FS511 - hello there

I found out that Christine Alexander (It's a Card Day's Night) was a Featured Stamper at Splitcoaststampers this week. She is on the Design Team of CAS Watercolour Challenge, which I love. So I wanted to celebrate her by joining the challenge FS511.

After enjoying her lovely SCS gallery for a while, I decided to CASE this card. I have the same stamp set, and a similar die to what she used for the card.

 
And here's my card:

As you can see, I kept her basic layout and used the same bear stamp.
Christine used a Bubble Breeze die, and I used a Heart Breeze die. The sentiment stamp is different and I placed it on the right side.

I've been wanting to use this color combination from Design Seeds since I saw it last week. So I used it for my card today.

I pasted strips of cardstock in shades of red and purple behind the negatives of the die-cuts. 

Thanks for the inspiration, Christine!


Stamp: Polar Bear Pals (My Favorite Things)
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler, Blackberry Bliss, Rich Razzleberry, Sweet Sugarplum, Regal Rose (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: VersaFine (Onyx Black - Tsukineko), Zig Real Brush Markers (Pale Pink, Blue Grey - Kuretake)
Accessories: Heat Breeze Die (Simon Says Stamp), Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen (Silver - Uni), Thin 3D Foam Squares (Scrapbook Adhesives)

CAS(E) this Sketch #236 - you rock

I made a girly card for a change today - glitter diamond, hearts, hot pink, what else do I need to be a teenage girl (at least at heart)?  😉

Donna's sketch for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch is my design inspiration:

I realized that I didn't use any stamp or ink today, and this often happens when I make a card purely intuitively. Hmmm....


Paper: Stacked with Love DSP, Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Glimmer Silver Paper, Vellum,  (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Die-namics Blueprints 11, Diamonds (My Favorite Things),  Mini Hearts Outline Dies (Simon Says Stamp), Thin 3D Foam Squares (Scrapbook Adhesives)

Thanks so much for your visit!

CAS Mix Up Challenge - adventure begins

I finally received the alcohol inks I ordered online last week, so I wanted to make one more card using the new inks before the CAS Mix Up Challenge link up closes. 
And here's my card:

I applied a few colors of alcohol inks to the Ink Applicator Tool, and stamped it on the acetate sheet. Then I added a few drops of Blending Solution to the tool, and stamped over the background to blend the inks. Finally, I stamped the tree image and the sentiment with Archival Black Ink on the back of the sheet, and adhered the sheet to the card base.

Part of the fun of playing with alcohol inks is that you don't exactly know what results you'll get. I've just scratched the surface of this technique, so I'm sure I'll experiment with it more in the future. The alcohol inks are a great addition to my stash. 😊
Thank you so much, Nancy, for hosting the challenge this month, and introducing me to another fun medium! And thank you, Trina and the Design Team, for the inspiration!

Stamp: Tree image & sentiment included in Alcohol Ink Kit (Ranger)

Paper: Window Sheets, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Alcohol Ink (Sunshine Yellow, Botanical, Mermaid) Archival Black Ink (Ranger)
Accessories: AI Ink Applicator, Blending Solution (Ranger)