Muse-CASology-NBUS-AAA - I Think You're Awesome

Greetings Everyone!

Today, I started with a card for Muse ... then, it happened to work for CASology, AAA Cards and NBUS.  

Muse Card Challenge 181 - Sarah Platt provided us a fantastic card for our inspirations. My inspirations translated to an almost-CASE - colors, heart, layout, yellow strip at bottom, black strip. I loved her die-cut heart so I made my own rendition by doing water color smooshing/swooshing with yellow, green, blue Distress inks. Then, I used a cutting plate and a black ball-point pen to make the pattern. Then, I thought the heart could use some sparkle,so a couple coats of clear WOS were applied.

CASology 213 - Stitch. The heart and bottom strip are stitched.

AAA Cards Challenge #72 - New Technique.  My new technique is the pattern I made on the heart using a cutting plate and black ball-point pen.

NBUS #7 Challenge - part of the sentiment and the black glitter paper (the package that included this paper had never been open ... of course, I had to have it when I bought it a couple years ago!!) are my NBUS.  This is a fun challenge hosted by Darnell.

Hope your day is enjoyable.

Thank you for visiting ... always appreciate your feedback.

Marilyn

Card Stock - Recollections
DP - Recollections
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Ink - MFT - Hybrid; Ranger - Distress
Marker - Black Ball Point Pen
Embellishment - clear WOS

MCV - Addicted to Stamps and More - Happy Holidays

Hello Everyone!

A couple of challenges:

Muse: ChristmasVisions 59

Addicted to Stamps and More - Holiday

Today, playing cards with MCV where GD Meredith MacRitchie provided a beautiful card for our inspirations. I like tags on cards, although I seem to struggle with size, etc., on mine. From Michelle's card I used hand stamped flower background panel, tag with scallop edge, red and black sentiment with part of the sentiment die cut, vellum, general layout.  My main panel was created using a ghosting technique (randomly stamp images with white pigment ink, let dry thoroughly, apply/blend colored ink with a blending tool). The centers of the flowers were stamped with gold Delicata ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

Also, linking to Addicted to Stamps and More where the theme is holiday.

Wish you an enjoyable day!


Marilyn

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Card Stock - Recollections; MFT
DP - Vellum - Recollections
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamps - Hampton Arts; MFT
Ink - MFT - Dye, Hybrid; Delicata
Other - Hemp Cord - MFT

Muse - GD - Just a Note

Muse Challenge 180 - Guest Designer

What an honor to GD for Muse ... a big shout-out to Ardyth who invited me for this week.

For my card I had a couple things in mind ... I wanted to use at least one technique that was new to me and for the card to be easy to make. Maybe it was because I took my time, but this card was created on the first attempt ... a big accomplishment!!

I'm looking forward to seeing and commenting on your creations. Following are the steps for the card and some notes.

Wish you a pleasant day!
Marilyn

Step 1. The colors on the main panel were created by randomly stamping four colors of Distress Ink on an acrylic block, spritzing with water, applying the block to the card stock, and blotting with a paper towel to remove excess moisture. This process was repeated a few times to achieve the desired colors, pattern, etc. In between the steps, I let the card stock dry naturally. 

Step 2. The black images were stamped using MFT - Licorice Hybrid Ink.

Step 3. The white image and sentiment were stamped using MFT - White Pigment Ink and heat embossed with Stampendous White Embossing Powder.

Step 4. The colored panel was mounted onto black card stock, then adhered to a white card stock base.

Notes - The ink blending technique was new to me, although not new in the paper crafting community. So that I had an idea where to start, I viewed a few videos. For some steps I spritzed just a little water and others more water ... this creates some interesting 'textures' in the colors. Stamping and embossing in white was finally a success on this card. I concluded it just takes good quality products. My card stock is not water color paper. It is 110 lb. card stock from Michaels. It did not warp.

Card Stock - Recollections
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamps - Inkadinkadoo; MFT
Inks - Ranger - Distress (Fired Brick, Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey); MFT - Hybrid and Pigment
EP - Stampendous

CASology - CTD - May all your Christmas Dreams come true

Greetings!

A couple of cards for two challenges

CASology 211  - Dream


Today, I'm playing cards at CASology where the cue word is 'Dream.'  Never too early to start Christmas dreaming!

Card Stock - Recollections
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamps - MFT; Hampton Arts
Ink - MFT - Hybrid
Markers - Copics; Gelly Roll
Embellishment - WOS

Color Throwdown 406


Our challenge is to use light pink, orange, green and white. The back panel is ink blended/water colored using Distress Inks. The die-cut sentiment and water color panel are offset with black card stock to add some definition.  The small gems in the center of each sequin were custom colored to match the background.

Card Stock - Recollections
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamp - MFT
Ink - Ranger - Distress; MFT - Hybrid
Embellishments - sequins and gems

Wish you a pleasant day!

Marilyn

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MCV - Wishing you the joy of the season

Greetings!

Muse: ChristmasVisions 58

This week Cornelia provided a stunning card for our inspirations.  My rendition is a CAS version that includes color scheme and one deer colored in black with white features.  A light painting of clear WOS adds some interest to the slopes.  A few pale lavender gem stones dot the mostly lavender sky.

Hope you're having a pleasant day!

Marilyn

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Card Stock - Recollections
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamps - Hero Arts
Ink  MFT - Hybrid
Embellishments - Gelly Roll - White; WOS; gem stones

Muse - Love Always Wins

Greetings!

Muse Card Challenge #179

Today, I'm playing cards with Jenni who is this week's muse. She provided us a sparkly CAS birthday card for our inspiration. My rendition includes general layout, rainbow of colors, sparkle. 

Jenni, I know what you mean by having to redo a card that seems easy to create. Frequently, mine go to the 'round file' or I'm looking for an embellishment to cover my oops! Somehow, I managed to complete this card the first time ... a big yea!!

Wish you a pleasant day.

Marilyn

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Card Stock - MFT; Recollections
Dies - MFT
Stamps - MFT; Hero Arts
Ink - MFT - Hybrid
Markers - Copics
Embellishment - WOS

MFT - Camp Create Farewell Bonfire! - Love Always Wins

Greetings!

Playing cards with the MFT Summer Camp. Today, it is the Camp Create Farewell Bonfire!  The challenge is Bonfire Craft - Single Layer Savvy.

I used Copic markers to brightly color a couple of birds from the MFT Birds of Paradise stamp set. For a few white dot features on the birds a white Gelly Roll pen was used. For a little sparkle a painting of clear WOS was added to the heart.

Hope you're having a pleasant day!

Marilyn

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Card Stock - Recollections
Die - MFT - Die-namics
Stamps - MFT; Hero Arts
Markers - Copics; Gelly Roll
Ink - MFT - Hybrid
Embellishment - clear WOS

MFT - hello

Greetings!

Playing cards with ...

MFT - Camp Create 3 - Stunning Shadow Stamping

The main panel is MFT Red Hot card stock. Using Flashy Florals stamps first I inked with MFT - Pigment White Ink and stamped.  Then, I inked with MFT Red Hot Dye Ink and stamped offset over the white. This lets the white and red show as shadows on the images.  Before adding the sentiment and sequins, I die-cut with a MFT die and adhered to white card stock. The sentiment was cut from a MFT Die-namics in white card stock and layered three times for some dimension. Sparkle was added with silver sequins with a pearl adhered to the center of each.

Wish you a fun summer day!

Marilyn

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Card Stock - MFT; Recollections
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamps - MFT - Flashy Florals
Ink - MFT - Pigment, Dye
Embellishments - sequins and pearls from stash

MFT - MCV - Happy Christmas

Greetings!

Playing in a couple of challenges ...

MFT - Camp Create 3- Divine Dry Embossing

Muse: ChristmasVisions 57

My card was inspired by Chriss the muse at MCV this week.  From her card I chose to use green background (under the stamped wreath), wreath, same-word sentiment, layout.

The green circle element was ink blended using three colors of green Distress inks.  Then, the circle was embossed with the MFT Pierced Circle STAX die.  The next step was to stamp the wreath in the green circle. A small MFT Pierced Circle STAX die was used to emboss a small circle impression in the center of the wreath (in the photo it's difficult to see the embossed definitions but they are there!!). A few 'berries', gems, sequins, clear WOS were added for holiday sparkle.

Hope you're having a pleasant day.
Marilyn

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Card Stock - Recollections
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamps - Hampton Arts, MFT
Ink - Ranger - Distress, MFT- Hybrid
Embellishments - sequins and gems from stash; clear WOS

MFT - Color Throwdown - Happy Happy Birthday

Greetings!

Today, playing in two challenges ...

MFT - Camp Create 3 - Remarkable Resist

Color Throwdown - ctd405 - green, yellow, aqua

For my card I stamped the presents and bows using MFT White Pigment Ink and heat embossed with Stampendous white EP. Then, I ink blended using Ranger Distress ink in the green, yellow, aqua tones. For a water-color look a spritz of water was applied and dabbed with a paper towel.  Enamel dots in the color tones were added to each present.

Wish you a pleasant day!
Marilyn

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Card Stock - Recollections
Stamps - MFT
Inks - MFT - Pigment and Hybrid; Ranger - Distress
EP - Stampendous
Embellishments - Enamel Dots

Note -- this is one of the cards that caught Jodi's eye at Color Throw Down.

LIM - MFT - hello friend

Greetings Everyone!

Playing cards in a couple of challenges ...

Less is More - Challenge #288 Colour - Blue and Brown

MFT - Camp Create 3 - Awesome Ombre 

The background was created by using two cuts from a background die and offsetting the pieces to make a stencil.  Two colors of Distress Ink (Salty Ocean and Vintage Photo) were ink blended over the stencil to create the pattern. The 'hello' part of the sentiment was created from a piece of scrap to blot the blending tool ... I liked it better than the one I worked so hard to make!! A few coats of clear glaze were applied to the 'hello' to provide some shine.

Hope you're having an enjoyable day!

Marilyn

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Card Stock - Recollections
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamp - Sizzix - Tim Holtz
Ink - Ranger - Distress, Hampton Art
Glaze Pen - Gelly Roll

Muse - MFT - birthday hello

Greetings Crafters!

Playing in a couple of challenges ...

Muse Challenge #178 where Tracey, our muse, provided a beautiful CAS card for our ' inspirations. In my card I used a raised panel, color hue, single flower.

MFT - Camp Create 3 - Monochromatic Magic - In my card I used three colors of Copics (R22, R24, R29) for the flower petals, 'birthday' part of the sentiment, the gems in the flower center.

Wish you a fun day!
Marilyn

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Card Stock - Recollections
Die - MFT - Die-namics
Stamps - Stampendous; unknown (label missing)
Ink - MFT - Hybrid
Markers - Copics

MCV56 - Peace and Joy to you and yours

Muse: ChristmasVisions 56

Greetings Christmas Card Crafters!

This week Kimberly who is our muse provided us a water-colored gem for our inspirations. From Kimberly's card I chose a similar layout and colors, sentiment that includes 'Joy' stamped on the blue-hued panel, black silhouette with yellow behind it.  

The blue-hued panel was created using a stencil made from a snow slopes die and ink blended with Distress inks in blues, pinks, purples (the pink doesn't show well but it's there!). The black silhouette is die-cut from a sky line die. The yellow is ink blended with Distress inks. The star and gems were added to cover an oops!!

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Card Stock - Recollections
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamp - Hero Arts
Inks - Ranger - Distress; MFT - Hybrid
Embellishments  - star and gems from stash

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - celebrate you

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Celebrate - for the 6th Anniversary of the Monday Challenge.

Greetings!  

I chose to make a card with bright tropical colors. The main panel was achieved by stamping Distress Ink on an acrylic block, spritzing with water, applying to card stock, blotting with a paper towel and repeating the process until the desired color blend was achieved. Using a background birthday stamp I second-generation stamped on the panel. A flower was stamped in the upper left corner and a 'celebrate you' sentiment was stamped both with MFT Hybrid Black Licorice ink. The panel was die-cut with part of the flower cut off. A diagonally-striped strip was added. For a touch of sparkle, gem stones in the colors of the ink were added to the flower center.

Hope you're having an enjoyable day!

Marilyn

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Card stock - Recollections
Dies - MFT - Die-namics - Pierced Rectangle STAX and Rectangle STAX
Stamps - MFT - HB Background, Hampton Arts, Unknown from stash
Ink - Ranger - Distress (Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Wild Honey); MFT - Hybrid - Black Licorice
Embellishments - gem stones - Recollections

Muse 177 - hello my friend

Hello Everyone!

