Rare & Extraordinary

I am all about the narwhals, right now. I have some new sets and a couple of old ones with narwhals. They're like water unicorns so how could I not get them?!

With this card I went really clean and simple. Thanks to my friend, Kerry, for the idea to use the C9 Lace Leaf shadow as water. How clever is that? You know I love stretching my supplies! I sprinkled a few of the clear dots around--did you know you can color those with Copics? I happened to have some blue ones on hand but thought about coloring one a shade darker. I did add some additional water splashes using Glossy Accents. You can just see those in the pic. The narwhal is popped up and is so girly girl with blush and additional eyelashes drawn in with a Copic Multiliner 0.1. Naturally the horn and sentiment are in gold--remember, water unicorn!

I'm entering this in Addicted to Stamps and More #244 CAS, Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes, Watercooler Wednesday 120 Anything Goes

The Details:  Hero Arts Believe in Yourself Narwhal, Concord and 9th Lace Leaf, Robin's Nest Teardrops and Clear Dots, Ranger Glossy Accents and Gold Embossing Powder, Recollections Gold Mirror Board, Memento Tuxedo Black, MFT blue inks, Versamark

Hero Arts Believe in Yourself Narwhal

The Robin's Nest Teardrops and Clear Dots

Ranger Glossy Accents

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Let's Play!

A really simple scene today where I masked off the background to create a frame within a frame because I had to. The scalloped border frame?  Hides my fingerprint, of course. So me! The little dog is so cute--love the oversized ears. Love the grass washi too!

The Details:  Lawn Fawn Let's Play, Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Borders, Doodlebug Green Grass Washi, Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Rectangle Dies, Distress Ink Tumbled Glass, VersaFine Onyx Black, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Lawn Fawn Let's Play	Gina Marie Scalloped Stitched Rectangle Dies	Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Border Dies	Doodlebug Green Grass Washi
VersaFine Onyx Black	Distress Ink Tumbled Glass	Ranger Round Ink Applicators	Ranger Round Ink Applicators Refills
Ranger Multi Medium Matte

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Let Minnow

I'm over at The Heart Desires today playing with some new goodies. Love the recent Memory Box release!

The Details:  Memory Box Underwater Collage, Coral Collage, Seaweed Collage and Cheerful Crabs dies, Memory Box Fish Tales, Distress Oxide Cracked Pistachio and Broken China, VersaFine Onyx Black, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, Elizabeth Drafts Shimmer Sheetz

Memory Box Fish Tales	Memory Box Underwater Collage Die	Memory Box Seaweed Collage Die	Memory Box Coral Collage Die
Ranger Round Ink Applicators	Ranger Round Ink Applicators Refills	Zig H2O Detail Watercolor Brush	VersaFine Onyx Black
Ranger Multi Medium Matte

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Aloha Donut

Making some new goodies play nice with older goodies today. So nice to have a few days of sunshine here in the PNW. Let's celebrate!

I'm entering this in Addicted to CAS #111 Pink, SIP #100 Cardmaker's Choice, AAA #90 Embossing
 
The Details:  Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nested Rectangle Dies, MFT Cool Cup dies and Polynesian Paradise sentiment, Eyelet Outlet Glitter Dots Hot Pink, Love Cynthia Life is Better in a Bikini, Lawn Fawn Stitched Cloud Backdrop, Impress Sequin Flower Kit, Ranger Glossy Accents and Watercolor Paper, Copics, Brushos Turquoise

Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nested Rectangle Dies	My Favorite Things Cool Cup Die	Ranger Watercolor Paper	Brushos, Turquoise
Eyelet Outlet Glitter Dots Hot Pink	Ranger Glossy Accents

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Mermaid in My Eyes

I'm over on The Heart Desires today with a nautical number for you. Go check it out!

The Details: Hero Arts Manatee Stamp and Cut, WRMK Next Level Wave Embossing Folder, Clear Wink of Stella, VersaFine Onyx Black, MFT Let's Get Nautical dies, Copic Sketches & 0.1 Multiliner

Hero Arts Manatee Stamp & Cut

We R Memory Keepers Wave Next Level EF

Wink of Stella, Clear

VersaFine Onyx Black

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My Favorite Bookroom Indeed

One of my other nephews will be heading into high school next year.  What the heck! I remember when he was just a chubby little baby. Time flies, time flies. Now like his aunty, he loves reading so I pulled this together for him. A bit of masked stencilling in the background, layered images for depth, and even some visual texture on his clothing using a scrap piece of denim and Copic blending solution. I really like the rectangle window die--a simple way to draw attention to the sentiment.

