INKspirations!

Good morning, Hope you all are having a great start to the week.  To kick things off, I made a clean and simple card with monochromatic color.  Challenge link here:  AAA #301 To make this card, I grabbed My Monthly Hero Kit 2017-Celestial, and Stampin Up’s Sweet Silouettes. I wanted the girl sillouette to swing from a cloud.  So I took a cloud die and cut a piece of metallic silver cardstock (Recollections)- and positioned into place using a stamp platform.  The girl was positioned into place and stamped with Basic Gray Ink from Stampin Up.   To trim the cloud, I used a frame with a scalloped edge and partially die cut.  Once on the left, and again on the right, making two pieces that fit perfectly against the edge.  To add texture, I embossed the cloud pieces in Stampin Up’s Timeworn Type Embossing folder, then glued into place. The small star was stamped in Ranger Archival Ink - In watering can.   The sentiment was stamped in Versa Fine Ony...

 Hi There!  Today’s card is inspired by Just Us Girls with the theme this week using a container.   JUG #792 . I was able to play with the Hero Arts Retro Kitchen Classic Casserole die set!  I only used two, but there are many to choose from.   I began with looking for a sheet of paper that looked like retro wall paper.  Unity’s Wall Paper and Warmth 6 x 6 paper pad was perfect!  I loved this light green paper with the tiny lemons on it.   I used a scrap of SU-Old Olive cardstock and cut the two casserole outside pieces, then a light shade of pink for the inside.   To make the shelf, I used the SSS- strip die set and embossed with a wood grain embossing folder.  Then distressed with Chocolate Chip ink and a sponge. I wanted something with the dishes, and made a buffet mirror from Paper Trey Ink’s Love to Layer Soft Ridges Dies.  I cut one in kraft, and one in silver.  Then followed the oval shape with detail scissors to make th...