Cactus Fun

Hi, everyone!  Today I would like to share a fun card created for a co-worker's birthday.  This week's Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from Urban Owl.....when I saw this cool cacti photo, it reminded me that I had not used my 'Let's Stick Together' stamp set from MFT in a while.  The Color Challenge over at MFT was perfect for the images.....I hope the yellow background counts as a neutral!  I stamped the pots onto the card first; I was going to mask them and stamp the cacti over them but instead I stamped extra pots to layer over the top.  The pots were sponged with gray, fussy cut, and then coated with a clear gel pen.  The cacti were colored with markers; the flowers were coated with a clear pen as well.  The background was colored with a Blending Brush.

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Blessings,

Divinity Designs LLC July New Release!

Hi, everyone! It's time for another new release from Divinity Designs LLC!  This time around we are in SUMMER MODE!!  Check out all of the new goodies HERE!

Below are the new items featured in my three projects for today:

My first card was super fun to make; it features the new Flip Flops Layering Combo Dies, Mini Slimline Pierced Frames Dies, a fun pattern from the Pretty Patterns 3 Paper Pad.  Other items used include the Inspiration Words Dies, Foam Mounting Tape, Sequins, and the Mini Slimline Card Base Die.  The flip flops, frame, and words were cut out of yellow, copper, and red foil cardstock to give them extra shine.....the camera does not capture the shimmer, unfortunately!

My second card features the Slimline Palm Leaves Embossing Folder, a fun pattern from the 'By The Shore' paper pad, sentiment from 'Happy Trails', the Happy Birthday and Layers Dies set, Pierced Rectangles Dies, Matting Rectangle Die, A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer Dies, and Blending Brushes. The 'Happy' die created the cut-out to show the turquoise layer below.  A Blending Brush was used to lightly add kraft highlights to the embossed layer. Linen thread was added as a finishing touch.

My third project also featured the Palm Leaves Embossing Folder and Flip Flop Layering Combo Dies.  After embossing with white cardstock, two shades of green were sponged, then Inka Gold shimmer paste was burnished over the inked embossing.  The camera did not capture it well, but the raised areas of the background are golden.  Also featured in this card are the following dies: Bitty Blossoms, Ferns, Slimline Happy Birthday and Layers, Slimline Pierced Rectangles, Slimline Rectangles, and the Slimline Card Base.

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Blessings,

#1 Dad

Hi, everyone!  This week's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is 'All About Dad'.....I'm cheating a bit since I made this card last year but never posted it anywhere.  I began with kraft cardstock, stenciled with brown, navy, and green inks with Blending Brushes over the 'Diamonds' Stencil from Divinity Designs LLC.  The letters from the 'Large Alphabet' Dies were used to cut out 'DAD', then popped up with Foam Mounting Tape, a bit offset so the navy mat showed underneath.  Other dies used are: Alphabet Caps, Sparkling Stars, Slimline Rectangles, Slimline Pierced Rectangles, Slimline Card Base.

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Blessings,

Happy 30th Anniversary!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Karen aka ksenzak1....congrats, Karen!!  I chose this adorable cas card for inspiration today.  Tomorrow is Anniversary number 30 for hubby and I, so I created this card for him using the 'Wish You Were Hare' set by My Favorite Things.  He knows how busy I am since I work full time plus design for Divinity Designs, so he doesn't want me to spend a lot of time on cards for him. This set was perfect for a one layer card.  The image was stamped with Stazon Jet Black; the ears and nose were colored with a pink marker; a clear glaze pen coated the pink plus any of the spaces I wanted to stay white; lastly, the scene and image were colored with blending brushes and sponges using masking, reverse masking, and stenciling.  Cutting several masks took a little while, but I love how it turned out.  Since I don't have Copics, this is my fave way to color to achieve a smooth look.  I used a journaling pen to add the 30 to the heart.  The colors I used in my card are from the MFT Color Challenge, so I will be submitting to this as well.

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Blessings,

Monster Birthday x 2!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Colleen aka Katchoo1.....congrats, Colleen!!  I thought this monster card was so cute and I love the green and purple combo, so I decided to use it for inspiration for birthday cards for two of my newphews.  I used the "Little Monsters" Stamp/Die Duos set from Divinity Designs LLC for their cards.  The first card has a Wrinkle Free Distress background created with navy, green, and purple inks.  Other items used for both cards: Pierced Rectangles Dies, Pierced Ovals Dies, Ovals Dies, Matting Rectangle Die, Sentiment Strips 2 Dies, and the A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer Dies.  The monsters were stamped in Stazon Jet Black, then water-colored and popped up with foam tape.

For the next card, the same stamp set, dies, and inks were used, along with the Bubbles stencil and Blending Brushes, also from Divinity Designs. 

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Blessings,

Be Still

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is LynnZant....congrats, Lynn!!  Wow, Lynn's gallery is full of mostly scrapbook layouts and they are AMAZING!!  I chose this beautiful layout for inspiration in creating this birthday card for my sister-in-law who loves the beach.  The scene and scripture verse from 'Come To Me' were stamped with Stazon Jet Black; the scene was colored partially with markers and partially with Blending Brushes.  The chairs were coated with a clear glaze pen before sponging the sun.  The panel was cut out with the Pierced Rectangles Dies and layered with the Matting Rectangle.  The card was cut with the A2 Portrait Card Base with Layers Dies. (Stamps, dies, and blending brushes are from Divinity Designs LLC.)  Some linen thread was added to coordinate with the kraft card base.

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Blessings,

Spring Hummingbirds

Hi, everyone!  This week's Friday Free4All Challenge theme over at Splitcoast is 'Green'.  For my card today, I used mint green pearlized paper (yummy!), a lavender and green stenciled background, plus green hummingbirds.  Here are the items from Divinity Designs LLC used in my card:  'Already There' Stamp/Die Duos, Square Card Base with Layer Dies, Flourished Square Background Dies, Double Stitched Squares Dies, Sentiment Strips 2 Dies, Half Circles Stencil, Blending Brushes, Rhinestones, Foam Mounting Tape. The hummers were stamped with Stazon, water-colored, then popped up with foam tape.

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Blessings,

Moonlit Safari

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Kathy aka CarolinaKathy.....congrats, Kathy!!  I really loved the animal silhouettes in this awesome card and decided to create a night scene with this 'Grace and Peace' set from Blue Knight Stamps.  I began with a white card base, stamped the images multiple times in the Misti in order to get solid coverage.  A circle mask was temporarily adhered before blending the navy and purple ink to the background.  The mask was removed and a slight amount of leftover ink was brushed onto the white to soften it a bit. The Blending Brushes I used are from Divinity Designs LLC.

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Blessings,