Doodle Blessings

Hi, like most things time seems to slip away from me, I wanted to post this yesterday. Anywoo, here's my most recent creation.

Doodle Blooms from Altenew

I used their watercolors (which sold out again)  along with permanent black and emboss ink as well.  I used my misty to create lots of beautiful doodle blooms and leaves. For the background, I masked off an area to add some color! The sentiment is from the Birch Land stamp set on black cardstock.
my watercolor paper is Strathmore Ready Cut Hotpress which I got from Amazon. 

I did this close up to show you the details from some of the splatter and the Nuvo Midas touch glitter pen, that I received as a gift from a dear friend!

other items used, Wink of Stella Black, white card base from Hero Arts! 

I hope you've enjoyed my creation
Eva 

Irresistible Inking Techniques - Altenew Academy

Irresistible Inking Techniques was an interesting class. 
I've done many of the tips shared, but I was surprised at how long ago I put it to practical use. 
So I grabbed some cardstock and got crafty!

I used the ink block technique from class for today's project.
I started with Sea Glass, which is soft and gorgeous!  I also added some splatters in Desert Night before stamping my butterflies and sentiment both from the  Bamboo Rose set. I watercolor washed the bold yellow tones from the Pocket of Sunshine ink cube set, using Fresh Lemon and Honey Drizzle.
I mounted my card front onto a foam base to secure it firmly and it adds dimension as well.
Lastly, I added a touch of Gold Wink of Stella, gave some details to the butterflies by drawing on it with a Gel pen in white and mounted it on a blue cardbase from Hero Arts. 

On a personal note: Today is day 4 without social media, I'm not gonna lie it been super hard not to go see what all my crafty friends and family have been up too, but I've got 6 more days until I complete my goal of 10 days.  I miss you all, and can't wait until March 1st.

I've also been working on my final, for my Business Law class... another challenge!

Anywho... I hope you've enjoyed my card and if you want to learn more about this class check out Altenew Academy and all the classes they have to offer!

Until next time
Eva 

Layers of Letters featuring Altenew

As most of you know I've been working on my Altenew Educator certification to teach Altenew classes! Well, they've added some new classes, one is all about Dies! Yeah, me!!  Lydia Evans is the instructor, I love the way she thinks! This is just one of the many classes she has and I totally had to do it! 

  Dynamic Die Cutting Class with Lydia is open to everyone!

Here we go...

As you can see from the image below this card has lots of layers... thus the name of today's post.

Let's start with the color: you can use colored cardstock, or you can use Ink like I did.
Today's card features the brand new ink colors, called Sweet Dreams, these blues are amazing!
They come in two sizes mini ink cubes or full-size oval ink pads and they have reinkers as well. 

The make me happy is the You Make Me happy mini stamp set. I masked off the "you" and inked it in the Jet Black Ink oval pad.  The letters are from the Caps Bold Alpha Die set. 

The cardstock is from Altenew as well, they offer a Classic Crest Solar White in 110lbs which is perfect for any project!  I also used their 3 pack glue tape to pull it all together!

My final touches were to add some Wink of Stella Gold and to add a Hero Arts card base!

Until next time
Eva

Don't forget to check out the classes at Altenew

Paper Craft Crew 180

Welcome back... today's card is for the DT over at Paper Craft Crew!!!

It's totally adorable and Fun!!!

Today's card is one of those that you have so much fun, you wanna share it right away, well I came up with my card over two weeks ago, and have been dying to share with you!

I hope you like it too!

Today's card is starring Lil' Smartie Pants from Unity Stamp Co.

Fancy Frames from Craftin Desert Divas

Black and 120# White cardstock from Simon Says Stamp

Clear - Wink of Stella

my embellishments are

Matte Sprinkles - Doodlebug

Corrugated Tape  - Little B

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

and some twine!

Until next time

Eva 

So Long

So today I've got a bit of cute and cuddly! lol...  

I did up a card with lots of Craftin Desert Divas(CDD) products! I hope you like it!

Super cute!  I'm using the Craftin Desert Divas stamp set called "so long" which includes three stamps (two images, and one sentiment).  I did a bit of splatter on my watercolor paper using my reInkers and lots of clear Wink of Stella.  I took out my Fancy Frames and Stitched in Circles - die sets from CDD and when to work! The super cute Blue Heart Sequins CDD and also added some white thread!  My paper today is White 120 from Simon Says Stamp and Doodlebug Lily White cardstock!

Until next time!
Eva

CYCI#105 Color Challenge

Wow.... have we got a challenge for you this week! el color de amor! The colors of love!

lol! My card is more for the men folks with a splash of femininity! 

