Sarcasti-chicks

Sarcasti-chicks don't have to be snarky...

The moon is a circle that's been inked and splattered with shimmery watercolors from Taylored Expressions.

Close up of my foiled background the coloring of the sarcasti-chick. I caved and ordered more outfits for the sarcasti-chick. I think they arrive today... Stay tuned on that! 😂 

Materials:

Paper: Misc. Bazzill, Neenah -  solar white

Stamps/Inks: Gina K - Amalgam, Taylored Expressions - Sarcasti-chick and Sarcasti-chick's Halloween Closet, Newton's Nook - Halloween Trio, TH Distress Ink - Spice Marmalade and Squeezed Lemonade

Cutting/Embossing - Coordinating Newton's Nook and Taylored Expressions dies, Spellbinders Circle Nesatability

Misc: Transfer gel, deco foil, Newton's Nook - Flying Bats stsencil, dimensional adhesive, TE Liquid watercolor - shimmer mixed with water and splattered on the moon, copic markers

Auction Baskets

Just an impromptu post on a project I've been working on for church - made a couple of baskets with soaps, napkins, coffee gift cards (and holders - Honeybee stamps), dish towels, candles, and some handmade cards featuring Lawn Fawn and Gina K. Really enjoyed playing with Gina K's Wreath Builder at Junkiefest, so I ordered the Autumn set, and I was on my way...

Here are some photos of the baskets....

And the cards....

Thanks for peeking!

Inky Paws Color Challenge

The Inky Paws Challenge over at Newton's Nook is a color challenge... made even more challenging, because I didn't want to use the same set that I used in the most recent challenge, and I have more Newton's Nook holiday stamps than anything else! The colors for the challenge are: magenta, yellow, tangerine, and teal.

Here's what I came up with:

Close up of that pretty stencil and the foil...

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazill cardstock, Neenah - Solarwhite
Stamps/Inks: Gina K - Amalgam Ink, Memento - Teal Zeal, HA - CL611 Many Birthday Messages, Newton's Nook - Newton's sunflower
Misc.: Copic markers, DecoArt Transfer Gel, Newton's Nook - Confetti Stencil, Deco Foil,dimensional adhesive

August Essentials Challenge

I just received some new goodies, and happened to catch Justine Hovey's alcohol ink blog post over at Ellen Hutson's blog, so I decided to play along with the August Essentials Challenge. The focus is on alcohol inks, which I love... and have been thinking about getting the alcohol ink lift pad, so the series of posts on the inks has been really fabulous. I highly recommend checking them out. The actual challenge is just to share a project using alcohol inks for the chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Ellen Hutson.

This is what I came up with - I actually created a bunch of alcohol ink backgrounds at a class I took at an expo at the MN State Fairgrounds earlier this summer. I usually try to make a ton of backgrounds all at once, and then I can pull them out for future projects, when needed! What made these unique (to me), was that I used a gelli plate and a vellum yupo paper. Super fun!

Love this stamp/die combo from Pinkfresh studios. I bought A Day in the City, too, and I can see using these sets to make a bunch of boxed card gift sets year-round.

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock, vellum yupo
Stamps/Inks: Gina K- amalgam ink, misc. ink cubes, Adirondack alcohol inks, Pinkfresh Studio - Home for the Holiday
Cutting/Embossing: Pinkfresh Studio - Cityscape die
Misc.: Gelli plate, copic markers

MFT Summer School: Focal Point

The last assignment for MFT Summer School! Final challenge.... Focal Point. The challenge in this was finding a good image to make the focus of the cardfront.

Close up of my first attempt of no-line coloring. The fadeout ink really made it pretty simple! I used a combination of zig clean color markers and arteza markers to color the bear.

Materials:
Paper: Memory Box notecard, gold foil paper, Strathmore Bristol paper
Stamps/Inks: Ink on 3 - Fadeout Ink, MFT - Polar Bear Pals
Cutting/Embossing: MFT - Merry Christmas Circle Frame
Misc.: Zig Clean Color and Arteza watercolor markers, Mister Huey's Opaque white mist, dimensional adhesive, copic multiliner

MFT Summer School: Visual Triangle

Four down, one to go.... this card was designed with the MFT Summer School Visual Triangle challenge in mind. The triangle is the moose, snowman, and sentiment.

I had some fun coloring the moose with copics and doing some ink smooshing with watercolors and sheer shimmer mist for a fun background... hopefully giving the impression that the moose is looking out at a snowy scene.

