Punch It - Hambo Hoedown

 

 

Time for another Hambo Hoedown folks and this weeks challenge is to use your punches! Remember those? :) With so many dies on the market, a few of our punches have collected some dust. So, dust them off and play along!

I am ready for summer and the 4th of July at the beach, so I used a super fun stamp called Uncle Ham and the coordinating sentiment.

Isn't he cute? I colored him with Copics and used Flourishes Bookplate die to cut him out.  I traced the die around him and cut him out leaving the sparkler and flag to stand out.  Paper Studio paper was used for the bg and the stars were punched out and layered.  I finished off the sentiment using Memento Paris Dusk and some self adhesive metal dots and some ribbon from my stash.  The hat is and sparkler sparkle by using some Spica pens and a Sakura pen.  Here is a closer look:

Don't forget about our customer inclusive blog hop on May 24!! Today is the LAST day to sign up to join along in the fun.  And it will be fun!

Our theme is "THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS" where we will be showcasing Hambo clear, rubber and digi images.  Using any Hambo image, create a project that represents and depicts the name of a (professional) band! Maybe it’s your favorite group, or maybe it’s one that you don’t even like! Whatever it is, we want to see your BAND NAME creations! You do not need to have the Band name on your card or project, but please put it in your post.

TO SIGN UP, please send an email to hambodesignteam@gmail.com with "BLOG HOP" in the title BY MAY 15. Once we receive that, you will receive all the low-down on how to participate!

Please do not sign up if you can't follow through with it.
It takes a lot of time to organize a hop, and those that hop with us don't want any broken links! We had a lot of fun with our last customer hop, and hope you will join us! Oh -- and did I mention prizes?

Have a super day!!

Charmed - Timeless Tuesday 220

It's another Timeless Tuesday Challenge and Broni is your hostess.  Before we get on with the challenge, we are excited to welcome three new faces to the Timeless Tuesday Team and sadly having to say good bye to Cindy. Her projects and fabulous talents will be missed and we wish her all the best with her new endeavors. You can see the new team members here.

Okay... the challenge! Broni is challenging you to use blues and greens in your card/project.  Such a great color combination.  Here is my take:

For my card, I used the new release set of Simply Charming which I stamped on Flourishes classic ivory cardstock and colored in with this set of Copics keeping a clean look to the card. 

I used some dp from K&CO that I've had in my stash along with some crochet ribbon and flower from Recollections.  I completed the look with some muted green pearls from Kaisercraft and twine from May Arts.

Be sure to check out the other fabulous creations the Timeless Tuesday Team have put together and leave them some love! Thanks for stopping by!

Allison Cope
Broni Holcombe
Deborah Anton --------> You are here!
Denise Marzec
Judy Rozema
Jenny Gropp
Katie Sims
Iulia Pasca, our May guest designer

Cultivate Love - Flourishes New Release

Happy Monday!

I have another beautiful Flourishes new release to share with you and it happens to be a new illustrator as well- Sam Pickard.  This set is called Old Tea Rose. 

                                         























Isn't it just a lovely set?  This set had inspired me to do a little water coloring which is something I have not done in many moons! With this, I tried coloring a bit outside the lines.  That was a little hard for me, but when I see that, I really love the look.  I just had a hard time achieving that same look, however, still pleased with the outcome.

I stamped the image with VersaFine black ink and heat set it on some watercolor paper (cold press) before using my Ranger Distress Inks in Fired Brick, Tattered Rose, and Shabby Shutters to get the colors for the rose.  I stamped those colors on my acrylic block and then used my water pen to pick up the colors.  I then accented the center and the leaves with some ShinHan Watercolors (which by the way are amazing! SO vibrant) and some Faber-Castell Aqua Pencils.  I finished off the card with some beaded trim ribbon, a slice of In Bloom paper from MME, and some pearls. 

Although pleased with the outcome, I am still no Vincent van Gogh, but I will have to do this again. It's out of my comfort zone, but fun to do!

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek and wish you all a great Monday!

Relax with Paint Chips - SRM

Hi all!  I hope you are having a great week.  The best is that tomorrow is Friday! :)

I have a quick CAS card to share with you using a couple of SRM Stickers and paint chips.  I was at the store the other day and walked past this sample of various blues.  I just loved the subtle light to dark variations, that I thought I would create an easy card with it.  It makes me long for the beach because of all the blues! :)

I used my 3/4" circle punch to punch out the circles and then placed them at a diagonal on the layer.  For the base, I used the darker hues and cut thin strips to add to the bg.  I finished it by using a sentiment from SRM's Express Yourself - Waterfun collection and a piece of Sticker Stitches.  Super simple and easy.  There are many different ways you can use paint chips to add a little fun color variations to your cards. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Sundae Sketch - Hambo Hoedown

Ready to get sketchy? It's Wednesday, so that means another Hambo Hoedown challenge.  This week, it's a sketch and perfect for any image.

For my card, I used Hambo's image called Sundae and with a coordinating sentiment. I kept it pretty much to the sketch with no deviation, although, I do think maybe some ribbon along the bottom would have been nice... : )  I stamped the image with Memento Black before coloring it in with Copics.   I stamped the sentiment directly onto the dp and finished the card by adding some Liquid Applique on the whipped cream for a little texture, along with some Stickles on the cherry. Here is a closer look:

HAMBO CUSTOMER BLOG HOP

On Friday, May 24, we will be having a customer inclusive blog hop. Our theme is "THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS" where we will be showcasing Hambo clear, rubber and digi images.  Using any Hambo image, create a project that represents and depicts the name of a (professional) band! Maybe it’s your favorite group, or maybe it’s one that you don’t even like! Whatever it is, we want to see your BAND NAME creations! You do not need to have the Band name on your card or project, but please put it in your post.

TO SIGN UP, please send an email to hambodesignteam@gmail.com with "BLOG HOP" in the title BY MAY 15. Once we receive that, you will receive all the low-down on how to participate!

Please do not sign up if you can't follow through with it.
It takes a lot of time to organize a hop, and those that hop with us don't want any broken links! We had a lot of fun with our last customer hop, and hope you will join us! Oh -- and did I mention prizes?

This will be super fun so we hope you will join us! Thanks for stopping by today!