Miss Ink Stamps - Toad-ally Awesome!

Hello!  I'm up on the blog over at Miss Ink Stamps today with this Ombre plaid background!

Hope you'll "hop" on over there and join me for links and details!

I'm playing along over at Double Trouble Challenge's Sweet Color Challenge!  I've used three of the colors in the inspiration photo, pink, yellow and green AND I've met the twist with that pretty heart shaped background!  I can also play along with their partner this time, Inspiration Station and their Candy Hearts challenge!  Check them both out and play along!

Thanks for stopping!  Hope you'll come again soon!

 

If Something Made Sense-Miss Ink Stamps!

Welcome back!  Today I've got some more Miss Ink Stamps and Ranger Distress Embossing Glazes!

I started this one ink blending some Fossilized amber and a little Vintage Photo onto a die cut panel.  I stamped the Gardenia images onto the paper using some Espresso Distress Oxide Ink.  I had meant to use the Archival Ink, because I knew I'd be watercoloring the floral images, and the ink did run a little when I did that, but it all just added to the vintage distressed look I was going for.  I used Vintage Photo to color in the petals, Fossilized Amber to color in the flower center, and Bundled Sage for the leaves.  I just took a scrap piece of plastic like from packaging and smoosh some ink from the pad onto it and then use a water brush to pick up the ink.

Next I added some more of the inks through the Diamond Fade Stencil using a blending brush and over that added some texture paste.  I did clean off the stencil in between the ink and texture paste to keep from getting ink in my texture paste jar as I applied it and it was easy to line it back up. Then while the paste was wet, I used my fingers to sprinkle on some Embossing Glaze in Fossilized Amber and Peeled Paint.  I heated that up and once it cooled, I used a paint brush to brush on some more embossing ink in each corner swiping upwards.  (I just put a few drops onto the plastic from my refill bottle and applied it with a paint brush.)  Then I sprinkled on more Embossing Glaze in Vintage Photo.  When I heated that up it was a little darker than I wanted so I took a Ranger Embossing Dauber and dabbed on some more ink lightly everywhere and then very lightly sprinkled on some Gold Embossing Powder to add a little light and sparkle.  Whew!!  It took some work but I finally got it where I wanted it.

I decided with the darker colors that the Have Heart wood slice image would be perfect to add my sentiment.  I stamped it with Memento Ink, cut it out and then colored it with some brown Copics.  I decided to tone it down by blending on some Distress Ink in Antique Linen over the entire piece and then Vintage Photo around the edges.  Then using my Misti I stamped the sentiment from the Alice Collection Wonderland Wisdom stamp set in Versamark ink and heat embossed it in gold.  Just a subtle sentiment that is probably going through a lot of our heads right now "It would be nice if something made sense for a change".  I added the main sentiment heat embossed in white and popped it up underneath.   Finaly, a few paper flowers from my stash from Prima and some sequins and I was done!

That's me for today!  Thank you so much for stopping by and hope you'll visit again soon!

Dazzling Butterflies - Miss Ink Stamps

Don't you just love shaker cards??  I do and once you've made one you realize how easy they are (as long as you remember to put the acetate behind your window BEFORE you put the popup tape on (I may or may not have done this several times).

I knew I wanted a natural palette for this one so I started with a kraft base.  For my next layer I diecut the rectangle pattern; ink blended with Peeled Paint distress ink and then used Mowed Lawn through the Leafy Green stencil.  I wanted the stenciling and background to vary in depth and color so I was lighter in some areas than others.

Next I die cut my smaller rectangle panel, lining it up with the heart die inside and taping it so they would stay in place and my window would be where I wanted it.  The acetate was attached behind my window and I added popup tape to the entire panel but specifically around the heart to keep my bits and pieces contained to just the window.

I cut a smaller panel from the kraft and stamped the Have Heart image onto it with Versamark and embossed using Altenew Rose Gold for the wood slice lines.  I attached that piece to the stenciled layer, arranged my Dazzling Butterflies, some clear sequins and some beads in the center the stamped heart and then popped my window panel over the top.

Next I added my images from Springtime Banners and moved them around until I was happy with the layout.  Then I attached them with varying thicknesses of foam tape.

I stamped a simple sentiment from the Everyday Sentiments set (LOVE the wide variety of sentiments on this set!) onto a kraft piece of paper in Versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  I just popped it up at the bottom and added a few sequins and I was done!

(Check out that color shift in those Dazzling Butterflies!)

