Inkspirational #363 Visual Prompt

 Here is my DT project for the newest Inkspirational Challenge - The Challenge is a Visual Prompt.

I discovered Painted Stones through FB several months ago but until now I've just used Rub-On's to decorate them. (So much easier than actually having to draw!)

I decided it was time to try and paint a stone -so - being inspired by the greens and blue, the word Lucky and the white dots on the sign, and since it's St. Patrick's Day here in the US on March 17th,  I painted this stone with a simple shamrock!

This stone measures about 2 1/4"

I buy the stones on Amazon.  They need to be smooth stones and smaller (2"-3").

Some people live near beaches that have smooth stones so they just gather them up!

 

I used a stone already painted white on this project but I also use the plain stones.

You can use regular acrylic paints but I use POSCA Pens which are acrylic paint in a pen and easier to draw smoothly with and to fill in color.   

I lightly draw my design using a #2 pencil on the stone before painting. 

You'll find lots of inspiration for designs on Pinterest and YouTube.

After the paint is dry I spray the stones with Krylon Triple Thick Clear Glaze to protect them and it also makes them shiny.  They are a bit dull when the paint dries! 

(hence some glare on my stone photo above by the 'y' in Lucky.)

Below are stones I have made using Rub-Ons from Taperlogy.

I sell my stones at Craft Fairs along with my cards!  Egg cartons are the perfect display container!

 

So how will our visual prompt inspire you?   We'd love to see you link up over at Inkspirational!

This challenge ends on March 27!

Also linking my stone to:

NBUS

1st time painting a stone

Simon Says Stamp

A Bit of Green

Supplies:  Smooth Stones 2"-3" (white or plain stone) - Amazon,  POSCA Pens (larger for colors, smaller black one for outline and writing, Krylon Crystal Clear Glaze.

May the Road Rise With You

 St. Patrick's Day is coming up on 3/17/26 here in the USA and I wanted to make a few cards to send -  here is one I made today.

I die cut 16 shamrocks out of watercolor paper and cut off their stems. I colored them with 3 different shades of green Copics.

I rolled a shaping tool over the centers of the shamrocks to make the edges curve up and adhered them with glue just on their centers over a panel embossed with a Plaster Embossing Folder that I sponged with Old Paper Distress ink.  The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse (retired)

Die Cut Divas

ends 3/31

Spring is coming with dry embossing and/or die cuts

Cardz 4 Guys

ends 3/16

Monochromatic colors

Just Us Girls

ends 3/11

Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge

Inspired by a shamrock painting

Stamps: Irish Blessings - Waltzingmouse (retired)

Paper: watercolor - Spellbinders; Soft Stone, White - PTI

Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair, Old Paper Ranger Distress

Accessories: Lucky Leaves Dies - Memory Box, Plaster Embossing Folder - Spellbinders, ball tool for shaping, Copics - G28, G20, G21

Lucky St. Pat's

I saw a card using these dies on a Tim Holtz Addicts FB page and since I had the dies - I decided to CASE it!  Colors and design slightly changed.

I don't send a lot of St. Patrick's Day cards but I always like to have a few on hand.

I'm linking my card to:

Inspired by Challenge

Luck   ends 3/13

Just Us Girls

Two greens and gold  ends 3/12

NBUS

first time using the hat and jacket top dies

Stamps: Celtic Heritage - Waltzingmouse (retired)
Paper: Pine Feather - PTI, water color paper - Canson Cold Press, Glitter Green and Glitter Gold - Michaels, DP Kraft Plaid - Coredinations American Crafts.
Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair.
Accessories: Tailored Things Dies, Bold Text #2 Dies - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, foam dots.

Lucky You

 Made a last minute Irish theme card inspired by a few challenges out there!  This could be for St. Patrick's Day or a congrats card or even a new home card maybe??!

I was happy to get out the Wood Grain Colorize dies from Sizzix .  I purchased them a long time ago and they've been sitting on my shelf!  This finished woodgrain strip is 4 layers and really gives a dimensional woodgrain look.

  

I rubbed Lost Shadow Distress Ink on my craft mat, spritzed with water and then rubbed a panel of water color paper over it.  Then I die cut all 4 pieces out of that so it was easier then cutting 4 different colors of gray.

