Created by Hand Challenge - two colors

This certainly was a challenge.  I didn't think it would be so bad but on my first try where I used a green and red stamp image on white background I realized that that was actually three colors.  And then I decided to stain a tag with Tattered Rose Distressed Ink.  I stamped the background image in Worn Lipstick Distressed Ink.  I also painted a little in Distressed Crackle Paint - Tattered Rose and covered the tag in Tattered Rose Distressed Stickles.

I stamped the fancy oval (Our Daily Bread Designs) and the bird (Stampin' Up) and the verse "All God's glory and beauty come from within and there He delights to dwell."  Thomas a Kempis (Our Daily Bread Designs) all in Worn Lipstick.  I dyed a satin ribbon in Warn Lipstick and also covered the ribbon in Tattered Rose Distressed Stickles.

I also used a bird punch (Stampin' Up) and dyed the bird in Worn Lipstick and covered it in the same shade of Distressed Stickles.  The feather was stained in Tattered Rose but covered in Warn Lipstick Distressed Ink.  I stained the stem in Tattered Rose and covered the stem in Tattered Rose Distressed Stickles.  

Baby Card

My daughter's teacher was expecting her second child a week ago and so the class had a surprise shower for her.  I wish I had a picture of the beautiful quilt.  Each child picked out their own square and then one of the moms sewed the pieces together.  It was beautiful!  What a treasure for the baby and teacher.

I volunteered to make the card for the class to sign.  

For this card I used one of my favorite products.  Liquid Pearls.  I used the Gold Liquid Pearl and painted over some baby paper.  I stamped the teddy bear and then punched out using Stampin' Up scallop punch.  I "painted" using an aqua painter and Stampin' Up ink to make it look like a water color.  I used Distressed Stickles for the background of the teddy bear.  I found the most adorable baby ribbon a few weeks ago and so I just felt the need to add that and to finish it off I used the charming  silver Baby charm.

Two Challenges in One

Snow/Glitter from Created By Hand Challenge http://createdbyhandchallenge.wordpress.com/ and Sunday Stamper's Challenge Blue.  http://craftaddicts-tracyevans.blogspot.com/2010/07/sunday-stamper-challenge_11.html.

I started with Distress Ink Broken China (Blue) and sponged around.  I stamped snowflake stamps using Resistance Ink and then used snowflake glitter embossing powder.  For the scallop punch piece I stamped with both Craft White Ink and Blue Ink.  I then used Distressed Stickles Rocky Candy and Diamond Stickles and Icicle Stickles.

Pink Stitched Butterfly

This is to answer Created by Hand challenge "Take a Hike/Stitching" http://createdbyhandchallenge.wordpress.com/http://. I don't do very much stitching and this was a lot of fun. I decided to stamp using the ink applicator with Metallic Silver, Raspberry, and Purple alcohol inks. I punched out the scrolled circle and sponged in Warn Lipstick Distressed Ink and Mambo Mellon (Stampin' Up) because I wanted a brighter pink. I also stamped the words in Mambo Mellon. I added a Rhinestone for good measure and Fruit Punch Stickles.

Ink Challenge

I found another place for card challenges. It is sketches4all. http://sketchesforyou.ning.com/forum/topics/new-ink-challenge-group-starts

For this challenge we were to show two different ways to use ink. It was hard to limit myself to two different ways so I may have overdone it with the different ink colors. Anyway colors used in all were Stained Walnut (Words), Milled Lavendar (Roses), Tea Dye, Aged Mahogany, Vintage Photo. The border of the card was done in Vintage Photo and then I went over again in Antique Bronze Distressed Stickles.