Lawnscaping Challenge

I was lucky enough to get some stamps from the latest Lawn Fawn release. I was a lucky blog hop winner and won a gift certificate to their store. I love their stamps. I decided to participate in this challenge so I could use one of my new stamp sets the Winter Fox. I used some text background paper and then I made my own background using a coffee background stamp that I have and the emboss resist technique using Aged Mahogany distress ink. I used my Label spellbinders for a background for the cute little fox that I embossed in silver and colored in with my copics. I used some paper that matched the background to paper piece the coffee cup. I used a fancy label Spellbinder die to hold the sentiment from this adorable Winter Fox set. This was a very fun card to make. I used some black lace from my stash along with Recollections pearls.

CDC Progressive Challenge

Here is another card that I made with an image created by Just InkLined here. I colored this image with my Copics and then also used my Tim Holtz distress inks and watercolored with them. The background paper is from GCD Studios and I used some ribbon from my stash and some flower pearl trim that I bought from a fellow youtuber. The sentiment came from the newest Lawn Fawn release and is a Thank you set.

CDC Progressive Challenge

I completed another card using a digital image from here. This is a super fun image for winter. I used a fun technique that I learned in my online class called Inspiration Showcase with Jennifer McGuire. I used my Cuttlebug on the black piece with a dot folder. The sentiment is from the newest Lawn Fawn release and is a thank you set. I used some Recollection bling.

CDC Progressive Challenge

I have enjoyed creating with the digital images from here. There are a lot of woman with great talent in creating wonderful images for us to use. I am taking an online class from Jennifer McGuire called Inspiration Showcase. She is helping us to create a canvas and sharing amazing techniques with us. One of the techniques she shared was to take a color of Distress ink and put it all over a piece of cardstock using the direct to paper technique. You then take a background stamp and spray with water and place the distressed cardstock on top of the wet stamp. It creates this really cool background like in this card. I used another technique on the woodgrain for the table top. It is using glossy paper that you dry emboss and then put distress ink over the top of it. I colored the image with Copic markers.

DCWV Sketch Challenge

I love DCWV paper packs so I decided to join in their sketch challenge. If you are interested in checking it out you will find it here. I found just the perfect photo in my stash. I used the Textures and Finishes paper stack along with the Black Currant paper stack. I love the colors in the Black Currant stack they are so rich and full of shine. I dyed my own seam binding with a Color shot from Lindy stamp gange. I used some Queen and Company pearls. TFL

Lily pad sketch challenge

I found a fun sketch challenge to participate in here. I enjoyed followng a technqiue from an Inpiration Showcase class that I am taking that shows us how to make a canvas using lots of different distressing techqniues. This one is done on glossy paper. I thought it would be super cute to make it look like a tree trunk so my owl would have a nice home. I used my Sept. Stamps of Life stamp set (owls2love). Thanks for looking.

Inspiration Showcase Class

I have been receiving lots of inspiration from this fun online class. There are great videos to watch and a great printable handout each day. I decided to try my hand at the technique called "trapped embossed resist". This is a great way to change the look of your patterned paper and help to make it new again. I used a piece of older DCWV patterned paper and stamped some fun flowers from a Stamps of Life stamp set and then used some Tim Holtz distress ink over the top of the embossed flowers. The sentiment was from the August Stamps of Life set.

CDC "Back to school" Progressive challenge

I used another digital image to create a card. I received the images from here. The sketch is a very simple one that is the monthly sketch on a great message board made by the Fiskar company. It is a place called fiskateers. I used the latest My Minds Eye Lost and Found collection called "Rosy" for the paterened paper. Thanks for another great digital image to use!!

Lily pad card challenge

I found a very fun card challenge here. It was a very fun one and a technique that I seem to forget about a lot. I have also signed up for Jennifer McQuire's Inspiration Showcase online class and the first day was about different resist techniques. They make beautiful backgrounds for cards. I used the newest My Mind's Eye Lost and Found "Breeze" paper collection for the background. I stamped my Hero Arts CL285 flourish background stamp with Versamark ink and embossed with clear embossing powder. I then went over the whole background with my Broken China distress ink. I love how it made the flourishs pop off the page. I fussy cut out part of the corner of the patterned paper and adhered in the corner. I stamped my newest Stamps of life stamp set and put on the left hand side of the card. The sentiment is from the stamps of life set also and it was stamped in the Broken China ink.

Simon Says Stamp Challenge

I found a fun challenge here that I thought I would give a try. It was to create a multi-fold card. I watched a really helpful video from Creations with Christina on youtube where she showed how to do a diamond fold card. I have seen these but always thought they would be too hard to do. She gave step by step very easy instructions and I was able to get it done in no time. I used the new My Mind's Eye Lost and Found "Breeze" paper stack. I used the Sept. Stamps of Life set to stamp the owls using my Tim Holtz distress inks in Walnut Stain and Rusty Hinge. I used my McGill vintage tag punch to punch out some cardstock and stamp the sentiment from the set in Broken China ink. The flowers are ones that I bought in a set from Yoliebean on Youtube. Thanks for looking.

CDC "Back to School" Progressive Challenge

I made another card using a digital image from CDAC. There are many talented individuals here that create some great images. I used the Prima "Road Trip" paper pad for this card. I felt it worked with the back to school image. The flower I created using some polka dot ribbon from my stash. I just made a running stitch and gathered it together. I placed a pearl flower button in the center. The good luck sentiment was from my August Stamps of life stamp set. I colored the image in using my Copic markers.

CDC Progressive Challenge

I have been having fun using digital images and playing along with this progressive challenge that you can find here. I used a Prima paper pad for the background of this card. I cut out a label from my McGill vintage label punch and stamped the sentiment with my August Stamps of life stamp set. I used a Martha Stewart border punch to add some dimension to the side of my card. I colored the digital image in with my Copic markers.