CASual Fridays: Pretty in pink

Well, CASual Fridays has come up with another great challenge:

The DT showcased some amazing examples and it inspired me to get pink and inky.  I found this gorgeous ephemera digital paper set from Melstampz and just had to use it! 

I only had access to a black and white printer so I printed the hexagons out and then took some ink to them.  I swiped lots and lots of Versamagic Pink Petunia onto the printed cardstock.  Then I die cut out a hexagon shape and used a larger one with that same die to create a frame in chocolate cardstock.  I adhered it with Tombo Mono Multi glue (this stuff rocks!) and layered the vellum behind. 

 I stamped the sentiment in Coffeebean Brilliance ink - this ink works really well on vellum and acetate because once it dries, it is there forever!  Great alternative to StazOn and way more pretty colours!
I added a layer of white digital paper behind the sentiment and popped the whole panel up on a card base with some foam dots.

Thanks to Mel and her generous designs for this one! :)

I made another one with shades of pink as well.  Simple layout but a useful general card to have in my stash.

I love the combination of gray (or is it grey?) and pink.  I stamped the Pretty Peonies solid flower over and over again on the Simply Jane patterned paper using Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid.  I edged it with some Distress Ink Antique Linen.  Then I added a Happy Day die stamped with the outline of the flower in Versamark and the sentiment in PTI's Vintage Cream ink. Some foam dots and that's it!

Paper:  Melstampz ephemera themed papers, Staples 110lb white, PTI Smoky Shadow, Gardner vellum
Ink: Versamagic pink petunia, Brilliance coffeebean
Stamps: PTI Botanical Silhouettes
Misc: foam dots, QuicKutz hexagon nesting dies, Tombo Mono Multi glue

Paper:  PTI Vintage Cream, Simply Jane patterned paper, Smoky Shadow

Ink: Versamark, Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid, PTI Vintage Cream, Distress Ink Antique Linen
Stamps:PTI Pretty Peonies
Misc: foam dots

Runway Inspired Challenge #13 - House of Holland

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Here is the Runway Inspired challenge.  I love the houndstooth and found some free houndstooth to print out onto cardstock.  I made two cards so here they are:

For this one, I took a butter card from Paper Source and stamped Text Style in malted milk (Jenni Bowlin).  Then I die cut a Pretty Peonies frame in a lighter houndstooth pattern, stamped with cotton candy (Jenni Bowlin) and the sentiment in soap powder (Jenni Bowlin).  I cut a thin strip of the darker houndstooth and added two brads from my stash.

I popped up the frame on some foam dots and that's it.

For my next card, I went with more saturated colours:

I did some direct to paper inking with the flowers and leaves.  I then layered the pink and yellow (all Jenni Bowlin inks) and the leaves were inked with Distress Ink (broken china).  I stamped the sentiment in Tuxedo Black.  Ops, just realized I forgot the sentiment inside but I guess I can do that when I decide who this card is for! 

I inked up the edges of the front panel with chai vintage touch ink.  Hard to tell, but I used some clear embossing powder on the flowers and leaves for a little more dimension and interest.

Supplies:

Paper: Autumn Leaves kraft card, Staples 110lb white
Stamps: PTI Movers and Shakers (sentiment)
Ink: Jenni Bowlin chicken feed, cotton candy; Distress Ink broken china; PTI Vintage Touch chai ink
Misc: PTI Beautiful Blooms and Sending You dies, houndstooth digital images, button and button twine

Paper: Paper Source butter card (booklet binding), Staples 110lb white
Stamps: PTI Pretty Peonies, Text Style
Ink: Jenni Bowlin soap powder, cotton candy, malted milk
Misc: PTI Pretty Peonies (frame die), brads from stash, houndstooth digital images, foam dots, clear embossing powder

Inspired by Pinterest - Gayatri's Challenge

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The super talented Gayatri Murali has a new Inspired by Pinterest challenge on her blog and I decided to play along.  I made cards for two of her other challenges but can't seem to find them to photograph ... : ( Sorry, Gayatri!! 

