The Focal
The Library Craft Challenge 64 - Miniature Garden Grower - I was inspired by the title since bees are important to help things grow


All Fun Challenge #11
PP500 - A Clean-and-Simple Challenge from Jaydee

Stamps: Pink & Main Bee Happy

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: VersaFine Clair Nocturne, CTMH Lemon, Goldrush, Saffron, Nectarine

Accessories: Shin Han Y222 Golden Yellow, Crayola Glitter Glue

I have a video to share with y'all on how I created this card!

The Bee Happy stamp set that I used is retired but they do have this one available.

Pink & Main BEE Day

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Let Freedom Ring

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I hope y'all can play along with us at the Make My Monday challenge blog! The challenge for this period is to make something inspired by the Stars and/or Stripes!

For today's card I started out by stamping The Statue of Liberty. Then I took out my stencil and applied ink through it. I then stenciled clouds onto the card base. And finally I splattered gold paint over the card base.

Stamps: Trinity Stamps Lady Liberty

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Candy Apple

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Bluebird, Candy Apple

Accessories: Amazon makeup brush, Spellbinders Mini Stars, Sweet Sugarbelle Cookie Stencils

Challenges Being Entered
The Paper Girls Challenge #203 - Stars and Stripes
Use Your Stuff Free Week
Crafting Happiness Challenge #56
PIP Challenge 2027
Artsy Stamper Challenge # 19 Red, White, and Blue
Crafty Cardmakers #260 Create Your Own Background

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,

M.E.

Broken Stenciled Wings

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I hope y'all can play along with us at the Make My Monday challenge blog! The challenge for this period is to make something Using A Stencil!

For today's card I started out by bringing out my stencil. And then two ink pads, Carolina (it's the lighter blue) and Bluebird (the darker blue). I stenciled the feather with the light blue. Then placed another stencil over the top and applied the darker blue ink. This creates a wonderful effect. Next, I die cut the white cardstock and cut it down to a size smaller then the card base. After that I took a scrap of cardstock and stamped the sentiment. Then I cut the sentiment piece. Finally I popped the sentiment up with 3M foam tape.

Stamps: Visible Image Learn to Fly Again

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Bluebird

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Bluebird, Carolina

Accessories: Amazon makeup brush, Jenni Bowlin Studio Feathers stencil, Spellbinders A2 B Mtting Basics, Hexagons

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,

M.E.

Dreamy Fireworks

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I hope y'all can play along with us at the Make My Monday challenge blog! The challenge for this period is to make something inspired by Summer Activities!

For today's card I started out by stamping The Statue of Liberty. Then I took out my stencil and applied ink through it. I then stenciled clouds onto the card base. And finally I splattered gold paint over the card base.

Stamps: CTMH Home of the Brave

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Carolina, Pacifica, Candy Apple, Lemonade, Sage

Accessories: Amazon makeup brush, Echo Park Dreamy Fireworks, FolkArt Metallic Acrylic Paint 660E Pure Gold, homemade stencil (SU! Rainbow Builder Framelits)

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Today's card is being entered into the following challenges:
PIP Challenge 2023
Dream Valley Challenge # 227 - Summer Colours
Colouring in Scrapland June Challenge "Anything goes or unconventional card"
Crafting Happiness Ch# 52 Anything Goes (optional Beach)
STAMPlorations June Stencil Challenge


Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,

M.E.

That's Logic

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Today over at the Make My Monday challenge blog. We have a NEW challenge it's to create something Tone on Tone Background.

For today's card, I used a stamp that I won from Miss Ink Stamps Instagram hop. I heat embossed the sentiment onto white cardstock. Then I brought out my makeup brush and inks. I blended the colors and then sprayed a bit of water to create the cloudy bokeh effect. Finally, I scattered some glitter gems around the sentiment.

Stamps: Miss Ink Stamps Dee and Dum

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Dusty Concord, Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, Distress Oxide Seedless Preserves

Accessories: CTMH Silver Glitter Gems, Ranger Embossing Powder White, Amazon makeup brush

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,

M.E.

Supernatural Fan Art

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Today over at the Make My Monday challenge blog. We have a NEW challenge it's to Use a Digital Stamp.

For these cards, I printed them out onto Neenah Bright White Premium Cardstock. I get mine from Office Depot. It's not the quality of paper to create a card with but it works great for printing out digital stamps. As for coloring them in, I used my colored pencils and blended with baby oil. Then I fussy cut the images out. As for the backgrounds, I used my stencils and Amazon makeup brushes. The stencils I used didn't fit on the card base. So I used Post-Its to cover up the areas I wasn't stenciling at the time. When the stenciling was done, I used black marker to cover up any areas that didn't look finished after I fussy cut. Then I used 3M foam tape to pop the images up.

