Sherbet Circus

Happy Sunday! I'm writing this on Friday, so I'm hoping that as you read this we're out enjoying some park and picnic time if the weather permits. Jackson is learning new things so fast right now, it's so fun to see what new things he'll try at the playground from week to week.

I made some time this week to play along with the Simon Says Carnival challenge, and the carnival inspiration at Curtain Call. I knew Lisa's Circus Spectacular set would be perfect.

The WSC138 sketch worked well for what I had in mind (I did elongate the middle panel a smidge) I also used the matching Ticket Strip and Circus Spectacular dies. The papers are mostly MME scraps I pulled out of my scrap basket. The colours came directly from the pretty inspiration photo, I love the sherbet colours:

I kept the inside of my card super simple...

I stamped a couple of tickets, doing some quick masking. Thanks for stopping by - I hope you're having a great weekend!

  

Stamps: Circus Spectacular (MFT) Paper: Scraps (MME) Tangerine Tango, Going Gray (SU) Ink: Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger) Shadow Inks Garden Assortment (Hero arts) Dies: Ticket Strip, Rectangle Stax, Circus Spectacular (MFT) Other: Sequins, Sewing Machine

Flowers Bloom

Hello! I've been extra busy lately preparing for our little guy's first birthday - it's come up so fast! I did have time for a little extra inky fun recently though, inspired by the Simon Says stamp and show challenge to use your favourite ink. I love distress inks, you can do so much with them, and I've used my current fave, Fired Brick on this card featuring Verve stamps.

I started with a ranger tag base, sponging on distress ink in yellow tones, before splattering with water, and over stamping one of the flowers from Surely Goodness. I embossed and added some sponging with walnut stain ink on the sides and distressed a little. I tore the top of the tag off, and liked it so much I decided to make it the top of the card, I like the drama! The focal flower is also from Surely Goodness and was coloured with distress markers. The sentiment is the Where Flowers Bloom PJ stamped on vellum cut with the Curvy Bookplate.

Inside I used some of the torn tag to add a little embossed interest, and stamped the flowers again. Love that fired brick ink!

Stamps: Surely Goodness, Where Flowers Bloom PJ (Verve Stamps) Paper: Choc Chip, Kraft (SU) Tag Ink: Scattered Straw, Fired Brick, Walnut Stain, Tea Dye Distress Ink (Ranger) Dies: A Cut Above Dies: Curvy Bookplate Die, Scalloped Trim Trio (Verve Stamps)Other: SU Ribbon, Jamara Embossing Folder, Pearl, Mini Clothespin, Hemp Twine

Happy Birthday!

Hello! Thanks for stopping by today! I have a card to share using one of the new sets releasing this month at MFT.

I LOVE the new Cupcake Cutie stamp set, because the accessory images are large enough to take pride of place on a card. I'm entering this into the Simon Says Stamp challenge for Birthday cards.

Flowers Bloom

Hi Friends! Today I'm here to share a card made for the new Viva La Verve sketch (March week 3) and the Simon Says challenge to make a shabby chic card. I've been enjoying this style lately and Verve is always a perfect match for distressed edges and sponging!

 

My main sentiment is the Where Flowers Bloom PJ. The flowers are from Brighter Days and are cut with the Scalloped Flowers die.

I flipped the sketch to accommodate my flower and large sentiment. All my edges are sponged and distressed and I added some wonky machine stitching to my base layer. I also added some Stardust Stickles randomly on the edges of my flower. I also busted my ink spritzer tool out of hiding and added some sprayed detail with a crumb cake marker.

The brad in the center of the flower was pewter, I "shabbied" it by adding a layer of white enamel and wiping most of it off before it dried.

I kept the inside of my card super simple so there would be lots of room to write a message. I used my inkpad direct to paper and also spritzed on some crumb cake marker. The medallion from Grateful Elegance is stamped in Tattered Rose.

Stamps: Where Flowers Bloom PJ, Artful Elegance, Brighter Days (Verve Stamps) Paper: Nostalgia (MME) Ink: Tattered Rose, Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger) Jumbo Java Versamagic Chalk Ink Dies: A Cut Above Dies: Scalloped Flowers (Verve Stamps) Eyelet Circles (Spellbinders) Fishtail Flags (MFT) Other: Pearls, Crumb Cake Marker, Air Spritzer Tool, Embossing Folder, Brad, White Enamel Accents (Ranger)