Happy fall, y'all! Just popping in to post a fall card. I am having so much FUN with this leaf stamp from Technique Junkies! Here's the first card I made with it....
I love fall, so just can't keep my hands off my fall stamps. For my card today, I used two Technique Junkies stamps. The leaf is #S324 Big Ornamental Leaf. The verse is from the set S546 Things I Want To Do.
I used distress ink minis on the stamp, in my Misti. On mixed media paper, I used various colors, inking and misting as I went along. I used a brush to move some of the color around on the image, then when dry, repeated the stamping. The verse was stamped with Ranger Archival ink.
I sponged some scattered straw and peeled paint distress ink around the image, then fussy-cut the right edge before mounting the panel onto a green A2 card front. Some amber gems finish off the card.
Be sure to stop by on the Technique Junkies blog tomorrow for the October new release and blog hop. I promise, you won't be disappointed. The new stamps are so yummy, and I can't wait for you to see them. My hop post will be right here tomorrow morning 8 AM EST, so come on back. Or, hop on at Technique Junkies blog.
As usual, you will get 15% off new release stamps, and 10% off any others tomorrow through October 8th, including the ones I used on this card today, just by using my code TJ10Lynda at checkout.
I am adding my card to these challenges:
AAA Cards Challenge - Inspired by a tv show America's Got Talent - live out loud
Addicted To Stamps - Anything goes
Allsorts Challenge - Autumn glory
Little Red Wagon - Falling Leaves
Modsquad Challenge - Fall is in the air
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything goes
Pile It On Challenges - Think big
Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope to see you back here bright and early tomorrow for the October Technique Junkies release post. I appreciate your visits and your comments.
Blessings,
Just squeezing in another Christmas card today. I love this candle from Penny Black (Xmas Light), and just had to play with it.
I also used Wonderful holiday sentiment, and some other Penny Black background stamps from my stash. I used Tim Holtz distress inks to ink my stamp, and with my Misti I stamped a few times, adding color and water, and painting it out between stampings.
I added the background stamps lightly, and used tea dye distress ink along the outsides.
I am adding my card to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge. The theme is Christmas or winter.
I hope you are all set for Christmas. It's sneaking up on us. I'm praying for nice travel weather for all who are driving. Stay safe, everyone. And have yourself a very Merry Christmas.
God bless,
lynda joy
Hello, and welcome!
The lovely poinsettia is an elegant flower, and the perfect one to use for a birthday card for someone whose birthday falls right around Christmas, don't you think?
I created my background for this card by brushing Tim Holtz distress inks onto 110 lb. white card stock, using my Clarity stencil brushes. I love the soft airbrush feel these brushes give, and how easily they blend from one color to the next.
I attached the panel to a top-fold card slightly larger than A2.
For the flowers and leaves, I white embossed Essentials By Ellen's Mondo Poinsettia stamps and leaves onto white 110 lb. white card stock. I used the Clarity stencil brushes to brush Tim Holtz distress inks onto the flowers and leaves, blending colors as I applied them. The color variances do not show so well in the photo, as they do in real life. I embossed Happy Birthday, from Essentials by Ellen's 'Lovely' clear set.
For the flower centers, I used FineTec gold paints. I also took some of the gold paint, and mixed it with water, then brushed it over the petals and leaves, which gave them some gold shimmer.
Here is a close-up which shows some of the shimmer. The photo does not do it justice!
I fussy-cut and attached the flowers and leaves with glue dots. Some sparkling crystals by Studio Katia finish off my card tonight.
I am adding my card to these challenges:
Ellen Hutson Pin-Sights Challenge -
Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything goes
Seize The Birthday - Anything goes
Thanks for stopping by.
Blessings,
lynda
