The Voice of the Sea

 



 

Greetings! Back again with a new post for the latest challenge over at Fashionable Stamping Challenge where the theme is "Seaside." Lots of ways to go with this theme, as you will see by the inspiration pieces created by the Design Team!

 

My own piece was created with images by Oxford Impressions, stamped in various colors of Archival Inks and tinted with Tom Bow Markers. The sea water was created with Magicals.  We hope that you will submit a piece of your own. One lucky participant will win a stamp image selected for them by our gracious sponsor, Ink Art Designs. Please remember that we are a stamping challenge, so stamping must be the focal point of your creation.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Road Trip!

 

 

Greetings and thank you for stopping by! My card today was created for the new challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu where the theme is "Anything Goes." That makes it very easy to play along! For my own card, I wanted to use a previously un-inked stamp by Technique Junkies. The background panel was inked with Distress Oxide Inks and overstamped with images by Artistic Outpost. I look forward to seeing what you share with us.  Hugs, Yvonne

 

 

Love Rocks!

 

Back again with a new post to share a card that I made for my son and his wife for their anniversary.  All images by Dina Wakley. I began with a water color panel and spritzed it with Distress Ink Sprays. The figures were stamped on scrap water color paper, trimmed, water colored and adhered to the panel. The panel was matted and mounted to a card base. Thanks for stopping by! Yvonne

 



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

Today is a New Day!

 

Greetings! It is wonderful to be back again, as a design team member at Fashionable Stamping Challenge.  I truly appreciate their patience, as I am finding my way back following my husband passing. 

 

Our new challenge for the next four weeks is "My Favorite Things." Think "Sound of Music" and your favorite stamp, and remember, we are a stamping challenge and we must see stamping as the focal image on your project.  I hope that you will pop on over to see all the various creations the design team have dreamed up to inspire you and that you will consider creating a project of your own to share with us. 

 

For my own piece, I thought of "whiskers on kittens" and chose to use this adorable stamp image by Technique Junkies.  The background panel was done with Gelatoes and then toned down with Gesso.  I stenciled some dots with black embossing paste and splattered some orange paint to add a bit more color.

 

Remember, one lucky participant will win a gift voucher from our generous sponsor FlonzCraft. Best of luck to everyone and thank you for stopping by.  Yvonne

Make A Wish

 

Greetings! I am back today with a post to share my creation for the new challenge over at Simon Says Monday Challenge where the theme is "Make A Rainbow."

 

For my card, I began by laying down streaks of Gelatos. I spritzed the colors with water and spread them around a bit with a brush. The cup cake and angel, both by Stampotique Originals, were stamped with Archival Ink onto scrap water color paper and then colored in with markers, trimmed and mounted to the prepared panel. A splattering of white paint and some ChitChat Stickers completes my card.

 

Thank you for stopping by! Hugs, Yvonne

 



Get Back Up!

 

Greetings! Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I truly appreciate your visit and comments.  Today, I am sharing with you my design for the April 2017 Challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu where the theme is Shabby Chic or Vintage.  Lots of room for variety here.  I hope you will stop over to see all the creativity the Design Team put into their designs to inspire you and I hope that you will share one of your own designs with us!

 

I decided to ink up this gorgeous stamp set by Artistic Outpost for the very first time and go with a vintage look.  The watercolor panel was colorized with Ken Oliver Color Burst Powders and the images were dragged through some watered down Distress Inks to blend them in to the background a bit. A bit of doodling and some Ranger Enamel complete my card.

 

Thanks again for stopping by! Yvonne



In the Depth of Winter

 

Greetings! It's time again for a new challenge over at Fashionable Stamping Challenge.  This time, the theme is "Trees."  You will be absolutely astonished at the gorgeous design team makes.  I hope you will check them out.  For my own card, I used a stamp set by Artistic Output.  I decided to keep it very neutral and mostly black and white.  I tinted the cabin with a little red ink and added some Ranger Stickles for a snowy effect.

 

 

We hope you are inspired to create a stamped project of your very own to share with us.  One lucky participant will earn a Gift Voucher from our sponsor FlonzCraft.  Best wishes! Yvonne

Friendship Never Melts Away

Greetings! It is great to be back on my blog again.  I had an accident last week that had me down for the count for awhile, but happy to be back feeling better again.  It's time for a new challenge over at Inkspirational!

 

This time, the challenge is to create a project with "Five or more stamps."  I chose a beautiful set of images and sentiments from Artistic Outpost that I inked up for the first time for this challenge.  The boy and girls were mounted with foam for a bit of dimension.  I hope that you will stop over to see what the rest of the Design Team created to inspire you and then create a project of your own to share with us. 

 

Thanks, as always, for stopping by.  Best, Yvonne

In honor of my Mom

 

 

 

Greetings! I stumbled on a new challenge this morning, called Mixed Media Monthly Challenge, and decided to submit this card.(I selected Challenge #14 from June 2015 for my project.)  It was created using Golden Fluid Acrylics laid onto a craft sheet, spritzed with water and mopped up with a panel of water color paper.  It was a bit too dark, so I sprayed it with Linen Dylusions Spray Ink.  The background images were stamped with StazOn Ink in Midnight Blue.  The focal images were stamped on water color scraps with Ranger Archival ink.  I then scribbled TowBow Markers onto my craft sheet, spritzed with water and dragged the panels through the color to age them.  The edges were distressed with Faded Jeans Distress Ink and each panel was matted with black paper and added to the larger painted panel.  I added sequins, a bit of cheese cloth and a tiny dried starfish, matted the finished panel and layered into a white card panel.  Finished size 8" x 8". All images by Rubber Dance Stamps. It was titled as such, as I created it in honor of my mom on her recent birthday.  She loved the beach!  Best, Yvonne

Joy

 



Greetings! A bit late today with my creation for Inkspirational.  Sometimes life just gets in the way...We have a Photo Inkspiration Challenge this time and its so cool! 

Wait to you see what the rest of the design team came up with for you.  For my own creation, I began by spritzing Brusho Crystals onto water color paper with water.  A few bits of Washi Tape were added for a punch of color.  The focal image by Outline Rubber Stamps was stamped onto water color paper, matted and mounted to a burlap panel and then onto the card front.  We look forward to seeing your creation and hope you will join in the fun.  Best, Yvonne

I am Woman, Hear me Roar!

 

Greetings and thanks for dropping by.  Sharing a canvas I finished recently.  I was in my art room perusing my stamps and decided to ink up these beauties by Dina Wakley for the first time. My eyes fell on these sentiments by Unity Stamps and I was ready to go. After gessoing my canvas, I added a number of Gelatos to the canvas.  Using my finger dipped in water I blended the colors.  I decided to mute the colors by adding a wash of gesso and water to the canvas.  The large circles are a stencil from Stencil Girl, colored with more Gelatos.  Additional marks were added with Titanium White Golden Fluid Acrylics and Ranger Archival Ink using more Dina Wakley stamps.  The drips and blobs of Aqua Ink are by Dr. PH Martin. The women were colored in with Gelatos and the sentiments and woman were all shaded with a Stabilo Pencil.  Thanks for your continued support.  Hugs, Yvonne

A Forgotten Old Favorite

 

Greetings dear friends.  So lovely of you to stop by today.  Today I am sharing with you a card I made for the new challenge over at Fashionable Stamping Challenge.  Our theme this time around is to create a project using one of your favorite stamp images that you have not used, or have forgotten for some time.  I am always excited to see what my design team sisters share and know you will be delighted too, so please take a peek over at FSC and then dig through your own stamps and share a project with us.  Remember, we are a stamping challenge, so stamping must be your focal point.  Flonzcraft, our generous sponsor is providing a $20 gift voucher to one randomly drawn participant.

 

For my own card, I began with a hot press water color panel, to which I applied Dylusions Ink Sprays in various colors and then pounced a water color brush dipped in water to blend the colors slightly. I splattered several shades of Dr. PH Martins India Ink on the panel next.  Dina Wakely and Unity Stamps were dipped in acrylic paints and added to the panel. The focal image, by Art Declassified, sadly now defunct, was one of my "go to" images for years.  It is stamped in Midnight Blue Archival Ink.  The sentiment by Dylusions was stamped with Archival Ink, as well, trimmed and mounted to the panel. Some photo corners and a bit of baker's twine complete my card. 

