Hello my crafty friends!
Welcome to day 4 of Blue Knight Rubber Stamps & GIVEAWAY here at my blog!
I have been having the best time this week...
Welcome to day 4 of Blue Knight Rubber Stamps & GIVEAWAY here at my blog!
I have been having the best time this week...
sharing cards that I've created with so many terrific Blue Knight stamps...
and today...
I am excited x's 10!
I love to color images...
Pencils coloring...
Water coloring...
Alcohol marker coloring...
Pastels...
Inks...
Pigments
I love it all!
I am excited x's 10!
I love to color images...
Pencils coloring...
Water coloring...
Alcohol marker coloring...
Pastels...
Inks...
Pigments
I love it all!
All of this coloring-love could only mean that
I was really looking forward to inking up
Mark & Salem...and Tracie & Bailey....
and getting busy with some coloring!
But first...let me introduce you to
Mark & Salem.......and Tracie and Bailey
(You can find both stamps HERE, at the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web site)
But first...let me introduce you to
Mark & Salem.......and Tracie and Bailey
(You can find both stamps HERE, at the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web site)
The sentiments used when creating today's cards are
Legendary (left)...... and Once in a Lifetime (right)
After enjoying silhouette stamping for a few days
my crafty little hands were eager to pick up some markers
Legendary (left)...... and Once in a Lifetime (right)
After enjoying silhouette stamping for a few days
my crafty little hands were eager to pick up some markers
and get bust coloring!
and...
This is what I whipped up!
I love blue and tan together..
and...
This is what I whipped up!
I love blue and tan together..
and decided to make that the color palette for this card.
I chose some nice masculine style prints that went well with the image colors
I chose some nice masculine style prints that went well with the image colors
and matted the prints and sentiment piece with navy and kraft colored card stock.
I stamped the image...trimmed it..and double matted it with a print and navy card stock...
but first...I inked the edges a bit/
I die cut the image piece with a large tag die
I stamped the image...trimmed it..and double matted it with a print and navy card stock...
but first...I inked the edges a bit/
I die cut the image piece with a large tag die
and used the tag die as a stencil for inking the edges of the die cut tag.
I added a small hole to the top of the tag with my Crop-a-dile
I added a small hole to the top of the tag with my Crop-a-dile
and added some raw twine to finish the tag.
I positioned the image tag with fun foam for added lift and dimension.
I positioned the image tag with fun foam for added lift and dimension.
I loved coloring this image and creating this card
and I am thrilled that Blue Knight has a great selection of images
that highlight physically challenged children
After Mark & Salem were colored and transformed into a card..
It was time to create a card with Tracie & Bailey!
*Yay...more coloring!*
It was time to create a card with Tracie & Bailey!
*Yay...more coloring!*
I colored this image with Copic markers as well...
but instead of choosing a print...
I opted to create my own background
(One that would go with the colors and mood of the image...
I opted to create my own background
(One that would go with the colors and mood of the image...
as well as complementing the flowers on Tracie's pants.
So...I got out my Ken Oliver Colorburst Inks pads...
So...I got out my Ken Oliver Colorburst Inks pads...
a little spray bottle of water..
and a Sheena Douglass retro style stencil...
and I got busy creating the background.
The magic happened when the inked card stock was spritzed with water
The magic happened when the inked card stock was spritzed with water
and left to dry.
The colors blend and move and transform themselves !
Once the spritzed piece had dried..I added some stenciled flowers
The colors blend and move and transform themselves !
Once the spritzed piece had dried..I added some stenciled flowers
Spritzed lightly again...
Let the piece dry...
and then...
I created this card...
(I love this sentiment!)
The image piece was die cut with a double stitched rectangle die...
(I love this sentiment!)
The image piece was die cut with a double stitched rectangle die...
I used the die...as I did with the card above...
as a stencil for creating the background by brushing ink onto the card stock.
(I matted the image piece, the sentiment and the inked background piece
(I matted the image piece, the sentiment and the inked background piece
with the same deep turquoise card stock.)
