apple blossoms

hello!
today I have this card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog - and I love it!

it's been something that I had bouncing around my head for weeks!! and I finally found the time (and motivation! lol) to make it!
I stamped the images from Autumn Apples, Newton's Hanging Basket and Cherry Blossoms and then colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. once they were dry, I splattered white ink on to of everything and then die cut them out once they were dry.

for the background, I used Alcohol Inks in greens and black. it's been a while since I've made an alcohol ink background, and it was so fun and easy! also, love how it makes the red apples pop!

I used a bunch of the little leaves and placed them around the card to add more gree.
and I finished off the card by heat embossing the sentiment in white onto black cardstock and fussy cutting it out.

be sure to check out the card up on the Newton's Nook blog, too!
enjoy!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #206 - There's No Place Like Home

happy Monday!
let's start this week off with a NEW challenge over at the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!

this challenge really stretched my skills! lol
for some reason, it was a struggle!

what a fun theme!

I stamped and colored the images from Screen Time, Little Snow Globe: Dog, Keep On Swimming and Window Scene: Winter with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. then I added some details with a white gel pen and used the coordinating dies to die cut them out.

 

Brace yourself, I didn't do any ink blending!!
instead, I used some of the beautiful paper from Gleeful Gradients! wow! I'll never get over how much I love that paper pad!
I used some white woodgrain paper for the ground of the house.

I stamped the sentiments from Screen Time in Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide Ink to look like a text, and popped it up with foam tape!
I love the versatility of this card, but also that it's perfect as a masculine card, something I struggle with!

I really can't WAIT for you to play along! you could win a $25 gift certificate to Lawn Fawn!!!!

enjoy!

Celebrating 20 Years of Inspiration by Jenn Shurkus!

hi!!!
i'm SOOOOO excited to be participating in the celebration of 20 years of Inspiration by Jenn Shurkus!

It was almost impossible to pick just ONE card to be inspired by that Jenn has created, I had about 25 cards in mind! lol!
ultimately, I chose this card to create my own version!

it's so FUN and whimsical and I just love the colors!
so here's my version:

I have to admit, I do like's Jenn version way better! but I had a BLAST making mine, and that's what inspiration and making cards is all about, right!?
I stamped and colored the images from You're the Zest and Fangtastic Friends with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I added details with a white gel pen and then die cut them out.

for the background, I used Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick and Abandoned Coral Distress Inks to ink blend. then I used the same colors to add a watercolor layer on top.
once it was all dry, I used white embossing paste and the new Woodgrain Stencil. LOVE the texture it adds.

I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto black cardstock, and then die cut it out with the Stitched Sentiment Banners. 

be sure to check out Jenn Shurkus' page and continue with the celebration! she has giveaways and TONS of inspiration to share!
hugs!