Early Spring

The Tuesday Morning Sketches blog has a great sketch this week so I decided to try it! This is one I will store away and use again, I'm sure. Here it is:

The only problem...I wrote down the wrong closing date, so I missed the challenge! Oh well, I still enjoyed using the sketch and like how the card turned out. 

 The ingredients I used:

Dies- Bo Bunny "Ornate Frame", Spellbinders "Valiant Honor"

Stamps- StampingScrapping "Sentiments", Tim Holtz "Tattered Sparrow"

Ink- Memento "London Fog", Stampology "Onyx"

Punch- Martha Stewart "Flower"

Flowers- StampingScrapping "Mini Blossoms"

Adhesives- Scrapbook Adhesives "Thin Squares", Stix2 Anything "1/4x1/4"

Glitter Glue- Ranger Stickles "Crystal", Ranger Liquid Pearls

Misti stamping tool

Challenges entered:

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #326-327 AG

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge - Easter Inspired

Thanks for stopping in today! In my next post you can see another, different card I made using the same stamp!

'Get Well' with Some Bling!

I gave this card to an older lady from my church today who recently fell and broke her hip. My mom did that several years ago and I know how disheartened she was for a while until she was really able to get around well again. And I know this lady loves my cards! So I just had to make a special one for her...with plenty of bling!

My list of ingredients-

Print Cardstock: K&Company "Julianne"

Ivory cardstock: Paper Studio, heavyweight

Die: Spellbinders "Labels 29"

Punch: Martha Stewart "Frond"

Stamps: Hero Arts "Get Well", Woodware USA "Leafy Swirls"

Inks: Memento "Bamboo Leaves", FSJ "Coffee Bean", Stampabilities "Lime", Excelsior "Green"

Embellishments: StampingScrapping flowers "Gardenia" & "Closed Rose Buds", KaiserCraft Rhinestones, generic sheer ribbon

Challenges-

https://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com - January Challenge

http://www.cropstop.com/blog - #36 Jan. Challenge

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com - #203 "Bling's the Thing"

http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com - #133 AG

http://www.scrapyland-blog.com - #82 AG

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge - "Add a Sentiment"

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #318-319

Using a Sketch

Good morning!

Last night I made a fairly quick card using a sketch I found on the CAS(E) this Sketch blog. Here's the lovely sketch, then my card. I must admit, I'm not sure I allowed enough "white space" on this card for it to be considered CAS...but thanks for the inspiration anyway!

Ingredients:

Stamps- "Fern Frond" by Posh Impressions, "Fern" by Prairie Peddler, "Leaf" & "Get Well Soon" by Stampin Up, "Lace Frame" by Hero Arts, "Fleur de Lis" by JustRite 

Inks- Color Box "Bronze", Stampabilities "Lime", Memento "Bamboo Leaves"

Die- Spellbinders "Valiant Honor-CC"

Layered Accents- K&Company watercolor flowers

Generic rhinestones

Cardstock- Paper Studio

Challenges:

http://casethissketch.blogspot.com - #254 Sketch (see above)

http://www.cropstop.com/blog - #36 January Challenge

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com - #203 "Bling's the Thing"

http://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com - #152 Photo Inspiration:

(inspired by pink roses and Victorian look)

http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com - #133 Anything Goes

http://www.scrapyland-blog.com - #82 Anything Goes

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #318-319 AG

Thanks for taking a peek at my blog and my latest creation!
Have a wonderful week!

Experiments with Watercolors

Last night I got out my little plastic box of watercolors...just like the kids use in school! I had seen a couple different techniques online that I wanted to try: adding salt, and stamping over a watercolor wash. This card is the 2nd technique.

To make the watercolor wash background I placed drops of watercolor paint (Prange) on my craft sheet, spritzed it with water, then laid the white paper on it and pressed it with my fingers. If it seemed too light I did it a few more times then let it dry most of the way. I added splatters of the paint on the blank areas. I stamped the flower image (Paper Peddler "Pansies") after it was all dry and went back in and painted the leaves shades of green and touched up the blue flowers where needed. I added Stickles "Crystal" last, then trimmed my water-colored paper to fit the card front. The twine (FSJ ) was added before adhering it to the front. The Get Well sentiment (Stampabilities) is stamped in "Tuxedo Black" (Memento) then die-cut using a Spellbinders "Standard Circles Lg" die. The scalloped circle behind that is also Spellbinders..."Big Scalloped Circles Lg." KaiserCraft rhinestones were the final touch.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

http://www.cropstop.com/blog - #30 July Challenge

http://www.scrapyland-blog.com - #71 AG

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge - Splatter It

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #294-295 AG

You're A Star!

Now who would you send a card like this to? 

I'm trying to decide if this is a birthday card, a congratulations card or maybe just a "you're special" card. I guess I can use it for whatever I want!

I made it because I really liked the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches AND the color theme at Catch the Bug. (I'm too late to enter the TMS challenge but just HAD to try that sketch!)

Once again I'm rather disappointed with the way my phone camera is distorting the colors I used. Last time it wouldn't capture pinks and reds and now its aquas and blues! This card is really not mint green...it is aqua! Really!

I'm entering this in a few challenges:

http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com - Color Challenge

http://www.cropstop.com/blog - #30 July (Stickles)

http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com - String Theory

https://makingmemoriescrafting.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07 - AG, not a square

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge - Seeing Stars

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #292-293 AG

Ingredients:

Card stock - TPS, Georgia Pacific, Studio G

Stamps - FSJ "Star Marquee"

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, FSJ Pineapple Smoothie,

Stampabilities Lime green, TH Distress Peacock Feathers

Glitter Glue - Stickles Crystal

Metal charm -Jewelry Basics star

Twine - FSJ black licorice

CropStop.com Guest Designer Wedding Card

This week I have the privilege of being a Guest Designer for CropStop.com!
***Special Note: the Cropstop website is down because of technical issues and hopes to be back up and going very soon!*** Yes, they're back!

My hubby and I recently attended the wedding of a young relative so, of course, I had to make a special card! I really enjoy making wedding cards because I have the perfect excuse for frills and flowers and elegance! ( I actually kept this one kinda tame.)

 

To create this card I chose some pale pastel card stock called "Boogie Board" from Bazzill Basics Paper and I punched the Martha Stewart "Doily Lace" borders from both the pale blue and the ivory. The embossed layer was created using a Cuttlebug folder called "Poppy" by Anna Griffin (one of my very favorites!) The sentiment, a Bildmalarna stamp, is stamped in Memento "London Fog" dye ink and die cut using the Spellbinders "Labels 20" die. The flowers and leaves are a combination of four punches: McGill "Birch Leaf" and "Star Flower", and Martha Stewart "Flower" and "Frond". I like to "cup" the flowers a bit so I used my McGill shaping tools and mat. The final "tweaks" are the Ranger Stickles "Star Dust", Doodlebug Designs "Sprinkles" glitter dots, and lightly sponged color on the die cut. For that I used one of my many Tsukineko sponge daubers (another favorite!). Many of these products are available at the CropStop shop! And please check out their blog to see all of the DT's lovely cards this week!

Challenges I'm entering this card in:
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #290-291 AG
http://www.scrapyland-blog.com - #69 AG
http://mustardseedfaithchallenges.blogspot.com - Choose Joy
http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com - #192 Tic, Tac, Toe (Gems, Stamps, Die Cuts)
http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com - July Elemental Inspiration

(The elements I used: pastels, wedding, flowers, sparkle)
http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk - #134 AG
http://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.ca - #172 Photo Inspiration (wedding)

http://paperplaysketches.blogspot.com - #46 Sketch:


Thanks so much for stopping by today! Come again soon!

Happy Half Birthday!

Yes, in our family we celebrate a few half-birthdays...the ones that fall too close to Christmas. We feel that the kids get kind of robbed of their fun day when we simply celebrate their birthdays along with other holiday gatherings.

This card is for my granddaughter Lilly who was born on Christmas day! Her half-year birthday was June 25 but we are celebrating it this Saturday when we get together for our monthly Family Night.

Since Lilly is such an "outdoorsy" girl and loves bugs, frogs, flowers, etc. I thought she might enjoy this bright summery card.  The big blue flower is heat embossed. To make this card I used

Spellbinders die: "Make a Wish"

Poppystamps die: "Lyndon Butterfly"

Close to My Heart stamps: "Treasures"

Stampin' Up stamps: stem & leaf

Memento Ink: "Bamboo Leaves" & "New Sprout"

Stamp-N-Stuff embossing powder: "Vivid Blue"

Card stock, vellum, rhinestones and cord are from my stash

The tag sentiment was computer generated

Challenges being entered:

https://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com - July Challenge AG

http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.ca - #166 Summer

http://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk - #49 Summer Brights

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com - #192 Tic Tac Toe (summer, stamp, embossing)

http://mustardseedfaithchallenges.blogspot.com - Choose Joy!

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #288-289 AG

Thanks for stopping by again! Happy 4th of July!! 

Hello Spring!

Today I'm showing one of the 3 cards we made for my card-making class last week...a "special-fold" card. This one is a Center Step Card. I like to decorate both small side pieces as well as the main center panel. I did part of the prep work for the ladies in my class or this one would have taken far too long! I do want them to have fun and not get discouraged even when making fairly complicated cards. 

And, yes, Spring is here in full force! My early flowers are blooming, the Orioles are back and I have seen several beautiful butterflies already!

Center-Step Card...

...folds flat for mailing.

To make this card I used the following-

Inks: Studio G aqua & dark turquoise, Memento Tuxedo Black & London Fog, FSJ Pineapple Smoothie

Card stock: "Floral Dreams" by Fabscraps
Stamps: FSJ Enjoy the Journey, Hero Arts Saying Hello, Inkadinkadoo Sketchy Flourishes, and some mystery flower stamps*

Dies: FSJ Journey Circles & Butterflies, Spellbinders Circles

Punch: Martha Stewart Scallops w/Dots

Embellishments: FSJ Sequins- Blue Skies, Stickles Star Dust, ribbon bow made with my Craft-deebowz bow maker!

*I got a small set of blue rubber stamps (flowers and leaves) with gray cling foam from a friend but have no idea what brand they are. If you recognize them please let me know! Thanks!

Challenges:

http://houseofcardschallenge.blogspot.com - May: Sequins and/or colors
(I used sequins & only the aqua)

https://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com - May, AG w/handmade bow
http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com - #189 Floral Profusion
http://www.cropstop.com/blog - #28 AG
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #282-283 AG

Once again, thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Hope you come back again soon!

Welcome, Baby Julia!

One more card today!  (I haven't been on my blog for weeks and now 3 times in one day!)

And a very special announcement! I have a new granddaughter: Julia Rose.

She was born on Wednesday and is doing beautifully, as is her mom! She has 3 brothers and a sister to welcome her home and they are all thrilled with her...so far! LOL Just wait until she cries too much to suit them or gets into their Legos! Oh well, we are rejoicing and thanking God for another healthy baby and a safe delivery!

Here's the card I made to welcome her:

The image is a digital one from A Day for Daisies. 

I used my bow-maker from Craft-dee Bowz to make the bow and a Spellbinders die (CC Fancy Ribbon Threader) for the little tag. Oh, and a Cuttlebug embossing folder...the tiny hearts one.

Challenges:

http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com - #326 Anything Goes

http://www.cropstop.com/blog - Linky Party #19 Anyhting Goes

(Cropstop doesn't like you link multiple cards in a row...but I really did create my 3 cards in less than 24 hours and finally had a chance to post on my blog!)

http://papersweeties.com/blog/paper-sweeties-inspiration-challenge-august-2016 - #46

(I was inspired by the colors and the delicate, feminine qualities)

http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com - August: Anything Goes

http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.ca - #147 "Buttons & Bows"

http://www.scrapyland-blog.com - #48 (used digi image)

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #244-245 Anything Goes

CAS Notecard...Enjoy!

Quick post this afternoon. Here's a very "clean & simple" card I made for a challenge that allows only certain colors + black and white (not neutrals!), which is a bit more of a challenge. I like that!

The challenge is at 'CAS Colours and Sketches'. It is #109, The Double, meaning you must use both the colours and the sketch. Here are the requirements:

        

The colors I used matched a bit better in 'real life' but not so happy with the result of the photo above. The inks I used were SU "Close to Cocoa", Memento "Bamboo Leaves", StazOn "Oliver Green" (which is the dark one that looks more like forest green to me!) Oh well. I tried.

The stamps used: all Fun Stampers Journey,

"Banner Party" & "Greet & Shout"

The little clear dots I colored with the same inks. They are called "Twinkle Jewels" and are from StampingScrapping.com

Thanks for stopping by today! If you are interested in learning more about the Fun Stampers Journey company, please go to FunStampersJourney.com/335

and check out all the amazing things they have to offer, as well as the great opportunities available to anyone wanting to join the company. "Make money doing what you love!"

Thank You Fun Stampers Journey!

