Love Is In The Air At Penny Black Saturday Challenge

Hello, and happy Saturday!  Today starts a new challenge at Penny Black Saturday Challenge.  The theme is Love Is In The Air.

Stamp:  PB Fairy Love
            PB All My Love
Die:      PB Scrolls Decorative Dies

I love this sweet little girl in her fairy costume!  
I colored her with a water brush and Arteza Real Brush Markers, then die cut with a Spellbinder's die.  Added the scroll border die, and the verse.

Inside:

I am adding my card to these challenges:  
Dies R Us Challenge  - Hearts, love, valentine
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything goes
Paper Funday Challenge  - Affectionate
Make My Monday Challenge - Favorite fairy tale 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Be sure to visit the Penny Black Saturday Challenge and join the fun!

Blessings,

Impression Obsession In Love With Spring Release Hop Celebration - Day Six

Here we are, at the final day of the In Love With Spring release!  I have two sets of cards for you today.  The other two designers with projects today are Dina and Susan.  You can find links to their posts HERE.

Set One features some of the fabulous new flower dies.  
IO stamps/dies links
Stitched Flower DIE936-C
Stitched Tulip DIE938-E
Mid-Size Frame DIE930-Z
Hugs DIE516A
See The Light C13785
French Text CAC CC151

I used distress inks to create papers for backgrounds for both cards.  I also created some fun paper using the 'smoosh watercolor technique' with distress inks for cutting dies.  

On the first card, I used one of the background panels on a white A2 card, then cut the dies from the smoosh paper.  I used a brush applicator to apply distress ink through the 'stencil' which I made with my flower dies, then brushed distress ink along the edges and inside.  

I added the die cut flowers over the ones I had 'stenciled in,' then stamped the See The Light verse in brown Ranger Archival ink.  I attached the panel to the other watercolored paneled card front.  Some spatters finish the front.  
For card two, I used a blended distress ink background, then stamped the CAC French Text onto the blue die cut frame, and white card stock 'inside' the negative tulip die.  I layered all, with the addition of the hugs die.

Set two features our Bunny Bea and Bunny Bob adorable stamps....
IO stamp links:
G12208 Bunny Bea
F12207 Bunny Bob
Hello C20810
Mini Gingham CAC background CC373
Love DIE271-D
Half Inch Buttons DIE926-I

I just have to smile when I look at these stamps!  The are so fun to color, and I used my Polychromos colored pencils on both cards.  I masked Bunny Bea, and used distress ink with a mandala stencil for the background on the first card.  I added the Love die cut, and some die cut little hearts.

For the second card, I distressed the borders of the Bunny Bob panel, then layered it onto black, then onto a panel onto which I had stamped the very handy Mini Gingham CAC background.  All went onto a gray card base.

I added the Hello on some scrap white, with foam tape, then some buttons.  I stacked three button die cuts to give them dimension.  For the 'thread,' I used very thin sliver strips of black card stock.

Here are the cards a bit larger...

I hope you have enjoyed the In Love With Spring Release Hop Celebration at Impression Obsession.  Don't forget to leave comments here and on the other designer's blogs to be eligible for one of the $25 gift certificates.  Each designer has one to give away.  Deadline for comments is January 12th.  Winners will be announced January 14th. 

Good luck, and as usual, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

Blessings,
 

Holiday Greetings Challenge - Snowy Friends

Today starts a new challenge at the Impression-Obsession blog,    Holiday Greetings - any holiday.  

I just adore this little snowman (girl on my card) holding a heart shaped twig wreath; made me think Valentine's Day.  And I couldn't resist using the cute little bunny with her.
 
Impression-Obsession stamps and die used:
Snowman Wreath E20584
Woodland Bunny Standing C20549
Blessing Brush Words WP863 
DIE343-T Hill Landscape Layers 
DIE134-D Mini Heart Row

I started with bristol card stock, and cut a hill using the Hill Landscape Layers die.   I used a part of the die to create a layer about half way up a white card panel, with blue distress ink and a brush.  I used the cut part of the die on the bottom of the card front. 

I stamped the Snowman Wreath snowman and colored her with Arteza Real Brush Markers.  I also colored the
Woodland Bunny Standing with the same markers.

I stamped the 'love you' with words from the
Blessing Brush Words WP863  set onto a scrap piece, and added it to the card.

I finished it off with some die cut hearts from the DIE134-D Mini Heart Row scattered about, and some glitter 'snowflakes.'

Be sure to stop by the IO blog challenge post for links to the other design team girls' cards.

I hope you are inspired to join our Holiday Greetings Challenge at the Impression-Obsession blog.  You have until January 1st to enter, the winner of a $25 Impression-Obsession gift card will be posted January 2nd.  Visit the Impression-Obsession challenge post here for details and rules.  Good luck! 

Other challenges:
The Card Concept - Elegant holidays
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Dies R Us - Snowflakes
Double D Challenges - Let it snow
Dragonfly Journeys - Handmade holiday magic
Modsquad Challenge - Use a metal die
Watercooler Challenges - Anything goes  
Thanks for visiting.  

Blessings,

Snowman Wreath E20584
Woodland Bunny Standing C20549
Blessing Brush Words WP863 
DIE343-T Hill Landscape Layers
DIE134-D Mini Heart Row
Arteza Real Brush Markers
  

Kitty Love Valentine Card

Today I posted a card on the Technique Junkies blog,  with my favorite stamp from the January release,  Kitty Duo.
Here's the card I posted....

You can see full details of the stamps, dies, etc. that I used, as well as directions on the TJ blog post HERE. 

Our February TJ release is coming up on Thursday, February 1st.  Be sure to visit.  There are some amazing stamps in that release, and I can't wait for you to see my fellow Design Team members'  fabulous cards using them.  Join us for the blog hop for all the excitement.  

Also, the new TJ challenge, Spattered Ombre, is going on now.  You have until February 11th to enter.  You could win a $25 gift certificate to use in the TJ store!  Full directions are given on the post link above.

As always, please use my discount code TJ10Lynda for 10% off your purchases on the TJ site.

Thanks for visiting.  Hope to see you HERE.  Please leave some love on the site, so I know you stopped by.  

Challenges:
Addicted To Stamps  - Anything goes

The Daily Marker 30 Day Color Challenge  - Day nine

Blessings,

Love Makes The World A Better Place Verve Stamps Challenge Card

My email contained a lovely surprise a few days ago, in the form of a page of free digital stamps from Verve Stamps.  I am using them to make cards for the Verve Diva Inspirations Challenge 
which is to use the digital stamps from the sheet on a card or project.

This is the page of images.....

My thanks to Verve Stamps for this freebee!  I love it.

Here is my first card....

I do not often use digital stamps, but I must say, I really had a great time with these.

For my card, I printed the image sheet onto craft card stock, then colored and cut them out and placed them on my card.  For the main image,' Love makes the world a better place,' I placed a circle stencil over it, then sponged white ColorBox ink over the image. I had to go over the letters with a black Pigma pen to get them dark again.  Then I used a circle die cut slightly larger to cut it out.  I colored all of the images with distress markers.  The panel with the tiny hearts was stamped with ColorBox white pigment ink using a tiny heart stamp from my stash.  All others are from the sheet of digis.
I added a piece of twine ribbon, and some string along the left side for interest.

I layered the elements on my card to fit the sketch challenge at Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge, so I could enter it there.

I am also adding my card to these challenges:
 
Tuesday Throwdown - Heart Strings (use hearts and string, ribbon, or twine)

House of Cards Challenge  - Love theme and/or colors

Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge - Love

Thank you for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with an entirely different take with this digi sheet.  Tomorrow it will be pink!

Blessings,

lynda