Lantern Mushroom It's Your Birthday

Here is a second card that I made with the another Lavinia stamp set the Mushroom Lantern Set and the Fairy Bugs. I was just having too much fun with my Distress Oxides and had to make another background.

Cardstock: Core-dinations; Recollections
Stamps: Lavinia - Mushroom Lantern Set; Fairy Bugs
Ink: Versa Fine Black
Distress Oxide: Speckled Egg; Kitsch Flamingo; Rustic Wilderness
VersaMark
Embossing Powder: Ranger

Challenges
Incy Wincy - The Colors of Spring and/or Embossing Wet/dry
Allsorts - Wk 621 Pick 3 colors of the rainbow
the Sisterhood of Crafters - How does your garden grow?
Sparkles Monthly - Ch. 139 April showers bring.....
Pattie's Creations - Ch. 181 Birthdays
Let's Craft and Create - Ch. 170 optional add flowers
Dragonfly Journeys - April showers bring May flowers
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 273 Birthday
Creative Knockouts Ch. 398 Wings and Things

Poppy Group It's Your Birthday

I have a bunch of Lavinia stamps and I just love the silhouette images. I needed a couple of birthday cards so I just grabbed my Distress Oxide inks, painters tape and blending brushes and picked three colors. Then I stamped my flowers and added a cute butterfly from the Fairy Bugs set. I heat embossed the sentiment from Hero Arts.

Cardstock: Core-dinations; Recollections
Stamps: Lavinia - Group Poppies; Fairy Bugs
Ink: Versa Mark Black
       Distress Oxide - Stormy Sky; Scattered Straw; Twisted Citron
Versa Mark
Embossing Powder: Ranger

Challenges
Incy Wincy - The Colors of Spring and/or Embossing Wet/dry
Allsorts - Wk 621 Pick 3 colors of the rainbow
the Sisterhood of Crafters - How does your garden grow?
Sparkles Monthly - Ch. 139 April showers bring.....
Pattie's Creations - Ch. 181 Birthdays
Let's Craft and Create - Ch. 170 optional add flowers
Dragonfly Journeys - April showers bring May flowers
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 273 Birthday
JUGS - Ch. 581 Photo inspiration 

Happy Anniversary to the perfect duet

Today is my parent's 52nd Wedding Anniversary. They will be coming back from a vacation in Mexico for a week. I made this card for them from Art Impressions using Perfect Duet Set.  I added some Distress Oxide Ink to the edges of the one layer card and then to the inside edges.  As well as some glossy accents on the curing iron and glasses and bling for the earring and robe button. Now my Dad is not bald and is proud that he doesn't have much gray hair so I had to add hair to the image.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Art Impressions - Perfect Duet (see above for direct link)

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black
        Distress Oxide - Salty Ocean

Bling:  Recollections

Glossy Accents

Challenges

CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 111 Wedding / Engagement / Love

Cute Card Thursday - ch. 622 Square

Dream Valley - Ch. 219 Hand colored images

Pattie's Creations - Ch. 167 Love, Love, Love

Cupcake Inspiration - Ch. 487

Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 160 Wedding / Friends / Valentines / Anniversary

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 426 - 427 Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 465 Anything Goes

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 245 Anything Goes with a sentiment

Hey, Gull friend!

I just had to get this stamp from Newton's Nook, Gull Friends.  And I heat embossed the sentiment. I noticed that I must have pressed hard to smudge the "l", but thought it would look like gull poop, lol. I dry embossed waves on the background.

