Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 394 - Create Your Own Background

It's challenge time at Tuesday Throwdown and it's one of my favorite things to do, create your own background. I view this as the adult version of school recess!

Our sponsor is Kindred Stamps which Audra started after hand carving her own "geeky" stamps. Geeky or not, I am seriously waiting for the "Happy Accidents" set to be back in stock. My daughter is a huge Bob Ross fan and I'm thinking it will be perfect for next year's birthday card.

The technique I used is Cling Wrap Background.
Supplies are regular white card stock, Adirondack inks in Lettuce and Raisin, Posh Rainbow ink in Beach Ball Yellow, Adirondack Alcohol Blending Solution and cling wrap.

Since I love to play and can be a bit of a rebel, I stamped and embossed my panel before experimenting. Embossing powder is Black Diamond. Sad to say I haven't a clue who 's stamp it is, won in a basket of goodies shortly after I started my stamping journey. As I was just experimenting I didn't bother with a perfect panel as you can clearly see.

After heat embossed

Followed tutorial for inking and scrunched best I could.

In my excitement after it dried, I forgot to snap a photo of the panel before creating the card. The background was a perfect result for the image, rather stained glass looking.

To finish the card, I stamped the image again with StazOn ink on acetate and the sentiment (The Angel Company) on to the background panel. Assembly was a bit of an issue as really didn't want to use brads, eyelets or ribbon and glue would show through. Some internet hunting provided my "duh" moment and solution. Simply painted select areas of the acetate with Diamond Glaze! Lined up, let dry, trimmed excess paper/acetate off and mounted on a soft blue card blank.

I really wish my photography skills were better as the marbling  of inks  along with the subtle glitter in the embossing really give the card a wonderful 3D effect.

If you were kind enough to get through my narrative, thanks 😀. Now is the time I gently remind you to check out the Design Team creations and Kindred Stamps, I know you won't be disappointed. Then kick back, play with creating some backgrounds of your own to turn into creations for entry into the Tuesday Throwdown challenge. I'm on edge waiting and maybe I will "lift" something new from you. Just saying...

PIP Challenge 1820 - Sparkle N Sprinkle

Sparkle N Sprinkle have joined with the PIP design team for this week's challenge. Winner will receive a $15.00 gift code to spend at Sparkle N Sprinkle, which is certainly not a challenge! Seriously, check them out of you haven't already.

Sparkle N Sprinkle allowed me to pick Bonnet Bouquet for my project. I love the images and sentiments that come with this set.

Printed on white cardstock and colored with Copics. A pink glaze pen was used on the word "always".  Trimmed and layered to pink and then purple Bazzil cardstock and all onto a green card blank. Marker colors are below.

My thanks to Sparkle N Sprinkle for such a beautiful set to work with and for the generous prize offering. People, let's show some love and check out their website and when finished there hop on over to the PIP challenge blog, check out the team's creativity and enter yours for a shot at the prize.


Colors:

Daisy 

Flower centers

Phlox

Bonnet

Ribbon

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 392 - Crop Your Image

Shock alert. Short post ahead! Tuesday Throwdown challenge time and we want you to crop your image. Kitty Bee Designs is our sponsor. I love her motto: "leave here smiling, inside and out!" 

I am using Flower Love Bug for my card. I cropped, then printed the portion I wanted use. Colored with Copics (listed below) and added some scraps from my stash for background and below the cropped image. Everything is mounted to a white card blank. Sentiment stamped on background paper with black Memento ink.

Babies are love and I think Flower Love Bug is perfect for a baby card!

Please swing by Kitty Bee where there are lots of great images you could use. Of course, don't forget to enter the Tuesday Throwdown challenge and check out the Design Team creations while you are there. One talented group of ladies!

As promised...

Skin

1st 3 are shell, last 2 are belly & cap

Flower petals

Flower center

Leaf (bottom left)

A bit of clear glitter pen added to shell spots and the flower.

PIP Challenge 1818 - Newton's Nook

It's Monday. There's a new PIP challenge and it's anything goes. Our sponsor is Newton's Nook, home to adorable Newton, Winston and oodles of stamps, dies and stencils.  They are providing the challenge winner with a $15.00 code for shopping!

Since so many people in my life have birthdays this month I went with that for my card. Pug Hugs and Pug Hugs Die Set were my choice cause they are just too cute and I wanted to challenge myself using black. I find it to be an intimidating color to use in crafting.

Stamped with Memento ink, colored with Copics and Prismacolor pencils after die cutting the pup and party hat. Stamped the sentiment (included in the set) onto light blue cardstock and adhered a ribbon and some design paper. Pug is glued flat while the party hat is slightly raised with a rolled glue dot. Bones are some Recollection brads, colored with Copic marker, prongs snipped off, glued in a little pile. Colors used are at the end of the post.

Don't you love his expression?

All done here so you are free to shop Newton's Nook and join the PIP challenge for your chance at the $15.00 gift code.


Colors used:
  Copics

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 390 - Critter Crazy

Happy May Day and welcome to a new Tuesday Throwdown challenge. We want you to go Critter Crazy! Mygrafico is our sponsor this week. They were founded to help Illustrators and Digital Artists gain a foothold in the children's commercial market so I promise you will find critters galore in their shop, from clip art to cutting files, digital stamps to templates. While not required, it's a great way to say thanks to a sponsor by using their products on your entry.

Mygrafico supplied the Design Team with images from Woodland Animals Digital Stamps. I picked the squirrel for my card simply because I have a family of 5 living in the trunk of a tree in my yard. It is both amusing and astounding that they all fit in there. Judging by the wicked tufts going every which way (who knew squirrels can have bad hair days too) when they emerge in the morning, I'm guessing they must sleep on top of each other in a much disorganized stack.

Once again, I kept it simple. Colored with Copics and fussy cut. For the background, I'm using paper I received from a wonderful friend (thanks again, Legs!) I just love the squirrels holding hearts and thought it was perfect for the image. I die cut a circle, applying the negative directly onto a white card blank. The circle is placed back in its correct spot and raised with a double layer of foam tape. The squirrel is centered in the circle and also raised with a double layer of foam tape. Sentiment deliberately not added at this point as toying with the idea of giving to hubby as an anniversary card this fall; he's very protective of those squirrels.

Time to run a bath for a certain little man in my life so thanks for stopping by, I greatly appreciate you taking the time. Please be sure to check out all that Mygrafico has to offer for your crafting needs. As always, don't forget to check out the Design Team creations and enter your work of art in the Tuesday Throwdown challenge.

Colors used: