Showing posts with label Inkadinkado. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inkadinkado. Show all posts

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Grungy Roses

I’ve been dying to try the grungy roses that Tim Holtz made for his 12 Tags of Christmas but just never got around to it…until this week.  100_7387My friend, Linda, brought a cigar box over when we had our stamping party so I decided to make a box for my sister.  She has redone her bedroom in plum colors (which I love) so I wanted to  make something to put her favorite jewelry pieces in.  100_7382 She does so much for me so it’s just a bit of a thank you gift and a card to go with it.

I used a lot of Mod Podge on everything.  I colored the grunge paper roses with acrylic paints and then Mod Podge.  I wanted to give them kind of a porcelain look but I’m not sure I achieved it.  I added some Vintaj hardware to the corners and some wooden feet.  I painted some pieces from the stamp and then painted a couple of coats of Mod Podge on them.  I attached them to the box with some wire wrapped around a paint brush so they are kind of springy.  I sprayed the whole thing with a clear spray paint to seal it.  I left the inside natural.  I sure hope my sister likes it!!!

By the way, I LOVE the grunge paper roses and will be making a whole lot more of them!!!  They’re a little time consuming but I think they’ll get easier with practice.

That’s it for tonight!  I hope you all have a beautiful Sunday!

Blessings,

Christine

Deets:  The image is Inkadinkado, the cardstock is Coore’dinations and I made some crinkly seam binding with watercolor and a little bit of glue.

Challenges:
Charisma Cardz-Anything but square
Stamp Something-Flowery

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Hydrangea and Butterflies

Although this card has a butterfly on it, it’s not my Flutterby Wednesday challenge. 

Please scroll down for that one!!!

I’m back again with another card!  I made this a couple of days ago but didn’t want to post it until I got my camera back.  plum beautiful butterfliesThis is one of my favorite stamps and I love creating with it!  I love flowers and I love butterflies—nuff said!!!  I stamped and colored the bottom corner twice so I could pop the butterfly up.

Not much else to say today.  That’s weird, huh?  Now, I’m off to work on some other stuff.  Don’t know what yet.  I’m just going to let the stamps inspire me!!!

Blessings,

Christine

P.S.  I just heard nasty things outside and their is horizontal hail and thunder going on right now.  The weeping willow tree next door is really blowing around!

Deets:
Medium-watercolor; Image-Inkadinkado; Ink-Stazon Brown; Paper-Basic Grey Wisteria; Punch-Martha Stewart; Ribbon-Tai Pan; Additional from stash-pearls colored with Copics.

Challenges:
Sir Stampalot-Butterflies and flowers
Delightful Sketches-Pull out your punches

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Timeless Flutterbies

I’m tellin’ ya’ right up front.  I almost forgot to finish my Flutterby Wednesday card.  Shame on me!!!  I painted the image on Sunday!  If you remember, I had a migraine on Sunday and the best thing to deal with them is to watercolor something.  I pulled out this stamp and then the light bulbs lit!  10-3-31 timeless flutterbies This image is perfect for the FBW’s blue and green challenge!  Yay!!!  But then I didn’t remember to put the card together until about 1:00 am today.  Ya Wednesday!  So I finished what I was doing and then put this card together.  Now that I’ve taken the photos, weeded through them to find the best one and compiled this post, it’s after 3:00 am. 

What’s my point, you ask?  You ain’t gettin’ any details ‘till tomorrow!!!

Anyway, the challenge at FBW is to use the colors blue, green and white on your creation, as well as a butterfly, fairy or angel.  That’s it, pretty easy so there’s no reason not to play along.  Unless you don’t have blue and green paper, pencils, markers, etc.  But I betcha’ do!!!

Now head on over to the Flutterby Wednesday blog and see what our lovely guest designers came up with and then click on the links in the right sidebar  to see what all the other lovely Flutterbiers made!  They are all so wonderfully talented so you won’t want to miss out on a post.  Leave ‘em some love while your there, ‘kay?

I think I channeled my inner hillbilly tonight so I’m goin’ to bed and I hope she’s gone by tomorrow.  I have a couple cards that I haven’t gotten around to posting yet so, hopefully I’ll get to those tomorrow. 

See ya’ later, alligator!!!  After awhile crocodile!

Blessings,

Christine

Deets:
Medium-watercolor; Image-Inkadinkado; Ink-Stazon; Paper-DCWV Luxury,
Papertrey Ink; Punch-EK Success; Ribbon-Michael‘s.

Challenges:
Creative Card Crew-Vintage, aged
Tuesday Taggers-Bug (sponsored by the Craft Barn)
Simon Says-It’s so distressing

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Botanical Butterfly

Hi everyone!  Guess what?  It’s Flutter By Wednesday!!!  Be sure to scroll down for some Just Buggin’ and Squigglefly news!

10-02-03 botanical butterflyI had a hard time getting a good photo tonight.  It was just too dark. 

The challenge this week at Flutter By Wednesday is open.  So all you have to do is include a butterfly, fairy or angel on your project.

If you'd like to play along, go check out all of the other lovely DT blogs by clicking on their links on the right sidebar and then go to the Flutter By Wednesday challenge blog to link up your card.  We also have new guest designers for February.  Please help us welcome Alex, Brandi and Randi.  Stop by and check out their beautiful creations and give them some love!

Card Details:
Medium--watercolor
Image--Inkadinkado
Paper -- Basic Grey Wisteria
Additional -- Ribbon, Pearls painted with Sharpie

Challenges:
Flourishes -- cut it out, pop it up
Stampin’ For the Weekend -- sketch
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle -- open

Before I left for Utah, I had decided to rearrange and reorganize my Creative Space.  Well, it started today.  I spent most of the day moving boxes and furniture to make room for the new floor plan.    Then I spent some time unpacking a few things so I could get my card done for FBW.  I’m so happy to be back in my room with things a little bit more accessible. 

I took some pictures tonight and will take more along the way and share the transformation with you sometime!

In the meantime, I’m going to have a lot of extra things around here that I will need to get rid of.  What will I do with them?  I’ll be thinking about that and come up with something! ;-)

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Just Buggin’ Challenge

It’s another challenge a Just Buggin’ today.  I haven’t unpacked my Cricut so I didn’t get time to make something.  Our challenge this week is to make something with the theme of “Love” using at least one Cricut cut somewhere on your project.  You can make anything you'd like as long as it fits with the current challenge.

I’ll try to get it done sometime during the week.  I have it all designed; I just need to cut everything out and put it together!

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Squigglefly

I’ve got some Squigglefly news for you today as well.  We all feel very honored to have Mel McCarthy of Mel Stampz as our guest artist for February.  She is a very talented designer and I can’t wait to see what she does with Squigglefly’s wonderful images!

That’s it for now.  See ya’ tomorrow!!!

Blessings,

Christine