Creative Time With M.E.: ballerina

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Happy Crafting,

M.E.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

April Rainbow Card Challenge 2020

Howdy!

I hope y'all can play along with us at the Rainbow Card Challenge!

The challenge for this month is to use the color Tiffany Blue

For today's card I used a beautiful ballerina stencil that a friend gave me. As it is a delicate and intricate stencil, I used Pixie Spray to place this onto my card base so I could use it.

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: Ranger Archival Ink Aquamarine

Accessories: Ballerina Stencil

Today's card is also being entered into the following challenges:
STAMPlorations April Stencil Challenge
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #113 - Anything Goes
ABMTTC Extra Challenge #April - Anything Goes
LTCCB #45 - April Anything Goes
AAA Cards CAS Game #162 - Made in Minutes + optional twist Use A Stencil
Anything Goes Challenge - 31st March 2020

Sunday, March 8, 2020

Little Twinkle Toes

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Today's card is being entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says: Something Feminine
The Library Challenge 54 - Ballet Shoes
HMFMC # 311 Anything Goes with the option of Embossing wet or dry.

One of my favourite children's books, I read it again and again.

One of my favourite children's books, I read it again and again.

This month I have been playing along with The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge. And this mouse is my Day 8 project.

To create this card I used both heat embossing and an embossing folder. I started by stamping my mouse and then heat embossed her. I did this way so it would be easier to use both the Arteza Real Brush Pens and my water brush. Once the ballerina mouse was done. I brought out my Post-It mask so that I could do the ink smooshing. (I had previously created a card with this ballerina and saved the Post-It mask from that. Below this post you will see some labels and if you click on the ballerina one, you will find that card. Also, if you click on my YouTube icon to the right of this post you will find my ink smooshing video.) Once the area with my ballerina mouse looked complete, I brought out my die cut and cut out the circle. I then brought out a cardstock sheet for use with my embossing folder. After the embossing. I ran the cardstock through my Xyron, so that I had adhesive applied in all the little nooks and crannies. Then I brought out a scrap of white and stamped the sentiment out. Following that I die cut it. And then I remembered that I still had the little heart die available. (When I created the Happy Birthday Gifts post, I used this die cut. It had both the inner heart and an outline heart. For this card, I used the outline.)

Stamps: House Mouse Designs Twinkle Toes, The Angel Company Twinkle Toes

Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Canson XL Watercolor

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Lagoon, Wisteria

Accessories: Amy Tangerine Scarlett, Water brush, Arteza Ginger, Bubble Bath Pink, Punch Pink, QuicKutz Nesting Circles, MFT Die-namics Fishtail Flag Stax

Raspberry Ballerina

Howdy!

Today's card is being entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says: Something Feminine
The Library Challenge 54 - Ballet Shoes
Stamplorations March Stencil Challenge

This card was very inspired by the book cover in both color and title. I started by taking out my stencil and cardstock. I placed the card base on my Stay-tion and sprayed Pixie Spray on it. I did this to keep the stencil in place and because it has such delicate details.

Paper: CTMH White Daisy

Ink: CTMH Raspberry

Accessories: Ballerina Stencil

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Dance Your Little Heart Out

Howdy y'all!

I created today's card for the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge. The challenge this week is Anything Goes. It is also a way to enter the Design Team call.

This is what the card looks like on my desk, before it gets cropped for a more Instagram ready look. I have included that image below, too.

Stamps: House Mouse Designs Twinkle Toes, The Angel Company Twinkle Toes

Paper: CTMH Gimme Some Sugar Bulk, Strathmore Bristol Vellum Surface

Paper Size: A2

Ink: CTMH Intense Black, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers

Accessories: Cheer & Co Black Doilies, QuicKutz Nesting Circles, Spectrum Noir TriBlend Bright Pink Blend, Blender, Hydrangea Blend, Gold Brown Blend

As a little girl, I would watch the Nutcracker. Watching those beautiful and talented dancers, made me wish I could be one someday. And this House Mouse stamp makes me think that even little girl mice, dream of being ballerinas.

To create this look, I stamped the image on a Post-It Note and cardstock. For the Post-It, I cut it out and used it as a mask, so I could brush the Peacock Feathers over the cardstock. And for the image stamped on the cardstock, I used Spectrum Noir TriBlend markers to color it.

If you wish to create a similar card. I have included compensated affiliate links in the detailed list of supplies. There is no cost to you for using the links. But does provide funds to help continue this blog.