April Showers

 

Greetings! My post today is for the current challenge over at Frilly and Funkie where the theme is April Showers.  I decided to go with the showers bring flowers motto! I inked up, for the first time, some foam stamps from Stampington Company with Prima Art Alchemy Sparks Paint and Archival Inks to create my water color background panel. The sentiment is by Oxford Impressions and the focal image is by Art Journey. I added some doodling and matting and mounted the panel to a card base. Thanks so much for stopping by! Yvonne

One for Sorrow, Two for Joy

 

Greetings! I am back today to share with you a card that I created for a challenge over at Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog where the theme is "Count Me In." For my own creation, I began with a watercolor panel that I applied four different Distress Oxide Inks to. I then stenciled using Tim Holtz's stencils various sizes of numbers with some of the Distress Oxide Inks. I added black texture paste through another stencil. The focal image and sentiment by Paper Artsy were inked up for the first time and added with Tim Holtz Vintage Collage Medium. Some dyed cheese cloth, thread and buttons complete my card. Thank you for stopping by and thank you for all the words of encouragement as I've returned to this fabulous world of art. Hugs, Yvonne

 





Know Who You Are

 

Greetings! My post today is for the current challenge over at Frilly and Funkie where the theme is "Happy, Happy, Happy." Anything goes, just make a project that makes you "happy."  Recently, I have really been enjoying learning more about mixed media card making and also about "She Art."  I love the strong, powerful, uplifting sentiments and images available to encourage women in life.  I also love splattering paint and ink and dripping paint!  And so, my card above made me happy making it! The background was done with Dylusions Ink Sprays, the sentiment is by Donna Downey for Unity Stamps and the focal image is by Dina Wakely.  Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs, Yvonne

The First Thanksgiving

Greetings!  Just a card to share with you today for the current challenge over at Frilly and Funkie where the theme is "Thanksgiving!"  I really enjoyed making this card.  I just love vintage images of Thanksgiving and these beauties are from Gecko Galz.  I matted the images and layered them over a doily that I colored with Tea Dye Distress Stain.  The corners were stamped with Timber Brown StazOn Ink using a stamp included with a purchase of Gelatos.  Simple embellishments include a scrap of vintage lace and a seam binding bow, also dyed with Tea Dye Distress Stain.  Thanks for stopping by today! Hugs, Yvonne

Florida Family Vacation

Greetings! It's Friday and I wanted to share with you a card I made for the current challenge over at Frilly and Funkie called By the Seaside.  As part of the challenge we are to include sea shells, real or stamped.  My card base in 8" x 8." The background is a new stencil from Red Lead inked with Mowed Lawn and Salty Ocean Distress Inks.  The edges were inked with more of the same DIs. I spritzed water on the background and blotted to remove some of the color and create a bubbly effect.  The retro clip art image, sentiment, and fish charm are also from Red Lead.  The rub ons are by 7 Gypsies. The shells are from a visit to the beach many, many, many years ago! We decided to stay home this weekend, rather than go to the beach to take care of some things, so making beach art is the next best thing.  Have a wonderful weekend everyone.  Best, Yvonne

Go Wild! See the World!

Greetings!  I am a bit late with this post, which should have been on my blog yesterday.  It is for the new challenge over at Fashionable Stamping Challenge where the theme this week is "Mail Time."  Lots of different ways to interpret this one.  I hope you will stop over to see what the Design Team has created for some inspiration and then create a project of your own for the chance to win a $20 gift voucher from our generous sponsor FlonzCraft.  

For my own card, I decided to work with a new plate of images from Crafty Individuals.  Both focal images include postmarks.  Everything was stamped with Timber Brown StazOn Ink and distressed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The panel along the left side is from Classics#6 Stampers Anonymous, which I purchased recently from the lovely Linda over at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.  I will also be submitting this to The Sunday Share Challenge at Frilly and Funkie.  

This has been an extremely emotional week for me.  My dear husband retired on Thursday after 36 years at his position.  Since we married 13 years ago, we have traveled throughout our State and the Country and have many wonderful friends we catch up with on a regular bases.  It caught me quite unaware that going forward I may not see most of these folks ever again.  Retirement is surely a transition, and a new beginning!  Thanks for listening and for dropping by.  Always love to hear from you.  Hugs, Yvonne

From This Day Forward

Greetings!  It is a beautiful, finally, spring day here in my part of the world and I hope it is for you too, wherever you might be!  My post today is for the current challenge over at Frilly and Funkie where the theme is "A Time for Weddings"  and we are asked to make a card with white and one other color.  Assuming black is a neutral, the only other color besides antique white on my card is the pink flowers in the frame.  Hopefully, this works for the criteria!  

A little bit about the background of creating my card.  My dear husband recently decided to retire!  He had been battling a major health concern these past ten years and it is just time for he and me to move on to the next phase of our lives.  We plan to downsize and are in the process of getting our home ready to sell.  I am pretty much breaking down my art studio, and only keeping out my essentials.  The rest of the items are being boxed up for wherever my new art studio will be or are being given away to friends who are just getting started in this wonderful world of art.  As I was boxing things up, I came across this gorgeous sticker by Penny Black.  I also found this near perfect length of pearls and lace.  Before I knew it, my card just came together.  The edges were distressed with Antique Linen Distress Ink and Idea-ology ChitChat Stickers were added to the card front along with a length of lace, some Tim Holtz Tissue Tape, a paper heart by Martha Stewart and a few vintage buttons.  It is not often that I make a card  without some stamping on it, but here is one of those times!  Have a lovely weekend.  Hugs, Yvonne

Watering Geraniums

Greetings! This card is for a challenge over at The Craft Room Challenge where the theme is to "Stamp Your Own Background." I was drawn to this challenge as I recently gave away nearly all of my background paper and have been trying to create my own backgrounds.  I began by selecting this adorable clip art from Gecko Galz.  For the background, I stamped paint blobs by Crafty Individuals repeatedly with Spun Pink Distress Pink.  To soften the background, I added a bit of Tim Holtz Tissue Tape and a piece of lace. To pull out the red in the geraniums, I added a seam binding bow and painted a white paper flower with Spun Pink, Picked Raspberry and Barn Red Distress Paints purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.  I'll be adding my card to the Sunday Share at Frilly and Funkie, too.  Thanks for stopping by.  Yvonne

Sail Away

Greetings! A bit behind with my posts, so I hope you will forgive me for a second one this evening.  I wanted to join the challenge over at Simon Says Stamp and Show where the theme is Passport to Fun and we are to create a Travel themed.  My husband is celebrating his birthday later this week, so I decided to create a card for the challenge that would also work for wishing him a Happy Birthday.  He is a sailor so my mind went to this gorgeous set of images by Crafty Individuals.  The clip art is by CI as well. The various images were stamped with Faded Jeans and Vintage Photo Distress Inks.  The card was grunged up with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and splattered, carefully, with water drops.  In retrospect, I should have distressed my card first but, sometimes, you change your mind midstream!  Mini gears by Idea-ology and burlap string purchased at the Funkie Junkie Boutique complete my card.  I will also be submitting my card to the Sunday Share at Frilly and Funkie.  Thanks for stopping by.  Hugs, Yvonne

Imagine...

It is Word Wednesday over at 365 Cards and this week the word chosen is "Imagine."  As I pondered my stamp images and clip art, I in the end decided on this beautiful image by Gecko Galz.  When I look at this mother gazing at her sleeping child, I see her imagining her daughter as she grows into a young lady.  I began by painting a paper lace border purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique with Victorian Velvet Distress Paint.  The top portion of the card front was stamped with various complimentary images received from Crafty Individuals using Victorian Velvet Distress Markers.  The clip art image was framed with a Tattered Angels Chipboard Frame and layered with a paper doily to the card front. Liquid Pearls by Ranger were added to the frame and seam binding bows, a sentiment and button were also attached. I'll also be adding this post to the Sunday Share Challenge at Frilly and Funkie. Thanks so much for stopping by.  Hugs, Yvonne

Bonjour!

It has been awhile since I have been able to join a challenge at Frilly and Funkie, so I was excited to be able to finally do so.  The challenge this time is April in Paris and we must include a Parisian landmark or French Text.  I pulled out several sets of Artistic Outpost images and stamped away. To soften the white card base, the edges were distressed with Antique Linen Distress Ink. A black seam binding bow and a large gold button complete my card.'I'll also be entering this post at Artistic Outpost's Referral Program. Bon soir, mes amies! (I hope that's right!) Yvonne 

Untie Your Wings

Greetings!  It is Monday, and that can only mean one thing, another challenge at Make My Monday.  This week, the challenge is to create a "One Layer Card."  There is to be no matting, layering or embellishments.  That's why it's a challenge!  I pulled out my white card stock, cut an 8x8 card base and got started.  I smooshed Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint and Weathered Wood Distress Paints onto my craft mat, spritzed water and drug the card base through it.  I tilted the card base to get runs and then air dried it.  Next I stamped this beautiful, new stamp image and sentiment from Red Lead Stamps with Black StazOn Ink.  I could not resist filling in a bit of the white space with Broken China Distress Ink stenciled through a Dylusions and Tando Stencil.  I'll also be submitting this card to the Frilly and Funkie Challenge for the Sunday Share as the Distress Paints were purchase at The Funkie Junkie Boutique at a great price.  I hope you have a beautiful week.  Hugs, Yvonne

I Love You!

It's Word Wednesday at 365 Cards and this week the word is "Love."  I decided to make a collage-style card.  The Kraft card base was stamped with a heart stamp using Festive Berries Distress Ink.  A scrap of polka dotted paper distressed with more DI was added next and wrapped with red burlap string.  Images from Gecko Galz, a paper doily and red and white striped ribbon were layered next.  The sentiment is by Studio G.  A black crocheted lace bow and a button complete my card.  I am also submitting this card to Bloggers Challenge where the theme is "All You Need is Love" and to Frilly and Funkie where the theme is "Lacy Heartsy Challenge."  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Yvonne

You Outta be in Pictures!

Hello!  It's Monday, and I am sharing a card I made for several challenges.  The first challenge is to create a "Girly" project at Eclectic Ellapu.  I immediately decided to ink up a recently purchased plate of stamps by Artistic Outpost called Picture Star that I purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique, and therefore am also submitting my card to Sunday Share at the Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog.  The images and sentiment and words were stamped with Timber Brown StazOn Ink and the little girl was water colored with Spun Sugar and Tattered Rose Distress Markers. The card base and elements were distressed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  The beautiful flower was a thank you that Linda, owner of The Funkie Junkie Boutique, sent along with a recent order. I am also submitting my card to the February Referral Program at Artistic Outpost where the theme is "Anything Goes." Thanks for dropping by today.  I hope you have a wonderful week.  Yvonne

Dance Ballerina Dance

One of my favorite Challenge Sites is Frilly and Funkie. They not only challenge you bi-weekly, they cater to all sorts of styles by focusing on Frilly one week and Funkie the next within the same challenge.  They feature tutorials that offer a wealth of knowledge and outstanding designers and the owner, Linda Coughlin, is very generous with prizes.  I had not had an opportunity to play along much last year, but am hoping that 2013 brings more opportunity to do so.  For their first challenge of the new year, we are asked to Follow our Muse.  That certainly means different things to different people!  I decided to start with an image I really liked and really focus on creating a card that touched my heart and hopefully the eventual recipient.  The main image is by Gecko Galz.  The sentiment is by Art Declassified.  Part of my Muse is a love of recycled, often vintage, buttons, lace and vintage paper.  Thanks so much for dropping by.  Best wishes, Yvonne

Falling Leaves

Hello everyone! (A second post for the day.) This post is for a challenge over at Simon Says Stamp and Show, where the theme this week is Leaves.  I worked with three different stamps to create my card.  The leaf panel in the background started as white card stock. It was sprayed with Dylusions Spray Inks in red, yellow and orange inks.  The falling leaves stamp by Northwood Rubber Company was stamped over the prepared panel, trimmed and mounted to the card base.  The sentiment by The Stamp Pad Company was inked with Persimmon Distress Ink and distressed with Vintage Photo and Persimmon Distress Inks.  The young lady, one of my all time favorites, by Rubber Stampede, seemed to fit well with the sentiment.  She is stamped with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and mounted to brown and copper metallic paper and layered over a distressed doily on the card base.  Embellishments include bronze lace, photo corners, copper liquid pearls, a vintage button, burlap string from the Funkie Junkie Boutique and paper leaves.  Thanks for stopping by.  I'm also submitting my card to Sunday Share at the Frillie and Funkie Blog.Your comments and visits continue to encourage me.  Best wishes, Yvonne

Friends Forever

Greetings!  Finally got back into my Art Studio today.  It sure felt good to have access to everything I wanted for my projects.  This card is for several challenges.  It is for the current challenge at Bloggers Challenge where the theme is Black and White and one other color, and also for the challenge at Frilly and Funkie where the challenge is Altered Metal.  The main image is from Alpha Stamps and stamped with Black StazOn Ink onto Specialty Paper.  Color was added with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink using Sequin Waste.  The metal numbers by Idea-ology were painted with Ranger Patina Paint in a Rust color.  Black burlap string purchased from The Funkie Junkie and a bit of black crochet trim, a recycled button and some Chitchat stickers complete my card.  

Cherish and Love One Another

Have you checked out the challenges over at Frilly and Funkie Challenge yet?  I just love them.  The blog is so comprehensive with challenges, tutorials and something for nearly every style of art.  The newest challenge is to create a project with lots of texture and to incorporate fabric into the design.  I began with a Kraft card base and stamped several complimentary images from Crafty Individuals along the top and bottom of my card in Black StazOn Ink.  The card base was wrapped with wide antique white lace and layered next with white burlap fabric that was die cut into a cabinet card.  The couple, by The Stampsmith, were stamped onto Specialty Paper by Ranger. Embellishments of paper photo corners, appliques, vintage seam binding and button and burlap string and Chit Chat stickers, which I purchased at the The Funkie Junkie Boutique complete my card.  Hope everyone is staying cool!  I cannot bare not to be outside, but am posting from the shade of our porch!  Best wishes, Yvonne

Ten of Something

There's a new challenge over at Our Creative Corner this week.  We are to make a card with ten of something on it.  I decided to add ten buttons to my card!  I just returned from my husband's convention.  The soap in our room came wrapped in this satiny, waxy paper and was boxed in corrugated cardboard.  It occurred to me that these components would work well in card making.  I stamped the gentlemen from the French Flight plate by Artistic Outpost onto the wax paper with Black StazOn Ink.  More images from the same plate were stamped onto the Kraft card base with more Black StazOn Ink and Barn Door Distress Ink.  The buttons are tied with burlap string, which I acquired from the Funkie Junkie Boutique.  I'll be submitting this card to the Sunday Share at the Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog as well.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Best wishes, Yvonne

A Lifetime of Memories

Hello!  Sharing a card with you today that I created for several challenges.  The colors of the card are based on the photograph directly above of a parrot as part of the challenge over at Frilly and Funkie.  I immediately thought of the new Seasonal Distress Inks in Peacock and Squeezed Lemonade!  My card is also for the challenge over at Our Creative Corner where we are asked to create a card using a Technique by Tim Holtz.  I chose the technique of spritzing and flicking water onto Distress Inks.  The stamp images are by Crafty Individuals and the white crepe paper and paper lace are from the Funkie Junkie Boutique.  Thanks for dropping by today.  Best wishes, Yvonne