Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Luster Stencil And Distress Ink

It's Saturday, and this week it's time for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge Midweek Inspiration.  I have a card using one of PB's stencils today.

    

PB Stencil - Luster 25-013

PB Stamp Set - Special Thoughts 30-338

 

How I created my card today:

• On ivory card stock, I placed the Luster stencil.  I taped down the card stock and stencil and used brush ink applicators to apply spun sugar distress ink.  I repeated the application until I had the desired color intensity.  
  
  
  
• I used precision blender brushes to add the shading details with worn lipstick distress ink.  These brushes have more precise brush tips to allow the addition of finer details.
  
• For the leaves and stems, I used the same technique, and used brushed corduroy and walnut stain distress inks.
• I used larger stencil blending brushes to add pale pink distressing on the edges of the card inward. 
• I added distressing on the edges with brushed cordury distress ink, also.
• I added the verse from the Special Thoughts set with rich cocoa Memento ink.
  

And that's it.  I hope you like my card, and you're inspired to join us in this fun 'favorite color' challenge!  I can't wait to see what you create.  And you just might win a prize!  Can't win if you don't play.

Be sure to stop by the Penny Black Saturday Challenge and check out the other designer's amazing projects.  

 

I am also adding my card to these challenges:

The Flower Challenge - Brown and pink

Allsorts Challenge - My lovely garden

Little Red Wagon - Nature, flora, or fauna

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  See you over on the PBSC blog!

Blessings,

 

 

 

 

PB Stencil - Luster 25-013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PB Stamp Set - Special Thoughts 30-338

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nuvo Precision Blender Brushes 

 

 

 

 

 

brush ink applicators

Stencil Blending Brushes 

Impression Obsession Die-Cut Obsession

Hello!  Welcome to our blogs as we bring you inspiration for our Die Cut Obsession Day!  You can visit the other designer's blogs from the links in today's IO Blog post HERE. 

 

I have a halloween themed card today...

IO DIES:

Cauldron DIE1009-F

Alphabet Plain Lower Case DIE157-E for 'boo!'

3/8 Inch Buttons DIE1002-E

Circle punches for 'bubbles' 

This was a fun, easy card.  Here's what I did:

• I layered a square black card with purple, white and orange cs.
• I cut the Cauldron die from black glossty cs, and added it to the card front.
• I hand-cut a bit of green cs for the inside of the cauldron, and punched with punches from my stock, and added various size circles from the lime green. 
• I hand-cut the white banner, and added the die cut letters, cut from the Lower Case Alphabet die.
• A button cut from the 3/8 Inch Buttons die, layered for dimension, and tied with some white string added to the banner.

And that, my friends, is all there is to it.  An easy, fun halloween card.

I hope you are enjoying the last bits of summer, as it gives way to Autumn's delightfully colorful gifts.  

Thanks for stopping by today.  Be sure to check out more die cut inspiration from the link above.

Blessings,

Impression Obsession Challenge - Autumn Colors

It feels good to get my fall stamps and supplies out and inky!  

Today's card is for Impression Obsession's Autumn Colors Challenge. 

You can visit the other designer's blogs for more inspiration.  

Their links can be found on the IO blog post HERE.  

 

IO Stamps links:

Wheat Stalk C12289

Acorn A12290

Golden Autumn D13937 (Inside verse & word on front)

 

Here's how I made my card:

• On an cream A2 card, I added a panel of brown card stock.
• I used a leaf branch embossing folder from my stock on a yellow-gold card stock panel, and added that to the card. 
  
• I added a kraft and white gingham ribbon with a knot.
• I cut some circles with a circle stitch die from my stock.  I added the kraft circle with foam tape.
  
• On the cream circle, I stamped the Wheat Stalk and Acorn with Ranger archival ink.  
• I painted the images with Derwent Inktense pencils.  I used a water brush to activate the 'ink' from the pencils to give a watercolor look to the images.
• I stamped the word 'autumn' from the Golden Autumn verse on a scrap piece of cs, layered it, and added it to the front.

 

• INSIDE, I stamped the Golden Autumn verse onto the yellow-gold cs, added it to the inside, then stamped the Wheat stalk in the upper and lower corners.

  
  

  
  

  
  

I am starting out my fall stamping with these more subtle tones of fall.  Since I love vibrant, strong colors, this is a bit outside the box for me.  I don't usually 'do' mellow when it comes to coloring.  This verse just seemed to call for these lovely, subdued hues.

Thanks so much for stopping in today.  Pull out your fall palette and stamps, and come on over to to play in our challenge.  We would love to see what you make.  AND, we have a $25 gift certificate to one lucky random winner, chosen from the entries.  I hope to see you there!  Full challenge info can be found, and you can enter your card/s HERE.