The Details:  MFT Our Story, Stitched Rectangle Word Window Die, and Brick stencil, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Copics

Hold Your Head Up . . . Real High

 

School's out for the summer so I'm sending a little card to one of my nephews in celebration of finishing up another successful year of school. Notice how the tall giraffe's googly eye is stuck? Maybe it will stop eye-rolling while in the mail.  LOL

The Details:  MFT Giraffing Me Crazy, Safari Tree Die, VersaFine Onyx Black, Distress Ink Mermaid Lagoon, Vintage Photo, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Clarity brushes, Waltzing Mouse stitched scalloped rectangle die, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Memento Tuxedo Black

Stamplorations CAS #17 Mid-Challenge Reminder

A little reminder for our current challenge at Stamplorations CAS using the optional color twist of feminine colors. Do join in!

For my card I took Stamplorations Floral Bliss and stamped it over the top portion of the card in pale pink.  I also stamped it on watercolor cardstock and used Distress Oxides and Zigs to color them. I like the effect of this bunch of blossoms coming out of the card. For the sentiment, I used Cutplorations Sweet Spring Wishes, cutting it twice--once from leftover dogwood blossom pink and once in black for a shadow.

Use the code STAMPGIRLTONI to get 20% off all regular- and sale-priced stamps, stencils and dies! This code cannot be combined with any other discount codes. Happy crafting!

The Details: Stamplorations Floral Bliss and Cutplorations Sweet Spring Wishes, Distress Oxides, Zigs, Memento Angel Pink

Happy Belated Birthday, Kerry!

A birthday card for a crafty friend of mine. Kerry loves the randomness of smooshed watercolor backgrounds so I thought I would incorporate that technique into my card for her.

• A combo of Distress Ink and Oxide used, with drying between layers to avoid muddying, then a spatter of plain water
• The trunk is also smooshed with some more-or-less careful masking
• The tree background is cut from non-watercolor cardstock so the trunk has a pebbled texture due to the application of water during smooshing
• The leaves are smooshed too
• The fairies are colored with Copics (RV0000-RV00 for wings, RV21-29 for outfits)
• Wink of Stella on like everything tho invisible in the picture--leaves, wings
• The tree coverplate is inset

I based my colors on the current THD Challenge 12.  I hope you plan to join in the fun!

I'm entering this in Addicted to Stamps and More 242 Make Your Mark and Seize the Birthday (can't decide if fairies are considered creatures), Simon Says Wednesday A Bit of Sparkle, Fab n Funky #351 Create a Background or Use a Background Stamp

The Details:  Lawn Fawn Leafy Tree Backdrop Portrait, Distress Ink Mowed Lawn, Mermaid Lagoon, Vintage Photo, Twisted Citron, Distress Oxide Cracked Pistachio, Broken China, Wink of Stella, Ranger Watercolor Paper, Zig H2O Detail Watercolor Brush, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Avery Elle Pixie Dust, Copics, Versamark, Stampendous Detail Fine White Embossing Powder, Scor-Tape, Pretty Pink Posh sequins

Lawn Fawn Leafy Tree Backdrop Portrait dies	Ranger Watercolor Paper	Distress Ink Mermaid Lagoon	Distress Ink Mowed Lawn
Zig H2O Detail Watercolor Brush	Wink of Stella, Clear

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Aloha, My Pineapple Friends

I had a recent giveaway on Instagram and wanted to include a card for each of the prize winners. I based it on the current The Heart Desires Challenge since THD was the generous sponsor. So sweet! Like pineapple! Dreaming of tropical times and tropical climes.

The Details:  Concord and 9th Pop Art Pineapple, Doodlebug Black/White Striped Washi, Distress Ink Picked Raspberry, Cracked Pistachio, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Worn Lipstick, Minc Reactive Paint, Decofoil, Recollections 100lb White and Black cardstock, Your Next Stamp Aloha die

Concord and 9th Pop Art Pineapple

Doodlebug B/W Stripe Washi

Distress Ink Picked Raspberry

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