Thanks!

Today is the the 12th and it is time for another Hot Mess card.  This is card number 37, so this is the start of year #4. The idea of Hot Mess ~ Success started with Kelly and the general theme is to Get Messy and you will have Success!  Messiness can be almost anything that we come up with--glitter, alcohol inks, glimmer glitz, sponged backgrounds, etc., anything that is a bit messy.  We are a group of 6 and we will post a card each month on the 12th.  The links to the other 5 members are on my left side bar and I will also link them at the bottom at this post.

For this month's messiness, I used Creative Expressions Cosmic Shimmer. The colors I picked are Beyond Blue with a bit of Zesty Lime.  These are some fun colors to use with Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock. I spritzed the cardstock, added the color and then spritzed again to move the color.  I die cut the panel with my Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2 and added the black layer from the same die set.  The texture and color is so cool in real life!  I then die cut the Taylored Expressions Signature Thanks and Backer in white three times and layered on the black backer. I then added some silver leaves cut from Pinkfresh Studio Curvy Leaves.  Silver TE Drip Drops were the final touch!  

Here is the inside of my card, with another foil leaf.

I really like the look of this card and hope you do too.  I also sure hope my fellow messy ladies liked it too!  

Here are the links to the other members of Hot Mess ~ Success.  Please be sure to check out Jeanette's, Terry's, Kelly's , Carol's and Darlene's blogs. I am sure you will enjoy seeing how everyone got messy and was successful in making some great cards!   Be sure to check back to see what we are up to on July 12th.  

Image/Sentiment:  Taylored Expressions Signature Thanks and Backer Die

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock; Stampin' Up Black, White; Silver Glimmer Paper

Ink:  Creative Expressions Cosmic Shimmer Zesty Lime and Beyond Blue

Accessories:  Pinkfresh Studio Curvy Leaves Dies; Taylored Expressions Silver Drip Drops; Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2

Thanks So Much

Today is the the 12th and it is time for another Hot Mess card.  This is card number 36 and we are at the end of year #3. The idea of Hot Mess ~ Success started with Kelly and the general theme is to Get Messy and you will have Success!  Messiness can be almost anything that we come up with--glitter, alcohol inks, glimmer glitz, sponged backgrounds, etc., anything that is a bit messy.  We are a group of 6 and we will post a card each month on the 12th.  The links to the other 5 members are on my left side bar and I will also link them at the bottom at this post.

For this month's messiness, I used two colors of Creative Expressions Cosmic Shimmer.  I used Opal Polish in Blue Parakeet and Glitzy Polish in Green Lustre.  I first used this medium a few months ago when Darlene sent me two tubs.  Of course, since then I have added a few other tubs to my collection!  I also used some of these tubs last month when I rubbed the colors on an black embossed panel.  This month, I used them with a Gina K Designs Stencil called Rounded Swirl. I made two panels with the 2 colors of green--there is a lot of shimmer and shine in person.  I then die cut the Lawn Fawn Giant Thanks So Much from white and green cardstock.  They were both were die cut three times and layered for dimension.  

I added some clear enamel dots on the card with the white words.

I added some Pink Fresh Studio Glacier Jewels on the green words card:

I really like the look of these cards and hope you do too.  I also sure hope my fellow messy ladies liked it too!  

Here are the links to the other members of Hot Mess ~ Success.  Please be sure to check out Jeanette's, Terry's, Kelly's , Carol's and Darlene's blogs. Be sure to check back a day as I bet they were on time!   I am sure you will enjoy seeing how everyone got messy and was successful in making some great cards!   Be sure to check back to see what we are up to on June 12th.  I hope to be on time!

