House of Cards: Feather Images and/or Color Inspiration

Hello, everyone! It's time for another challenge at House of Cards, and this month we have a fabulous inspiration challenge for you! You can choose to follow the colors OR use feather images OR do both! It's up to you!  Take a peek at the inspiration...

I was inspired by both the colors and images, and I started with just one card...but it morphed into a bold and fresh card set! ;)  I used Photoshop to create my panel (these are all one layer cards), and then used hue settings to change the colors quickly and easily. Here's the entire set...

After I printed the cards, I rounded the corners at the bottom to add a bit of finish. Seam binding ribbon in coordinating tones was added to the tops of the cards and sequins, liquid pearls, and rhinestones were added to enhance the sentiment at the bottom of the card. This set uses images from the Fanciful Feathers digital stamp set and a sentiment from the Beauty digital stamp set from MHKDesigns.

I LOVE the monochrome that was created on each card with printing, ribbon, and embellishments! These turned out so prettily, and I hope you like them! I can't wait to hear your thoughts in the comments below. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today, friends!  I hope you take a bit of time to come and play along with us at House of Cards.  Don't forget to stop by the other DT members' blogs for even MORE amazing inspiration--they always blow me away!  I'll be back later this month with more crafty posts!  Until then, HUGS and happy stamping, friends! :)

Project supplies:

Fanciful Feathers | MHKDesigns	Beauty | MHKDesigns	(February Pre-order) Ranger Liquid Pearls- Raspberry	Daffodil Liquid Pearls | Ranger	Ranger Liquid Pearls in Baby Blue
Ranger Liquid Pearls In Key Lime	Iridescent Rhinestones | Want2Scrap	Powdered Sugar Cardstock	Guava Seam Binding Ribbon | The Stamps of Life	Lemonade Seam Binding | The Stamps of Life
Kiwi Seam Binding Ribbon | The Stamps of Life	Christmas Ribbon Collection | Inspired By Stamping

MHKDesigns: Purple Roses

Hi, friends! I'm so sorry to be incredibly quiet this month, but this last semester of student teaching has been very busy and stressful for me! Luckily, I was able to create a card using this month's FREEBIE panel that's available today on the MHKDesigns blog!  Take a peek at my card...

I decided to keep things CAS this month. I water colored the roses purple and added some glitter and shiny gel pens for added texture. The shine from the roses compliments the shine from the rhinestones that were added at the end of the creating process.

Some ribbon and faux stitching helps to complete this creation. I love the clean feel and pretty colors of this card--what do you think?!  I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, friends! Hop over to the MHKDesigns blog to grab this freebie panel, and then don't forget to use it to enter our monthly challenge in April! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends! :)

Project supplies:

Realistic Roses | MHKDesigns

Saint Patrick's Day Print

Hi, friends! I haven't posted in far too long, so I thought I would share a digital freebie with you all! This one is perfect to print and display in your home this week for Saint Patrick's Day! Until next time, HUGS and happy crafting, all! :)

MHKDesigns: March Challenge

Hello, everyone!  Happy March! It's beginning to look like spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, and Easter is upon us, as well, so we've got a photo inspiration challenge to match at MHKDesigns!  Take a peek...

I was inspired by the colors and flowers in the photo. I chose to do a more floral creation this month so I could practice my coloring with Spectrum Noir markers. Check out my creation...

These beautiful flowers are from the Open Bloom set. I used the Spectrum Noir pinks, yellows, and greens to color them in. The shadowing in the image makes coloring them super simple!

The sentiment is from the I've Been Framed set. I printed it onto vellum, then punched it out with a circle punch and framed it with gems. I love the way the border turned out!

The papers I used to accent the card base are from the Trick or Treat and Egg-cellent Easter paper packs. Some ribbon up top ties is all together! I love the way this turned out, and I hope you do, too!  Please do leave me a comment to let me know what you think! :)

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends!  I hope you hop over to join in our monthly challenge at MHKDesigns!  There are prizes for each one, and you can use any products you'd like! :) Don't forget to leave some love with the other gals on this wonderful DT, too!

Asha | Asmah | Dawn | Jessica | Judy | Julie

Monica | Rocky | Shawna | Tasha

I'll be back soon with more creations using MHKDesigns products!

Until then, HUGS and happy {digital} stamping, friends! :)

Project supplies:

Open Bloom Digital Stamp Set | MHKDesigns	I′ve Been Framed Digital Stamp Set | MHKDesigns	Egg-cellent Easter Papers | MHKDesigns	Trick or Treat Papers | MHKDesigns	Spectrum Noir Markers: Green
Spectrum Noir Markers - Yellows	Spectrum Noir Markers: Pink	Iridescent Rhinestones | Want2Scrap	Recollections Vellum Paper Pack	Gingersnap cardstock
Powdered Sugar Cardstock	Multi Colored Doilies | Talking Tables Floral Fiesta