Addicted to Stamps & More #234 - 2 Clean & Simple

 

Another card using Jennifer's technique using Perfect Pearls and to enter into 

Addicted to Stamps & More

 

PTI's Beautiful Butterflies usinge Versamark and Perfect Pearls Biscotti

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Addicted to Stamps & More #234 Clean & Simple

 

A technique that I just had to try by Jennifer McGuire using Perfect Pearls.  I have not had much success with Perfect Pearls in the past but this turned out good.

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PTI's  Sweet Life using Versamark and Perfect Pearls, Biscotti.  I am in need of Sympathy cards for my stash.

 

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Addicted to Stamps & More #192 Make Your Mark

 

A card for Addicted to Stamps & More 

 

I took a Copics Class from Lori Craig from Imagination International and this is one of the images from the class by Marianne Walker that I colored using Copics.  It has been sitting on my table for about a month and I finally was able to make a card with it to enter in a challenge.  Ok so Marcia made a comment about this stamp set and I had to think and this wasn't an image from Marianne,  but is a Mama Elephant stamp set, Butterfly Kisses. Oh my, the effects of getting old.

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Addicted to Stamps & More #183 - Holiday

 

An Easter card for ATSM 

PTI's Scrambled Eggs, Polka Dot Parade, 

H/A Ombre Mint to Green & Bubblegum

Mementon -Grape Jelly

Clear Wink of Stella on eggs and few PPP sequins.

 

Addicted to Stamps & More # 166, Freshly Made Sketches #208 & The Paper Players #266

 

One card for 3 challenges

Addicted to Stamps & More  

Anything Goes

Freshly Made Sketches by Cindy H. 

 

&

The Paper Players by Jaydee 

 

My mojo is seriously missing.  It just took me so long to make this card.  Just had a hard time with which image to use.  I like how it finally came out, but it took several tries.....

PTI's Petitie Pots in Pure Poppy, Harvest Gold & New Leaf - Striped Paper

Doodlebug - Kraft in Color pattern paper

Clear Wink of Stella on flowers and yellow bling in centers. 

Addicted to Stamps & More # 152 & ColourQ #298

 

After about 3 or 4 attempts, I am finally happy with this.  Tried watercoloring with distress then my Zigg Clean Color pens and finally ended up using Copics.

Entering this in two challenges

Additcted to Stamps & More 

MAKE YOUR MARK

ColourQ 

 

Altnew Hennah Elements colored with Copics

MFT Linen BG stamp

in Memento's Lulu Lavender

PTI's Winter Wisteria striped paper. 

 

Addicted to Stamps & More #145 Photo Inspiration

 

I have a mental block when it comes to bird cards but I must say I really like how this turned out.

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Stamps of Life Birdcage 2 Stamp & PTI's Merry little Christmas in Hero Arts Soft Granite & Grape Juice.

Addicted to CAS #60 - Cute & Addicted to Stamps & More #137 Make Your Mark

 

A card for two challenges

Addicted to CAS 

Addicted to Stamps & More 

Make Your Mark

Clearly Besotted Cute & Cuddley colored in Copics and fussy cut.

RV10, 13  C1, 3, 5

PTI's Sweet Blush polka dots, 

Avery Elle Custom Panels

Addicted to Stamps & More #136 & CASology #138

 

Ok, so this took me all morning to do this card because when you use the MISTI you expect perfection.  I still have trouble lining up the middle of the flowers as you can see.  It took me about 4 times to get it this good and it still isn't perfect. 

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Anything Goes

CASology

PTI's Petite Pots in New Leaf, Hawaiian Shores, Orange Zest & Terracotta Tile,  Swoosh Dies, Lemon Tart Gingham & Smokey Shadow cardstocks.

Hero Arts Shadow Inks, Butter Bar, Bubble Gum,

Clear Wink of Stella on Flowers

Pretty Pink Posh sequins. 

CAS(E) this Sketch #113, Colour Me #61 & Addicted to Stamps & More #134

 

Oh my, what a fiasco trying to get this card done.  I have never had any trouble with smearing Versafine, Onyx Black Ink until Colleen and I heard it on a couple of videos this week saying it is pigment ink.  Well, I sure found out with this card.  It took me about 2-1/2 to 3 hours to complete this because I kept getting splotches of black ink on the white.  It was on a sheet that I had masked off the oval and sponged it but I had to cut the oval out and start over again. just insetting the oval.  I was not about to sponge this over again.  Then I forgot the sentiment and had already popped it up so tried with the Misti in case I needed to re-stamp, but there were a couple of hollow spots so we added more pop up tape and that worked but then when I took it out somehow there was more black on the white so that is when I cut it out and inset it.  Whew what a time!!!!!