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I found a sketch of a camera online to use as my digital image.  Check our her site with the cutest mouse pointer in the shape of a moustache!!.  I copied the image and made it into a digital paper in Word by resizing it and changing the contrast and brightness on every second camera.  I then printed it onto card stock to use for my card.

 I swiped Distress Ink's Antique Linen ink over the white card stock to change the background colour.  I then adhered it to a rustic cream card base.  I cut out Alphabet Block letters in rustic cream and painstakingly adhered them with foam dots.  All done!

I loved the image so much I made one more card with a larger printed version.  A little fussy cutting of the camera with some good snips made simple work of this!  I stamped Say Cheese with Paper Smooches' Alpha Dots stamps.  I can't get enough alpha stamps - they are so perfect for creating your own cusomized sentiments.  Great for stamping names too!

 I used my new Wplus9 chevron impression plate over top after stamping the sentiment and adhered the Hawaiian Shores card front onto a white card base.  I then stuck the camera image that I had cut out with some foam dots to the front.  Some Glossy Accents on top to add a little shine and voilà!

 Thanks for inspiring me to create, Gayatri.  Your cards are always so gorgeous. <3

Supplies:

Oh snap!

Paper: Staples 110lb white, PTI Rustic Cream

Stamps: digital image from here

Ink: Antique Linen Distress Ink

Misc: PTI Alpha Block dies, foam dots

Say Cheese

Paper: Staples 110lb white, PTI Hawaiian Shores

Stamps: Paper Smooches Alpha Dots, digital image from here

Ink: Jenni Bowlin Fountain Pen

Misc: foam dots, Glossy Accents, Wplus9 Chevron Impression Plate

For Cath (sans CHA) Blog Hop

Cath, since you are unable to join in CHA this year, here is a blog hop to send you some healing thoughts and hopefully make you smile.  (For those of you who would like to read more about the fabulous Cath and her Moxie Fab world, check out her post here.)

Virginia and Lorena have organized a fabulous blog hop and here are my creations.  If you get lost on the hop, see below for a link or join in the festivities!

I decided to try a digital stamp, or rather a vintage typewriter clipart image I found online.  I printed it on Kraft card stock and then stamped a Hero Arts sentiment in my favourite Jenni Bowlin chili powder ink.  I used the text impression plate by Papertrey over top to give it some texture.  

 I decided to make another card and used some patterned paper from a 6x6 pad of Basic Grey.  I layered it with some kraft and stamped with the new turquoise shade of Jenni Bowlin ink called 'speckled egg' with a Hero Arts sentiment (selectively inked) and a typewritten sentiment from PTI's Wonderful Words set in fountain pen (black).  I rounded some corners, layered with a thin strip of Gina K chocolate brown cardstock and a bit of jute twine.

There you have it!  Cath, we are all sending you virtual hugs and hope that this will brighten your day!

Check out this link for a full list of participants.  If you would like to join in, add your name to the list!


Supplies:
Vintage Typewriter
Paper: Kraft
Ink:  Jenni Bowlin chili powder ink
Stamps: Hero Arts sentiment (everyday greetings)
Misc: PTI Text impression plate, vintage typewriter image


Supplies:
You are simply fabulous
Paper: Staples 110lb white, Basic Grey 6x6, Kraft, Gina K chocolate brown
Ink:  Jenni Bowlin speckled egg and fountain pen
Stamps: Hero Arts sentiment, PTI Wonderful Words
Misc: rustic jute twine

Vintage Car

I love using all sorts of different images and found this fabulous clipart picture of an old car.  I thought this would be perfect for a brother in law birthday card - nice and manly!  I printed it on kraft card stock and then started stamping.

 I added some Glossy Accents on the wheels and stamped the sentiment in Chili Powder ink from Jenni Bowlin before embossing it with clear powder. 

Supplies:
Paper: SU kraft
Stamps: PTI Signature Greetings
Ink: Jenni Bowlin Chilli Powder
Misc: Glossy Accents, embossing powder, heat tool, printer and digital image