Hello, Sunshine

April showers bring May flowers but...Hello, Sunshine...you come too!

These rainy days are perfect to stay inside an create!  I have been playing around with my brayer and acrylic paint to create backgrounds.  I put yellow, white and oragne on a craft mat and rolled it around.  Then I put a bracket stencil over that and brayered away.  When that dried, I put orange on the craft mat and inked up the brayer.  The bracket stencil was placed on the paper again and I brayered away.  Once that dried, I stamped the grunge on the card.

The sunshine had yellow paint brayered over the stamp.  Once dried, I put sparkle embossing power because this sun has to SHINE!  Grunge was stamped on the edges.  The sun rays did not stand out so I used an Elegant Writer to draw a line under each ray.  The sentiment was stamped and embossed with white embossing powder.

I love this mixed media card.

Thanks for stopping in and if you would like, let me know what you think.

Hello, Sunshine is linked to:
Through The Craft Room Door
heARTful stamping challenge this  is my favorite  card  of 2016.  I love the mixed media and the colors just inspire me.

Designer Inspiration: Jerrie

Are you ready to have some fun with the April/May challenge at MHK Designs?  We would love  to see your creations and there are prizes to win!!

Check out MHK Designs for more designer inspiration and CREATE!

Todays card features the Wheely Like You set found in the ETSY shop.  The big clock is a rub on and the little clock is a metal piece.  Under the ribbon is a cut out from the paper with an acrylic dot over it.

Thanks for stopping by and wheely hope you join us this month for some challenge fun!!

Products used:

Wheely Like You | MHKDesigns

Take Flight

So I have been reading tutorials and trying new techniques this month.  I saw this tutorial on STAMPlorations but I cannot find the post to give Shery credit. I usually have the supplies, it is just using the supplies in a new way.

This is a timeless TAC stamp.  I embossed the butterfly in black embossing powder on watercolor paper.  Then I put watercolor on the butterfly wings and added extra so it would drip down.  Once it dried, I stamped grunge on the outside of the card.  I stamped the sentiment by th butterfly and because the watercolor paper is rough, it added extra grunge to the sentiment.

Take Flight is linked to:
Simon Says Monday
Creative With Stamps
Work It Wednesday
DL Art
Simon Says Wednesday
Word Art Wednesday

Perfect Poppies

The poppy has become a nationally known and recognized symbol of sacrifice and is worn to honor the men and women who served and died for their country in all wars.

Many of us have family members who have served in the Armed Forces.  My father, uncles, brother and nephews are either veterans or active service members.  My oldest son is a veteran of Iraq.  

The life long sacrafice the service members have given to us is an amazing gift.    That is why the poppy is such a special flower to me.

   

 MHK Designs new release is Perfect Poppies.

The new Party Hardy paper is used on this card along with Perfect Poppies.

Check out MHK Designs to find out how you can win this set or the entire release for free!  Check out all the design team's inspiration and give them some love as they have created awesome cards and projects for this week's new releases!

Products Used

Perfect Poppies Digital Stamp Set | MHKDesigns

Party Hardy Digital Papers | MHKDesigns

                                     
                                     
Perfect Poppies is linked to:                                  
Star Stampz Challenge
Craft Rocket Challenge

Color Throwdown at the Aquarium

Today I thank Color Throwdown for the opportunity to be their featured stamper.  I love the colors that are this weeks color inspiration

The colors worked well as I tried a new technique.  I used distress paint and applied it to a craft sheet. After brayering the colors together, I put down a stencil.  I placed a sheet of paper over the stencil and made my first print.  Then I removed the stencil and made my second print that is used on this card.

I stamped and embossed the fish and coral with clear embossing powder.  I hand cut the sea weed out of my first print.  Then I embossed the sentiment and added some small shells.

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see your creation at the Color Throwdown this week!

Color Throwdown at the Aquarium is linked to:
TPD Card Challenge

With This Ring, Shaker Card

My calendar is full of weddings this year and  I am in production of wedding cards!  This new release from MHK Designs has different images and sentiments that will enable me to make cards for all the weddings but, they will all look different.

I made a shaker card filled with rock glitter,  hearts and sequins.  The ring is glittered to make it shine!  Roses were handmade and added with some glitzy ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by!

Products Used:

With This Ring Digital Stamp Set | MHKDesigns

With This Ring is linked to:
Cute Card Thursday Roses, rose buds and leaves are handmade
Crafty Gals Corner Used die cut and punches for flowers and leaves.
Hiding In My Craft Room
Allsorts Challene
The Ribbon Girls
613 Avenue Create recycled plastic for the shaker window
Craftin Desert Divas
Sparkle N Sprinkle

Stitched Sunflowers

I am so excited with the new MHK Designs release, Stitched Sunflowers.  I love sunflowers and how their little heads turn through the day to face the sun.

There is a little quote, "I want to be a sunflower, so even on the darkest days I can stand tall and find the sun."

I used paper from MHK Designs called Beautifully Borcade.

Thanks for stopping by and check out the new releases and join us in the monthly challence starting April 21.

Products Used:

Stitched Sunflower Digital Stamp Set | MHKDesigns

Beautifully Brocade Papers | MHKDesigns

Stitched Sunflowers is linked to:
Eclectic Ellapu