And a tip...
This is how you get colorful images on dark paper without having to buy a bunch of colored embossing powders...
I stamped letters on black paper with VersaMark and heat embossed in white. Then, I colored them with alcohol-based ink markers. The brighter the colors, the better!
Of course, you would have to buy a bunch of markers...but I bet you already have them, right? =)

Supplies:
Framework Alphabet (CTMH)
VersaMark
White embossing powder
Brilliance ink pad
Chalkboard stamp set (Recollections)
twine
3-D foam tape
washi tape

I'm in love with my Artbooking Cricut cartridge! The overlays are awesome!

Another card inspired by Tyra's Challenge at S.E.I. (June Hand Picked) plus Simon Says Monday Challenge: I ought to use it more!
I haven't used watercolor pencils and my Pearl Ex Watercolor CD for a long time...so here's the card:



Supplies (CTMH):
Sweet Life stamp set
Pick a Posie stamp set (C1576)
Artbooking Cricut Collection

Other supplies:
Watercolor Pencils (Faber-Castell)
Pearl Ex Watercolor CD
Slice cut doily
Martha Stewart Border Punch
Distress Stickles
Memento ink pads
VersaMagic ink pads
Ink Spray

I'm also entering this card in Word Art Wednesday Challenge #137: Anything Goes.

Thanks for stopping by!
Lilian

Here's a card I created yesterday...
My Pearl Ex Watercolor CD was feeling rejected, so I had to come up with a project where I could use it!




I used a harlequin stencil, sprayed with brown ink on white cardstock and tore to size. Then I added pearlescent pink ink and stamped flower images (Rubber Stampede and Stampabilities) with pearlescent purple and lavender inks.
I stamped Poppy Poem (Penny Black) with Memento Tuxedo Black on white cardstock, tore it and watercolored the image using Pearl Ex Watercolor CD.
Finally, I layered the panels on Colonial White cardstock (cream-colored) and added two flourishes in between (cut using my Cricut and the Art Philosophy cartridge from CTMH).

I'll be entering this card in the following challenges:
1. Simon Says Monday Challenge: Anything Goes
2. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Stencil It
3. Word Art Wednesday Challenge #136: Anything Goes
4. Tyra's Challenge (at S.E.I.): June Hand Picked Challenge
5. Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #1: Spray Inks & Mists

(updated 06/18/14 - I knew I was forgetting something...)
6. Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Sweet Pea

Thanks for stopping by!
Lilian

Thanks for stopping by!
Lilian

Hello,

I made this 12x12 scrapbook page for a few challenges (I've been busy, busy, busy...so I had to combine a bunch of challenges into one project!).



The Challenge Blogs:
1. S.E.I. Tyra's Spring Challenge (gave me the color inspiration)
2. H2H: Triple Play (3 photos, 3 stamped hearts, and 3 stamps from one stamp set - Happy Place)
3. Simon Says Stamp: Glitter It (don't you just love glitter?)
4. CASology Week #87: Blush (don't you just love baby cheeks?)
5. Word Art Wednesday Challenge #124: Anything Goes (I just love this blog!)

The layout inspiration is from Make It from Your Heart™ Volume 1 (you can also see it in the CTMH Spring/Summer 2014 Idea Book & Catalog on p.53):


Supplies used (from CTMH):
S1403 Happy Place (March Stamp of the Month)
patterned paper from Ivy Lane Collection
White Daisy cardstock
Artbooking Cricut cartridge
3-D Foam Tape
Glitz Stardust Glitter Gel (retired)

Others: 
Copic Markers
Chomper corner punch

Thanks for stopping by!
Lilian

CTMH Supplies:
Love Doily 
Colonial White Cardstock
Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel (retired)

Others:
Unity Stamp Co.
Stampabilites
Memento ink pads

Thank you for stopping by! And have a good day! =)
Lilian

Hello,
This is the second card I created for Tyra's Inspiration Challenge (S.E.I.)!



I must say this one was quite a challenge...in the cleaning department! I used several reinkers and ended up with an inky mess to clean! =)
But I loved how it turned out!

The stamped banner and sentiment is from the stamp set Banner Wishes (Close to My Heart) and the decorative tape is from Recollections. Ink pads are VersaMagic Turquoise Gem and Memento Rich Cocoa (Imagine Crafts).

I'm also entering this card in the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge...CFC 121: Create with 8.
I used 8 drops of ink (2 for each color: yellow, red, green and blue)! There's also a number 8 to the left of the banner...and "birthday" has 8 letters...does that count? =)

Have a nice day!
Lilian

Hello,
I created this card for Tyra's Inspiration Challenge (S.E.I.)!

Supplies: stamps from Stampin'Up! (By the Tide), S.E.I. (Mimosa), Imagine Crafts ink pads (VersaMagic Turquoise Gem, Memento Dew Drops in LadyBug, Dandelion, Pear Tart and Bahama Blue, Versamark), white embossing powder (Stampendous), and decorative tape (Recollections).

Thanks for stopping by today!
Lilian