Blessings,

 

Wheat Stalk C12289

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Acorn A12290

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Autumn D13937

 

Impression Obsession Old Is New

Hi!  Today we could really feel fall in the air.  Not complaining here, because I am a hard-core fan of autumn.  I love everything about it.  

 

I had a piece of this watercolored background left from a previous card, and decided to use it on a new card today.  So I cut it down, added it to a white A2 card, and added the verse.  

 

All stamps are some older stamps from Impression Obsession.  This background stamp is one of my all time favorite Cover-A-Card stamps.  Here are the stamps I used:

Fancy Leaves CC224

In My Heart D13912

 

I inked the Fancy Leaves background stamp with distress inks, then spritzed it and stamped it onto watercolor paper.  I added another spritz to get the ink moving a bit for more of a painterly look.  

 

I added the In My Heart verse, and a strip of the painted background, then cut a leaf shape and attached it.  That's all there is to it.  I'm keeping it CAS, which is not my usual MO.  

 

I am adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday - Stamp it

Paper Funday Challenge - Autumn/Fall

Time Out Challenges - Season

Sunday Stamps - Color inspiration   

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Be sure to visit the other designer's blogs for more inspiration for using our older stamps.  You can find the links to their blogs HERE.

 

Blessings,

 

Fancy Leaves CC224

In My Heart D13912

 

Watercolor Pitcher With Branches

 

 

Greetings!  One of my favorite challenges for the Splitcoaststampers Dare To Get Dirty is Angie's (OhMyPaper!) challenge.  This card is for that challenge.

I cannot reveal what that challenge is, but if you are a Fan Club member 

at Splitcoaststampers, you can head on over there to my gallery to see it. 

If you are not a fan club member, I recommend you join.  There are so 

many benefits.  You can check them out at the SCS site.

 

I am making this a quick post, as the deadline is 11:59 PM today for submissions to the DTGD challenges, and I have a couple more I want to join in.

 

Stamps I used are all from Impression Obsession:

Peaceful Pitcher J20883

Eucalyptus Branch 1  C20884

CAC Music  CC029 (Cover-A-Card stamp)

Hurting C13946 (verse)

 

How I made my card:

• On watercolor paper, I stamped the CoverACard Music stamp very lightly with victorian velvet distress ink.  I inked the stamp, then stamped off much of the color onto scrap paper, then onto the card.  I misted the paper lightly to soften the edges of the stamping, as well, then used a waterbrush to add a base for the pitcher to sit on.    
• When dry, I stamped the Peaceful Pitcher image.  
• I stamped the Eucalyptus Branch 1 at the bottom to lean on the pitcher.  For the leaf that overlapped the pitcher, I stamped it again, then added it with foam tape over the one that was overlapping.
• I painted the pitcher and branches with watercolor, using my Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor set.  
• I added the panel to an a soft green A2 sized card front, which I had stamped with the Eucalyptus Branch and white pigment ink.  I added it all to an

  

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  A2 card front.
• I stamped the Hurting verse onto a piece of scrap watercolor paper, added some distressing, then layered it onto vellum with foam tape and attached it.
• INSIDE:  I stamped the music background with white pigment ink, and some of the leaves with soft green distress ink, onto the same soft green card stock as the front panel, then added it to the inside.

I hope you like my card.  Be sure to visit Splitcoaststampers to check out the DTGD challenge gallery for tons of amazing inspiration.

I am also adding my card to these challenges:

A Perfect Time To Craft  - Anything goes 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Stamp it

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything goes

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I appreciate your visits and your lovely, encouraging comments.

 

Blessings,

 

Fall Leaves Stamp Made Summer

Hello!  I'm back today, with another card using a stamp from Technique Junkies September stamp release.  This is one of my favorites!  

Fall Leaves S864 

Difficult Time Set SDX156 

Proverbs S403

Marvelous Masks Deckled Rectangles 019147 

 

Here's how I made my card:

• I started with a white A2 card, and placed one of the deckled rectangles from the Marvelous Masks Deckled Rectangles stencil set.  I placed one of the stencils onto my card front, and used my iBrush blending brushes to add distress ink in shades of greens and teal.  I need to tell you how much I love these deckled rectangles masking stencils!  There are eight stencils in this set, 4 positive and 4 negative.  I used the negative on the front, and one of the positives on the inside. 
  
• Leaving the stencil in place, I inked the Fall Leaves stamp with Ranger archival library green ink, and stamped it over the stencil.  The stencil edges kept the blending and the stamping withing the deckled border.  How spoiled are we?!
• Inside, I used one of the positive smaller stencils and my brush applicators to ink the green border.  I stamped the verse from the Proverbs set within the white area.

I love the way the stencil offset the area for writing a note on the inside.

Inside

And that's it for another easy card from stamps in this new release.  I hope you are having fun with all the inspiration on the Design Junkies blog HERE.

