I got it done, yeah! I did this card for the Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential which was to do something with coffee. I love Ethel from Rubbernecker she is so me!
This gorgeous marigold is from Stampin' Up! I haven't been water colouring for a while, you can tell my highlights aren't very good, I've always had trouble with highlights and painting. If anyone knows of a good website that gives tips on watercolouring please let me know in my comment section. I did this card for three challenges; the first one is Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential. The challenge was to make a birthday card the colour of my birthday. Mines in January so the colour would be garnet which is a deep red. Bravo burgandy comes close but doesn't have the gorgeous hue that a garnet has, but close, lol! The second challenge is on stamptv and is a sketch challenge. The third is One Stop Craft Challenge and that was to make something shine. I took the photo of my card on an angle so you can see the embossing on the background(which is shiny) and the glitter on the marigolds(which is also shiny). Great challenges!
This gorgeous little mouse is a digital freebie from Phindy's Place. The little bird peeking is just perfect for a hello card. Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential's challenge yesterday was to make a "slick" card. So in other words use slick cardstock, embellishments, acetate paper, crystal lacquer, etc. I used crystal effects to "slick" up my umbrella, raincoat, rainboots and water puddle. You can see the shiny or "slick" in the second photo. An easy fast card to make just to say "Hello".
I'm off to Tuscon in the morning for a week but I had to share this last birthday card I did today. The inside says "You're so screwed!" Glenda not only is still my friend but she loved the card. There were two challenges I had in mind when I made this card. The first was Saturday Spotlight with hidden potential and the challenge was to clean things up a bit. I chose to not sponge around the image, which is unusual for me and not to add any embellishments. The second challenge was from stamptv and was a sketch challenge. The only thing I changed was the oval, at stamptv its a circle, close enough. 
I did this card last night, late into the night and he turned out great! I masked off the cat (he sits on top of the dog) so that only the mouse was talking into the dogs ear. I LOVE this stamp! This card was done for two challenges. The first was for Whimsy stamps here. The challenge was to do something with Sweetness and Love. Well the poor little mouse so wants to be friends with the dog, that's definitely sweetness! LOL The second challenge was for Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential here. The challenge was to make our creations messy by distressing with ink, tearing edges, wrinkling cardstock, etc. So I stamped on tissue paper, wrinkled it and then glued it on to cardstock. I then inked over the wrinkles to define them better. Definitely messy.
I did this card for two challenges. The first one is Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential here which was to go wild with snowflakes. I think I did that, lol! The other challenge is on Stamp TV found here and they gave a sketch challenge with nestabilites. I don't have any plain ovals but the end product was close enough. IRL its so sparkly, it looks great. This was actually a very fast card, which made it even better.
This card was done for two challenges, the first one Saturday spotlight with hidden potential found here, was to do a card for valentines or wedding/love you card BUT to use no hearts. I stamped the first swan on a reverse stamp and then lined up the second and stamped it. However, after I really looked at the swans their necks sort of look like a heart. THIS was NOT intentional! LOL I finished it and I'm thinking Okay this isn't right! Oh well I really did have the best of intentions! The second challenge is from Flourishes found here and its to make a card with the feeling of love. I think this card fits that bill too! This card is for Robin's and my anniversary this Saturday. It will be our 28th.
I did this card for the Saturday spotlight with hidden potential and may I say that it was one of the hardest to do! I don't know why but incorporating a calendar was not my thing. I do like how it turned out though!
This is a retired set from Stampin up and is perfect for the Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential challenge found here. The challenge is to create a card with our favorite music in mind. My absolute favorite music is Christmas music sooo here is my card, lol! IRL the card is very sparkly, I used shimmer paint/alcohol spray over everything AND used a sakura glitter pen on the cuttlebug background. There is diamond stickles on the lamp.
This gorgeous poinsettia is from a retired Stampin Up set called Poinsettia Greetings. I stamped it twice and cut out the middle part and mounted it again to create dimension. The cuttlebug folder is called Holly Ribbons and is actually the largest folder you can buy. It fits an entire A2 card front whereas the others don't. I did this card for the Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential challenge found here. The challenge was to make a card with flowers in mind and of course Poinsettias count as flowers, lol! Real ones don't last very long at my house but I do love them.
