Butterfly Reflections, Ink

Hello! Samantha here, and today I'm sharing this fun, happy and adorable card that was inspired by this month's Mood Board ! You can read all about the details here of how to play along here! Aren't those colors gorgeous? I love the bold, richness of the dark colors. So inviting! I thought it would be perfect to use the adorable little Dragon Love stamp set from Avery Elle! Once everything was colored, I used the coordinating dies to die cut it out! And I used the greens to color him up! So cute! For the background, I used Distress Oxide Inks in Seedless Preserves and Milled Lavender to ink blend! Then I used the Picket Studios Slimline Rainbows stencil and the same colors, but with more pressure, to add the tone on tone rainbows to the background! I die cut out some clouds with Newton's Nook Designs' Sky Borders Die Set from white cardstock. then I heat embossed the sentiment from the Look for Rainbows stamp set from Avery Elle . I love how this card came out...

Hello and happy new year! Samantha here, and today I'm happy to share a card inspired by the brand new, gorgeous Butterfly Reflections Ink mood board ! I hope you love it as much as I do, and if so, play along! All of the details can be found by clicking here ! I love the colors, and wintery, nostalgic feeling of it! Which is super ironic...given that my card isn't nostalgic...or wintery! ha! I do still love it though!I used the cute, adorable images from Paperie Inks Fla La La Mingo stamp set ! Love those cute little mingos! Lol! I colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and fussy cut them out! I used Distress Inks in Chipped Sapphire , Blueprint Sketch and Mermaid Lagoon to ink blend onto some white cardstock. Then I used the Newton's Nook Tropical Leaves Stencil and the same colors (but with more pressure!) to add the subtle, tone on tone stencil effect! Once the background was ready, I used some gold Perfect Pearls and water to add the gold splatte...

Well hello there! Samantha here, and today I am sharing a card that was inspired by the August Mood Board ! Swoon! Am I right? I love these color soooo much, who knew!? lol! I used alcohol inks to create the background! I honestly just love playing with alcohol inks !! I wanted the background to stand out, so I used die cut that beautiful rainbow with the Rainbow Elle-ments die from Avery Elle out of vellum for the images, and then attached them all to some clear acetate! Then I used my sewing machine to stitch it to the card base! Those bright purples and magenta just pop! Next, I stamped the flowers and leaves from the Sending Flowers stamp set ! I colored them all with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and then used the coordinating dies to die cut them out! I added the colors in the soft blues and muted greens to bring in the other colors from the mood board. Lastly, I used some white embossing paste and the Falling Leaves Stencil from Newton's Nook to add some more leaf...

Hi there! Samantha here, and today I'm sharing a fun card for the weekend using the most adorable Avery Elle stamps! I was also inspired by the June 2021 Mood Board ! Ok, fine, I forgot to use the beautiful royal blue, but the rest of the colors were the total jumping off point of my card! but it's all about inspiration, right? So, here's my card! I used the Luau Party stamp set from Avery Elle , those hula critters are just the sweetest! I happened to fussy cut out the images, but you could use the coordinating dies to die cut them out, and save you some time! I also used the Speech Bubbles stamp set to make the phrase stand out a little! All of the images were colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers ! For the background, I used Distress Oxides in Abandoned Coral , Dried Marigold and Tattered Rose for the sky. Then, I used the Clouds Stencil from Newton's Nook and the same colors, to create some subtle clouds and texture in the background. I used Distress...

Hi everyone! Tina here to share a Christmas card featuring colors from this month's Mood Board challenge. The adorable images are from Newton's Nook A Kitten Christmas stamps  and coordinating dies.    I stamped, embossed and colored these cuties using Copic markers. I kept with the vintage blues and forest greens and pinks. For the background scalloped layer I used the Mama Elephant Slim Window  Dressing Dies.  I used Distress Inks in Broken China and Tumbled Glass to blend the blue snowy sky background and splattered some white paint for the snow fall. I cut out the window frame using the Newton's Nook Slimline Frames & Windows die .  I inked the squares using the Newton's Nook Tiny Trees stencil and Distress Inks in Pine Needles and Evergreen Bough. For the touch of Gold I stamped and embossed the sentiment onto the banner diecut. I cut out some branches with an older Martha Stewart punch and created the glittery pink bow from the Mama Elephants B...

Hi there! Samantha here, and today I'm sharing this super summer-y card to kick of summer in July! ha!  I used a bunch of different Avery Elle products, which a dash of Newton's Nook! lol!  So cute, huh? Don't you want to jump in that pool too!! ha! I used the  Speech Bubbles ,  Pool Party  and  Peek-a-boo Summer Pals stamp sets  for my card! I just love combining these images! I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color them in, and then fussy cut them out, but never fear! there are  coordinating dies  galore in the shop!  To create the background, I die cut out a wavy hill from white cardstock using the  Sea Borders Die Set  from Newton's Nook. Then, I used Distress Oxide Inks in  Lucky Clover  and  Twisted Citron  to ink blend the grass-y look! I used Distress Inks in  Wilted Violet ,  Blueprint Sketch  and  Mermaid Lagoon ...

Hello! Happy New Year, and happy first blog post of this decade from me ! Ha! Today I'm sharing an adorable card using an Avery Elle stamp set! I just love those koala images from the Peek-a-Boo Pals stamp set ! I colored all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then fussy cut them out! But never fear, if you're not a fan of fussy cutting - there are coordinating dies that make it SO much easier! Next, I moved on to the background! I used some circle dies to die cut out a 'stencil' from cardstock. I placed that piece (with the circle cut out), on top of my card base. then I used Distress Inks in Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron and Cracked Pistachio to ink blend the background! I also used the Tropical Leaves Stencil from Newton's Nook Designs to add some foliage! I used the same Distress Ink colors, but more pressure to create the darker color of leaves! I finished it off by splattering some water, white acrylic paint and gold mi...

Hello friends!  This is Crystal here today and I am sharing two cards that I created from the same Newton's Nook Pumpkin Latte stamp set .  While I'm not actually a fan of the PSL, I've never met an overly nutmegged chai latte that I don't loooooooove!  And, I'll always say yes to pumpkin bread , pumpkin pie and pumpkin soup .  Basically, if there's any combo of pumpkin and sugar ( except for a PSL ) , I'm your girl!   : ) I have been seeing a lot of orange and teal color combinations for fall and I've been loving it, so it inspired me to create these cards in colors that I might not usually select together and I've very happy with the outcome. The base of this A2 sized card is made from teal cardstock.  I mounted a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of teal gingham paper from the Sunny Studios Classic Gingham 6" x 6" paper pack .  Using a framed die, I also cut a piece of Lawn Fawn Watercolor Wishes paper pack .  On this ...

Hello there! Samantha here, and today I'm ushering in this new month with a fun card using older Paper Smooches stamps! How much do you love it? Does it make you smile? I hope so! I was giggling the whole time I was making this card! Ha! I started by stamping and coloring in the image with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers! Then I fussy cut out the bee from the Giddy Bugs Stamp Set . Those itty bitty bugs are so adorable!  Then I made the custom sentiment with some sweet mini alphas from Paper Smooches ! I made the background by ink blending with Blueprint Sketch , Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Inks! Then I sprinkled some white acrylic paint onto the background.  I finished off the background with some white embossing paste and the Cloudy Sky Stencil from Newton's Nook Designs! Thanks again for stopping by! ~ Samantha

Hey everyone! Kelli here again sharing this card I made with Newton's Nook stamps that are so adorable! For this card, I used Newton's Nook Summer Scoops Stamp Set . For the circles on the background I used Avery Elle Circle Frame Dies . I colored up the images with Copics and added some Tim Holtz Distress Inks on the circles to make them pop a little! I also added some Wink of Stella Shimmer Marker to the images to give them a little more dimension! I just love the way this turned out! Leave me a comment and let me know what you think!