Inkspirational Bingo

Hello everyone,

 

Two weeks have past and we have a new challenge at Inkspirational.

 

For the next two week’s we are playing Bingo or Tic Tac Toe, so there are lots of choices and we would love to see you there!

 

I have chosen Bling, Ribbon and Flowers and the layout of my card has been inspired by Deconstructed Sketch Challenge.

 

I just love the two sentiment stamps form the Million and One stamp set and I love the quick background the Gingham Washi Tape creates.

 

The first piece of Washi Tape has lots of little flowers on it and the main flower is from the Secret Garden stamp set.  I have stamped it three times and then cut the flowers up and layered them.

 

Added Bling, love bling and the beautiful satin Daffodil Delight Ribbon from my SU Ribbon stash. You know I do love ribbon too!

 

The little flag was created using the Bitty Banners die and the border using the Eyelet Border punch.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

and here is the sketch which I rotated:

 

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Deconstructed Sketch Challenge - #138 Sketch

A Creative Romance Challenge – Let’s Get Sentimental

Brown Sugar Challenge - #81 Use a Die Cut or Punch

Delicious Doodles Challenge - #75 Ribbon and Bling

QKR Stampede Challenge - #75 Sentiment Only

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - #76 Ribbons and Bows

Red Rubber Inspirational Challenge - #107 Dreaming of Spring

SUO Challenge – #90 Punch Parade

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping and having a browse, enjoy your weekend!

 

Meg

Inkspirational Photo Inspiration

Hello from a very hot 40 degree Summer’s day here in Sydney – I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend.

 

We have a new challenge over at Inkspirational for the next two weeks which is an Inspirational Photo.

 

The CAS design and layout of my card was inspired by the current MUSE Card at CASE Study Challenges.

 

And the other elements I took from the photo:

• The main colour is blue so the base of my card is Midnight Muse. 
• The butterflies represent some of the other colours in the picture and
• The words of the sentiment represents to me the maiden in the eye of the man looking down.

 

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

 

That is just my take – what will yours be?

 

 

Here is the photo:

 

 

 

I would also like to add this card to the following challenges:

 

AUD Sentiments Challenge - #98 Any Sentiment

CASE Study Challenge - #174 CASE

Bloggers Challenge - Friendship

Polka Doodle Challenge – Anything Goes

Feeling Crafty Monthly Challenge - #24 Butterflies

Nut Crafters Challenge - #59 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - #115 Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge - CAS

Loves to Scrap Challenge - #21 Anything Goes

 

 

Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you over at Inkspirational soon!

 

Meg

Faux Technique

Over at Come and Get It I have chosen the challenge this week which is to use Any Faux Technique

 

If you have not used this Technique at all there are so many different styles to choose from that if you are like me it is a matter of which one?  I finally decided on the Faux Patina Technique which is much easier than you think to do.

 

What I did was picked an embossing folder and wiped the Crumb Cake ink pad over the flat side of the folder and then ran a piece of Very Vanilla card stock through the Big Shot – you could also use Whisper White.

 

I then sponged Marina Mist ink on the raised areas and then sponged Always Artichoke ink of the same area again.

 

Once the sponging had dried a little I daubed some Versamark on the raised area and then sprinkled some gold embossing powder and heat set it with the Heat Tool.

 

I then layered it on some Early Espresso Cardstock and added some layered butterflies with a scrap of the Faux Patina cardstock.  The butterflies were cut and embossed using the Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die.  This little die would have to be my best purchase, I love it.

 

The stamp set is called Million & One and is a lovely sentiment stamp set which has a lovely the writing style and this was stamped in Always Artichoke.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Million & One
Card: Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke
Ink: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Always Artichoke, Versamark
Accessories:  Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon (retired), Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, Non-SU Gold Embossing Powder, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

If you haven’t tried this Faux Technique or any of them, give it a go.  They can be very effective and simple to do.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

2 Sisters Challenge - #165 Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - #28 Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps Challenge - #66 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Challenge – Use a Rubber Stamp

Stamp-n-Doodle Challenge – # Embossing

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - #101 Anything Goes

Bearly Mine Challenge – # 107 Ribbon/String/Twine

Die Cuttin Divas Challenge - #136 Use Brown

Paper Take Weekly Challenge – Use 2 of Something (2 Butterflies)

 

Thank you for visiting my little blog and having a look around.  Have a wonderful week.

 

Meighan