Wicked Wednesday and Oddball Art

It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and today our sponsor is Oddball Art!  Our theme this week is Back to School.  For myATC I've used a combination of Maddie N Friends #109B and Lindsay Lame Brain #112.

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

Oddball Art© Maddie N Friends #109B
Oddball Art© Lindsay Lame Brain #112
Copic® Markers
Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock
Blue Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Firefly Stickles™ by Ranger®
Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image combined as shown and trim to 2.25" x 3.25"
Color image and draw floor with markers
Create ATC card base and adhere image to base
Using a strip of cardstock, write your sentiment
Cut sentiment into individual words and adhere
Add Stickles™ as shown, set aside to dry

Thanks bunches for stopping by today.  I hope I've inspired you to come and play along with us this week.  I'm also playing along in the Oddball Art Co Facebook challenge, it's an anything goes! Who knows, you might just win!  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,
Lea

Wicked Wednesday and DRS Designs

Hello there!  It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and this week our sponsor is DRS Designs.  Our theme for the week is Stars & Stripes!  I'm a very patriotic soul so this week's challenge is a favorite!  The image I've used is USA Thanks to Our Brave.  This one was near and dear because I spent 9 years on active duty in the U. S. Army.  I'm proud of my service to our wonderful country!

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

DRS Designs USA Thanks to Our Brave

Copic Markers

atyouSpica™ Glitter Pens

Dylusions® Spray in Postbox Red

Americana 6x6 American Crafts™ Paper Pad

Red Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

I printed the image twice in two different sizes as I wanted the bottom portion of the image to be smaller than the USA.

I colored the USA with Copics® first and then cut out each letter.

Next I decided to go over each letter with glitter pens to add a little pizzazz!

I didn't want the sentiment to remain white so I spritzed it with red spray mist and set it aside to dry.

I cut the base of the ATC from red cardstock.

I cut the patterned background paper and adhered it to the ATC base.

Next I added a little sparkle to my patterned paper with glitter pens.

Since the sentiment was dry now, I added a little glitter to "Free" and "Brave."

Next up was all the layering and adhering as shown.

I would love to see your patriotic ATC's so I hope you'll join us this week.  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

A Little Mouse Mischief

Today is the last day of the Stampendous® week of Mousey Mischief!  It’s always fun to see what these cute little House-Mouse® critters are up to.  You never know what they’ll be doing next!  Here’s my project for today:

Here’s what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® House-Mouse® Designs Watermelon Mice
Stampendous® Fran’s Mixed Media White Paper
Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®
Painted Desert Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Frosted Kiwi Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
May Arts Ribbon®
Beacon 3-in-1™ Advanced Craft Glue
Tim Holtz® Tumbled Glass Distress Ink by Ranger®
Copic® Markers:  W1, W4, W7; T2, T4, T6; C0; YG0000, YG01, YG13, YG21; RV13, RV14; R35; E21, E23, E25, E31, E33, E35, E50, E51, E53, E93

Here’s what I did to create this card:

Stamp image, color and trim to desired size
Add distress ink all around
Create A2 horizontal card base with a tent fold in green cardstock
Trim a piece of red cardstock as shown
Adhere image to red cardstock
Create a bow with the green ribbon and adhere to background panel
Adhere panel to card base  

Here’s the list of my teammates playing along today:

Stampendous Blog

Louise Healy

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Kristine Reynolds

Lyn Bernatovich

Lea Kimmel Fritts (me)

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you’ve enjoyed all of the fun Mousey Mischief this week.  Have and wonderful weekend and I’ll see you again next week.

Hugs,

Lea

Oh, That Mouse!

