Papertrey Ink - Make It Monday "Reverse Masking"

I really like the reverse masking technique that Erin shared on Monday.  I thought it was a fun technique to try, and so, here's my card.  I masked the violets so that I could stamp it twice with different Polka Dot background stamps. And I used the same ink to fill the masked stamped sections, and some stickles to the flower centre.  I think the flower looks almost paper pieced!

Right, I'm going to check out what everyone else has done.  I'm sure they will be awesome and inspiring ;-) 

Stamp : PTI Year of Flowers Violets, Polka Dot Basics II, Simple Sentiments

Ink : Memento Rich Cocoa (sentiment & flower outline), Rose Bud (outer petals), Dandelion

Other : Copic marker Y21 (flower centre), Stickles (orange), Baker's Twines (Lemondrop, Pink Sorbet, Blossom)

MFT Wednesday Stamp Club Sketches #24 & #25

Last week was really odd.  I had a few posts for challenges which didn't get linked up and my post for Sketch #24 one never got posted as I had problems adding images on blogger.  Grrr... anyway, it's ok, cos things are working now.

First of all, here's my entry for Sketch #25..

based on this sketch:

For this card, I was really into everything Cosmo Cricket, love the new Odds & Ends 6x6 pad.  I think I used 7 oh wait, 8 different papers on this card...see, I told you, I LOVE the collection!  To play along, check out the MFT blog and details here.

And this is my post that never got published last week:

Here's my favourite new PI girl with a drink and popcorn, so ready for a great movie.  It's making me wish I should have gone to see a movie instead of doing some furniture shopping...(I'll explain in a bit). This card follows the sketch My Favorite Things' Wednesday Stamp Club.

It's been one of those days where nothing went right.  I spoilt my cutting mat (I won't say how...err...just plain silly me..LOL), broke my nail and broke my phone accessory.  To top it off, I decided to go out and buy a drawer unit to organise my craft supplies.  Of course, I forgot to measure things properly and then when I got back I found the unit doesn't fit where I want it to be.  Sigh!  And, I'm too lazy to bring it back to the store.  Do you ever have days like this?  I think it's time for some ice-cream and hopefully things will get better.

That's it for today.

Here's wishing you a lovely day!

Card 1 - Sketch #25

Stamp : MFT Love You With All My Heart

Papers : PTI Pink Blush cardstock, Cosmo Cricket Odds n Ends

Ink : Memento, Copic markers

Other : MFT die-namics Scallop Ribbon Border, Mini Rolled Roses & Leafy Flourish, Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry Doily


Card 2 - Sketch #24

Stamp : MFT Popping By

Papers : PTI Pink Blush cardstock, Cosmo Cricket Odds n Ends

Ink : Memento, Copic markers

Other : MFT die-namics Dizzy Border & Leafy Flourish, Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry Doily

Inspirational Challenge

Here's a sketch I really like at Lilypad Cards by Lucy Abrams which was the inspirational source for my card above.

I wanted to achieve a tone on tone card using various shades of purple.  I pulled out all the purple Memento inks I had, and stamped several images from the Large Doily set by Waltzing Mouse Stamps to create the stacked flowers.  On the bottom layer of the larger flower, I did a little bit of rock n roll technique to get a darker shade of purple around the scalloped edges.  Then on the second layer, I adhered some Lilac baker's twine to give the flower some interest.  For the stem, I penciled the lines and then pierced along the lines, and went over them with a white gel pen.  I did the same for the faux stitches underneath the sentiment. What do you think?

I look forward to see what inspires you at the Lilypad Cards and your creations.

Thanks for visiting today.

Stamps : WMS Large Doily

Inks : Memento Lulu Lavender, Sweet Plum, Lilac Posies, Grape Jelly

Other : Sakura White Gel pen,  Sakura Pigma Micron 0.5 sepia, i-rock crystals

Unity Friends with Flair (24 June)

Hi Friends!  How are you today?  I'm sure everyone is looking forward to the weekend.  I know I am!