This adorable image is from GCS art stamps. I did two challenges for this card the first is Saturday Spotlight with hidden potential and it was to use a stamp with hats. To play along you can go here they have awesome challenges! The second challenge, a sketch one, was for stamp tv here. They also have great challenges and prizes take a look!
This was the second split negative card I did but in black and silver. I used the same masterboard as the first set but did not sponge it. (I haven't completed the 4th card because I ran out of masterboard, lol!).
I combined two challenges for these cards. The first was to make a split negative card, a challenge on Stamp TV here, truly awesome! The second challenge is from Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential here and it was to make a masterboard which is another way of saying making your own background paper. I actually did two sets of split negative cards I'll be posting the second set this afternoon, they're in black and silver. The background paper is actually white shimmer paper, I sponged creamy caramel on it so it would appear cream, that way I could use the paper for all 4 cards! The split negative technique is fun, fast and easy, give it a try.
Stamps: Snow swirled
This card was done for a friend. The outside says "You know you're old when... and the inside says "Your ears are hairier than your head!" LOL! I did this card for three challenges, the card postitioning systems one again here , stamp tv Potluck Friday which was to create your own word background found here AND for Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential here which was to use an image over and over again! I stamped the background saying just a few times, lol! This old guy is hilarious and doing a background saying you're old worked great! Sorry Ray!
I love the new in-colour Soft Suede! Here I've sponged it on the back panel and just touched over the dots on the cuttlebug panel. Two vastly different colours but the same paper. I only used two colours for this card, a vanilla and soft suede. This card was made for a sketch challenge at stamptv here and Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential here. Yes I've already done a card for the Hidden Potential challenge but it was so good I did two, lol! You can't see it in the photo but I outlined the inside of the flowers with a sakura glitter gel pen. IRL it looks soooo good!
I finally had some time to play yesterday so I chose to do the Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential! The challenge was to do a card with words on it. I have this sentiment in a couple of different sizes, it says it all, lol, I adore it! I made it an anniversary card, the inside says Once in a while, Right in the middle of an ordinary life, Love gives us a fairytale. Happy Anniversary. To play along go here. I also thought this would be a good Potluck Friday challenge which was to do a feminine card. I can't think of anything more feminine than this! To play along you can go here.
This is the second post for today I needed it done and finished for a challenge! For Saturday Spotlight with hidden potential the challenge was to make a Halloween treat container. I made this one for my husband who will be spongebob squarepants for Halloween tomorrow, I'll post photos, lol!!
I finally finished my create a scene card for Saturday Spotlight with hidden potential! FINALLY. I create scenes all the time and then when there's a challenge I come up blank, how sad is that! LOL. To enter the challenge you can use the link on the right. Try it its fun!
I was playing with the shimmer paint again and I'm having a terrible time spraying the paper and then getting it to lay flat!! The oval shape is OK but the other two papers are warped! I thought when I taped them together that might help but NOO! So if anyone can tell me how they do it, spray and lay a book over it, or spray and what? I'm using 70% alcohol and 10 drops of shimmer paint. Its frustrating because the final look is so awesome!
This is my first post since Thursday I've been soo busy! This is a card for an awesome new challenge Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential! Every Saturday there is a new challenge you've got to try it out. This weekend the challenge was to do a Halloween card but to use no Halloween images! You can use Halloween sayings and paper its just the main image should be non Halloween. So I used houses in the background stamped off once so they appeared shrouded in mist. I stamped and embossed a new lightpost I got on the weekend and stamped and embossed a lineart cat and coloured him black with an orange tail. The spooky sentiment is a rub-on from Stampin up. Everything in the main image (except saying) is non Halloween! The background is a cuttlebug embossing folder which I lined with a sparkly gel pen. Tada! You can make a Halloween card without Halloween images. Awesome challenge!