It’s Stampendous Dreamweaver Thursday and we’re continuing the theme of Mousey Mischief!  This cute little House-Mouse® has been digging in the potted plant and knocked some dirt out!  It makes for a nice resting spot though!  LOL!  I just love these cute mice!  Here’s my card for today’s post:

Here’s what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Stencil LX 7014 Daisy Background
Stampendous® House-Mouse® Designs Potted Mouse
Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper
Stampendous® Bronze Crushed Glass Glitter
Memento™ Tuxed Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®
Copic® Markers - E0000, E00, E01, E02, E11, E95, E23, E97, E99, E08; T2, T4, T6; B32, B34, B37;; Y11, Y13, Y17; YG61, YG63, YG67, YG95; V91, V93
ColorBox® Primary & Soft Pastels Chalk Ink Pads
Light Blue Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Yellow 1.5 Inch Sheer/White Stitched Edge Ribbon by May Arts®
Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here’s what I did to create this card:

Tape stencil down on white paper and using sponge daubers, add inks
Remove stencil and trim to 5.25” x 4”, set aside
Stamp image with black ink on clean section of same white paper
Color with markers and trim closely as shown
Create an A2 card base with a tent fold from light blue cardstock
Cut a mat to fit stamped image from same light blue cardstock as base
Using a paper distresser, distress edges of stenciled piece, stamped image and mat for image
Slightly distress edges of card base randomly around the three open edges
Trim a piece of yellow ribbon to fit and adhere across stenciled piece as shown
Adhere stenciled piece to card base
Adhere stamped image to mat and then to card front
Using a small amount of glue, add a sprinkling of bronze glass glitter, shake off excess and set aside to dry

Here’s the list of my teammates playing along today:

Stampendous Blog

Pam Hornschu

Kristine Reynolds

Lyn Bernatovich

Alison Heikkila

Tenia Nelson

Pam Bray

Louise Healy

Laura Drahozal

Leadonna Quick Fritts (me!)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I’m so happy with this card, I’m going to enter it in the House-Mouse® & Friends Monday Challenge!  I’ll see you again tomorrow with another fun card showcasing these mischievous mice!  Until then…

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday with The Stamping Boutique

Hello my friends!  It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and this week our sponsor is The Stamping Boutique and our theme is "Down the Rabbit Hole."  The image I've used is Alice In Wonderland Teacups and I love the whimsical look of this image!  It was a lot of fun to color!

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

The Stamping Boutique Alice in Wonderland Teacups

Stampendous Mixed Media White Paper

Stampendous Melon Pearl Ultra Fine Glitter

Stampendous Pink Pastel Ultra Fine Glitter

Stampendous Red Micro Glitter

Stampendous Crystal Micro Glitter

Copic Markers

Blue Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper

Quickie Glue Pen

Zip Dry Paper Glue

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image and color with markers
Trim image to 3.25" x 2.25"
Create ATC base from blue cardstock
Adhere image to base
Using glue pen, add glitters to image

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Come and play along, it's fun when you're playing with Alice!

Hugs,
Lea

Remembering Lily

Today we are remembering Lily Chilvers a truly beautiful artist and soul taken from us too soon.

To honour Lily we are sharing projects we have made in her memory using the wonderful, whimsical and wacky art she shared with us all.

For my card I've used the image called Heidi.  I loved that she was holding a heart and seemed to have a sad expression that fits the way I feel.  As my card says, Lily will remain forever in our hearts.  The way she touched so many with her fun art will continue to live on with each of us.

Blog Hop List

The Octopode Factory

Suzi McKenzie

Alison Heikkila

Hazel Thomson

Teresa Morgan

Susan Renshaw

Maureen Scott

Leadonna Fritts (me!)

Sharon Rogers

Erin Stewart

Susan Salyer

Black Dragon

Julia Vazquez

Kristina Deyette

Kelli Green

Kim Rippere

Gloria Palmer-Steiger

Donna Mundinger

Miranda Van Den Bosch

Fiona Randall

Elaine Hughes

Kezzy Art

Nan Bourdeu

Sue EisenHauer

Janet Klein

Deborah Johnson

Tit Belsoeur

Jenn Borjeson

Wendy Waldorf

Stephanie

Sandra Botham

Tabbatha Ljungberg

Trish Latimer

Arielle Gordon

Carol Plume

Anne Marie Healey

Serena Bee

Leigh Snaith-Brunton 

Laura Holland

Thanks so much for stopping by as we all share our love for Lily.  She will truly be missed.  Many blessings.

Hugs,

Lea

Let's Create Fall

Hello there!  For this week, the Stampendous Design Team has been sharing projects made with our new Cling Create Fall set.  This stamp set has a matching set of dies so you can cut out your pieces, however, I decided to do a little no-line coloring for my card today.

