Gina K Designs STAMPtember® Collaboration!

The Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® collaboration of the day is Gina K Designs, and I have made a card with the beautiful stamp/stencil/die set!...

I stamped the flowers, then used the stencils from this release, to color the flowers.  I LOVE coloring with stencils...such fun, so easy and love how they look!  I keep trying, and am learning about coloring, but am not a great colorer, so stencils are wonderful!!  I then die cut the flowers, layered and then adhered to a panel with a stamped, die cut, and layered sentiment.  I added some enamel dots, and popped up the panel onto a card that I had brushed the lightest ink around the borders.  Here's a close up...

I hope you will check out this and other collaborations over at Simon Says Stamp...such great fun!!  Hope your week is going well...hang in there!!  

Thanks for visiting my blog today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Stencil With Embossing Paste and Ink

I used the Gina K Designs Thick Brush stencil and Stamp Market Few Words stamps/dies to make a couple cards to share with you:)!!...

I useds my distress inks sponged over the entire stencil/card panel.  I let inks dry, then placed the stencil back over the dried rainbow of inks.  I used Translucent Embossing Paste over the entire stencil.  I let the paste dry, then I cut two strips from the panel, and made both cards with The Stamp Market sentiments, the first with the"thinking of you" sentiment.  Here's a close up...

The second, just like the first, except with the "thank you" sentiment ...

Here's a close up of the shine of the paste with the ink!  I also used Tonic Jewel drops to give the panels a little bling...

Such fun!!  Hope you're having a great week with some fun, too!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Gloss and Glitter

I made a couple more cards with the Gina K Designs, Petals and Wings...I am loving this set of stamps, dies and stencil!...

I had an idea for the stems with little berries on them for both cards.  For this first card, I learned, by trial and error, to stamp and die cut the stem first, by itself.  THEN, I stamped the berries onto the already die cut stems, with Gina K Wild Lilac dye.  I found it next to impossible to stamp both the stems and berries and get them to fit into the die when I die cut...just too much room for error. YOU may be more precise, but in case you are like me, remember that tip...will save you time and paper.  I layered the berries, then covered each of the berries with Glossy Accents.  Thought I would show you the difference between the original color of ink and what it looked like after the glossy accents....

...quite a change in color, right?!!  It just so happened I had ONE card size piece of card stock that matched that purple color precisely...so stinking cool, right?!  I used a stencil from Honey Bee,  Polka Dot background stencil, to add some polka dots to go with the berries. I stamped one of the sentiments from the set, and popped up the white off the polka dotted panel.  Here's a close up...

The second one was a complete afterthought...thought of last night after I realized the stencil had the BERRIES on it:)!!...

 I stamped the stem and die cut, then positioned the stem underneath the stencil and used some glitter paste to adorn the stems!  LOVE!!  As with the first one, I polka dotted the background and used the same sentiment stamp as the first card.  

OMG...SUCH FUN!!  I love when cards are fun, easy and you love them when you're done...card making at it's best...and that's these two:)!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Glittery Flowers

I made a flower filled birthday card with a solid flower stamp and die from Gina K Design, along with a coordinating stencil and  some glitter paste...

(I have updated the pic, as I didn't like the first one, so much,,,)

I was inspired by Cathy Zielske(I am inspired by her...A LOT...I love her stamps/dies and the cards she makes:)!!), and the beautiful card she made with this same set, HERE!  She inspired me to get this set and I got  some glitter paste to have fun with, too!!  This set of stamps/dies/stencil has such wonderful potential!!  I stamped and die cut the flowers and leaves, then used the stencil to add some glitter to the flowers.  I layered both the flowers and leaves and added a sentiment from the Birthday Builder stamp set from Altenew.  Here's a close up...

Simple, sparkly fun...I'm in love!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa