SIP #183 Theme Challenge - All My Love

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  My Monday was so loooooong!  I thought it would never end!  I was not exactly full of inspiration after a 12 hour day.  Alas, I had a design team project due so I had to make something for this week's Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge!

For my card I used a couple of different sets.  The background stitched rectangle is the Marbled Turnabout from Concord & 9th.  The heart die cut is from Hero Arts January 2018 My Monthly Hero Kit.  I love those kits because if you need a card really quick there is usually one I can pull out to put something together.

The card base was Stampin' Up! Flirty Flamingo.  The marbled layer was stamped with Flirty Flamingo, Blushing Bride, Powder Pink, and Primrose Petals (retired).  I also added a layer of versamark to the Primrose Petals turnabout so that I could clear emboss it.  It looks really cool in person.  The white stitched rectangle is Whisper White Cardstock.  The heart from the Hero Arts January 2018 kit was cut in Flirty Flamingo.  The sentiment was stamped on Flirty Flamingo with Primrose Petals and then clear embossed.  I added three PPP Clear Sparkling Confetti and added a few splatters with a Primrose Petals Marker to finish it off.  Although I threw this one together really quickly I do like how it turned out.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

Scrapbook Sunday Blog Hop -Love Theme

Hello and Happy Sunday!  Can you believe it's already the 3rd Sunday of the month???  Well it is and that means it's time for another Scrapbook Sunday blog hop!  I'm so excited about being in this hop and among such fabulous scrapbookers!  It definitely makes me strive to be better!  If you've already been hopping thanks so much for continuing on.  If you're starting here, you'll definitely want to be sure you check out all of the inspiration by clicking the next button at the end of my blog post!

February's Scrapbook Sunday Blog Hop Theme is of course.. Love!  For me not only is February special but today is extra special because February 18th is my wedding anniversary!  Jeff and I are celebrating 10 years of marriage and they have been wonderful years full of love!

My layout today is definitely different from most that I do!   I never use so much white but today I wanted to try something a little different.  I used the Large Letters Framelits to cut out my X's and O's of Shimmery White cardstock.   I adhered them onto the left side of a 12" x 12" sheet of Whisper White Cardstock.   The little bit of shimmer gave it a very subtle contrast.   The 3" x 4" Love Big and Love Much card was from the Petal Passion Memories and More Card Pack.  I matted it with 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" Whisper White Cardstock.  I matted my 4" x 6" photos with 4 1/4" x 6 1/4" Basic Black Cardstock. I ran some of the awesome scalloped Marina Mist ribbon from the Sweet Soiree Embellishment Kit up to the bottom picture from the right side and then from the picture over a couple of inches on the other side with a diagonal cut at the end.  I adhered the ribbon with Tear Tape so it would hold well.   You'll notice that the bottom picture only had adhesive on the sides and bottom so that I could keep the top open for a hidden journaling tag under the picture.  

I hate my handwriting so the hidden tag is perfect for hiding it!  I'll cut a small slit with an exacto knife in my page protector sleeve so that the tag can slide out without having to remove the page.  I made the tag with a strip of 2" x 5" strip of Basic Black Cardstock.  I used the Scalloped Tag Topper punch to punch the top of the strip.  I ran some Basic Black Baker's Twine through the slot so that it can be pulled out easily.  I added some Whisper White cardstock to the bottom of the tag so that I could add my journaling with my new SU Journaling Pens... I love them!

The heart from the Sunshine Wishes Thinlits was cut from Watercolor Paper that had a very light wash with Soft Sky ink.  Once dry I added a very more splashes of Soft Sky ink. I adhered it by dotting small dots of Tombow Multipurpose Glue onto the back of it.   I cut the "amazing" from the Celebrate You Thinlits out of a scrap piece of Marina Mist cardstock.  The amazing was glued over the heart with Tombow Multipurpose Glue as well.   I used my Stampin' Write Markers to make some splatters of both Marina Mist and Basic Black.  Do you do that too?  You just pull out the brush end of the marker really fast running against the side of the top when you pull it out to make it splatter.  I may have gone just a little splatter crazy!  I finished it off whith a few of the Glitter Enamel Dots.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  If you are interested in any of the Stampin' Up! products used, the listing of all products will be after the Blog Roll.  Make sure you click the next button to check what fabulous inspiration lies ahead at the Super Cool Blog of Cheryll Miller!