Today is a beautiful snowy day here in Michigan! And COLD, too! But the glistening white snow is SOOOO much prettier than all that brown and gray dead stuff...and mud! I took a walk to the mailbox (about a quarter mile) and just about froze my face off...but it actually felt good, once I was back inside! LOL

So today I'm finally posting a Thank You card I made and sent to Fun Stampers Journey headquarters to thank them for the adorable calendar they sent me. It was a "Thank You" from them to me for joining their company. Its a little spiral-type book calendar decorated on every page with FSJ artwork! Has places to write notes, to-do items, workshops, reminders....everything! And of course, I used almost all FSJ products to make my card.

Here's my list of ingredients:

Background stamp- FSJ "Paper Floral"

Thank You stamp- FSJ "Greet & Shout" set

Twine- FSJ Black 

White cardstock- FSJ "Whip Cream"

Glitter- FSJ "Sparkle Dust"

Ink- FSJ "Black Licorice"

Memento "Bamboo Leaves"

Flower die- Sizzix TH "Flower Garland"

Colored pencils, cardstock, vellum- from my stash

Challenges:

http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com - #183 Happy New Year, something new (ALL of my new FSJ stuff!)

http://thekraftjournal.blogspot.com - #205 Thank You (twine, cs)

http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #165 Anything Goes

http://ttcrd.blogspot.com - Jan 6-13 Anything Goes

http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com - #200 Anything Goes + Sketch

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. If you have any questions about my card or about the Fun Stampers Journey crafting company I recently joined, just leave me a comment and I'll get back with you. Its a really fun way to suppliment your income! Make money doing what you love!

Painters' Tape Technique

I tried a new technique this evening...using painters' tape to make a textured background in wide undefined bands. I also wanted to try some clear embossing as part of the background, but I used the wrong kind of embossing powder...I grabbed the one for bonding materials not just the plain clear. So I added some very fine glitter to take care of the stickiness. Now I'm glad it worked out that way!

The sparkle and the tape texture show up a bit better in the photo below.

The butterflies are colored with a variety of alcohol markers and have a bit of glitter glue along the wing edges.

Ingredients:

Stamps - Stampabilities "All things are possible", Sky Kids "Butterfly"

Inks - TH Distress Inks, Memento "Tuxedo Black", Top Boss "Embossing"

Embossing Powder - Stampendous "Stamp N' Bond"

Challenges:

http://addictedtocas.blogspot.com - #42 "Sky"

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com - July "Painters' Tape Technique"

http://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.ca - #115 "Photo Inspiration"

http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #139 "Anything Goes"

http://www.ipalamountain.com/2014/06/sketchbook-saturday-challenge-125 - #125 Sketch

A Fancy Birthday Bag

My granddaughter Lilly is 4 1/2 (almost!) and since her birthday is December 25, her parents are thinking of going to a "half-year" birthday celebration for her. That would be June 25. So I made a pretty little birthday bag for one of her gifts. She is a little princess...complete with shimmery gown, wand, crown and shoes! So I know she'll love the bling and lace and PINK!

Here is a compilation of supplies I thought I'd use...but that changed of course! Didn't use some of the cs and added more/different dies and stamps.

A close-up shows the intricate butterfly better...and the hand-made flowers.

The back of the bag is decorated more simply. To be honest, I think I like the back better!

Ingredients:

Paper bag of  kraft paper

DIES- Cheery Lynn Designs "Small Lace Faerie Queen", "Olive Branches", "Small Lollipop Cutie Fringe"; 

Spellbinders "Standard Circles Lg.", "Beaded Ovals", "Anglaise Lace"

Sizzix TH "Tattered Flower Garland"

BORDER PUNCH- Martha Stewart "Doily Lace"

STAMPS- Stampin Up "Happy Birthday"; StampingScrapping "Lacey Circles"

BOW- Craft-deebowz bowmaker; ribbon from stash

CARD STOCK - American Crafts "Soho Garden"; Paper Studio; my stash

INK- Memento "Bamboo Leaves", "Tuxedo Black"

BLING- Ranger Liquid Pearls "Platinum Pearl"; Pizzazz Aplenty "Frosted Pearls"

ADHESIVES- Aleene's "Tacky Spray", Glue Dots, 3M Tape

Flowers, lace, markers...from my stash

Challenges:

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com - #79 Don't be a square

http://cheerylynndesigns.blogspot.com - #137 Keep it Krafty

http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com - #170 Things with Wings

http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com - June: Anything Goes

http://thekraftjournal.blogspot.com -#176 Shabby Chic

http://theshabbytearoom.blogspot.com - #223 Pretty Gifts & Packaging

Thank you for stopping by today! Have a great weekend!

Bunnies, Babies and Buttons!

Finally finished this card today! Its been "in process" on my craft table for over a week now. I made it for my daughter who is expecting her 4th child, due the middle of May. She and hubby have 3 boys already so I am REALLY hoping for a girl this time! They don't like to find out the sex until the baby is born so we don't know that it is a girl....it just HAS to be! I know I'll be scrambling to make a blue card if its NOT a girl!

I followed a sketch for this one:

 from

http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com - #162 Bunnies and Chicks

I also followed the requirements for:

http://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.com - #167 Flowers and Flourishes

http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com - #161 Tic-Tac-Toe (bunny, pastels, ribbon)

http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #127 Anything Goes

http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com - April: Anything Goes + handmade bow

I really like how the paper-pieced buggy turned out!
Here is my list of supplies used:
Stamps - Stampabilities "Bunny Buggie" (colored with colored pencils); "It's a Girl" & "Congratulations"  are generic
Inks - Studio G "Pink", Memento "Tuxedo Black", & "Bamboo"
Dies - Spellbinders "Rose Creations", "Standard Circles Lg.", TH Sizzix "Tattered Floral Garland"
Punch - Martha Stewart "Doily Lace"
Card stock - Imaginesce "Baby Powder", Paper Studio "Heavy Wt. White" & pink flourish & green polka dot
Pearls, buttons and ribbon are from my stash

Thanks for stopping by! I always appreciate your visits and comments!

Happy Spring!

Good evening, crafty friends! 

Yes, I do believe Spring is finally here...at least for today! I spent a couple hours outdoors today raking all the oak leaves out of my flower beds and bushes. SO nice to be able to be out there!

I just finished this card. Not sure that I like it as well as I thought I would. A little too busy for my taste. The center picture is an actual photograph. I took it last month when we were at Epcot in Orlando. (For more photos taken while traveling see my other blog, Picture This: Everyday Beauty ) They had a butterfly tent there with lots of different types of butterflies. I'm not sure what this one is...maybe a viceroy?

Well, one of my blogger friend s says it is a "Queen". Thanks, Irish!

One of the challenges I used asked for a photo to be used on your card. That is the Try Stampin' on Tuesday challenge. They also have a sketch to follow:

I recently visited the blog of a fellow cardmaker and saw some lovely flowers she made using glass tiny beads for the centers. I loved them! So I had to try that too! The pink flowers have pink beads which don't show up as well, but are still pretty.

Ingredients:

Card stock - Bella Blvd & Paper Studio

Dies - Spellbinders Standard Circles Lg, Lg Scalloped Circles, 

Gold Corbels & Accents

TH Sizzix Alterations Tattered Flower Garden,

CheeryLynn Garden Gate

Punches - Martha Stewart Frond, Fiscar Flower

Stamps - Imaginisce Spring, Stampabilities Greetings

Challenges:

http://cheerylynndesigns.blogspot.com - #127 Anything Goes

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com - #74 Dies & Punches

http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com - #159 Pastels

http://theshabbytearoom.blogspot.com - #213 Floral Fantasy

http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com - #161 Sketch & Use a Photo

http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #126 Anything Goes

http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com - April Anything Goes w/handmade bow

My New Die Set!

What a lovely Sunday afternoon! Sunny and clear...a bit chilly yet, but still a fine day for a walk.

Sadly, I had to make several sympathy cards recently. Have to put 3 more in the mail tomorrow. And because I'm mailing them I decided to take it easy on the bling!

This one shows off my newest die set which was purchased at an outlet store that sometimes get prototypes of items not yet on the market...so I don't even know what the set is called but I'm pretty sure it is from Spellbinders. I love that it is a true rectangle with alot of delicate detail just around the edges. And there are 2 "tag" dies as well as a medium size rectangle. The 2 stamps are from SweetStamps: "With Sympathy" & "Art Nouveau Vertical Border". The floral image was colored with a variety of alcohol markers: Spectrum Noir, Memento, MEPXY.

I stamped the image & sentiment in Memento "Bamboo Leaves".

Added Stickles "Icicle" for a bit of sparkle.

Challenges:

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com - #163 Dies

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com - #74 Dies and Punches

http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #126 Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today! Please leave a comment so I can come visit your blog too!

Some Favorites

One of my favorite color combinations is pink and green and I use it quite often. It is feminine and has a touch of nature about it, don't you think? Especially this card...with the leaf patterns.

The tiny sentiment says "Time to Celebrate" which I figured could be used for a variety of occasions.

This card fits a few different challenges and one of them (Our Creative Corner) said to use a hoarded item...that would be the ruffley pink ribbon. I use it sparingly and only have a little bit left now! The gold button is another hoarded item...had a set of 3 of them for several years now and this is the 1st one I've used! I love it! Both of these special items were found at thrift stores really cheap!

 Ingredients:

stamps: "Medallion de Fleur" by Clear Dollar Stamps

"Kaleidoscope Medallions" by JustRite

"Fancy Accents" by StampingScrapping Design

ink: Memento "Bamboo"

dies: Spellbinders "Standard Circles Lg" + paper hole punch

colored pencils

cardstock -from my stash

ribbon, gold elastic twine, button...all from my stash

Challenges:

Wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #116 Anything Goes

Ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com - "No More Shopping Sins"

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/ - #69 "For the Girls"

http://kgiron.blogspot.com/2014/01/sweet-sunday-sketch-challenge-203.html - #203 Sketch 

A Bright, Simple Thank You

Today I got to use a NEW little stencil that my friend Sherry just gave me as part of a gift! I taped it down and used small sponge daubers and about 5 or 6 colors (and brands!) of ink. When I took all the tape off and removed the stencil I was pleasantly surprised how clean and crisp the design was. Definitely something I will use again soon! Maybe I should send this card to Sherry!

No sentiment on the inside but I just had to repeat at least part of the design! That left plenty of room to add a personal "Thank you" note.

Ingredients:

 cardstock: print is TPC Studios, solid is Paper Studio

stamp: "Thank You" is Stampabilities

stencil: Peel & Stick "Posey" by Delta

inks: Memento, Stampabilities, Studio G

daubers: Tsukineko

Challenges:

http://addictedtocas.blogspot.com/ - #30 "New"

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #116 "Anything Goes"

http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/ - #60 Sketch

My First Ever Easel Card

At least I can't remember ever making an easel card before! But then my memory is NOT what it used to be! SweetStamps is having a challenge right now using an easel card. Anyway, I followed the directions (pretty closely) and here is my card!

Closed

Propped open

My list of ingredients:

Card stock- both solid aqua and print ("School Days") are TPC Studio

"Green Burlap" paper- Paper Studio

Stamps- "Happy Birthday" is Clear Dollar Stamps,

"Vertical Rose Border" is SweetStamps,

"Birthday Blessings" sentiment is Stampabilities

Ink- Memento "Bamboo" & TH Distress Ink "Antique Linen"

Flowers- "Gardenia" from StampingScrapping.com (old, hoarded item)

Die cut Leaves- Spellbinders "Foliage"

Die cut doily- Sizzix "Doily, Lace Medallion"

Baker's twine- SewEasy Fancy Floss "blue lagoon"

Glitter glue- Stickles "Icicle"

Challenges:

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com - Monthly: "Easel Card"

OurCreativeCorner6.blogspot.com - "No More Shopping Sins"

Craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com - #68 "All Things Bright & Beautiful"

http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/ - #147 "Easel Card"

Tilda having some winter fun...

A wintery red, white and blue card...which wasn't really my intention but it turned out that way! Those colors compliment each other so nicely. And I think Tilda especially likes them! Please ignore the fact that she is out in the snow with only socks on...no boots! Silly girl!

This photo catches the shine of the foil paper, the metallic paint and the pearl embossing.

Here's my list of products used:

Dies - "Catalina Wreath" by Memory Box

"Garden Gate" by Cheery Lynn Designs

Punches - snowflakes (purchased on ebay, brands ??)

Stamps - "Christmas Glamour" by TPC Studio

"Merry Christmas" by Stampin' Up

"Tilda Wants a Hug" by Magnolia

(colored with alcohol ink markers)

Cardstock - all from my stash

Embossing powder - "PearLustre, white" by Stampendous

Glitter glue - "Icicle" by Stickles/Ranger 

Acrylic Paint Dabber - "Metallics, Pearl" by Adirondack

Challenges:

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/ - "Stamp Out 2013"

http://WordArtWednesday.blogspot.com - #111 Anything Goes

http://cheerylynndesigns.blogspot.com - #111 "Sparkle & Shine"

http://DutchMagnoliaLovers.blogspot.com - #70 Bingo: Snow, Dies, Red

http://stampandcreatewithmagnolia.blogspot.com/ - #24 "Winter Fun"

http://magnoliadownunderchallenges.blogspot.com/ - #226 Anything Goes

http://magnolia-liciouschallengeblog.blogspot.com - "Happy Holiday Blog Hop"