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Cling Create Fall Stamps Set

Stampendous® Halloween Haunts Perfectly Clear Stamps Set

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Cantaloupe, Gray Flannel, Bamboo Leaves and Olive Grove

Orange Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Spectrum Noir™ Markers

Copic® Markers

Tim Holtz® Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass and Peeled Paint

May Arts Ribbon® Orange and White Baker's Twine

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp cat with gray ink, add mask over cat and stamp large pumpkin with light orange ink

Add mask over large pumpkin and stamp small pumpkin, stem and vine

Stamp faces inside pumpkins with light orange ink

Color images with markers, using green marker, freehand a few extra vines

Using green ink, stamp grass

Add green and blue distress inks

Stamp sentiment with black ink

Create A2 card base with a tent fold

Adhere image to card base

Wrap twine around inside/top of card and tie ends into a bow

Here's a list of my teammates that are playing along today, take a look and leave them some love:

Stampendous Blog

Pam Bray

Louise Healy

Lyn Bernatovich

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Kimmel

Alison Heikkila

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you've enjoyed our versions of Fall this past week.  We've had fun sharing with you!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Lea

Festive Fall

Hi there!  It's Stampendous Dreamweaver Thursday and this week we're celebrating Fall.  My card today uses The Great Pumpkin stencil, one of my favorite fall Dreamweaver Stencils.  I also used one of my favorite techniques, airbrushing onto a glittered sticky panel.  I'm a complete sucker for anything sparkly and there's nothing with more sparkle than the Multi Fine Crystal Glitter from Stampendous.  I love that glitter in all it's forms, Fine, Ultra Fine, Medium and Micro; it's simply stunning!  Here's my card for this week, I apologize in advance for the slight shadowing on the right side but it's hard to get a good picture with so much sparkle going on.

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Dreamweaver Stencil DWLL3036 The Great Pumpkin

Stampendous Sticky Panels

Stampendous Multi Fine Crystal Glitter

Bo Bunny Apple Cider Collection

Light Orange Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper

Copic Markers: YR65, 68, 14, 18; E08, 33, 25; YG13

Spectrum Noir Markers:  DG4; OR1, 2, 3; TN4; EB6

May Arts Ribbon

Zip Dry Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

Cut a piece of sticky panel to fit the stencil and cover with crystal glitter

Place stencil on panel and airbrush by masking off sections and doing the smaller sections first

Once airbrushing is complete, go back and add detail and shading with markers (you must use quick flicks and strokes as the alcohol can affect the adhesion of the glitter)

Trim other layers of patterned paper as shown

Create a card base and a mat for the stenciled piece from solid cardstock

Adhere layers as shown

Create bow and attach to front of card

Here's a list of my teammates that are playing along today:

Louise Healy

Kristine Reynolds

Pam Hornschu

Lyn Bernatovich

Laura Drahozal

Lea Kimmel

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Tenia Nelson

Alison Heikkila

That's it for me today.  I hope you enjoy the card I created and hopefully it will inspire you to create a little fall of your own.  I'll see you again tomorrow with some more fun fall inspiration.  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday and All Dressed Up

Hi folks!  It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and this week our sponsor is All Dressed Up, one of my favorite digital stamp companies!  My image for today is "I love sunny days" and, she's such a cutie.  Of course, they're ALL adorable!  Our theme this week is Summer & Sunshine.  Here's my ATC:

Here's a close-up of he glitter:

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

All Dressed Up -  I love sunny days

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

K&Company® Citronella Designer Mat Pad

Copic® Markers

atyouSpica® Glitter Pens

Tim Holtz® Distress Ink Pads in Mowed Lawn and Tumbled Glass 

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image, color and trim slightly smaller than ATC size

Create an ATC base from patterned paper (2.5" x 3.5")

Add glitter pen ink to sentiment, cloud, birds and sun

Add distress ink for grass and sky

Adhere image to base

Thank you for stopping by today and I would love to see you play along with us.  It's such a fun theme and wide open for interpretation!  See you soon!

Hugs,

Lea