Hi everyone!! Hope your all safe and well, and been able to enjoy some time crafting over the weekend. I was very excited this week to FINALLY receive my New Release parcel from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps. It took two months to arrive in my hands, so I'm very thankful the postal service didn't lose it amongst all the other millions of parcels. This means you'll be seeing lots of cards from me featuring the new stencils and chipboards, including today's design:
This card was inspired by the always amazing Jennifer McGuire!! I'm a bit behind with watching her YouTube videos and during one where she was discussing Die Cut Masking she blended a stencil over another image. I had never thought to do that before, so thought I would give it a go!!
I started by stamping the 'Full-On Floral' stamp set twice over a panel of white CS with Versamark ink. I wanted it to cover the panel so worked out how to stamp them close together without over-lapping too many flowers. I then heat embossed with Hero Arts 'White Satin Pearl' embossing powder.
Using the new 'Bold Flower Stencil' and three Distress Oxide Inks - Picked Raspberry, Mermaid Lagoon and Squeezed Lemonade (also inspired by Jennifer McGuire) I blended rainbows over the embossed flowers. Once I had finished I trimmed it down slightly and put on a piece of white foam on the card front.
For the sentiment I die-cut the 'friend' from the 'Sweet Friend Fri-Dies' from dark gray CS and twice more from white CS, gluing them together for dimension and then to the card front. I then white heat embossed the sentiment from the 'Floating' stamp set on a piece of black CS. I glued it to two more scrap pieces of white CS to give a bit of height and then to the card front, along with pearls from Studio Katia.
I can't wait to try this stenciling technique with more images and hopefully its given you a few more ideas with how to use your stencils. If your wanting to purchase any of the products I used today, don't forget to use my special code to save yourself 15%.
I'm going to link this card to the Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge where their theme is 'Anything Goes'. This is my third entry.
Thank you so much for stopping by and I'll be back with more cards using the latest New Release products very soon.
Take care and stay safe
Shona
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Hi there!! Its Friday night and its been raining since this afternoon, so its very nice to have the fire going and know I can stay up late and catch up on some Netflix.....
The 2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is on its final day. Its been an incredible week and as I write this there are 1224 entries....woo hoo!! That's amazing and there are so many inspirational projects.
Funky Fossil Designs is one of the Sponsors for the hop. They are also having a Sale that will end at the same time as the hop. You can get 15% OFF EVERYTHING IN STORE by using the code FOSSIL15.
For this card I wanted some bright, pretty colours to go along with the cute little 'coffee-loving' pug:
He's so adorable and I think the little pug puppies are probably small enough to actually fit into a cup. Can just imagine bringing one home, our Golden Retriever Bella would love it but probably end up by sitting on it by accident....
I stamped the image from the 'Pugs and Hugs' stamp set with Gina K Amalgam black ink on white CS. I watercoloured it using my Zig Real Color Brush Markers and fussy cut out when it had dried.
I cut a panel of pink CS so it left some white CS showing top and bottom and adhered to the card front. Using the 'Round in Flowers' stencil I blended lots of Distress Inks pinching the round blending pad to create a dauber. Once I had finished I cut the circle out and put it on some white foam. The sentiment (from the same stamp set) was white heat embossed on a strip of black CS and popped on foam tape, along with the dog. And I finished off with a few Neat and Tangled sequins.
I'm going to link this to the Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge where their theme is 'Anything Goes'. This is my second entry.
Time to sit myself down in front of the fire with some Diamond Painting and to watch the new 'Space Force' show on Netflix. Its looks hilarious and has so many well known comedians included. I did unfortunately read a review of it this morning that said it wasn't funny at all but luckily we all don't have the same sense of humour so maybe I'll find it a hoot.....
Take care
Shona
Hi there everybody!! Hope your week has been good to you and things are slowly getting better where you live with regards to Covid-19. We are at Level 2 in New Zealand where nearly everything is now open but with rules like only so many people in the store, names and ID are taken for tracing purposes, still social distancing where possible etc. We've only had 2 new cases in the last week which were linked to existing clusters so hopefully that means it isn't hiding out in the community somewhere. Nice to see everyone back to work and life!!
The theme for the current TIME OUT challenge is 'Free'. It can be interpreted however you like. Maybe feeling free or breaking free from somewhere....its totally up to you!
Our Sponsor for this challenge is Visible Image who are giving a $25 voucher plus free shipping to the winner! How fantastic!!!!
I wasn't actually sure what to do for my card, so spent some time going thru all my stamps, coming up with different ideas until I saw the perfect sentiment:
How I wish I had a pot full of these adorable 'succulent' people!!! They are so sweet and can't help but smile when I look at their smiling faces. Why haven't I used these sooner???!!
I started off by stamping all the images from Uniquely Creative 'Sweet Succulents' (which unfortunately isn't available any more) on white CS with Gina K Amalgam black ink. I coloured them with my Altenew Artist Markers and fussy cut out.
Using some white CS I die-cut an oval using the Uniquely Creative 'Cross-stitch Nesting Oval Dies'. I blended Distress Ink 'Salty Ocean' across the top, keeping it darker along the edge and lighter towards the middle. Along the bottom I blended Waffle Flower 'Coffee Loves Milk' and then stamped a 'pebble' image (from UC 'Good Onya') with the same ink to add more texture to the dirt. I also stamped the 'Free Hugs' on the sign.
I used a rectangle die (from UC 'Round Branch Window Dies') on some soft blue/grey CS, adhered it to the card base and put the oval on some white foam. To finish off I decided it didn't need any embellishments but added some sparkle to all the 'succulents' with a UC 'Clear Sparkle Brush'.
Will link to the Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge where their theme is 'Anything Goes'!!
You have until Wednesday 3rd June to link your projects to the TIME OUT challenge and if your needing any help with ideas, pop over to the blog to see what the rest of the Design Team and our fabulous Guest Designer Joanna from Jo-Jo's Spot have created to inspire you. Look forward to seeing you in the Gallery!
Take care and stay safe
Shona
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