Inspired By Pinterest

Second post for today. Here is the first post.

I spent some time on Pinterest. I started a new board called Gold. Basically pinned all the gold based pictures that inspired me. Gold is trendy at the moment. Here is one of the photos that inspired me to make a card today.

Photo Credit - Style Me Pretty

I had bought Keppy Purkey's triangle die some time ago and haven't used it. So today I had a chance to use the die. Instead of diecutting, I embossed it on the card front. And then basically watercoloured the triangles using distress marker. I did not use the marker straight on the paper but instead picked the colour using wet brush and coloured the triangles. Then for the gold, I had two options. First Studio Calico's Gold Mr. Huey and second is Stampin' Up! Gold Smooch Spritz. The Mr. Huey was a warm gold and the SU one was yellow gold. I prefered the yellow gold to go with the blue to give the trendy look I wanted. So here is the finished card.

All the sentiments are from Say What? and Call Me stamp sets from MFT. Love the fonts of these stamps. Perfect for the trendy look. I have added enamel dots for accent and also completes the card. A shot of the card from the top. 

The gold has a beautiful shimmer to it. I hope you can see it on this angled shot.

I am smitten by this letterpress and watercolour technique using die. Thanks to Jennifer Mcguire once again :)

Thanks for stopping by!
Good night from Australia.

Celebrate-Embossing with dies

I spent about 5 hours yesterday organising and cleaning my craft space. I now have the whole desk and a closet to craft and store my supplies. I also bought the wider Alex drawers from IKEA to hold more supplies under the desk. I like to have as many supplies close to hands as possible.

Anyway, after all the cleaning and organising, I did make couple of cards. I used dies to emboss on the card. Jennifer McGuire recently showed how to use distress markers to go over the outline and colour the inside with a brush. She did a video and here is the link. I thought it was super cool. Thanks Jennifer. I don't tend to use distress markers a lot and therefore this is one way to use them.
Here is one of the card I made.

The "CELEBRATE" is a die from MFT's Accent It Celebrate Die-namics. I embossed it on the white card stock, trimmed it to size. Then went over the outline with Pink and Blue distress markers. Then using the wet brush I coloured the inside. I also added shading using a slightly darker colour of pink and blue. How beautiful is that? Here is the close up of the panel.

I then used Abstract Art and Jumbo Abstract stamp set to add subtle paint brush and spatter on the panel. Stamped the sentiment from Birthday Sentiments Stamp Set also from MFT. The pattern papers are from Kaisercraft's Confetti Collection.  The enamel dots are from My Mind's Eye. This card is for my daughter's friend birthday party this evening.

I used this new sketch from My Favorite's Things to make my card.

Will be back soon with another card made using the same sketch.

Ta!

CAS(E) this Sketch #57

Hello everybody,

I have to apologize. I am terrible late with my post for CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge. Since we started having fortnightly challenges, I got confused and thought the next new challenge is next week. The two weeks flew by very very quickly for me. I didn't realize it :( Thats the reason I am very later. Here is the new sketch by Joni.

And here is my take on the sketch.

On this card I have predominantly used stickers. These sticker are from Kaisercraft Sunny Days Collection 12 x 12 sticker sheet. The sentiment is stamped and is from MFT.

I also did the inside of the card.

Cute huh! Love that birdy. And the sentiment is awesome. Depending on which birthday it is, you can either highlight or circle the numbers. How fun is that?

Here is the closeup of the card.

Check out CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge Blog for more DT inspirations and linky to link your project.

Thanks for stopping by!

Uniko Studio New Release Blog Hop and a discount code!

Welcome to Uniko Studio December New Release.

You should have come Aimes Blog. You are on the right track. But sadly this is the last post from Aimes for Uniko Studio. She is leaving Uniko Studio DT. Aimes, you will be missed. All the best for your future endeavors.

Today is the release day of the Uniko Studio's two brand new sets. they are called All Occasion Sentiments #5 and  Always & Forever. They are available for purchase at Uniko Studio Shop right now. 

Here is my card using the All Occasion Sentiment #5

I love the Mr. and Mrs. stamps in the set. And that they are big and bold. These sentiment compliments the drama on the card beautifully. Here is a close up!

The pattern paper is from My Mind's Eye, the bicycle is from Memory Box, The ampersand and the sequins are from Studio Calico. The epoxy stickers are from Kiki. K stationery shop :) Love this card. Hope you do too.

Your next stop is to Nicki's Blog. 

There is a surprise for you today from Uniko Studio.

How cool is that? Get in there and get those stamp sets and dies on your wish list today :)

Happy hopping and shopping.

Introducing Uniko Studio's Always & Forever Stamp Set.

Welcome to Uniko Studio December New Release.

You should have come Aimes Blog. You are on the right track.

Today we are introducing a new valentine's stamp set called Always & Forever! This is a gorgeous stamp set with couple of heart shapes and a few sentiments.  Here is the sneak peek of the set.

And here is my card using the Always & Forever Stamp Set.

I went for the whimsical layered style card. 

I have stamped the heart shape using pink pigment ink (Memento Luxe) and heat embossed using clear embossing powder. Then cut it out to layer it on the card. Then stamped the little sentiment on a strip of pattern paper, made the fish tail banner and added to complete the sentiment. Here is the close up!

The pattern paper is from Pink Paislee Colourwash collection. So is the vellum banner and the chipboard heart. Your next stop is to Nicki's Blog. 

See you tomorrow with the new release blog hop.