I did the same thing with the shamrocks - rubbing Lucky Clover Distress Ink on the mat, spritzing with water, rubbing a water color paper panel over it, then die cutting the shamrocks.

Linking my card to:

Inspired By 

NBUS

first time using Wood Grain dies.

The Card Concept

clean layered inspired by colors

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

If 4 leaf clovers can be considered flowers?    I did the center horizontal row, 

if not - I did the top horizontal row!

Paper:  Water color - Canson Cold Press, EP Ink Drops Earth - Craft Consortium

Ink:  Lost Shadow and Lucky Clover - Ranger Distress

Accessories:  Woodgrain Colorize die, 3D Impresslits Lucky Love Die - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Pink Copic, Big Chat Stickers - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology, enamel dots - Altenew.

St. Patrick's Day Bunny

I'm a mix of English, Irish and Scotch and bits of about  8 other European areas!

(Thank you - Ancestry.com!)

I always make cards to send to friends for St. Patrick's Day. Everyone's Irish on March 17th right?!!  

This year I made these little bunny cards, dressing them up for the wearing of the green!

The bunny die is Carrot Bunny and the hat die is from The Gent both sets Tim Holtz/Sizzix.  The tag die is Tear Strip Tags from The Greetery.  The sentiment and stamped shamrock are from Irish Blessings from Papertrey Ink (retired).  

I added shamrock stickers to the hat of the 'boy' and the ear of  the 'girl'.  

I die cut two bunnies for each card and glued them together along the ears and top of the head so they would stand up!  I cut slits in the hat so the ears would pop through the top.

I'm linking my St. Pat's Bunny cards to:

 Double D Challenges: All things Green

Die Cut Divas - Anything Goes

The Card Concept Lucky Charm

my card is clean layered die cuts

Thought I'd share the same bunny used for Valentine's this year too! 

Stamp from Tear Strip Tags: Valentine Stamp Set from The Greetery.

Stamps:  Irish Blessings - Papertrey Ink (retired), Tear Strip Tags: Valentine Stamp Set - The Greetery.

Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne.

Paper:  White,  New Leaf, True Black, Pale Peony - Papertrey Ink.

Accessories:  Carrot Bunny die , The Gent Die - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Tear Strip Tags Die - The Greetery, thin green tape from stash (on hat), shamrock stickers - Michaels, heart punch, twine.

St. Paddy's Day with Stitches

 Time for a new challenge over at Inkspirational! #284

Pia is the Designer choosing the challenge this week and she wants to see Stitching - real or faux!

I went with the faux stitching option, using the Square Peek a Boo Window die from MFT.  

The front green panel is a textured cardstock so I stamped the sentiment on a  strip of plain green cardstock so it stamped cleanly.

Below is a close up so you can better see the colors on the patterned paper behind the shamrock.  The paper is Ink Drops: Earth from Craft Consortium.  

The Shamrock is 3D Impresslits Lucky Love from Sizzix and also includes a lovely heart die.  The shamrock is up on foam dots as well as the front green panel.

I added 3 gold Droplets from Idea-ology for a little sparkle

We can't wait to see what you create using real or faux stitching.  You'll find the challenge and lots of inspiration from the rest of the Design Team over at Inkspirational!

This challenge ends on March 10th so be sure to post your 'Stitching' card before then!

I'm also linking my card to:

Die Cut Divas February -  Add some Gold

I added gold metallic droplets

Krafty Chicks - All Occasions

mines St. Patrick's Day

Stamps: A Beary Good Year - The Cats Pajamas.(no longer available)
Paper: light green textured card - Parklane Precision Cardstock Pack - JoAnn, New Leaf, Pine Feathers - Papertrey Ink, DP Ink Drops Earth - Craft Consortium.
Ink: Versafine Clair Nocturne
Accessories: Square Peek a Boo Window Die - My Favorite Things, 3D Impresslits Lucky Love - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Skinny Strips Dies - Neat and Tangled, Droplets Metallic - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology, foam dots and strips,

Lucky

 Time to get the St. Patrick's Day cards made!

