I used my much-used (much-loved) free
Paint.net program to place this beautiful into a tranquil night scene, using a photo that is
from a free Bing wallpaper program that I installed on my laptop some time ago.
(I love learning about all the beautiful places in the world, with new photos
and info every day!
Supplies:
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Background Scene- From my Bing Wallpaper program installed on my laptop
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Mermaid Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Coral Reefweaver and Moki)
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Coral is perched on a freebie digi from Sweet
November Stamps (Maiden Rock)
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Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique
markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen
· Front
Sentiment “Aim to be Mermazing” from Sweet
November Stamps digi set (Capri)
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All other items from my stash.
Entered into:
Time Out Challenge- #264 Magical
This
colorful card is for The Butterfly
Challenge, one of my favs! The challenge sponsor, Mrs. A, incorporates several
themes (including a letter/sentiment) plus six colors from which to choose when
we create our cards. The current challenge has a technique that is both
beautiful and inexpensive. (I’ll be sharing a card made with it soon so stay tuned!) Until then, here is a card I made with a handful of
items I found when organizing my craft room. I decided to use them to see if
they were still good since I’ve had most of them since I started stamping in
the ‘90s! I inked the large rubber stamp with a Rainbow ink pad containing beautiful Victorian ink colors and pressed it against an A2-sized piece of
glossy cardstock. I used a handful of
Victorian-colored watercolor markers (the ones that still had ink) to
color the flowers and leaves. Then, to add some bling, I covered the
hand-colored sections with Tombow glue and added some (almost prehistoric)
glitter. The combination of the markers, glue, and glitter created a bit of a
smeary canvas, but it does sparkle. I sketched butterflies and fussy-cut them
to embellish the front and inside of the card.
My card includes three of the Butterfly
Challenge features: flowers, frame (made with three colors of cardstock and a
decorative scissors), and butterflies. It also features varying shades of all six colors: Forest Green, French Rose, Fuchsia, Flame,
Frosty Blue, and Flaxen.
Supplies:
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Kaleidacolor Ink Pad- Royal Satin (These are still available. I found
several sources on line!)
·
Rubber Stamp with “Thank You” sentiment and flowers from Victorine
Originals (company no longer in
business)
· Tombow Watercolor Markers and Tombow MONO Multi
Liquid Glue (both are still available. I found several sources on line!)
· Fiskars Victorian decorative scissors
· Inside Sentiment from Printsworks Stamps (company is
no longer in business)
· Cardstock, glitter, Fiskars Victorian decorative scissors, and other items from my stash
Entered into:
My final card is for
the Snippets Challenge, which encourages me to use all my little bits and
pieces of paper. I found a packet of these sweet crown stickers, which reminded
me of a card I made for the Queens Platinum Jubilee a few years ago. I even remembered that I had
developed a sentiment for that celebration. So, I printed a portion of it off
to use on birthday card. To help the card have a regal feeling, I added rhinestones to both the gold crown and
die-cut on the front of the card. Ahhh bling !
I’m entering this card into several challenges including Park Hopping-My Happy Place where the challenge is anything inspired by a theme park. This is
one of my favorite challenges… as it has introduced me to many new places to
add to my bucket list! Challenge hosts Makira and Eden found a fun
inspiration for the June challenge- the opening of DreamWorks Land, a new children’s area at Universal Studios in Florida. Since one of the new
attractions opening in mid-June is named Shrek’s Swamp Meet, I
made a card that is fit for a… well… a Princess named Fiona!
Supplies:
§ Gold Filigree photo corner stickers- Hobby Lobby
§ “Birthday” from Memory Box Happy Birthday Die
§ “Happy” and inside sentiments- Computer Generated
§ Sparkly/jeweled crown stickers from JoAnnes and Hobby Lobby
§ Patterned paper scraps, cardstock, rhinestones and other items from
my stash.
Entered into:
Allsorts Challenge- Week 783: Lots of Layers
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Some lovely and different creations again Kathy, the Mermaid is lovely, many thanks for joining us at Allsorts challenge.
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Thanks for entering the third card in this post as your homework for the Snippets Playground. See you up in the treehouse later. xxx
ReplyDelete🩵🩵🩵 All of these cards are fantastic! Love the idea of a birthday card to celebrate the opening of a new "land." Thank you for playing with us at Park Hopping My Happy Place! Have a great week! 🎨🎢✨Cheers, Makira
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet mermaid in your scene! Wonderful gold shimmer and her coral head piece is charming! Thanks for sharing with us at Path of Positivity! ~Katrina
ReplyDeleteOH! What wonderful and creative card Kathy, I love your mermaid, she's so pretty in her sea world. Your “Thank You” card is so pretty and very elegant too. Then your Royalty card is inspiring, love the crowns and the sentiment. Great work. x
ReplyDeleteAll super cards. Love your pretty mermaid card but the one for my challenge is my favourite. Thankyou for coming and playing in the butterfly garden with me. Hugs mrs a.
ReplyDeleteLovely Snippets card Kathy - anything that remind many of us of our late Queen is always poignant. I do like the regal purple! A must!
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Di xx
Your thank you card is lovely with the sweeping floral tail. I like how you hand drew your butterflies for added interest too. Thanks for joining in at Papercraft Challenges. X
ReplyDeletea lovely mermaid and set agaist a super background, thanks for sharing at Crafty Catz challenge, Tilly
ReplyDeleteLovely cards Kathy and another gorgeous mermaid! Thanks for sharing her with us at Time Out Challenges and adding a little magic to our gallery! Hugs, Kate (DT Time Out)!
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