Popcorn

Hi! I’m popping in with a quick card for CASology’s Challenge #153: Pop!
I used a digital image and fussy cut it out.

I added some white embossing powder to the popcorn and some clear to the top of the bag. I also added some SU! Daffodil Delight ink as “butter.”

I used the above image as a guide for my coloring and then added some stamps from PTI’s Southwestern Style stamp set.

Just I was about to post this my youngest daughter said that I should color the triangles in red. So I did.

Here’s the result:

Which way do you like it better? Without the red?

Or with the red? I’m not really sure, myself. I’m also going to play this at WAW’s Challenge #190 and SSS Monday Challenge: Summer because we tend to go to the movies more during the summer.

 Also, popcorn can be an easy summer meal, along with some fruit and cheese. That’s about all I’m up to with the temps we’re having here! Besides, I can probably pop it outside! Notice the “Feels Like 118 °F?”

 Tomorrow is forecast to be Cooler than today though…..by 3 degrees. I’m praying for cooler temperatures than that though.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

XO

Melissa

Edited Tue July 7: This card was selected, by Jen, as an HM at CASology’s: Pop challenge! Thanks so much Jen! I love playing at CASolgy. You ladies rock CAS!

P.S. Besides this fun news of receiving the HM at CASology for this card, I also have some other exciting news this week. I’m Guest Designing for 2 challenges over at Stamplorations. Check out my cards here and here. Go on over to the Stamplorations blog to play along at the Sketch and/or the Monthly Challenge. 🙂

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Make It Monday #216: Adding Color to Cover Plates

In this week’s MIM #216 Laura showed her tips for adding color to Cover Plate die cuts.  I really do love this technique.  I could barely wait to make a card for this challenge.

Here’s my card:

Here’s one of Laura’s beauties:

Since I don’t have any Copic Markers OR Ziggy-Ziggy-Ziggies, I opted for my Gelatos. here’s a slide show of the process which I used to make my card:

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I’m going to play this over at Little Tangles Challenge #58 Die-cutting and  SSS Monday’s: Summer. I added some Glossy Accents “dew” and a sentiment from PTI’s Southwestern Style stamp set to my card.

Thanks for stopping by!

XO
Melissa

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Big Butterflies – Stamping

Hi! I’m stopping in with a quick post on this hot hot hot 4th of July day in Germany!

I have 2 card to share with you in the post.

I used my new giant Swallowtail butterfly stamp from SU!! I have been wanting this stamp since I first saw it. I like it just as much as I thought I would. I wanted to try a CAS layout for Leigh’s sketch at this week’s CAS(E) this Sketch #130 and for HLS’s July CAS Challenge: Stamping.

I stamped with VersaMark onto SU vellum and then heat embossed in black. Then I colored in the butterfly with my SU markers, Daffodil Delight, Real Red and Tempting Turquoise. I let it dry, then I fussy cut it out.

This next one is pretty similar, but this time I I left off a sentiment and added the large die cut from PTI’s Make It Market Mini: Garden Gild Kit. I’m going to play this second card over at Same but Different’s Challenge #10 and Virginia’s View Challenge #16: Stamping.I’m going to have a lot of fun with Garden Gild.

I’ve got another post with more of the beauties, you can check it out here.

Thanks for stopping by!
xo
Melissa

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Big Butterflies – Stamping & Smooshing (no butterflies were harmed in the making)

Hi! I’m stopping in with a quick post on this hot hot hot 4th of July day in Germany!

I have 4 cards to share with you in the post. I used my new giant Swallowtail butterfly stamp from SU!! I have been wanting this stamp since I first saw it. I like it just as much as I thought I would.

I made a smooshed water-color bg paper first. Then for each of these cards I stamped with VersaMark onto the purple bg and then heat embossed in black,

white,

silver

and turquoise, respectively.

I’m going to play the white version card over at HLS’s July CAS: Stamping, Same but Different’s Challenge #10 and Virginia’s View Challenge #16: Stamping. I’m going to play the turquoise version at WAW’s #190.

I’ve got another post with more of the beauties, you can check it out here. Thanks for stopping by!
xo
Melissa

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