Bluebonnets

Happy Sunday! 

It's time for a new challenge at AAA Cards and I love the twist to this one, Positivity. We all could use a little more positivity in this sometimes cruel world. I look forward to seeing your take on the twist if you do to use it. 

For my card I used the A Bluebonnet stamp for the July Release by Picket Fence Studios.  I started with a white top folding card base and a watercolor paper panel. I stamped the bluebonnet with the black hybrid ink and then used some Daniel Smith watercolors to paint it.  I laid down a yellow wash to start with and then painted the image. After it was dry I came back and added some highlights with a white gel pen. 

This card was inspired by my friend, Lydia. She is an amazing watercolorer and artist. This uses my attempt at one of the techniques she uses called atmospheric water coloring

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Daisies

Happy Saturday! 

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS and our hostess is Bobby and she chose the code word Daisy.

To create this clean and simple card I started with a white top folding card base  some Wild Dandelion ink and this gorgeous Stamp set, Delightful Daisies by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. 

I created a watercolor wash in the center using the Wild Dandelion ink and then stamped the image in black amalgam ink by Gina K Designs.

Quick and easy card to send to someone who could use a hug! 

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Putting My Foot Down

Hello and thanks for stopping by!

Today I am sharing a card using this cute flamingo stamp, Foot Down one of the July release stamps by Technique Junkies Stamps. 

You can save 10% off of this stamp and your entire order by using my code TJ10Ceal

Whoville

I am up on the Picket Fence Studios blog today with a Christmas card for you. 
I used one of the July release sets Leave as a Friend, that totally reminds me of Dr. Seuss and Whoville so I decided to make it into a Christmas card. I also brought in Rudolph by adding a red nose to the lead reindeer. 
To create this card, I started with a white top folding card base and a white panel, the background as created by using the Life Changing Blending Brushes and some In The Navy and Blue Denim ink by Gina K Designs. I added some snow using a white gel pen. I stamped the reindeer from the Santa's Sleigh Ride set, colored them using Copic markers and cut them out with the Santa's Sleigh Ride coordinating dies. Next I stamped the house image from the Leave as a Friend on piece of white card stock and colored it using Copic markers and left all of the roofs white to look like snow and added some Nuvo Aqua Shimmer in clear to them. I used the Leave as a Friend coordinating die to cut them out.  The greeting is from the Santa's Sleigh Ride set.  
 

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Photo Inspiration

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More  and this week we have an Inspiration Photo for you.

To create my card I started with a white top folding card base and aa piece of woodgrain patterned paper. I cut a heart out of the woodgrain paper and then stamped the anchor image by Reverse Confetti on a scrap piece of card stock using In the Navy ink by Gina K designs and then cut it out using the coordinating die. The greeting is from the same set.

Sweet n' Sassy Stamps July Release Bloghop and Giveaway

Hello and welcome to the Sweet 'n Sassy July release bloghop. The Cardmaking team has lots of inspiration for you using the new release sets. You should have arrived here via Cathy McCauley and from here you are heading on to Diane Zechman. 

And there is a GIVEAWAY!

 Just comment and leave a little love at each stop along the way for a chance to win a $10 gift voucher to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps shop. Winner will be announced on the SNSS blog, Tuesday, July 23.

Now for my samples 

Both of my samples use the Over the Moon set just two different designs. 

The first one I used the Watercolor Nebula (which looks like a galaxy background) washi tape by Altenew for the background and stamped the images on white card stock , colored them using Copic markers and cut them out using the ScanNCut. 

The sentiment and stars were stamped with Gina K embossing ink and embossed with white powder. 

The second sample was created like the first using the Over the Moon set but the background is using the Galaxy Background washi tape by Altenew. 

The sentiment and the exhaust coming from the rocket ship were stamped with Gina K Designs embossing ink and embossed with white embossing powder. 

Thanks for stopping by

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Keep Swimming

I am up on the Sweet 'n Sassy blog today with these two fun get well cards.The set I used, Fin-tastic Friends is from our July release and so fun to play with.  I run a facebook group Because Kindness and there are some children that I need to send out to and this set was perfect. If you are a carmaker I would love for you to joinery group, just be sure to answer the questions.For the first card I started with a white top folding card base and a white panel. I used a Gina K Designs stencil , distress oxide inks and the Life Changing Blending Brushes to create the background. I stamped the images and colored them using Copic markers and cut them out with the ScanNCut.For the greeting I used a sentiment from the Mer-mazing set.

For the second card, I started with a white top folding base, the same set Fin-tastic Friends and a different stencil also by Gina K Designs and some distress oxides and of course the Life Changing Blending Brushes for the background. I just love those puffer fish! 

We have a blog hop going on tomorrow so be sure to check back.

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Picket Fence Studios Release Day

It's release day at Picket Fence Studios and once again this Release is fabulous!

Both of my cards use the Rosa Eden Roses stamp which is absolutely Gorgeous! 

For the first card I stamped it using Gina K Amalgam ink and colored it using Copic markers to give it a vintage feel. 

For the second card I paired it us with the Pentagram Base Terrarium die . The greeting is from the Leave as a Friend set.

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Thank you for your support! 

Summer Bouquet

Happy Saturday!

Today I am up on the Technique Junkies Stamps Design blog with this card using the Summer Bouquet stamp. You can save 10% on this stamp and your entire order by using my code TJ10Ceal. 

To create this card I started with the Original MISTI (because I rarely create without it) and a white top folding card base. I created the background by using the Colorbox Dyestress ink in Caribbean and the Primitive Batik stencil by A colorful Life Designs (you can also save 10% on your stencil order by using my code CealACL10) along with the Life Changing Blender Brushes by Picket Fence Studios.

I stamped the Summer Bouquet in Warm Glow Amalgam ink by Gina K and colored it using Copic markers for a no line coloring technique. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Saturday!

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Feliz Cumpleaños (Happy Birthday)

Happy Friday! 

Today I am sharing a birthday card with you that uses one of the latest releases by Joy Clair, No Probllama. This is a super cute set and even has a couple of spanish sentiments as well. 

To create this card I started with a white top folding card base, a piece of black onyx for the mat and a white panel for the focal panel. I stamped the Llama and colored him using Copic markers and then stamped the banners across for the background. To finish the card stamped the greeting on a a piece of Black Onyx using Gina K embossing ink and heat embossed it using white powder, cut it down using the Cut-Align and popped it on the front of the card.