Thankfully Blue at the UnstampaBelles

Our theme this month at the UnstampaBelles challenge is Well, Thank You, with the optional twist of Brilliant in Blue. You need to follow the twist to be considered as the DT Favorite, but you only have to follow main theme to win our prize. And remember, no stamps!

For the background panel, I used a beautiful stencil that was gifted to me from Hilde, a craft-blogging friend from Australia. Hi, Hilde! I inked the shiny white paper with TH Distress Inks, and then, because I don't have any good sprays right now, I sprayed it with water & bleach. This technique had the nice side effect of inspiring me to bleach my sink, and now it's so shiny and bright!

The sentiment is cut with a Spellbinders die. The top layer is a scrap of the patterned paper I used for the base card. I also cut it from a thin cardboard to add some dimension. 

Be sure to check out the fabulous projects by my teammates the UnstampaBelles this month!

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A Batty Birthday -- Halloween at International Art & Soul

This fortnight at the International Art & Soul Challenge our challenge is Halloween.

My cousin's birthday is on Halloween, and I always have fun making her themed cards. For my birthday, a crafty friend gave me a bunch of Halloween stuff from Michael's. My cousin has a "wicked" sense of humor, so it worked perfectly!

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Manly Poops -- Tags at International Art & Soul

This fortnight at the International Art & Soul Challenge our challenge is Tags. You can make a tag or add one to your project.

When I saw the current "Gross" challenge at the Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers, I knew I had to use the cute poop emoji die that I borrowed from my mom. It's part of an emoji die/embossing set from Sizzix. I had lots of fun!

The sentiment is from Viva Las Vegas Stamps, and reads: The only time a woman can change a man is when he's a baby! I have a 9-month-old son, and our life has definitely become pretty poop-centric. The last time I used this stamp, it was for a card for his now 6-year-old cousin!

Inspiration/challenges:
Simon Says Stamp: (Wed) Anything Goes
Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers #144: (Sat 2W) Gross
Stick it Down: (M, P1): September Card Sketch
Word Art Wednesdays #403: (Wed 2W) Anything Goes

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Apertures & Layers at the UnstampaBelles

Our theme this month at the UnstampaBelles challenge is Time for Recess (Apertures), with the optional twist of Lots of Layers. You need to follow the twist to be considered as the DT Favorite, but you only have to follow main theme to win our prize. And remember, no stamps!

Be sure to check out the fabulous projects by my teammates the UnstampaBelles this month!

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Jet Spoon Birthday -- Things with Wings at International Art & Soul

This fortnight at the International Art & Soul Challenge our challenge is Things with Wings.

My mom gave my nine-month-old son a set of fun airplane-shaped spoons, and I couldn't resist using the packaging to make a card for her friend's great-grandson's first birthday!

I filled it with lots of microbeads & birthday-themed wood pieces. The frame border was hand drawn with a white gel pen.

I created the background by using the plastic packaging. I Inked the plastic in order to make a mask for the pop-up Jets, but I like the Technic so much I ended up using it to create my own background. I used to different blue distress inks.

Inspiration/challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations #478: (Mon 2W) Photo Inspiration / Blue & Yellow
Word Art Wednesdays #403: (Wed 2W) Anything Goes



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