Cheers! IPC 77

Hey everybody!

Coming to you today with some new inspiration for the current 

Inky Paws Challenge!

Check out the sketch we have for you.

Since it's been hot as blazes in California, I can think 

of nothing better than a nice cool drink.

From that thought and the inspiration sketch,

 I came up with this card.

Using the Cocktail Mixer Stamp Set. I started by creating the background.

Using Versamark Ink, I stamp my images onto white cardstock. 

I heat set those images with clear embossing powder.

Then, I applied Distress Ink using a tropical colors pallet all over the stamped images.

This is the fun part because there's no right or wrong way to do it! 

Just apply ink over the top of the Versa marked stamped image

 until you feel like you've reached the look that you are going for.

When you’re done applying your ink just take a paper towel or a cotton cloth 

and rub all the extra ink off so that the stamped image appears.

Next, I stamped out my images for the drinks, I colored those images 

in matching the bright tropical colors in the background.

I was having trouble deciding to what to put in the background element of the sketch, because I thought the background came out kind of cool looking and did not want to cover it up. 

I decided to grab some vellum and use that as the background element. 

I like the way you can see through the velum and I think it adds 

kind of a cooling effect to the bright colors.

To that I added a strip of blue washi tape to match the blue Hawaiian drink I created.

To creating the forward-facing element on the sketch, I used the “cheers” stamp from the stamp set and my Versamark Ink. I stamp on a rectangle of white cardstock.

 I heat set the images with clear embossing powder. I added the sentiment on the top and then added my drinks on top popping them up with foam tape 

and added the “cheers” sentiment, which I also popped up with foam tape.

Now that my card is done, it is time for you to show us your cards and projects. 

Use the challenge picture above to link up your projects.

Thanks for stopping by.

Diane

LINK TO THE GOODIES

Cheers to You IPC 69

Welcome to a NEW 

Inky Paw’s Challenge.

Our new challenge is all about creating something fun for BIRTHDAY

The idea for this for this card came a while ago when

the Love Bites Stamp Set arrived at my door.

It just seems natural to put the Cocktail Mixer Stamp Set together with it.

But, I was not sure how.

It wasn't until recently one night, the concept came while I was falling asleep.

“I thought WOW! that would be a good idea for a card,

I hope I remember this in the morning”.

The best part of this card is that it all came from pieces of scrap.

 Yes! that scrape pile we all have of elements that we did not use on other cards 

that we do not want to throw away because THEY might be useful later.

 Scrap pile today is your day!

Starting with the green background that came from the Land Border Die Set

This was left over from the egg project I just did for the last challenge.

The “cheers” is from the Cocktail Die Set left over

 from Christmas project that turned into a disaster.

The “olives” and “Martini” came from a project I did a while ago.

 I always stamp extras just in case I mess up.

Even the blue circle was leftover scrap I had sitting in my die cut scrap box.

Luckily for me, I remembered how I envisioned the card when I went to sleep.

 I just added all the elements on as I remember them.

I have not done a graphic die-cut card in a while and it felt good!

I surprised myself!

Now it is YOUR TURN.

Dig deep into the scrap pile, grab some elements,

and show us how you get your PAWS INKY.

 As always, links to the stamps are below.

 Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by.

 Diane