back to the drawing board

today's card features a birthday fish - he was created with a stamp & stencil combo from taylored expressions. the yellow & gray inks were applied through a stencil & his black details were then stamped. the background school of fish was also created with a stencil & couple of colors of blue ink. 

supplies
cardstock: [solar white] neenah paper, [poppy seed] taylored expressions
accents: [fishing hook]
liquid accent: [black enamel accents] ranger ink
rubber stamp: [reely great] taylored expressions
stamp & stencil combo: [hook, line & sinker] taylored expressions
dye ink: [potato chip, lemon meringue, mushroom, salt water taffy, sprinkles] taylored expressions
hybrid ink: [sea salt, oreo] taylored expressions
marker: [clear glitter wink of stella] zig
craft dies: [hook, line & sinker] taylored expressions
stencil: [just keep swimming] taylored expressions

here is a card i put together using a bunch of leftover die cuts from one of the classes i took during the c9 summer camp virtual event. the only thing i added that didn't come with the event kit was the birds stamp.

and these are the two cards i made during the class - the top two cards. the 'hello card' was also a scraps card -  a slide show of how i put it together is below. 

supplies
cardstock: [solar white] neenah paper, [aqua sky, buttercup, oceanside, parsley, peacock, poppy, wheat, black, white] concord and 9th
clear stamps: [sunflower field] hero arts
dye ink: [buttercup, grapefruit] concord and 9th
pigment ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko
watermark ink: [clear versamark] tsukineko
embossing powder: [white detail] hero arts
craft dies: [stitched squares] taylored expressions

supplies from c9 summer camp kit
patterned paper: [aqua sky gingham, grapefruit polka dot] concord and 9th
embellishments: [dew drops]
clear stamps: [cardscapes, summer blossoms] concord and 9th
craft dies: [aqua sky cabin gift, cardscapes die set, patterns and posies, summer blossoms] concord and 9th
stencil: [sun rays] concord and 9th

howdy! i made this card earlier this year & sent it off to celebrate a birthday. you can see the birthday sentiment peeking out from inside the card. paper piecing with cardstock scraps & an ink blended background behind the die cut mountains.

supplies
cardstock: [solar white] neenah paper, [scraps]
patterned paper: [curiosity] 6x6 bundle authentique, [scraps]
liquid accents: [caribbean ocean & gloss white crystal drops] nuvo by tonic
dye ink: [candy corn, pineapple, peapod] taylored expressions
pigment ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko
clear stamps: [saddle up & celebrate] my favorite things
craft dies: [color layering mountains at the lake] hero arts
stencil: [masking ovals] taylored expressions

i made a card! i didn't make many last year & was able to send out a lot that i had made in previous years. i'm running low on birthday cards now so i hope to have some new ones to share on here in the coming months.

this card came together quickly as it is mostly die cuts. i inked up the background with 2 distress oxide inks & then created the little woodland scene with a bunch of elements i die cut from my patterned paper scraps.

supplies
cardstock: [solar white] neenah paper, [earl grey] taylored expressions
patterned paper: [scraps]
distress ink: [broken china & tumbled glass oxide] tim holtz/ranger
dye ink: [earl grey] taylored expressions
accents: [sugar cube enamel dots] taylored expressions
rubber stamps: [sentiment/oh snap!] taylored expressions
craft dies: [snow/build a scene - calendar 5x7, deer/build a scene - central park, tree/build a scene - lakeside, birds/on the line, bird/on the line - north pole, little bits - birds] taylored expressions

happy 9th birthday to taylored expressions! i'm joining in on the birthday sketch challenge posted over on the te blog. be sure to check it out - you have until wednesday evening to link up a card.

my little birthday bunny was paper pieced & is hanging out on a background i inked up with a couple of distress oxide inks.

supplies
cardstock: [poppy seed, sugar cube] taylored expressions
patterned paper: [scraps]
accents: [enamel dots] doodlebug design
rubber stamps: [balloon buddies] taylored expressions
distress ink: [broken china, peeled paint distress oxide] tim holtz/ranger
pigment ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko
liquid accent: [dandelion yellow nuvo crystal dots] tonic
craft dies: [balloon buddies, stitched circle stacklets, stitched rectangle stacklets] taylored expressions
embossing folder: [zig zag] taylored expressions

here's a card i created for the current challenge over on the paper smooches blog. the theme for june is 'men' - so i created a guy themed birthday card. the little fish was paper pieced & then i added a bit of glitter to make him sparkle. if you would like to join in on the challenge click on the image below for all the details. 

supplies
cardstock: [kraft] bazzill basics paper, [solar white] neenah paper
patterned paper: [build a scene & build a scene halloween 6x6 paper packs] taylored expressions, [scraps]
clear stamps: [my guy, sentiment sampler & spiffy scooters] paper smooches
pigment ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko
marker: [e87 & c5] copic, [clear wing of stella] zig
liquid accent: [dandelion yellow nuvo crystal drops] tonic
craft dies: [stitched rectangle stacklets] taylored expressions