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Greetings! In my quest to join in on challenges beyond my various Design Team responsibilities, I am submitting the canvas above for three Challenges, two of which are about to close! The first is for the challenge over at Simon Says Monday Challenge where the challenge is to create something using something you love. I chose to create my canvas using this focal image that I love from Artistic Outpost. The second challenge is over at Our Creative Corner where the challenge is to create a project using Blue, Brown and Purple with no Black, hence my chosen color pallete. And finally, as all the images and sentiments I have used are from Artistic Outpost, I am entering my canvas in the Artistic Outpost February Referral Program. I began with a blank canvas, spritzed it with water and then applied Distress Paint in Dusty Concord, Gathered Twigs, Chipped Sapphire, Vintage Photo, Broken China, Antique Linen and Seedless Preserves. Next I stamped the focal image by Think and Wonder with Timber Brown StazOn Ink onto tissue paper and adhered it with Glue & Seal. Other images from Generation Redux and Polaroid Cutie were stamped around the edges of the canvas. White Embossing Paste, by Dreamworks, was tinted with Chipped Sapphire Distress Paint and stenciled through several Tim Holtz Stencils. The sentiments, from Think and Wonder, were stamped onto scrap card stock, distressed with Vintage Photo and Broken China Distress Ink, trimmed and adhered to the canvas. Some paper string in brown, by Ideaology was twirled into circles and adhered, completing my canvas. Thanks so much for stopping by today. Hugs, Yvonne
Greetings! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. I do not often enter challenges any more, as my design team assignments keep me quite busy, but I am challenging myself in 2014 to try to do so a bit more often as I really enjoy doing so. I decided to join the fun over at Simon Says with their current challenge of creating a project around the Wild West called "This is Where the Cowboy Rides." For my card, I stenciled the card base with various shades of Distress Ink, using a number of Tim Holtz Stencils. Next I stamped stars and a sentiment onto the card base. The focal images were stamped onto scrap card stock and water colored with Distress Markers and mounted to the card front. All images are from Artistic Outpost. I am also entering my card in the January Artistic Outpost Referral Program, which ends today! Thanks so much for dropping by. Hugs, Yvonne
Merry Christmas! It's Wednesday, and time for another Word Wednesday Challenge over at 365 Cards. Our word this time is "Celebration." I chose to work with the "Auld Lang Syne" plate of images from Artistic Outpost. To add a bit of sparkle, the matting is gold metallic, the sparkly stars are by Tim Holtz, the dancer was dressed in Ranger Stickles and a final touch of gold embroidered stars on the ribbon. I look forward to seeing what you come up with for your project! I am also submitting my card to the December Referral Program at Artistic Outpost. Hugs, Yvonne
Greetings! It has been ages since I have made a card for a challenge over at Make My Monday. I noticed their theme this week was to create a Holiday Project around "Santa, The Big Guy." I just acquired this gorgeous set of images from Artistic Outpost called Snowy Woods and thought I would join MMM's challenge. I began with a background paper from Tim Holtz, which I distressed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The focal image and sentiment were stamped with Fired Brick Distress Ink and the edges were blended with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The focal image in my mind carries the card so I kept my embellishments to a minimum. The burlap, snowflake, button and burlap string are thank you gifts from The Funkie Junkie Boutique. The tartan plaid bow, game piece and cheese cloth are from my stash. I am also entering my card over at the November Artistic Outpost Referral Program. Thanks for dropping by! Hugs, Yvonne
My sister has joined us for a week at the beach. We were reminiscing about our times at the beach and boardwalk of Atlantic City as young people, before New Jersey voted to turn the nostalgic beach town into a haven for Casinos. We found several videos on You Tube of the Diving Horse on the Steel Pier and the Diving Bell! I remembered I brought along my plate of Boardwalk stamps from Artistic Outpost and decided it would be fun to get inky with them. The card is 8" x 8" so I had a fair amount of real estate with which to work. I initially tried Distress Paint for my background, but felt it was too heavy. In the end, I just went with Distress Ink in Broken China and Vintage Photo. The images were stamped on scrap card stock. The beach huts were colorized with Distress Stains and the bathers were water colored with Distress Markers. Although I worked with Seasonal Colors of Distress Inks, I also wanted to add at vintage feel so I distressed everything with Vintage Photo DI. I plan to submit this to the Artistic Outpost Referral Program for August. Thanks for stopping by. Yvonne
