CAS(E) this Sketch #220

This is what I made for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch #220 challenge.

This Unity stamp actually faces the other way but I wanted to use it for this sketch.  I inked up the stamp and stamped it on a piece of acetate to create a mirror stamp. Then I turned the acetate over and pressed it onto the cardstock.  This created a pretty good impression, then I colored it with copics and also stamped some foliage and flowers.  The die cut is from Lil' Inkers. 

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CAS(E) the Sketch #219

I saw the sketch for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch #219 and had an idea right away, just didn't have the time until now to make a card.

I die cut colored vellum with a Simon Says Stamp die, for the waves.   The boat is from a stamp set, also from SSS, and colored with copics.  The sentiment is from Altenew.  I added a few wooden stars to finish it off.

This is the sketch for this week's challenge.

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Easter Cards

I have been  busy, my daughter wanted me to make a set of cards to gift her employer and that took some time.  I had used all of my surplus cards to give as Christmas gifts, so I needed to make quite a few.

I wanted to share some of the Easter cards that I made this year.

Watercolored  Altenews Floral Sprig on cold press water color paper using distress inks.  The greeting is a wooden stamp that I am not even sure how old it is. :)  It is heat embossed on slate card stock using white embossing powder.

The background is a stamp from the SSS March kit.  I stamped in Versamark and heat embossed in white on Tim Holtz watercolor paper.   I watercolored using distress inks. The greeting is from the same stamp set, heat embossed in black on vellum.  I did another version of this using Prismacolor pencils to highlight but forgot to photograph before I sent it. :(  I did like that version too.

These are Stacey Yakula stamps from Purple Onion Designs.  I love her stamps.  These images are Copic colored.

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Grown With Love

I wanted to get a post done for the last day of The Daily Marker 30 Day Color Challenge #thedailymarker30day.  I am going to post this card on Facebook tomorrow, but had to do my blog post today because I will not have access to a computer tomorrow.

For most of the card I used the images from the March Hero Arts Card Kit.  The images were water colored with Zig Color markers.  The background was colored with distress inks.(Tumbled Glass & Mowed Lawn).   The sentiment (which I love), is from Altenew and is heat embossed in white on slate cardstock.   Everything but the fence is adhered with foam dots.

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CAS(E) this Sketch #213

I saw the sketch for this weeks  CAS(E) this Sketch #213. and realized that the card I did for today's #thedailymarker30day color challenge fit this sketch, so I decided to enter the challenge.

I used an older Simon Says Stamp set Abby's Spring Flowers,(it is one of my favorites.)  After coloring the images with  copics, I die cut with matching dies.  The background is colored with distress ink and stenciled with a Hero Arts rain stencil.  I used the Inkylicious Duster blending brushes on the background, they are fabulous.  If you struggle with using blending tools, these are for you.  I love them.  The images are adhered with foam dots.

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CAS(E) this sketch #211

Hi,
I am slowly getting back to blogging again.  I just haven't had a lot of time or energy to start on a regular basis, but hope to get in the 'groove' again.

Decided to enter the CAS(E) this Sketch  challenge this week. The sketch is lovely.

Using MFT's Floral Fantasy background stamp I stamped two white cardstock panels.  I colored one half of one panel with Copics .  I fussy cut it to fit the front of the panel.  I cut  fun foam to fit the colored piece and adhered it over the second panel.

The sentiment is heat embossed on black cardstock.

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Also going to enter this into The Daily Marker's 30 Day Coloring Challenge.

Valentines

I have been making a slew of valentines and birthday cards.  I wanted to share a couple with you today.

The first one is a valentine for my sweet granddaughter.  She loves cats and this Penny Black stamp set is just an adorable one with a lot of cute valentine images.

I water colored using Ranger Distress Inks.  I also used Bristol paper which, I think, takes the water color so much better and is a brighter white.

This is a valentine for my grandson.  This is an older stamp set from Simon Says Stamp.   I stamped, copic colored and cut out the monsters and the little letters. I layered it all on a die cut heart and patterned paper from Crate Paper.

This last one I used a  die cut from Lil' Inker stamps.  I just love their new release.  I die cut it from red paper and white heat embossed the word 'Love' on the hearts.  I then inlaid the die cut on the card front on Crate Paper patterned paper.  I added a few colored epoxy hearts on the front.

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