Thinking of you - TFC#104

 Hi again. Here is another card that I created for the color challenge over at The Flower Challenge.  

I used the same Distress Ink colors in Peacock Feather and Ripe Persimmon.  The flower dies are from Casual Fridays, and the sentiment is from Parklane stamps.  I added some white self-adhesive pearls to the centers of the flowers for added interest.  

Hope you'll join us for this challenge.  The Flower Challenge

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Time to celebrate

Hi all. I'm playing in the Freshly Made Sketch challenge today with this card.

The Roman numeral clock die is from The Frantic Stamper. I did cut it twice and doubled it up for dimension.  The sentiment is from My Favorite Things, and the gingham designer paper is from A Muse Studio.  I cannot for the life of me remember where the medium scalloped border die is from.  I plan on using this as a retirement card, but it could be used for many occasions. 

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Hello friend

Hello. Playing in a few challenges with this lovely set from Gina K Designs.

The flower dies, stamp, sentiment and stencils are from Gina. I used inks from Simon Says Stamp to color them.  The greenery behind is a die from Sizzix.  

The wonderful loop border rectangle die is from creative expressions. I finished off the card by adding some black self adhesive pearls from Kaisercraft.

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by.

Challenges:

https://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/06/challenge-265-ibw-there-are-always.html

Crafty Catz - anything goes and use a stencil: Crafty Catz (craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com)

Christmas Cheer

Hello everyone. Here is your mid-month reminder about our current challenge going on over at The Flower Challenge blog.

Here is another card that I created, which is to use gold.

 I used a poinsettia die from SSS to cut out the flower and leaves. Then added some gold using some gilding wax.  The sentiment is from Technique Tuesday and is embossed with gold and layered with gold mirrored cardstock. I also added some gold self-adhesive pearls and gold sparkle embroidery thread.

Link up here. 

I love you no matter what

Hi there. Playing in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge today. The theme is "love is in the air" and here is what I did with it.

The sentiment is from Scrapbook dot com and heat embossed in gold. I cut the flower heart out of red card stock using the die from Simon Says Stamp. I adhered it to a piece of cardstock that I had put some heavy double-stick tape on. I then burnished gold leaf from Nuvo into the cut-out flowers.  

Gold cardstock from TH is taped to Neenah solar white 110 lb base to frame the gold heart.

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Have a wonderful day

Hello. Playing in the Sunday Stamps sketch challenge today.

I picked up this red rubber stamp at a stamp show years ago. I colored it with TomBow markers and then spritzed it with water to get a watercolor effect. 

Purple and green cardstock is from paper pizazz. Sentiment is from The Ton.  Added self adhesive pearls from Kaiser craft to the centers of the flowers.   

Have a great weekend.

Happy Birthday - Fusion

Hello. Here is the new challenge over at Fusion! Play with the sketch, play with the photo or do both!

I used the flower dies from CASual Friday to create the flower spray. Cut them out of pink cardstock then added some highlights using Copic markers. Self adhesive pearls used in the center. Pink striped dp is from my stash. Used the same color pink cardstock as the flowers to cut a tiny strip to separate the white card base from the dp.

Please check out the Design Team’s creations for this challenge.

Barb Ghigliotty

Betty J

Jeanne Jachna
Jen Mitchell
Karren Johnson
Linda Callahan
Lyndal Higgins 
Michelle Leone

Michelle Lupton
Tristan Dawes
Wanda Cullen

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Joy

Hello! Happy Leap Day. Playing in the Addicted to CAS challenge today of Symmetry.

I used the wreath die from Echo Park and cut several out of lighter green cardstock. I stacked them up and blued them together for more dimension. Then I used my Copic markers to add darker shadows and depth. Finished it off with adding just a few "berries" using red self adhesive pearls. Tied the bow using the Bow Easy. Stamped the joy sentiment in red and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.

One card down for my Christmas stash! Thanks for stopping by.

snowflake wonder

Hello. Here is my take on this weeks Fusion Card Challenge. 

These colors seem to be the "in" colors this season. I personally really like them. Anyway, the snowflake is a really old die from Sizzix that I had to figure out how to run through my new Platinum. The normal sandwich just wasn't working.

I used a pierced die to create the envelope like flap based on the sketch. It's popped up using foam tape.