Blog Roll:

Danielle Bennenk

Sharon Dalton

Melissa Davies

Tina Riddle - You are here!

Cheryll Miller

Jerim Dickins

Charlet Mallett

Pam Staples

Dena Albee

Jenny Hall

Andrea Tracy-Tucker

Tanya Boser

Cathy Caines

Jess Brown

Product List

• Large Letters Framelits Dies [141712]
• Tag Topper Scalloped Punch [133324]
• Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies [141489]
• Celebrate You Thinlit Dies [146840]
• Basic Black Baker's Twine [134576]
• Whisper White 12" X 12" Card Stock [124302]
• Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101910]
• Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045]
• Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
• Sweet Soirée Embellishment Kit [145578]
• Petal Passion Memories & More Card Pack [145592]
• Glitter Enamel Dots [144200]

SIP #135 - All You Need Is Love with My Monthly Hero

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  Hope your week is going great so far!  It's been really hectic for me but I'm always happy to come home from my crazy busy day job and have some relaxing time in my craft room!  Crafting is my happy place!  

So this week over at Stamp, Ink, Paper it's all about Love!  Hope you'll take some time to head over and link up your own love themed card!

I decided to use my Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit from January as it was still sitting in my craft room begging to be unboxed!  lol

I loved the pink shimmery cardstock that was included in the kit.  I decided to use part of it for a front layer with that cool heart die cut out of the middle of it.  Once I die cut the heart I poked out all of the cut out pieces and then added the heart shape back into the piece of cardstock.  I added some Multi Medium Matt adhesive on the back side of it and then added a scrap piece of basic black cardstock to the back of the panel.  My card  base was an 11" x 4 1/4" piece of 110# Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock.  I added a beautiful a 5 1/2  x 4 1/4" piece of SU Petal Passion DSP to the front of the card base... I LOVE the black and white!  I then added my shimmery pink front panel onto the top of the Petal Passion with foam tape.  I heat embossed the sending love sentiment from the MMH kit in white onto a small strip of Basic Black cardstock and added it to the front.  I added three of the sequins from the kit and then topped them with glass seed beads.  I added two additional glass seed beads directly to the card front.  I finished this one off by adding some black and white twine across the top by tying it in a bow and curling the ends.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

PCC#230 - Love Theme - MFT Otterly Love You Again!

Hello and Happy Wednesday!  I'm always happy to make it to Hump Day.  I've been crazy busy at work lately and Wednesday always reminds me I've made it over the hump and am on the downhill slide!  lol  Well of course since it is Wednesday, it's time for another Paper Craft Crew Challenge!

Since February is the month of Love, we have a Love theme challenge this week!  I hope you're not already sick of me and these adorable Otters but I couldn't help but have another card with the MFT Otterly Love You set again!  I think they are just soooo cute!

I decided to make a waterfall of sorts with some distress ink smooshing on the lower right side.  I used the same colors to watercolor my fish.  Everything was stamped with SU Basic Black Archival Ink since it is waterproof.  I used my heat tool to make sure it was dry before watercoloring.  The rocks were watercolored in gray but splashed with the same distress ink colors since the water would be splashing over the rocks.  I used a distress splatter brush to make some light splatters of the blue. Zig Clean Color Markers and a Aqua Painter were used to color in my Otters prior to die-cutting.  I attached my Otters with foam tape.  

Here's a look at the inside of the card..

I made the inside pretty simple but still that little guy is just adorable!  

Here's a list of all of the products used:

MFT Otterly Love You Stamp Set

MFT Otterly Love You Dies

Mama Elephant Basic Set Creative Cut Dies

Zig Clean Color Markers in Light Gray and Medium Gray

Stampin' Up! Archival Black Ink

Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Broken China, Peacock Feathers, and Peeled Paint

Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Paper

Stampin' Up! Tempting Turquoise Cardstock

Stampin' Up! Basic Black Cardstock

Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush

Lucy's Cards "Sea Spray" Little Things sequins

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina