Keep Your Fin Up

Hi all!  Here's a card I made using the newly released TAWS set Something's Fishy.  I love these new sets!  They're all so perfect for watercoloring and lots of other cool techniques!  I was experimenting with watercoloring and loved these colors for my shark, so I stamped him on top then fussy cut him. I added two blue sapphire glittered gumdrops for bubbles ;)  The sketch is from the SSSC267.

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YNS Fun Friday - Happy Father's Day

Hi all!  YAY for Friday!  Time for a new sketch and inspiration challenge on the YNS Blog!  I love this sketch!  I decided to flip it because it worked better for this image from For the Boys stamp set and the sentiment.  I colored the remote with Copics and decided to stick with the gray and yellow from the image to keep it masculine.  I love the extra little detail the notebook edge die gives to the dp layer.  And of course, I had to use the stitched rectangle dies again! A few sparkly silver gumdrops and done!

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Have an awesome weekend!

I couldn't be happier for you!

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Hi all!  Here's a card I made for fun using MFT's current color challenge #20.  I couldn't wait to play around with their simply circle background stamp which I ordered through Butterfly Reflections Ink.  Can you say CRAZY FAST SHIPPING??!!!  I highly recommend shopping here - Vanessa is a super cool chick who loves her customers!  :)  Ok, so back to the card - I embossed the background with clear embossing powder then used grapesicle and grape jelly inks to color in the circles.  I inked up my craft mat and picked up the ink with my SU aqua painter, so the colors is soft.  I just added more of the darker grape jelly ink here and there to give more dimension.  The flower and leaves are from the LJD Circle Scribble Flowers and dies plus the scribbles die-namics.  The sentiment is from the Totally Happy stamp set and was stamped on vellum with black licorice pigment ink, which I heat set to avoid smudging.  Other die-namics used are my pierced circle STAX, pierced fishtail flag STAX and Blueprints 13.  The sketch is the SSSC266.  A few ivory gumdrops finish it off!

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TAWS New Release Blog Hop!

 Hi all!  Welcome the the TAWS New Release Blog Hop!! 

I'm so excited to show you my card, so let's get to it!  I used an image from the All Washed Up set.  I embossed this killer cutie with black EP.  I had the idea to have him jump through a hoop and I'm so happy with how it turned out!  My silver cording was pretty cooperative ;)  I watercolored the background and cut it out with my stitched rounded rectangle die-namics.  I love the sentiment!  This set is just so darn fun, I tell ya!  

Now be sure to stop by the TAWS Blog for a list of all the DT blogs!  And our FREE when you spend $40 mini set this month is called Gill-Friend - MUST HAVE!

Be sure to comment as you hop for your chance to WIN!

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TAWS Sneak Peeks Day 2 - Keep Your Fin Up

Hi all!  Welcome to DAY 2 of TAWS May Sneak Peeks!!!  This release is FIN-tastic, lol!  Here's an image and sentiment from the Something's Fishy set.  I stamped the fish over paper I had already watercolored then added glossy accents to him.  I wanted him to look like a wall-mounted fish, so I made his plaque with dp, thread and an enamel dot.  This set is just SO fun!

Be sure to stop by the TAWS Blog for your chance to win this set!!!

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Bunches of love

Hi all!  Here's a card I made using some of the flower elements from the TAWS Say It Don't Spray It set along with a sentiment from Awesome Blossom.  I used the selective inking technique in order to stamp the sentiment in a line then heat embossed it with white EP.  This follows the SSSC265 sketch and the CQ288 color challenges.

Thanks for stopping by and {as always} hop on over to the TAWS blog for more inspiration!!!

YNS Feature Day - Make a wish!

Hi all!  It's Feature Day over on the YNS blog and this month the challenge was to make anything BUT a standard A2 sized card.  So, round it is!  I had to use the Waddles - Happy Brrr-thday set again because, well, look at this guy!  The whole set is just too stinkin' cute!  I used the matching dies to cut him out after coloring him with Copics. To make the round card base, I took a standard A2 top-folding base and placed my circle die so that just enough of it was hanging over the folded edge so that it wouldn't cut it.  Clear as mud?  ;)  The sentiment is stamped on the larger of the 3D banner dies.  A few pink lemonade gumdrops add a extra sparkle.

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