Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge 3/19: Glitter It!

For this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge the theme is Glitter It!
I did some stencil work, stamping, watercoloring, and layering on this card, coloring with Prismacolor Pencils on the envelope images, and I used a Wink of Stella Clear pen to add glitter to the bees and the small beehive on both the card and the envelope.

White notecard and envelope
scraps of white and black cardstock
Memory Box Honey Comb Stencil No. 88521
small honeycomb stamp from Stampers Anonymous
small bee with hive stamp from A Stamp in the Hand
Distress Inks--Wild Honey, Mustard Seed, and Tea Dye used as watercolors
Prismacolor Pencils for the envelope
Wink of Stella Clear Pen on the bees, the hive, and on some of the honey blobs around the edge of the card

close-up of the images

This photo shows the glimmer from the Wink of Stella Pen better.  I LOVE the shimmer!

What If? Wednesday Sketch Challenge for Repeat Impressions M1914

Here's the inspiration sketch for this week's What If? Wednesday Sketch Challenge M1914 for Repeat Impressions, on their blog The House That Stamps Built.

I made three cards using this sketch.  The first two use Repeat Impressions stamps.

chicken and the egg stamp Repeat Impressions 1311J

Great Blue Heron Repeat Impressions stamp 1704P
Waterlily stamp Repeat Impressions stamp 2618H

Magazine Monday Challenge Week 44 at PaperCrafter's Corner

Here is the inspiration piece for the Week 44 Magazine Monday Challenge at PaperCrafter's Corner:

I recycled a stationery box, decorated it, and repurposed it to house the leftovers from this year's St. Patrick's Day creations.

Box Cover
Green Washi Tape around the top edge
Gold Glitter Tape
Holly Berry Red Cardstock
Key Lime Cardstock
Images of girl and sheet music copied from vintage postcards
and highlighted with Gold Signo Pen
no. 5 brad
stamps:  Dance; cent sign; date stamp for Mar 20, 1937
red pearls
Alphabet dies for Liberty lettering

another view of the top which shows the box closed
sides of top decorated with green washi tape
red brads added
bottom of box is black and wrapped with shamrock ribbon

And here are the contents:

rubber stamps, gold coins, green flowers

fussy-cut images from a collage sheet

several post cards with "The Fortune Teller " game 

vintage postcards

And everything fits perfectly before placing on the cover!

Check out my post today on Outside The Box!

Steampunk is IN!

In case you haven't noticed, there are NEW products on the Memory Box website!!!  And I couldn't resist playing with two of the newest dies:  

Mini Gears No. 98847 and Gearworks Border No. 98849    

I've been making my own jewelry for years using old clock and watch parts, very much like what I see in the Gearworks Border and Mini Gears dies.

 

And Steampunk is IN everywhere I look.  How could I combine the two new dies to make a Steampunk-ish card?  I had several silver foil tape sheets and one piece of gold mirror card stock so I cut several of the Gearworks Borders and Mini Gears from each.  I then chose some other dies to cut and decorate with the gears.

For this first card I used a strip of Memory Box Licorice Distressed Dots Paper and a heart cut from the same paper using the Memory Box Cupid Heart Die No. 98281.  I added a smaller heart in silver foil using the Memory Box Sweet Heart Die No. 98794 before layering on the Gearworks Border, pieces cut apart from another Gearworks Border, and lots of Mini Gears.

Next, I began with the PoppyStamps Clever Owl Die # 844, cutting it from Memory Box Licorice Distressed Dot paper with wings from scraps of black card stock, and layering on Mini Gears on top of Mini Gears.  Here's a close-up view:

And here's the finished card:

 

I added a narrow strip of the same distressed dots paper on the right.  I perched the owl on a branch die cut from the gold mirror card stock using Memory Box Leafy Branch Die No. 98292.  I added a sun die cut from more of the gold mirror card stock using Memory Box Fringe Circle Die No. 98268, placing it in the upper left corner and trimming it. I then added the Gearworks Border and scattered a few extra Mini Gears on the card front.

I still had some pieces left, so I made this card:

The Steampunk flower is actually made from the Memory Box Snowflake Sprig Die No. 98645 with more of the Mini Gears added to it.

Do you like the Steampunk look?  Then these may just be the dies you've been looking for!!!

Happy Crafting!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Lucky

Today on the Simon Says Stamp Monday blog the challenge is:  Lucky.  I'm not sure what role Luck plays in our lives, and I tend to think that the future is what we make it.  I had two things that I felt worked for this challenge--a stamp that says "The Future Is In Your Hands" and a postcard with a Fortune Teller Game on it.  I combined them in a card with the stamp on the outside and the game on the inside.

I stamped the image (Stampers Anonymous V1-795) in Hero Arts Black Ink (a waterproof ink).
I watercolored it using Distress Inks (smeared on a craft sheet and spritzed with water; used a waterbrush)  in Mowed Lawn and Salty Ocean.
I added the "believe" from Passion Slab CT1-113-D, a stamp from Postmodern Design.

I lightly adhered the postcard inside, so the recipient can easily remove it to make and play the "Your Fortune Teller" game.
I added the words "passion" and "desire" from the Passion Slab stamp.

I'm the WINNER and a Featured Project at PaperCrafter's Corner Today!

Anne T.

Papercrafting Challenge: Magazine Mondays – Week 43 Submission by Anne T.

Papercrafting Challenge: Magazine Mondays -Week 43 Submission by Anne T.

Anne created a wonderful home decor item for her mantle.

Based on her finished project, it looks as though she was inspired by the layout and colors and “vibe” of the inspiration piece.

Her piece includes a treasure from her childhood – love that!

Be sure to stop by Anne’s blog to see which item I’m referring to and to learn how she made this piece.

And out of all the entries this week, I'M THE WINNER!  I'll get a surprise package of goodies in the mail!

Less Is More Challenge: Stencils

This week the challenge on the Less is More Blog is to create a card using stencils.  I LOVE LOVE LOVE my stencils and have been using them a lot for backgrounds on cards.  I challenged myself today to use multiple stencils on a one layer card.  And as usual I couldn't stop after just one card!

I used Hero Arts Inks--Green Hills, Raspberry Jam, Bubble Gum, Butter Bar, and Wet Cement.
The leaves are from a new Memory Box stencil--Leafy Stems No. 88545.
The flowers and dots stencils I've had for ages and they are no longer with their packaging, so I'm not sure where they came from.

Because I haven't added a sentiment to these cards, they can be oriented to open either at the bottom or from the side.  Here they are in different orientations: