Sweet Birthday Wishes

Hello my Crafty Friends

Over at CAS Watercolour the Theme for

 their first challenge for 2018 is Birthday.

Details are Here

Now for the last few weeks our temperatures here have been

in the high 30c which is close to 100f so 

I thought ice cream would be fitting.

My card is basic white. For my ice cream

I got out my  STAMPlorations Sweet Cravings Stamp Set and

 CUTplorations Sweet Cravings Dies 

I  heat embossed the ice cream in Wow Brown Sugar

on Kraft paper and die cut.

For my topping I used Folkart Paints and 

a tiny spray of Distress Stain in Antiqued Bronze on

watercolour paper and smooched.

I then die cut that and fussy cut just the topping.

This was popped on to my card.

Added sprinkles of Nuvo Drops and

finished with my sentiment 

from Pink & Maine Birthday Wishes 

which matches perfectly don't you think?

Inked with Memento Lulu Lavender.

Thanks for popping in today.

Love reading your thoughts.

We're Distressed at Just Us Girls

It's Trend Week at Just Us Girls

and Sue is our Host choosing a Most Popular Trend
using Inks as a background.

As I write this post I haven't yet had the experience of
trying the TH Oxide Inks but will remedy that
before this post goes live Yay!
So I am still playing (and lovin' them)
with Tim's Distress Inks for this challenge.

I did have another card in progress but time is
running out and needed to schedule this post
before heading off to spend time with family.
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As a lot of you will know I love playing with backgrounds
so this challenge was such fun. I could have made so many more.
I started my base with a metallic card stock.
The background was made with
TH Distress Inks in Wilted Violet and Mermaid Lagoon
then I got out some Pearl EX Powder  and
smeared it with a paint brush which has given it
a lovely shimmer. I keep forgetting I have them.
Added my featured flower from
ARTplorations Rose Duet stenciled with
Pearl White Acrylic Paint. while that was wet
I sprinkled with Elizabeth Craft Cool Diamonds.
My sentiment is from
STAMPlorations Trendy Butterflies 2
Finished with some gems.


I will add this card to the following Challenges at
STAMPloratons for their

Details - Here and

Details - Here

You need to pop over to our Blog and check out
what our May Guest Kathie Durgan and the
Team have made for your inspiration. I know there will be
lots of beautiful distressing for you to envy.
Hope you are so inspired that you will join us this week
as I know we all love Tim's Distress Inks.

Thanks for dropping in

Hey There!

Hosting this weeks challenge at Just Us Girls is BOBBY

and she has chosen the word GEOMETRIC and is sure to

give us some fabulous creations.

Here's what I had fun making - so cas but I thought rather cool.

 

I recently received the ARTplorations Broken Glass stencil

which is just perfect especially when I had the

Banners Dies from MFT with the same type of shape.

So my card was born.

My background was stencilled with silver acrylic paint

and once dry I added my banners in different shapes

cut from those swats you get at a hardware store

and framed behind it in pink.

Finished with some bling and sentiment - heat embossed

 by Paper Smooches -  Sentiment Sampler. Love the fonts!

Pop over and see what the Team
and our March  Guest Designer - 
Nance Salkeld from Soul Stampin
have create for your inspiration.
Hope to see your creation over at Our Blog
and you could be our next Chic of the Week
and in the running for Guest Designer for May.

Thanks for dropping by



It's a LOVE TAGplorations Blog Hop

The LOVE TAGplorations blog hop is in full swing

and I hope you have had time to pop over to see what

the Talents of the Team at STAMPlorations 

have made for your inspiration.

This is only Day 3 so there is still plenty more to come. 

 

 

Here are a few tags I made for this Hop. 

 

 

Now where do I start?
1 Simply Forever - Items used are
Sizzix Tag die
Kraft card stock
Cuttlebug Swiss Dots
Red/pink/white card stock
Stencil -  ARTplorations Rows of Hearts
Gold Acrylic paint, Mulberry Paper
Small heart Punch, MFT Stitched Die
Tim Holtz Festive Berries
Sentiment - STAMPlorations floral Bliss
Own Ribbon

2 You're So Very Special -  

Manilla Tag

Spellbinders Labels 8/18

Stamps - STAMPlorations Scribbly Splattery Grunge

STAMPlorations Fond Expressions 2

Stencil - ARTplorations Rows of Hearts

Spellbinders Hearts Circles Die

Small punched heart

Tim Holtz Festive Berries/Black Soot

Memento Angel Pink

Own Ribbon

3 Forever Romantic -

Sizziz  Tag die

Stamps - STAMPlorations Floral Bliss

STAMPlorations Groovy Shoes

STAMPlorations Scribbly Splattery Grunge

Stencil - ARTplorations Rows of Hearts

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

White Embossing Powder

Clear Wink of Stella

Small Heart Punch

Own Ribbon

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These are the sets I used from STAMPlorations 

 

And there are Prizes:

 (3) randomly drawn winners from all comments left on the STAMP blog and participating designers blog will each receive a $10 gift certificate to the store

(1) randomly drawn participant in the Love TAGplorations linky party will receive her choice of stamp set (Pocket Blooms, A Full Heart, or Two of Us)

 (1) randomly drawn participant in the Love TAGplorations linky party will receive her choice of any 2 of the new love-themed dies (Love, Always, XOXO, Forever, You & Me, Clustered Hearts)

(1) randomly drawn participant in the Love TAGplorations linky party will receive her choice of tag set: Luggage Tags or ATC/Tag Builder

*Winners announced on March 10 in the February Challenges & Hops winners post.

 

Hope to see you there.