Pencil on black card stock

I'm on a roll with my pencil work, this time I thought why not work on black rather than Kraft. 

This is what I came up with. The Christmas stars is from a JOFY set, I stamped in white and coloured the stars and circles using pencils. I added some gold and silver pencils to add some sparkle. I inlaid the JOY with silver glitter card stock. The black is layered on silver glitter and then popped up on black foam. 

 I added a few more tiny circles with some Viva Decor glitter pen (Hologram), you can just see them in this photo.

I'm entering this for the following chellenges

ABC Christmas Challenge

Merry Monday #289 add a star

Happy Little Stampers anything goes add a star

Card Recipe
Stamps: JOFY
Paper: 110lb white, Glitter paper, Black
Ink: SU white
Accessories: Viva decor glitter pen, Tim Holtz Christmas sentiment Die
Techniques: Pencil, Inlaid die cut.

Pretty Butterfly die

I'm just posting a card to the CAS Watercolour challenge before it ends on July 24th. There still time for all of you out there to enter if you haven't already done so, and even if you have you can always post another.  If you are looking for inspiration head on over and you will find some amazing cards from the participants and the design team, you won't be disappointed.

Here is my card, it's just waiting for the right sentiment.
The  watercolour background is smooshed Distress Oxide inks on Water colour paper, I then Die cut the butterfly (purchased from Aliexpress) out of 110lb white card stock and navy blue.  I inlaid the navy blue in the white, and love the pop of colour framing the smooshed DOX inks.  The main panel was cut with the  Crazy Double Running Stiched Nested Rectangle die from Stamplorations.  Finally I added some green and blue sequins to match the watercolour panel.
I'm also entering this for Less is more no Stamps, and the Butterfly Challenge #82 matching pairs of which I have two.

Card Recipe
Stamps: None
Paper: 140lb watercolour, 110lb white, Michaels Navy
Ink:
Accessories: Distress oxide inks, sequins, Butterfly Die Cut from Aliexpress
Techniques: Inlaid Die cut, Smooshed watercolour background

Acetate and inlaid die

I love cards with acetate behind but I just don't seem to use it that often.  This months CAS mix up challenge seemed to be the perfect reason.

 I pulled out some leftover plastic packaging and trimmed it down 51/2 X 4 1/4, I die cut the heart out of some card stock from my stash of backgrounds waiting to be used.  This one I made a few weeks ago when my crafting buddies and I were working with acrylic paint.  I took some coated card and smooshed up what was left on the craft mat.  You can get some amazing background with what's sitting on your craft mat, don't waste it 😏.  I then die cut the heart out of my card base and inlaid the die cut inside.  The acetate holds every thing in place  For some interest I had the heart spill off the edge of the card and trimmed the excess.

I'm entering this CAS Mix up April Challenge inlaid die.  My choice is acrylic paints.

And Happy Little Stampers, April Challenge anything goes with a die

I hope you like the card and would love to hear your comments.

Card Recipe
Stamps:Paper smooches.
Paper: 110lb white, coated white
Ink: Ranger archival
Accessories: Die, acetate, gems
Techniques: acrylic ink smooshing Die cut

Tim Holtz crazy dogs

I bought the Tim Holtz Crazy Cats and Dogs a while back in a stamp shop sale and haven't used them very much, so now it's time to pull them out.
I've worked on 3 cards using the adorable little dogs.
Card 1 with an inlaid die.  I used a circle die I purchased on line from a company in China, I die cut the white card and then again die cut some watercolour card stock I had coloured with the new Tim Holtz distress inks.  It took me a while to put all those tiny little circles back in the holes.  I then die cut a stitched tag out of the inlaid die background.  To continue the circle theme I used the Carabelle circle stencil for the background.

I'm entering this for the CAS Mixup April inlaid die challenge (Stamping, stenciling and inlaid die)

Card 2 and 3 Stenciled background
I have also had this film strip background for ages and never gotten around to using it, I was wondering what my dogs would take photos of if they had a camera 🙈
The backgrounds were stenciled using a Stamporations leaf and  Carabelle circle stencils.  I used Ranger distress inks and clarity brushes to blend the colours.

I'm entering this for the following challenges

AAA cards, April challenge "Stencil"

Addicted to stamps "Make your Mark"

Card Recipe
Stamps: Tim Hotz Crazy Dogs, Paper smooches sentiment
Paper: 110  lb white, watercolour 110lb cold press, xpress it cardstock
Ink: Ranger archival
Accessories:
Techniques:Tim Holtz crazy dog die, Tag die, alcohol ink markers (Touch pens),Tim Holtz distress oxide ink pads, Tim Holtz distress ink pads, Clarity brushes, leaf stencil from Stamplorations and circle stencil from   Carabelle (Fr), Poppy stamp Cinema film strip die, twine