A Purr-fect Day!

Aloha!

Today is Day 4 of the The Daily Marker 30-Day Challenge. I'm still hanging in there :D

Isn't this a sweet image? I love Penny Black's little critter images and have not yet inked this set up yet. So, it's about time!

The image is colored with color pencils and blended with Gamsol. But you know me - it was just too plain so I kept on going. I edged layer with blue, then sponged blue and pink around the sky and made some violet. Then I got bored with the usual rectangles and drew two lines and cut the corner out of the top left. I added the glass dew drops and used foam under the sentiment, Glossy Accents on the butterfly and flower. I added a gold heart charm to her collar and some ground.

Entered into:

The Daily Marker 30-Day Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (Thinking of You & Penny Black)

Stamp Set: "A Purr-fect Day" by Penny Black
Cardstock: GKD White 120# and 80#
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Summer Sky, Angel Pink
Prismacolor Pencils & Gamsol
Dew Drops, Pigma Micron Marker & Ruler, Glossy Accents, SU Round Punch, Signo Gold Gel Pen

Thank you dear ones for stopping by!

With aloha ♥

The Mouse and the Hedgehog

Aloha!!!

This card is for the current Penny Black "Nature" Challenge!

I have stamps I've never even used before and this set is one of them - making myself branch out some :)

It's very simple really - I combined two of the images from the stamp set to make it look like the mouse is getting ready to let go of the branch and bounce off hedgehog's tummy ♥  It's colored with Copics. After coloring the sky, I wet down an old cloth with Blender solution and held it against the blue for a couple seconds. This created miniature dots all over the place but you can't see it in this picture. Penny Black always has some very cute critters as well as gorgeous flowers. Get yours out and join in the challenge!!!


Stamp Set: "Tiny Wishes" by Penny Black
(I also used the sunflowers from Autumn Blessings by GKD & Theresa Momber stamped in VersaMark on the white base, in color inside and on the envelope)
Ink: Memento and Copics
Cardstock by GKD 120# white and AC Green
Spellbinders Label #16
Darice Embossing Folder (green layer) "Damask"
Want 2 Scrap Rhinestones in Orange
Corner Rounder

Mahalo for stopping by!

I hope this upcoming week will be FABULOUS for each of you!

Aloha ♥

Diffused Embossing with Flowers

Aloha!

Some, if not everyone, is going through such hard times - health problems, family, daily wear and tear - cotton pickin' - you name it, and everyone is going through it. Wishing you a week filled with happy thoughts, contentment, kindness and as good of health as can possibly be.

Stamp Set: "Flower Gallery" by Penny Black; "Leafy Background" by JustRite Stamps
Copic Markers, VersaMark ink (background on card base)
Anna Griffin embossing folder
Sizzix/Tim Holtz Diffuser Plates - Oval (Thought I would try these and am learning how to use them)

Inside--

Mahalo for stopping by!!

May your week be filled with goodness,

kindness & as healthy as can be.

♥

Watercolor Doves

Aloha friends,

Today is a good day for a stretch -- an art stretch! I'm trying to watercolor again :)  This time is for the Art Impressions Challenge, Anythi ng Goes about Flowers for springtime! Click HERE to join in or see what everyone is making that has to do with flowers.

Card Recipe:

Penny Black "Floral Doves" #1155H (This is an oldy but goodie, from 1998)
Distress Markers and paint brush with small jar water
Spellbinders Pierced Rectangles
Studio G Rhinestones
Heartfelt Creations Sun Kissed Fleur Flower Stamps and die cuts
Perfect Pearls spray
Multi Matte Medium
Sentiment taken from PaperTrey Ink Blooming Button Bits
Tag Die from Spellbinders A2 die set
Blue silk ribbon
All cardstock by Gina K. Designs
Scor Tape; adhesive pop dots EK Success
Watercolor paper by Strathmore 140#

Mahalo so very much for leaving some love 

here for me ♥

Queen Anne's Lace Aglow

Challenges:

SCS HYCCT Courage and Strength CAS Challenge

CASology #64 Harvest Challenge



Thumped Memento inks Mango, Bamboo Shoots, and Red Magic to the stamp and pressed to GKD 120# Pure Luxury white cardstock. I used the Sakura clear glitter pen over the sentiment as well as a few touches to the tops of the flowers, then added a few score lines and called it done.

Thank you for looking!