You're the Best (trainer)

 

I joined a gym a year ago this summer.  Now my favorite trainer is leaving - she has a full load of college classes ahead of her.  I will miss her terribly - she made going to the gym fun.  I was never good at "gym" as a child, and hate to exercise.  But because of her, I feel and look so much better!!

I got this stamp a while ago, because of a post that Chrissie, of Less is More, did.  You can see that post here.


 I used the Less is More - One Layer - Fur or Feathers Challenge , and the colors from The Play Date Cafe challenge.  This is also for CAS Friday square card challenge .

 

Now I need to give a big THANK-YOU to my darling hubby for putting up with me through this card.  If you don't want to read the details, skip down to supplies used.

We left this am for a short 3 night stay in Newport, RI - but cardmaking has been on my mind for days, and I haven't gotten around to any of the ideas in my head.  I finally couldn't take it anymore.  So I got up a 1/2 hour early and cranked out the basics for this card - cut, stamped the sentiment, embossed the "ground" and stamped the chicks.  I quickly packed my color pencils and gamsol, and some Spica pens.

And off we went.  I colored the image while on the ferry ride over to CT. When we got back into the car, I got the camera, and hubby helped me take some photos - can you see the CT skyline and the car dash? 

Now here at our B&B, he is giving me time to post this card.  Isn't he great?!  and patient!! 

Ok, enough said.

supplies:

• stamps: chicks- Penny Black; sentiment - Hero Arts
• paper: PTI
• embossing folder: sizzix
• other: color pencils, gamsol, spica pens

Thanks again for looking and your comments. 

No Speed Limit to Recovery

I made this card for my niece #3 (I have only nieces - six of them - in different families).  She continues to battle drug addiction.  She was clean for a year and a half, but recently had a relapse.  Today she left for an out-of-state in-patient drug rehab.  She had a little car like this . . .

This is a One Layer Card for the OLW - transportation challenge.  I used the Less is More  blue and green color challenge.  I also created the car image by first using the solid car with bleach.  Then I stamped the outline image, and used my ink pads to water color the car, as seen in this Make It Monday challenge from Paper Trey Ink.

A little ribbon, and some bling on the head lights to finish it off.  Thought about using some glossy accents to fill the windshield . . . should I?

Supplies used:
stamps: car - PTI; sentiment - Morning Star; tire tracks: Seaside Stampin
paper: PTI
other: ribbon - American crafts

Thanks for looking.

Feather Dreams

As some of you are starting to figure out, I enjoy combining challenges.  This card combines the color challenge from Less is More to use blue and green . 

And at Susan at One Layer Wednesday (OLW) would like us to use something from her Pinterest Inspiration board.  I used this picture of feathers .

Make It Monday at Paper Trey Ink (Capture the Moment) is to use ink pads for water coloring. I stamped two of the feathers with black Archival ink (stamped off once to lighten it), and then used my ink pads to water color them. The lighter blue and green feathers were created by using a "mirror" stamp - I inked the feather stamp, and stamped it onto the solid "mirror" stamp, then stamped them onto the card. The details on all the feathers were then water colored with the ink pad.

I used Retro Sketch 23 for the layout.  

 

 

supplies used:

• all stamps and paper: Paper Trey Ink (PTI)
• ink: Stampin Up & Archival black
• lines created with Scor-It
• Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the "mirror image" feathers (I've had this tool for a few years, but just now starting to enjoy using it!)

I added a bit of glitter to the feathers and the scored lines around the sentiment.  I don't think the camera picks that up too well.

 

Also, if anyone knows how to link up the pictures from a Pinterest board, please teach me how to do that.  (thanks in advance)

After looking at my card again, butterflies would go nicely instead of the feathers (especially with this sentiment).  But hubby and I are going for a drive "out east" today - to a winery, lunch at a restaurant overlooking the water, and perhaps some browsing at antique shops.  So I have a fun day ahead, but no card-making today.

As always, thanks for looking and all your comments.

Leafy Thank You

This card combines challenges from my three of my favorite sites to frequent:   Less is More, Paper Trey Ink blog, and Simplicity .

Over at Simplicity, Susan is hosting a One Layer Inspiration Challenge to use something from her Pinterest board.  I found this leaf hanging which I love (I wanted to capture the picture for you, but this one wouldn't let me).

I, once again, used this sketch challenge  from Less is More.

And I tried the technique from Paper Trey's Make It Monday.  This week is called "double time bleaching" .  Now I have never done bleaching with stamps.  So this was a learning experience for me.  And since this is a one layer card, I needed to be sure that the bleach did not "bleed" outside the main image panel.  Here is my solution: 

I used the removable tape to tape down the cling wrap to the areas that would not get the bleach. 

After I was done stamping with the bleach and color, I thought the panel needed a bit more "umph".  So I spritzed it with some Perfect Pearl Mist (in Sunflower Sparkle).  Here is a close-up of that effect:

Supplies used:

Paper - Paper Trey Ink (terracotta)

Stamps - leaves: Stampin Up Gently Falling; sentiment: PTI

other: scallop embossing folder: sizzix (?), pearls, Perfect Pearls Mist, score board

Thanks for looking.

Birthday Balloons

My younger son will be 27 this weekend, so this is for him.  I used the CAS Friday color challenge and the Clean and Simple sketch challenge for this card.

Diva's by Design has a challenge to make something for a birthday. 

Supplies used:
stamps, die, & cardstock: PTI (Paper Trey Ink)
pattern paper: Momenta
other: glossy accents (on balloons), baker's twine

Thanks for looking.

                                                                                                              



Less is More 78 and JUGS 147

Just Us Girls has a gorgeous photo as inspiration this week.  Since I am a very literal person, I wanted to do justice to do this picture.  I used this sketch from Less is More . 

I scored the space, then using stipple brushes created the background with Adirondeck inks.  The leaf-flower image was a mixture of stamps from Whipper Snapper, Stampendous, and Inkadinkadoo.

I stamped the butterfly from PaperTreyInk with Staz-On onto acteate, and colored the back of it with Copic Markers.  I added some white dots with a gel pen to the front, and added the pearls (colored those with a black copic).

I liked how Giovanna created this white on white border, so I used her idea.

Thanks for looking.

Happiness

I loved this sketch from Red Hot Stampers, and needed to make a card for my son and his girlfriend (for their new apartment).  The colors are from Clean and Simple Fridays and the Color Throwdown Challenge 202 . The middle of the butterfly has a bit of the Rich Razzleberry on it.

   

    

Supplies used:

Pattern paper: Imaginisce

Blue cardstock: Stampin Up (sponged with blues and white to create background)

Stamps: butterfly-Paper Trey Ink (PTI); sentiment: Stampin Up

I embossed the butterfly in silver and then colored it with Shimmerz, and added some pearls.

Thanks for looking.