Feeling Sketchy

I made this card for a challenge over at Retro Rubber Challenge blog RRCB30 .  They were having a sketch challenge and this card is my interpretation of the sketch.   

This is the sketch I was work from

To make the card I directly added the watercolour to my flower with my Caran D'Ache watercolour crayons, layered my images and added my thank you sentiment. 

My Penny Black flower stamp was purchased a little more than a year ago and the sentiment is an old stamp from my stash made by Just for Fun in 2003. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. 

Gentle Whispher

One of my fun Rubber Stamp groups I belong to is the Rubber Inkers and I have made this card for their "newest purchase"  card swap.  I made this card with my newest rubber stamp, gentle whisper by Penny Black.   I love their slapstick/cling stamps.  I have fell in love with watercolour crayons all over again. 

I coloured my stamp with Neocolor 2 crayons by Caran d'Ache and stamped it on watercolour paper.  I also  some black ink on parts of the stamp and over stamped the flower. I doodled the edges and added a Happy Birthday die by Tim Holtz. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.

I am entering this card in the following challenges

Penny Black and More - Anything Goes

Amusing - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - Anything goes 

Creative Fingers  -  Always Anything Goes 

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Always Anything Goes

Mix Media Tag with Flowers

I made this mix media a tag for a upcoming tag exchange at Yahoo Group,  Inky Fun Stampers.  The theme of the challenge was flowers and I chose to use a stamp by Penny Black for the tag. 

I cut out my tag using the tag die from Tim Holtz and used distress inks and water to create my muted background. The image was stamped on a slant on the tag.  To add some colour to the image is used markers.  Next I stamped the image a second time on some Gelli print paper  from my stash and cut out the butterfly to give it some depth.  To complete my tag I sprayed it with Goose Bumps for a wet effect and added a glittery ribbon from my stash.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. 

I am entering  my tag in the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Your favourite Penny Black Stamp

Cut it Up-  Must have Die Cuts -  Spring - Anything But a Card
Docerela Creations- Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - Anything Goes

*NEW* Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
Crafting with an Attitude -  Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon
Scrap & Craft Challenge -Flowers

The Mirror Crack'd-Wings

Friends Today Friends Forever

Thank you for stopping by.  This is my card I made for Come and Get It Challenges' Friendship challenge. The sponsor of this challenge is Eureka Stamps and I have used their Best Friends image.

The supplies I used for my card are:

• Sentiment - Rubber Stampede
• Heartfelt Creations - Ornate Gate
• Copics
• Paper from my stash
• Digital image by Eureka Stamps
• Flowers - Part of a Penny Black Stamp

Have a creative day.  

With Sympathy

My Sheri Crafts this week this week has a "give a little comfort" challenge and this is my card for the challenge. 

The supplies I used for this card are

Stamp - Penny Black - flying stars
Stamp - sentiment - unknown manufacture
Copper embossing powder
Ink - Stampin Up
Punch - EK
Embossing folder - dots
Several shades for matching card stock
ribbon
bling

Thanks for stopping by to take a look and have a creative day.

Judy

Inka Gold and Fabric Experiment

For an upcoming tag swap with the theme of fabric on a tag I decided to play with my Inka Gold and some upholstery fabric. I painted my fabric with gold, green and purple Inka Gold. After the first layer of  Inka Gold had dried I used a stencil and added a few small circles of Inka Gold.
 

Once everything was dried I stamped the fabric with a rubber stamp called Flying Stars by Penny Black using Black Stazon Ink, then I added a sentiment and a die cut gold butterfly. To finish the tag I added gold fibers and some small pieces of bling.

I liked the effect of the Inka Gold on the fabric but it does not shine the way it does on some surfaces.  You can get a little shine by buffing it with a soft cloth carefully in the direction of the fibers.  I like the way bits of the texture of the upholstery fabric come through the paint. 

Thanks for stopping by to take a look.  Now back to my craft room to clean up the mess.

Judy

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Make it Monday - W - always Anything Goes
Creative Moments - 2W, 3E - #14 Things with Wings  (2nd week)
 

 

A Garden Poem

Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, and Old Olive are the colors of this week’s challenge at Come and Get it Challenges. My card was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest awhile ago. Pinterest is my latest place to look for an inspiring ideas.

The stamp I used for this card is a Penny Black stamp called "a garden poem". The sentiment is by Hero Arts. I layered my card stock, added some lines, cord, a button and inked the edges to complete my card.

I hope you will join us this week at Come and Get it Challenges. Be sure to check out the art work of the rest of the design team. They will inspire you as always. Remember my favorite quote by Maya Angelou: "You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." 　

Judy

Christmas Duck

Inside

Christmas birds are the theme of this week’s challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges.  I have used a Christmas duck for his challenge from Penny Black.  I had in my stash some small Christmas file folders by Rusty Pickle and  I decided to use one as the base of my card with a couple of small clips with red dots to hold the card closed. 

I layered Christmas papers, added glitter, a couple of sentiments and some Christmas lights to complete the card. 

Get your Christmas cards done early this year, come join the fun at Holly JollyChristmas Challenges. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.

Judy

April Showers

Shopping Our Stash Challenge (#48) this week is April Showers or Snow or anything water related.  That is a lot of creative real estate to make a card.  Since we are in the month of April I chose the April Showers theme. I have this cute Penny Black stamp called “Sunshine in the Rain” that I just love that I used for the card.

I used the paper piecing technique to colour the umbrella and rain coat.  The rest of the image I used my Copics and distressed inks. The sentiment is part of another rainy day set by Flourishes stamps.

Well back to my craft room to stamp some more and maybe a little clean up.

Judy