Inkspirational #318 Magical Inspiration

 Here is my DT card for Inkspirational Challenge #318.  Today the challenge is a Mood Board

Adapted from: https://picsandcheesecake.blogspot.com/2014/05/dt-lifepaperscrapbook-may-mood-board.html

I was inspired by the yellow flower on the bokeh background, all of the colors, the banner flags and  the circles!

I used a Circles Stencil from Lavinia and White Pigment ink to create the Bokeh background on the  panel of Mint Julep. I die cut the panel with A2 Arches from the Greetery.  I stamped the Lavinia Dandelion and sponged over the flower with Fossilized Amber Distress Ink.  Then I added white Nuvo drops. I die cut the banner and placed it over the panel on foam dots.  The sentiment is from the Magic and Wonder set from PaperArtsy.  I layered the arch panel over a piece of Distressed Dots DP.

We hope you will be inspired by the challenge Mood Board and will link up your card over at Inkspirational!

You have through June 28th to link up!

Also joining in on these challenges:

We Love Stamping

Fabulous Florals  - Ends 7/3

Group of Seven Cardmakers

Bokeh

Time Out Challenges ends 6/19

Stamps:  Tall Dandelion - Lavinia, Magic and Wonder - PaperArtsy.

Ink:  White Pigment Ink - Hampton Art, Nocturne - Versafine Clair, Ranger Distress Fossilized Amber.

Paper:  Mint Julep, DP Distressed Dots and Bitty Big Tropical Teal - Papertrey Ink

Accessories:  White Orbs Stencil - Lavinia,  A2 Arches Dies - The Greetery, Flag Banner Die - from a magazine, Gloss Simply White drops - Nuvo, foam dots, finger sponge.

A Stenciled Birthday In the Woods

 Today I'm thrilled to begin my time as Surprise Party Guest over at Seize the Birthday.  How excited I was when I received an e-mail from Nancy asking me if I'd be interested??  Ummm, YES! And what a thrill to be working with this wonderfully creative team for June and July!

This is today's challenge.

So Double Stenciling is a special technique where you take a card panel and  lay one stencil over another stencil and ink through both stencils.  Then you lift up the top stencil and ink through the bottom stencil with another color.  Usually a lighter color first and a darker color second - and you have to think about how the colors will mix so not to make mud.

SO -  here's my card followed by a few creation step photos -  

if you are a visual learner like me, and so I remember how I made this!  

I have to say, I tried a number of stencils and ink color combinations before coming up with something I really liked.

and here's the inside to prove it is a birthday card - a nice masculine design for the guys in our lives - or for anyone who loves the outdoors!

How I made it:  

Taped a white panel onto my work surface.  Placed the Birch tree stencil over the card panel, taping the stencil along the top.   Placed the Moc Croc Stencil over the Birch Tree Stencil, taping it along the top.  Sponged over all these layers with Evergreen Bough Distress Ink. 

It looks pretty crazy like this - hard to tell what it's going to look like, right?

Lifted up the Moc Croc Stencil and sponged through Birch Tree Stencil with Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink.  

This stencil is a Slim Line so it's longer than my card panel.

Lift off that stencil and your design is done!   Pretty magical right?!

The Birch Tree stencil came with a 2nd stencil to mark the brown bits on the birch and I wanted those on there - so I just matched up that stencil over the trees and sponged with a brown ink.  

(But that's extra, not part of Double Stenciling!)

I stamped the sentiment and adhered it over the panel with foam dots.

So, we invite you to join in and add another card to your birthday stash!  You can use the topping of Double Stenciling or just make it birthday!  You'll find the challenge here.

Also linking my card to:

NBUS

First time using the birch tree stencil

Stencil Fun  ends 6/29

Birthdays

Just Us Girls ends 6/19

Stamps: Peek a Boo Pals - Camp Wanna Stamp - Ellen Hutson, inside Birthday Basics - PTI.
Ink: Mermaid Lagoon, Evergreen Bough - Ranger Distress, Espresso - Altenew
Paper: white - Papertrey Ink.
Accessories: Moc Croc Stencil - AALL and Create, Slim Line Birch Tree Stencil - Rubbernecker, foam dots, blender brushes.

