Alcohol Inks with Gilding Flakes

 Hello friends. I have a couple of cards to share today.  I made these with the technique the Group of Seven Cardmakers are using this month.  I thought it would be fun to try it.

 

I used Yuppo paper and 3 shades of Ranger Alochol Inks Monsoon, Pool, and Glacier). After squirting them on the Yuppo I blew them around with a straw (no puffer tool), adding a little Alcohol Blending Solution in a few areas. When the panel was dry in most places, I dabbed some gold gilding flakes on.  I really like the finished panel and decided to make 2 cards with it. I cut a panel to fit behind Avery Elle's Starburst Oval Die  and cut the die from white, I glued the Yuppo panel to the card base and mounted the die cut panel with foam tape.  I die cut Honey Bee's Anemone die from white cardstock and blended some blue ink to the centers, glued them together and then added a center die cut from the alcohol ink panel.  The leaves are cut from SU Pear Pizzazz. The sentiment is from an older SU set and I embosed it in gold and die cut it with a stitched die and mounted with foam tape under the starburst panel.  I really liked the finished card, and so did my daughter.

For my second card I die cut a Cottage Cutz Stitched Sqare from the Yuppo panel and mounted it with foam tape to a white panel embossed with SU Tuffted EF (ret.).  I stamped the Hero Arts Poppy in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with SU Sweet Sorbet and Old Olive Blends. I then die cut it with the matching die.  I did trim some of the white around the flower, then mounted it with foam tape.  The sentiment is an older Verve stamp stamped on a stitched shape from SU Enduring Beauty dies., and mounted with foam tape. I like this one too.

I will link to the Triple B Challenge

 

 

I will also link to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes.

 

 Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Anniversary

 Hello friends.  I have an anniversary card for a couple at church I am sharing today.

I used my new Spellbinder's Ornamental Valance for the white die cut panel and really like how it turned out.  This is my first time using it and also first time using Avery Elle Hand Drawn Florals set.  I stamped the flowers and leaves in Tuxedo Memento Black ink and colored them with SU Blends in Flirty Flamingo, Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green.  I mounted them with foam tape, except the leaves are just glued on.  I stamped the greeting from a Verve set and embossed it with gold embossing powder.  I also added Wink of Stella to the flowers and leaves for a little extra touch.  You can see it a little better in this photo, although it is hard to photograph, it is very pretty IRL.

 

 

I will link my card to the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge. I used the diagonal row from bottom left to upper right and also across the bottom.  I always love making cards with flowers.

 

 I will also link to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes.

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I appreciate the visit and if you leave a comment, thank you.

Have a wonderful day.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

CAS Christmas Challenge - Winter Flowers

This is my second post today but I had to do this card for the CAS Christmas Challenge - Winter Flowers.  I love making cards with flowers and I had lots of poinsettias to choose from. :)

I stamped Avery Elle Holiday Bouquet and colored it with SU Blends.  I lightly sponged blue ink around the image and then added Wink of Stella to the poinsettias.  The sentiment is from the same set.  I matted it with a thin red mat to make the poinsettias pop.  I am pleased with how the card turned out and am getting a start on my Christmas cards this year.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I appreciate you taking the time to leave me a comment.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - No "Topping"

Hello Friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and this time it is "Anything Goes" as long as it is birthday.

For my card I used this pretty Spellbinders Chantilly Paper Lace die (Tallulah Frill Layering Frame Small).  There are 3 pieces to the die set, but I just used the largest die.  It makes such an elegant looking die cut.  The flowers and leaves are from Avery Elle Floral Bouqet stamp set.  I fussy cut the flowers and leaves after coloring them with Copics.  The flowers are mounted with foam tape.  The sentiment is a Verve stamp.  I added 3 small yellow enamel dots under the sentiment.

Don't forget to check out all the fabulous cards by the design team over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope you will join us for this fun challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Warm Wishes for Christmas Card Challenges #34

Good morning friends.  It is time for a new challenge over at Christmas Card Challenges and this week it is "Anything Goes" as long as it is a Christmas project.

For my card I used this cute snowman from Avery Elle's Be Jolly.  I stamped him in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and did a little coloring with Promarkers.  I paper-pieced his scarf and added Fun Flock to his hat brim & pompom and to the snow.  I embossed the snowflakes with white embossing powder and then sponged light blue ink for the sky.  I rounded the corners and added an MFT Electric Red mat.  The panel was mounted with foam tape.  The DSP is from Echo Park's 'tis the Season 6x6 pad.  The sentiment is from the same set.  The card base is Coredinations Heavy White CS (from JoAnn's).  

Now hop over to Christmas Card Challenges blog and see what inspiration my talented teammates have to show you.  I hope you will play along with us this time.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn