Birthday Bear

I had to join in the challenges at Splitcoast today, and decided to make a Birthday card for my stash. 

 I had to ink up this fun 'Pebbles' stamp from Stampabilities.  The Distress ink is added after stamping (I cut out a mask).  I used Pinks and Reds and made an envelope to coordinate too for the Mixabilities challenge at Splitcoaststampers.  The Free4all challenge is to use circles. I tried making the Bokeh technique initially, but so many of the light pink areas were not showing the circles,  So, I took the stencil I made and added pen circles and doodling. I added a tag so I can enter the Monday House Mouse & Friends challenge. 

 Here is the envelope I made. I added circles in the two pinks and added doodling on the larger circles.  Sentiment is by SU.

Challenges:
House Mouse and Friends- AG optional add a tag

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Shelly

Love Bug

For the Bugaboo Oldie but Goodie posting today, I used a technique background called Alcohol scribble, which was the Technique from Splitcoaststampers from this past Monday.

  The background is made using Alcohol inks scribbled onto a sheet, then sprayed with alcohol. I used a spray from the vet that is hand sanitizer in a spritzer.... There is a little bit of purple in there, bit it was overwhelmed by the red and pinks....  I used Brilliance Gold reinker to add a dab of gold into the mix. The digital image was cut out using a die cut called stitched circles from memory Box. The black layer was cut using the next larger die.

Challenges:
Cute Card Thursday- Valentine
DL Art- Valentine
Simon Says Stamp- AG
Tuesday Throwdown- Layered Die Cuts

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Shelly

Alcohol Scribbles

The tutorial at SCS for Monday TLC (Technique Lovers Challenge) was to try Alcohol ink scribbling.

 I also made it CAS and added Gold for the CAS challenge as well. I used Copic Markers and instead of alcohol, I used some hand sanitizer the vet was giving out that was in a spray bottle. I have no idea when the last time I used the Brilliance Gold reinker, but it still was liquid....ao I dabbed a blot of that onto the surface and spread it with my finger, then dabbed the card into it.  I embossed with a seperate Gold so the two golds wouldnot compete for attention.
  I used Unity stamps. The cardstock I used is a Glossy white. The colors are two pinks and a red.

Challenges:
Crafting Happiness- AG
Get Creative- Something New- Unity Stamps!
Use Your Stuff- Alcohol Inks and Brilliance Gold reinker
Creations in Pink- color Pink

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Shelly

Waxy Plaid Combo

Inspired by challenges again at SCS, I made a card using a wax technique for the Ways to Use it, and Free for all challenge is to use plaid.

 The image is SU, stamped in black ink on Glossy White cardstock. The wax paper is embossed and ironed onto the glossy card.  Ink was sponged onto the card and in a few spots, a marker was used to add color.
  The plaid DP is by Echo Park, and enamel dots were added.

Challenges:
Crafty Friends- AG
Use Your Stuff- old stamp, wax paper resist panel made a few years ago.... 

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Shelly

Teapot Tuesday at SCS

I had a bit of time to play earlier this week and used a new to me Simon Says Stamp set for my card.  The Teapotters send cards to folks needed to be uplifted or inspired by beauty : )  This week, Diane has had a loss- her husband died in December, so she loves purple and gingham.

 This Simon Says Stamp set just arrived, so I inked it up. I paired some Authentique DP in gingham and polkadots. The image is colored with Copic markers. Dianes favorite color is purple, so purple it is!

Challenges:
CRAFT- Something New
Die Cut Divas- New things.  Purple squares with dots- are a diecut

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Shelly

Paint Swiping challenge

 I had a bit of time yesterday in my Craft Room....and had a try at the SCS challenge of the week- paint swiping.

 I rather like the way it came out.  I used a Stamp set I bought using the Gift card I won from the Falliday Fest on SCS from Concord & 9th.
 The image is colored using Copic markers.

I also whipped up a floral card using another set from my win:

 I used this for the CAS challenge at SCS. An inspirational sentiment on the inside about aging gracefully : )

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Shelly

Bugaboo ABAC

For the ABAC (Anything But A Card) posting at Bugaboo, I made a 6x6 scrapbook page for a friend.  She just became a Grandmother : )

 How sweet is this???  I used Bugaboo images Baby Moon and Baby Word  on this background, as well as letters for the name and date from diecuts (DieVersions).
 I used boarders from my stash- they are from years ago, bit I love how they look!  The images are colored using COpic markers and using Wink of Stella for shimmer. The DP is DCWV.


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Shelly

Nature ATC's

The January ATC theme this month was Nature.  There are so many different ways I could create, but, I had some mulberry paper that caught my eye and decided to use it.

 The butterfly is a Memory Box die. I cut the bottom layer with a Forest Green dark cardstock, and  the gold on the top layer is Gold Vellum.

Here are the trades:

Diane M. on the Lt with a bee themed ATC, the back is stamped on as well.
On the Rt is Harriet.

On the Lt is Linda's ATC
On the Rt is Diane S.

On the Lt is Mary
On the Rt is Marcy

My entire sheet of ATC's

 The variation in the mulberry paper is shown here.

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Shelly

Swell Birthday

The Alphabet challenge at SCS is on "W", and I made a card using White EP, which is also the Ways to Use It challenge at Splitcoaststampers.

   The background is made using Mica ink reinkers- so it is so very shimmery!  The silver (shark and sentiment) is also a Mica reinker on black bardstock.  I embossed the shark and fussy cut it out. The crown is stamped and cut out of an Alcohol Ink background scrap. This was such a fun challenge!

Challenges
Craft Rocket- something new- New stamps : )
Mix it Up- AG plus paper piecing- shark : )

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Shelly

Bugaboo Birthday Bash Day 6

I wanted to post the Day 6 challenge for the Bugaboo Birthday Bash at Catch the Bug challenge Blog HERE. 

I hope you will come join us!  Great prized are being awarded!!!

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Shelly