I started with my watercolor paper and a splash of Heidi Swapp Color Shine Gold, then I added some Wink of Stella in Black.  The LOVE comes The Celebrate die collection by My Favorite Things.

The other dies are Simon Says Stamp Stacked Hearts, and Fancy Frames from Craftin Desert Divas.

I used a punch for the watercolored hearts in Red! Along with Foiled Vellum Stack from DCWV.

My embellishments are: Sequins Craftin Desert Divas and Sprinkles from Doodlebug!

Cardstock is Simon Says Stamp 120#white and Black.

 Until next time!

Eva 

CYCI#103

CYCI#103 It's our Birthday!
January 17th is our 3rd!

We also had some much fun planning the CYCI challenge, that we couldn't choose!

Black, White and Elegant or Fun!

Yep, lots of Black and White going on today!

Stamps from Unity Stamp Co - You have made a difference!
Along with Stazon and Wink of Stella, Black and Clear!
Black and White Cardstock from Simon Says Stamp.
The die from Crafting Desert Divas - Fancy Frames

Stamps from Unity Stamp Co. - Be the Best 

White Embossing Power, heat set!
Black and White Cardstock from Simon Says Stamp.
The black cardstock was cut with dies from Crafting Desert Divas - Fancy Frames

Stamps from Clearly Besotted - Believe
The sentiment was embossed, and heat set!
Wink of Stella Black and Clear, using my splatter technique
The dies from Crafting Desert Divas - Fancy Frames
Black and White Cardstock from Simon Says Stamp.

I want to thank all the friends of mine and of CYCI!

I hope you will join in on the fun for our Birthday!

Until next time,
Eva 

CYCI#100 Milestone Hop and Blog Candy

This is a two-week challenge, starting on

December 20th, 2015 and ending on January 1st, 2016 at Noon PST!

Welcome to our 100th challenge blog hop style and for two whole weeks during the holidays!!!

It's been an amazing ride though the past 100 designs, I've been here from the beginning and I can tell you, that I've enjoyed every minute!  Over the past two years, the design team has changed along the way and so has our style. We've tried to bring you the latest products on the market, from different vendors and next year we will be expanding even further!  I want to thank each of you who followed us and joined the design team and me each week. We couldn't have done any of this without your support!  So to celebrate and to show our appreciation to our followers we are each giving away a special prize, follow along on the hop, and leave a comment for your chance to win one of ten prizes. 

My card today has a slight twist on the sketch, and I added another layer behind the sentiments. It is a chevron vellum in Gold, and I love it!  I used Unity Stamp Co, November KOM for my card today, which was done in Stazon Black, and lots of Heidi Swapp Gold color shine, used from the sprayer tube vs the pump.  I also added some Wink of Stella Black along with water to give it that wild look!

I used both Spectrum Noir watercolor paper and Simon Says Stamp 120lb cardstock on this card.

On my card today, I've got the Thank you, and to my brilliant friend, for my sentiments,

I think that pretty much says it all... :) 

Here are the links for the hop, enjoy yourself and don't forget to share the hop with your friends too

Follow along on the hop

Eva - http://evascardsandthings.evabussom.com/2015/12/cyci100-milestone-hop-and-blog-candy.html YOU ARE HERE

Elizabeth - http://craftsbyhappystamper.com/2015/12/20/can-you-case-it-christmas-hop-100-lots-of-prizes NEXT UP!

Pam -http://wp.me/p3p2VA-1d3

Tenia-  http://jazzypaper.blogspot.com/2015/12/can-you-case-it-100th-challenge-blog-hop.html

Wynne - http://cropsscissorspaper.blogspot.com/2015/12/cyci-100-mile-stone-hop-and-blog-candy.html

Rochelle - http://rochelleblok.blogspot.com/2015/12/can-you-case-it-challenge-100-blog-hop.html

Candy -  http://stampcandy.net/blog-candy/cyci-100/

Terri - http://territerbear.blogspot.com/2015/12/cyci100-milestone-challenge.html

Dawn - http://fromtwinsburgwithlove.blogspot.com/2015/12/can-you-case-it-100-milestone-challenge.html

Amy -  http://amysinklings.com/2015/12/20/blog-hop-and-blog-candy-for-cyci-100

For my blog candy; I am giving away a set of Sizzix Square dies, to one winner. The winner will be selected from the comments left on this post only, on January 2nd, 2016, so check back then!  US shipping only! :)  Don't forget to check out the rest of the Design Team's pages for other chances to win a prize! 

Until next time

Eva 

CYCI#99 Favorite Christmas Colors

Hey... have you ever wondered what everyone's favorite Christmas colors where?

Well so did we!

CanYouCaseIt.com has the best challenge this week,

share a card with your favorite color combo for Christmas! 

