Color Throwdown #521 using SSS Poinsettia Background and Mama Elephant Sending Hugs

Happy Saturday!

I was a tad intimidated by this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge #521. 

The colors this week are Silver Black Gray and White. 

I really wanted to use the new stamps I got and luckily worked out!

I used the SSS Poinsetta Background stamp with Ranger Silver Embossing Powder onto some Gray cardstock. I cut it out with the stitched rectangle die from the MFT Blueprints 13 Die-namics. 

The beautiful sentiment is from the Mama Elephant Sending Hugs stamp set and also embossed with the Silver Embossing Powder. 

I popped the sentiment panel up with the SSS big Momma Foam Tape and  mounted the whole piece on a white card base. 

I then finished off with some Nuvo Jewel Drops in Grey Mist  to add some shine. 

Thank you so much for stopping by!

See you next time!

Cher 

Color Throwdown #516 using Gina K Autumn Wreath Builder

Hey Again!

I hope you are having a great Friday!

I have another post for a Color Throwdown Challenge. 

This weeks colors are Dark Teal, Rust and Cream.

I loved the colors when I saw the inspiration photo and couldn't wait to play. 

It was just perfect timing that my order of the last Distress Oxide Inks came in 

and Rusted Hinge is in that set. 

I used Hero Arts Fiesta Teal and the Rusted Teal with the Gina K Autumn Wreath Builder stamp set and stencil on some cream cad stock.

I used the dots and other accent stamps form the Concord and 9th Wreath Turnabout stamp set. 

I used Ranger Copper embossing to add some more of a rust color and add some shine. 

I then took the card base and ran through the Tim Holtz Wood 3D Embossing Folder. I thought it looked to blah with the flat paper. Plus I adore that folder and want to make everything be wood. 

I used the SSS Big Momma Foam tape to pop onto the card base and added some Nuvo Grey Mist Jewel Drops for some dimension and shine. 

Thank you so much for visiting and I will see you next time!

Cher 

Alcohol Lift Ink Birthday Card using the Center Cut Star Background Stamp

 Hello!

I have another quick post about a card I used from the ink lifted from that 

You Got This card I made a short time back. 

I kept it simple and inked this sentiment using the SSS You Matter stamp set.

I then decorated with Nuvo Jewel Drops in Grey Mist, Orange Marmalade and Strawberry Coulis.

I decorated the envelope with the center star and SSS Fog ink. 

Thank you for visiting!

Cher 

Alcohol Lift Ink card using the SSS Center Cut Star Background

Hello There!

I have a short post today showing the card I made using the ink 

that lifted off from using the Alcohol Lift Ink. 

 The card that I made with the other piece was the Birthday card 

used for the Color Throwddown #507.

The background stamp is the SSS Center Cut Star Stamp

The you die cut is the MFT All About You Die Set and the sentiment is from the SSS You Matter set. 

I decorated with some Nuvo Jewel Drops in Grey Mist and Pale Periwinkle. 

Thanks for visiting and till next time!

Cher

Shadowbox Birthday Card using MFT Otterly Love You stamp set

Hello!

Today I have my first shadowbox card. I tried to do the tunnel technique Jennifer McGuire showed but I just couldn't get to work so instead I decided to go with the shadowbox version. 

I used ver dimensions to a T to make the card and before assembly I ink blended the panels. 

I used Distress Oxides in Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean for the sky and water bits then used Twisted Citron, Crushed Olive and Mowed Lawn for the seaweed.

Spectrum Noir Markers used for otters:

PP1

PP3

IG1

IG4

GB8

GB10

EB1

I then used some Nuvo Jewel Drops in Grey mist to add some bubbles and shine. 

It came out so cute and hopefully can upgrade to a tunnel version lol

Thanks for coming by and see you next time!

Cher 

Hello Card using Altenew Totally Tropical Stamp Set

Welcome back!

I love anything that reminds me of Hawaii so I just had to

 get this Altenew Totally Tropical stamp set. 

I stamped the images totally random to make my own background using Distress Oxide Inks and then after I flicked on some Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink. 

I cut it using the MFT Blueprints 13 Die-namics stitched rectangle die and put 

onto some gray card stock 

I white heat embossed the sentiment onto the gray card stock and backed it with some 

vellum to just add a little something. 

I  finished it off with some Nuvo Jewel Drops in Grey Mist to add some dimension and shine. 

