SIP #114 Sketch Challenge with FSJ Koi Dreams

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  I took a vacation day last Friday to have a long weekend and I seriously thought Monday would NEVER end!  lol  I'm so glad it did!   I should have made my card for the Stamp, Ink, Paper Design Team during my long weekend but of course I waited until Monday night!  I really am a last minute kind of gal lately!  lol  This week's Stamp, Ink, Paper challenge is a super fun sketch that really has sooo many possibilities!  

And believe it or not, I actually stayed very true to the sketch!  Hard to believe I know....... but really I did!  I finally got the opportunity to use a fun new FSJ stamp set called Koi Dreams.  

Here are the products I used on this fun card:

 FSJ Koi Dreams Stamp Set

FSJ Koi Dreams Die Set

FSJ Designers Choice Prints 

FSJ Journey Circles Dies

SU Dapper Denim Cardstock
SU Dapper Denim Ink
Hero Arts Ombre Serengeti Sunset Ink
Hero Arts Ombre Tide Pool to Navey Ink

Neenah Classic Solar White 80# Cardstock

Hero Arts July 2016 My Monthly Hero Kit (sentiment)

Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Confetti

Have a wonderful day!  Blessings, Tina

SIP #109 Sketch Challenge with FSJ Got You!

Hello and Happy Tuesday...which of course means Hump Day Eve!  lol  I've been so super busy that last weekend I just crashed on Saturday!  The only thing I was able to get done was to get this card made for the awesome new sketch challenge up over at Stamp, Ink, Paper.

I decided to use a fun new stamp set that I got as a Bloom Benefit for placing a $75 order at Fun Stampers Journey.  I LOVE bears so this one really spoke to me!  

I adore this sketch!  Some of you may be suprised that I didn't make a shaker card since I love them so much but I really thought this one would be just perfect as a window card.  These bears are so adorable and I love the sentiment "I've got you covered" that comes with the stamp set.  I stamped the image with FSJ Black Licorice Fusion Ink and watercolored with a water brush and some Tim Holtz Distress Inks.  I added a little bit of Journey Glaze to the umbrella and some of the little raindrops. 

I used the Journey Squares Dies and the piercing element that comes with them to cut my window.  The blue paneled background is from FSJ Designer Choice Prints.   

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina 

SIP Challenge #107 Tic-Tac-Toe with Flower Swirls by FSJ

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  Hope your week is off to a fabulous start!  My weekends have been super busy the last few weeks as I've been enjoying some time with my beautiful granddaughters!  And then of course the weeks are always busy this time of year with my job.  I'm hoping to retire in about four years and maybe I can spend more time doing the things I love and crafting of course is one of them!

Well since today is Tuesday, that of course means it's time for another Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge!

I went horizontal on the top row on this board with Blue, Die Cut, and Twine.  I used a fun new Flower Swirls Bundle by Fun Stamper's Journey for my floral images on this one!

My background paper was from the FSJ Designer Choice Prints.  I adhered a full 4 1/4 " 5" panel of it to a Neenah Classic Solar White Card Base.  I heat embossed the sentiment from MFT You Give Me Butterflies Stamp Set.  The Flower Swirls were stamped onto Bristol Smooth Cardstock and loosely colored with Zig Clean Color Markers and blended with an Aqua Painter.  I used the coordinating dies to cut them out once dry.  I added some splatters of FSJ Gold Silk. I added some Black Twine onto the cardfront with Foam Squares and adhered my flowers over the twine to finish this one off. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina