Je t'aime Paris

 

Greetings! It's time again for a new challenge over at Fashionable Stamping Challenge.  This time, the theme is "Wintertime in Paris."



I found this a bit of a challenge, but afterall, that is what this is, yes?! I selected several photo stamps and sentiments from Stampsmith and stamped them in black and white for the bleakness of winter.  The water color panel was stamped with resist ink and then colorized with Dylusions Ink spray.  The snowflakes were gifts from Linda at the Funkie Junkie Boutique.  You will just love the samples the other Design Team members created!  We cannot wait to see what you come up with.  Remember there is a $20 gift voucher from our generous sponsor, FlonzCraft, for one lucky participant! Thanks for stopping by! Yvonne

Always and Forever

 

Greetings and thank you so much for stopping by! Today, I am sharing a card I made for the new challenge over at Inkspirational where our theme is "Space." 

 

 

There are all kinds of ways to go with this word prompt!  I wanted to do something celestial but my stamp images were limited.  I remembered this vintage image by Stampsmith, stamped it in Midnight Blue StazOn Ink and matted it and layered it over a water color panel that was colorized with several Dylusions Ink Sprays.  I could only find two mirrored stars by Idea-ology, so I added more stars using Light Modeling Paste by Goldens and a stencil by Red Lead Paperworks.  A bit of seam binding fashioned into a bow completes my card.  I hope you will pop on over to Inkspirational to see what the rest of the design team have dreamed up to inspire you and then consider submitting a project of your own.  Hugs, Yvonne

 

Over the Rainbow

Happy Tuesday everyone!  This is a short post for the current challenge over at Tuesday Alchemy, where this time around the theme is Anything Goes.  My granddaughter was in a talent show this past weekend and sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."  Even though I had a card to give her afterwards, once I saw what she was singing, I just had to rush home and make her a more suitable card to celebrate her accomplishment.  I cannot even begin to imagine to singing all the choruses of this song in front of an auditorium of approximately 1000 people.  The image and sentiment are from The Stampsmith.  I decided to watercolor Dorothy with Distress Markers to accentuate her.  Rather than a yellow brick road this time, I die cut some yellow card stock.  The gingham panel reminded me of Dorothy's dress in the movie.  Thanks so much for dropping by today.  A huge shout out to my recent new followers.  I cannot seem to find my way to contact you directly, but I truly appreciate your support.  I hope everyone is having a good day.  Hugs, Yvonne

Bonjour!

Greetings! Trying to stay cheerful.  I picked up my new PC last Friday and quickly realized it was not set up properly.  It is back in the shop for the third time since Sunday! Working from a mobile device with no means of printing so work requiring Digis is currently at a standstill. Even attaching photos is hit and miss. They appear to display and then disappear by the time I try to link them up to a challenge site. This will all pass, but in the meantime I may have very spotty contributions.  My post today is for our newest challenge at Inkspirational.

The focal point of my card is a clip art image from Crafty Individuals.  The panel of paper is from Gecko Galz, as is the torn heart. The sentiment is from The Stampsmith. I hope you will check out the gorgeous designs from the rest of the Design Team and then wow us with your own creation.  Fingers crossed that this post works. Hugs, Yvonne

Not in Kansas Any More

Greetings!  Well here I am using my new PC.  All is not perfect as they "forgot" to load all the photos used on my blog, so I'll be carting my PC back to the store again soon.  I am also learning to navigate Windows 8... enough said.  I am pleased to be able to share with you a post for the latest challenge at Fashionable Stamping Challenge where the theme is "Red, Black and Brown."  I must admit, my first thought was one of concern as I don't often use brown and black together in card making, but now that I have worked with the colors, I really like the combination. For my card, I worked with a beautiful plate of images from Stampsmith. The focal image was inked with Rich Cocoa Memento Ink and matted with red card stock and snippets of corrugated cardboard.  The background, white card stock, was stamped repeatedly with shoes in Black StazOn Ink.  Sentiments were added to the top and bottom of the card with Red StazOn Ink.  The background and focal image were distressed with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Ink to create a vintage appearance.  The panel was layered onto red glitter card stock and then onto a Kraft card base. A larger pair of shoes were stamped onto red glitter card stock, trimmed and mounted to the card front with foam dots.  Burlap string was wrapped around the card front and the card was finished off with black Liquid Pearls.  I hope you will stop over at FSC and see the gorgeous inspirational pieces my Design Team Sisters have created for you and I truly hope you will share your own project with us for a chance at a great prize.  Full details can be found at FSC.  Hope to see you then.  This post is also for the Photo Inspiration Challenge at The Stampsmith.  Take care.  Best wishes, Yvonne

Remember Me...

