Inkspirational Challenge #319

 

I have been collecting stencils for quite a while now. My first experience with stencils was watching my grandmother do stenciling on fabric, rubbing in some type of fabric paint and layering the colors with the various sections of the stencil. She used them on her quilts, pillowcases, etc. I had fun using two different stencils to make this card. I stamped a sentiment with a stamp from Impression Obsessions. 

This card is for the Inkspirational Challenge that was to use stenciling. 

https://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/06/inkspirational-challenge-319-use.html

I did not use paste as an option. My favorite ink to use for stenciling is distress oxide inks.  I stamped the sentiment with versafine clair black ink. 

Just add Ink #708

I made this card for the Just Add Ink #708 for their Just choose 2 challenge this week. I chose embossing and blending. I stamped my image and sentiment with versamark ink and embossed it with gold embossing powder.The stamps are from Gina K and a Gina K stamp from Unity. I used blending brushes to put the concord grape distressed oxide ink onto the flowers and used green distressed oxide ink for the leaves. I die cut a white doiley for an extra layer for under the flower. 

You can find the details for this challenge and its link here:

https://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2024/06/just-add-ink-708choose-two.html

 

Just Us Girls #733 - stenciling

I used various stencils to make my 3 panels for this card for the Just Us Girls #733 challenge this week to use stenciling. I use distress oxide inks to do my stenciling. I added a layer flag sticker as is the liberty bell a sticker. I added silver puff stickers as an embellishment.  You can find the details for this challenge here:

https://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/06/just-us-girls-challenge-733-anything.html

 

As You Like It and why

For the As You Like It challenge to pick my 2 favorite color combos, I have to say for summer it is blue and yellow. It is so bright and cheery and reminds me of a wonderful sunny, summer day!! I live in Texas and we get lots of hot, sunny weather. This floral design is from a Power Poppy digital that I colored with colored pencils and alcohol markers. I did a little stenciling for the blue panel. The stencil is from A Colorful Life designs. The sentiment is from a tablet from Tim Holtz.  You can find the details for this challenge here:

https://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/06/favourite-2-colour-combo-and-why.html

 

AI challenge - Stars and stripes Forever

I made this fun card for the current challenge over at Art Impressions with a stars and stripes theme. I thought this I'd load this little truck from the Interchangeable Car set with some fun things to take to the beach for the 4th of July. 

You can find the details of this challenge here:

https://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/2024/06/stars-stripes-forever-challenge-381_0312924152.html

 

Fun backgrounds with scraps

I have been trying really hard to deplete my scrap piles and have been cutting them into  half inch width stripes and then design these pieced backgrounds with them. It has been fun and is something I can take with me when I am away from my stamp room. I keep them in a tub that is easy to tote around with me and all it takes is cut card fronts, glue bottle, and scissors to sit and do these. I have to go out of town quite often to help do caregiving to my 95 year old parents. I can accomplish quite a lot without having to haul so many supplies along to do a little crafting.

 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge #583

https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/06/sketch-583.html

For the Atlantic Heart Sketch challenge, I made a stenciled background by combining about three stencils together. Two of the stencils are from A Colorful Life and the other one is from my older part of my stencil collection where I was not keeping track of where it came from. I used distress oxide inks  with with pink, blue and green inks. when the pink and blue blended together there was a shade of purple. I used green cardstock to mount the white oval, and I used a lilac cardstock for the card base. The stamp is from Sweet an Sassy and it is stamped with versdafine clair black ink. The dies are from Sizzix.  I used enamel dots for the flower centers.