Stamps: Kindred Stamps Demon Hunters

Paper: CTMH Kraft

Ink: CTMH Sapphire

Accessories: Amazon makeup brush, Prismacolor Premier Scarlet Lake, Permanent Red, Deco Peach, Eggshell, Beige, 90% Cool Grey, 90% Warm Grey, Indanthrone Blue, China Blue, Denim Blue, Indigo Blue, Chestnut, Chocolate, Sienna Brown, 20% French Grey, Burnt Ochre, 70% Warm Grey, 70% Cool Grey

Stamps: Kindred Stamps Demon Hunters

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Espresso

Accessories: Altenew Tree Ring, Amazon makeup brush, QuicKutz Nesting Circles, Homemade Stencil (DoCrafts Xcut Dies Large Feathers), Prismacolor Premier Sand, Beige, 10% French Grey, 90% Cool Grey, 70% Cool Grey, Chocolate, Chestnut, Dark Umber, Eggshell, Deco Peach, Cobalt Blue Hue, China Blue

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,

M.E.

You Amaze Me

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Today over at the Make My Monday challenge blog. We have a NEW challenge it's to create something Spring Flowers.

I had a lot of fun creating today's card. It's been a bit since I've done triple step stamping. The important trick to this type of stamping is layering your stamps. I use the We R Memory Stamp Press. It comes with a platform and a plexi sheet to place your stamps on. You can buy extra plexi sheets. Which is what I do. I actually have 2 Stamp Presses and an extra plexi sheet.

So I start the process of triple stamping by placing the largest of the layer stamps onto my cardbase. Then I press the plexi sheet on top, which mounts the largest stamp. I then take the medium sized stamp and place it on top of the plexi sheet right where it is set for layering the stamps. Next, I continue the steps for placement until all the stamps are set up.

Today's card is also being entered into the following challenges:
The Paper Girls CHALLENGE /#197 - Florals
Try It On Tuesday Beauty of Nature - Flowers are my favorite part about nature
Wednesday's Creative Inspirations April Challenge - April Showers & Flowers!
The Flower Challenge #43 'Spring/Autumn' - the colors of these flowers remind me of Spring
Dragonfly Dreams Challenge Add A Flower/Flowers

Stamps: Altenew Painted Rose

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: Ranger Letter It Embossing Ink Pad, CTMH New England Ivy, Fern, Sweet Leaf, Thistle, Lilac, Pansy

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,

M.E.

Force You to Love Me

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Today over at the Make My Monday challenge blog. We have a NEW challenge it's to Make Your Own Background.

Today's card is also being entered into the following challenges:
The Paper Girls CHALLENGE #196 - Babies! - baby Yoda or the Child - as we don't know his actual name
The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog Little Cuties!!! - pretty sure baby Yoda is a little cutie
Dare 2B Artzy March Challenge: Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends C #128
613 Avenue Create Challenge #231 - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Use Colored Pencils - baby Yoda was colored with pencils

For today's card, I started out by stamping onto some cardstock. The cardstock had previously run through the Xyron. Then I colored him in with my colored pencils. Followed by blending the coloring in with baby oil. And finally, I fussy cut baby Yoda out.

Next, I took some cardstock and sprayed ink onto it. When I was done with the ink spray, I took out my acrylic paint. With my acrylic paint I also brought out a toothbrush. To create the stars, I put a bit of the acrylic paint on the toothbrush and then rub that against my finger. This creates a spray effect.

Stamps: KS Chickie Nuggies

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Archival Black

Accessories: Prismacolor Premier Deco Pink, Peach Beige, Celadon, Green Jade, Blush Pink, Ginger Root, 20% French Grey, 30% French Grey, 50% French Grey, 70% French Grey, Dylusions Ink Spray Crushed Grape, Vibrant Turquoise, Slate Grey, Black Marble, Sprinklers Midnight

This is a close up of baby Yoda.

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Tropical Seashell

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Today over at the Make My Monday challenge blog. We have a NEW challenge it's to create something Tropical.

Today's card is also being entered into the following challenges:
Challenge #3 - Anything Goes Mixed Media Creative Challenge at We Love 2 Create at Polkadoodles
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge C #128
Dare 2B Artzy March Challenge: Anything Goes

Hope y'all have a chance to play along with us!

For today's card, I started out by grabbing some watercolor paper. I stamped the image down with embossing ink. Then I applied the Blush Pearl embossing powder and heat embossing. I prefer to heat emboss whenever I play with watercolor techniques and stamping. The darker areas on the seashell are where I colored with the real brush pen. And then I used my water brush to spread the color out. The sentiment was die cut out of some papers from my scrap pile. Before die cutting the word. I ran the cardstock through my Xyron. That is because when it comes to intricate or detailed die cuts. I prefer to have them already be sticky, rather than applying adhesive to the back. Then I put the card together, by gluing the watercolor paper to my card base. Next, I brought out some hemp twine. And to curl the twine, I wrapped it around my water brush.

The seashell is my day 15 coloring. I have been playing along with The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge. Have you? I would have to say  it's been great motivation.

Stamps: CTMH Shell Sentiments

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Canson Watercolor XL

Ink: Ranger Letter It Embossing Ink Pad

Accessories: Lil' Inker Designs Hawaiian Words, Arteza Real Brush Pens Peony Pink, water brush, Ranger Embossing Powder Blush Pearl

A complete list of the supplies is under the picture. The list, contains compensated affiliate links. If you wish to create a similar card. There is no cost to you for using the links. But it does provide funds to help continue this blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,
M.E.