"Laugh Out Loud"....don't you wish we do this more often?

At Tuesday Throwdown this week,

the challenge was

to create a card

without using printed papers.

I was only too delighted to work with my new

Canson mixed media tablet again!

Since I had not yet put away the products I had used

on a previous project ( I know, I know shame

on me for not tidying up immediately

after a project), this card came

together rather quickly.

Hmm..makes me think I should always

leave my work area a little messy.

Oh how I love the freedom of starting

from a blank piece of paper and wondering

where it will take me.

This journey took me to a place of

sweet pansies.

I use to collect them in all forms

and was lucky to find several

vintage post cards from the early 1900's from

a vintage shop years ago before

things like that became in demand and costly too.

 



Need some inspiration?

Visit Tuesday Throwdown here to checkout this weeks challenge
and every week

and see what they

have to offer to perk your creativity.

 

Thanks for visiting....

Scrappolis has a Card Challenge for You!

Our friends at Scrappolis have a card challenge for us so come and check out the inspiration from their very talented design team here.

I'm a guest designer this month at Scrappolis, and I'd like to inspire you to take the sketch and see what you come up with too.  Here's my take on the sketch and some of the supplies I used to create the card:

The twine heart was created using twine as shown in the picture above and some Stiffy fabric stiffener that is used on ribbons or fabric to create shapes.  You simply apply the Stiffy product to the twine and wrap it around a heart cookie cutter; attach a clip to the ends of the twine and affix to the cookie cutter to keep the ends in place; also apply some quick setting glue to add additional support, and set aside to dry thoroughly.  I wrapped some text paper with glue around some of the twine too.

Here's the sketch to inspire you to create, and share your take with us.  I flipped the sketch on my take.  You can enter the Scrappolis challenge here:

Some close-ups for you:

If you want your application of micro beads to look luxurious, use some glass bead gel with your micro beads. See photo above of those very tiny, tiny beads next to the regular micro beads. The glass gel beads dry clear and are very versatile.

Supplies:

Full card:

Sunny in California...another small card

 

Struggling

finding

the

time

to commit

to a large

project,

however,

I'm enjoying

the

creative process

in

crafting small

cards.

 

 

Some close-up of the details. 

 

 

 

 

I'm becoming an alchemist by mixing micro beads, glass glitter, and fine glitters in various color combination with this series of cards where I use the same technique but using different colors and embellies.

 

 

Hmmm...which color should I create with next?

 

Thank you for dropping by.  Once I hone down on the technique, I'll be happy to share it with you.





Hello There....another small card

In the mood

to use my

supplies and

create.

 

 



Feels good to bet my hands inky and use my supplies

after a long absence.

 

 

 

Thanks for dropping by. 

Winter's Muse

 

I found

a lovely

challenge site

that has

inspired me

to create

a

Winter's

Muse .

 

The challenge was to create something with a winter theme, predominately blue, some ribbon

and some medium.  You can find the challenge here at Scrap and Skill. Share some love with the ladies there when you visit. :)

 

I moistened the front of the cardstock with water and scrunched it up in my hands to get a worn tattered look, then when it was dry, it was laid on some puddles of water mist and blue mists and dried with a heat gun. Some stamping, more mist, and then a stencil and molding paste finished off the background work.  Thank you for visiting.

 

Here are some close ups:

 

 



  

 

 

 

 

This card won the Winter Challenge at Scrap'N Skill's Challenge site. 

 

 

Follow Your Art

 

A

happy accident

rendered

this

little

card.

 

 

 

 

The accident was a watercolor mistake. However I liked the colors and salvaged the little creation with some stamping, tissue tape, and micro beads.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The little scroll work featuring the title, "Follow your Art" was wrapped onto a feminine little hanger charm I purchased from the Flying Unicorn Store.  Here's a picture of the hanger, some of the other charms that come in the set are featured on the first picture of this blog.  They're so adorable.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by, and I'm wishing happy little accidents happened to you too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Card designed with the Ombre Dreams Paper Collection and Blue Fern Studios Chipboard too.

Here's that sweet little card I promised you.  I adored the colors of orchid, lilac and yellow in the Juliana's Dream paper from Blue Fern Studios new paper collection, "Ombre Dreams."  Some light stamping so as not to over power the delicate design of the paper was applied on top of the card; and I  added some lacey bits and sewing too to add some texture.

These daisies are elements from the Jeweled Page Dangle chipboard (the dangle portion is in the picture below).  Aren't they sweet?  White paint was applied on top of the chipboard, followed by a charcoal gray water color pencil to add an inner petal, then fill in the center of the inner petal with a little dab of colored mist using a very small brush.  Don't worry if you over do it or make a mistake, simply start over with white paint and start again. (I speak from experience...LOL.)

Here's the exquisite part of the whole dangle piece.  The piece itself is very small and at first I was tempted to just paint it white and leave it that way because it looked just fine that way too.  But, no, my inner voice whispered, "embellish, embellish, embellish," and so I did.  Again, lightly trace the pattern of the chipboard design with a watercolor pencil, highlight some of the sides with some yummy Glimmer Glam paint.  Add some molding paste on top of the bauble portion to add some dimension, and apply three values of the same color mist for shading and interest.  Give it a try, I think you will be happy with the results.

Thanks so much for taking a peek. Until the next time.....happy creating to you.