Blog Hop # 23 - Words of Truth

Hello to all of you that are visiting me today!

This is the 23rd blog hop from the talented team of INKspired Artists.

Have you hopped over from Louise in the INKspired Challenge or have you come from Just Add Ink?
 I have entered this card into one of their challenges also, Just Add Male.

 Please make sure you check out all the Blogs in our INKspired team and see what everyone has done with our sketch this week.

My card uses both the "Skating By" and the "Words Of Truth" stamp sets.

This guy is so cute! I just love his Razzleberry pants!  Can you see his guitar strings? I used the silver metallic thread to make real strings on his rockin' guitar! Totes adorable!

Are you wondering how I did the splash of Bermuda Bay in the bottom corner?  Well I did that with a technique called "Clear Block Stamping". It is literally just scribbling onto a clear block and just pressing down (or stamping) the ink onto your project! You can see a quick video of this technique <here> it's an easy technique and gives such a great "grungy" look too.

Maree is next in line as always and I can't wait to see what she has made for us...

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INKspired Blog Hop 22

Hi and welcome to INKspired #22!  Did you get here via Louise Sharp or are you starting here? Either way, grab a cuppa, sit back and be amazed! I hope you are enjoying our fortnightly challenges and getting some INKspiration from our team of talented stampers. This weeks sketch is amazing!  I think it's one of the most versatile sketches we've had yet, as you can tell by the team's' cards this week! I can see so many "big sentiment" cards being made with this, especially Christmas!

As you can see I have made another baby card.  Firstly because they are so cute and secondly because  the "Big News" stamp set has the biggest sentiments that I own.  I am totally in love with the colour, Lost Lagoon, it pairs so well with Pool Party and I'm sure it loves me too because every time I open the stamp pad I end up with lost lagoon fingers or "spots" on my hands!  Luckily it hasn't yet ended up in my lap (touch wood!).  I embossed the Lost Lagoon panel with the Lucky Stars embossing folder, you can't see it very well but it is there.

I have used a silver foil layer under the Lost Lagoon. It's not that easy to see in the top photo but you can see it in the second photo.  The "Cherry On Top" paper stacks are so cute, Kabrina has used some of the other designs on her invitations, this one has spots and little squiggles - C.U.T.E.! You can also peak at the embossed stars on the inside (I only did two corners of embossing on the inside)

 

Maree McIntosh  next up, I can't wait to see what creation she has this week!

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100th blog post!!!

Welcome to my 100th blog post!

It is also the INKspired Artist team's twenty first blog hop. So you are either starting from here or you have just arrived from  Louise's blog which ever applies, be sure to hop all the way around by clicking the next button at the bottom of each team member's blog. You won't be sorry!

This is our INKspiration this week

I had several attempts at this card, Don't get me wrong I knew EXACTLY what I was going to do when I saw the sketch, unfortunately, when I went to put my card together, both the punch and the stamp set I wanted to use are now retired :(

The alternate stamp set I wanted to use is one I don't own (yet) so my lifesaver stamped a few images and posted them to me!

I love the little clouds in the Sweet Lil Things DSP especially the reversed look on the little strip.  The colours are a mix of Pool Party and Bermuda Bay.  I am quite happy how the card turned out in the end even though some of the elements were not my first choice.  

Be Kind to each other

Here are the items I have used for this project.  If you wish to purchase any of these items, you may now click on the "shopping marshmallow-man" in the top left hand of this page and that will take you to my online store.