Gelatos Birthday ~ Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft

Happy Sunday, folks!  

I'm up on the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Blog sharing this "happy birthday" card with a watercolored Gelatos background!

Hope you'll head over and say "hey!"

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  Wet Paint (Papertrey Ink)

Ink:  Soft Navy (Simon Says Stamp)

Paper:  Blushing Bride (SU), Watercolor, Favorite Things (Heidi Swapp)

Other:  Gelatos (Faber-Castell), Button, Lemon Drop & Pink Peonies Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Verve March Diva Dare & Faber Castell Design Memory Craft

This month's Verve March Diva Dare is "Do The Polka."    

What we're daring you to do this month is to use polka dots somewhere on your card. Whether you choose to strut your polka dot stamps, paper, ribbon or all of the above, we want to see you do the polka!

Ever seen aqua poppies?  Probably not, but aren't they GORGEOUS?!  These Verve poppies would look fabulous in ANY color, I believe!

For some extra inspiration, I used Diva Maureen's Viva la Verve March Week 2 Sketch Challenge with Viva la Verve March Week 1 Color Challenge!

I'm also up on the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Blog today with a Gelatos and Gesso Background Tutorial!  I'd love for you to stop by over there and give me a shout-out!

I made some pools of aqua with my Gelatos and water and colored up these fabulous flowers from Poppy Birthday and die cut them with their coordinating dies, Build a Poppy Die Set.  That yummy ribbon is from the Pastel Polka Ribbon Collection and there are a few sprinkles of Pastel Sequin Mix on my card for a little sparkle!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Poppy Birthday

Build a Poppy Die Set

Pastel Polka Ribbon Collection

Pastel Sequin Mix

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Stamps:  Poppy Birthday (Verve)
Ink:  Black Marker's Big Brush, Gelatos (Faber-Castell)
Paper:  Sea Glass (Simon Says Stamp), Pretty Things (My Mind's Eye)
Other:  Build a Poppy Die Set (A Cut Above by Verve), Pastel Polka Ribbon Collection, Pastel Sequin Mix (Verve), Gesso (Faber-Castell), Sno Cone Button (MFT), White Hemp Cord (Hemptique), Sewing Machine, Thread

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft - ROCK STAR

It's a great day here at the stage!  Today is my very first Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft post as a Guest Designer!  

You'll have to head on over to the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Blog to see my STEP-BY-STEP Tutorial using Gelatos!

I was inspired by Laura's February Poppy Sketch and Dynamic Duos #91!

There are some fabulous Reverse Confetti and Pretty Pink Posh goodies on my card, too!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

ndividual Twine Spools	Silver Star Confetti	Gold Stars Sequins
Inner Rock Star	Love Note

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Stamps:  Inner Rock Star (Reverse Confetti)

Ink:  Black Stamper's Big Brush (Faber-Castell)

Paper:  White (PTI), Plus One by Amy Tangerine (American Crafts)

Other:  Love Note (Confetti Cuts by Reverse Confetti), Gelatos (Faber-Castell), Black Twine, Gold Sequins, Silver Stars Confetti (Pretty Pink Posh)

Have a Lovely Day - STB #20

Loving the new sketch, STB #20, over at Seize the Birthday today!  Head on over and see what the other talented gals whipped up for your inspiration!

I thought I'd try out this beautiful color combo, cQc #195, over at ColourQ along with the FREE Cue Card challenge at CAS-ology!

It's difficult to find patterned paper in purple tones, but I stumbled on a pretty pack at Jo-Ann's a few weeks ago...a line from Kathy Davis called Journeys...comes in handy when I need a little splash of violet, or Orchid Opulence in this case:)

If you missed my Birthday Linky Party announcement, click HERE for the details!  It's going to be a blast!

I grabbed those buttery Gelatos again to create a watercolored look on the rose blooms!  Easy...just rub the Gelatos on your craft mat, spritz with water, and use as a stamp pad of sorts!  Beautiful!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  LJD Sweet Roses (MFT)
Ink:  Black Tuxedo (Momento)
Paper:  White Shimmer (DCVW), Kathy Davis, Doily
Other:  LJD Sweet Roses Dies (MFT), Timeless Tags dies (WP9), Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine (SU), Gelatos, Sequins, Sewing Machine, Thread
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Life - PTI Touch of Gold

Can't get enough of those fabulous Gelatos!  I heat embossed the gold florals and sentiment, then watercolored with those wonderful chapstick-like wonders!

I'm playing along with the Papertrey Ink Touch of Gold Blog Hop, the retrosketches #69, and CAS-ual Fridays 106: Over the Edge.

If you missed my Birthday Linky Party announcement, click HERE for the details!  It's going to be a blast!

I dusted off a fabulous PTI set called Life for this one, and paired it up with some pretty Crate Paper called Acorn Avenue.

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage today!

Stamps:  Life (PTI)
Ink:  Versamark
Paper:  Very Vanilla CS & Watercolor Paper (SU), Acorn Avenue (CP)
Other:  Fishtail Flag Stax Layers (MFT), Gelatos, Watercolor Brush, Seam Binding (3GJ), button & twine (PTI), sewing machine, thread
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Fabulous Friday Fusion #12

Fabulous Friday, folks...time for a new Fusion Challenge!  

I adore the clean & simple sketch with the colorfully bold and whimsey photo!  Hope you'll play along this week!

I was also inspired by the Lawnscaping Challenge #60: Dimension!  You know how I love layers and dimension on my projects!

How did I get the brilliant water-colored effect on the big speech bubbly?!  I scored a new stash of Faber-Castell Gelatos from Jo-Ann's yesterday...and they are FANTASTIC!  They are like a chapstick crayon that glides along your paper like butter...then, sweep across with your water brush and get the most beautiful effect!  I'm in love with Gelatos! 

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!  

Stamps:  Oh Yeah (Avery Elle)
Ink:  Black Stazon (SU)
Paper:  Very Vanilla CS, Watercolor Paper (SU), She Art (Pink Paislee)
Dies:  Oh Yeah (Avery Elle), Embossing Folder (SU), Fishtail Flag Stax (MFT)
Other:  Baker's Twine (SU), sequins (Avery Elle), sewing machine, thread
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