SIP #109 Sketch Challenge with FSJ Got You!

Hello and Happy Tuesday...which of course means Hump Day Eve!  lol  I've been so super busy that last weekend I just crashed on Saturday!  The only thing I was able to get done was to get this card made for the awesome new sketch challenge up over at Stamp, Ink, Paper.

I decided to use a fun new stamp set that I got as a Bloom Benefit for placing a $75 order at Fun Stampers Journey.  I LOVE bears so this one really spoke to me!  

I adore this sketch!  Some of you may be suprised that I didn't make a shaker card since I love them so much but I really thought this one would be just perfect as a window card.  These bears are so adorable and I love the sentiment "I've got you covered" that comes with the stamp set.  I stamped the image with FSJ Black Licorice Fusion Ink and watercolored with a water brush and some Tim Holtz Distress Inks.  I added a little bit of Journey Glaze to the umbrella and some of the little raindrops. 

I used the Journey Squares Dies and the piercing element that comes with them to cut my window.  The blue paneled background is from FSJ Designer Choice Prints.   

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina 

SIP #86 Color Challenge - Unity February Kit of the Month 2017

Hello and Happy Valentine's Day! Hope you have a chance to spend time with someone you love today!  I'm working today and so is my hubby so I'll try to at least have a little time with him tonight when we get home!   Well of course since it is Tuesday, it's time for another Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge!  This week is all about color and this is a beautiful color combination!

I made a decision as soon as I saw the new Unity Stamp Co. Kit of the Month to use these adorable coffee cups and sentiment from the Kit.  I absolutely LOVE coffee and all things related to it!  

I went back and forth on whether to emboss in black or white but I do love them embossed in white with the watercolor resist.  I used Bristol Smooth Cardstock for the emboss resist layer.  I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade and Peacock Feathers for the watercolor resist.  I also used some Tim Holtz Markers to make some splatters in those colors as well as Black Soot.  I used my heat tool to make sure that everything was completely dry.  The sentiment was stamped in My Favorite Things Black Hybrid Ink.  I used my Misti so I could stamp several times to be sure that I got a nice dark impression and then cut it down to 5" x 3 3/4".  I added a  5 1/8" x 3 7/8" layer of Basic Black.  I added 3 loops of black twine and tied it in a bow in the front and mounted it on a shimmery blue A2 card base that I believe came in a MFT Card Kit.   It was a super simple yet fun card to make and turned out super cute.  I'm beginning to really like a messy watercolor kind of look lately! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

SIP Challenge #84 Tic-Tac-Toe - Otterly Love You!

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  I'm super excited today because I was able to use this week's Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge Tic-Tac-Toe with my brand new MFT Otterly Love You stamp set from the Stamp, Ink, Paper Store!  I ordered this set last Friday and received it Monday!  I call that great service!!!  So for my tic-tac-toe, I went straight across the top row with Blue, Embossing and Sequins!

If you know me at all, you know I love shaker cards!  Well how could I not turn this adorable little otter set into a shaker!  

This was super fun to make!  For my water I sponged Broken China and Peacock Feather Distress Ink onto Bristol Smooth Cardstock and then spritzed with water and dabbed it with a paper towel.  For my otters, first I stamped them with MFT Hybrid Black Ink onto Bistol Smooth Cardstock and then clear embossed them. I used Antique Linen an Vintage Photo Distress Inks to watercolor them.  I'm really beginning to enjoy watercoloring with my distress inks! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

Here's a list of the products used!

Neenah Crest Solar White 110# Cardstock
Bristol Smooth Cardstock

Mama Elephant All Prettied Up Dies

MFT Otterly Love You Stamp Set

MFT Otterly Love You Dies

Stampin' Up! White Embossing Powder
Stampin' Up! Clear Embossing Powder

Versamark Embossing Ink
MFT Hybrid Black Ink

Tim Holtz Broken China Distress Ink

Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers Distress Ink

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink

Doodlebug Swimming Pool Sequins

Clear Glass Sead Beads 

Stampin' Up! Foam Strips

Ranger Fine Tip Aqua Painter

Ranger Multi Medium Matte
Scrap of Black Shimmer Cardstock

Stampin' Up! Red Glimmer Paper Heart