Addicted to CAS 187

This is for the Addicted to CAS challenge this week. I will miss them as they take their break until 2021 but wanted to get this last challenge in, Here is where you can find the details of this challenge:
http://addictedtocas.blogspot.com/2020/06/challenge-187-one-layer.html

The stamps I used are from Unity I stamped with versafine black and  colored the cactus with copic markers, I stenciled the background pattern with antique liner distress oxide ink. I masked the cactus as I did the stenciling.

Festive Friday 0062

I stenciled a geometric pattern in black ink, used a floral theme, CAS design, and black and white with a pop of color. The floral stamp is from Unity.

CCEE2026 Celebrating the bald eagle

Vicky is hosting this week and today we celebrate the Bald Eagle. So, Vicky is asking us to  make a card with a bird on it....extra credit if it is a Bald Eagle.  

Vicky's daughter-in-law loves Eagles.  She and her son go to our local lake to spot the Eagles high up in the poles.  The size of their nests is unreal and seeing one in real life is one of life's pleasures!

Have a fun, creative day!

This is my favorite of my bald eagle stamps, which is an old Stampin' Up stamp that I still have. I love to use it on patriotic cards especially around the 4th of July. I decided to use red, white, and blue, and the stars and stripes in my design. That is our country's first flag representing the 13 original colonies that made up the USA at its origin behind the eagle's head. 

Twofer Card challenge #28

I just recently found this challenge to make two different cards using the same stamp, dies, etc. On this one I used the same embossing border from Darice. On one of the cards I inked the inside of the embossing folder. Then I ran it through my embossing machine. I added this little mouse three times and thinking the embossed portion reminded me of swiss cheese. The other card I used without inking the embossing folder. I used a different House Mouse stamp. One card is a friendship card and the other is a thinking of you card.  Hope I didn't stretch it too far making it an embossing folder as my same item used for both cards. I am new and learning. I never make the same card twice so this challenge was right up my alley.

Here is the link to this challenge : https://twofercardchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/06/reminder-twofer-card-challenge-28.html

Global Design Project 246

This is the made for the Global Design Project 246 which was a sketch challenge this week. 

I used an old Stampin' Up set I had in my collection and used my vibrant distress oxide inks for all the inks on this. The design paper was a scrap retrieved from my scrap pile. You can find this challenge here:  http://www.global-design-project.com/2020/06/global-design-project-246-sketch.html

Fruits of summer

This card is using this week's Splitcoaststampers Sketch challenge (807) and I stamped the image with a light colored ink so I could do no line water coloring on it for the Water coloring on Wednesday challenge on SCS as well. I used the strawberries because of the fruit challenge on Mod Squad this.  this imagine is from Flourishes and stamped with Doxi color: aantique linen. I then water colored the image with various reds and greens of Distress Oxide inks, and a few other colors. I am not too good at water coloring but I do love it and the tutorial over on Splitcoaststampers by Lydia which is fabulous. 

You can find the video here: https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/watercolor-wednesday-f453/wcw004-watercolor-wednesday-no-line-watercolor-t633957.html

Mod Squads Challenge can be found here: https://modsquadchallenge.com/summer-lemons/

Addicted to stamps and more 395

This is for the photo inspiration  challenge over on Addicted to stamps and More 395. You can find their challenge here: http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/

For the background of my card I inked the inside of my Darice embossing folder with a dark blue distress oxide ink, spritzed it with water and printed in onto my white cardstock.  Then I used Unity stamps for the image and sentiment. I fussy cut those and added them to the background. As you can probably guess I was inspired by the colors and also the center photo on this inspiration selection.