Materials
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar white, watercolor paper
Stamps/Inks: MFT - Merry Christmoose, Gina K - Amalgam Ink,
Cutting/Embossing: MFT - Snow Drifts, Stitched Dome Stax, Scenic Snow Globe
Misc: TE - Cookie monster watercolors, Sheer shimmer Mist, Dimensional Adhesive, white gel pen, copic markers, black copic multiliner

MFT Summer School: Monochromatic

I had a couple of hours this morning to work, and it's been a bit dreary, so I decided to start on some holiday cards - still early, but fun to get some older stamp sets out and play a bit. This card's theme is for the MFT Summer School Monochromatic Challenge.

Here it is (I chose reds):

A little close up of the Liquid Applique - fun way to get some fluffy dimension!

Materials:
Paper: Memory Box Red notecard, Neenah - Solar white
Stamps/Inks: MFT - Christmas Cuteness, Versafine- Onyx Black, Memento - Love Letter
Cutting/Embossing: MFT- Wonky Stitched Rectangle Stax, Ranger superfine clear embossing powder
Misc.: Copic markers, Nuvo Crystal Glaze, Neat and Tangled Sequins, Dimensional Adhesive, Ranger Multi-Medium Matte

MFT Summer School: Rainbow

And I'm still plugging away... this card's theme fits the Rainbow assignment over at MFT's Summer School challenge. I don't do a lot of rainbow cards, so this one was a challenge, but I LOVE these monsters. I originally bought them for Halloween and Valentine's cards, but they are good for any number of themes and so easy to line up.

Here it is. (The little rainbow stars are a little filler from Winter Warmth).

And a close up of the rainbow ink blending (thank you, MISTI!):

Materials:
Paper: Neenah- Solar white, misc. bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: MT - More Monsters and Winter Warmth, Inks - misc. Altenew, SSS, and HA mini cubes, Versafine - Onyx Black
Cutting/Embossing: Ranger superfine clear embossing powder
Misc.: Nuvo Crystal Glaze

MFT Summer School 2018: Ombre

It's another round of MFT Summer School. And, as before, I'm procrastinating, but having so much fun! This card's particular theme fits the Ombre assignment. I used the watercolor ombre background technique from a class that I took at Junkiefest.

Here it is:

A little close up of the fun mittens:

Materials:
Paper: Watercolor paper, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: MFT - Hand-lettered Christmas and Winter Warmth, Versamark, Altenew inks - Teal Cave, Aqualicious, Dew Drops
Cutting/Embossing: Wonky Stitched Rectangle Stax, Ranger liquid platinum embossing powder
Misc.: Taylored Expressions Liquid watercolor (cookie monster), Dimensional Adhesive,

Another Junkiefest special...

I have been enjoying the Sarcasti-chicks from Taylored Expressions, and I just love their little snarky sentimets. This was a card that I made showcasing a new to me set from Kitchen Sink Stamps and the Sarcasti-chicks. First Halloween card of this year...

Can you see the twinkle of the delicata on the oxide background?

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Taylored Expressions - Twinkle Twinkle background, Sarcasti-chick, Sarcasti-chick'sHalloween Closet, KSS - Owl and Autumn Moon; Gina K- Amalgam Ink, Distress Oxides for night sky (misc), Delicata Gold ink, Versamark
Cutting/Embossing: Martha Stewart. Grass Punch, Sarcasti-chick, Ranger superfine white embossing powder
Misc.: Copic markers, shimmer mist, dimensional adhesive, doodlebug stickers

Inky Paws Challenge

Newton's Nook piqued my interest after Junkiefest, so I decided to take advantage of a coupon code and make an order. I found that their Paradise Palms worked really well with some watery-themed stamps that I already had. Plus, I find the size of the scalloped border die in Frames & Flags set to be the perfect size for a card front. Here's what I came up with - some cards that I put together as a set for my lovely cousin's birthday. I kept them one-layer and simple to mail :).

Now I'm ready to plan my own tropical vacation!

I used KSS's rolling hills, but made them into water - too fun!

Materials:

Paper: Neenah - Solare white

Stamps/Inks: Gina K- Amalgam ink, Newton's Nook- Paradise Palms, Hero Arts- My Monthly Hero kit, Kitchen Sink Stamps- Rolling Hills, also misc. inks from Hero Arts (MMH) and Altenew,TH Distress Inks: Spiced Marmalade, Dusky Concord, Picked Raspberry, Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Faded Jeans, Tumbled Glass

Cutting/Embossing: Newton's Nook- Frames & Flags

Misc: Stippling Brush