SOS: Cut and paste... no stamps!

Yes, we get a little cray-cray at Shopping Our Stash and like to mix it up!  This week we are challenging you to use...

Stencils and die-cuts... no stamps!

Can't wait to see what you guys come up with!

This is my card:

Supplies:

• Background panel made last week with the following Adirondack alcohol inks: Stream, Sunshine Yellow, Red Pepper, and Ginger.
• For grid effect, Tim's Tiles stencil laid over top and dabbed with blending solution. 
•  (I discovered this technique while attempting [and failing] at Tim's current tag challenge, but I love the results of this!  I just smear the card with a lighter-colored alcohol ink, then dab the other colors.  A stencil is then placed over the dried ink and blending solution is pounced through in various parts.  So fun!  Been doing it every chance I get!) 
• The leaf was in my diecut stash, made using Tim's Tattered Leaves die and an old sheet of bird's-eye maple veneer
• Yarn is from the quilt show... a new-ish acquisition, but a go-to nowadays. Scared because I know it won't last forever-- I probably only have 5' left, or less...
• I wrote the sentiment with a Stampin' Up pen received a couple years ago wth my purchase of their stamp-carving set
• The "sequins" are African heishi beads, affixed with Glossy Accents 

That's all, folks!

This is a great challenge for stash-busting-- just assemble unused project pieces and scrawl a sentiment... BOOM!  

See you over at SOS!

Color Throwdown

This card was made for the current Color Throwdown... I love the colors.

Here's the color graphic:

Supplies and notes:

• Broken China, Scattered Straw, and Black Soot Distress Ink used on Dina Wakley's hearts with a spritz technique 
• Archival ink in Jet Black used for Tim's sentiment and new Ledger Script stamps

Wicked Wednesday #226

The current Wicked Wednesday Challenge is to use fall colors:

Supplies and notes:

• Playtime background using various Adirondack alcohol inks
• New Tim stamp inked with Archival in Jet Black 
• Heart colored with Stickles in Christmas Red
• Sentiment typed in typewriter and edged with Peacock Feathers DI 
• ATC edged with Frayed Burlap 

That's the short story!

Wedding pix...

I told you I've been busy.  Happy to finally have a few "free" days to craft!

Just for fun, though, here are some pictures from my best friend's beach wedding last weekend.   It was pretty perfect, though I'm glad it's over!

Just after "I do!"

Me and my people!

MFT Color Challenge

Been awhile since I played with a My Favorite Things Color Challenge.

I first saw this combo on the challenge post late at night, and my mind built an outfit! LOL I'll lay out out and take a pic, then add it tomorrow!  Will be a perfect fall outfit for school.

Here is the card I made:

Supplies and notes:

• "Happy autumn" written with a grey Spectrum Noir pen and accented with white gesso
• Flowers made to look coral by mixing the following: white gesso with Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, and Spun Sugar Distress Paint 
• The stems and polka dots are Bundled Sage Distress Paint 
• White gesso dots for stamen
• Tim's Tattered Leaves cut from 65# kraft

Oh... duh. Here's the color palette for reference:

Inspired by Autumn...

This project came together like all too many: the result of a messy desk!  I'll explain the individual pieces below, but first, I want to say that this was "inspired by autumn/Autumn" in multiple senses of the phrase...

Obviously, the colors are those of warm early fall, and this is the initial direction I was heading.  As the pieces of my desk came together, the "Autumn" inspiration was more that of my friend (and friend of many), Autumn at Sew-Paper-Paint.  I cite her a lot, but  that is because she has sent me all kinds of goodies that I use regularly, (including the Cuttlebug), and also because she is one of my crafting "soul-sisters"!  This piece has just some of the layery-goodness that Autumn bakes into many of her works, and it also has the speckles... many people speckle, but Autumn speckles.  

Enjoy!

Supplies:

• Background panel using my new-found technique that goes like this (using all Adirondack alcohol inks):
• Inked photo paper (yeah, I know...) with Mushroom by smearing all over.
• Dabbed a few dots each of Red Pepper, Wild Plum, and Rust
• Placed Tim's roses mini-stencil (of which I cut the edge from) over the ink and dabbed with felt soaked with blending solution
• (I "discovered" this method after I tried -and failed- a technique for Tim's current tag.  Well, I don't have Yupo.  I've tried to find it, and I forget, and, well, photo paper is good enough for the boys I go with!  LOL.  I'll buy it someday soon.)
• The rectangular tag was given to me from a friend who saved it from a shirt... she brought it into the library and said, "I could not throw this away-- is it something you would use?"  It's so sweet when non-crafting friends bring presents!  :)  I Inked Tim's new StampAnon Ledger Script stamp with his Mixed Media palette, trying to use only the browns.  (I wish he would have set the browns on one side an the blacks on the other-- Tim: next time...)
• The leaf stamp is by Stamp Goods (made in Mendocino County, I believe), inked with Ground Espresso Mixed Media ink onto old sheet music and fussy-cut.  Shabby Shutters provided the greeny-hue
• There are tiny sparkly stamen from Wilton colored with Oregano Adirondack alcohol ink
• The image is from Lunagirl.  I sealed it with matte Mod Podge and added some Stickles to her over a year ago.
• I mounted the panel onto some old enyclopedia paper, folded to fit
• The card base was sprayed with Perfect Pearls mist in gold
• Speckles added by adding various  Distress Stains to gesso and splattering... after masking the Madonna, of course...

I'd like to share this at Stamps and Stencils... not even trying to kiss-butt! It's just a totally appropriate challenge for this piece!

Share Joy

Well, I was a busy bee yesterday, but I couldn't resist squeezing in a final project for the Share Joy Challenge-- I had the idea in my head for this since I saw the sketch, and here is what I came up with:

Here is the challenge graphic:

Supplies:

• Inkadinkado stamp inked with MementoLuxe ink
• Tassels colored with the pastel set of Distress Crayons and brushed with a (dirty!) Kuretake water brush
• I wrote the sentiment with an old Zig Writer-- note to self: this writer is not good at detail any more. :(
• I mounted the panel onto some K & Company muted pink paper

A very simple card that will be brought to the Student Services Coordinator for her stash this year.