Hello my people and welcome to the beginning of another week! I hope that you all enjoyed your weekend and that you got to spend some time with family! I woke up super late yesterday! I think that the previous three days finally caught up with me! I had to help out my neighbor with his new printer before I headed over to the Stamp, Ink, Paper Store. It was another lovely day here on Long Island so it was a top down day all day! Angie, Renee and I got some things done and I left the store around 1:00 to head out to my brother’s to spend Father’s day with him, and the rest of the family! Here is a picture of Taylor, Me, my Dad, my Brother Jason and little Daniel!
Three generations of Krieger’s! Jason made a really good dinner and Erika made my favorite, Couscous! Around 5:15 I headed back home to let Winston out and I ran a few errands before coming back to make my card for today and then work on some orders for the store! I have my Intro to Altenew this Thursday so I have to get ready for that!
Starting off another week my favorite way… playing along wth the rest of the Design Team for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch…
My obsession with ink blending and stamp layering sets continues! The card base is Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock. I masked off where the two diagonal pieces of paper would go and used my Mini Ink Blending Tool and applied some Mermaid Lagoon to the bottom and Mustard Seed to the top. After I removed the mask I adhered a piece of Hello Honey and Tangerine Tango for my diagonal pieces. A few clusters of grass are stamped in Hero Arts Green Apple Hybrid Ink. The center panel is a piece of Tim Holtz Watercolor Card that I added some Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade to after I cut it out with the Lawn Fawn Cross Stitched Rectangles Stackables Lawn Cuts. It’s then adhered to the card with E-Z Runner and Fun Foam. That gorgeous Flamingo is from the Hero Arts Color Layering Flamingo Photopolymer Stamp Set. I used my Mini MISTI to stamp it in Pale Tomato, Unicorn White and heat set that, White Dye Ink and heat set that and then stamped the final layer in Ultra Pink. The beak, eye and legs are stamped in Intense Black and then he’s die cut with the Coordinating Frame Cut and adhered to the card with Multi-Matte Medium and Foam Tape. My greeting is from the same set and is heat embossed in Hero Arts White Embossing Powder onto a piece of 46lb Vellum. I flagged the right side and adhered it to the card with Kool-Tak Clear Foam Tape. Yup, I just had to add some Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear, Pumpkin and Marigold Sequins! I do love the mix of bright colors and the awesome Flamingo! I hope that you like my Design Team card for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge! Stop by the BLOG and see the rest of the Design Team’s fabulous cards and enter yours in the gallery! Thank you for starting your week off here with me! I wish you all a magnificent Monday! 🙂
Products used:
Stamp Set: Color Layering Flamingo Photopolymer (Hero Arts)
Ink: Pale Tomato, Ultra Pink, Intense Black, White Dye, Unicorn White Pigment and Green Apple Hybrid (Hero Arts)
Distress Ink: Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade and Mermaid Lagoon (Ranger-Tim Holtz)
Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark
Embossing Powder: White (Hero Arts)
Card Stock: Solar White 110lb and 80lb (Neenah)
Specialty: Watercolor Card (Tim Holtz) and 46lb Vellum (The Paper Cut)
Dies: Color Layering Flamingo Frame Cut (Hero Arts) and Cross Stitched Squares Stackables Lawn Cuts (Lawn Fawn)
Embellishments: Sparkling Clear, Pumpkin and Marigold Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)
Adhesives: E-Z Runner (Hom & Hobby), 3M Foam Tape, Kool-Tak Clear Foam Tape and Multi-Matte Medium (Ranger)
Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool, Mini MISTI and Mini Ink Blending Tool (Ranger)
Whoops, the family picture didn’t come through.
Thanks for the heads up Marty! I fixed it! 🙂
Oooohhhh, love the colors, and the blending is gorgeous. That flamingo adds just the right amount of happiness to the card, Justin.
Thanks so much Dodie! I love that Flamingo! 🙂
WOW – love those colors with your gorgeous flamingo!
Thank you very much Betty! 🙂
Hi Justin:
What a great family photo and your Dad is just a cutie! So, where’s Mum? Glad you and the family got to spend time together on Father’s Day. I think we all owe a lot to our parents whether we were with them or not. After all, if it wasn’t for them we wouldn’t be here right? LOL
Tracy collects flamingo’s so I really do love this stamp set. The best part about Hero Arts to me is that they have the coordinating 4 color mini ink pads to coordinate with their stamp sets. To me this is just the icing on the cake. I need to get some birthday cards made as my stash in completely depleted!
Your kind of weather here today Justin. A bit too warm for me but I know you would love it. Have yourself a Marvelous Monday my friend. Love and hugs to you! XXOO 🙂
Hi Grace!
Thank you! The girls weren’t in the pic, Fathers only! LOL! I was very happy to get to see them all together! I love my parents, they are amazing people and yes, if it wasn’t for them we wouldn’t be here!
I think that the Mini Ink Pads to go with the sets was a great idea! Love the colors that they put together too! I have a ton of cards! LOL! In the store now though!
It’s a lovely day here too! I do enjoy the summer so much! Hope you are enjoying the day! XOXO 🙂
Your generation photo is precious! Cherish every moment and a late Happy Father’s Day to you!
You captured tropical perfectly with your color choices. Love flamingos! I am curious about “Intro” to Altenew. Does this brand need some special instructions to use?
Great weather here today. Sun shining, birds singing — how happy is that? Enjoy your Monday! Hugs, Nancy B Gee, I used a lot of !!!!
Thank you Nancy! I do cherish every moment that I have with my family! I’m lucky in that I get to see them more than most people do!
Thanks! I thought of the color that I would see in Nature and tried not to be all matchy! Altenew makes some amazing layering sets and fantastic inks! Sometimes once people play with them they see how easy they are to use! Fantastic weather here too! Loving it! Hugs to you!! I like a lot of !!!!!! 🙂
Bright cheery card for Monday! Love all the creativity — you always inspire me!
Thank you Teresa! I’m so lucky that I get to inspire you! 🙂
Great fun card today. I love your blending, the flamingo and the vellum greeting. Thanks for sharing your family 3-generations photo. It’s always good to have those and look back in a few years to see how each of you has changed…for the better, of course!! Have a great day!
Thank you HJ! I have a little Ink Blending addiction! LOL! I was so happy that we got to take the picture! Yes, we are all changing for the better! Hope you are enjoying your day! 🙂
Beautiful family photo! what a great eminder of a wonderful day, OMG your sky looks beautiful. We had a hot Father’s Day, but no complaints from me. Love this flamingo, I have him, have not used him yet. I was too buy playing with the layering pineapples. Too many awesome sets in the release
Thank you Linda! Love my family! Yes, the weather was perfect and you will never hear me complain about the heat! The Flamingo is cool! I am still waiting for the Pineapple Set!! Hero did have an awesome release! Thanks!! 🙂
This is the happiest card … I jut lOVE it!
Thank you very much Mischelle! 🙂