Three Cards for Saturday

Happy Saturday.  I have three cards to share today.  I bought Paper Smooches Perpetual Bliss used the other day, and wanted to make a quick card with it in time to enter this week's Paper Smooches Sparks Anything Goes challenge.

I used Copic markers to color the clocks, using the colors from this week's ColourQ 292.  I also colored a little pattern for the left side of the card.  I am entering this card at Addicted to Stamps and More Make Your Mark.

I was inspired by the second card on this post of Kara's for my next card.  I loved the look of those black lined images overlapping her big polka dots.  I used Distress Inks and a Simon Says stencil to sponge my polka dots.  I used lots of post its to mask off all the dots around the dot I was sponging each time.  When that was done and dried, I stamped some butterflies and other images from one of my oldest PTI sets--Butterfly Kisses, then embossed with the Picnic Plaid impression plate.

I am entering this card at Addicted to CAS where the code word is Butterfly.

Last up is a card that should have been so simple, but took 3 attempts.  I saw this card on Loll's blog and loved the ghost images on her background.  After watching this video, getting hints from Loll, and throwing out a few misted muddy messes, I finally managed to create this.

Here is what I ended up doing:  I heat embossed my sentiment in black onto a piece of water color paper.  Then, I sponged and blended color over the entire piece using Distress inks in sunset colors to play along with Less is More.  I placed my stencil (Bold Florals from ARTplorations) on top and spritzed with lots of water--waited 20 seconds or so and lifted up the stencil, blotting dry and then using my heat tool.  In person, you can see the bold flowers ghosted images a little better.  My final step was to spray the entire card with Frost Shimmer Spritz.  Very quick and easy, when I finally did all of the steps right without messing up.

I am also entering this card at Happy Little Stampers CAS June challenge sprays/mists, Pretty Pink Posh Watercolor Blog Hop, Stamplorations Anything Goes, and Seize the Birthday without toppings.

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Make it Monday and a Giveaway

This is my second attempt this week at making a shaker card, using the process explained in this week's MIM #50.  We won't talk about the poor soccer/owl shaker card that didn't shake....I tried a different adhesive approach this time (Thermoweb Sticky Dots), and had a better result.

 

 

It is a little hard to see in this photo, but I created a background paper using a faint stamping of Background Basics Newsprint using Amuse Pebble ink, and then a brighter pattern over that using Butterfly Kisses.  I got this idea this morning from this card by my friend Gayatri.

On to another subject....THE GIVEAWAY.....

I am fortunate to have received an extra 'thank you' set from PTI, and I would like to give it to one of my blogging friends who has not yet received this set yet.  I will ship anywhere, so if you live overseas, don't be shy to let me know that you would like this set.  In your comment, please let me know if you are in need of this stamp set, and I will pick a lucky winner and announce it in the next few days.

Supplies Used (PTI):
Stamps:  Butterfly Kisses, Background Basics Text Style, Background Basics Newsprint
Paper:  White, Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores
Other:  Butterfly, Mat Stack #1, Mat Stack #1 Layerz dies

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One Layer Thank You

I made a quick card this morning to play along with this week's One Layer Wednesday, to make a one layer card using red and white or red and cream.

I used PTI Butterfly Kisses, Vintage Cream Paper, and SU Real Red ink to make this simple card.  A few scoring lines and Stickles finished it off.  I think if I make a few more in other colors, it would make a nice gift set.  What do you think?

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