All Smiles-Miss Ink Stamps

I'm up on the blog over at Miss Ink Stamps with some Cheshire Cat and a reminder that you can add some shine to your gel prints you create with acrylic paints with Deco Foil and heat!

I love this adorable stamp set!  Head over to the Miss Ink Blog for a short video where you can see the shine.

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Pumpkin Spice - Caffeine Fueled Paper Play

I'm on the blog over at the Coffee Loving Cardmakers with some Miss Ink Stamps!

I hope you'll hop on over there and join me for the details!

 

The Cat's Pajamas - No Coffee No Talkee

I'm up on the blog over at the Coffee Loving Cardmakers with this shaker card and I've got three challenges you can play along with!

Join me there for links and details!

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Miss Ink Stamps - Mid Mod Valentine with Artsy Abstracts

I'm back with some more Mid Century Modern Art inspiration using the Artsy Abstracts Stencil Set with a few other things.

I thought there were a few shapes on Artsy Abstracts that felt like hearts... so I used them with some reds and pinks to create a floating line of hearts.  I added some pattern to them with Perfectly Plaid and Lava Lamp as well.  Then I used the detail stencil from Artsy Abstracts to add some cool geometric accents as well as a couple tiny solid hearts.  Finally I added a rose from the Climbing Roses stamp set and a sentiment from Sunshine & Rainbows.

I've been having a lot of fun with this art form and I have another fun one coming next week!  See my inspiration for this one below.

I don't have all of the colors of Oxides... but I'm working on it slowly but surely!

I love these heart shaped bowls and ... 

Reds and pinks on these drawers of course made me think of Valentines!

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Sweet Happy Birthday! - My Paper Insider

I decided it was time to get some of my papers out from the Your Paper Insider Quarterly Box I received this month!  I've been spending some time with that Wavy Masking Stencil this month and thought it was perfect to mix a couple patterns to play along over at Double Trouble Challenge Blog's GORP challenge!

I used the Perfectly Plaid and Medium Polka Dot Stencils for my mixed patterns.  You can also add some paper piecing and use the sketch from their partner Try Stamping on Tuesday for more chances to win!  I didn't play along with these extra twists but you can!

Head over to the Double Trouble Challenge blog for all of the details and to link up!

All of my papers were from the My Paper Insider Box including that beautiful white sparkly iridescent paper I die cut the Lawn Fawn Happy Birthday sentiment from.  I also cut one in the pink I used as a mat ... I cut the piece down to 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 and then die cut the Happy Birthday from the center before adding it to the card.  I added one of the Coffee Bunny images from Studio Light that I got from the Topflight Stamps shop and decided an ice cream cone would be perfect for this one along with a "sweet" sentiment from an MFT set.

Check out that sparkle!!

That's me for today!  Thank you so much for stopping!  Hope you'll come again soon!

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Caffeine Fueled Paper Play-Brewtiful Coffee Bunny

I'm up on the blog over at the Coffee Loving Cardmakers with this one.

I used that adorable Coffee Bunny and the fabulous Rainbow Infinity Dies from Hero Arts along with a few other things.  Hope you'll join me over there for links and details!

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I'd Lose My Head - Miss Ink Stamps

 

Hello!  I've got some more fun with the Magical Collection for you today!

For this one I used the Ghosties Stamp Set (that Ghost that's about to lose his head!) and the coordinating dies for the Hearts Desire set to create a shaker.  All on a gel print background using the Perfectly Plaid stencil!

I know I'd have trouble keeping track of mine if it wasn't attached!

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Merry Christmas or Whatever - Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #6 - Masculine

It's a new month and a new challenge over at the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge!  Jaded Blossom is our sponsor and hope you'll play along with us... the theme is Christmas, Coffee and Masculine!  Here's how I was inspired:

 I used the awesome Hipster Christmas stamp set from Jaded Blossom!

I used the Perfectly Plaid stencil from Miss Ink along with some Deco Foil Transfer Gel and Deco Foil over a gel print for my background.  After I stenciled it, I dropped something on it before the gel dried so I have some imperfect layers and then decided that distressed was fine with me!  Especially for a masculine card... I know the men in my life are often "distressed" around the edges.

I love the way it came out and it is perfect for that cute reindeer from the Jaded Blossom set and sassy sentiment.  I used snowflakes leftover from my last project and cut a cup from some previously foiled gel print scraps.  There's a lot of shine in this one!  Perfect for Christmas!

Be sure to head on over to the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge blog to see what everyone has created for you today and don't forget to play along for a chance to win a gift code to the Jaded Blossom shop!  The theme is as always Christmas and Coffee and this month the twist is Masculine!  Can't wait to see what you create!

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!

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Wishing You Everything Nice-Miss Ink Stamps

Welcome back!  I've got some Miss Ink Pumpkin Spice goodness for you today!

I made the background when I made the background for this card (link), but it was a little more distressed than I wanted so I made a new one.  But of course I knew it would be perfect for a different card and I was right!  The Pumpkin Spice Latte gnome loves a good rustic background!

And hey!  The Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter Blog Hop is coming soon!  Stay tuned!

 

Stencil Week at Miss Ink Stamps With Perfect Plaid!

Hey there!  It's Stencil Week over at Miss Ink Stamps and we've got some fabulous new stencils for you and a chance to win some!

I used two of the new stencils for this one... 'cause why not??  I started by blending some distress oxides from Squeezed Lemonade (bottom right) to Spiced Marmalade (top left) across a panel through the Perfectly Plaid stencil.  Then I removed the stencil and blended more Squeezed Lemonade over the yellow plaid... you could still see the lines but a little less contrast.  I laid the Fall Mandala Stencil over the yellow and blended some of the Spiced Marmalade and Rusty Hinge over it.  Finally I splattered a few drops over water over the top and soaked up the extra with a towel.

Loved it so much I didn't want to cover it up!  So I opted for Hey There using the Ei-Ei-O Word Dies and a little sentiment strip from the Decaf Background stamp set to finish it off.. well... of course a few of my favorite sequins from Trinity.

That's me for today!   Be sure to check out the new Miss Ink's Pad Facebook Group here and request to join (be sure to answer the questions!)  And you'll find there a chance to win some of the new stencils (your choice!).  And then head over to the Miss Ink Stamps IG account here and find the Stencil Release Graphic to see how you can win there!

Thanks for stopping!  Come again soon!