After-Hours Ink & Flowers

Essentials by Ellen Pin-Sights Challenge

SO very thrilled to be sharing a card as guest artist at the PIN-SIGHTS CHALLENGE in the CLASSROOM!
Essentials by Ellen Pin-Sights challenge is a monthly inspirational challenge based on a Pinterest Inspired photo that is located on the CLASSroom blog. A random challenge participant will receive a $50 gift certificate to the Ellen Hutson store. To be eligible, you MUST use Essentials by Ellen products and the photo badge as inspiration.

I have a one layer wonder for you today:)

To make the card:

cut a mask of the MONDO MAGNOLIA using the coordinating die, placed it in the center of an A2 sized white CS
using the MISTI, I stamped a random floral background with BOHEMIAN GARDEN and COURAGE stamp sets using Distress inks that match the inspiration photo...colors listed below.
removed the mask, stamped the MONDO MAGNOLIA in Piked raspberry and added coloring details with Zig and Copic markers
Heat embossed HELLO in Black EP
embellished with Black Ebony NUVO drops
placed the finished panel onto a white cardbase with Scrapbook Adhesives E-Z Runner

Hope to see your creative take on the challenge in the gallery!

LauraJane:)

Supply list:
ESSENTIALS BY ELLEN CLEAR STAMPS, MONDO MAGNOLIA BY JULIE EBERSOLE
ESSENTIALS BY ELLEN STAMP & DIE SET, COURAGE (FUNDRAISER FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION)
ESSENTIALS BY ELLEN CLEAR STAMPS, BOHEMIAN GARDEN BY JULIE EBERSOLE
ESSENTIALS BY ELLEN DESIGNER DIES, MONDO MAGNOLIA BY JULIE EBERSOLE

NEENAH CARDSTOCK, NEENAH HEAVYWEIGHT, CLASSIC CREST SOLAR WHITE 110 LB, 25 PK

Inkadinkado Stamping Mask Paper

Over at The Ton

Join me at The Ton blog today for a card with an Anemone Bouquet.
Here's a peek:)

Thanks for stopping By!
LauraJane:)

Altenew Card Kit Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello! I'm so excited to be a part of the Altenew Bloghop featuring the New Day Card Kit. I LOVE the stamp set and the beautiful 6"x6" Pattern paper packet:) If you are hopping along, you should be arriving from the blog of Mindy Baxter.
For my first card I stamped a one layer card using the Crisp inks shown in the photo.

The next one I decided to play with the pattern papers...SWOONING over the watercolor look of each of these..and I must force myself NOT to hoard them:)

LOVE that Lovely Die cut frame in GOLD Mirror cardstock. I also added a two layers of the new Leafy Wreath Die, along with various die cuts and Enamel dots from the kit. That sweet bicycle is a tag trimmed down to fit inside the frame.

And my final card is back to stamping a pretty floral arrangement, trimming the panel with the glitter tape and a tiny strip of the Apple Red CS included in the kit. The crisp inks used on this one are: Cherry Blossom mini cubes, Fresh Lemon, and Tropical Forest mini cubes.

I hope you are enjoying the Hop..your next stop is Chari Moss.

Blog Hop Order:

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,
LauraJane:)

Prizes: Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by Thursday, August 17th at 11:59pm EDT for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on Saturday, August 19th.

Additional Prize: I will draw a winner from comments left here on my blog post to receive a $30 gift certificate. I will announce the winner Friday, August 18th.

Here are all the goodies in the New Day Card Kit....many of the items can be purchased separately too:))

Receive a FREE Meadow Flower Stamp Set when you order the New Day Card Kit 8/11 through 8/17/2017 at 11:59 PM EDT. The free gift will be added to cart automatically. Not valid on previous orders.

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August Challenge at The Ton

It's so difficult to believe that August is here already! But here we are..there's a new THEME at The Ton Challenge blog.

Here is my take on SUMMER:)

I created a beachy background with Vanilla Frosted Cupcake, Amber Citrine, Peach Blossom couture inks. and the Clarity stencil brushes.
Palm Tree inked with Soft Garden, Deep Emerald, Everglade Moss, Warm Hazelnut, Dark Roast Palm Tree Coordinating Dies
Honey Bears, and Honey Bears Coordinating Die colored with Distress markers. The Grass skirt is made from an image in Sundae Bar then fussy cut. Sundae Bar Coordinating Dies for the double dip ice cream cone:)
Trimmed with Double Stitched rectangle dies (sm) used Liquid Glue from the Boutique to hold it all together.

Hope to see you join in the SUMMER fun for the August challenge. Make sure you use at least one product from The Ton with a creation inspired by the Mood Board for this month to be entered to win a $50 shopping spree to The Ton’s store!

Anemone Wishes over at TT

Good Monday! I'm over at The Ton Blog today with a card using Anemone Wishes.

See you over there:)

LauraJane:)

Theme and Sketch Reminder post

Reminding you of the Challenge at STAMPlorations for this month:))
I chose to go with both Theme and Sketch for this one.

I used Sweet Spring Wishes, Bloom Factory and Scribbly Splattery Grunge stamp sets as well as the Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies. I added some shadowing with gray Copic markers. The center of each bloom is embellished with NUVO drops:)

Thanks for stopping By!

