FOSTV160 - UNDER THE SEA

I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge.  You are to create a card using the theme under the sea. 

 

Here is my card:

 

 

For my card I chose stamps from a number of sets from  MFP Stamp Shop.  The fish are from Wealthy Fish, the underwater "leaves" are from Be Virtuous,  the sentiments are from both Birds of the Orient and Paper Doll Formal Wear.  For the fish, the one on the right was stamped as usual but the one on the left was stamped on a solid piece of rubber to get a mirror image.  Both fish were then cut out and adhered to the designer paper.

 

I hope you'll play along with us this week.  You can find the Friends of SpeedyTV challenge HERE.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you have a wonderful week.

Hugs & Blessings,
Barbie

 

ORIENTAL SKETCH CHALLENGE #71

This week's Oriental Sketch Challenges #71 uses this sketch:

 

Here is my card:

 

For my card this week I chose the Lanterns stamp set from MFP Stamp Shop.  I started by cutting the Spellbinders Diamond Effects die from white cardstock and sponged it with Spiced Marmalade Distress ink.  All images were stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink.  I stamped the lantern again on a piece of Graphic 45 Birdsong cardstock, cut it out and paper pieced it over the image.  For the background I used the Cuttlebug Lanterns embossing folder. 

 

I  hope you'll play along with us this week, you can find the Oriental Sketch Challenge HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs & Blessings,
Barbie

FOSTV159 - HAND MADE FLOWERS

I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge.  You are to create a card using hand made flowers. 

 

Here is my card:

 

For my card this week I chose the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Birds of the Orient stamp set from MFP Stamp Shop and stamped it using Versafine Onyx Black ink.  For my hand made flowers I die cut different size heart dies putting four hearts from each size together to create the flowers and the center was a small flower punch.  Clear Wink of Stella Brush was then added to the flowers for a little sparkle.  The leaves and swirl die is from Heartfelt Creations which I cut up to rearrange the shape.  The butterfly is a die from Cheery Lynn Designs and was sponged with Distress ink.  All of the elements were then attached to a Spellbinders Labels Twenty One.  The background is a Cuttlebug embossing folder from the Decorative Tile Set.

I hope you'll play along with us this week.  You can find the Friends of SpeedyTV challenge HERE.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you have a wonderful week.

Hugs & Blessings,
Barbie

ORIENTAL SKETCH CHALLENGE #70

This week's Oriental Sketch Challenges #70 uses this sketch:

 

Here is my card:

 

 

For my card this week I chose the Geisha image from the Asian Delights stamp set and the sentiment is from Glad Glads set all from MFP Stamp Shop.  The Geisha image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and  colored with Copic markers.  The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink and both circles were cut with punches.  The designer paper is from the Graphic 45 Birdsong collection which unfortunately is no longer available.  A strip of Washi tape was put on the bottom of the Geisha image.

I hope you'll play along with us this week, you can find the Oriental Sketch Challenge HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs & Blessings,
Barbie

 

FOSTV158 - TRIANGULAR CARD

This week's challenge is to create a Triangular card, I hope you'll join us. 
 

Here is my card:

 

For my card this week I chose a piece of designer paper for the triangular card and used the Dragonflies stamp set and the sentiment from the Chrysanthemum stamp set all from MFP Stamp Shop.  The larger dragonfly was stamped on colored cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut out and the two tiny dragonflies were stamped directly on the dp.  The sentiment was stamped on one of the  Spellbinders Petite Labels One in Versafine Onyx Black ink.

I hope you'll play along with us this week.  You can find the Friends of SpeedyTV challenge HERE.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you have a wonderful week.

Hugs & Blessings,
Barbie

ORIENTAL SKETCH CHALLENGE #69

This week's Oriental Sketch Challenges #69 uses this sketch:

 

Here is my card:

 

 

For my card this week I chose images from the Lucky You stamp set from MFP Stamp Shop.  All images were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the Cat image was colored with Copic Markers.  A silver leaving pen was used on each of the squares for a border.  The background was cut using the Martha Stewart Caning Pattern Punch All Over the Page punch.
 

I hope you'll play along with us this week, you can find the Oriental Sketch Challenge HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs & Blessings,
Barbie

 

FOSTV157 - USING NUMBERS

This week's challenge is to create a card using numbers. 

Here is my card:

 

All stamps this week are from the Marsh Birds stamp set from MFP Stamp Shop and I especially thought the sentiment was perfect for this week's challenge.  The main images were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers and the sentiment was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink.  The background was embossed with a Lifestyle Crafts embossing folder called Classic and the numbers are puff stickers.

I hope you'll play along with us this week.  You can find the Friends of SpeedyTV challenge HERE.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you have a wonderful week.

Hugs & Blessings,
Barbie

 

ORIENTAL SKETCH CHALLENGE #68

This week's Oriental Sketch Challenges #68 uses this sketch:

 

 

Here is my card:

 



For my card this week I chose images from the Buddha stamp set from MFP Stamp Shop.  All images were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the Buddha image was colored with Copic Markers.  The circles were cut with Spellbinders circle dies.  I created a mask to cover the Buddha image and sponged Distress Ink onto both circles.  I added the enamel dots for accent.

 

I hope you'll play along with us this week, you can find the Oriental Sketch Challenge HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs & Blessings,
Barbie

FOSTV156 - EASTER CARD

This week's challenge is to create an Easter card.  With Easter just about a month away its time to get started so...

Here is my card:

 

For my card this week I chose the Hydrangea stamp set from MFP Stamp Shop.  I stamped the Hydrangea with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored it with Copic markers and then cut it out.  I decided it needed some dimension so I stamped it again, cut out some additional petals and adhered them with dimensionals.  Mini rhinestones were added to the center of each petal for a little bling.  The background is embossed with an Anna Griffin Calligraphy Frame embossing folder and the sentiment is an Anna Griffin embossing template.

 

I hope you'll play along with us this week.  You can find the Friends of SpeedyTV challenge HERE.

 

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you have a wonderful week.

Hugs & Blessings,
Barbie