Smile Sets Everything!

Hello everyone!Welcome back to my tiny little space :)

Today I'm sharing a card inspired by the song - Boyzone 'Words'. I love that song and I took the main word 'Smile'. Yep! 'Smile for everything' - whether you are happy or going through any rough situations, just 'smile' because it sets everything straight. :)

To make this card, I sponged the card stock panel with Manganese Archival Ink. And to get that wash of colour, I have a tip for you. Just spray any perfume or deodorant on to the Archival or non-water based inks - the alcohol in the perfume/deodorant reacts with the ink and gives that wash effect just as distress inks. :)

Then I added splatters of gold paint. On to some vellum card stock, I stamped the leaves from Altenew Floral Motifs stamp set and colored them with gold paint,fussy cut them and kept it aside. Later I cut two strips of card stocks, colored one of the strips with gold paint and the other with light blue ink. Finally stamped the sentiment and adhered everything together. 

I'm entering this card for Altenew February Challenge: From Places Abroad – Cyprus - I was very much inspired by the colors, Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Inspired By A Song, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes and Peek-a-booChallenge # 3 : Tic-Tac-Toe- I chose second column - sequin/gold/striped element.

Edited - I literally forgot about this challenge and I want to enter my card now. Better late than never, right! I'm entering this card for w&w Belated 2nd Birthday Bash | Gold + Watercolor Challenge with Heather H

 

I hope you like my card. Thank you so much for stopping by. Take care and I'll see you very soon :)

A Floral Card for Altenew Video Challenge #1

Hello everyone! I'm super excited to share this floral card with you all made for Altenew Video Challenge #1 because this is my very first stampset from Altenew and this is the first time I'm entering into a video challenge! The camera couldn't capture the beautiful shine on the flowers!

For my card I used Neenah Solar White Cardstock as the base and the pattern paper is from Studio Calico Print Shop Collection. I attached the pp panel at an angle and flicked some Brushed Pewter Distress Stain Spray!

I then took another piece of cardstock and stamped, masked and stamped the flowers! I'm loving this Floral Motifs Stampset a lot! Then water colored the flowers with a Blue Marker and Brushed Pewter Distress Stain Spray.

I then fussy cut the flowers and before adhering to the card base I placed some silver thread. Then adhered the floral panel with tombow glue. Then stamped and heat embossed the sentiment with Zing White Embossing Powder.

I have a processing video too. You can watch it here or you can watch in HD at Youtube

Also entering this card for Runway Inspired ric#87 - Holly Fulton and Virginia's View Challenge #16 - 100% stamped! 

 

 

Thank you so much Altenew for providing this wonderful opportunity. I had a blast making this video. Thank you so much for stopping by, take care and I'll see you next time.. :)