Underwater Birthday

Hello!  Long time no "see"!  I've been falling behind on my blogging, again!   I am done with the little details in my new craft room and I have to say I love it!  I still have one wall I want to dress up a little bit but I'm in no hurry.  The other 3 walls are done and the work space is done, so I'm good!  Stay tuned; I'll be posting before and after pics, along with some organization tips I used!

And back to the post, today I'm posting a card I made for Stamp TV's Monday Challenge (Hot and Cool), together with My Craft Spot's Challenge (Hot Summer Colors).  Being the two are kind of similar I made a card fit for both challenges.  The Hot and Cold challenge was to use 'hot' colors in a cool setting.  So I decided to create a birthday card using bright summery colors, in an underwater setting.  The card is for a cute little boy so the bright colors are right on- I made the theme an underwater birthday party.  Here's the card:

The DP from Gina K Designs is perfect for the ocean so I used that as the background, then added the stamped images.  I traced the sea horse with orange metallic pen, and then colored part of it with a clear sakura pen.  To make it more kid-friendly and festive, I cut out a triangle from the same DP I used for the flag banner and used it as a birthday hat!  I also use the sakura pen to delineate the shells (4 for his 4th birthday) and also on the castle.  I used copics to color the images.

Well, my friends, that's it for today.  Thank you for stopping by! I will see you soon with posts from my craft room!  Come back and visit!

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Underwater Birthday

Hello!  Long time no "see"!  I've been falling behind on my blogging, again!   I am done with the little details in my new craft room and I have to say I love it!  I still have one wall I want to dress up a little bit but I'm in no hurry.  The other 3 walls are done and the work space is done, so I'm good!  Stay tuned; I'll be posting before and after pics, along with some organization tips I used!

And back to the post, today I'm posting a card I made for Stamp TV's Monday Challenge (Hot and Cool), together with My Craft Spot's Challenge (Hot Summer Colors).  Being the two are kind of similar I made a card fit for both challenges.  The Hot and Cold challenge was to use 'hot' colors in a cool setting.  So I decided to create a birthday card using bright summery colors, in an underwater setting.  The card is for a cute little boy so the bright colors are right on- I made the theme an underwater birthday party.  Here's the card:

The DP from Gina K Designs is perfect for the ocean so I used that as the background, then added the stamped images.  I traced the sea horse with orange metallic pen, and then colored part of it with a clear sakura pen.  To make it more kid-friendly and festive, I cut out a triangle from the same DP I used for the flag banner and used it as a birthday hat!  I also use the sakura pen to delineate the shells (4 for his 4th birthday) and also on the castle.  I used copics to color the images.

Well, my friends, that's it for today.  Thank you for stopping by! I will see you soon with posts from my craft room!  Come back and visit!

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Lighthouse

Hi, there! It's been a while since I played at My Craft Spot, so today I'm posting a Father's Day card for My Craft Spot's Monday Challenge!  The challenge is titled "King of the Grill" and it calls for Father's Day cards.  Here's my card:

I just love this stamp set (Gina K Designs 'By the Sea')! 

The DP is also GKD (Pool Side Paper Stack).

Inside:

And then I decided to make a bookmark to go with it:

You'll notice I used the same lighthouse image than on the card, but the bottom is not quite the same.  Since the bookmark is a lot narrower than the stamp, I masked it to only show the lighthouse, not the sand around it.  I could have used a stamp marker but I thought it was easier to mask the stamp.

Ok, my friends, hope you enjoy my "flash" post today.  Thanks for stopping by!

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Lighthouse

Hi, there! It's been a while since I played at My Craft Spot, so today I'm posting a Father's Day card for My Craft Spot's Monday Challenge!  The challenge is titled "King of the Grill" and it calls for Father's Day cards.  Here's my card:

I just love this stamp set (Gina K Designs 'By the Sea')! 

The DP is also GKD (Pool Side Paper Stack).

Inside:

And then I decided to make a bookmark to go with it:

You'll notice I used the same lighthouse image than on the card, but the bottom is not quite the same.  Since the bookmark is a lot narrower than the stamp, I masked it to only show the lighthouse, not the sand around it.  I could have used a stamp marker but I thought it was easier to mask the stamp.

Ok, my friends, hope you enjoy my "flash" post today.  Thanks for stopping by!

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Fin-tastic Bookmark

Happy Friday!  Today I'm posting forStamp TV's Monday Challenge.  It calls for creating a project for kids, since the summer break is coming up.  My daughter loves to read and going to the beach, so I decided to make her an ocean themed bookmark.  Here it is:

Since she also loves sparkles, I added some sparkly sequins at the bottom, sort of like jewels at the bottom of the ocean!  

I created the water background by sponging the layers.  Here's a little tutorial on how I did it:

1. Cut out two pieces of card stock slightly wider than the piece you're working on, in my case a bookmark.  On one side, cut a long wavy line so as to simulate waves.  I cut out two different kinds of wavy lines so the pattern looked more natural.  You could also use just one piece of card stock and just cut out both ends.  

2.  Place pice of card stock over the bookmark as shown and sponge in circular motion.  I used Memento Summer Sky ink.  When done, place the other wavy panel and repeat.  Don't worry about going over the layer you just did; it will just help blend the layers together so it's not too choppy.  

3.  Alternate panels and orientation each time you sponge a layer so the layers don't look the same.

4.  I had started from the bottom up so when getting to the top, I found it easier to turn the bookmark around to finish up. 

5.  All done!  Decorate as you wish! 

That was a fun little project!  I can't wait to give it to my daughter...  Hope you enjoyed the visit, and thanks for stopping by! 

  

Have a bright day... And a fin-tastic weekend!

Aixa

Fin-tastic Bookmark

Happy Friday!  Today I'm posting forStamp TV's Monday Challenge.  It calls for creating a project for kids, since the summer break is coming up.  My daughter loves to read and going to the beach, so I decided to make her an ocean themed bookmark.  Here it is:

Since she also loves sparkles, I added some sparkly sequins at the bottom, sort of like jewels at the bottom of the ocean!  

I created the water background by sponging the layers.  Here's a little tutorial on how I did it:

1. Cut out two pieces of card stock slightly wider than the piece you're working on, in my case a bookmark.  On one side, cut a long wavy line so as to simulate waves.  I cut out two different kinds of wavy lines so the pattern looked more natural.  You could also use just one piece of card stock and just cut out both ends.  

2.  Place pice of card stock over the bookmark as shown and sponge in circular motion.  I used Memento Summer Sky ink.  When done, place the other wavy panel and repeat.  Don't worry about going over the layer you just did; it will just help blend the layers together so it's not too choppy.  

3.  Alternate panels and orientation each time you sponge a layer so the layers don't look the same.

4.  I had started from the bottom up so when getting to the top, I found it easier to turn the bookmark around to finish up. 

5.  All done!  Decorate as you wish! 

That was a fun little project!  I can't wait to give it to my daughter...  Hope you enjoyed the visit, and thanks for stopping by! 

  

Have a bright day... And a fin-tastic weekend!

Aixa