Distress Oxide Inks 

Lucky Clover

Cracked Pistachio

Candied Apple

Abandoned Coral

Fossilized Amber

Spiced Marmalade 

Wild Honey

Black Soot

Thank you for visiting and I hope to see you next time!

Cher

Distress Oxide Water Painting Birthday Card

Hello!

I have another card using the Distress Water Painting technique by Jennifer McGuire. 

I used the SSS Spring Flowers and More Spring Flowers  stamps sets with Versamark to white heat emboss the images on Bristol Smooth card stock.

I ink blended Tattered Rose and Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide Inks. I focused the Tattered Rose in the center with the Abandoned Coral on the outside.

I used a water brush to paint on the images and soak up with a paper towel. After it was dry I went in and painted the images with watered down Tattered Rose.

 It was then cut out using the MFT Blueprints 13 rectangle die.

The love sentiment is using the SSS LOVE wafer die and cut from Neenah Metallic card stock.
The other part of the sentiment is from SSS You Matter and All My Love stamp sets

I finished it up with some Nuvo Jewel Drops in Grey Mist.

Till next time...Have a fantastic day!!
Cher 

Concord and 9th Wreath Turnabout Stamp Set

Welcome Back!

Today I have three cards I made using the Concord and 9th Wreath Turnabout stamp set.

These were so fun to make and made me feel like a wizard of creating a wreath with hardly any effort.

The stamp set had the options for the above and below cards of a full circle wreath
 and a circle wreath.

I don't have many dye inks so all of these are made using Distress Oxide Inks.
I did use the Tim Holtz and Tonic Stamp Platform to get perfect positioning and stamping.

Distress Oxide Inks: 

Evergreen Bough

Seedless Preserves

Shaded Lilac

Wilted Violet

Nuvo Jewel Drops:

Key Lime
Grey Mist

Pale Periwinkle

Distress Oxide Inks:

Twisted Citron

Tattered Rose

Worn Lipstick

Picked Raspberry 

Sentiment:

SSS BIG THANKS Wafer Dies

Nuvo Jewel Drops:

Key Lime
Grey Mist
Strawberry Coulis

Distress Oxide Inks:

Twisted Citron

Tattered Rose

Abandoned Coral

Picked Raspberry 

I changed out the Worn Lipstick for the Abandoned Coral because I felt looked too similar to the Picked Raspberry. 

Sentiment:

Simon Says Stamp LOVE Wafer Die

Nuvo Jewel Drops:

Key Lime
Grey Mist
Strawberry Coulis

Thank you again for visiting and I hope you have a great day!
Cher 

Mothers Day Box Card

Hi!
Today I have a Mother's Day card I made from a Lori Whitlock design in the Silhouette Design Store.  It is a adorable 3D card which Lori is fantastic at designing.

My cameo is acting crazy so no lie it took me two days, lots of cursing and 5 hours with Silhouette tech support to get this made. lol

I cut all the images from some white card stock.

I inked up all the images with Distress Oxide Inks.
I kept the inking very simple due to the above issues I was having.

Distress Oxide Inks Used:
 Broken China
 Tattered Rose
Lucky Clover
 Cracked Pistachio
Carved Pumpkin
 Squeezed Lemonade
  Hickory Smoke

I then added some Nuvo Jewel Drops in grey mist to add some interest and to be honest,
hide some mistakes.
That is what they are made for right?

The beauty of this card is that it can be folded to fit in a card to be mailed 

Thank you for checking it out and see you next time!
Cher

Valentines Day card Using SSS More Spring Flowers stamp set

Happy Monday!!

Today I am showing the "Galentines" Day Card for my awesome Mother in Law. To be honest I hate the term MIL cause...she's more than that...she is just my Mom.

I tried looking through my You Tube history and just couldn't find the video I watched to give credit. 

I saw someone do a technique of using Distress ink on a background and then place a stencil over it to then distress more of the same color over it to create a tone on tone look. 

I just had to recreate it my way. 

I used the following inks from the top to bottom.

Distress Inks:

Candied Apple

Worn Lipstick

Abandoned Coral

Spun Sugar

The stencil I used is the SSS Diamond Circles Stencil. 

The flowers are from the SSS More Spring Flowers stamp set. I heat embossed the images with white embossing powder and watercolored with the same distress inks. 

I created the sentiment in the Silhouette Studio software and inked up with the Candied Apple Distress Ink. 

I couldn't leave well enough alone and also added some Nuvo Jewel Drops in Grey Mist which really just accents the color underneath. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope to see you next time!

Cher