Dee's Art Utopia

Monday, September 15, 2014

STAMPlorations Bi-weekly Sketch Challenge #20

This is my second post for the day, please click HERE for my post on CAS-ual Friday Stamps Release - Day 2

Hi friends! Its time for a new sketch challenge at STAMPlorations, Bi-weekly Sketch Challenge #20. This challenge ends on September 26th and the winners would be announced on September 28th. We have a very talented Guest Designer Darnell joining us for this challenge. She makes amazing cards and writes the best and most hilarious posts. You can check out more of her creations at her blog djkardkreations

Let's get to the sketch and my card...

To make this card, I stamped the sentiment from Subway Art Builders - DARE on a white card stock, cut it out into strips of tags. Punched a hole into these and added the twine. ON the card base I used a pattern paper and distressed its edges. Then I took a die cut butterfly, inked it in red and stamped with with flourish from Distressed Floral Swirls in the same color. I adhered all the elements on card base and finished with some polka dots. I am entering this card to a few challenges - Time Out Challenge #14, City Crafter Challenge #228 and to Case Study #208 - Debby Hughes

Be sure to check out STAMPlorations blog for some amazing inspiration by our lovely team and don't forget to play along.

Note: STAMPlorations has started a Bi monthly Stamp Club. This is very interesting club that you might wanna look into. Click HERE!

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment.

Supplies used - Stamps: STAMPlorations Bloom sketches, Distressed Floral Swirls; Inks - Memento Tuxedo black, Distress Barn door; Dies - Li'l inkers butterfly, Pattern paper - MME Lost and FOUND record it Antique 6x6"; Recollections jute twine

CAS-ual Friday's Stamps September Release - Day 2

Hello friends! Its day 2 of September release at CAS-ual Friday's and I am super excited. Today we are showcasing the new stamp set called "Snowflake Splendor" and you will love this set!!

So here's my card...

To make this card, I inked the card base with distress inks black soot and Squeezed lemonade. Did some water splatter to create the might sky and then heat emboosed the Christmas Tree and snowflakes in gold. I hope you liked it!! I am sharing this at NBUS #2 and Word Art Wednesday #149 - Anything Goes

Never-Before-Used-Schtuff (Stamps, Dies, EFs, etc.)

There are some amazing cards created by the Design team to check out by clicking HERE and don't forget to comment for your chance to win!

Sunday, September 14, 2014

CAS-ual Friday Stamps September Release - Day 1

Hello friends! It a new release time at CAS-ual Friday's and I am super excited to be a part of the release. Today we are showcasing the new stamp set called "Wheat Wreath" and you will love this set, perfect for the Thanksgiving!!

So here's are my cards,,, I ended up created two cards, one showcases the typical colors of Thanksgiving and another is unique and more modern...

To make this card, I inked the card base with Distress inks and , did some water splatters and stenciling. Next I heat embossed the wreath in gold and added the sentiment on a circle along with a few embellishments, Hope you like it as much as I enjoyed making it. I am linking this up at Simon says stamp - Make your own background, Inspiration Emporium - Fall is in the air

To make this card, I stamped the wreath and used two sizes of circle dies to cut it out. On the card base I stamped the sentiment Thankful randomly to create a card base and then I made a string of sequins to add as and embellishment. Finally I heat embossed the sentiment on vellum strip to finish my card. I am linking this to Color Q #258 and Freshly made Sketches #153

There are some amazing cards created by the Design team to check out by clicking HERE and don't forget to comment for your chance to win!

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

Friday, September 12, 2014

STAMPlorations Spotlight and September Bloghop !!

Hello friends! I am back with a reminder card for STAMPlorations September Stamp Release Blog Hop and also a spotlight project over at the STAMPlorations blog.

It's stamp release month at STAMPlorations! The other STAMPlorations girls and I are sharing more projects we created featuring the new stamps. Visit and leave a comment on all the stops on the hop for a chance to win.
THREE (3) lucky hoppers randomly drawn from the designers' blogs will each win a stamp set of their choice from the new release and ONE (1) lucky hopper randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations blog will win a $25 gift certificate to use towards products in the STAMPlorations shop. You have until Monday, September 15, 11:55 p.m. PDT (GMT -700) to comment here and on my fellow designers' posts for a chance to win. Winners will be announced on the STAMPlorations blog on Thursday, September 18.

So here's my card...

To make this card, I cut the lower edge of the card with a Pretty pink posh border die and did some heat embossing with the snowflakes from VIGNETTE: Christmas Block. Then I did some emboss resist inking. I also stamped, colored and fuzzy cut the bells from Holiday Sketches: Christmas Bells set. Next I added the a scored panel at the base. Added the bells to finish my card. These stamps are just adorable and possibilities are endless :) Dont forget to comment on the hop for your chance to win. I am sharing this with Jingle bells - Sketch-vitus (though not exactly like the sketch but it sure has those elements incorporated)

Here is the list of the stops in the hop...

And now to my second spotlight feature and I am feeling so excited :) I hope I can inspire you yet again. This time I am showcasing another technique often done in photography I hope I will be able to inspire you.

I have used STAMPlorations beautiful new release Bloom Sketches set and VIGNETTE Retro Mod Shapes

So, here's a look into the finished project. The look that I have tried to create is termed as focal zoom with bokeh background. Actually, this is my term, I don't know if this term is used in photography or not :). Here we focus on one image and keep the rest of the photo blurred usually with a bokeh background.

Please head over to the STAMPlorations blog for a photo tutorial on this card. I am linking this at Simon Says Wednesday challenge - Make your own background

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Fusion #19

This is my second post for the day... my very first CAS-ual Friday's Stamps Post is up, you can check it out by clicking HERE.

Hello friends!! time for another Fusion :) I hope you enjoyed playing along with our previous challenge. Our new challenge is amazing, I am sure we all love pink. Here's is ur chance to get pink !! Now let's see what will you make this time ;) Also, I would like to welcome our new team mate. I guess you all know her, coz she is amazing, Amy Tsuruta. So here's the Fusion inspiration n sketch for you...

FUSION is a very interesting, it gives us a photo and a sketch, so possibilities are endless with the freedom given in the challenge. You can just work with the sketch or just photo, in my case I went did Fusion. So here's my card...

To make this card, I masked the edges of the card, and Inked it with distress inks. Next I did some text stamping and some stencil stamping to build my BG, I also did some gold splatter . Then I die cut the vine and inked it with mint ink. I aslo heat embossed the jar on vellum. Finally I punched out some butterflies from metal sheet and adhered it all on card base. I am linking this up to the following challenges Cure for Monday Blues #29, Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Make your own backgroud and City Crafter Challenge #228

There is a lot more inspiration available for you by our lovely team. Go and check out :) Also, for more details about the challenge please visit Fusion Card Challenge

Amy Tsuruta
Betty J
Dannielle Robeson
Deepti .....<you are here>
Jeanne Jachna
Julia Aston
Katie Brooks
Kelly Griglione
Kimberly Wiener

Lyndal Higgins

Lynn Mangan

Michelle Williams

Michelle Lupton

Sindhu
Stephanie Severin