Thank you Card with MFT and Concord & 9th

 

Today's card was inspired by MFT's Color Challenge 156.

Here I used the Concord & 9th Snowflakes Turnabout with Gina K inks.  I then die cut the MFT Thank You from the panel and popped it up with a few more die cuts underneath.  Quick and easy peasy!  This card was to share my appreciation to a neighbor that came by to help me move furniture.

Birthday Card with Hero Arts

 My first card making in my new (temporary) home!

My dad's birthday is coming up and I needed something simple since the majority of my supplies are still packed.  I also needed something masculine.  Hero Arts My Monthly Hero to the rescue!

I used a few stamps from the 2020 August kit along with a sentiment from the 2019 July kit.

All were stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black and colored with Polychromos pencils.

I am entering this into A Blog Named Hero's September Challenge:

Have a great day!  Thanks for visiting!

Moving Fun!

 After living in Hawaii for 5 years, it became apparent that we needed to move back to the mainland; mainly due to healthcare.  I thought it was a lot of working moving from California to Hawaii, but now we decided to go to Tennessee!  

After lots of prep and packing, we loaded up a 20 foot container:

And loaded up our truck and trailer:

for the voyage across the Pacific.  Meanwhile, my husband and myself along with our 2 cats and 1 dog took 3 flights followed by a 2 hour drive to get to our new home.

And so far we love it!

We've Moved Cards with MFT & Newton's Nook

I've been meaning to post this one for some time, but moving is a lot of work!  Moving almost 5,000 miles over sea and land with 3 pets was almost unsurmountable.  But we made it!

I made a few cards right before I packed away all of my craft supplies so that I could share my new address with parents and grandparents.

Here are the cards I made:

Stamp set used:  "Happy Hummingbirds" by My Favorite Things.

Copics used:
B24, B26, B28
G14, G07, G17
Y02, Y15
W5, W7
Outlined with EK Success pen and added Wink of Stella for shimmer

Stamp set used: "Newton Loves Boxes" by Newtons Nook

Copics used:
C0, C1, C5, C7, T3, T5, E57, Y28, R20

Congratulations Wedding Card with Simon Says Stamp and Cas-ual Fridays

I love the "Heart to Heart" background stamp by Simon Says Stamp.  Here I did a watercolor wash background using my Aloha Watercolors (so sparkly!) and then heat embossed the stamp in white.

I used "Heartfelt Says" by Cas-ual Fridays Stamps for sentiment which was white heat embossed on a piece of vellum.

Thanks for stopping by!

Father's Day with Concord & 9th

I kept this card very simple using the "Monster Hugs" stamp set from Concord & 9th.  The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn's "Dad + Me".  All were stamped in Versafine and heat embossed.  Then I used the Altenew Watercolor 36 pan set and finished the image using a few Polychromos pencils.

Father's Day & Birthday Card with Hero Arts

This was a fun card to make!
To celebrate my step dad's birthday and father's day, I created this large tri-fold card using many different stamp sets.

Stamps used:  Hero Arts Monthly Hero July 2019, Hero Arts Monthly Hero June 2018, Lawn Fawn "Happy Happy Happy", Sunny Studio "Bold Balloons"

All of the the components were stamped or blended with Gina K inks.

Birthday Card with The Stamping Village

Masculine cards are the hardest.  I kept this one simple and the "Happy Birthday" stamp set from The Stamping Village was perfect.

I stamped the balloons in Copic friendly ink and set about coloring each with a range of Blues.  Then I covered each with a layer of Nuvo Crystal Drops in Morning Dew.

Mother's Day Card with Altenew

Hello and thank you for visiting!

For this Mother's Day card, I started by creating a rainbow background using Aloha Watercolors.  Then heat embossed the flower from "Best Mom" by Altenew with Versafine and clear embossing powder.  The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp "Mom's Meadow" and was also heat embossed.

Mother's Day Card with Mama Elephant

Products Used:
- "Family Time" by Mama Elephant colored with watercolor pencils
- "Warp Speed" stencil by Altenew with Gina K ink for background
- "Mother Love" by Whimsy

Birthday Card with Mama Elephant

Steps To Create this Card:
- Used "Carnival Cupcakes" by Mama Elephant stamp set
- Stamped with Taylored Expressions Oreo ink and colored with Polychromos 231, 233, 129, 280, - 283
- Fussy cut and edges darkened with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker
- Masked off a strip and then Ink blended Gina K inks in Red Hot, Tangerine Twist, Wild Dandelion, Lucky Clover, Blue Raspberry, Wild Lilac and Passionate Pink with Taylored Expressions brushes to create rainbow background
- Sentiment from Queen & Co. "Birthday Bash"

Birthday Card with Mama Elephant - Rain or Shine

Hello and welcome to my Blog!

For this card, I colored a piece of MFT vellum using Turquoise Sea dye ink by Gina K.  Then I broke out the "Rain or Shine" Simon Says Stamp Stamptember special stamp set by Mama Elephant.  I colored everything with Copics and stamped some rain drops with Gina K Blue Raspberry ink.

Here are the Copic colors I used:

Kitty colored with E30, E33, E35, RV11
Chick colored with Y02, Y15, YR04
Flower colored with Y04, Y15, RV11, RV04
Grass colored with YG03, YG17, YG67
Sun Y02, Y04, Y15

I am entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Whatever the Weather.

Birthday Card with Gina K Mandala Maker

I've had the "Mandala Maker" stamp set from Gina K for a while now and finally got up the courage to attempt a mandala.

I think it turned out pretty well :)

I used the following rainbow colors of Gina K Inks to stamp each piece:  Blue Raspberry, Wild Lilac, Lucky Clover, Wild Dandelion, Tangerine Twist and Red Hot.  The sentiment is from Gina K's "Wreath Builder" stamp set.

I am entering this into the Gina K March Monthly Mix Challenge

Let me know what you think!  Thanks for looking!

Thank You Card with Altenew

For this card I used Altenew's Sweetest Peas stamp set.

Stamped with flowers with Hero Arts Intense Black and then colored them with Copics in V01, V06, YG25 and YG17.  After I finished coloring, I went over the image with a black marker and then added a shadow with C1.  Then I decided it needed some sparkle.  I couldn't find my Wink of Stella since almost everything is currently boxed up for an impeding house move, but I did have a Sakura Stardust Gelly Roll pen that laid down a nice thick layer of glitter!

Thanks for looking today!