I created a pinwheel quilt on the center of my card.  It was a Technique Lovers challenge over at Split Coast Stampers and they linked to this instruction YouTube video.  (I really should have used a plain paper and a patterned paper rather than two patterns so the pinwheel design showed up better) 

 I cut two squares of metallic gold 2 5/8" x 2 5/8" and eight 1" squares (4 of one pattern and 4 of another pattern).

 I adhered the two gold pieces together, one on an angle, and then added the squares over each other in the pattern shown on the video.

 I used the 3D Impresslets Embossing Folder Lucky Love by Tim Holtz/Sizzix for the 4 leaf clover in the center.

Both the quilt panel and shamrock are up on foam dots.

I stamped the LUCKY in the corner.   My card is 4 1/2" square.

I'm linking my card to:

Just Us Girls Challenge

Tic Tac Toe Challenge 

Good Luck Symbol/Dimensional/Metallic

Krafty Chicks Challenge
Week #1 Use Stamps

Stamps: Irish Blessings - Waltzingmouse (retired)
Ink: Obsidian - Altenew
Paper: white, DP Simply Chartreuse Pattern Pack - Papertrey Ink, Metallic Gold - Parklane/Joann.
Accessories: 3D Impresslit Lucy Love - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, foam dots

March CAS Watercolour Card Challenge - Luck of the Irish!

Well -  here it is - March already.  The new CAS Watercolour Card Challenge is up on the blog - and I am the hostess this month!

So I thought we'd honor St. Patrick's Day since it occurs this month on the 17th - and everyone's Irish on St. Paddy's Day right?!    

So my challenge is to use some green, or a rainbow, or something gold!  It doesn't have to say anything about St. Patrick's Day -  just be inspired by it.

I made a 'friend' card that could say Happy St. Patrick's Day inside or it could be a thank you or birthday card!

I made the background by water coloring through a stencil onto a piece of watercolor paper - the more water you use, the more the color bleeds under the stencil.

 And because I'm the hostess this month -  I made another card to share today using the same stamp set I used on my first card.  This one has a familiar Irish Blessing stamped inside the circle.  

I die cut a circle out of a watercolor panel and water colored around the circle with the same watery green used on my first card.  I stamped the sentiment on the circle cut out.  I layered the outside panel onto a white card base with foam dots and then adhered the sentiment inside the circle.  I added a green die cut 4 leaf clover in the middle of the sentiment with a foam dot and covered it with Glossy Accents.   I stamped 2 smaller shamrocks in the corner in green ink and added Glossy Accents over them as well.

So please show us what St. Patrick's Day inspires in you and link up your clean and simple card over at the CAS Watercolour Challenge here.  You'll also find inspiration from the Design team as well as our March Guest Designer - the talented Hannelie (Desert Diva)!!

Stamps:  Irish Blessings - Papertrey Ink
Paper:  White, Pine Feather - PTI, watercolor paper - Canson
Ink: Obsidian, Hunter Green - Altenew
Accessories: Mini Basket Weave Stencil - The Crafters Workshop, green watercolor paint, paint brush, water, Irish Blessings Die - PTI, Lucky Leaves Die - Memory Box, lacey edge die - no brand, Glossy Accents - Ranger.

A Little Irish Luck

Ok, so here is my final (I think!) St. Patrick's Day card.  The sale at my church is this weekend - so I think I'm done!

I just purchased this adorable little Irish Luck bear stamp set by Penny Black and the coordinating die set two weeks ago and with my Irish Luck -  it arrived in time to use this year!

I stamped him on Bristol Smooth Surface white paper with Hero Hues Black Ink and then colored him with Tombow Markers - moving the color around each section with a Clear Glitter Wink of Stella brush.

It's really shimmery IRL - hopefully you can get the idea from the photos below.

I'm linking my card to:

The Card Concept

My card is clean and layered - I was inspired by the shamrock and the colors

Oh - and a BIG thanks to my wonderful stamping/blogging friend Loll Thompson for helping me doing all the work to create this new look for my blog!

Stamps:  Irish Luck - Penny Black
Paper:  White, Pine Feathers - PTI, Strathmore Bristol Smooth Surface.
Ink:  Hero Hues Black
Accessories:  Irish Luck Dies - Penny Black, Stitched Feature Frames: Ovals - PTI, foam dots, Tombow Markers green, brown, black, 5/9" circle punch - EK Success, Clear Glitter Wink of Stella Brush.