A Magical Day

Good morning friends ~ I thought I'd pop in and share this cute little dragon card I made recently for my great nephew's birthday.

I've been trying to pull out older sets that haven't seen ink in a while and give them some love, and this little dragon from My Favorite Things peeked out at me and wanted to play.

 

 I stenciled the background using white pigment ink to make a bokeh affect and stamped a few star clusters.  The sentiment is heat embossed.  The dragon is colored with copics and is sitting atop some fluffy stitched clouds from Memory Box.

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this little blast from the past.

I'll be entering this card into the following challenges:

Just Us Girls ~ Stencil Week

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Cut It Up ~ Critters 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes 

 

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Playing with Color Hues Color Challenge

Hello crafty peeps ~ I'm popping in with a quick post with a card I made for the Color Hues Color Challenge, using the colors  

PURPLE and ORANGE.

 

 

 I recently purchased this Wild Blooms stencil from Papertrey Ink, after seeing my dear friend Marcia use it to make so many pretty cards.  

 

 

 I stuck with orange colors for the flower petals and purple for the center of the flowers.  The leaves are done in two shades of grey.  

 

 I turned this into a flat shaker card by recycling a piece of packaging from a stamp set.  I added iridescent and silver sequins to the inside pocket and a simple label sentiment. The ornate frame is from Pinkfresh Studio.

 

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

 

Color Hues ~  

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Just Us Girls ~ Anything Goes Stencil Week 

 

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Using Old Stencils in a Primitive Way

Good morning friends~  A few years ago, a friend of mine gave me all of her craft supplies (as if I didn't already have enough of my own).  It was so much fun going through the supplies as a lot of it was much older stuff. 

 

 One item that piqued my interest was a set of four bird stencils that came with velour panels for painting on.  I always thought it would be fun to try the stencils on cardstock, but I tucked the set of stencils away and well, you know how that goes.  They got forgotten.

  

I found them just the other day and decided to give one of the birds a try.  I was pleasantly surprised by the results.

 

Except that I smudged on some of the black from the bird onto one of the flowers.  Can you see it??  As a way to hide it, I added on colored pencil details, in hopes of making it less visible.  I also randomly stamped some script in a few of the negative spaces.

 

Once that was done, I cut the panel using a stitched rectangle and did some ink blending while the panel was still in the die.  While the ink smudge is still noticeable, it looks more at home with a primitive background.

There are three more birds in this set that are just waiting to be used again.  I looked for a date on the papers but couldn't find one.  I'm guessing this is from the 80's.  I'm so glad that our craft is always being reinvented and we can use the old stuff right along with the new.

 

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

The Sisterhood of Crafters ~ Anything Fall

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Neglected Stuff Challenge ~  Stencil went unused for way too long.

Stencil Fun ~ October 

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Make Your Own Background ~ Double D

Hello crafty peeps!  Double D Challenges is starting a new challenge this week and the challenge is to make your own background.

I confess that I'm not very good at using techniques.  I tend to go the easy route and use printed papers for my backgrounds since I have enough to last me two lifetimes. 

 

Today's card was a delight to make and a good opportunity to pull out some neglected glitter glitz gel.

I adhered a vellum floral sticker to the center of a piece of Cougar Natural cardstock and used a brick stencil to add the glitter glitz gel randomly around the image.  I love the sparkle it gives!

I mounted that to a piece of printed paper to add more depth and a moody, romantic backdrop.  Win! Win!

 

Please take a moment to visit Double D Challenges to see more amazing designs from the talented team.

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Starfish Wishes ~ Double D

Good morning friends ~  It's time for a new challenge over at Double D Challenges and the theme is "For the Kiddos". 

 

I'm not sure why I dragged my feet so, while deciding what I wanted to make for a card.  Perhaps because the inspiration tile was all Disney characters and I don't own anything Disney related.

 

I went out on a limb and cut these starfish shapes out of white cardstock, which I then colored using DOX inks, adding the spots with a copic marker.  The faces are stamped with my favorite faces from Peachy Keen Stamps.  Seriously folks, these faces can be used on just about everything and they're so cute!

 

These happy little starfish are all sunning themselves on a stenciled beach.  

 

 Here's an inspiration tile to help you on your way:

 

Don't let the Disney characters throw you off course.  The cards can be anything for kids, so have fun with this challenge.  You'll find more amazing inspiration at Double D Challenges.

 

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Love & Gratitude ~ CCS

Good morning friends ~  Today's card is a quick and easy, elegant A2 sizedgate-fold I made for Cutcardstock.

 

I pulled out these pretty flowers from Pinkfresh Studio called "Delighted For You", and did a bit of soft stenciling.

 

I placed the flowers over a Decorative Circle, also from Pinkfresh Studio, to act as a doily.

 

Everything was glued onto the left side of a gate-fold card, which I covered with printed paper from my stash. 

 If you want to see more details on how this card came together, you can visit the Cutcardstock blog.

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Tropical Flamingo ~ CCS

Hi friends~  I have a fun, tropical card up over at the CutCardStock blog today.

 

 You'll find more details there and a list of supplies I used to make it.

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Frida Loves Frosty ~ Double D Challenge

February is celebrated as the LOVE month.  I LOVE February because my daughter was born on Valentine's day, 31 years ago!  Double D is starting a new challenge using the theme of "HEARTS", so this challenge came super easy to me.

I pulled out an older Stampingbella stamp called Frida Loves Frosty.  I've always adored this sweet Tiny Townie image. 

I colored the image with the lightest Copic colors I could find in my marker bucket.  The stenciled hearts on my card are a little more subtle, but definitely visible.

Nothing like a CAS card to start the year off.

I do hope you'll play along with Double D Challenge.

Here is the inspiration board to help you get started:

 

 My inspiration comes from the bottom left panel.

And here is the prize that's being offered to the challenge winner by random draw.

 

Enjoy your February!

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Let It Snow! ~ Poppystamps

Hi friends!  I've got a cute CAS snowman card up over on the Poppystamps blog today.

I hope you'll stop by for a peek!

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Quite Nice!

Hello crafty friends!  My dear friend Marcia is hostess for the current Color Hues challenge using Sage and Pink, so I couldn't let this challenge pass me by!

I pulled out Pinkfresh Studio Charming Floral Border to make my card.  

I used Peeled Paint and Spun Sugar DOX inks to do the stenciling, over gold embossing.  The background was made using PFS Argyle stencils. 

 

The black striped strip is my neutral.  The sentiment is an oldie from Papertrey Ink. 

There's still a few days left to join in on this lovely challenge.

Click HERE to play along.

I'll also be adding this card to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Red, White & Blue ~ Color Throwdown Challenge

Hello friends ~ I'm popping in with a card for the Color Throwdown Challenge, using the color's red, white & blue.

Gracious Peonies from Altenew take up space on this A2 sized card.

A few white and deep blue paint spatters to add a touch of texture and movement to the card.

A quick and easy card to celebrate YOU!  Sending you all happy thoughts, my friends.

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Color Throwdown ~ Red, White & Blue

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

The Card Concept ~ Red, White & Blue

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