This post is for the current Make My Monday Challenge. This time around, we have a Literary Challenge based on inspiration from the cover of the Jane Austen Classic shown below.  

For my card, I was inspired by the young lady, her hat, and the flowering trees.  I began with a beautiful flowered digital paper from Gecko Galz for the background.  The focal image is from Stampsmith. Vintage seam binding, buttons, lace and a paper doily seemed appropriate as finishing touches.  Thanks for stopping by.  Yvonne

Ever After!

Hello!  It has been a bit of crazy week with some family medical issues but I want to drop by tonight with a few posts.  This one is for the current challenge over at Simon Says Stamp and Show called Ever After.  I recently received a new set of stamps by Stampsmith with images and sentiments from The Wizard of Oz and thought they might work for the challenge.  I created grass, flowers and sky line with oil pastels.  The yellow brick road was embossed with a Tim Holtz embossing folder.  The images were stamped on glossy paper and partially tinted with Distress Markers, except for the shoes, which were colored with dark red glitter ink of a Sakura Pen.  Thanks for dropping by.  Best wishes, Yvonne

Emerald Anniversary

Greetings!  I hope everyone had a good weekend.  We've had snow showers, and it is bitter cold, but it could always be worse.  I am sharing a card with you that I made this afternoon for the latest challenge at Electic Ellapu where the challenge is to create an Anniversary Card.  Madeleen is the host and she gave us a table of colors to use for specific anniversaries.  My card will be for my oldest daughter and her husband who will celebrate 20 years of bliss soon, which calls for Emerald Green and White.  I chose to layer a green mat to my card base and addded some geometric ribbon along the bottom.  The focal image is by Stampsmith.  The quote by Victor Hugo is by A Muse Stamps.  The scattered hearts were bits of leftover recycled paper in my stash that I punched with a Martha Stewart punch.  Thanks for dropping by.  Have a wonderful week ahead.  Best, Yvonne

Won't You Be My Honey?

Hello!  My post today is a card I made for the current challenge over at Our Creative Corner called "Shabby Chic."  I used an image and sentiment from Stampsmith's "Won't You Be My Honey" plate.  The chipboard heart was included in my order from The Funkie Junkie Boutique.  I used a Ranger Distress Stain in Pewter to paint the heart before adding Ranger Liquid Pearls.  A length of lace and vintage seam binding, a paper doily and some vintage buttons complete my card.   I am also entering this over at Simon Says Stamp and Show. I hope you are having a great day.  Best wishes, Yvonne

Dream With Your Eyes

Greetings!  It has been a while since I have been able to participate in the Stampsmith Challenge.  I LOVE their stamps, and am excited to have a chance to join their challenge again.  For the month of January, we are to create a project using at least one Stampsmith image and include a recycled item in the project, as well.  For my card, I chose this beautiful woman from the Won't You Be My Honey plate and the sentiment from the Say It With Flair plate.  As for recycling, I have include a recycled "mending kit" that we picked up on one of our overnight stays at a hotel and decided to incorporate into one of my cards.  Thanks for dropping by. Best wishes, Yvonne

Seasons Greetings

My card today is for the eighth challenge of the Twelve Tags of Christmas Funkie Junkie style that is sponsored by the Funkie Junkie Boutique.  Linda's beautiful tag is shown below.  I was inspired to try to recreate the coloration of her background as well as the stars by Inkadinkado.  I incorporated Santa, an image by Stampsmith, a red border, flowers from Tim Holtz Tatterered Florals purchased at the Funkie Junkie Boutique and added some bells to reflect Linda's tag too.  I also chose to use the same sentiment in a different font.  Have you thought about joining in the challenge?  There's still time!

