Quarantine Life

 I am REALLY glad to be moving back to a normal life BUT I am also nervous that we could be taking steps back...not because of the people but because of the leaders.  My card today is based on those feelings.

Stamps used:  Doodle Triangles, Whimsical Kids in Futuristic Hats, Quarantine Life.

The background is of course a gelli printed piece of love using Dina Wakley acrylic paint and stamped with some doodled triangles.

This FAB washi is a DeeDee Catron original from Um Wow Studios and it is the perfect anchor for the kids!

The sentiment is stamped on a scrap bit of the background and blend perfectly!

I had a lot of fun creating this one even though I DO NOT want to go back to QUARANTINE LIFE!

Are  you getting back to normal in your neck of the woods???

Until next time...get inky!

Believe...

 ...in YOURSELF

This is an important message for all!  Believe in yourself and you can accomplish ANYTHING!

Michele here today with a slimline card, one of my new go to sizes for cards this year!!

Stamps used:  Doodled Triangles, Round Brushstrokes Small,  Believe in Yourself, Elephant on Bike

I colored the Ellie with Copic markers and of course the background is a gelli print using Dina Wakley paints and stencils.

Did you notice the washi designed by DeeDee as the road the elephant is riding on??  The sentiment is stamped in archival ink and mounted on black card.

If an elephant can ride a bike YOU can do anything if you just BELIEVE!

Until next time...get inky!

BEWARE!

Happy Friday! 
Michele here and with Halloween right around the corner I HAD to do a Frankie card!!

Stamps used:  Frankenstein's Bolts, Beware of, Bats Over Moon

I started with a spooky gelli print I did with Dina Wakley paints.

Stamped the moon and added a tiny bit of sparkle with some Stickles.

Frankie was next, cut out and colored with my Prisma Colored Pencils and blended with Gamsol.

Did you notice the scary chipy bats from Um Wow Studios??  Inked up black with archival ink!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN ALL!!
Until next time...get inky!!

Trick or Treat!

Only a couple more days until all hallows eve...do you have little trick or treaters dressing up this year??
Michele here today with a Halloween shaker card!!

These two stamps work perfectly together for this haunting shaker card.  I used The Moon and Kids in Costumes Silhouette.

I stamped the moon on transperancy to create the shaker part.  I used beads, sequins and Um Wow Studio star confetti in the skaker that I build up with a sheet of foam with a circle cut out to match the size of the moon.

Some awesome Brusho in yellow ochre colors the moon and distress ink stormy sky and blueprint sketch creates the night sky.

A bit of fussy cutting around the kids and a haunting we will go.

I stamped in archival ink which worked great on the transperancy.

And there you have it! 
Until next time...get inky!

Whimsical Bird ATC

We have our August inspiration challenge

 AND our August swap still going on.  The August swap is for ATC's and the theme is: colors of the sunset.

If you have been watching the challenges and swaps lately you might have npticed that we have been picking themes for the swaps that go with our inspiration challenges.  That way you get more bang for your buck!  You get to swap art and link up for a chance to win!

So now that you have the insider information...on to the project I am sharing today...  I created ATC's for our swap inspired by the colores from the inspiration challenge that just HAPPENED to be colors of the sunset or at least my interpretation.

I started with a piece of watercolor paper, my gelli plate and Dina Wakley acrylic paints.  Oh and stencils too, one from Um Wow Studio.

I cut my two ATC bases from one of my prints.

I built up my layers by first stamping on a piece of tissue paper, fussy cutting and adhereing to my background.  Then I did another of the same layer and adhered only on one edge.

This is the Typeset Scallop stamp, one of my favorites from the latest release.

I love the texture.

The Whimsical Long Beaked Bird is stamped on all of the layers and then the body is stamped fussy cut, colored and popped up.

This bird is SO cute!

Here is a close up of the background...glorious colors!!!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are inspired to join us in either our swap or our challenge.  You can find the swap deatils in the events page of The Viva LasVegaStamps Groupies Facebook Page and the challenge info our our blog.

Until next time...get inky!

