You're Cute as a Bug

Happy Wednesday Peeps!!!

Today's  card was made using the challenge at 

Fab Friday Challenges.

This time is a fun color challenge:

I wanted to use the new Little Ladybug stamp set and even tho there wasn't a traditional "ladybug" red in the color challenge, I thought a Merry Merlot ladybug would be cute.

 

I stamped and colored the ladybug and flower with Black Stazon on thick whisper white.

I colored with my Aqua Painter and ink pads.

I used Merry Merlot, Melon Mambo and just a touch of Pear Pizzazz.

I made a cool water colored splashed background for my flower and ladybug to sit on.

I used Bermuda Bay on watercolor paper and brushed on getting lighter as I went down the paper for a nice ombre effect.

I then splattered white drops over the dried Bermuda Bay and then dabbed off with a paper towel.

I die cut it out using the stitched rectangle dies and then also cut out a whisper white frame for it to sit in.

I added the flower and ladybug to this piece with dimensionals.

I then added this to my Coastal Cabana base with more dimensionals.

 

The sentiment is stamped  with Bermuda Bay ink and die cut using a stitched nested labels die.

I colored two epoxy hearts using a Melon Mambo Blend and added to the sentiment piece.

I finished ups with a few basic rhinestones and a whisper white twine bow.

Listed below are all the "ingredients" used to make this project.  

If you would like to buy the products for yourself,

 I would be very happy for you to shop with me.  

You can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

If you purchase from me be sure and use

my hostess code:

YJE2WVQY

 

All orders 50.00 and over will receive a gift from me.

As always if your order is 150.00 or more don't use the hostess code, you will

still receive a gift from me.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Vicki

More Calendars

Hello Peeps!!!

Today I am sharing another calendar design.

I used the super sweet and adorable set from Sale-a-bration called

Little Lady Bug. 

I love this set.

 

I really had fun making these calendar easels this year.

I stamped the sweet little Lady Bug with Black Stazon on thick whisper white card stock.

I colored with my Aqua Painter and ink pads. I used real red and gray granite inks.

The base of the calendar easel is Basic Black and then a layer of Real Red.

The DSP I used is from the Golden Honey Specialty  pack that is also in 

the Sale-a-bration catalog.

 

I used the Stitched Rectangle Dies with more Real Red card stock for my next layer.

The ladybug and sentiment are attached next using dimensionals. 

The sentiment is from the Little Lady Bug set and is stamped onto a die cut from the Stitched Shapes Dies.

Here is a side view so you can see how this is made to stand:

 

I added the calendar and then a few little red rhinestones.

  Listed below are all the "ingredients" used to make this project.  

If you would like to buy the products for yourself,

 I would be very happy for you to shop with me.  

You can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

If you purchase from me be sure and use

my hostess code:

YJE2WVQY

 

All orders 50.00 and over will receive a gift from me.

As always if your order is 150.00 or more don't use the hostess code, you will

still receive a gift from me.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Vicki