Cardstock:  Recollection; Bazzil

Stamp:  Newton's Nook - Gull Friend (see above for direct link)

Versa Mark

Embossing Power:  Hampton Art

Spellbinder;  Small Pinking Circle; Fancy Banners

Dies:  My Favorite Things

Stencils: My Favorite Things (Waves, Clouds)

Ink:  Distress Oxide - Frayed Burlap, Denim, Broken China

Embossing Folder:  Darice

Challenges

My Favorite Things - MFTWSC450

Inky Paws - Ch. 104 Color Challenge (see above)

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 400 - 401 Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 198 Emboss It

Cardz 4 Galz - Ch. 103 Wings

Dragonfly Dreams - No patterned paper

Crafty Animals - Ch. 29

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 29

Totally Completely Amazingly Brilliant Son

Last Monday it was my son's 23rd birthday and I made him this Impossible Card and used a stamp from Sweet 'n Sassy.  The sentiment is from TLC, Create.  This was my first impossible card. My son is "very picky" because he has made cards with me when he was younger so he has high expectations and now wants something unique or something that I don't make for just anyone.  He liked the distress oxide ink so I was happy.  My daughter will appreciate anything and saves them all so does he, but he is vocal and criticizes me.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Sweet 'n Sassy - Landscape Silhouettes

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Totally Amazing Son

Gems:  Paper Studio

Distress Oxide Inks

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 384-385 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 241 Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 579 Brads, sequins or gems

Dragonfly Dreams - Include an animal

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 427 Anything Goes

Caution Senior moment in progress

Well, it's Friday which means there is a Friday Freebie at Catch the Bug and it's the Bug Dino 01.  I used a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I used my distress oxide ink to watercolor the sky background on.  I used a frame, palm tree and grass die cuts from My Favorite Things.  Grab him while he is available this week.  He is good for kids and adults.

Patterned Paper:  DCWV

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - BUG Dino 01

Ink:  Distress Oxide - Peacock Feathers
        Memento - Rich Cocoa

Dies: My Favorite Things

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 348 - 349 Anything Goes

The Male Room - Ch. 92 Wild and Free

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 393 Anything Goes

Aud Sentiment - Ch. 210 Anything Goes with a sentiment

Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 122 Anything Goes

Sealed with a kiss love bug

Here is the other card that I made using the Distress Oxide Inks.  See here for my process.  This is my pink card.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Recollection

Die:  My Favorite Things

Stamp:  My Favorite Things - free set

Ink:  Distress Oxide - Picked Raspberry

        Memento - Tuxedo Black

Flowers:  Recollection

Heart:  Recollection

Water & Paper Towel

Challenges

Freshly Made Sketches - Ch. 321

Card Mania - Ch. 100 Monochromatic

Mix it Up - Ch. 9 Anything Goes optional masking

Kraftin' Kimmie - Ch. 415 Love and Hearts

Hugs & Kisses FMS

My kids were here for the weekend which was great, but I wanted to spend sometime playing with my Distress Oxide Inks.  So I made a couple of cards with the Freshly Made Sketches for this week.  I masked the sentiment area with a banner die.  Then inked the Oxide Ink on, spritzed it with water and with the blotting of the paper towel it left an interesting pattern on the paper and I liked the texture.  I heat setted it, inked the sentiment and stamps.  Then I added a gem and sequins.  I kept it as a simple Valentine card.

Cardstock:  Recollection

Die:  My Favorite Things

Ink:  Distress Oxide - Fired Brick

        Memento - Tuxedo Black

Stamp:  My Favorite Things - X's and O's

Sequins: stash

Gem:  Mark Richards

Water & Paper Towel

Challenges

Freshly Made Sketches - Ch. 321

Dragonfly Journeys - Ch. 110 Power of Red

Card Mania - Ch. 100 Monochromatic

Mix it Up - Ch. 9 Anything Goes optional masking

S is for silence and snowflakes

I made this card using an image and sentiment from TLC, Create.  I used my Distress Oxide inks and did the background.  Then added some Snowflake shavings to the trees and ground as well as the flowers.