My favorite is wintery blues and bright greens! Taking back old school today!

I remember as a kid, my Tia, had these glass ornaments  in Ice blue, Turquoise, and bright greens. She had the basics too, Gold, and Silver. But that combo always reminds me of the incredible times I had growing up, and visiting her house!

Today I'm doing a simple watercolor wash and some sparkle with a touch of wonder!

My stamp comes from Fun Stampers Journey, it's called Merry and Bright! I fell in love with this stamp back in October and waited... a long long long time to use! lol...

In crafty time that was forever!

I've got my Zig Clean Color Real Brush and I did the main part of coloring, in 031, 040, 041 and 091

Then I did my splatter with my Gold Wink of Stella. Then I used a dash of  Heidi Swapp White Color Shine and Mr Huey's White for a bit of a snow effect, the two together make a for an awesome combo!

After drying with my heat tool, I ran my wc cardstock through the big shot with the cutest dies ever!!! Craftin Desert Divas has their line of dies, and I recently purchased their Fancy Frames! Its so awesome!

The final touch was to add some thread in Black to give my card a cute bow!

don't forget to check out CanYouCaseIt.com and our challenge this week!

Until next time,

Eva

CYCI Design Team Coordinator 

CYCI#97 Be Inspired Challenge

This week we are doing something really different over at Can You Case It?

We have a holiday picture that folks will use as a guide in the challenge, instead of colors or a sketch!

I took the golds, whites and a touch of red and black for my card today!

I used Mr Huey's, Heidi Swapp and Wink of Stella for my splatter effect.
Along with the sentiment of Winter Wonderland from Unity Stamp Co. ...like a snowflake stamp set!
As you can see I've got some retired black ribbon from SU and Gold Thread that I picked up from Walmart.  For my cardstock, there's Doodlebug Red, and Simon Says Stamp 120lbs white.

Until next time
Eva

Fallen Snow

Well this is what happens when your a paper crafter who can't get to sleep! lol...

I did this late last night/early this morning, and I really loved how the background turned out...

I started with a light blue for the background, daubing it onto the watercolor paper, and then spraying it with a bit too much water, but it worked out... Next I took out my snowflakes from like a snowflake stamp set from Unity Stamp Co. and found a sentiment I loved and a snowflake. I did the sentiment in Stazon Black, and the snowflakes in White Pigment Ink from VersaColor. I used my heat tool to dry the ink, to reduce the drying time.  It needed something, so I went to my go to dies from Simon Says Stamp, Stitched Rectangles and finished it off with a simple bow in white thread.

oh and clear Wink of Stella too! 

Until next time,

Eva

Got Coffee take 2

Hey I'm back with the Craftin Desert Divas Got Coffee stamp set for some more fun!

Today I worked on craft cardstock, and prismacolor white (tan and pink) colored pencils on the bear holding a cuppa joe! I used the CDD Stitched in Circle dies, and I just love them! So I brought out my SU reInkers and my Wink of Stella, and went to work, on a splatter pattern that I layered in light pink, bright pink, gold and a touch of black. Then ran it through my bigshot with SSS Rectangle stitched die. I decided to chop my black Scalloped circle layer (Simon Says Stamp Black cardstock) in half, and place them on opposite ends. Which left me with enough area to give some color too!
I added a simple pink double ribbon.

Until next time!

Eva 

PPA267 Fall in watercolor

Today's card is for the Paper Players
with their Clean and Simple Leaves challenge!


Its been a while since I've done one of the challenges at the Paper Players... so when my friend Andrea said they had CAS and Leaves challenge I had to give it a try!

I did two little leaves using the Lawn Cuts Stitched Leaves on Spectrum Noir watercolor paper.

I used my cease pad, so that my leaves didn't cut all the way through, so I could pop up the outter edges with a mini foam tape square. I used some of my favorite fall colors, Gold Wink of Stella, Stampin' Up! reInker's Daffodil Delight, Always Artichoke and Cajun Craze on the leaves, and splattered it on the background. Then came the sentiment, which is from Simon Says Stamp Hand Lettered Winter Wishes, which has my favorite stamp "Thanks" which was done in Tim Holtz distress ink tea dye and then outlined in gold WOS.
I mounted the watercolor layer onto some craft cardstock and
added 5 droplets from Pretty Pink Posh  to finish it off.


Until next time
Eva 

sending you love

okay... was super busy but since I didn't do a card yesterday... I made sure that one happened!

The sentiment is the spotlight today.... Its from Unity Stamp Company called Blossoming thoughts & Wishes and my new clear droplets from Pretty Pink Posh and some reInkers to do the watercolor wash, with a touch of Gold & Black Wink of Stella.