Sponged with Distress Inks, Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey &  Dried Marigold

PTI's Petite Pots, Keep It Simple Sympathy

Lil Inkers Stitched Rectangle

Nestabilities Oval

I am entering in the following 3 challenges

CAS(E) this Sketch

 

Colour Me 

Addicted to Stamps & More

Clean & Simple

Addicted to Stamps & More #132 Make your Mark

  

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I used a technique from Jennifer McGuire which you can access Here 

Using Distress pens and Wink of Stella as the water which gives it this really cool sparkly effect, which is hard to see in the picture.  She even tells you how to get more out of your Wink of Stella pens by putting water in them after it is almost empty.

PTI's Botanical Blocks in Distress Inks, Festive Berries, Picked Raspberry & Mowed Lawn

Addicted to Stamps & More #128, Merry Monday #142

 

My card for the following two Challenges

Addicted to Stamps & More 

HOLIDAY

&

Merry Monday 

 

PTI's Holiday Home, Background Basics Evergreen in Scarlet Jewel & New Leaf

Snowdrift was embossed with Judikins Frosted Twinkle

Sentiment embossed with Liquid Platinum

Hard to see but there are snowflakes using Irresistible.

Addicted to Stamps and More #120

 

One last card for today and maybe for 3 weeks as I will be having a blast with my Bff, Colleen in sunny Hawaii for a week and then I will join my son, his son and wife and his dad for another week to celebrate my son's 40th birthday (What????)   So excited....

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Found this beautiful foil, shiny paper at Impress and when I saw the photo, just knew I had to use it.

I think the ornament is called Jasper from Memory Box,  It's hard to see but the back of the ornament is gold.

PTI, Wonderful Words, Joy, Shimmer Paper

Banner is from Tinsel and Tags from PTI

Addicted to Stamps and More #112 Make your Mark

 

My card for the day forAddicted to Stamps & More 

I have been in my craft room all day and this is only the second card I have made.  Trying some different watercolor techniques and things were just not turning out.  This one did work.  I was having more trouble with the first card.  In fact, I am happy with this.

PTI's Pretty Peonies embossed in white and then using distress inks to drop into the flowers and leaves.  Fun and easy technique.  Just have to drop water in the areas first and then drop the colors onto the images and they just blend themselves.

Then used a piece of vellum for the sentiment (Keep It Simple Thinking of You) embossed in Liquid Platinum.

I was supposed to see Keith Urban tomorrow night but the concert has been cancelled due to the death of Nicole's father.  Very sad and unexpected.

 

Addicted to Stamps & More #109 CAS

My card for Addicted to Stamps & More

PTI's Beautiful Brushstrokes in Sweet Blush, Hibiscus Burst, Pure Poppy, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Ripe Avocado & Simply Chartreuse.

3 Dew Drops

Addicted to Stamps & More #109 CAS & Colour Me # 34 Subtle

A card for the following 2 challenges

Addicted to Stamps & More

Clean & Simple

Colour Me

Art Impressions - Foliage in PTI's Melon Berry and Berry Sorbet and Distress Inks, Evergreen Bough

Berry Sorbet Patter paper 

Hero Arts Sentiment

Addicted to Stamps & More #102 & The Challenge #10

 

My card for two Challenges Addicted to Stamps & More

Make Your Mark

 & The Challenge 

I  watercolored with Distress Inks, Mowed Lawn and Spun Sugar and PTI's, Berry Sorbet and Classic Kraft on Art Impressions, Foliage and EZ Project A stamps.

I love this technique but have a little trouble with placement.  It's harder too because they aren't clear stamps.  Not sure if I have too much going on....

Addicted to Stamps & More - Make Your Mark

 

My card for Addicted to Stamps & More Click to play along.

The Challenge is to use Markers, Colored Pencils, Watercolors or whatever to make your mark.

I white embossed with white then used Distress inks, Mowed Lawn, Spun Sugar & Picked Raspberry

on an acrylic block and picked it up with water to color in the images.

PTI's Botanical Blocks on Sweet Blush cardstock, Boutique Borders - Sympathy.

Addicted to Stamps & More #91 Anything Goes & Colour Me #16 Subtle

 

My card will be entered into 2 challenges

Addicted to Stamps & More 

Anything Goes

&

Colour Me 

PTI's  Embellished Elegance in Aqua Mist, Berry Sorbet, and Sweet Blush

I had a little spot that I needed to cover up and used the little dots, but think it would have been better without them.  I think I got carried away.

Addicted to Stamps & More #88 Holiday, CAS-ual Fridays #130 and ColourQ #234

 

My card for 3 challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Here

CAS-usal Fridays Here 

  

ColourQ Here 

PTI's Scrambled Eggs in Harvest Gold, Berry Sorbet, Hawaiian Shores and Memento's London Fog

Heart Border from PTI