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create - Christmas Mist Papers 6; Fancy Pants

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Reindeer and Tree Silhouette

Sentiment:  S is for silence and snowflakes

Flowers:  Recollections

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Ink:  Distress Oxides:  Lucky Clover and Faded Jeans

Stampendous Shaved Ice

Challenges

CHNC - Ch. 357 Anything Goes Christmas optional something with wings

CHNC Extra - October

Allsorts - Wk 439 Christmas Creatures

The Male Room - Ch. 72 Silhouttes
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 501 Vintage/distressing

Christmas Card Throwdown - Ch. 20 Stash (Canvas and/orWood)

Out of this world

Here is a card that I made using the Setting the Stars image from QKR and the a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I put Glossy Accents on his helmet and added some extra stars from Dress it Up.  I made the background from a stencil with stars and Distress Oxide Inks.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  QKR - Setting the Stars (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Out of this world

Stars:  Dress it Up

Jute:  May Arts

Spellbinders:  Grand Scalloped Circle; Grand Circle

Inks:  Distress Oxides - Fossilized Amber, Wilted Violet, Faded Jeans

Stencil:  Newton's Nook

Glossy Accents

Challenges

CRAFT - Ch. 435 Out of this world

QKR - Ch. 263 Anything Goes or cut it up

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Creatalicious - Ch. 124 Anything Goes with optional create your own background
Crafty Catz - Ch. 386 Anything Goes with optional blue, green and brown

Happy Birthday Princess

My daughter will have her 25th birthday on Wednesday.  I have always referred to her as my Princess so this stamp set from Newton's Nook called Once Upon a Princess is perfect for her.  Last year for her birthday I even got her a princess themed items for her class at school since she teaches 4th grade.  The kids think she is one too so it is great.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Candles and Confetti

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections; Paper Studio

Stamp & Sentiment:  Newton's Nook - Once Upon a Princess (see above for a direct link)

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

        Distress Oxide - Lucky Clover & Broken China

Stencil - My Favorite Things - Clouds

Spellbinder:  Delicate Circle; Small Circle

Ribbon:  Michael's

Hemp:  Hemptique

Challenges

Inky Paws - Ch. 55 Sketch

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 174 Anything Goes

CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 81 Three of a Kind (ribbon)

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 360 Happy Birthday

Cutie Pie - Ch. 115 - 6th Birthday Favorite Cutie Image

RRR - Ch. 172 Anything Goes with a Ribbon theme

Moo-chas Gracias

I have one of the new stamp sets from MFTs called Animal Farm and I made a CAS card.  I put Distress Oxide Black Soot ink on the background that looks like a cow spot on the fur.  Then I dry embossed a wood grain piece of kraft paper to put the image on.  I used the "Moo-chas Gracias"  sentiment since I will give this card to my daughter so she will use it as a thank you note since she is a teacher and needs lots of thank yous.  Being in WI the dairy state I thought this was just too cute.

Cardstock:  Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  My Favorite Things - Animal Farm (see above for direct link)

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

        Distress Oxide - Black Soot

Embossing Folder:  Darice

Hemp:  Hemptique

Pop Dots

Challenges

My Favorite Things - 2017 Card Design Superstar CAS

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 174 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 300 - 301 Anything Goes

AAA - CAS Game #98 - Create great or small

Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 256 Anything Goes

Pumpkin weather is here!

I made a card using Block Watercolor Stamping.  There is a video here done by Jennifer McGuire.  I used Distress Oxide ink Fossilized Amber and then splattered some Distressed Oxide Vintage Photo on it.  I then put a sentiment from TLC, Create and distressed the edge with peeled paint distress ink.

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  QKR - Pumpkin Vine

Sentiment: TLC, Create - Pumpkin weather is here

Ink:  Distess - Peeled Paint

        Distress Oxide - Fossilized Amber; Vintage Photo

Stamp Acrylic Block

Challenges

JUGS- Ch. 410 Block Watercolor Stamping

Sketch Saturday - Ch. 480  (I just love this sketch)

QKR - Ch. 260 Use Fall colors

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 174 Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 494 Autumn

Dream Valley - Ch. 163 Autumn Colors

It's time to par-tee!

