Not Too Distressed

 Hello Friends! 

Today's card was inspired by a challenge at Simon Says Stamp- use your favorite technique.  It was just the kick in the pants that I needed to do just that- play around with techniques.  

I pulled out my distress inks and non-stick mat and started playing.  I love 'smooshing' cardstock into ink so using distress ink in Chipped Sapphire, Wilted Violet, Broken China, and Seedless Preserves, that is what I did, using mixed media paper.   Once I achieved the look I wanted, I used Versafine Black ink and stamped my image-Mixed Florals Slimline Stamp from IO- using my MISTI so I could stamp the image multiple times on the Canson Mixed Media Paper to get a good image. I then hit the ink with the heat gun to heat set it.    

The floral design was painted in with Color Burst Powders in similar colors as the background.  Using minimal paint allowed much of the background color to show through. 

The sentiment is from the Peony Cluster Stamp Set from SnSS.  A few sequins were added for sparkle. 

I used the colors from the Inkspire Me Challenge. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a blessed week! 

Lee Ann  

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Ken Oliver Color Burst Watercolor Powder Blick	3M Scotch ATG Advanced Tape Glider SSS
Neenah Classic Crest 80# Ream Smooth Solar White Cardstock SSS	Simon Says Stamp Assorted Moonshine Sequins SSS
Versafine Onyx Black Ink SSS | scrpbk	Tonic Craft Guillotine Trimmer SSS
Mini Distress Ink Pad, Chipped Sapphire SSS | scrpbk	Mini Distress Ink Pad, Wilted Violet SSS
Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer SSS	Tim Holtz distress Ink Broken China SSS
SnSS Peony Cluster Stamp Set SnSS	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Seedless Prserves SSS
Canson Mixed Media Paper Blick	Wagner Precision Heat Tool SSS
IO Mixed Florals Slimline Stamp IO	MISTI SSS

Bright Florals

 Hello!  

I have a bright and cheery card today; you could even call it tropical.  It is for the As You See It Challenge #305-. Summery Sunshine.  Join the challenge for a bit of crafty fun!  

The flowers, which are from the SnSS set, Because Jesus.  They were colored with Copics and fussy cut out.  The flowers are grounded with a vellum circle die cut.  The die cut 'You' is from SSS.  'Thanks' is heat embossed with Brutus Monroe Alabaster embossing powder.  

Check out this fun challenge!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Lee Ann  

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Copic Sketch Markers SSS | Blick	3M Scotch ATG Advanced Tape Glider SSS
Neenah Classic Crest 80# Ream Smooth Solar White Cardstock SSS	EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors SSS | scrpbk
Tonic Craft Guillotine Trimmer SSS	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink SSS | scrpbk
Embossing Buddy SSS	Brustus Monroe Alabaster White Fine Embossing Powder SSS
SSS You Wafer Die SSS	SnSS Because Jesus Stamp Set SSS | SnSS
Gina K Connect Glue SSS	SnSS Life and Lemons Stamp Set Blick | SnSS
Wagner Precision Heat Tool SSS	Hero Arts Unicorn White Ink Pad SSS
MISTI SSS

Fruit of the Spirit

Hello Hello!  

Today's card started out with some lemon inspiration and quickly morphed into lots of summer fruits.  

I was inspired by the colors of the Sunday Stamps challenge~

And used a stencil for the Double D Challenge~

I am linking up to The Paper Players for the theme challenge~

And linking up to Inkspirational Challenge for their Stencil Challenge~

The fruit is from Sweet n Sassy Stamps Summer Fruit Stamp Set.  The images are stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics and then fussy cut out.  

The stencil used is from A Colorful Life Designs.  Sentiment is from Divinity Designs. I added a few SSS Moonshine sequins for sparkle.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Lee Ann 

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Copic Sketch Markers SSS | Blick	3M Scotch ATG Advanced Tape Glider SSS
Neenah Classic Crest 80# Ream Smooth Solar White Cardstock SSS	Simon Says Stamp Assorted Moonshine Sequins SSS
EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors SSS | scrpbk	Tonic Craft Guillotine Trimmer SSS
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink SSS | scrpbk	SnSS Summer Fruits SnSS
MISTI SSS

Leftovers

 Hello, Hello! 

Getting a bit of crafting in this weekend before the new school year starts and I am off and running.  

Do you have containers of unused images, die cuts, background panels etc?  Things I haven't used or things I pulled off of old cards that I did not like are piling up and I have been trying to use some of it.  

Everything on this card with the exception of the sentiment has been repurposed/reused.  I find that trying to combine elements that are lying around really challenges the creativity.  I have used retired dies, floral image from Altenew and sentiment from Divinity Designs.  Even the sequins have been reused. 

I am linking up to Addicted to Stamps and More- Make Your Mark.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Lee Ann

One More Faith Over Fear

 Hello, 

I am trying to make several of these for a friend, but I am not a fan of replicating cards, so, I am I trying to make each one a new card design.  

I have used one of my favorite IO images and sentiments- both are retired.  The girl is colored with Copics and fussy cut out.  The sentiment is stamped in IO black ink and die cut out with a Wacky Stitched Circle Die.  I used an MFT sunburst stencil for the background. It is retired, but there is a similar one here.  With my palette knife, I applied embossing paste over the stencil.  Before the paste dried, I sprinkled gold chunky embossing powder on it and heat it with the heat gun.  

The sentiment and image are popped up on dimensional tape and 3 gold sequins were added for more sparkle.  

I am linking up to the following challenges-

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge

The Paper Players, using blue, die cuts and embossing.

Inkspirational Challenge- use stencils

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a blessed week!

Lee Ann

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Copic Sketch Markers SSS | Blick	3M Scotch ATG Advanced Tape Glider SSS
Neenah Classic Crest 80# Ream Smooth Solar White Cardstock SSS	EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors SSS | scrpbk
Tonic Craft Guillotine Trimmer SSS	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink SSS | scrpbk
MFT Radiating Rays Stencil SSS	TCW Light and Fluffy Modeling Paste SSS
Hero Arts Palette Knife SSS	IO Black Ink IO
Wacky Stitched Circles Dies IO	Wagner Precision Heat Tool SSS
MISTI SSS