Over here, the weather has been really hot and humid, and so, this crafter is finding it difficult to sit down and create.  But, since it's Friday, she has a simple card to share along with the rest of the Unity fans - check them out at the Unity blog and leave comments for your chance to win some Unity.

The focal image was created using the kissing technique - using the butterfly stamp found on the June KOM and Worn Music stamp.  First I inked the butterfly image with Memento Pear Tart, then stamped it on the Worn Music stamp inked with Memento Rich Cocoa. This allows the butterfly image to pick up the music notes and then I stamped the image on a piece of white cardstock.  I used copic markers to fill in the white spaces of the stamped image.  Click on the image for a larger view of the card.

If you have never tried this technique, give it a go.  It's quite fun, and it works better with chunkier images.  Alright, I'm ready to go do some hopping...

Take care, and have a fab weekend!

Stamps : Unity KOM June 2011, Worn Music

Paper : Cosmo Cricket Odds n Ends

Ink : Memento Pear Tart, Rich Cocoa, Tuxedo Black

Other : i-rock crystals, ribbon, MS leaf punch

At The Beach

I love this stamp by The Craft's Meow of Frieda at the beach.  She wears a dress which reminds me of one I had as a kid.  I had fun colouring her and the bird - have you ever seen a bird with those colours? Yupe, I had a moment where I just wanted to create my own little bird.  Here's a closer look at the card:

I did some piercing along the base patterned paper and then connected the piercing with a white gel pen, and I must say it does look pretty close to real sewing... for those who read my blog, you know I have issues with my sewing machine...LOL.  I also added the white gel pen dashes & dots along the edge of the focal image.

This card was made for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge this week.  I enjoyed the sharing by Marilynn on Faith, so true isn't it we often long for tangible evidence and favourable outcome in order to believe.  But sometimes, faith is found in difficult situations and calls for a trust in the One we cannot see.

Enjoy today!

Stamp : The Craft's Meow Little Frieda at the Seashore

Paper : Cosmo Cricket Odds n Ends, PTI white cardstock

Ink : Memento, Copic markers

Other : Sakura White gel pen, Sakura Clear glitter pen

Hello There!

Hello there!  I can't recall if I've ever made a colour block card, but it's always fun to try something new.  I used a butterfly stamp fom The Craft's Meow to showcase the blocks of colours.  To frame the blocks, I used some Baker's twine secured in place with Glossy Accents.  I'm really loving theses twines from The Twinery.
 

For more info on the Color Block challenge and to view the awesome samples, click here.

Enjoy the colours around you today!

Stamps : The Craft's Meow Butterfly Kisses & Little Frieda at the Seashore (sentiment)

Paper : White cardstock

Ink : Memento Cantaloupe, Bahama Blue, Lady Bug, Bamboo Leaves, Tangelo, Rich Cocoa

Others : The Twinery - Maraschino,Caribbean, Lemondrop, Honeydew, Mandarin

Waltzing Mouse Challenge #52

This week is the anniversary of WMS sketch challenge and we're all invited to select a favourite sketch from the whole year's 51 sketches to play along.  For my card, I picked Sketch WMSC6.  It looks rather fun and I've never made a card like this before.

I received my new stamp (as the lucky winner for Challenge #48) via the Royal Mail on Saturday. (Thank you, Claire!!) I felt the Doily set would be SO perfect to create a card with this sketch. 

I stamped the large doily with Versamagic Pink Petunia and cut it with Spellbinders Large Scalloped Circle die.  The smaller doily was stamped with Versamagic Red Magic and Tea Leaves and punched out with a 1" circle punch and adhered just below the large doily.  After assembling the cardbase and the doilies,  I added some i-rocks onto the large doily to give it a little sparkle.

Looking forward to see everyone's sketch pick and creations.

Hope your day is Amazing!

Stamps : WMS Large Doily

Paper : White, Cream & Pink cardstock, Jillibean Blossom Soup

Ink : Versamagic Pink Petunia, Red Magic & Tea Leaves, Memento Rich Cocoa

Other : Spellbinders Large Scalloped Circle dies, 1" punch, baker's twine, i-rock crystals