Allsorts 456 and Papercrafters' Linky party4

Hello everyone, thanks so much for visiting! Are you ready for a fun challenge? We're playing "I Spy" this week at Allsorts ...I spy something beginning with B. Super fun theme chosen by Brenda. I hope you'll join in the fun, so many choices here!! Also, the linky for the Papercrafters Linky Party has been posted, and you can find my top pick from last week and the new linky at the end of this post as well. Don't forget - Anything Papercrafts Goes at Papercrafters Linky party.

To make my card I first inked up an  acrylic block using Zig Clean Color real brush pens. I  simply scribbled the makers on top of the block, spritzed with water and then stamped the block onto Strathmore Bristol Vellum cardstock. I let the ink dry before stamping the boat using versafine onyx ink. The boat and wheel stamps are both from Just for Fun Rubberstamps. The sentiment is an old retired one from Stampin Up. The wheel was stamped using Distress ink Broken China. I finished off the card by tying some May Arts Natural Burlap twine around the card.

I also made another quick and easy card (couldn't stop playing "I spy something beginning with B" :)

For this card my "B" is a butterfly. I used the Tim Holtz Mixed Media Butterflies Stamps and Stencil Set by Stampers Anonymous. I used this same set on Tuesday's card, if you missed that card an would like to see another way of using this set, you can see it HERE. To make this card I inked a piece of Neenah Solar white 80lb card stock using Distress Ink Evergreen Bough (the same ink I used on Tuesday's card), then placed one of the stencil patterns (which is part of the stamp set) onto the card stock and added a little more of the same ink to create a design. Using the same ink again, I stamped the sentiment, butterfly and hearts. Distressed the edges using a distressing toolthen matted with black card stock and distressed those edges as well. To finish off this card I added a sticker sentiment from Tim Holtz's Metallic Quotations set. This was then adhered to a white Neenah card base.

At Allsorts challenge we have two wonderful prizes to give away this week....sponsored by Tattered Lace  and Sizzix.  I hope you'll come join us there for a chance to win! And definitely lots of choices this week to join us, following our "I spy" theme. Be sure to visit the challenge blog to see what the rest of the team chose for their "B".


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I am also playing along here:
Boat card:
Art Impressions Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes  
Crafting With An Attitude - Always Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes or A Twist Of Colour Challenge*
2 Sisters On The Blog  - A Man's Card
Always Happy Birthday  - Birthday + CAS
Country View Crafts' Challenge - Anything but Cute
Craftaholics R Us  - Anything Goes
Watercolor Wednesday Challenges -  Masculine

Butterfly card:
Southern Girls - Nature

Stamps & Stencils Feb- Collage (if a Clean and Simple collage counts)
A Bit More Time to Craft  - Anything Goes
Create and Inspire  - Anything Goes
Daisy Chain Challenges - Add a Heart
Mix It Up Challenge - Anything Goes + option: CAS

Paper Shelter Challenge - Things That Fly
Simon Says Wednesday -  Make Your own Background

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Papercrafters' Linky Party 4

    
A big thank you to everyone that joined in last week's linky party. I'm having lots of fun visiting your blogs and meeting new crafty friends. Carole, if you read this I am so sorry I wasn't able to comment on your entry....I get a white screen when trying to comment, it probably is because my blog  isn't signed up to comment on accounts requiring google plus. I did see your lovely entry, and I thank you as well for sharing that gorgeous cat ATC!

Before I post the new linky, it's time for my top pick from last week..............

Janie R 

Congratulations, Janie!!

Janie created an absolutely beautiful Paris themed album. She put so many wonderful details into this, it's truly a work of art. Thank you so much, Janie, for sharing your creativity! Feel free to place the top pick logo on your own blog if you like.

If you would like to play along for a chance to be featured here on my blog, simply click the linky tool below. Remember ANYTHING PAPERCRAFTS GOES. This can be something new or recently made (within the last week or two). 

Happy stamping and thank you for visiting!!


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Happy Tuesday!
I have another unscheduled post today, I purchased a couple new stamp sets and found some time this weekend to get inky. The card was quick to make too. We actually had a 4 day weekend, and had no plans as my daughter and son were both recovering from what is probably the flu. My daughter was the last one to catch it and I still have her home today. She felt better to go to school this morning but she still has too many symptoms (sneezing, runny nose, some coughing) and with how bad the flu season is this year I decided to keep her home today so she doesn't get anyone else sick. My kids do hate missing school though as they know they will have to work harder to catch up on what they missed.

The stamp set I used on today's card is Tim Holtz Mixed Media Butterflies Stamps and Stencil Set by Stampers Anonymous. I just love the versatility of the set and what a great sentiment! So inspiring! I actually made another quick card with it, but I am keeping that one for Saturday's Allsorts challenge post.

I started out by inking an acrylic block with Distress Ink Evergreen Bough,  spritzing the block with water and then using it to stamp directly onto Strathmore Bristol Vellum card stock. Next I used my Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Stamp Platform to stamp the verse and butterfly using Versafine Onyx Ink  (after making sure the distress ink was dry - I used a heating tool to speed up the drying process.) After cleaning off the black ink from the butterfly, I inked it up again using Evergreen Bough distress ink and then stamped it twice over the sentiment panel (only inking once). I have also used a paint brush to add a little bit of ink splatter to the background.

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The edges were distressed using a distressing tool, but this can easily be done with a pair of scissors. Mounted onto black card stock, distressed again then adhered onto a card base. The card base is one of Stampin Up's in-color (Bermuda Bay - not sure if it is still available). A couple of sticky pearlswere placed onto the butterfly body. I've also used one side of the stencil that was included with this stamp set on the watercolor piece, I just sponged a little bit of the same ink to give it a subtle texture.


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I'd like to play along in these challenges:
Always Fun Challenges - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations -  Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Make My Monday - Messy Backgrounds
Path of Positivity -  Anything Positive 
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge  Anything Goes 
heARTful Stamping Challenge - Anything Goes + a Stamp
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes
We Love 2 Create  - Always Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes
Crafty Calendar- 2 or More Layers
Imagine That! Creative Playground - Year Round Link Party
Cardz 4 Galz - Stamping
Crafting With An Attitude - Always Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Always Anything Goes
Country View Crafts' Challenge - Anything but Cute
Happy Little Stampers Mixed Media February - Butterfly

Thanks so much for visiting! I hope you enjoy the rest of your week and I will be back again on Saturday.