Papertrey April Blog Hop Challenge

                        

       This is the inspiration photo.  It caused me to look at more 

deeply for inspiration for my card.  I could have used the 

colors in the photo, but instead I was intrigued how the 

       overlapped colors intensified.  

                                                       

                                               

That was the inspiration that I got for my project.  How to make this happen on my card?  Well, I thought that if I used vellum, that would work and, so I went to a stamp set called Flower Favorites and used the flower and die from that. It is a lupine. 

I also used a die cover from PTI, but I cut it into parts as that I could used the card horizontally.  I just love the variation in color that I got by overlapping the vellum that I colored with copic markers. 

 Here is a closer look at the flowers and the variation of color.  There is so much texture on the card that I simply added a HELLO die, cut three times and I did an ombre shading to it as well.

Here is another look at the texture from another angle. 

I will be entering this card in the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop for April you can find it HERE

Thanks for dropping by and I do appreciate your thoughts and comments.  

April Showers ...... What comes next?

 Today's card was made because I saw one made by Mika.  Her blog is Here. I loved it so much, I wanted to create it too.  It happens to fit the challenge at DD this week, so I am entering it there.

                                                       Here is the card my Mika
                                      
                                                                Here is my card

I like how the umbrella in Mika's card was bigger.  She drew that one herself, so I had to try to draw mine. I think I got the idea, but I could have been bigger.  I like her clouds too.  I used my lawn Fawn Spring Showers die for the clouds and the rain drops.  The elephant is MFT Adorable Elephant.  Watercolor from Kuretake for the background. 

                                                  

 

 I will enter this card in the challenge at Double D this week.  Thanks for stopping by and I do, as always,appreciated your comments.  Enjoy! 

 

Papertrey Ink - Make it Monday

What fun is this!  #246 Faux Brush Lettering.  You can see how to do this at Make It Monday

This technique is going to be very useful to make your stamping look like you had scripted it yourself.
For this challenge, I simply made a tag, as we often need one to put on a bottle of wine that we would bring to a friend's house.  Nice to have them on hand and I really like how this turned out and it was pretty quick.

 I used my never before used ( NBUS) stamp set and matching die from Papertrey Ink called Uncorked.
For the tag, I used a die from Pretty Pink Posh and made it longer.  Die cut the bottle from silver foil paper and stamped over with StazOn Black ink. The word Cheer is stamped with Limeade and then I used Stormy Sea, both PTI, to make the shading. This is a smaller stamp and so I used a round #1 brush.

Finished with a twine and lime green ribbon.  That is it.  Clean and simple, and ready to be put on a wine bottle.   

Here is a close up of the word that I faux brushed.  I think I will be doing this more often. 
Thanks again for stopping in and I do appreciate that you do and the comments that you leave.

Seize the Birthday, April 21

              It's Thursday, and time for another Seize the Birthday Challenge

 I would like to welcome our surprise quest for the Months on April and May...... Patti  you can check out her blog here. stationeryStyles blog

                                   

 There are no toppings for this challenge. 

As always, the only real requirement for playing along is to have a birthday theme.  All the details for playing along and the rest of the gorgeous design team creations are on the blog.  

Here is my example

I needed a Birthday card for my husband who has an April Birthday.  I have trouble with masculine cards so I got inspiration from Pinterest. 

Here is what I used:
Gina K Design card stock in Kraft
Corrugated neutrals, silver foil and blue and silver glitter paper
DieNamics Stitched Stars die
PaperTrey Ink Give Me a Hand stamp ( sentiment)
Circle die cut 
Ribbon from my stash and splatters for blue watercolor. 

 Hope you have time to join in the challenge.  Check out what the other designers have done at Seize the Birthday

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments.  

 

Altenew Inspiration Challenge

                                  

Altenew has a challenge from places abroad, and I new I had to enter as this challenge is Thailand. 

I was fortunate to have visited Bangkok, seven years ago and remember it well.  What an experience, one that I would not have imagined if our daughter and family were not living there.  There is so much color and gold and everything shines. 

I when back to look at some of my pictures from our visit there.  

There are shrines everywhere

This is the reclining Buddha.

The Royal Palace

 Well, enough reminiscing, I want to show you my card that was inspired by this challenge and my visit to Thailand. 

I was inspired by the colors of the inspiration photo.  

To make this card here is what I used.

Card stock from Gina K Designs, Ocean Mist, Black Onyx and White.

EF , gold Color Shine spray,  Spellbinder die Majestic Elements ( just parts of that)

Frozen Glitter on the blue ornaments.

Altenew stamp Painted butterflies and Wink of Stella on them.

Simon Says die for the Hello.

I am entering this card in the challenge at Altenew here

This card really shines, and I had fun making it.  I hope that you will join in the fun.  Thanks for your your comments as always I do appreciate them.