A Rose By Any Other Name - Challenge Day at AGOAC

Hello!

It's time for this week's challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge, and the theme this week (Challenge #78) is "Make It Sentimental."  That means no image, just a sentiment.  This challenge will run from 8:00 AM May 4 to 6:00 PM May 10, and the prize for the winner will be 2 individual digi images (NOT SETS) from Pink Gem Designs.  So do head on over and see what the rest of the lovely Design Team have created, then join us, won't you?  We'd love to see you!

My card today uses the PGD digi Vintage Occasion Sentiments (Black).  This is a set of 10 framed sentiments for various occasions plus a blank one for a custom sentiment, which in this case I put the word "Mother."  I printed it out on floral digi paper which I faded so as to not distract.

This card has a lot going on.  I used a brick wall embossing folder to emboss the pink layer, the paper of which is also from Pink Gem Designs from the digi paper "Springtime" collection, a lovely set of 24 pastel prints, patterns and solids.  I used the solid, slightly distressed pink.  I brushed the paper with white acrylic paint then applied a light gray Copic marker in the spaces between the "bricks" for a bit more definition.  Not that you can see it much with all the other doodads on the surface...

  ...which include a shimmery painted birdcage, some lace, some leafy flourishes and some shimmery painted roses.  The whole idea here is to make this look like climbing roses on a brick wall.

A close up of the roses and some of the brick wall...

 

...and the bird cage, the sentiment, and the individual words (computer generated).  The background of the sentiment is a big cream colored rose faded out to a mere whisper of color.

The bird is covered with pale blue glitter - talk about sparkly!  

Last but not least is the seam binding bow in the center of which I've put a little wooden heart decoupaged with some lovely gift tissue paper, then topped with a coat of resin.

And that, lovely readers, is today's card.  I'm not telling which of my two mothers (biological and in-law) this card is for but I'm going to have to tell MY mother to not read my blog until after Mother's Day.  Tee hee!

Thank you so much for joining me, and please stop by A Gem of a Challenge to see what the rest of the Design Team has created for you, then do play along.  We'd love to see you!

Happy crafting!

Challenges entered:

Love To Create #63 - Punches and/or Dies 
Tammy's Scrapping Corner #60 - Lots of Layers
Creative Card Crew #35 - Bling
Crafts and Me #131 - Floral Frenzy
Crafty Ribbons #44 - Anything Goes w/Ribbon
Delightful Challenges - Add Ribbon
3 Girl JAM #17 - Anything Goes w/Ribbon
Really Reasonable Ribbon #71 - Sparkle, Bling, Ribbon
Fussy and Fancy #88 - Anything Goes
My Sheri Crafts #109 - Mother's Day
Pile It On 17 - April Showers Bring May Flowers (rain, flowers or both)
Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes
Sugar Creek Hollow #60 - Spring Flowers

The Shabby Tea Room #164 - Beautiful Spring (using photo as inspiration)

 

IBS May Sneak Peek - Day 2

Hello!

Today we are sneak peeking two more wonderful new stamp sets soon to be released by Inspired By Stamping!

Background Basics II

 

Very versatile set of 3 background stamps.

and...

Big Hope

Very lovely set of three inspiration sentiments.

Check out Joanna's blog so you don't miss a thing!

IBS May Sneak Peek Day 1

Hello!!

It's time for a sneak peek of  May's newest releases by Inspired By Stamping!  Every 1st-5th of the month IBS shares "teasers" of the new release. Then, the 6th-9th of each month the design team will share project "peeks" of the release. The FULL release is shared on the 10th!

If you've visited my blog even only a few times, you will have seen me use stamps and other products from the Inspired by Stamping store.  I've been a Guest Designer as well as a month-long Guest Designer on the site, and now I am a member of the Design Team and quite thrilled about it as I absolutely LOVE these products!  Joanna Munster is the artist, and her stamps and dies are super useful and beautiful.  One can also find all manner of trims and embellishments at the Inspired by Stamping store.  Then there's Joanna's blog, full of wonderful design inspiration, tutorials, and fun slices of life from Australia, which is where she lives with her family.  Do stop by and pay her a visit - I promise you'll have a good time and probably learn a neat technique while you're there!  (She's the reason I made my bow maker and now love making beautiful bows.)

On to my sneak peek.

Here's Day 1,the Mason Jar Summer Add On.

So many possibilities here!  Set of 18 stamps.

Come back tomorrow to see what's next - there are 7 new stamp sets altogether, plus an extra, but you'll have to wait and see!

Happy crafting!