Bloggers Challenge - Mother's Day

Bloggers Challenge #46 brings you loads of ideas for last minute creating of your Mother's Day cards.

Both of my cards use the Watercolor Distress Technique from a past issue of the TJNL. On the card with the Iris - after the Iris was stamped, I simply went back and colored in my image with Distress Inks and an aquapainter.

Details:

Stamps - Flourishes Siberian Iris

Ink - Archival Black, Distress Inks Weathered Wood, Peeled Paint, Concord Grape

Card Stock - Eggplant, Black, Vanilla, Celery

Details:

Stamps - Starving Artistamps Silhouette Flowers

Ink - Archival Black, Distress Inks Worn Lipstick, Lavendar, Shabby Shutters, Marigold

Card Stock - Black, Vanilla, Olive, Orange

Wishing you all a lovely Mother's Day

~lisa

Sketch Challenge

This weeks SCS Sketch Challenge is from a card that fellow Blogger Challenge player Lynn created - it's a great sketch, and I can see myself using it again.

Stamps Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink - Black, Distress Inks - Rose, Weathered Wood, Peeled Paint, Brushed Corduroy

Card Stock - Black, Vanilla, Celery, Basic Grey Boxer Designer Paper

Other - Spritz Bottle, Aquapainter, 1/2" Circle Punch

Technique - Watercolor Distress (TJNL)

Grad Cards

Here's some quick and easy Graduation cards

Details
Stamps - Great Grads
Card Stock - Black, Real Red, White
Ink - Black

TechnoStamper Sketch Challenge

Here's the correct card for this weeks TechnoSamper Sketch Challenge....Between having ISP problems since last week, and being woken in the middle of the night, I'm just not all here today...Anyhow - I've used my scraps - same colors and stamps and now here's Sketch 16...Sorry for any confusion.

Details - Stamps Innovative Stamp Creations - Natures Silhouette and Art Frames II. The backgound on the flower panel was created using the Cling & Scrunch Technique (TJNL) with Memories Mist Copper.




Here's MJ's original sketch - if you'd like to play along - please leave your comment on this post, or if you upload to SCS, please use keywork TSSC16.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

ETA.....

Wouldn't you know I'm ahead of myself this week....I posted next weeks sketch - so now you have no excuse not to play next week.


whew....I'm running a bit behind in getting my challenge card done - but I've got it finished! This weeks sketch is a great layout, and I'll be using it again. I've used new images from Innovative Stamp Creations - Natures Silhouette and Art Frames II. The backgound on the flower panel was created using the Cling & Scrunch Technique (TJNL) with Memories Mist Copper.

Sweet Little One

I just had to have this stamp when I saw it at Cornish Heritage Farms - I love the vintage collage look - the stamps lend themselves nicely to many techniques.



Details:
Stamps - Sweet Little One Collage - Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink - Black, Ranger Distress Inks- Rose, Worn Lipstick, Weathered Wood
Card Stock - Watercolor, Cameo Coral, Black
Other - White Gel Pen, Aquapainter
Technique - WC Distress (TJNL)

Details:
Stamps - Sweet Little One Collage - Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink - Black, Ranger Distress Ink - Scattered Straw, Burlap, Corduroy, Black Soot
Card Stock - Vanilla, Black, Close to Cocoa
Technique Burnt Edges - TJNL

Bracelet Blog Candy Winner

Thanks for all your kind words on my Altered Bracelets. These particular bracelet blanks I found at my local Michaels Store - my favorite bracelet blank is the one that I used the Afternoon Tea DSP on, but I love the colors in the Createx technique - if can be worn with many outfits....

The random number generator picked.....Regina

Regina Cornelius said...
I really like them both! If I had to pick...I'd say the bottom one! Both are gorgeous though...I would love to be wearing one :)
Regina


Regina - please email me with your snail mail address and choice of bracelet!

Thanks everyone for playing!

Bloggers Challenge - Graduation

Wow - this week is already challenge #45 - how time files! This weeks challenge theme is Graduation - I'll be needing plenty of ideas - as my oldest will be graduating in a few weeks. I decided to use the Double Pocket Fold from a past TJNL - altering mine a bit. When this technique was first posted back in 10/07 - I had used a piece of 6" x 6" paper, and made my flap fold to the front so it opened like a card. That size was too small to hold a gift card - so for my challenge card, I used a piece of paper 9" x 9" - this helped to accommodate the sentiment from Great Grads that I'm using.














Details:
Stamps - Great Grads
Ink - Blue Bayou
Card Stock - River Rock, Western Sky DSP
Ribbon - Double Stitched Blue Bayou


If you'd like to play along - just leave a link to your graduation card on this post, or if you upload to SCS, use keyword BC45.

Have a great weekend - don't forget to check out Allie's Blog Candy at Croppinsville!