I have a friend who will be having a birthday on next Tuesday so I made this card using the QKR image Upset Golfer and the sentiment is from Your Next Stamp.  I created the background with Distress Oxide Inks.

Cardstock: Paper Studio; Recollection; Bazzil

Stamp:  QKR - Upset Golfer (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  Your Next Stamp:  Tee Time (see above for direct link)

Die:  Your Next Stamp - Golf Green Die Set

Spellbinder:  Small Circle

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

        Distress Oxide - Broken China, Lucky Clover

Stencil:  My Favorite Things -  Cloud

Sakura Jelly Glitter Pen (on broken areas of golf club)

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Ch. 480

QKR - Ch. 260 Anything Goes or use fall colors

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 345 Anything Goes

CCC Digi Creations - Ch. 80 No patterned paper

Creative Knockouts - Ch. 210 Something to Say

Always and Forever my DAD

This coming Saturday it will be my Dad's Birthday so I made this card for him using a wonderful Unity stamp that I heat embossed in gold.  I made the background from from taking Watercolor paper and swishing it through Distress Oxide inks.  I added some ribbon, twine and a rose.

Cardstock:  Bazzil

Watercolor Paper:  Strathmore

Stamp:  Unity - First Love, First Hero (see above for direct link)

Inks:  Distress Oxide:  Broken China, Faded Jeans, Vintage Photo

Flower:  Recollection

Ribbon:  Offray

Twine: Pebbles

Versa Mark

Embossing Powder:  Hampton Inks

Challenges

Sweet Stampin' - Heat Embossing

Dragonfly Journeys - True Blue

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 173 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday -Ch.298-299 Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - Ch. 266 Anything Goes

You're BOO-tiful

I was so fortunate to win $25 credit from MFT Camp Create so I was so excited and had to order this wonderful Halloween stamp set that just came.  I also got some more Distress Oxide inks.  I did some masking to make the background with a full moon and a stencil with a star background.  I heat embossed the white sentiment.  I also layered the pumpkins and frog for a 3-D effect.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - A Little Spooky

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp & Sentiment:  MFT - Witch way is the candy?

Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black
                Distress Oxide - Wilted Violet, Lucky Clover

Versa Mark

Embossing Powder:  Stampendous

Pop Dots

Spellbinder:  Small Circle

Stars:  Recollection

Stencil:  Newton's Nook

Die-Namic : Stitched Oval Word Windows

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Sakura jelly white pen

Challenges

MFT - MFTWSC348

Sweet Stampin' - Heat Embossing

CHNC Patterned - September

Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 98 Techniques (Masking, stenciling)

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 358 Masking

Dream Valley - Ch. 162 Use stamps or digi

Sea-Eeled with a Kiss

I have been trying to go through some images that I have colored and finally put them together.  Here is one from Miss Rach, Winter Eel, her images are great to color and so reasonable to purchase.  It goes perfectly with the sentiment from TLC, Create.  Many of those sentiments can also be used for the fish that are also available at Miss Rach's site.
For this card, I also used a starfish from a Hero Art, color layering, Seahorse Bundle that I had.  Then the circle I used a Newton's Nook Stencil and some Distress Oxide ink.

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Miss Rach - Winter Eel (see above for direct link)

            Hero Art - Seahorse layering Set

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Sea-eeled with a kiss (see above for direct link)

Ink:  Hero Arts - Soft Pool, Pool
        Distress Oxide - Broken China

Dies:  Hero Art - Seahorse layering Set

Spellbinder:  Small Circle

Stencil:  Newton's Nook - Waves Stencil

Challenges

Freshly Made Sketches - Ch. 302

CHNC - Ch. 347 Christmas optional make it Girlie

CHNC Extra - August

Crafty Creations - Ch. 348 Anything Goes

That's Crafty - Only Cards