 

And there you have it!  It's been extra warm here in the Desert Southwest and I've been feeling Springy lately... can you tell?

Thanks so much for stopping and hope you'll come back again soon!

I've Goat You Dazzled Babe - Miss Ink Stamps

Woo hoo!  There's a new glitter in town!  If you like glitter you are gonna love the new Dazzle Dust available over at Miss Ink Stamps... it's a color shifting glitter and you can get it in 10 different color combos over in the shop right now!  Buy all 10 and get them discounted!  You can check them all out here!  Today I used the Fairy Dust and here's how I was inspired:

As you move the card (or as you move around the card) the colors seem to shift... this one goes from a beautiful greenish opalescent to a bold purple!  I used some bookbinding tape and placed it across my paper at intervals and then burnished the glitter 'til it was smooth and shiny... almost foil-ish to create the background.   It made the perfect backdrop for my cute little Valentines, using the Have Heart stamp set and those cutie pies from Punny Farm Goats!

  The next picture shows how these colors change from another angle....

I love how this one changes from the Opal color to a pink-ish purple to a deep rich purple!  Check out those hearts!  I painted some little wooden hearts black and then added glossy accents to the top and dipped them into the glitter.. that dark purple is the darkest color shift in this beautiful Fairy dust mix:

If you're afraid of glitter, stay tuned!  You'll be getting lots of not so scary ideas for using it from the designers at Miss Ink..like making a glitter paste!  

Thanks for stopping and be sure to come back soon!

You Mocha Me Happy - Miss Ink and the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

It's here... the most wonderful time of the year... no... not that one.. it's time for the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  Miss Ink is a sponsor and we're hopping along today to share some caffeinated creations to inspire you!

Link up any new Coffee, Tea or Cocoa themed creation for a chance to win one of many prizes!  The hop starts at the Coffee Loving Cardmaker's Blog right here!  You'll find all of the rules and the linkup there.

Here's what I have for you today:

So... this squirrel from the Oh, Nuts! Stamp Set... adorable... they all are!  Doesn't he look like he's made to hold a coffee cup.  Normally I look at almost any set I have to see if there is a way to make a coffee card out of it.  I love making coffee cards using non-coffee themed sets.  The idea for this one however was put into my head a while ago by Heidi ...Miss Ink herself.. and it's been rolling around up there since.  So happy to finally get it onto a card!

I started by creating the background using the Caffeine Molecule and a Coffee Bean from the Brewtiful Stamp Set (which is one of my very favorite Coffee themed sets).  I random stamped the images onto a die cut panel and then splattered a little bit of glitter watercolor over it in some autumny colors.

And I thought the Have Heart wood slice would make the perfect place for the squirrel to take up residence.  A few leaves and acorns from the Oh, Nuts! set and the cup from Just Be-Caws.

And I built my sentiment with one from the Oh, Nuts! set and another from Brewtiful.  I added the parenthesis using an Emboss-It pen.

And that's what I have for you today!

I'm playing along over at Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge which is Anything Goes this week!  This is definitely anything!  I'm also playing along over at Cupcake Inspirations Fall Theme...

Thank you so much for stopping!  Be sure to check out all of the awesome inspiration over at the Miss Ink blog where you'll find some really beautiful projects along with links for more details and be sure to check out what's going on at the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog!!  It's a week long celebration of Coffee, Tea and Cocoa and it's awesome!

National Coffee Day With Miss Ink Stamps!

I'm honored to be guesting with Miss Ink Stamps this month and today is National Coffee Day so of course I had to use my favorite coffee set from Miss Ink.  The Brewtiful stamp set was perfect for some no line coloring!

I started off by creating a light patterned background with the Diamond Fade stencil and some Old Paper Distress Ink.  I stamped the gorgeous large coffee plant stamp from the Brewtiful set using Inkon3 Fadeout Ink onto some Copic friendly paper and colored it in.  I added some detail with colored pencils.

Next I stamped this awesome Have Heart stamp onto Kraft paper and cut it out; popped everything up and added the How You Bean sentiment from the Brewtiful set.

To celebrate National Coffee Day, Miss Ink is having a sale!  20% off all coffee related products including the Brewtiful set and I highly suggest you pick it up.  It really is one of my favorites!  No code is necessary!  Just add your favorite coffee products to your cart! (And anything else you feel you might need!)

Thanks for stopping and be sure to check out all of my National Coffee Day posts!  There are lots of sales going on and prizes being offered and you don't want to miss out!

Come again soon!