Thanks for dropping by.  Best wishes, Yvonne

Oh La La!

I have so enjoyed the challenges at Make My Monday during the month of October, all around a French Theme. It is nearly time for a new month of challenges, but I wanted to create this one last post for a challenge called Feminine Romance even though I have missed the deadline for submission.

I decided to work with several images from Stampsmith.  One of a French Cancan Girl and another of a portion of the Eiffel Tower.  The images were stamped with Black StazOn Ink and distressed with Vintage Photo DI.  The paper doily and torn strips of background paper were also distressed with VP DI.  Some ruffled trim, vintage seam binding, a vintage button, and some Eiffel Tower diamond stickers complete my card.  Thanks so much for stopping by and thanks to all of you who are keeping my husband in your prayers for the next few weeks.  Best wishes, Yvonne

Checking His List

This marks the half way mark for the 12 Tags of Christmas Funkie Junkie style!  Above is Linda's beautiful tag, which serves as our inspiration piece.  The challenge is sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique.  For my card (rather than tag), I incorporated a pine tree, a bit of vintage page text, the word joy, snow flakes and a layered red paper flower and button, from Linda's tag into my own interpretation.  The pine trees from Artistic Outpost were stamped with Iced Spruce Distress Ink and distressed with more Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  The Santa image and sentiment by Stampsmith were inked with Red StazOn Ink and also distressed with Vintage Photo DI.  Vintage seam binding, a bit of burlap string and some Chrome  Liquid Pearls complete my card.  There's still lots of time if you want to join in the fun for a possible prize!  Thanks for dropping by.  Hugs, Yvonne

Au Revoir Mon Amie

It's Monday and that means a new challenge over at Make My Monday!  I am truly enjoying this month of French Vintage challenges at MMM.  For this week, the challenge is to create a project in Tricoleur of Red, White and Blue.  I began with this vintage image of the Eiffel Tower by Stampsmith and stamped it in Faded Jeans Distress Ink.  The edges were distressed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  The stamped image was matted and layered to the card front over a black doily.  The sentiment is also from Stampsmith.  A variety of airmail stickers, by Martha Stewart were distressed with more Vintage Photo Distress Ink and added to the card front.  A bit of air mail Baker's Twine, an Eiffel Tower charm from my stash, and some Liquid Pearls complete my card.  Thanks so much for dropping by.  Best wishes, Yvonne

Christmas Morning Wish

Wow! We are up to Tag #5 over at the Twelve Tags of Christmas Funkie Junkie Style!  Isn't Linda's tag absolutely dreamy?  I continue to make cards rather than tags and thus my card for the challenge is shown above.  I just received several Sissix die cuts in an order yesterday morning from Linda's Funkie Junkie Boutique, sponsor for this challenge, which aided me greatly in creating my card.  For this fifth challenge, I emulated, as best I could, Linda's card with the Vintage Photo Distress Ink, snowflakes, music, tickets, a flower, and filigree metal embellishments.  This card was a bit of a struggle for me.  I was excited to find "The First Noel" sheet music in our piano bench, which I photo copied onto card stock.  Unfortunately, when I tried to add Distress Ink, the ink from the printer smeared, even when heat set, so I switched to a Stampsmith image of music.  The filigree elements are hardware from a opera-length black velvet cape I wore once to White Tie event!  This is my first time using the Tattered Flowers die cut. I think I am going to like making flowers with it a lot!  I'll be back tomorrow with a post for the new Fashionable Stamping Champion.  I hope you will stop back tomorrow evening!  Have a great weekend.  Yvonne

