Hello From My Happy Place - Take 2

On 6/15/23 (2 posts down), I posted a card made with Spellbinders Day At The Beach die set that I had not used before. You can see that card HERE.  That was my first time using the set, and there were 3 bothersome flaws in the card I made: the polka dot paper that I used camouflaged the "hello" inlaid in the hat brim; the loose ribbons were glued on backwards, and the sea foam was wonky because I embossed it twice, and somehow the cardstock moved with the second inking.

These things bothered me, so I deconstructed the first one and remade it reversing the papers on the hat (you can now see the "hello" clearly), gluing the gold ribbons on the hat correctly, and heat embossing the sea foam without the wonkiness! I also moved the beach bag to the right side.

I really love this card.  I am happy with it now and will be making lots of others with this wonderful set.

I am playing at:

Make My Monday #203 - On The Water

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Vacation

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Vacation

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Gina K - Ocean Minded stamp ser Spellbinders - Day At The Beach die set
Cardstock	110# Neenah Solar Crest 80# Neenah Solar White Various Gina K, SU, Mirror Cardstock and Patterned Papers
Ink	VersaMark, DOX Peacock Feathers & Antique Linen
Embellishments
Other	Sizzix Sidekick Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool Bearly Art Precision Glue Scor-Pal Score Tape-1/4" 3M foam tape

Hello

Time for a new challenge at Less Is More! 

Our January sponsor is Skull And Cross Buns

We're joined as Guest Designer by our fantastic winner from November 2019, Jen Mitchell of I Create. She has created a stunning card for us. You can see it on the Less Is More Challenge Blog HERE.

For my card, I used the Hibuscus stencil from Designs By Ryn and colored it with a variety of Distress Oxide Inks. I added a setmtiment from Altenew's Flower Arrangement Stamp Set to finish the card. Very simple!

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations and for a chance to win. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple.

To be eligible for showCASe and PRIZE WINNER choices you will need to carefully follow the guidance on our GLOSSARY OF TERMS and our HOW TO PLAY pages. Your design should feature lots of clean / white / blank / non patterned / non textured space. All challenge details are on the Less Is More blog. Good Luck!

I'm also playing at:

Perfectly CAS - One Layer

SimonSaysStamp - Use A Stencil

Hello

It's time for a new challenge at Less Is More. This time it is a ONE LAYER CARD with a theme of  SPOTS. There are so many ways to interpret the theme such as: 

a dot, speck, speckle, fleck, smudge, smear, stain, blotch, blot, splash, daub, place, location, site, 

position, point, situation, scene, setting, neighborhood... The possibilities are many. Just remember that there must be lots of clean white space on your card.

Our sponsor is Uniko Stamp Company.

April Winner, Maria Rodriguez, is Guest Designer for this cahellenge. She has an ecclectic style. Take a stroll though her blog and you will surely be inspired.

For my card, I dug deep into my stash and resurrected Papertrey Ink's (retired) Bits and Buttons stamp set and Simon Says Stamp Hello You. I used a variety of PTI inks for my spots, and VersaFine Onyx Black for the sentiment.

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog, See what Maria and the Design Team have created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations and have chance to win. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple.

To be eligible for showCASe and PRIZE WINNER choices you will need to carefully follow the guidance on our GLOSSARY OF TERMS and our HOW TO PLAY pages. Your design should feature lots of clean / white / blank / non patterned / non textured space. All challenge details are on the Less Is More blog.

I'm also playing at:

Global Design Project #194

Addicted To Stamps and More #346 - Anything Goes

Moving Along With The Times #100 - CAS

Hello Birthday Girl

The September Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies Challenge is up and Running. As always, the theme is Anything Goes as long as you use dies on your project. Winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the Happy Little Stampers Shop! Check out all the details HERE.

I die cut Cheery Lynn Designs Mandala Doily 2 from Neenah Solar White card stock and blended some DOX inks on it. I added a stitched circle from my my snippet box to the center of the mandala. The sentiments are from SSS + CZ Design Hello You Clear Stamp and Die set. The black die cut banner is from Concord & 9th's Happy Card Frame Dies.

Please head over the the Happy Little Stampers September Anything Goes With Dies challenge and check out the awesome projects created for your inspiration by the HLS AGWD Designers. Get out your die cutting device and play along to share your creativity and for a chance to win!

I am also playing at:

Seize The Birthday with Toppings - ocean colors of blue, green and/or aqua.

SimonSaysStamp Monday Challenge - Stamp It (no digi images allowed)

SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge - Stamp It (no digi images allowed)

Watercooler Wednesday #135

hello

Time for a new game at Time Out Challenges. Challenge #81 is a Home Sweet Home Challenge - A photo inspiration challenge with a homey twist!

Here is the inspiration for the challenge:

Time Out Challenge #81 is sponsored by STAMPlorations. The winner will receive a $15.00 gift voucher to shop at the STAMPlorations store, and a random winner winner be chosen to receive their choice of any of the stamps, dies or stencils that the Design Team have used.

Here is my take:

I chose to focus on the variations of reds/pinks plus the accents of black and gray in the photo. I stamped  STAMPlorations Coffee Cup Parade - Artsy Borders image on Ranger water color card stock with Ranger Black Archival Ink using my MISTI. I colored it with Zigs and covered the cups with clear Wink Of Stella. I die cut CUTorations Hello Sunshine Phrase Die from black cardstock, trimmed the word "hello", and glued it to the top panel.

Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to check out the wonderful inspiration pieces that the design team has created. Let the inspiration photo take you to your creative place, and make soemthing to share in the gallery. Take some Time Out to play with us!

I am also playing at:

STAMPlorations April Anything Goes CAS Challenge

STAMPlorations Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge

Hello

It's time for the first Challenge of 2017 over at The AAA Cards Challenge Blog where the theme is HELLO.

The challenge is sponsored by Happy Little Stampers. Kylie Purtell, owner of Happy Little Stampers makes an appearance on the AAA Blog as Guest Designer for Game #81!

Valentyna of flourishtina.com is Guest Designer for this challenge. Treat yourself to a stroll through her blog for some wonderful inspiration.

Here is my take:

While my new purchases continue to roll in, I have promised myself to continue to dig into my stash and break out things I have never used. This wonderful little image from PTI is one of them. I love this little telephone stamp and die set (HEART-2-HEART #4) that has been sitting, waiting patiently to come out of its packaging for years. I used 3 shades of orange-hued ink on the phone and gave it a little ombre look. I embossed the wonky circle in the card base and popped up the phone and sentiment banner with foam tape.

Please head on over to the AAA Cards Challenge Blog and see what my awesome teammates have created for your inspiration. What's your take on HELLO as we begin a new year? I can't wait to see what you come up with.

I am also playing along at:

Less Is More #310 - Colour challenge. Use an OMBRE technique with your chosen colour

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Start Afresh. Use something fresh out of the packaging, i.e. something never used before.

CAS on Sunday Challenge #99 - Black and White, with one color of your choice.

Hello Beautiful!

CFC155 -- Black & White with a Pop of Color

Here's my take on CFC155: I stenciled the chevron background. I die cut the Winnie & Walter "hello" Cutaway on the background panel, then again with white fun foam, then again with gold glitter paper. The word was really hard to see with the glitter paper, so I cut it again with PTI gold adhesive backed paper - much better. I spattered some Heidi Swapp gold paint on the background. To finish it off, I added the MFT Stitched Fishtail stamped with Concord & 9th's Beautiful Words. 

Thanks for coming by to visit. I hope your day is a good one.

Bokeh Hello

AAA Game #72 is up and running with the theme of Try a "New To You" Technique.

First place winner will receive a gift certificate from our generous sponsor, Stampendous.

I have been wanting to try the Bokeh Technique for a while, so this challenge was perfect for making me seize the day. I used SSS Bokeh Lights Stencil to apply the circles with PTI Fresh Snow Ink and a sponge dauber over a watercolored panel. I decided to add small shiny gold stenciled circles as an accent on the card base using Nuvo Gold Embellishment Mousse. The sentient is die cut from Winnie & Walter's The Big The Bold & The Happy using PTI's Luxe Gold Adhesive Paper.

What technique have you been itching to try? I am so excited to see what CAS beauties appear in the gallery. Please go on over th the AAA Cards Blog and see what our wonderful Design Team Members have to share. Then try something new and link up to the Try A New Technique gallery!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Warm Winter Wishes

Happy New Year! Time for the first AAA Cards Challenge of 2016! 

Our theme for Game #55 is: Glitter!!!! Use glitter on your newly created project and link up at AAA Cards. The winner will receive a $20 gift certificate from our wonderful sponsor for this week's challenge: Stampendous!

Winter has finally arrived here in the northeastern part of the US. Winter+glitter=snowflakes in my mind for this project. I used glitter to highlight the word "winter" in my sentiment which is done with Winnie & Walter's The Big, the Bold and Seasons stamps. "Winter" is stamped in VersaMark and embossed with SU Heat & Stick powder with glitter sprinkled on top. I combined several blue, pink and purple Twinkling H2Os on a piece of watercolor paper and die cut these wonderful Paper Smooches snowflakes.  Very simple, but the glittery word really adds a touch which indeed makes the whole thing sparkle.

Head on over to the AAA Cards Challenge Blog and see what my wonderful DT partners have created. Pull out that glitter from your stash and see what sparkly, fun project you can come up with. Link up and play along with us. Maybe you will be the lucky winner of a $20 gift certificate from Stampendous!

I also linking up and playing the following challenges:

Curtain Call - Frozen

Mod Squad Challenge Blog where the challenge this week is: 
Anything Goes with at least one die cut.

Cards In Envy - Let It Snow

Thank you so very much for visiting today. As always, I appreciate your comments. Have a wonderful day.

CQC #282 - Hello

I really pulled out a lot of things from my stash for this one!  I happened to have both SU blues - both retired - AND the matching markers for them. When I looked at the inspiration photo, the Tipped Tops Die from PTI came to mind.  Then the flowers reminded me of a beautiful set of flowers by Joanna Sheen - Summer Flowers For Pots.  I paper pieced the larger flowers and colored in the small ones. These stamps are very special as they were sent to me by a dear friend in England. The vintage look made me pull out some Tea Die distress ink. I also used yellow Stickles in the centers of the flowers which is hard to see on this pic.  The yellow rhinestone - also from stash that has been sitting forever.  Very pleased with this one.  Thanks of coming over to take a look!  Check out the beautiful creations at Colour Q this week! Have a great weekend.