The matted image piece was positioned with fun foam for added dimension.
I stamped this wonderful sentiment onto white card stock
Trimmed it to size...inked the edges a bit... then matted the sentiment piece
The matted image piece was positioned with fun foam for added dimension.
I stamped this wonderful sentiment onto white card stock
Trimmed it to size...inked the edges a bit... then matted the sentiment piece
and positioned it with foam dimensionals.
I couldn't be happier with this inked....spritzed and stenciled background!
The colors are perfect
(thank you Ken Oliver Colorburst Inks)
The reactive qualities of the spritzed ink gave me the exact look that I was going for!
and..
The colors are perfect
(thank you Ken Oliver Colorburst Inks)
The reactive qualities of the spritzed ink gave me the exact look that I was going for!
and..
the overlay of stenciled flowers pulled it all together, I think.
I got to Color...create a background with reactive ink...
I got to do some die cutting and stenciling.
I got to envision today's cards in my head...
I got to do some die cutting and stenciling.
I got to envision today's cards in my head...
and I got to create them...exactly as I had wanted them to be!
Now that's the stuff that card making dreams are made of!
and...
I'd love for YOU to have a chance to dream up your own Mark and Tracie cards
So...
if you have a USA mailing address...be sure to post a comment below
(and below each of this weeks Blue Knight Rubber Stamps blog posts)
You'll get one giveaway entry for each daily comment.
At the end of the week...2 winners will be chosen
One winner will choose one of the silhouette stamps below
and
Now that's the stuff that card making dreams are made of!
and...
I'd love for YOU to have a chance to dream up your own Mark and Tracie cards
So...
if you have a USA mailing address...be sure to post a comment below
(and below each of this weeks Blue Knight Rubber Stamps blog posts)
You'll get one giveaway entry for each daily comment.
At the end of the week...2 winners will be chosen
One winner will choose one of the silhouette stamps below
and
one winner will choose either Mark or Tracie
So...don't forget to post a comment today...
(**It's not too late to visit the prior Blue Knight Week posts here at my blog
So...don't forget to post a comment today...
(**It's not too late to visit the prior Blue Knight Week posts here at my blog
to post comments for additional GIVEAWAY entries!)
Thanks for visiting today...
Thanks for visiting today...
Wishing you a wonderful day!
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow
for Day 5 of Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Week!
Michelle.
Michelle.
Such lovely cards! Your coloring is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Jean!
DeleteLove these cards! Amazing coloring.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pam!
DeleteGreat cards and great coloring as always
ReplyDeleteThanks a bunch Debbie!
DeleteMichelle,4 more wonderful cards beautifully colored and the backgrounds pop the coloring of the great images and the sentiments they too make the cards !
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Thanks a bunch, my sweet friend!
DeleteLove the bg u created not to mention the boy card is marvelous. The girl card is sweet. Can't have cards without sentiments
DeleteThanks Kat....I loved working with these images....
DeleteWonderful stamps and you used them so well on your cards. The coloring is perfectly done too.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Verna!
DeleteThese cards are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Debbie!
DeleteThese make me a little weepy today. They are very touching
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DeleteSuper cards Michelle! Your background turned out perfect to match Tracie's pants! Nice stamps.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lynn!
DeleteI really enjoyed creating that inked background...The end result was exactly as I had envisioned it to be when I started out...which made me happy.
U did these images proud. Beautiful cards and love the sentiments
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Kat!
DeleteBoth cards are great. I like both choices for backgrounds.
ReplyDeleteThanks Heidi !
Deletebeautiful cards ! I just love these stamps now I have more ideas for the ones I have thanks so much
ReplyDeleteThanks Naomi
DeleteSo glad that you enjoyed today’s cards!
These are great cards!! I love them all!
ReplyDeleteThanks a bunch Jan!
DeleteLove the sailboat, I felt like I was sailing away....Love all your cards.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Debbie!
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