Impression-Obsession Old Is New - On Point

It's Old Is New time once again at the Impression-Obsession blog!  All of the designers are sharing projects we have made using older IO (and Serendipity) stamps.  You can see the other designer's blog links on the IO blog HERE.

I was delighted when Mitra decided to take on the Serendipity line, and I simply had to have this ballet one, to make a card for my eldest granddaughter, our dancer!

 Stamps:  On Point SS1054-F
               Cover-A-Card Music CC029
               Hummingbird WP937

I stamped the On Point stamp onto bristol vellum, using VersaFine Claire Nocturne ink, and let it dry. 
I colored the image with Faber Castell soft pastels, using a twice-folded cotton makeup remover square, and q-tips to apply the color.   I also added some color to the bottom right corner, using the folded makeup remover square.

I layered the panel onto a teal card stock panel, then onto a panel onto which I had stamped the Cover-A-Card Music stamp, with distress ink.  I added the whole shebang to an A2 card front, and stamped the verse, which is from the Hummingbird WP937 clear set.

I kept my card simple for a couple of CAS challenges.  No embellishments.  I really had to refrain, which is hard for me!

And for the inside:

I hope you are inspired by my card.  And I hope my Keeley likes it!  She's going to a dance competition over the 4th, so she's been working really hard, perfecting her dance moves.

Don't forget to check out the other designer's cards HERE.

I am adding my card to these challenges:
Addicted To Stamps - Anything goes
Allsorts Challenge - Soft Pastels
Tuesday Throwdown - Keep it simple
AAA Cards - One corner Optional flowers 
Color Throwdown  - Colors   



Thank you for visiting my blog today.  I appreciate your visits and comments.

Blessings,
 

Life Is About Learning To Dance - Challenge card

I would say that winter has decided to return to upstate New York, but I think it would be more accurate to say that winter has finally actually arrived!  Albeit late.  The weather people say we will have more snow between last night and today than we have had in all of December and March combined!  My poor, poor daffodils have bloomed and are now buried under 8-10 inches of snow!  So far.  My lilies are not appreciating their blanket of snow on their fresh, vulnerable sprouts.  I hear no birds today..they have gone back into hiding, me thinks.

So, good day to create.  And today's card has flowers for us to enjoy.  Flowers that the snow cannot squash!

While I had the stencil (The Crafter's Workshop) out from yesterday's card, I decided to ink another piece of watercolor paper with TH distress inks in shades of green.  I was going for a pale gradiated look here, as I knew I would be stamping over it.

I stamped Penny Black's brush tulips 2835K on the panel, using TH blues and greens.  After it dried, I touched up areas of the tulips and added more shading and details with my colored pencils (I use Faber Castell polychromos).

The saying is from an unmounted stamp a friend had given me (thanks, Karen).  I love when my friends buy two of the same thing!  She couldn't remember who the manufacturer was, and I don't know either.  If you happen to know, please leave a comment below to let me know.  Thanks!  I stamped it with my favorite permanent black ink pad, India Ink Black.  Because the watercolor paper is textured, some of the letters were not as dark as they should be, so I used my micron pen to go over them.  The Happy birthday is Penny Black, stamped on green vellum.

It took every ounce of my being to not embellish this card, as I love to use ribbons, bows, pearls, rhinestones, and/or sequins.  I just wanted the flowers to be the star of the show here.  I did, however, enhance the flowers with my new favorite glitter pen.  It is the Spectrum Noir clear glitter pen.  It adds just the right amount of shimmer.  It sparkles and twinkles, but does not overpower!  I love it.  I have a feeling you will be seeing a lot more of it on my projects.

Challenges for this card:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Addicted To Stamps - Make A Mark

Color ThrowDown - Challenge # 386 - use lime green and teal

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - April showers (dance in the rain)  Even though it is snow here, not rain!

Penny Black at Allsorts - Birthdays!

So, off to my next project....or shall I work on my prayer shawl...or Zentangle, or tackle my knitted socks?  Decisions...well, off I go to do one of those things.  Or take a nap.  Hmmmmmm.  I do love retirement.....no money, but no job stress either!

Be blessed,

lynda