Pip, Pip, Cherrio!

Greetings! Happy New Year! This is my first post for the New Year and it is for the new challenge over at Fashionable Stamping Challenge where the theme this time is "Anything Goes!"  I hope that you will stop over to see all the beautiful creations by the design team and then consider creating a piece of your own to share with us at FSC.  One lucky participant will receive a stamp image selected for them by our generous sponsor Ink Art Designs! Please remember that we are a stamping challenge so your creation needs to use stamping as the focal point.

For my own creation, I began with a piece of water color paper and stamped a variety of images from Artistic Outpost onto the panel. I distressed the enter panel with several Distress Ink colors before mounting the panel onto a mat and a card blank. I recycled piece of ribbon adorns the card. Thanks for stopping by! Best, Yvonne

Winter Wonderland

 

Greetings! Thanks for stopping by my blog today.  I am here to share my design with you for the newest challenge over at Fashionable Stamping Challenge where the theme is "Winter!"

 

I hope that you will pop on over to see what the rest of the design team have dreamed up to inspire you and that you in turn will create a project of your own to share with us.

 

My card is quite simple.  When I think of winter, I think of virgin snow. I love looking out over fields of untouched snow. I chose this stamp by Crafty Individuals stamped on water color paper and tinted ever so lightly with water colors. The background was created with a snowflake stamp by Oxford Impressions and sparkled up with Stickles.

 

One lucky participant will be selected to win a stamp image by our generous sponsor, Ink Art Designs. Please remember we are a stamp challenge and stamping most be the focal point of your project. Happy Stamping! Yvonne

Magic is Something You Make

 

Greetings! Another month rolls by and it is time for the new challenge over at Fashionable Stamping Challenge where the new theme is "Resist." I hope that you will stop over to FSC to see what the Design Team dreamed up to inspire you!

 

For my own creation, I stamped the focal image with Distress Paint in Picket Fence onto a water color panel. I blended various shades of Distress Inks over the water color panel and then gently wiped the ink off of the main focal image with a damp cloth to reveal the stamped image beneath. I splattered various acrylic paints and inks on the background, doodled around the edges of the focal image and the panel itself and stamped a sentiment on the panel. I grounded the image with washi tape. All stamps are by Dina Wakeley.

 

I hope that you will consider creating a piece to share with us at FSC. Remember we are a stamping challenge and your work most demonstrate that. One lucky participant will win a stamp image by our generous vendor Ink Art Designs. Best Wishes! Yvonne

Are You There?

 

 

Greetings! I have been away from blog land since early July and it sure does feel good to be back again. I have missed making art and participating in my Design Teams. I am happy to kick off my return with this post for the October Challenge over at Fashionable Stamping Challenges where the theme this month is "Book Pages" and we are asked to incorporate a book page into our project.  Having moved over the summer and my art studio still in storage, I was thrilled to be able to quickly access a piece of vintage book page in one of the first boxes I broke open.  The stamped image is by Lost Coast Design and the sentiment is by A Cat's Life Press.  I hope that you will stop over to FSC to see all the gorgeous makes by the Design Team and then consider creating a project of your own to share with us at FSC. Remember, as we are a stamping challenge, stamping most be the focal point of your project. And, as always, one lucky participant will be selected to win a stamp from our generous vendor, Ink Art Designs.  Best wishes! Yvonne

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!

Spring has returned!

 

Greetings! I am back today with a new post. There's a new challenge that begins today over at Fashionable Stamping Challenge where the theme is "Springtime." I hope that you will top over to see all the inspired projects the design team has created to inspire you and that you will consider creating a project of your own to share with us.  Please remember that we are a stamp challenge, so stamping must be the focal point of your project. One lucky participant will win a free stamp image from our generous vendor Ink Art Designs.  A warm welcome to Hanne, who joins us as our next design team member.

 

For my own project, I used some very old images, which remain among my favorites, by Artistic Outpost, on a water color panel. The sentiment is one of Alison Bomber's for Paper Artsy. Thanks so much for stopping by. Hugs, Yvonne

For the Girls!

 

Greetings! Thank you for stopping by my blog today! My creation today is for the newest challenge over at Fashionable Stamping Challenge, where the theme is "For the Girls." I hope that you will stop over and take a look at all the creative projects that our design team have dreamed up to share with you and then consider creating a project of your own to share.  Please remember that we are a stamping challenge, so stamping needs to be the focal point of any submitted project!

 

And as always, one lucky participant will be the winner of a stamp image selected and provided by our generous sponsor at Ink Art Designs!

 

My project began with a variety of Distress Ink Oxide Pads layered onto a watercolor panel.  The images and sentiments are by Dina Wakeley. A bit of black embossing paste through a stencil and some white paint splattered across my card complete my design.

 

Thanks for dropping by and I truly hope you will join in at FSC! Hugs, Yvonne

Animal Instinct

 

Greetings! It is time once again for a new challenge over at Fashionable Stamping! The theme for January is "Anything Goes."

 

I hope you will pop over to FSC to see all the great inspiration pieces by the Design Team and then consider submitting a project of your own. Please remember that we are a stamp challenge, so the focal point of your project is stamping! And of course, one lucky participant will win a stamp image from our generous sponsor Ink Art Designs.

 

For my own sample, I created a card beginning with a water color panel where I added Magicals. I then stamped with Aall and Create images and water colored them in with TomBow Markers and finished with some sentiments by Aall and Create and That's Crafty.

 

We look forward to seeing your creations!  Hugs, Yvonne

We always think we'll have TIME!

Greetings! Back with a post for the new challenge over at Fashionable Stamping Challenge where the theme centers around "Time."

I hope that you will stop over to see what the rest of the design team have dreamed up for you and then consider creating a project of your own to share with us.  Please remember that we are a stamping challenge, so stamping needs to be the focal point of your project.  As always, our sponsor at Ink Art Designs will graciously provide a stamp to one lucky participant.

For my own card, I began by spritzing a water color panel with various Distress Ink Sprays.  I then stamped images from Visible Image onto the panel and doodled around the perimeter before matting the panel and adding it to the card front. 

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

Mademoiselle de Paris

Greetings! It is time again for a new challenge over at Fashionable Stamping Challenge.  This time, our theme is all about "Feminine."  You will be absolutely delighted with the varied samples of the design team and we hope that you will be inspired to create a project of your own to share with us at FSC.  Remember, stamping must be the focal point of your project. One lucky participant will win a free stamp courtesy of Ink Art Designs. 

For my own project, I began with a water color panel. I spritzed various colors of Distress Inks onto the panel and added water. The beautiful stamp is by Carabelle Studio and stamped with archival ink by Catherine Pooler. The textured lace is a stencil by Tim Holtz as are the flowers. The ribbon is from my stash. Not my first thought, when thinking of feminine, but in the end, I went where my heart led and I am pleased.  Hugs, Yvonne