You are Loved

The artist at Creative Magic by Nilu, or @Kreativzauberby Nilu, has created another free digi stamp with paper for you - available for the next 24 hours!  This is Lucy:

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

I colored her with Copics and used a filmstrip die to cut her out, adding polka dots to the background and glitter to her glasses. Finished it off with a little "xoxo" sticker from a sticker sentiment book. Peace. 

Balance

 Good morning!  We are off to spend the day at my daughter's house hanging out with the kids and some friends.  I always look forward to spending time with them!

I had so much fun making this card below, I really stepped outside my comfort zone with the colors and such, and I was so happy that I did. I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

AllSorts #852 - Bees, Blooms, and/or Birds

Cut it Up #359 - Critters

Fab n' Funky #640 - Starts with a B (bee and balance)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

I happen to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator (hobby) and I received a free paper pack recently of 12x12 designer paper called Irresistible Designs. It is a white paper with a shimmery pattern - the one I chose to use has flowers on it:

I cut the DP down to 6x4.5" and painted the whole thing with Lindy's Magicals in Toadstool Taupe from the Enchanted Forest Shimmer Magicals set. I then took a piece of watercolor paper, stamped the bee design stamp from Funky Fossil's Let it Bee set with Versafine Sparkle and embossed with clear embossing powder. I used the Tag Trio die cut from Gina K Designs to cut it out, then sprinkled the Toadstool Taupe powder on it, spritzed with water, and let the magic happen. I fussy cut the sentiment (Unity Stamp Co.) and attached the tag with an old Stampin' Up! metal flower brad. Peace.

Keep Calm and Be Zen

 Any time I win stamps or digis from a company, I try to use them to show my appreciation - so when I won a gift card to Sunbird Spark, I had to get some digi stamps and play along with their challenge!

One of the digi sets I chose is called Zen Time. I kept this very simple as I wanted the focal point to be the entire scene. I printed it out, colored with Copics, and used a stitched edge arch nesting die to cut out. I layered the sentiment on top of it and added a strip of rhinestone stickers. Peace.

to the beach - Rope Stars Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs

 I can't believe June is so close to being over! I have a few more cards to share highlighting the June release stencils at A Colorful Life Designs - don't forget you can use code JennFan10 any day to save 10% on your order!

This is the Rope Stars stencil:

I had this background in my stash where I had used the reverse stencil technique with the Ocean Stars stencil from a previous release. I pulled it out and used some Distress Oxide Ink in Tea Stain to distress the edges and apply the Rope Star stencil through. I embossed the Rope Star with clear embossing powder, added a kraft ticket and a "to the beach" die cut.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - At the Beach

Classic Design Challenge - AG/Optional Summer Fun

Fab n' Funky - Something Beginning with B (beach)

Thanks for stopping by! Peace.

Girlz and the Art of Letters - D is for Dark

I'm back for another guest DT spot at the Girlz and the Art of Letters Challenge blog, this time the theme is the Letter D!

I went with "D is for Dark":

I ink blended my background using Fossilized Amber, Villainous Potion, and Black Soot Distress Oxide Inks. I then used a baby wipe through the Star Circle stencil and the Sun & Moon stencil, both from the June release at A Colorful Life Designs. If you use code JennFan10 you can save 10% off your order!

I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder, then sponged the edges with black ink.

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Paper Funday #88 - AG/Optional Polka Dots and/or Stripes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Girlz Creative Splash it With Color #24

Thanks for visiting! Peace. 

It's OK...

 Good morning!  We have a new color challenge for you today and the color combo is one of my favorites!

Color Dare #710

Here's my creation:

I used Mica Spray Stain in Hocus Pocus and Ranger Spray Stain in Twisted Citron to create the background on watercolor paper, using the ink smooshing technique. I matted it on a piece of Lemon Lime Twist cardstock from Stampin' Up! I stamped Yoga Anya from The Greeting Farm (old retired rubber stamp) with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored with Copics and a white gel pen and used a filmstrip die to cut her out, cutting the die again with black cardstock to frame her inside of. I added a sentiment sticker and lots of rhinestone stickers for bling.

Die Cut Divas - Anything Goes (with a die cut)

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Paper Funday #88 - AG/Optional Stripes and/or Polka Dots

Thanks for visiting! Peace.

Seaside Tag

I love making Summer projects, using bright colors and allllll the mermaid stamps! LOL  I would like to enter my tag into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - At the Beach

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts #573 - Summer Fun

Shopping Our Stash #576 - Summertime

Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes/Optional Summer Fun

I absolutely love the Tag Trio from Gina K Designs - I spent an afternoon just taking a bunch of my scrap papers and die cutting tags out of them! This one had been previously distressed with Oxide Inks and a mermaid scale stencil, so it was perfect for this project. I printed out the images from My Enchanted Colors and used my Brother Scan N Cut to cut them out. I colored with Copics and Stickles and attached with foam tape. I layered a die cut "netting" behind her and added Liquid Diamonds to her balloons. The ribbon I tied on it is a very old one from my stash from Stampin' Up! around 2005 or so! Peace.