 

Don't forget to use my code, TJ10Lynda, for your extra 10% discount!

 

I am adding my card to Joyce Ann's Dare To Get Dirty challenge on Splitcoaststampers. 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.   

Blessings,

 

A Stamp, A Stencil, And Zentangle!

 

Heart Without Dreams SD1028 

Live In Color SD929 (inside)

Half Sun Stencil 

Flower Explosion Stencil 

 

Inside

Greetings!   

 

I love this Heart Without Dreams  stamp image from the Technique September stamp release, and it goes so well with that fabulous stencil background. 

Stamp image

 

 

 

 

 

 

How I made my card: 

• I used Tattered Rose distress ink with the stencil to create the background on front of the card, and on the inside.  I also stamped the feather portion of the Live In Color image inside the card.
  

• I stamped the Heart Without Dreams image onto bristol card stock, inking it with Tattered Rose and Victorian Velvet distress inks.  I stamped it in my Misti, so that I could add more color as needed.

• I outlined the feather image with a micron fine point black pen. 

• I stamped the verse portion of the stamp with black ink by masking off the feather portion.
  

• I added some Zentangle patterns to the feather portion, and drew dots and circles around.

Sometimes it's fun to combine Zentangle with my stamps.  This stamp lends itself to this technique.

 

I hope you are enjoying this amazing September release, and the team's
inspiration.  You can take an additional 10% off your TJ orders with my code, TJ10Lynda.  And the new release stamps are already 15% off through 9/8!

I am adding my card to these challenges:

Dare To Get Dirty Challenge at Splitcoaststampers - Gracie's challenge

Simon Says Challenge - Oodles of Doodles

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything goes

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

Blessings,

 

Technique Junkies September Stamp Release Celebration!

Welcome to the Technique Junkies September Stamp Release Celebration!  You will have trouble choosing a favorite from all the fabulous images!  Every time I think I pick a favorite, along comes another favorite!  You can find all of the stamps in this release HERE.

 

I have three cards today, and will be back tomorrow with another.

Beautiful Mandala SD1016

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Grand Greetings Set of 5  SS065

*  I white embossed the Beautiful Mandala on a white card stock panel.  I love the way the detail really comes out on this stamp!

*  Next, I added abandoned coral distress ink, using my ibrush ink applicators.

*  I gold embossed a portion of the thank you image in the Grand Greetings set, then added a gold die cut You.

This card also meets the requirements for Lee's Dare To Get Dirty challenge on Splitcoaststampers.

Card 2

Leaves and Dragonflies S848

Difficult Time SDX156

Leafy Wildflower Stencil M20133

Leaf Sprigs Stencil M8122

Butterfly Flight Stencil 018139

Inside

* I used distress ink to stamp the Leaves and Dragonfly background stamp with very pale green ink.  

* With my Polychromos colored pencils, I colored over the faint ink to bring the images to life, adding shading and highlights.

* For the verse panel, I used my iBrush ink applicators with the Butterfly Flight, Leafy Wildflower, and Leafy Sprigs stencils onto a scrap white piece, and stamped the Sending Caring Thoughts verse from the Difficult Time set.

* I stenciled a butterfly, fussy-cut it, and attached it to the panel, then adhered the panel to the card front.

* Inside: I used the Butterfly Flight and Leafy Wildflower stencils with distress inks.

 

 

 

 Card 3

 

Modern Circles Set of 9  SS121

Love, Faith, & Peace Set of 10  SS123 

Leaf Sprigs Stencil M8122

Anything Is Possible SDX119

* I used distress oxide inks to stamp the images from the Modern Circles Set onto a white A2 card front.  I used the design images in the same set to overlay on the circles with white pigment ink.  I drew stems with the distress markers, and added leaves using the Leaf Sprigs Stencil M8122 and DO inks.

* I added some dots with an old peg stamp from my stash, then added white highlights with a white gel pen.

* I stamped the verse from the Love, Faith, & Peace Set of 10 stamp set, using VersaFine Nocturne ink.

* Inside:  I stamped the images, added the insides of the 'flowers' with darker ink, added some stenciled leaves and hand drawn stems.

* I stamped the Anything Is Possible verse with VersaFine Nocturne ink.

And that's it for today!  I hope you are inspired to try some of these new stamp images.  I still don't know which I love most, they are all so versatile and I will get lots of use from them.

Thanks for visiting.  Don't forget to use my code, TJ10Lynda, for and additional 10% off the already 15% off release stamps!

And check below for pics of the entire release, with a special 20% off price tag for the complete set!  For more inspiration, be sure to stop by my fellow team member's blogs.

 

Technique Junkies Blog 

Patti Gilliam

Pat Huntoon

Beth Norman-Roberts

Ceal Pritchett

Holly Brown

Judy Jackson

Ro Donner 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

Blessings,