Be sure to link up your STAMPlorations creations by the end of the month...this is our last challenge for the summer. We will return with challenges in October!

LauraJane:)

Over at The Ton

Hello dear readers! Today I'm at The Ton Blog sharing another creation inspired by the Mood Board from The Ton July Challenge:)

Here's a sneak Peek:

Hope to see you over there.

Have a GREAT Monday!

LauraJane:)

Theme and Sketch Challenge at STAMPlorations

Hello and welcome! There is a new challenge for July at STAMPlorations for Theme and Sketch.

Theme: STAMPS & WARM COLORS

I chose to go with the Theme: Stamps and Warm Colors, with just a hint of the elements from the sketch. Here is my card using Trendy Spring Blooms stamps and coordinating Dies.

Masks made from a few of the coordinating dies create a cool white shadow effect for the stamped images, giving a touch of depth to the floral pattern area. Then I added some gradient inking with Distress inks. The sentiment is from BEST MOM EVER. I trimmed the panel with Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies.

So I must admit, I'm caught up in the NUVO drop trend...Not only can any size"enamel" dot be made right on the card...without the fussy gluing nightmare, but..If watered down, the solution can be used as SPLATTER:) I simply place a drop of NUVO on my craft mat, spritz with H20, mix with brush and splatter away! Perfectly color matched with the "dots"..or in this card's case, one LARGE dot.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hope to see your creations in the gallery at STAMPlorations!

LauraJane:)

Altenew July 2017 Inspiration Challenge

Hello:) I have a Beautiful Mess to share with you today!

Since it is July, HOT and Watermelon season,

I decided to work with the colors from the Altenew July 2017 Inspiration Challenge inspiration photo. Layered Floral Cover Dies A & B are the foundation to each of my cards. When playing with the cover dies, I find that I make several cards at a time. For this creative afternoon session, I made 4 cards..each unique in their own way:)

Starting out, I cut Cover A from white cardstock, and used it as a stencil for the first card. Inking with Crisp inks: Ruby Red and Puffy Heart. Cover plate B helped with the extra detail in the leaves using Bamboo and Olive. Then I colored just a bit with the Artistic markers:R304 and R318. For the sentiment, I reached for the Floral Frame stamp set. I found the tiny "seeds" in this set as well, inked with Jet Black crisp ink.

For the next card I used the Covers A and B that I had used as stencils on the card above and layered them together onto a White cardbase to create a pretty Watermelon colored card with a totally different look:) Those Platinum Embossed butterflies are from the Botanical Garden Stamp and die bundle. Label Love added the much needed touch of Black for the sentiment. I was pleasantly surprised to find that ANTIQUE ROSE NUVO Crystal Drops matched the Liquid Platinum EP perfectly!!

For my next two cards I just used Floral Cover A.

This one is SUPER CAS..I simply left the negative cuts on the Cover Die and carefully added glue to each piece..then placed a White A2 sized piece of CS on top and rolled it with a brayer tool. Lifted the metal cover die off to reveal a beautiful white on white floral texture:) This time I inked the Label Love sentiment in Ruby Red crisp ink under lined it with a strip of glitter tape and embellished it with Enamel dots from the New Day Card Kit. I LOVE how these dots are matte finish!

And the final card has the Cover A cut from white CS; glued to a white cardbase and layered with elements from the Reflection Scrapbook kit. EEEK! In writing this post I see that EACH item from the kit can be purchased separately!! Even the GORGEOUS box:)

There you are:) 4 happy cards with not much effort!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you take some time to create something you LOVE today.

Hugs,

LauraJane:)

I'm also linking this post to the Yes Virginia's Blog Party. Stop in a and join the FUN over there too!

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Mood Board at The Ton Challenge

SCRUMPTIOUS colors to work with in this MOOD BOARD for THE TON JULY CHALLENGE!

Deciding WHICH stamps to work with from The TON was the most challenging part. There are so many florals to choose from:))

I finally narrowed it down to:

Large Peony 5 and Coordinating dies
Fresh Cut Anemones and Coordinating dies
Fresh Cut Sunflowers Outlines and Coordinating dies

I heat embossed the selected Blooms from the sets above onto watercolor CS using

Clear Embossing Powder. Then colored them with Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolor - 36 Colors. After the blooms were dry, I cut them out using the Coordinating Dies. Just a hint of markers was used to add a bit of shadowing details:)

I had a panel of CS stamped with the Polka Dots Background Cling in Crystal Pewter (Pewter Minis would be a GREAT collection to have on hand too:) Trimmed with the Double Stitched Rectangle die Small and layer my pretty blooms onto that.

For the sentiment I used the LOVE from Bokeh Burst Heart and Coordinating die. Heat embossed with Silver Embossing powder. Colored a tiny banner to coordinate with the largest bloom and stamped much with Noir Dye ink. This Liquid Glue is my FAVORITE to stick things down...it is Permanent and Repositionable...just let it dry a bit on your paper pieces first and then it becomes tacky...repositionable:)) Popped teh whole bundle onto a white card base and called it done!

The Anemone center was Re-Embossed with Black EP after the watercoloring was dry.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you are inspired to play along with us!

Start linking up your projects now for this month for a chance to win a $50* code to TheTon shop! Make sure to use at least ONE stamp from The Ton to be eligible to win.