Addicted to CAS and a Sympathy Card

Hello Everyone!

I am pleased to be a guest designer at one of my favorite challenge blogs this week, Addicted to CAS.  I keep a stash of sympathy cards handy, but I seem to always come up short on masculine ones.  This challenge seemed to be a perfect opportunity to make a CAS sympathy card~

 Can you guess what the challenge is this week?

I love how this turned out.  I used the  Sea Grass Lighthouse stamp from Technique Junkies. I started by cutting approximately 1/2 inch off along the bottom of the image panel.  Using my MISTI, I stamped the image in versamark along the bottom and then embossed it in gold.   The sentiment, from the With Sympathy stamp set from Technique Junkies, was stamped in grey using my MISTI.
The card base is Smokey Slate cs from SU.  I used a Lawn Fawn stitched border die to add some detail just below the sentiment panel.
This was super easy- the hardest part was getting the photo!  I had forgotten how hard it is to photograph metallic embossing powder, especially on a mostly white card...
Anywho, I hope you join us at Addicted to CAS this week!  And if you are interested in the stamps I used on this card, You can purchase them and get 10% your entire cart with the discount code TJ10LeeAnn over at Technique Junkies.

Thanks so much for visiting!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Lee Ann 

Simple Elegance

Hello All!

I am up on the Technique Junkies blog today with this easy yet elegant wedding card.

I used the stamp, Black and White Swirls from Technique Junkies.   If you like this card, you can shop and get 10% off with code TJ10LeeAnn. 
The stamp was inked up with Versafine black ink and stamped using my MISTI.  I stamped several times to get good coverage. 
Once I was happy with the black ink, I stamped a light grey drop shadow using ink from Altenew. 

I used a MFT edge die along the bottom edge of the image panel. The sentiment is Love Complete from Technique Junkies.  I used the MISTI for perfect placement.  The finished panel is popped up on dimensional adhesive and embellished with 3 gold pearls. 

That's it for me!  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week!

Lee Ann 

Power Poppy Tulips

Hello Everyone!

Are you a watercoloring fan?  I sure am; I really enjoy seeing so many brilliant watercolor projects out there.  When it comes to doing, though, I find it very difficult. I either ace it, or it looks like a kindergartener did it.  No inbetween.  Can you relate?
It was time to change that.  I purchased the Arteza Real Brush Pens- got them at a great price and much more cost effective than the Zigs- yes, I have been spending too much $ lately.  It was time to practice watercoloring.
So here is the first piece I did with the Artezas~

I have a loooong way to go, but I do like how this turned out.  I used the sketch at Fusion Card
Challenge and the colors are from PowerPoppy's Hues to Use- I am about a week late with Power Poppy, but it took forever to get good lighting to get a pic.  I am also linking up to this month's 'Anything Goes' challenge at Die Cut Divas. 

On a side note, I had the privilege to see this beauty of a piece of artwork and more of Marcella's when I took part in the St Louis Coloring Road Trip with Kathy Raccosin. Amazing stuff I tell ya!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Sunday!

Lee Ann  

It's a Dog's Life

Hello Everyone!

Today I have super fun cards to share, using the new Technique Junkies, All Shapes Stamp Set.
 One stamp, three different cards.  These cuties are so much fun to play with and inspiration for the designs came from The Twofer Challenge, where the theme this challenge is 'Pets'.

Here is the stamp in its pristine state (see how to get a 10% discount on your order, including this stamp, below)~

Super cute, right?!  A Great Dane is on my wishlist of dogs.  I would love one of every breed, but, if I had to choose, the Great Dane is right up there. Anywho, on to my Twofer cards.

One is a friendship card- a play on words- and for some reason I hear Josh Groban singing when I read this!  Am I the only one?! 

The other makes me laugh- a big neighborhood of dogs, welcoming the new family to the hood!

 Both cards used masking.  Both were colored with Copics.  The friendship card has a sponged background using a stencil.
I LOVE these dogs!

Should you decide to do some shopping, you can get 10% discount on your entire cart 

by using the code TJ10LeeAnn.   

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Thanks in advance if you shop!

Have a blessed weekend!

Lee Ann 

Birthday Bird

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Mixed Media!  Yep, having a little fun!  Several different Technique Junkies stamps were used on this card.  You can get 10% off your entire cart at Technique Junkies with code TJ10LeeAnn, should you decide to go shopping!  Whoop!  Whoop!

This was just plain fun to make.  I started out with some translucent Yupo and alcohol inks.
I created a alcohol ink background in shades of blue.
Next, I wanted to try J. McGuire's ghost image technique.  I inked up my Technique Junkies Stencil Rings background stamp with Archival Ink.  I only had black, so that was going to have to do.
The alcohol inked background was stamped with the Stencil Rings stamp and then the ink
was immediately wiped off, taking the alcohol ink with it.  Such a cool technique.
Once the background was done, I brushed on Flitterglu to the bird from the Technique Junkies She is Fierce Stamp Set -Love this bird- stamped the image in the glue and then foiled the bird in gold.  I do not have a laminator, so I just sandwiched the foiled bird in between a folded piece of copy paper and ran it through my Big Shot.  It worked!  The bird was fussy cut out. 
I added a bit of glue to the background and added foil to that.  The speech bubble die cut was stamped with the Donuts Happy Birthday stamp.  A white strip of cardstock scored with a stitch die finishes off the card. 
I am linking up to these challenges-
Die Cut Divas- 'Anything Goes'
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge- 'Add some Texture'.
Happy Little Stampers 'Anything Goes with Dies' Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope the rest of your week is amazing!

Lee Ann 

Going Vintage with Altenew

Hello, Hello!

I could not resist the Sweet Rose Bouquet Stamp Set from Altenew.  I told myself no more...
Then the March release happened!

I was in the mood to stamp on patterned paper and this newsprint dsp seemed perfect for a vintage look as these flowers screamed 'vintage' to me.
As luck would have it, Alenew has a gorgeous inspiration photo for their April challenge~

I am not a big purple fan and I guess that is why I did not have much in the way of good purple inks so I also had to have the Shades of Purple Mini Ink Cube Set.  Love, love, love them.  The leaves are stamped with the Green Fields Ink Cubes.  I did notice that once the ink dried, it was considerably lighter than when first stamped.
I added a doily and a floral spray, along with a Mom's Day sentiment from the Extra Special Stamp Set.
Edit-
Not sure what happened to my blog post but a challenge disappeared from it.  Seems to have reverted to an earlier draft.  Strange.  Anyway, I am also linking up to The Die Cut Divas- 'Anything Goes Challenge'.  

Hope you like it!  Thanks for stopping by,

Lee Ann 

More Cacti

Hi All!

Yeah for weekends!  This weekend I am playing with my new Arteza Brush Pens.  So far, I am really liking them.  There were some great colors for this Impression Obsession Prickly Pear Cactus stamp.

I clear heat embossed the image on Fabriano watercolor paper and then played with the brush pens.
The sentiment is from Impression Obsession's Grunge Map stamp set.
I am playing along in the Impression Obsession Challenge this week, which is 'Pink and Green'.

The sketch is from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

Thanks for visiting and have a blessed weekend!

Lee Ann