Tiffany Johnson Collaboration Week, Day 3

I sure hope you're enjoying my collaboration week with Tiffany Johnson so far! I am having a ball! :) Here we go---

INSPIRATION CARD BY TIFFANY:COLLABORATION CHALLENGE: Use the color combo featured on the cover of this great issue of PaperCrafts magazine.

And here is my take based on Tiffany's inspiration card and the fun color inspiration:

This card began entirely as white cardstock. The floral images on the tag were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Prismacolor colored pencils. This tag was then distressed lightly with Crushed Olive Distress Ink and the script was stamped with Pumice Stone Distress Ink. (I removed some portions of the ink by dabbing the stamp with a baby wipe before stamping.) The smaller tag was distressed with Crushed Olive and Peeled Paint Distress Ink. The blue background was colored with Faded Jeans and Broken China Distress Ink. The polka dot background was stamped with Faded Jeans Distress Ink. Each element of the card was distressed with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink around the edges. Butterfly punches by Martha Stewart and Fiskars. All Stamps Hero Arts (H5489, K5344, CL479, S5101. CL250)

Be sure to pop over to Tiffany's blog to see what she came up with this great color scheme! (BTW, did you see what she came up with yesterday using her great sketch? If you didn't, make sure you check it out!)

Today, I also have one more sneak peek at a new release by Tiffany Doodles (different Tiffany... ). This floral stamp is called Nicotiana and will be available on Friday, January 28th. Here's a look at the entire set together:

Hope you're having a great day... I'm starting the countdown to my departure for CHA! Still can't believe I get to go!!! :)

Tiffany Johnson Collaboration Week, Day 2

It's day 2 of my fun collaboration with theeeee Tiffany Johnson. I mean, seriously, how lucky am I to collaborate with Tiffany!

INSPIRATION CARD BY TIFFANY:
COLLABORATION CHALLENGE: Follow Tiffany's great sketch! Yep, not only does Tiffany make fun, trendy cards but you can turn to her blog for lots of great card sketches. And if you upload your card to an online card gallery, be sure to tag it with the sketch title so we can check it out! :)

Here's my take using Tiffany's beautiful inspiration card and her great sketch: The flowers were stamped with Tuxedo Black Ink and colored using Distress Ink (Wild Honey and Rusty Hinge). The subtle outline around the flowers was done using Copic Marker W1 Warm Gray No. 1. I then distressed the squares using Pumice Stone Distress Ink. The yellow background (small border) was distressed using Wild Honey Distress Ink and then flicked with water. All Stamps Hero Arts (F5429, CL487)
Now, be sure to visit Tiffany's blog to see what she came up with her sketch.

And again, before I go, here's a card I made for Tiffany Doodles (different Tiffany...LOL) release countdown. The new stamp is the pretty floral stamp called Daphne, available Friday, Jan. 28.

Thanks for popping by! See you tomorrow!

Tiffany Johnson Collaboration Week

Good morning, my friends! Did you spy this little badge on my blog last Friday?

I am so excited to announce that this week will be a special version of "Inspired by..." The SUPER talented and ultra kind Tiffany Johnson and I will be putting our crafting heads together for a collaboration week. So lets get started; shall we? Here are the details for today.

INSPIRATION CARD BY TIFFANY:
COLLABORATION CHALLENGE: use Hero Arts Envelope Pattern PLUS Lawn Fawn Petite Florals
Here is my take using these awesome stamps and Tiff's inspiration card seen above:The flowers were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers. The background was first distressed using Wild Honey Distress Ink. I then stamped the Envelope Pattern stamp using Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. Stamps (Hero Arts S5507, Lawn Fawn Petite Florals, Sentiment Papertrey Ink)
Be sure to pop over to Tiffany's blog to see what marvelous creation she came up with featuring these exact stamps. I know it will be incredible!!!Before I go I also wanted to share that there are lots of fun things happening over on the Tiffany Doodles blog this week, including a release countdown to some new beautiful images. Here's a peek at a card I made using the new stamp Angel Trumpet. It will be available for download on Friday, January 28. Thanks for visiting today! We'll see you tomorrow with Day 2 of my collaboration week with Tiffany Johnson!

Inspired by...Jennifer Holmes (POD)

I just LOVE this card by the talented Jennifer Holmes: And here's my take using this cute set by Purple Onion Designs:
The coffee images were stamped on Copic Express Paper and colored with Copic markers. After coloring, the center panel was distressed with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. The background was embossed using a Sizzix embossing folder. Once embossed, I distressed this further using Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink.Thanks again for visiting this week! Hope you have a creative weekend!! :) HUGS!

Dina *Day 5*

Wow! It has been such fun sharing Dina's art this week! Thanks to everyone who has stopped by and BIG thanks to Dina who has allowed me to share her work in my neck of the woods. I hope someday I will be able to take one of Dina's classes and perhaps soak up just a little bit of her genius! :) Here's our last creation by Dina. It is one of my favs and it was the inspiration for one of my blog hop cards. (Yep, that's right, the card from me today is going to be a rerun...)
I love that Dina has done a scrapbook page about herself and her idea to use a page of prompts makes for a great starting off point. (It also helps that Dina's handwriting is to-die-for cute!). Dina's circles at the top of her page are filled with juicy blended color. And I love her stitching, too! Finally, I love the contrast of the bright circles with the nuetral of the kraft and black text.
Here is my take, first shared on the HA blog hop last week:
Details on how this was created from white cardstock are available HERE.
Thanks again for visiting, my friends. I'll be back tomorrow with a brand new Purple Onion Designs card. Oh and I'll leave you a little teaser about something I am sooo excited about for next week--->

Dina *Day 4*

Thanks everyone for the get well wishes. I think I am finally on the mend! :) Here's our next genius piece of artwork by Dina: Talk about color! The first thing that caught my attention was the bright pink on these tags. I love the bits of text and cut out pictures, too! And finally, it wouldn't be a true Dina creation if it wasn't loaded with lots and lots of that fabulous texture! The dots, torn edges, and distressing make these such wonderful keepsakes!
Here is my take. I just had to make something with that lovely pink (not a color I usually turn to) and orange.
This card began entirely as white cardstock. I die cut the shape from Labels 8 Nestabilities die cut. I then stamped the Hero Arts foliage images using light Tea Dye Distress Ink. I colored over these stamped images with pink, orange, green, purple, and brown colored pencils. I then added Broken China Distress Ink and flicked it with water to create the water spots. The bottom portion of the card was inked with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink and the Hero Arts grid background was stamped using Pumice Stone Distress Ink. Finally, I added Distress Stickles in Antique Linen to the foliage images.
Thanks for looking!
All Stamps Hero Arts

Dina *Day 3*

I am still fighting off being sick (gotta get well before CHA!) so unfortunately I don't have much energy to type. Sorry! Here's Dina's incredible work of art:And here's my take. I was especially inspired by Dina's bold colors and green splatters on her background.

More info on how this was created coming soon- I'm hoping to do a video for this technique. :) HUGS and see you tomorrow!