Clean and Simple Lilac Just Breathe

The second card that I made for the Mod Squad Clean and Simple card Challenge uses a large sentiment from STAMPLORATIONS: "Just Breathe."  I love this sentiment because life can become super stressful and I need to remember to take a minute to "Just Breathe" and sometimes do some deep breathing techniques to deal with the stress. 

I used various shades of pink and purple dye inks includeing "Lilac" which is listed as the spotlight color for this ModSquad challenge.  The inks are from Prima Marketing's Color Philosophy Collection.  These magnetic stacking ink pads save on space. No more hard to stack ink pads!

Behind the "just Breathe" sentiments you can see what looks like water color marks, but I used stamps from the Brutus Monroe set: "Abstract Art." I mounted the water color card panel (Canson Cold Press) on a card panel made from Aubergiene Card Stock from Brutus Monroe.

Playing with a twist:

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modsquadchallenge.com

https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2019/05/cas-challenge-may.html


I made one more card in a similar style - but did not enter this card into the challenge:

Clean and Simple "Well Done"

Card Making Challenge

  "The Mod Squad Challenge" at http://modsquadchallenge.com/

I made two cards for this week's challenge. The theme is "Clean and Simple (CAS)" cards.  The Well is a stamp from Stamplorations. I used black archival ink and Arteza Real Brush Markers to stamp and color this image. I like this image and hopefully there is enough "white space" to make this card clean and simple enough for the challenge this week. I used white water color paper (Canson Cold Press) and mounted the panel onto a red card base. Finally, I had a stamp set from Simon Says Stamps that included a small sentiment "Well Done" from the Uplifting Sentiments stamp set.  Love that the sentiment matches the stamp! 

This is a wishing well so make a wish!

MSC  Playing without a Twist:

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http://modsquadchallenge.com/one-layer-cas/

Stamplorations AG challenge

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Here are two more "Well Done" wishing well cards.  I did not enter these cards into the challenge 

Watercolor background wash

I recently used what was in my stash to create several cards - using water color wash for the backgrounds.  These are clean and simple cards!

The water colors are Brutus Monroe Aqua Pigments. I used turquoise, green, gold (metallic), and a  touch of orange.

The first stamp is from Simon Says Stamps (last year from Mandy's Flowers):

This tree stamp is from Stampin; Up Lovely As a Tree.  The sympathy sentiment came from Simon Says Stamps Sketched Flowers Stamp Set. 

The trees in the stamp below are from Penny Black and the sentiment is from the Stamps of Life Stephanie Barnard

The Stamps Below come from a set that I purchased with a magazine.  The sentiments are from  Simon Says Stamps Sketched Flowers Stamp Set. 

Watch the video tutorial here: https://youtu.be/KWKINLo3MTo

Two Graduation Cards

I made two "Milestone Cards" for the Mod Squad Challenge.   They are both graduation cards featuring Unity Stamps main images and Brutus Monroe and Unity Stamp background stamps. 

The Link to the Mod Squad Challenge is here:

http://modsquadchallenge.com/

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Night Time Stag

The first time I saw this stamp was when Nancy Stamps of You Tube did a video tutorial with it. I immediately fell in love with the stamp and with all stamps (especially the silhouette stamps) by Blue Knight Rubber Stamps. I decided I would try to create a night time scene for my card.  I used regular distress inks. I used what colors I had in my stash (abandoned coral, seedless preserves, broken china and chipped sapphire) and I was really surprised by the results. Because they are regular distress inks the lines are visible, but I still like the way that it turned out. I used an open circle die cut for the moon in the top right hand corner. I used a glitter gel pen to dot the stars in the sky. Finally. I mounted the panel on purple and black card stock and secured it to red card base. 

Believe in Angels

Combining products from Unity Stamp Company and from Brutus Monroe creates Heavenly Results!

Here I have combined the "Barndoor" background stamp from Unity and Brutus Monroe with the "Believe in Angels" stamp from Unity. 

I used Hero Arts Ombre ink pads in various colors to stamp the Barndoor background stamp on white card stock.  This created a multicolored background pattern.

After I stamped the angel, I used Arteza Watercolor Pencils to color the angel image.  

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 I used Brutus Monroe Neon Embossing Powder in blue and in pink to emboss the sentiment "It's Gonna Be OK" from a stamp set by Joy Clair. 

I used sequins and flat back pearls to finish the cards.  I am pleased with the final product:

You catch a you Tube tutorial of me creating the cards here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZORxd1QcuU&t=1589s

Neon Aquapigments (Water Colors) and MayMay Made it Showers of Blessings Stamp Set

I've always hoped for a stamp set featuring umbrellas and raindrops. I was super excited that the April 2019 Scripture Stamp Set from MayMayMadeIt.Com (a monthly subscription or you can purchase the stamps separately) featured these things and more! The stamp set (as shown here) has three separate ladies with their umbrellas and also two separate doggies (a weiner dog and a chihuahua).  There is a dog leash and these can be positioned so that any one of the ladies can be stamped walking her dog. There is even a cute puddle of rain.

The day that I received the stamp set is the same day that I received my Neon Aqua pigments from Brutus Monroe.  These water colors are highly pigmented and super bright.  Receiving them both on the same day got my imagination running. 

When I went to bed that night all I could think about was neon raindrops painted on rainbow printed paper.  The idea stuck in my head and I couldn't wait to make the card that was pictured in my mind's eye, but I had a few other projects that I needed to complete first. I finally had the chance and this was what I came up with:

My card features one of the ladies holding her umbrella with with hand out. I embossed her using Brutus Monroe Embossing Ink. I also used 6x6 Rainbow Paper from the Brutus Monroe Rainbow Paper Pad. I used foam tape to adhere the card panel to the rainbow cardstock. I finished by gluing some embellishments on the card panel. 

Here are are some more pictures from the stamp set:

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Lighthouse Silhouette from Blue Knight Rubber Stamps

Did you ever record a craft making video for You Tube but either accidentally delete it or the video gets corrupted?  Yesterday both of those things happened to me! The file corruption actually happened twice!  It is very frustrating when you put your heart and soul into video and talk to yourself (narrate) for 30 plus minutes each time.  I felt as if nothing could go right.

Then I began to play with this beautiful stamp from Blue Knight Rubber Stamps and the beautiful scene went very well. And though I was not able to make a video (our internet was acting up), I was able to capture a good photo in full daylight of the finished product.

This is an amazing stamp. It is very dramatic and punches a powerful impact.

I used distress oxide inks in Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade and Abandoned Coral. This probably wasn't such a good idea on my part. These inks react with water, and I used Staz On to stamp the image. So, even though I hit the background panel with a heat gun, the ink reacted and stayed splotchy no matter how many times I hit it with the heat gun and re inked.  As a result,  I had to color the image in with a permanent marker. The next time I make this card I will use a different ink!   I completed the look with a black mat on craft card stock.

I have a few additional Blue Knight Rubber Stamps that I will be featuring on my Blog. Please let me know what you think!

Swirly Bloom Stamplorations Stencil

I enjoyed making this card and thinking about warmer summer days to come.

I used a stencil "Swirly Bloom" 

  ARTplorations [stencil] by Stamplorations to create the background.

l also used Brutus Monroe Glitter Glaze in Tangerine and Lemon over the stencil to create a 3D background on the card panel. 

After the Glitter Glaze dried, I stamped the Lemon STAMPlorations clear stamp using Brutus Monroe raven detail in.  I colored the lemon in using various colors of alcohol markers. 

I die cut the sentiment "Sunshine and smiles" by Ultimate Crafts in orange and three times in white.  I glued the three white sentiments together and the orange one on top of those.  This created a stacked sentiment and gave it a 3D effect.  I took a piece of scrap paper (light yellow with polka dots) and torn it to fit a scrap piece of cardboard that I had in my stash.  

Link to the MODSQUAD challenge:

Linking to:

Mod Squad Challenge: use a stencil (Stamplorations Swirly Bloom Stencil in the background)  http://modsquadchallenge.com/use-a-stencil/

Stamplorations Mixed Media Challenge: use a stencil (Stamplorations Swirly Bloom Stencil)   https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/search/label/mixed%20media%20challenge

Stamplorations Never Ending Challenge: Anything Goes Challenge Stamplorations products (Lemon Stamp and Swirly Bloom Stencil)

https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/p/stamplorations-anything-goes-challenge.html

Another card for the ModSquad Challenge

 This is another card I entered into the Mod Squad Challenge this week.

It features three feathers from Unity Stamps. The ink is three different Ombre Ink Pads from Hero Arts.  The Sentiment is embossed with Brutus Monroe Embossing Powder in Raven.

Here's the link to the Mod Squad Challenge:
http://modsquadchallenge.com/

Mod Squad Challenge – Design in 3’s

This card was made as an entry into the Mod Squad Challenge.

"They say that odd numbers are pleasing to the eye, so this week’s challenge to have 3 items on your entry as the focal image."

I created this card with Unity Stamp Company red rubber stamps from the July 2018 Kit of the Month "Stand Tall" and with Brutus Monroe Aqua Pigments.

Brutus Monroe Aqua Pigments are highly pigmented liquid water colors.

Link back to Mod Squad Challenge:  Kitchen Sink Stamps Mod Squad Challenge Page:
http://modsquadchallenge.com/

3.2.19 Vellum Floral Sympathy card

Vellum Sympathy Card

Using a lilac colored paper, I created this floral card panel. The stamp is a Brutus Monroe and Unity Stamp Company background stamp. The stamp name is Botanical Background.

I inked the stamp using the Hero Arts Ombre ink pad in Meadow.  I really like how the Ombre Ink Pad helps created a variegated look - easily.

Next I used a piece of Vellum and stamped the sentiment "So Sorry For Your Loss" on the piece of vellum. I also attached a rhinestone.  As you can see, the stamp set is from Sheena "Just Believe."

I used Brutus Monroe Plum Surface Ink to stamp the sentiment. 

I thought the card needed a little something more, so I used stamped a butterfly from the Brutus Monroe Butterflies 2.0 stamp set with Plum Brutus Monroe Surface Ink. I adhered the single butterfly to the vellum paper.

I think the butterfly made the card look complete. 

I really liked the butterfly on the sympathy card, so I made a second card with a variety of butterflies stamped using a variety of Brutus Monroe surface inks. I used the matching dies to cut out vellum butterflies and adhered them to some of the inked butterflies. I had a card panel made using Brutus Monroe Aqua Pigments in my stash, so I used that for the background. I really like the soft watercolor effect.  The die cut word Brilliant is from Stamplorations.

This was the first time I ever used Vellum on my cards. I enjoy the look and will use it again in the future.