Looking Forward to Spring

Global Design Project's Case the designer.  I think I may have gone off a little.  I pictured rainbow  Seeing the snow and ice out our windows, it's hard to being me to be inspired and create a garden card.  This Challenge I found Spring.  It may be only in my mind. But, I was able to get it on these cards.  Hope you enjoy and you are inspired to make Spring. Unfortunately, I missed the deadline to turn this one in. These cards turned out so pretty, I just had to share them anyway.

What I did:
STAMPS: Bloom By Bloom(SU! Occasions Catalog) stamp set. Similar items at Simon Says Stamp.
CARDSTOCK & PAPER: Night of Navy(SU!) card base: cut 5.5 x 8 1/2 scored at 4.25, Whisper White(SU!) cut  5.25 x 4, adhering it to the card base Tear Tape’ , after everything was stamped on it.
INK:Night of Navy,
Other: Snail Adhesive(SU!) Tear & Tape (SU!) Simply Scored (SU!) Scissor snips
TECHNIQUE: First, I stamped the left hand side with Versa Mark, used white embossing powder over it, and embossed using heat tool.  By embossing this causes any ink added to the card to resist.  I built The different colors using the Tim Holtz Blending tool. I spritzed with a little water and tapped wet paint brush to expose the wonderful benefits of the distressing.  Last, I adhered the card front to the base.

Products available at my Stampin' Up Store:
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For the Love of Penguins

Playing along with Muse this Week.  I had so much fun with my creation this week.  I wanted to

Muse Challenge #251

try marbling with alcohol inks. I used Tim Holtz alcohol inks and stayed mono chromatic.  I also used Stampin Up! Colored pencils and Aqua painters to get the water color affect. I took inspiration from The layout and from the cute animals.

What I did for this Muse:
Stamps and Products:
Cardstock: Whisper White (SU!) 11 x 8 1/2- scored at 5 1/2, Whisper White ( SU!) 5 1/4 x 4, small piece to stamp Penguins
2 x 5 1/2 Glitter strip
Stitched Thinly set
Thin Dimensionals to give a little lift to the the circle
Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks: Mermaid & Indigo
Marvy Snow Marker
Colored pencils(SU!)
Aqua painters)SU!)
Heat Tool
Nuvo Crystal Drops- Clear
Wink of Stella (SU!)
Here is this week's Muse by Vicki Dutcher:

I began with the main panel. I followed the instructions for marbling that Jennifer McGuire has created a great tutorial.

 I filled a small rectangular glass tub an inch with water.  I dropped about 6 drops of Alcohol ink (5 Mermaid, 1 Indigo) I lightly swirled. I did this with about 5 different pieces of paper.  I wanted to have options and use a piece from another panel for the background for the sentiment.
Here are my others panels.  I am planning on saving them for later projects:

 While the paper dried, I cut out 2 stitched circles and lightly colored 1 with a variety of blue and green watercolor pencils.  I used the Aqua Painter to wet the paper and blend the colors.  I cut the bottom of the other circle to make a snowy mound for the penguins to stand on.  I colored the snow hill in with the Snow Marker and heat set so it puffs up like snow.
Here's a close up of the snowy mound:

     Next, I stamped the Penguins, used Colored pencils and the aqua painter to color them in.  After everything dried, I sandwiched the papers between copy paper and ran through my Big Shot to flatten. I cut the sparkle paper to fit along the side and used Tear tape to adhere it to the panel.  I put together my snowy penguins on top of the snow hill and attached the circle using dimensionals.  I used a scrap of the Marble paper to stamp the sentiment on. The last step I added some clear sparkly Nuvo dots and  "painted" the snow with Wink of Stella.

Products:

Watercolor pencils

Aqua Painters

Stitched Framlits

Simply Scored

Tear & Tape

It's That Time- Get Well Cards Needed

CTS #156

I have been enjoying playing along with Case This Sketch  and the Muse Challenges over the past month.  I've really been able to stick with my resolution of submitting cards to weekly design challenges. This week's CAS(E) sketch is pretty straight forward.  Emily is the guest designer this week; her blog is so fun to look through.  I wanted to create a few of these.  Each one turned out a little different.  I need some get well cards and thought floral was a perfect focal point for this type of card.

Case This Sketch

This also fits the criteria for Muse challenge this week.  For the Muse challenge, I took inspiration from the tiny butterfly, the floral, and the layout.

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I love how the colors blended together

What I did:

Paper: Cajun Craze cut 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, scored at 4 1/4, Whisper White cut 5 1/4 x 4 1/8 Cajun Craze

Ink: Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango, and Crushed Curry (All SU!), Moments Black (SU!)

Sponge Daubers

I started by inking up the dauber with the lightest color and worked my way up going lightest to the darkest.

The flowers were from an Older set I had, perhaps Tim Holtz.

Products:

Sponge Daubers

Tear & Tape

Crushed Curry

Tangerine Tango

Cajun Craze

Simply Scored

...It's Still Snowing

What would you do if you were off work, it was 10 degrees outside, and snowing for 10 hours straight with no sign of stopping? Design a card of course!.  Here is my snowing little friend 'Snow-one Like You' entered in this week's Muse challenge.  I received my Brusho Crystal colors a few weeks ago, but have been wanting to research before diving in.

What I did:

Stamps & Products:

Frozen Friends (Nook Designs) 

Paper:  Whisper White Cardstock (SU!) 11 x 8.5 (scored at 4.25), 2 x 1inch strip

Paper Denim .75 x 1.75

Water color paper (SU!) cut at 5 3/8 x 4 1/8

Ink: Tuxedo Black Momento Ink

Versa Mark

White Embossing Powder

Copics: B00, B02, BG10, C1

Stampin' Blends: Light and Dark Smoky

Prussian Blue Brusho

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Pearl

nuvo Crystal Drops- Ebony Black

novo Glitter drops-White Blizzard

Heat tool

Stampin' Spritzer

Big Shot

I stamped several snowflakes on the water color paper with Versa Mark, added the white embossing powder and heat set.  Once it was dry I was ready to start the fun!

I started by lightly spraying the water color paper with Stampin' Spritzer.  I poked a single hole in the Brusho and lightly tapped the powder out.  As it spread I sprayed with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist- Pearl.  This gave the desired water along with a glimmer snow-like effect.  I allowed it to dry.  I learned a little trick.  If your paper curls as it dries, put it between a folded piece of copy paper and run it through your Big Shot without any dies.  While drying I stamped my snowman image on scrap paper, colored it with Copics and Stampin' Blends and cut it out, leaving a little white space.  I stamped the sentiment using Versa Mark, added the white embossing powder and heat set.  I added nuvo Crystal Drops- Ebony Black to the buttons and White Blizzard to the snow bank and ball on the hat.Once all was dried I assembled the card.  It's a little easier to see the glimmer that the Glimmer mist adds in the following picture:

The Inspiration for this card came from Tracey McNeely.  I saw the background and thought, "this is the week I break out my Brusho Crystals."  I also kept the wintery critter and message towards the bottom of the card.  Thanks for the great card idea, Tracey.

Muse Challenge Inspiration Card

Product links:

Brush Crystals

White Embossing Powder

Stampin' Spritzer

Watercolor Paper

VersaMark

147475 Stampin' Blends

Dapper Denim

Big Shot