Joy and a Boy

Hello!  Today, I am sharing with you my take on Linda Coughlin's 4th Tag of 12 Tags of Christmas.  I just love Linda's Tag!  I especially love the gingham background.  For my own card, I wanted to try to use as many of the elements as I could that Linda chose, which includes: Gingham check, pine cone, holly, post card text, a bow, a calendar, an embossed red panel, and a black and white image.  I layered small scraps of gingham check paper (it's all that I had on hand) to the card base.  The Post Card sentiment, from the Ephemera Backgrounds plate by Artistic Outpost, was stamped onto the card base.  The various images were stamped on Specialty paper, distressed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and added to the card front.  A Tim Holtz Texture Folder of pine trees was used to emboss pine trees.  The little boy and the pine cone are by Stampsmth, the holly branch is by Inkadinkado.  White glitter glue was added to the pine cone and the edge of the pine trees.  A tartan plaid bow from my stash and some Chrome Liquid Pearls complete my card.  Linda's boutique called The Funkie Junkie Boutique is sponsoring the Twelve Tags of Christmas Challenge.  It is filled with great items at great prices.  Why not take a peek?!  Thanks for dropping by.  Best wishes, Yvonne

Bonjour!

What a great month of challenges over at Make My Monday!  This week, the theme is to include Fleur de Lys in our project.  I decided to ink up this "Arc de Triomph" stamp, by Stampsmith, for the first time.  After distressing with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, it was layered over a black doily.  A portion of a map of Paris, also by Stampsmith was stamped, distressed, and tucked under the main image.  The sentiments were stamped, distressed, matted and layered to the card front.  Torn portions of a French text were distressed and added next.  A "Fleur de Lys" stamp, by Inkadinkado, was stamped several times, trimmed, water colored with Rusty Hinge DI and mounted to the card front with pop dots.  Copper Liquid Pearls and a red, white and blue ribbon complete my card.  Thanks so much for all your faithful visits to my blog.  I truly appreciate each one of you.  Best wishes, Yvonne

A Thing of Beauty

Hello!  My first post today is in response to Mynnette's Challenge to consider being selected for a the Design Team for a brand new Challenge blog call Inkspirational that begins in January 2013. Each week of the challenge, each month, will bring a new challenge:  CASE, Color, Photo Inspiration, Sketch, and Anything Goes when there is a fifth week.  To be considered for this Design Team, below is the CASE sample my card above responds to.  Other posts will follow for Mynnette's consideration.

I decided to work with stamps and die cuts I already own for my submission.  The oval label is a portion of a perfume label stamp by Art Declassified.  Using Distress Markers, I water colored the middle of the label with Lemonade DI so that it blended in with the background paper. The frame itself was water colored with Rusty Hinge DI.  The sentiment within the frame is from Stampsmith.  Not having a flower die cut, I chose this beautiful frame, also by Art Declassified.  The center was cut out to create room for a Crafty Individual clip art image.  The black vine, a Sissix die cut, accents the image.  Liquid Pearls complete my card.  If you are looking for a new Design Team to possibly join, why not pop over to On A Stampage.

Part of Me

I recently discovered a challenge called In the Pink.  There current challenge is create a pink project using dry or heat embossing, or both.  I decided to give both a try.  The background paper is dry embossed with a Cuddlebug embossing folder, and the Butterfly by Cavellini is heat embossed with pink embossing powder.  The focal image by Stampsmith is stamped with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink.  Embellishments include pearls, a paper doily, pieces of a vintage book page, vintage seam binding and Idea-ology ChitChat stickers.  I truly appreciate your visits and comments.  Thanks for dropping by.  Best wishes, Yvonne

Wishing You Love

Greetings!  Traveling about, but wanted to join in over at Make My Monday where the challenge this week is to create a project around Vintage Weddings.  I knew I wanted to work on this card while traveling, so I grabbed a plate of stamps by Stampsmith called "Won't You Be My Honey."  I thought the image above could easily be a bride from a by-gone era.  I stamped her with London Fog Memento Ink onto Specialty Paper to give her a more subdued, vintage feel.  The sentiment, also by Stampsmith, would be appropriate for a wedding day card.  I layered a soft aqua and white pearlized designed paper over my card base for just a hint of color.  The vintage buttons were topped with pearls to continue the wedding theme and the corners of the photo were enhanced with paper corner tabs.  Some vintage seam binding, pom pom lace and copper butterflies complete the card.  Thanks, as always, for dropping by my blog today.  I truly appreciate each visit and comment.  Best wishes, Yvonne