Inspired By Stamping: Cherry Blossoms

Hi, friends!  It's time for another release for Inspired By Stamping, and we have some GORGEOUS stamps to share with you in the next few days!  Today we're sharing creations made with the *NEW* Cherry Blossoms set!  Take a peek at my creation...

For this card, I heat embossed the repeated image from the *NEW* Cherry Blossoms set on watercolor card, then watercolored over and around the images to create a patterned background.  This card did not photograph/edit well, but the colors are SUPER vibrant in real life!

I stamped one of the fun sentiments from the *NEW* Cherry Blossoms set, then layered it and added it to the card on top of some cut paper banners.  A few rhinestones flank the sentiment for a bit more texture and shine, and ribbon was added to the top to anchor the paper banners.

I think the final card is super fun, springtime fresh, and something that will bring a bit of sunshine into the recipient's life, don't you? :)  I would love to hear what you think of my card in the comments below!

Thank you so much for stopping by, friends!  I'll be back tomorrow with another creation using *NEW* stamps from Inspired By Stamping!  For more inspiration, make sure to head over to Joanna's blog for a list of those who are sharing their creations today, too!  Until tomorrow, HUGS and happy stamping, friends! :)

Project supplies:

  

Inspired By Stamping: Winter Mittens

Oh, the weather outside is... Finish the line--according to YOUR area of the world! ;)  I know it isn't all cold and wintry everywhere in the world, but I've got the winter blues today here on my blog--CHRISTMAS blues, that is!  Check out my card using *NEW* products from Inspired By Stamping...

I started by stamping and heat embossing a sentiment from the Festive Greetings stamp set onto white cardstock.  I sponged over it with varying shades of blue, then added some Wink of Stella for shine.

I utilized the Rock 'n' Roll technique on the mittens--also from the Festive Greetings set.  Some glitter gel pen filled in the snowflakes on the gloves, and a few navy pearls were added.  Silver glittery snowflakes fall down the patterned paper base, also dotted with navy pearls.

I love the wintry feel that I created by keeping this card monochrome, and I hope you do, TOO!  Please leave comments below to share what you're thinking with me today. :)

That's all for me today!  Make sure to hop over and grab this fabulous stamp set today to recreate my project.  Also, don't forget to join in our monthly challenge for your chance to win some goodies, too!  Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping to you all! :)

Project supplies:

Festive Greetings | Inspired By Stamping

Paper Sweeties October Release Sneak Peeks!

Hi, friends!  It's time for another release at Paper Sweeties, and we've got some gorgeous CHRISTMAS inspiration for you over the next few days!  For today, I'm sharing a card that uses the emboss resist technique.  Take a peek...

This card uses a stamp from the *NEW* set called The Reason For the Season.  I LOVE that this sentiment is designed to look like a small Christmas Tree, so I decided to heat emboss it, then watercolor over it to create a tree shape.  A Cookie Dough sequin was added to the center of the star for more sparkle and shine.

I added some green grosgrain ribbon, red velvet ribbon, and gold elastic cording to tie some Rusty Jingle Bells to the bottom of my focal panel.  I LOVE these textures and colors on top of each other!

Some faux stitching and patterned paper were all that this needed to finish the card!  I really love it and hope you do, too!  Please leave me a comment below to let me know what you think! :)

That's all for me today, friends!  I'll be back tomorrow with more inspiration using *NEW* products from Paper Sweeties!  Make sure to take a peek at the inspiration from the rest of the team, too...

Here's your hop list~

Angel Johns 
Cheryl Lea

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Emily Frasier 
Jill Norwood 

Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Mynnette Kitchen

Nancy Penir

Don't forget about the October Card Kit!

Thanks for stopping by!
I'll be back tomorrow!
Until then, HUGS and happy stamping!

Project supplies:

Rusty Jingle Bells - Paper Sweeties

Cookie Dough Sequins--Paper Sweeties

CASE-ing Christmas: Challenge #30

Dashing through the snow... I am SO excited that Christmas is getting closer and closer!  If you haven't started your holiday cards, I hope you join us at CASE-ing Christmas this month for our CASE challenge!  This month, we are CASEing the lovely Asha.  Take a peek at her card...

I LOVE the gorgeous snowy sky and lovely scene that Asha used for her card, so I decided to do something similar.  Check out my card...

I used a set from Close To My Heart to create my scene, but the sentiment is from the October 2015 Card Kit from The Stamps of Life.  I added faux snow pen, glitter, and liquid pearls after coloring with colored pencils.  I LOVE all the beautiful textures that are on this card--it looks so cool IRL!

To create a snowy sky like this, you need to start by stamping and heat embossing your snowflakes with clear embossing powder.  After you do that, and they cool, you sponge ink over them, then gently wipe the ink off of the flakes and voila!  I then added some liquid pearl dots for more shine and additional "snowflakes".

I absolutely adore the way this card turned out!  I was worried I'd mess it up, but taking it step by step helped me stay on track. ;)  I hope you like it, too--and please do leave me a comment below to tell me your thoughts!

That's all for me right now, friends!  THANK YOU so much for stopping by!  I hope you come and join us at CASE-ing Christmas, and make sure to check out the inspiration from the other gals, too!

Click the links to check out our team's cards~

Asha | Belinda | Cohenna | Claire | Daen'Ys | Donna

Emily | Judy | Lisa | Mynn | Rocky | Steph | Taunya

I'll be back later with more crafty makes!  Until then, HUGS and MERRY stamping to you all!!!

52CCT: September Technique Challenge

Welcome to another weekly DT post for 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown!!!  I hope you've been playing along with us--you're ready for the holiday card rush if so!  If not, there's no better time to start than the present!!!  We've got a fabulous challenge this week for you to participate in and the DT has made some gorgeous samples to share with you!

Here's our technique for the week~

My card & a bit of detail~

I've used sequins from my stash, glitter glue by Studio G, liquid pearls by Ranger, embossing powder by Stampendous!, patterned paper by Recollections, a blending tool by Ranger, and all other supplies are by Stampin' Up!.

Can you tell that I'm always influenced by pictures?!  I LOVED the wintry colors in the technique photo and so I had to go with them for my creation.  I am so happy with how this turned out!

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop and visit me today!  I hope that you will join us this week and that you'll take a bit of time to see what the other DT members have created and give them some love as well!  HUGS and merry stamping, friends!

MMM: Shades of Purple

Welcome to another Make My Monday DT post!  This week we've got a color challenge for you.  We'd like you to use SHADES OF PURPLE WITH ONLY ONE NEUTRAL COLOR!  I chose purple and white.

Here's my card~

I've used stamps by Hero Arts, a sentiment by Inspired By Stamping, rhinestone butterflies and glitter glue by Studio G, a blending tool and liquid pearls by Ranger, white embossing powder by Stampendous! and all other supplies are by Stampin' Up!.

I had a grand time creating the background!  I first embossed some blooms from Hero Arts with white embossing powder by Stampendous!.  Then I used the blending tool and purple inks to shade it.  After taht I used deep purple ink to add some other flower images.  Liquid pearls in deep and light purple and white finished it up.  I love this card!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek!  I do hope you'll join us this week!  I can't wait to see your glorious purple creations!  Don't forget to take a look at the other DT creations as well--they're all stunning!  HUGS and happy stamping friends! :)

Inkspirational: May Color Challenge

Welcome to another month at Inkspirational!  Since it's a new month, we've got a new sponsor!  This month it's a fabulous friend who's giving away a batch of goodies from her stash!

Tammy from Creatively Me!

With this fabulous prize~

One lucky winner will get 

ALL of these amazing goodies!

So, what's this week's challenge?  Well, since it's the first week, we've got a new color scheme for you to play around with.  It's fresh and a bit summery...we cannot wait to see what you make of it!

Here it is~

Here's my card~

Details~

I've used stamps by Prima, clear embossing powder by Stampendous!, a blending tool by Ranger, and all other supplies are by Stampin' Up!.  I used the medallion stamp to create fun faux patterned paper to match the vintage feel of the image and sentiment.  I just LOVE the contrast between the more modern polka dot paper and the created pattern!

Thanks for stopping by to take a look at my card!  I hope you'll join us this week and that you'll take a bit of time to say hi to the gals on my fabulous DT!  HUGS and happy stamping, friends! :)

Pumpkins & Gratitude

Wow. I do NOT have a lot of time this week. Soooo...I have to combine challenges. Which I don't do a whole lot. BUT, these challenges just fit really well together, so it must be fate!

So, here are the challenges I'm submitting this card into:

Make My Monday: Autumn Resist

CR84FN39: Orange, Yellow, Brown

Wee Memories #70: Favorite Technique

and

JUGS #104: Sketch (Happy Anniversary!)

These are all FABULOUS challenges, so I hope you get a chance to join us each week!

Now to the card! I knew that the colors from CR84FN screamed fall, and I'm in LOVE with a new pumpkin image that I recently bought, so I knew that I'd be doing a fall card. And fall to me means gratitude.

Hence the sentiment~

Now, I LOVE doing resist techniques, so it was appropriate to combine Wee Memories with Make My Monday. And the pumpkin needed to be embossed and then colored with a resist technique. So that's what I did!

See?~

And then I saw the JUGS sketch. And my card was put together!

Oh, you wanna see the finished product?!

Ok!

Here it is~

This is another card I'm using for the Gratitude Project. Click on the button on the top left of my blog for more info. :) Happy stamping!