Loves Rubberstamps – Sensational Sunday Inspiration

Hello Friends!

I am back with more inspiration for you today with Loves Rubberstamps! 

I have seen a few cards lately with red and pink and have loved them.  So I decided to add some black to the red and pink.  I started with the background of My Mind’s Eye, Lost and Found 3 Ruby design paper as my background.  I used a Martha Stewart punch to punch a lacey edge on white paper.  I was not happy with just plain white cardstock, so I used some embossing ink and applied Ranger Perfect Pearls in white.  It has a beautiful shine, although it is a bit hard to see in this picture. 

The image Devilish Lucy, by C. C. Designs, is stamped with memento ink on cryogen paper and colored with my copics. I used some Ruby Red stickles on her tail.  I cut her out using Spellbinders Labels 4 die.   I used Tim  Holtz Distress Ink in Spun Sugar around the edges.   The card is finished off with some flowers.  The center flower was originally white. I airbrushed it with my topic airbrush system to add some color.  The flourish was cut out with a Sizzix flourish #10  die and adorned with Perfect Pearls. 

Copics used:

Hair/Shoes:  C3, C5, C7, C0, 100, 0

Dress:  R24, R29, E07

Skin:  E000, E00, E21

Horns:  E53

I have used the same layout for the inside of the card as I used on the outside.   The sentiment is by Greeting Farm "Because of You".

Thank you for your visit today.  Be sure to check out the Sensational Sunday Inspiration post over at Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration blog for a chance to win a gift certificate to the store!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

 Delicious Doodles - All You Need is Love

Simply Create Too Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T - Valentines Day or Love

Craft Us Crazy - Celebrate Love or Are you seeing the color Red

DL.Art - Red or Pink

Paper Crafting Journey - For a Girl

Creative Card Crew - Girly

Fashionista - Red
All That Scraps - Anything Goes

Thanks you for stopping by.

Blessings until next time…

Athina

Loves Rubberstamps - Kirkland Inspiration

Hello Friends,

I am back with another Loves Rubberstamps challenge for you today.  The challenge is Kirkland Inspiration.  So off to Kirklands.com to find something inspiring.  I found this picture and I love how fun it is with all the bright colors.

Our sponsor this week is Sweet N Sassy.

I decided to use Whimsy Kenny K, All That, image.  It is stamped on cryogen paper with memento ink and colored with copics.  This is not a typical image for me, but I loved coloring her up.  It made me feel young again.  After I colored her up, I cut her out with Spellbinders Labels 14 die, then cut another one out of black cardstock to set behind the colored image.  I added some background around the image with miscellaneous Autumn Leaves and Paper Inspiration stamps. 

I pulled out some fun Tim Holtz distress inks to create the background. My desk was a mess!  I tend to start inking and stamping when I get those inks out and I forget to write things down.  I did some emboss resist and some general inking on the background.  After I finished embossing and inking, I used some Tim Holtz white picket distress stain to lighten up a few more areas of the background.  My thinking was to make the background of the card fun and hopefully look somewhat like the inspiration picture.  I was happy with the result.

I decided I would make a tag to pull out of the image to add some extra fun with this card.  Since I used a Tim Holtz metal embellishment (Life is about creating yourself), I thought the Amy R sentiment, would be perfect on the tag.  I did the tag in the same method I did the background of the card. 

Here is a closer look at the background paper.

Copics used:

Skin:  E000, E00, E11, E13

Hat/Pants:  BV20, BV23, BV25

Hair:  E29, E30, E35, E39

Shirt:  RV10, RV13, RV14

Shoes:  BG10, BG11, BG13, RV10, RV13, RV14

I can't wait to see what has inspired you!  Be sure to come over to Loves Rubberstamps and share your creation with us!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges;
Challenges 4 Everybody- Anything Goes
Pink Gem Challenge - Emboss
Hiding in my Craftroom - Tags
ATCs with Attitude - Tag
Simply Create Too - Anything Goes
Totally Paper Crafts - Embossing Time
Delightful Sketches - Tag

Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings until next time...
Athina

Party Time Tuesday 104 - Decorate the Envelope

Hello Friends!

I have three posts for today, so please be sure to scroll thru them to see all the goodies today!

I am back with another challenge for Party Time Tuesdays! This weeks challenge is to Decorate the Envelope.  Well, I must say, it took some time for me to think about this one.  Our sponsor was Floppy Latte and they generously provided the flower image I have used on my tag.   I was stumped as to how to use this on the envelope.  So instead of an ordinary envelope, I decided to do a pillow box. That counts, right?  I got the template here. 

I started with Basic Grey, Sweet Threads paper.  I thought it would be cute with the image.  I cut and folded as directed.  I added some lace trim, some tulle and a flower created with felt using the Spellbinders Spiral Blossom 1 die.  The center of the flower has a round button covered with stickles.

After I finished the pillow box, I created the tag.  The top picture is the back and this picture is the front.  I colored the image with my copics and used Tim Holtz broken china distress ink around the edges.  I attached the tag with some extra MME ribbon.

Copics used:
G20, G24, G28, YG93, W1, RV10, RV32, RV34

So now it is your turn!  We would love to see what you create when you Decorate the Envelope.  Come on over to Party Time Tuesdays to share your beautiful creation.

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Hiding in my Craftroom - Tags
ATCs with Attitude - Tag
Crafty Catz - Anything but a Card
Stampin for the Weekend - Something Girly
Delightful Sketches - Tag
Divas By Design - Make it GIrly

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings until next time...

Athina



{PIN}spirational Challenge # 41

Hello Blogging Friends,

This is the second post of three I have for today, so please be sure to check them all out.

We have the cutest picture for you today at {PIN}spirational Challenges.  Look at this little cutie!

Our sponsors this week are Cardmadfairy's Card Creations and Kitty Bee Designs.  They generously provided us images and sentiments to create with this week.

When I saw this picture, I had a few ideas in mind. First, I thought how would I create a card?  Then I thought a tag would be cute as I had the sentiment and I could use some of my Stampers Anonymous images with my distress inks.  What my final creation ended up being was completely different than what I originally thought.  When I sat down and relooked at the Cardmadfairy's sentiment "Love Always & Forever" and the inspiration picture,  I thought I should grab a picture of one of my dogs.  Then I remember my favorite picture of Stella, my basset hound.  The picture of the scrapbook page below is not blurry.  The actual picture of Stella is blurry.  It shows her personality perfectly.  She is always nosey, into everything and ready to give unexpected kisses.  Hence why her nose is huge and the rest of her body is small in this picture.  Her nose was practically on my camera lens.



So I have no copics for you in this post, not one.  I went to my second hobby, scrapbooking.  I used MME, Reflections and Pink Paisley paper which is all distressed and on a black background.  The sentiment was printed on cryogen paper and cut out with Spellbinders labels 18 die.  I used Tim Holtz peeled paint distress ink around the sentiment.  I finished the page off with twine, buttons and a charm.  So there you have it!  I will Love Always and Forever Stella.

So take another look at the inspiration picture and head on over to {PIN}spirational Challenges to show us how you have been inspired.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

Anything But a Card - Tie it up

MFP - Twine

Thanks for coming by today.  I always appreciate your support of my work.

Blessings until next time...

Athina 

Loves Rubberstamps - Sensational Sunday Inspiration

Hello Blogging Friends!

I am back with another Sunday Inspiration post for Loves Rubberstamps.  I am trying really hard to get away from making so many square cards each week.  I feel the need to mix it up.  So today I am sharing with you a Concertina Card with a little added from me.  This fold is actually very easy to do, you can check out the tutorial here. 

I used kraft cardstock to create the backing.  I followed the tutorial for folding and covered the card base with My Mind’s Eye Lost and Found paper.  I did add an additional backing to the card that was about an inch taller than the card itself.  I left the top open and used a Fiskars scalloped punch on the edges.  I made a tag using Spellbinders Labels 18 die.

The image Tilda with Ribbon Heart Scarf, by Magnolia, is stamped with memento ink on cryogen paper.  I colored her up with my usual copic markers.  I added some extra sparkle to the snowflakes with stickles and perfect pearls.  I cut the image out with Spellbinders Labels 18.  To decorate the rest of the card, I embossed some snowflakes and used some snowflake charms to add some character.  The snowflake charm on the front is hung with white tulle and tied with twine.  

Copics used:

Skin:  E000, E00, E11

Hat/Scarf:  RV34, RV81, RV85

Jacket/Boots:  E50, E53, E55

Hair:  E29, E30, E35, E39

I used the same Spellbinders die to cut out a tag to put in between the backings.  I stamped the tag with Printworks Collection sentiment and finished it off with another charm, tulle and ribbon.

Stop on over at Loves Rubberstamps and see all the new goodies that have been put in the store.

