January 26, 2018

Charming Hello

Amy Jasper As You See It Challenge 0 Comments

Here we are again with another amazing sketch from the As You See It Challenge Blog. I had a couple items left over from some play time in my craft room, so I thought I would use them for this challenge. I started with a scrap of Watercolor Paper which I covered with water using my Aqua Painter, then painted some Sweet Sugarplum ink on the lower portion of the paper. Because the surface of the paper was wet, the colour bled beautifully, creating a smokey ombré effect.The café chairs image from the Charming Café stamp set was stamped with Tuxedo Black Momento ink, then coloured with the Stampin’ Blends and die cut using the Café Builder Thinlits and my Big Shot. The heart behind the chairs was cut using the Lots to Love Framelits dies. I stamped the café window image on the heart with Crumb Cake ink, then coloured the image lightly with Stampin’ Blends and sponged the edges of the heart with Crumb Cake ink.

The Leaf Punch (carried over from the Holiday Catalogue! Whoohoo!) was used to create the Sweet Sugarplum leaf that is tucked under the heart. You can also see the Bermuda Bay 3/8″ Mini Chevron Ribbon and the Linen Thread bow that embellish the card.Before adhering all these pieces to the card, I stamped some hearts from the Tabs for Everything stamp set with Pool Party ink. I then added some Sweet Sugarplum and Bermuda Bay ink spatters by tapping a wet and inky Aqua Painter on my finger over the paper.

Fun Fun Fun!

Gold Glitter Flakes came next. I simply adhered a few to the paper with a tiny drop of Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

I had a little chuckle when I opened my package of gold glitter flakes and wondered what exactly I was being protected from? Will the flakes jump out when I remove the seal? Should I put on protective eye wear? Are they contagious flakes? I’m glad they were sealed for my protection so I would not get any flake diseases! LOL!

I used a piece of the Petal Garden Designer Series Paper to cover the front of the card base before assembling the rest of the card. The final element applied was the “hello” sentiment from the Tabs for Everything Stamp set which was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink.

Check out the shimmer of the Gold Glimmer Flakes in action:

You’re Welcome

Have you seen the new catalogue yet! So many cute things!! And the Sale-a-bration catalogue is up and running! I LOVE FREE STUFF!!

The card today features the Birthday Wit Stamp set and the Bubbles and Fizz Designer Series Paper (DSP). Of course, my creative mojo has been inspired by the recent As You See It Challenge sketch:

As soon as I pulled up this sketch image, I thought of the word bubble image from the Birthday Wit stamp set. The colour in my card are inspired by the designer paper.

I stamped the “you’re welcome” sentiment all over the Smoky Slate cardstock, some full strength and some stamped off once, then adhered this layer to the Basic Gray Carstock base. The two strips of Bubbles and Fizz DSP were adhered next.

I stamped the large word bubble sentiment with Basic Black Archival ink on the Daffodil Delight cardstock, then die cut the stitched circle shape with the Stitched Shapes Framelits and my trusty Big Shot. After attaching a swirl of Black Metallic Thread to the back with a Stampin’ Dimensional, the Daffodil Delight circle was then attached to the card front with more Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I stamped the “You’re Welcome” sentiment again, but this time with Archival Black ink on a strip of Burmuda Bay cardstock, flagging the end with my Paper Snips and attaching the completed piece with … you guessed it!! Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The final touch was to add the individual dots of colour. I added a Daffodil Delight dot and a Burmuda Bay star, both from the Brights Enamel Shapes. I also added one of the new Tutti-Frutti Adhesive Backed Sequins (in Lemon Lime Twist). I love these adhesive backed sequin!! We need more of these (different colours and sizes – don’t you agree!!?)