Shitake Happens!

We all know it and have all experienced it, right? Everything is fine until that moment when it isn't. My apologies for being MIA but I had that experience myself last week, and while it still lingers, it's almost over. The WORST sciatica I have ever had! I was completely immobile - couldn't stand, sit, walk, lie down - nothing was comfortable, and in fact, every movement was excruciating. I was very near tears on many occasions, let me tell you. When I can't even sit in my craft room chair, you know it's bad. Today is the first day in a week I've been able to move without using a walker or crying. And so far, knock wood, no meds today either. Yay me!! I was finally able to finish a card today that I started earlier this week. 

This one is another for the Ellen Hutson August challenge. I used Julie Ebersole's card and the color palette for my inspiration and I'm in love. This stamp set is amazing and I could sit and color these mushrooms and ferns all day. LOL! Putting Julie's spin on life, I've used her adorable sentiment, "Shitake Happens" from the Nature Walk stamp set.  

I also used the Ellen Hutson Essential Arches dies for this card, and using what was left on my blue blending brush, added just a hint of blue for sky behind the scene. 

You will notice that the stamp set does not include rocks. Or so it would seem. This is where I got tricky, y'all. I used the solid stamps for the mushroom tops as my rocks!!! If I do say so, I thought I was so clever. :) The panel is popped up with foam tape, but the images and sentiment are all adhered flat to the front panel. 

The copic colors I used for this one, and the Distress Ink cubes for the leaf bunch. I made my own color as I didn't have anything in my 100s of inks that was a color I wanted. Isn't that the way?? LOL So for the leaf bunch behind the flowers, I combined Shabby Shutters and Pumice Stone which gave me just the right amount of brown to green I was looking for. 

EBE August Challenge color palette

I hope you like my card. I'm in love with this stamp set and, as I said earlier, I could color these mushrooms all day, they're so much fun. Hope you're in better shape than I am at the moment. LOL Have a crafty week. 

Product List:
Ellen Hutson, Nature Walk stamps and dies combo
Ellen Hutson, Essential Arches die set
Copic Xpress It Blending Card
Copic Sketch Markers
     C3  C4  E42  E43  E70  E84  E87  G99  YG91  V000  W6
Papertrey Ink, White cardstock
Distress Inks, Shabby Shutters,  Pumice Stone
Foam tape, glossy accents (on the slug)

My Favorite Things, Color Challenge 195

This month's color challenge is nearly the same as the color palette from last month, with very minor differences. So subtle, I didn't even realize at first it's a new challenge. :) Here's my entry. 

The magnolia branch is from the My Favorite Things, Floral Focus stamp. The sentiment is by Honey Bee Stamps. You may remember, I used it on a previous card but ended up switching to a different sentiment. It works perfectly here. The small brick stencil by MFT is one of my favorites for soft backgrounds. 

Foam tape and pearl dots for dimension.

Super quick and easy card using only a few supplies. 

Product List:

My Favorite Things, Floral Focus stamp

My Favorite Things, Floral Focus die

My Favorite Things, Small Brick Wall stencil, ST46

Honey Bee Stamps, On The Line Succulents stamps and dies (sentiment)

Pinkfresh Studio, iridescent pearl drops

Copic Xpress it blending card

Copic Sketch markers, R35  YG01  T2  T5

Papertrey Ink, white cardstock

Pinkfresh Indigo Vines

I'm always scoping out ideas for card designs and color combinations for inspiration, and when I came across a card on the Pinkfresh Studio card blog by designer TaeEun Yoo, I fell in love with her unconventional color choices. From the September 2021 release, Indigo Vines, here is my card inspired by TaeEun Yoo. 

Product List:
Pinkfresh Studio, Indigo Vines stamps

Pinkfresh Studio, Indigo Vines stencils

Pinkfresh Studio, Indigo Vines, die

Pinkfresh Studio, inks Stargazer, Apricot, Ballet Slipper

Pinkfresh Studio, gold metallic pearls

Copic Sketch markers, B37  R12  YR00  YR15

My Favorite Things, Basket Weave stencil, ST152

Navy enamel dots, foam tape, gold embossing powder

Pinkfresh Studio, Pears and Pomegranates

From the July release by Pinkfresh Studio, these pears and pomegranates are my favorite. For this card, I've used the washi tape and die from this suite. I love the muted tones and these colors combine so well for a really elegant look, I think. 

The subtle brick wall background is a stencil from My Favorite Things, called Small Brick Wall. (Currently on sale, coincidentally.) I used Pinkfresh Fresh Pear ink, very lightly for a soft look. The sentiment for this one is from the Modern Script Sentiments suite, which I hot foiled, and the Pinkfresh gold metallic pearls are a must-have for any bling lover. 

No copics or coloring (aside from the inked background) on this card, as the washi tape is already colored for you. But there is foam tape. After all, dimension is life I've always said.  

Product List:
Pinkfresh Studio, Pears and Pomegranates washi tape

Pinkfresh Studio, Pears and Pomegranates die

Pinkfresh Studio, Fresh Pear ink

Pinkfresh Studio, Gold metallic pearls

My Favorite Things, Small Brick Wall Stencil, ST-46

Papertrey Ink, white cardstock

Foam tape

My Favorite Things, Sketch 606

UPDATED: I changed the sentiment but the rest of the card is the same. 

I am back in my comfort zone with this one, using green for leaves and yellow for lemons. I absolutely love this set by My Favorite Things, as well as all my other lemon stamp sets. LOL Not only are they fun to color, lemons are just refreshing, you know. Anyway, I hope you like it, I do.

(I didn't replace all the images with new ones as I only changed the sentiment as seen above.)

Product List:

My Favorite Things, Main Squeeze stamps and dies

My Favorite Things, Basket weave stencil (ST152)

My Favorite things, clear drops

Ellen Hutson, Squeeze the Day (flowers)

Honey Bee Stamps, On The Line succulents (sentiment stamp and die)

Copic, Xpress it Blending Card

Copic, Sketch Markers 

   leaves YG 01 YG03 YG17

   lemons Y00 Y11 Y15  Y18  W0 (shadow)

foam strips, glossy accents