Muse Card Challenge 177

Today, playing cards with Anita Bowden who is this week's muse.  Anita provided us a beautiful shaker card for our inspirations. From her card I used a butterfly, color hue, shaker element. For the butterfly I ink blended and water spritzed to achieve the water color look. The butterfly is die-cut, inlaid and backed with vellum. Assorted colors of sequins make up the shaker elements. I like how the vellum mutes the bright colors. I wanted the butterfly to sparkle, so I added a few coats of clear WOS that makes the color pop and purple gems to the round features on the wings.

Hope you're having a pleasant day.

Marilyn

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Cardstock - Recollections
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Inks - Ranger - Distress, MFT - Hybrid
Stamps - Stampendous
Embellishments - sequins from stash, Wink of Stella - clear, rhinestones - Recollections
Other - Vellum - Recollections

OLS30 - August Art - ART - believe-inspire-create

Greetings!

Two firsts - playing in the One Layer Simplicity Challenge with my first one-layer card.  The challenge this month is August Art - my card includes art inspired/themed sentiments.

First, I cut a piece of card stock using the MFT - Die-namics Snow Drifts Cover-up. That piece was used as a stencil to create the background by applying/ink blending three colors of Distress Inks (Abandoned Coral, Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade). Second, using the Blossom Stamp Set (Precious Remembrance) I stamped the flower and art-related sentiments in black.  Third, a sequin that matches/blends with the background colors was added to the flower center.

Wish you a pleasant day.
Marilyn

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Card Stock - Recollections
Dies - MFT - Die-namics (to create stencil)
Stamps - Precious Remembrance
Ink - Ranger - Distress, MFT - Hybrid
Embellishment - sequin

CASology - CAS Mixup - Addicted to Stamps and More - Fluttering By

Greetings Everyone!

I started by making a card for one challenge that grew into three challenges!  They are:

CASology 209 - Watercolor is the cue word.

CAS Mixup - Stamping + Sprays + Choice (water coloring, stenciling, die-cutting, heat embossing)

Addicted to Stamps and More #205 - Photo Inspiration

The water colored main panel was created using two colors of Distress Ink (Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers), stamping them on an acrylic block and spraying with water, then applying the block onto card stock. I did this process three to four times to achieve the rich jewel tone color. I let the card stock dry naturally between applications.  

For the next step I stamped using gold ink, a background scattered dots stamp, clear embossing powder - the result was insignificant.  So, I decided to use Gold Shimmer Spray using a stencil to achieve the small gold blotches.  The butterfly was die-cut and sprayed with a number of coats of White Shimmer Spray (IRL it's shimmery although difficult to see in the photo). The sentiment was stamped using  White Pigment Ink and heat embossed with white DP.  To pickup the gold feature on the panel three gold rhinestone gems were added to the center of the butterfly.

Hope you're having a pleasant day.
Marilyn

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Card stock - Recollections
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Ink - Ranger - Distress, MFT - Pigment
White and Gold Shimmer Sprays - heidi swapp
Embossing Powder - Stampendous, Hampton Art
Embellishments - gold rhinestone gems from stash

The Paper Players - AAA - Me without You

Greetings everyone!

Playing in a couple of challenges today ...

The Paper Players Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge #306 from Laurie

AAA Cards - Game #70 - Stitching

For TPP my card includes the right-hand column -  masculine, red, die cut

For AAA the stitching details are on the white panel and circle element on the sneaker.

Hope your
day is enjoyable.
Marilyn

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Card stock - Recollections
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamps - MFT
Ink - MFT - Hybrid and Dye

ATC - Addicted to Stamps and More - New Home Congratulations

Greetings!

Today, I'm playing in two challenges ...

Addicted to CAS - code word WELCOME

Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS 

The house on my card is die-cut using an arrow die. A die-cut red heart painted with clear WOS adds a 'welcoming' feature. The background of the circle panel was masked and ink blended to resemble blue sky peaking through the clouds. A few leaves were stamped in green to depict the house hanging in a tree.

Hope you're having an enjoyable day.
Marilyn

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Card stock - Recollections; MFT
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamps - MFT, Studio 112
Ink - Ranger - Distress; MFT - Hybrid and Dye
Embellishment - clear WOS