Balloon Kaylee for a cute, bright birthday card

So, I was on a bit of a crafting buzz last night, as I want to use all my 'scrap' patterned paper, and I spied the iSpy Sketches challenge and thought it'd work perfectly for using some scraps...

I had picked out this patterned paper, from Echo Park to play with. I loved the colours on it, and decided to colour up Balloon Kaylee to match. I used my Stampin' Write markers and a blender pen. When she was completely dry, I went over her balloon using my VersaMarker and put clear embossing powder with holograhic glitter over the top, and heat set it. I layered up my patterned paper and some Baja Breeze card stock and stuck them on to my card base. I stamped my sentiment, and then cut a nestabilities shape for Kaylee to sit on. 

I am entering this into the iSpy Sketches challenge which can be seen below or at the link. 

Thanks for popping by!

Some Odd Girl - Royal Mothers Day Card

I know mothers day has been and gone, but I have to show you the card I made for my mum.

I made up a Centre Step card (it was the first time I've made one) using this tutorial. I messed it up twice before reading the instructions properly :P Anyway... I used Crumbcake card for the base, layered up with Soft Suede and the now retired Sale-a-bration designer series paper. I cut a Spellbinders Oval out, and sponged it with Pool Party and a touch of Soft Suede ink then focused on this beautiful stamp from Some Odd Girl. I stamped her once on to watercolour paper and once on to patterned paper. On the patterned paper, I cut out just her dress and top and added shading using the Stampin' Write Marker that matched the paper. I then coloured her skin, hair, eyes and lips. I cut her out, and felt she needed the crown, so I stamped it using Versamark and heat embossed it using Gold Zing embossing powder. Her crown is only outlined, and it didn't have quite the oomph I wanted, so with my Versamarker and coloured the crown in completely and re-heat embossed it using more Gold Zing. (Oomph achieved!) I stamped the sentiment "You deserve the Royal treatment" and added some red bling to it and her crown.
I am entering this card into the Stampalot monthly challenge which my wonderful friend Annmaree told me about. Their challenge this month is Medals or Monarchs

Have a wonderful day!

Stampin' Up! Hope & Strength and Curly Cute make elegant Wedding Cards

Last night before bed, I made a second card. One that wasn't clean and simple!

A Basic Black card base, which is then layered with a piece of Whisper White, half of which has been embossed using the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, through the Bigshot. I then stamped the top half using Curly Cute for the sentiment. The flourish is from Hope & Strength stamp set, which I have coloured using my Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker and VersaMarker (Versamark in pen form) I stamped it then added a little silver embossing powder which has been heat embossed. I finished this off with two strips of non- Stampin' Up! ribbon and some glimmer mist. 

I am entering this into the Just Add Ink colour challenge, just add black and white.

Anyway, tonight is going to be spent packing up my craft room... so, there probably won't be a post for a few days.... 

Until next time....

Happy Stamping!