INKspirations!

 Hello!  Today I’m sharing a card inspired from Just Us Girls #818, using the spotlight technique.   To play along, click the link  (HERE)  For this card, I chose Unity’s Birthday Blooms stamp. I started with a white card-stock panel and stamped in Versa Fine Onyx Black Ink.  I then used a stencil from the Simon Says Stamp - Be Your Beautiful Self Kit, and shaded the center bloom with Daffodil Delight Ink.   I masked the center image, and spattered black acrylic ink. Next, the sentiment from the coordinating Be Your Beautiful Self, was positioned with a stamp platform and stamped with Versa Fine Black Ink. I cut the colored square out with the coordinating die and stacked 4-squares for added dimension.  I decided I wanted a black border. So I used the medium square die to trim to the desired size.  (Basic Black card-stock (SU)   The lower Bloom was colored with Daffodil Delight and So Saffron Markers.   The medium sized butterfly wa...

 Hello! The challenge for Just Us Girls is - Use a Stencil To play along, click the link  (HERE) For my card, I used a stencil 3 different ways!  I have had a sheet of Easter egg emphrema and have been trying to figure out how to use it.  I started with using the Artful Palette Stencils from Simon Says Stamp.  Taping the stencil down, I could cut the dies from the floral Egg ephemera.   I used the stencil as a template, for perfect alignment.  I could easily lift the stencil off the Soft Seafoam card base (SU). The butterflies are from the SSS-Artful Palette coordinating die set.   I cut the three different butterflies and left them in the negative space, and then used Honey Bee Stamps - Damask stencil to create a pattern.  Wink of Stella was added for extra shimmer.  Iridescent gems were added on the body of the butterfly and a few flowers for visual interest.  Easy, as 1 - 2 - 3!  Thanks for stopping by! - Valerie Kaye

 Hello!  I finished up a special Valentine/Thank you note today for the Just Us Girls Challenge #809.  The theme this week is to use hearts.  To join along, please click the link -  (HERE) I initially started watercoloring over a white heat embossed heart, but then wanted to see how clear embossing powder would look.   Against the Blue Berry Bushel card stock (SU), the embossed area took on more of a navy color.  I loved the darker color better, so the watercolored version will be made into a second card.  After heat embosding, I used a light blue prismacolor pencil to color highlights on the petals.  - If you don’t have a light blue, the white would work just fine too. The heart image and sentiment are from Unity’s 12/21 Kit of the Month set. (SHOP HERE) The heart was attached to the Poppy Stamps - Flourish background die.  I used Blueberry Bushel cards stock (SU) for the back panel, and Seaside Spray (SU) for the floral overlay.  ...

 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...

Valerie Kaye Hello!  The weather took a dive today, and we are expecting 3 1/2 inches of snow!  It’s probably time to take my little ghosty off the front porch.  😆 That’s okay, making Christmas cards is actually so therapeutic.   Today’s challenge hosted by Just Us Girls is inspired by a mood board.   Just Us Girls #754 I was inspired by the center grey stone with the gold pine cone.  I also loved the circular gold confetti plate.  These were the elements for inspiration. I focused on grey and gold for the color palette and used an embossing folder for the pine branches.  The ornament was heat embossed in gold, and then finished using nesting frames.  The gold confetti was incorporated by using the frame die.  This was such a fun challenge!  Supplies Used: Stamp: Stampin Up-Ornamental Pine Sentiment: Unity-Winter Blessings Dies: Stampin Up-Ornate Garden  Ink: Ranger Archival Ink-Watering can Cardstock: Stampin Up Very Vanilla...