Image/Sentiment:  Lawn Fawn Giant Thanks So Much Die

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White; Stampin' Up Granny Apple Green

Ink:  Creative Expressions Cosmic Shimmer--Opal Polish in Blue Parakeet, Glitz Polish in Green Lustre

Accessories:  Clear Enamel Dots; Pink Fresh Studio Glacier Jewels

Stamping Sisters Winter Camp 2022--Day 4

Can you believe it?  We are at day 4 and the final day of camp!  This is the brainchild of my good friend Kelly and when she asked three of us to join her at camp, we all jumped (slightly over an inch) and said YES!  And, it is the third time we have been camping together--Summer of 2020 (boy that one was hot!) and winter 2021--brrrr!  I am not sure what happened to the summer of 2021, but we are here now!

Here are our blogs and the days we were the camp counselors:

Monday/January 24th  ~ Jeanette @ Creativeplay 

Tuesday/January 25th ~ Kelly @ Sandcastlestamper

Wednesday/January 26th ~ Barb (me!)  @ inkingintoretirement

Thursday/January 27th ~ Darlene @ Accordingtobijou

Final Day--Day 4 and Darlene is up today!   Her challenge for the day can be found on her blog along with a tutorial for making the card.  Each day one of us provided the directions and photos for our card and we hope you will join us.  Please Play Along--and remember, it is free to attend our camp!  Please fee free to go back and check out the classes for days 1, 2 and 3.

Darlene sent each of us each 2 fun colors of Cosmic Shimmer Metallic Gilding Polish, made by Creative Expressions, a UK company.   Thanks so much for sending this to each of us--so generous!   I had not see this product before and was excited to try it out.  Darlene raved about it, so before I even opened the ones she sent, I was off to JoAnn's website to order a few more colors.  Gotta have options, right?! 

So, please check out Darlene's blog to get all of the details on how to do this fun fold with sweet stenciling with Metallic Gilding Polish!  The fold is a form of a bridge fold and does lay flat for mailing.  The colors of the polish Darlene sent to me are Purple Mist and Silver Dream.  I applied the Silver Dream on two panels and set them aside to dry.  It only takes a few minutes to dry!  I then cut one of the sheets into panels for the three side of my "box".  I then picked a Gina K Designs stencil called Water Droplets and placed it over the three sections. I did use Pixie Spray on the back of my stencil and it did not harm the polished piece when I picked it up.  I added the layer of Purple Mist with the stencil and again used the brush inside of the cap of the Polish. I then trimmed the panels to fit the base of the card, using the measurements in Darlene's post.  I layered some purple Stardream Metallic cardstock behind the stenciled layer for a bit more shine--though the entire panel is already shiny!  I used a Simon Says Stamp and CZ Designs die called Chunky Hello for the front panel.  The word is die cut from 2 leftover pieces of the silver polish and the backer is the Stardream Metallic.  I added some Gina K Designs Angel Aura Rhinestones as a final touch!   I have not added anything to the right panel as I am not sure what the occasion will be for this card.  Options! 

Here are a few more pictures of the way this card looks from a couple of different angles.

This one shows how the card stands up and the die placed in the middle of the center panel.

This one is from above.

This one shows the card folded flat.

I hope you have enjoyed my card. I invite you to join us by making your own card today.  Please check out Darlene's blog today to get her tips on how to make this fun fold card and you can use any medium you want for the stenciling!   And, be sure to check out Kelly and Jeanette's blog  today to see how well they did on this technique.  Go and have some fun!  

I really hope you have enjoyed our week of camping, stamping class.  And, I hope you do decide to make a few cards with one or all four of the fun techniques!  And, we do plan to be back for another camp this year--maybe one in the late spring or summer, when it is a bit warmer.  But, look out for the bugs!

Image/Sentiment:  Simon Says Stamp and CZ Designs Chunky Hello Die

Cardstock:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White, Stardream Metallic Purple; Stampin' Up Gorgeous Grape

Ink: None

Accessories:  Creative Expressions Cosmic Shimmer Metallic Gilding Polish--Purple Mist and Silver Dream; Gina K Designs Water Droplets Stencil, Angel Aurora Rhinestones