Hello Stamplings!
How's every little thing?
I've got more party designs on the ol' blog today! (I have a lot of June birthday cards to make.)
Onefer
Over on the CAS Mix Up challenge this month, it's all about using rainbows with a stencil. I opened up my Stencil Binder and this Tim Holtz stencil was the first one I saw ... perfick! I masked and blended my rainbow using CP inks and added a snarky sediment because, again, perfick with all those numbers! Wait. What? You want more numbers? Well then we will add foam tape to the rainbow panel and pop it up over the top of a number e/f!
Challenges
- AAA Birthday: Happy 2nd Birthday! Anything birthday goes.
- Addicted to Stamps and More: Die cuts and/or stencils.
- CAS MIX UP: Rainbow stenciling with blended inks using makeup brushes, plus masking, and embossing.
Twofer
Now this card just fell into place and here's how it went.
A few months ago I had a white PARTY die cut which I wanted to be purple so I blended purple ink over it. I don't even remember where it came from because it has been in my Bits Binder forever. After wards, I saw Hammy admiring the fun pattern that developed on the scratch paper from the blending, so I set it aside in the Set It Aside Binder.
Then last week, my dear friend Sandie, who owns and has run the fantastic TIME OUT challenge for seven years, announced that she was having to leave her challenge for health reasons. I know this is heart-breaking for her so there was no way I was going to miss joining in this month. But the brief was a real challenging one for me: MOVE.
Hmmm ...
I've been thinking on it for a few days and yesterday I was leafing through Container 281 in the Mt. NBUS Chamber of Caves and I came across a cute set from Craft Emotions called "Savanne 1" and as soon as I saw that leopard moving hell bent for leather, I knew I had found the perfect stamp for the MOVE prompt!
And since this is intended as a celebration party card for Sandie to thank her for all she's done and since Sandie's favorite color is purple, what better focus pocus for the leopard to be running towards than a pretty piece of purple patterned party paper?! So I put two and two together. Then I thought the top half of the scrap paper was pretty meh, so I added the two-toned die-cut party sediment from Winnie & Walter to complete the composition.
I wish you all the best with your health, Sandie, and I appreciate all the hard work and love you have put into TIME OUT for seven years! Mwah! It is my prayer that your health will improve and you will be able to retake the reins down the road.
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I haven't shared a photo of my motorcycling Mister for you ladies in a while:
He was dreamy before, but look at him back from a ride and greeting his beloved little Nellie!
Hello, hi, remember me, your wifey over here taking the photo? Do I get a hug, too? Oh, never mind, she has stolen his heart.
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Enjoy your day! No, seriously, enjoy and keep safe! LITS!*
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