Runway Inspired Challenge # 84

Happy Thursday! Almost the weekend! This one is for this weeks RIC challenge. The really beautiful mix of gold, pink, coral and purple on the inspiration outfit from the Runway Inspired Challenge # 84 really popped for me! I really loved the mix and the rich tones and as it is finally summery weather I had to use this new set of stamps (for me) by Casual Fridays.

Stamps by Casual Fridays

Hero Arts Grape Juice Ink

Ranger gold embossing powder

Copics and

PPP sequins

Thanks for taking the time!

Kim

Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge

So I made this bokeh background for the first time for another challenge and I loved it so much I changed the colour palette and made this one for the Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge creating a background.  I used the pig from the SSS Birthday Farm Animals (love this guy always wanted a pet pig!).  Forgive the picture, grey and raining here today :( and I took a day off from work but at least I got to play in my craft space!

SSS - Lots of Dots and Birthday Farm Animals

Distress inks: Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral and Ripe Persimmon

Copics

Vellum

Lawn Fawn Stitched Circle and Heart die

PPP Sequins

Gold twine

Thanks for taking the time!

Kim

New technique Sunday!

I have been away for work this past week, feels nice to be home and able to have some fun in my craft space! I made this one for the current Lawnscaping Challenge #106 try a new technique. There are a few new items here but for the technique this was my first attempt at bokeh.  I created the background with Distress inks and some dots from SSS with Memories Unicorn White.  The Silver twine in the back is also new, I have never been able to properly messy pile twine(there is so much tape in the back of that puffy star, lol)! Also, new even though it is an older Lawn Fawn set, is the Critters Ever After picked it up last time I was in my favourite craft store Scrapbook Centrale. I feel in love with the dragon made me think of Puff the Magic Dragon, loved that story as a kid :)

Products used:

Lawn Fawn: Critters Ever After, Hello Baby

Lawn Fawn Puffy Star die

Copics

Vellum

White Zing embossing powder

Distress Inks: Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio

Memorie Unicorn White

SSS Lots of Dots

PPP Sequins

Silver twine

Cool Mint Stickles and Glossy Accents

All Neena Solar white yardstick 80 and 110 lbs

Thanks for taking the time and happy Sunday!

Kim

Runway Inspired Challenge #83

I created this one based on the inspiration outfit from this weeks Runway Inspired Challenge. I really wanted to emphasize the gorgeous flowers from that dress. I have to tell you part of me loves the card and part of me is on the fence lol!  I really wanted a lush bouquet feel and I chose many different flower stamps to try and accomplish what I had envisioned.  

Stamps used:

Mix of Hero Arts, Lawn Fawn and the sentiment is from Mama Elephant.

Copic colouring

White gel pen

PPP Sequins

Thanks for taking the time!

Kim

Avery Elle - Spring!

I love the challenge theme this month at Avery Elle aeiheartu challenge - Spring! Never thought this winter would ever pass! Worst in history but Mother Nature has been making up for it big time! Beautiful sunny days, I can just feel summer on it's way :).

Products used:

Avery Elle Storybook stamp set

Copics

Lawn Fawn 4 bar note card

Vellum 

PPP sequins

SSS Doll House Pink ink

Black topic multi-liner

White gel pen

Thanks for taking the time!

Kim

Happy Mother's Day!

It's that time of year when everything is blooming, the weather is simply beautiful and everyone is in a good mood! I wish all Mother's a wonderful weekend! I am having my family over tonight for a Mother's Day supper, I made these place cards for the table using Lawn Fawn's Our Friendship Grows. I used this set for a watercolour card this week and I seem to have re-discovered how wonderful it is!  It is 30 degrees here in Montreal, I felt like sunflowers were appropriate!

Also used Hero Arts Journal Letters and It's Your Day

Mama Elephant Happy Everything

Copics and Versafine Black Ink

Dies from Spellbinder 

Thanks for taking the time and have a wonderful Mother's Day!

Kim

Lawnscaping 105 - Watercolour

The challenge this week over at Lawnscaping is watercolour. I. Struggle. With. Watercolor! These challenges are very good for me to practice with mediums that I may not turn to automatically.  I used a mix of Gansai Kuretake watercolour paints (flowers) and the new distress Mermaid Lagoon (background).  

Products used:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Our Friendship Grows (sunflowers) and Hello Sunshine for the sentiment

PPP Sequins

Gansai Kuretake watercolour paints

Distress Mermaid Lagoon ink pad

versafine Onyx Black ink

White gel pen

Copic C3 for shading

PostIt for masking

Thanks for taking the time!

Kim

Simon Says Stamp Fickr Challenge #18

This one was such fun to design and put together. It has finally been a remarkable weekend weather wise here in Montreal so the spring inspiration colours are so nice to work with.  I am submitting this one to the Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge Mother's Day and/or Flowers. I incorporated both, my mood is too good with this weather!

Products used:

Simon Says Stamp Butterflies and Happy dies

Simon Says Stamp Lavender Ink

Distress Abandoned Coral and Picked Raspberry

Ranger Airbrush tool w/ Copic R22

Memory Box Modern Blooming Frame stencil

Mama Elephant Mother's Day sentiment

Perfect Pearls

PPP sequins

Thanks for taking the time!

Kim