Greetings! It is Wednesday, which means another Word Wednesday Challenge over at 365 Cards. This week, the word is "Discover." As soon as I saw the word, I immediately knew that I would work with images from Artistic Outpost. I began by using Frayed Burlap, Broken China, and Weathered Wood Distress Paints. The images and sentiments were stamped on card stock and distressed with Vintage Photo Distress Inks. The main image was matted with burlap fabric. I made a bit of a bow out of the scraps pulled to fringe the edges of the matting. Buttons and burlap string complete my card. This card will also be entered at Make My Monday, Artistic Outpost's Referral Program and Bloggers Challenge where the challenge in each case is to create your own background. Thanks so much for stopping by. Yvonne
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
Hello! Still Monday here, and that means a new challenge over at Make My Monday. This week, our challenge is to create a project with a charm on it. My previous post showcased some other images and sentiments from the Picture Star plate by Artistic Outpost. After going through my small stash of charms I came across this star and realized that some of the other images and sentiments in this same plate would work well with for this card too. I began by grabbing four different Distress Inks Worn Lipstick, Mustard Seed, Milled Lavender, and Wild Honey from my stash and smooshing them onto my Craft Mat, spritzing with water and building up layers of color. I stamped some images with Wild Honey onto the prepared background. The focal images were stamped with Timber Brown StazOn Ink, trimmed water colored and added next. The stars, also from the same plate, were stamped, trimmed and water colored with Distress Markers and scattered onto the card front. The sentiment was stamped in Worn Lipstick DI. Chrome liquid pearls were added to the corners to add a bit of sparkle. Thanks for stopping by. Best wishes, Yvonne
There's a new challenge over at Simon Says Stamp and Show and the theme is Stars! Lucky me, as I just purchased this gorgeous stamp set from The Funkie Junkie Boutique. It is an Artistic Outpost plate entitled Picture Star. I was in the mood to work with my water soluble Oil Pastels again, so I began by using them to create this colorful background. Various images from the Picture Star plate were stamped with Black StazOn Ink onto the colored background. I decided not to color in the baby as I thought it just looked so retro in black and white. Love this new stamp set! Also entering this over at the PanPastels UK Blog Challenge. Thanks for stopping by. Yvonne
I discovered a new to me challenge site called Electic Ellapu through a blogging friend, Nicola, who just joined their design team! Nicola has a beautiful blog that you should check out if you have not yet done so. The theme at Electic Ellapu this week is Black and White and Read All Over. I decided to stamp the background of my card repeatedly with a text image from the Artistic Outpost plate called Birds of A Feather. The sentiment and images are also by AO and come from the Bluebird plate. To complete my card, I added black lace and paper doily, and white seam binding tied into a bow and a white feather. I'll also be entering my card at the AO January Referral Program. Thanks for dropping by my blog today! Best wishes, Yvonne
Greetings! This is a scheduled post as I continue to be out of town with my husband. Today is hopefully the completion of his treatments so we look forward to tomorrow! I am sharing a card today for the newest challenge over at 365 Cards where today's challenge is "Just Smile." We are to include a big smile on our card. My first thought went to images of people, which I adore. In the end, I decided to go with clowns as they are known for making us smile. I hope you will join in the fun and submit your take on our challenge. My images and sentiments are from Artistic Outpost's Send in the Clowns Plate. I am also submitting this to the November Artistic Outpost Referral Program. Happy Thanksgiving to those who will celebrate tomorrow here in the United States. Best wishes, Yvonne
Continuing to complete samples for consideration for Mynnette's challenge for her new Inkspirational Challenge Blog that begins in January 2013. This time, I am working from her sketch below.
I decided to do a more autumnal themed card around the sketch. The stamped images and sentiment from the Halloween Treats plate, by Artistic Outpost, were stamped with Black StazOn Ink and water colored with Distress Markers. Vintage Photo Distress Ink distresses the edges of the images and sentiment. Martha Stewart Stickers complete my card. I am also entering this card over at Artistic Outpost's October Referral Program. Thanks for dropping by! Best wishes, Yvonne
Hello! Sharing a card today for the current challenge over at Make My Monday. This week, the theme is French Vintage. I chose to work with the Paris Exposition plate of images from Artistic Outpost. Script from The Outpost plate, also by AO, was stamped onto the Kraft panel in London Fog Memento Ink. The panel was distressed heavily with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, as were the images. A portion of a textbook page, in French, was added to the prepared panel. Ribbon, also distressed with DI and black burlap string were tied around the panel. An Idea-ology bird charm, an epoxy crown sticker and some black Liquid Pearls complete my card. I am also submitting this card to Tuesday Alchemy where this week's challenge is Anything Goes and to the October Artistic Outpost Referral Program. Thanks so much for dropping by and for all your encouraging comments. Best wishes, Yvonne
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