Remember... EVERY SUNDAY... you will have the chance to win a gift voucher to the Loves Rubberstamps Store.... just for leaving a comment on the Sensational Sunday post! Winner will be chose with random.org and will be announced on the following Sunday's post!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks - Pearls
C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas in January
Hanna & Friends - Snowflakes
Milk Coffee - Snowflakes plus sparkle
Sweet Stamping - Cold & Frosty
Divas by Design - Girly
The House that Stamps Built - Slide or Pull card
Paper Pretties - Ribbon
Whimsy - Fancy Edges
Crafty Sentiments -Winter Fun
Paper Take Weekly - Baby its cold outside
Ribbon Carousel - Winter Spirit

Thanks for stopping by.
Blessings until next time...
Athina

{PIN}spirational Challenge # 40

Hello Friends,

I have three posts for today, so please grab your coffee sit back and relax if you wish to scroll thru them all!

Today I am back with another {PIN}spritational Challenge.  What is that you ask?  You will be given a picture to be inspired by.  So today's picture is a nice plate of blue cupcakes with tea pots on top.

We have two generous sponsors this week and they generously provided images for us to work with.

I am using the Party Pig digi image by Beccy's Place.  Isn't that the cutest pig?  I thought of a birthday party when I seen the cupcakes.  I colored the image with copics and finished the pig off with perfect pearls and stickles to add a little bit of shine.  I wanted to do something a bit different with this card.  I have been seeing cards where the image sticks off the top of the card.  So I made the base 4.5" x 5" and used Spellbinders Large Oval and Floral Blossom One dies to cut out the image.  The image was finished with distress ink and some emboss resist to give it more of a celebration feel.

I stamped a Fiskars sentiment on a tag and added some distress ink and ribbon to finish the tag.  The background paper is by Reflections.  I recycled some tulle from a package and tied it around the front, finished with a button.

 



Copics used:

Pig:  YR0000, YR01, YR61, W2, 0

Hat:  B32, B34, B37

Pearls: W1

Tu-tu:  B32, B34, B37, B39

The inside was finished with Reflections & Pink Paislee paper.  I used a EK Success scallop edge punch on the blue but it is hard to see in the picture.

 I hope you have been inspired by the blue cupcakes!  Head on over to {PIN}spritational Challenge and share your creation with us!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:
2 Sisters - Celebration
All Sorts - Die Cuts
ATCs with Attitude - Use a Tag
Creative Corners - Cute as a Button
Fairytale Challenge - Animals & Pets
Charisma Cardz - Happy Birthday
DRS Designs - Buttons
Paper Play -Celebration
Make My Monday - Die Cuts/Punches

Thanks for stopping by today.
Blessings until next time...
Athina

Party Time Tuesday Challenge #103– Color

Hello Friends!

I have three posts today, so please make sure to scroll thru to get them all! 

Today at Party Time Tuesday we have a color challenge for you! 

Aren't these fun colors?  And I would also like to give a shout out to our generous sponsor Bugaboo who provided the image for today.  I had a lot of fun coloring this cute little Ladybug Stack digi image.

I printed the image on cryogen paper and colored them with copics (colors below).  I cut the image out with my spellbinders die and inked the edges with Tim Holtz Distress ink.  I saw the cutest card by Carole about a month ago that flipped up instead of the normal folds.  I remembered it and had to give it a try myself.  So I put the image on an embossed background and matted it with gray cardstock.  I embellished it with a punched edge, ribbon and a button.  You lift up the ribbon to reveal the inside of the card.

Copics used:

Leaves:  G20, G21, G24, G28

Grass:  W5, G24, G28, YG97

Ladybugs& Flowers:  B21, B24, B26, B28, B29, C3, C5, C7, C9, Y00, Y11, Y15, YR23, YR24

So here is the inside with the flip up in the front.  Cute, isn't it?  The sentiment is by Hero Arts.

Supplies used:

Image:  Bugaboo Ladybug Stack

Sentiment:  Hero Arts

Paper:  My Minds Eye & Misc stash

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels 23

Punches:  Fiskars Scalloped Border

Embellishments:  CTMH ribbon, tag, Cuttlebug embossing folder

Ok, so I have shared my card using the colors in the challenge, now let's see yours.  Head over to Party Time Tuesday and join in the party.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:
Hiding in my Craftroom - Scraps
Creative Corners - Cute as a Button
Bloggers - Color Challenge
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodles - Buttons
Avenue 613 - Anything Goes


Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings until next time…

Athina