CDD May Release Day 1

 

I'm over on the CDD blog today sharing the first of the May release sneaks.  Everything will be available this coming Friday, May 11!

My card was inspired by the CDD May Monthly Social Media Moodboard Challenge. Join along by posting your card in the event or tagging #cddmonthly!

The Details:  CDD Waving Hello stamps, Beach Scene dies, and Beach Scene stencil, Distress Oxide, Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Uni-Ball Impact Bold Point Gel Pen, Recollections washi, Copics, Echo Park Jungle Safari 6x6 Paper

Cards in Envy One-ish Layer

I'm super excited about this fortnight's Cards in Envy Challenge--one layer, sort of. The card base doesn't count as a layer so it's not as hard as it could be for sure! 

I first masked the sides of the card because my waves stamp is that width and I thought it would look odd otherwise.  What do you think?  I then stamped the image and then the waves. Next I colored the image. In retrospect I could have masked the image before stamping the waves but looks good to me either way. Finally I sponged the stencil and stamped that fabulously bold sentiment. So ready for summer! 

The Details:  Love Cynthia One Day at a Time, Memory Box Whale Hello There, The Greeting Farm Little Mermaids (sentiment), Craftin Desert Divas Bright Horizons Stencil, Distress Oxides, Copics, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black

Vintage Truck

We've had a really mild winter in terms of precipitation (although we had snow at Thanksgiving!) but this past week took us closer to our usual.  Drab, gray and wet in the lowlands but now enough snow in the mountains to go play (or in my case, lounge about, make a card, and wait for the kids to get back).

So I continued my watercolor experiments.  I tried to be a bit more free-flowing with this one.  This is closer to what I have in my head at least.  I like the tree the best (throw on color, let dry, come back with finer brush for branches) and then the misty background.  I had intended there to be more white space but you drop the brush and next thing you know you've got a snow-covered mountain in the background of your take on a sketch.  LOL.

The Details:  Distress Inks, Tim Holtz watercolor paper, VersaFine Onyx Black, Enamel Accents, Spectrum Noir DR3, Recollections 110 lb cardstock

I'm entering this in Cardz 4 Guys #52 Vintage, 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Sketch,  CAS on Sunday #49 Christmas, Top Tip Tuesday CAS

SOSS #109 - E is for Engineering

I do hope you'll join us for the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #109 Engineering (eg, steampunk). Oh, my, I really struggled with this one because although I love steampunk novels, I have no crafty steampunk stuff. Wrong! Once I got to looking, it was everywhere. Woo hoo!

Btw, if you're up for a cool steampunk zombie book, I suggest the Boneshaker series by Cherie Priest. I may be biased because one of the locations is set in Seattle so it's fun knowing the places she's writing about. Really easy read and a great filler between more involved reading.

The Details:  TCW Gears Stencil, Stampendous Classifieds, Hero Arts Joy Ride, MFT Tea Party, Distress Oxide Carved Pumpkin, Squeezed Lemonade, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers, Memento London Fog, Alice in Wonderland quote (font: Lucemita)

CDD Special May Early Release

Happy Star Wars Day!  CDD is releasing this killer cute Troll Wars set and Outer Space Stencil in celebration. Who knew Darth Vader could be adorable?  Totally the hair. Since Darth is dressed in black, I actually looked at photos of him while I was coloring so I could try to capture the difference between his glossy bits and the fabric of his cloak. Quite proud of myself here.

May the 4th be with you!

The Details:  Craftin Desert Divas Troll Wars, Outer Space Stencil, Star and Moon Dies (stars), Shake It Up Dies, Distress Oxide Squeezed Lemonade and Picked Raspberry, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaFine Onyx Black, Bazzill Fig Swirl Cardstock, Copics

Troll Wars

Outer Space Stencil

Shake It Up Dies

Star and Moon Dies

CDD April Mood Board 2

I'm over on the Craftin Desert Divas blog today sharing a stencil technique.  In this case I've used two stencils--one sponged with ink, the other overlaid on top in clear paste. Check it out for more details!

Also, You have a few days left to participate in the CDD Moodboard Challenge.  I was inspired by the sunny yellows in the lower left and the stripes on the cupcake liners in the upper right. Plus, the whole board is sweet as honey!  You can join the event and post there to play along or you can tag #cddmonthly. I hope to see you there!

The Details:  Craftin Desert Divas Bee Cakery (sentiment), Sweet as Honey, Stitched In Circle Dies, Hearts Galore Stencil, Sorted Shapes  1 Stencil, Ladybug Sequins, Doodlebug Official Stripe Washi Tape, Distress Oxide Squeezed Lemonade, Distress Ink Mustard Seed, VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Copics

Bee Cakery

Sweet as Honey

Stitched In Circle Dies

Hearts Galore Stencil

Sorted Shapes  1 Stencil

SOSS #108 - X is for Xyloid

Did you have to look up "xyloid?" I sure as heck did. I'll save you the trouble:

"resembling wood : having the qualities or nature of wood"

Oh. That's simple. Who knew, right? So bring on your xyloid for the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #108! I promise I won't peek . . . much.

For my card I masked the base then used Distress Oxides to create a gradation.  The spatters, especially in the trees, reminds me of dappled leaves.  Next I diecut the trees and sponged them lightly with Vintage Photo. I think it just looks dirty in the pic but better in real life. I left some of the diecut in place and taped it on the back so it wouldn't fall out later before stamping the sentiment. Oh, the girl was masked too as I did the background. It did take some fiddling to figure out where to place her relative to the trees to get the most creep. LOL

The Details:  Love Cynthia Peek a Boo!, CZ Designs Simple Sentiments 1, MFT You Make My Day, Gina Marie Designs Tree Frame die, Craftin' Desert Divas Scene Builders Die (leaves), Distress Oxides, Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black

CDD April Release Recap 3

Actually, maybe the CDD April Twinkle, Twinkle set is my favorite of the bunch. So hard to choose!  Here I've done a Brushos background for the planet and used the silver mirror board circle leftover from this card for the moon as well as a sprinkling of the leftover stars. Talk about stretching my dies!

The Details:  Craftin Desert Divas Twinkle, Twinkle, Star and Moon Dies, Shake It Up Dies, VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Brushos, Copics, Copic Opaque White

CDD April Release Recap 2

Go on, girl!  Shake that hair!  I love the stars and confetti flying from the CDD April High Heels girl's hair dryer. So so cute! I've used gold embossing paste on the stencil but found it impossible to take a picture that showcases the gold. Trust me. It's lovely and ever so blingy!

The Details: Craftin Desert Divas High Heels, Star Galaxy Stencil, Shimmer Sequins, Bubblegum Sequins, VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Dreamweaver Metallic Gold Embossing Paste

CDD April Release Recap

Another inspiration card for you for the CDD April release. Look for Stars is my favorite stamp set this round.  How about you?

I first sponged the Cloudy Sky Stencil using Distress Oxides then layered the town and tree layers for visual depth. I love it when the moon is so full it's like you're standing on it so I kept that in mind. That little napping bear is sooooooo cute. The whole card is soothing to me and makes me ready for my own nap!

The Details: Craftin Desert Divas Look for Stars, Cloudy Sky Stencil, Play Time (sentiment), Fall Border Dies, Scenery Dies, VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Oxides, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Copics