We Are All Mad Here

Hello stamping friends!!
Michele here today with a fun door hanger to share.

This is a precut chipboard piece with a coating of heavy gesso.  The sentiment is created with chipboard letters and a heart from UmWow Studio painted with Distress Pint.

Viva Las VegaStamps used:  Mad Hatter, Alice With Hands Behind Back, Row of Books, Mushroom, Wildflower Silhouette, Chesire Smile.

I used some gold foil on the book spines.

All the images are colored with Distress Markers.

The background is Distress Oxide Ink.

You will find this hanging on the front door...is it a warning or a welcome??!!

Until next time...get inky!

Born to Be Wild

HI, hi!!  Michele here with a quick gelli print background technique for a fun Banksy card.

Let's jump right in and get started!

Bansky Marionette Girl

Born to Be Wild

Numbers Set

Doodle Dots

You might notice I took some inpiration from this months inspiration challenge...you still have time to link up!

I have been using my gelli plate a LOT lately...I LOVE the background I can create with it.

I used Dina Wakley acrylic paint and a brayer to put a nice layer of paint on my plate.

Then lay your paper right in the paint and apply pressure all over to pick up the paint.  You can also lay a stencil in the paint first to get an awesome pattern.

Don't clean you stencil right away though becasue there is still precious paint on it to apply another layer on you background.  This stencil is an Um Wow Studios creation!

I always like to create multiples, I mean while you are all painty your might as well!!

When everything is dry and trimmed the stamping begins!

I used my white Signo pen to add some doodling.

Marioneete Girl is stamped in archival ink and then heat embossed with Ultra High Gloss Embossing Powder.

You will also notice some splatters!!  Done with the same Dina Wakely paint.

Now...we are also hosting a swap over at Viva Las VegaStamps!  If you visit our Groupies Facebook page you will find an event with details.  There is a short window to get involved in this months OR we will have another one starting in March.

Our February theme is Bansky and we are swapping mail art.  I made some envelopes inspired by our inspiration challenge also.

Join us PLEASE!!!  We love a good swap!!

Until next ime...get inky (or painty-LOL).

Travel the Universe!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!  Michele here today with my first post of 2017 and I am sharing a card I created that can be used for any number of occassions.

STAMPS USED:

Banksy Love Bug

Doodle Dots

Travel the Universe

Doodle Frame

Row of Chevrons

I used Distress Sprays, Inks, Paint and Markers for all coloring.  The stamps are all stamped in Archival ink.

You'll see laying with stamping and cutting images and popping it up.

I added in some white hand drawn dots for a little dimension.  The sentiment is heat embossing with Ultra High Gloss embossing powder.

A couple of extra hearts...they are Um Wow Studio heart confetti.

The frame is stamped on book page and fussy cut.

I am so glad to be on the VLVS! team for another term and look forward to sharing and inspiring!!

Until next time...get inky!!

Butterfly Specimen

I have been really wanting to try encaustic art, so after a bit of hemming and hawing...and a bit of research I did it.  Michele here to share an 8x10 encaustic and stamping piece, I had so much FUN!!
Oh, and thanks to Jen Mattot for the fabulous inspiration.

I taped down a piece of heavy watercolor paper to start.  On some old dictionary pages I stamped the Butterfly Specimens in archival ink.

I used mat gel to attach the stamped dictionary pages, let it dry and then stamped the Waybill/Invoice Bachground and Specimen randomly on the page.

I added some great color with Gelatos and water.

Once everything was dry I painted over the entire page with bees wax, let it set and stamped the Gossamer Butterfly on top of the set wax.

Embellished with the Um Wow Studio chipboard butterfly, Prima flowers, May Arts ribbon, thread and gold leaf.

There is a bit of grass in there too...

I attached some burlap string (May Arts) to the page before I painted on the wax.  It created an awesome texture!!

Stamping under and on top of the wax created a great layer!

And I was quite surprised by how well you could see the color and the stamping under the layer of wax.

Thanks for stopping by!  For more VLVS! inspiration join us on our Facebook page, Viva Las VegaStamps! Groupies.

Until next time, get inky!!