Rectangle Stitched dies from Simon Says Stamp.

:)

Other news...

A while back, I mentioned to my friends that I was thinking of going back to school and finish my degree, well... I've gone ahead and registered with SNHU.edu for a degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with concentration in Human Resource Management... I'm actually pretty excited, and I start in just under 3 weeks. Most of this week has been used getting some of the details nailed down, one of the advisers called this afternoon, and was nice to see that my about half of my other credits transferred :)  Which got me a bit ahead, not as much as I would've liked, but still in the right direction. I'm terrified and extremely excited at the same time... I should be done in just 3 years, doing 1 to classes every 8 weeks without a break.  Please keep me in your prayers.

So when you dont see me on FB or IG.... Pinterest... or otherwise... you'll know what I'm up too!

With that said, I will have to cut back on my creating during the busy times to just two or three cards/posts a week... however I may sneak an extra card or project here and there!

:)

Until next time

Eva 

World Card Making Day 2015

Here's my World Card Making Day card...

I've got the Friends Die from Simon Says Stamp, as well as the Stitched Circle dies

The leaf was done using Lawn Cuts Stitched Leaves from Lawn Fawn

and colored in with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

On kraft and White 120lbs cardstock.

The two embellishments are Into the Woods from Stampin' Up!

and

Sparkling Clear Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh

Bring on the splatter from Wink of Stella Gold!

Until next time

Eva 

Watercolor Wish

This week Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is Anything Goes...
with Clearly Besotted products. 

I got started with my card by taking out a piece of watercolor paper and adding some light blue ink to it... and while my image doesn't show the blue very well.... its incredible!

For my Clearly Besotted product I used their stamp set Believe

I used lots of Wink of Stella in Clear (splattered) Black (splattered) and I used Gold on the little circles on the stamp, and again by hand to fill in the spots missed!

I matted my card with a layer of gray and black, along with a white cardbase in Simon's 120lbs cardstock.
I added a simple quad knot to the stem to finish it off...

Have a great day

Until next time
Eva 

last day to itty bitty

Want to buy this card? Click here!

today is the last day to enter a card into the itty bitty challenge,

that Unity has been doing all month long.

Today's card is about two things, first I noticed when I was sorting my cards,

I really didn't have any baby boy cards and two I hadn't used my Bundle Congrats set yet!

Lisa Arana is the artist who designed the stamp, and its weird to me,

but I never paid attention to who the artist who until my friend Andrea mentioned it.

After going through my stamps, I realized that I had a lot of Lisa's without knowing it!
I guess I just like the way she thinks! lol...

I am also hoping along with Unity

Well... lets talk about my card I have a simple clean white card base Simon Says Stamp 120lbs cardstock. With the paper pad from Studio Calico Wanderlust collection.   I stamped my images, and then water colored it in blues and grays. I did a bit of the splatter in Wink of Stella Silver! I added a raised flag with the sentiment.

Well thats it for today... I think :) ya never know

‪#‎ittybittyunitychallenge‬

Until next time

Eva

CYCI#87 A Color Challenge

Love this color challenge... so many blues to chose from....

I went with Stampin' Up! Marina Mist, Soft Sky and Lost Lagoon.. 

While I did use my reInkers for the main area of color which is a single layer I also added the Thanks from Simon Says Stamp's Hand Lettered Winter Wishes, in Stazon black, and I went over it in Wink of Stella Black...and for my splatter too!  Then I added tons of SSS and Pretty Pink Posh sequins in Moonshine and Sparkling Clear. I added a simple black cardstock backing, mounted onto a SSS 120lbs base card!  I've kept my design clean and simple to really show off my blue colors!

Until next time

Eva 

Chillin

Just a quick post today...

I started this card last night...

The stamp is from Unity Stamp Co and its called Just Chillin'

The sequins is Pretty Pink Posh...

I've got some Wink of Stella in Gold and Silver splattered and my Signo White Gel pen dotted everywhere too! The cardstock is from Simon Says Stamp and Stampin' Up!

I used my Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers on the snow-family along with Memento Tux Black ink.

Until next time
Eva 

Paper Craft Crew 161

Hey welcome back.. today I'm posting my dt card for Paper Craft Crew!

How hot is this sketch? I love it! I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!!!

I've got Wink of Stella Silver for my background and lots of lovely layers!

I started with some Kraft and White cardstock, along with Star and Oval dies. I stamped the images in Night of Navy from Stampin' Up! I used three stamp sets. Beauty of the Season, White Christmas and Perpetual Birthday Calendar, also from Stampin' Up! I finished it up by adding three rhinestones!

This was a super clean card, and I totally love how it came out!

Well that's all for today... until next time!

Eva