Blue and Yellow Beach Day

Today I'm joining in on the Color Hues Challenge.

I used several shades of blue and  one shade of yellow!

Color Hues

Ends June 14

Also linking my card to:

Double D Challenges  

ends 6/16

Something old - Nestability circle dies

Something New - All Star Burst Embossing Folder

Something Blue - blue flip flops

NBUS

First time using the Embossing folder and Postage Collage die  

Stamps: Beach Day - Technique Junkies
Paper: White, Lemon tart, Enchanted Evening - Papertrey Ink, DP Beach Vibes - Honey Bee
Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair
Accessories: Circle and Lacy Circle dies - Nestabilities, Postage Collage Die - Waffle Flower, Simple Strips - Straight Edge Die - Taylored Expressions, All Star Burst Embossing Folder - Simon Says Stamp, Yellow Enamel Dots - Altenew, Gloss Simply White Nuvo Drops., Flip Flops - Jolee's, foam dots.

Card Chain Challenge - May 2024 Reveal

 Today's the day all the cards exchanged in May over at the Card Chain Challenge are being revealed.  This month I sent a card to Mia in Greece and I received a lovely card from Jeanne in Minnesota!

This month I used the option of two of the themes: Men in Hats and Friendship and the sketch (sort of!)

Theme Options: Men in Hats / Cake / Friendship

Here's my card:

I purchased the elf/gnome die on Amazon, the sentiment is from Graduation Gnome from Unity, the DP is Forest by Stamperia.  I added black pearls for eyes and tuxedo hearts.

We hope you will join us for June - sign up to send and receive a card from someone anywhere in the world!   You'll find all the details on how to join in over at The Card Chain Challenge as well as seeing all the cards exchanged!   

You just sign up for one month at a time. You can join in whenever you like.  

You sign up on the Link - and you send to the person before you and the person signed up after you sends to you!

You have until June 6th to sign up for the June card exchange!

Linking my card to:

Krafty Chicks

ends 6/5

NBUS

First time using the gnome die and sentiment

Cut it Up

anything goes using dies  ends June 12

Stamps: sentiment from Graduation Gnome - Unity.

Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair

Paper:  Cocoa Bean, True Black, Pine Feather, Soft Stone - Papertrey Ink, Hammered white - Amazon, Place Rose - Bazzill, DO Forest - Stamperia.

Accessories:  Elf/gnome die - Amazon, black pearls, Tuxedo Hearts - Honey Bee,  Copic W2.

Inkspirational #317 - Framed Birthday

 It's time for the newest biweekly Inkspirational Challenge - #317

And here is my framed sentiment Birthday Card I created for the challenge!

I stamped this lovely Happy Birthday Background stamp from Gummiapan onto the white die cut circle from Stitched Square and Circles from Penny Black.  I cut a  circle frame from the same die set out of metallic gold and layered it over the sentiment circle with foam dots.  Then I cut the purple frame using the Mid Century Frame die from Altenew and adhered that to the gold frame (it fit just perfectly!)

I splattered a panel of white hammered paper with a purple POSCA Pen.  When it was dry, I layered the white circle over the panel with foam dots.

A close up just to show how the metallic gold sparkles in the light!

We hope you will join us over at Inkspirational and show us how FRAME inspires you!  You will find Mr. Linky as well as lots of inspiration from the rest of the DT over at the blog!

You have until June 14th to link up!

I'm also linking my card to:

NBUS

First time using this Birthday Collage Stamp

Seize the Birthday

ends June 4

Just Us Girls

Casing Carol's card - inspired by white circle and purple color

ends June 4th

Krafty Chicks 

ends 6/5

Cut it Up

anything goes using dies  Ends 6/12

Stamps:  Happy Birthday Background - Gummiapan (Color Me Nordic US shop carrying it)

Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair

Paper:  White, Amethist Allure - Papertrey Ink, Metalic Gold - Kraft Stack Tim Holtz/Idea-ology, hammered white - Amazon.

Accessories:  Mid Century Frame Die - Altenew, Stitched Square and Circles - Penny Black, foam dots, Purple POSCA pen.