Paper Players.......Happy Birthday

Happy Monday  Peeps!!

Today I sharing a card I made using the challenge this week at The Paper Players.

This week it is  a Tic Tac Toe Challenge:

I went with the top line: Yellow, Twine and Birthday.

I, of course, have a few other colors going on besides the yellow. I do have to say I used the Botanical Builder framelits again for this car and I am totally obsessed with them. You all know how I love making flower cards and with these framelits you can easily make gorgeous cards without much stamping.

I die cut my flowers using white card stock and then sponged on Daffodil Delight. I really like the look with the white around the edges.

I also used the Rose Garden thinlits for leaves. I used Gold Foil and Pear Pizzazz card stock for them.

The sentiment is from the Rose Wonder set.

I added some white twine across the bottom and tied a bow.

I added a few white enamel dots on the flowers and scattered around the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Vicki

Just Add Ink.....Black Eye Susans

Happy Sunday Peeps!!!

Today I am sharing a card I made with the challenge this week at Just Add Ink.

They have a fun challenge and it is: Just Add  "B". It could be whatever you want that begins with a "B" as the main focus of your card.

I choose this great stamp from the Stampin Up Helping Me Grow stamp set for my "B" and I colored them to be Black Eye Susans.

I watercolored my entire card using my Tim Holtz Distress Inks.

I love coloring with these inks.

I stamped the image onto some water color paper with Black Stazon ink.

I then taped the piece down to my water color board using some painter's tape. That is the white "frame" you see. 

I colored the flowers and stems first and made sure they were dry before moving onto the background. I used a couple of colors and blended as I went along being careful to not get the flower portion wet.

I used my heat tool to dry as I went along.

I added the sentiment and corner frames using black memento ink after all was dry.

This main panel was then glued to my card base. 

I used my Wink of Stella brush on the flowers, it does not show in the pic but adds just a nice shimmer.

Freshly Made Sketches.......thanks

Happy Saturday Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches.

I started out with a base of Crumb Cake cardstock. I then layered another piece of Crumb cake onto some Basic Black card stock.

I used the Botanical Builders Framelits to make my pretty flower, I just love these flower dies. I used Calypso Coral card stock to die cut the flower. I added a basic black center. The leaves are cut using Old Olive card stock.

I die cut a piece of gold foil paper using a retired doily die. I slipped that under the sentiment panel which is crumb cake card stock as well.

I added a small piece of DSP under the sentiment for some added interest. 

The sentiment is from the Cottage Greetings stamp set.

 I added a rhinestone to the flower center and a few tiny pearls all around.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Vicki

Paper Players....Congratulations

Happy Friday Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the sketch this week at The Paper Players.

I started off with a base of White card stock.

I used a swirl die from the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies. I used Pool Party to make background swirl.

I glued this swirl directly to the white base.

I stamped the flower image from one of the new upcoming Hostess sets called Gift of Love onto some scrap white. I then colored using Pink  Falmingo Ink and Old Olive ink and my water brush,

I fussy cut out the image and added it to my card using a bunch of dimensionals. 

The sentiment is from the Timeless Love stamp set.  I stamped with Black Memento ink.

I added a butterfly from the Butterfly basics stamp set. I used Daffodil Delight ink and fussy cut out.

I glued it onto my scribble circle and added a few little rhinestones.

Wanted to share a Audrey Pic, snce I haven't in a bit:

She is almost 6 weeks old. 

Happy, Healthy and the light of my life!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Vicki

SIP........Happy Birthday

Hello Peeps!!!

The challenge this week at Stamps, Ink, Paper is a flower challenge:

How could I resist?

I had this flower from the Rose Wonder set colored up earlier this week but had not made it into a card. I pulled it out to use for this challenge, I used the new in color Peekaboo Peach along wth some Cajun Craze and Whisper White Craft ink to color my flower. I love the chalk effect that the craft ink brings to the look when appled with my aqua painter.  I also worked in a bit of Daffodil Delight.

I fussy cut out the flower and then die cut a couple of leaves with the matching dies to use.

My base s Sahara Sand and then a layer of White and another layer of Sahara.

I used a bit of DSP from the Go Wild pad and a pretty doily to showcase my rose.

The sentiment is from the Cottage Greetings stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by.

Vicki

I'd Be Lost Without You

Hello Peeps!

Today I sharing a card I made using the challengethis week at Inspired by All the Little Things.

I love the colors in this image and used them for the inspiration for my card.

I am playing with the new Stampin Up Swirly Bird set and one of the new in colors, Dapper Denim.

I also used white and Pool Party.

I love this little sailboat and I also think it fits the inspiration photo as it reminds me of a quaint little foreign costal town where you might see many sailboats.

I used the retired cloudy day embossing folder, I thought it was the perfect backdrop for my tiny sailboat.

The swirl was cut with daffodit delight card stock and makes a cute little sun for my summer scene.

The waves ae cut with Pool party card stock using another die in the Swirly bundle.

I stamped a sentiment from the Cottage Greetings set using Dapper Denim.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Vicki

Happiest of Birthdays to You

Happy Thursday Peeps!

Today I am sharing a card I made with a few challenges.

First up I used the sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches. 

I also used the color challenge this week at Stamp Ink Paper Challenge.

The base of my card is Chocolate Chip card stock and then I used a strip of DSP from the Neutrals paper pad.  I followed that up with a piece of thick white card stock.

You know how the swirl of twine, jute or thread behind the elements on a card is trendy right now? I love the look but have not been very successful at getting my attempts to look right. It came to me when looking at the new Swirly Bird stamp set, that I could die cut a swirl and lay it down to sort of mimic that look.  Much easier for me anyway and I like the look.

I die cut the large swirl in the die set using Pool Party card stock and glued it down to the center of my thick white card stock.

I used the Botanical die set for my flowers, I used Calypso Coral, Pool Party and white along with some Mossy Meadow for the leaves.

I embellished the flowers with some rhinestones and some enamel dots from the It's My Party pack.

The sentiment is from the Birthday Blooms stamp set and is stamped using Chocolate Chip ink.

Gonna leave you with another pic of our sweet little Audrey, a collage pic from her 1 month photo session

Thanks for stopping by today!

Vicki