Cardabilities#98 {rainbows}

I had some fun with this card. I love when I get a chance to stamp for the love of it. I actually had a lot of inspiration going into the card. First off, I was inspired by Stacey to use my Gelatos.  You can see her card here. Gosh, the background is gorgeous.

Now,  I only have 4 colors of Gelatos, and I think I need to change that soon.  I used 3 of them here. I started with a piece of kraft cs and gave it a quick wash of white gesso. After that dried, I colored on my three colors of Gelatos, and then misted with water. I used my fingers to blend them.  I used the Stitched Mats-rectangle die from Lil' Inker Designs to cut my base to build the rest of the elements on this card. 

 I was also inspired by the current Cardabilities #98 challenge. I loved all the little bits and pieces the sketch called for. I used a small detailed circle die from Delicate Doliy Die-namics and all the rest of my die cut pieces are from Reverse Confetti (all links listed below). I stamped the sentiment from Dream in Color  in Sweet Tooth Pigment ink and then covered it with white embossing powder. I love how the white just pops against the fun, summery colors. 

Here is the sketch I used. I'm linking up on the Cardabilities Blog. 

I'm also playing along with this week's Simon Says Stamp Wed. Challenge-Anything Goes. Easy Peasy! Thanks for stopping by. 

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Think Green {hello}

I am really hopeful Spring will arrive soon. Right now, I'll even take a few consistent warmer days in a row. Brrrr! It's still so COLD. I was thinking green and Spring yesterday as I was creating (and getting dressed....I happened to pull out my green beaded bracelets.....see it was a mood I was in for sure). I used green accents on this card and lots of MFT goodies. 
I am playing along with the latest Card Concept #4 challenge. It's a Floral theme and I used the Freestyle Collage style. 

I was also inspired by my friends over at MFT. They showed off LOTS of stencil techniques with this month's creative challenge. Fun stuff. 

I started with Grout Gray cs and the Delicate Doily stencil. I used a sponge dauber and Grout Gray ink to create the soft and pretty background. 

I also tried the layered die cut technique for my sentiment. I cut the "hi" 3 times from Gumdrop Green cardstock and then glued them all together. It's such a cool way to add more dimension. 

I had the yellow rolled rose already on my desk from a previous project. I stamped some polka dots in Lemon Drop ink on the rose before I rolled it up. I cut two more Mini Rolled Roses in Grout Gray and stamped the Typewriter Text background stamp over top before rolling those. I tucked in a few of my favorite Layered Leaves and then scattered some yummy sequins from Pretty Pink Posh around the flowers. OMG....those clear ones are sooooo pretty.This is fair warning....I'm on a sequin kick....I've been using them on all my projects lately. 

Here is the inspiration photo for the challenge.

I'm also linking this up to the latest Cardabilities #93 challenge. I loved the sketch, so I used it for my card design. 

Thanks a bunch for stopping by today. Sending you warm wishes! 

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Cardabilities80-You're Special

I have a Saturday post for you. Heather Jensen and I had so much fun playing along with a challenge earlier in the week, that we decided we wanted to do another one. We wasted no time and jumped on the sketch challenge for Cardabilities. This is a new challenge for me, so I was excited to give it a go. 
I still had out my new Distress Markers and wanted to give them a whirl on a people stamp. I ♥ the Wendy Burns images from MFT. Cuteness overload!

 I still have not made my trip to Hobby Lobby for my Archival Ink pad. So I went ahead and stamped her up with Graphite Black Brilliance ink and hit it with some clear embossing powder.
 I also wanted to see how the markers worked on different papers. Of course, when watercoloring you need to be caution of your paper pilling, so I thought a page out of my Mixed Media journal might work. And it did. Here's a close up of my girl all colored up. You can really see the embossing detail. 

I went ahead and made the card assembly super easy for myself, by using lots of the pieces from the MFT Blueprints 3 Die-namics. I layered up the flower included in that set and topped it with a Gumdrop Green button and twine. I also hit the edges of the petals with some distress ink. LOVE that I can coordinate my markers with the ink pads I also have on hand. I used Festive Berries to color up her purse and used a sponge dauber and the ink pad to add a hint of color to the petals. The grid flower was inked with some Walnut Stain, as was the rest of my paper edges. 

Here is the Cardabilities #80 sketch. Check out the challenge HERE.

Don't forget, Heather also has a post using this sketch. Follow me to see what she has to share. 

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