 

Thanks again for dropping by.  Looking forward to seeing your project! Hugs, Yvonne

Afternoon Tea

 

Greetings! Back today with a mixed media card made for the new challenge over at Make My Monday where the theme is "Coffee or Tea."  After looking through my rubber stamp images, I pulled various images from three different Artistic Outpost sets to use as the focal point of my card.  The background was made using hot press water color paper and spritzed with Cherry Pie and London Blue Dylusion Ink Spray.  Titanium White Golden Acrylic Paint was also flicked onto the prepared panel.  The various focal images were stamped with Archival Inks, trimmed, water colored with TowBow Markers and the edges distressed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  Some chrome Viva Décor Liquid Pearls and a vintage seam binding bow complete my card.  I am also entering my card at the Artistic Outpost Show Us Your Art Challenge.  Thanks for dropping by. Hugs, Yvonne

 



Tussie Mussie

 

Greetings faithful followers!  Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today.  There is a new challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu, and the Pink Team is making Tussie Mussies!  I admit this is my very first Tussie Mussie!  I planned to do something Victorian but really struggled with putting anything around the edge and found Washi Tape a safe bet, hence I decided to go a bit more modern! My stamps are all by Dina Wakely. Archival Ink by Ranger and Silks Acrylic Paints were used, along with Towbow Markers. I hope you will pop over to EE and see what the rest of the Design Team have dreamed up to inspire you and then make a Tussie Mussie of your own to share with us!  Thanks for stopping by.  Hugs, Yvonne

Dream with your Heart!

 

Greetings! Back today to share with you another card I made for a recently found challenge site over at Unity!  I chose the color challenge shown below.

 

 

 

On watercolor paper, I added Kuretake Watercolors in various shades of green and coral.  I was delighted with how the background turned out and think it looks a lot like the photograph.  I used the Angie Girl: Dream with your Heart stamp set, scraps of paper and washi tape and buttons from my stash.  Thanks so much for dropping by! Hugs, Yvonne

 

 



Girly Birthday Wishes

 



Greetings! Thank you, as always, for stopping by today.  I recently popped over to one of my first ever challenge sites that I joined called Make My Monday and saw they are having a "Girly Birthday" challenge.  I decided to join in and cooked up the following card.  The perfume bottles by Crafty Individuals are stamped onto the card base with Watering Can Archival Ink.  Audrey is stamped with Black Archival Ink, trimmed and mounted to the card front over a frilly pink doily.  The sentiment, by Hero Arts was added next.  I decided to add a bit of pink and red dotted washi tape for a punch of color.  Thanks for all your inspiring and encouraging comments.  Best, Yvonne

She Decided To Leap!

 

 

Greetings!  Just getting back into joining into challenges and found that Unity Stamps has a challenge site called "Be Inspired!"  As you can see above, I chose the color challenge for my project.  I do not have a lot of Unity Stamps, yet, but have recently done some stocking up.  Just waiting for them to arrive.  I began with an 8" x 8" card base.  I added scraps of designer paper in light and true turquoise to the card base.  I then added scraps of a recycled paper bag.  I stamped "She Leaped" on scrap card and water colored her with Inktense Pencils.  After adhering her to the card front, I determined more color was needed in the background so I added several shades of Dylusions Ink Sprays.  To brighten up the background, I dipped a spray bottle cap in Golden Titanium White Fluid Acrylics and stamped it all over the background.  I also added some Golden High Flow White Titanium Acrylic to the right top of the card and let it drip down the card front. The sentiment, also by Unity, was stamped with Archival Ink onto scrap card, trimmed and added to the card front.  The border of the sentiment was added with a Black pen.  A scrap of yellow and white fabric and a yellow button complete my card.  I really enjoyed making this card.  Thanks for dropping by!

 

 

Life and Love

 







Greetings!  Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I am back to share with you another card I made with the March 2015 Gecko Galz imagery.  The gazebo and sentiment are from Oxford Impressions and the metal corners are from Funkie Junkie Boutique.  Best, Yvonne

Valentine Primer

 

Greetings!  The weeks roll around, and already it is time for a new challenge over at Fashionable Stamping Challenge!  This time, the theme is to create a project with Black and White and just a pop of Red.  Since we are so close to Valentine's Day, I decided to ink up this adorable stamp by Red Led Paperworks for the first time.  The edges were distressed with Festive Berries Distress Ink and the panel was added to a white paper heart and mounted onto the card front over black and red matting. Pearl gems and a simple repurposed seam binding bow complete my card.  You will be inspired at the beautiful samples created by the rest of the Design Team and we sure hope you will create and post a project of your own.  One lucky participant will win a $20 gift voucher from our generous sponsor FlonzCraft.  Please remember, we are a stamping challenge, so we do need to see stamping as the focal point of your project.  Thanks for stopping by!