Sentiment is from Verve stamps and studio G ink used to stamp it. It's a little soft but matches well. I'm thinking that maybe it should of been stamped in a color that stands out a bit more. What do you think?

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Mojo 294 - flowers

Hello everyone! Here's this weeks Mojo Monday sketch results. I struggled a lot with this one. Clearly my mojo needed some waking up!

Stamps are from Verve. I stamped the flower in Versamark and used some light yellow chalk from Pebbles to highlight it. Designer paper is from Provo craft that I've had forever in my stash. I added the darker yellow lattice border at the last minute. I almost left it off, but since the sketch called for some sort of border here I added it back in.

Spring moss grosgrain ribbon is from RABOM and I colored some white pearls yellow using a Copic Marker. Green and yellow cardstock is from Bazzill.

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Blue bird

Hello! I've scheduled this to post since I'm up in Alaska again on business.

Stamps are from Verve and the bird is colored with Copic markers.

The blue designer paper is from Lasting Impressions that I've had stashed away for awhile. I used the name plate die from Lifestyle Crafts - it comes with the ability to outline in a single cut. I jut used sponged it blue to go with the rest of the card. I did turn it upside down and then added the blue pearls from Kaisercraft anchor it down.

That's it for today! I'm sure that I'm freezing and wondering what I'm doing in AK when it's in the 80's back home!  Thanks for stopping by!

With love

 Hi everyone! I've got a really clean and simple card to show you today!

Stamps are from Verve. I inked up the heart in versafine ink and the heat embossed it with clear embossing powder so that I could color it with Copic's. I've gotten where I prefer to do this than use Memento ink any more. I 'm just not happy with the coverage I'm getting from it even after re-inking the pad several times! Anyways.....

I used the stitch border punch and then ran some red bakers twine through the holes. I'm not sure if you can tell in the picture but I added some tiny black pearls to each end of the black cardstock panel. Pure poppy cardstock used as a card base and to layer the circle. Used a bit of foam tape to pop up the heart circle to give it a bit of definition. 

Just a reminder that you don't have to participate in the sketch challenge below to enter for the blog candy I'm giving away.  Just leave a comment and become a follower!

Thanks for stopping in today!

Take note

Hi everyone! Today's post is not a card...can you believe it? I was going through my supplies and came across a package of old Basic Grey undressed chipboard tags, the heavy duty ones. The price tag on them says $5.00, so you know they're old!  I hated to use one (hoarding again) but decided I could trace around it onto create a similar one out of thinner recycled chipboard. Here's what I did with it.

I used some designer paper from Hot Off The Press and covered it front and back. Then I added a block of white Post-it notes with some wide red liner tape, so that it would stick real good.

The "Take Note" stamp and die are from Papertrey, Ink and stamped with Navy ink from A*Muse Studio. I used some foam tape to pop it up on the tag.  Added some light blue rhinestones in the corner for some bling and a blue satin ribbon for the tie.  This now sits proudly on my desk and gets lots of use! 

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Just for you - Mojo Monday #287

Hi everyone! I put this together quickly since I already had the flowers stamped and cut out. It's been sitting in my "To Create With" spot on the side of my desk. So, when I saw this sketch this morning...well you know how it goes!

Stamps are from Verve. I colored the flowers with Memento markers and huffed on it to get the image I wanted.

The green and pink cardstock is from Paper Pizazz. The designer paper is from Making Memories that I've had in my paper stash forever. The green rhinestones and the blush pearls are from Kaisercraft. Lime green satin ribbon is from my stash of endless ribbon. I can't believe how well it matched the green cardstock!

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Congratulations

Hi everyone! I got a chance to play with this weeks sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches. I've been in Alaska this past week freezing my caboose off and didn't think I'd have the energy today to make it happen! Glad I did! Here's the sketch.

The purple vellum is cut out with the butterfly die from Prickley Pear and I used their stamp set to stamp the antenna using archival jet black ink from Ranger. I used a tiny piece of foam tape in the butterflies center to attached it to the white circle. To hide it, I added some purple rhinestones. The sentiment is from CTMH.

The cardstock is winter wisteria from PTI and the designer paper is from Paper Wishes. I've had that striped ribbon in my stash forever and finally got to use some with this card!

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Waiting....

Hi everyone! Happy Spring! However, our spring-like weather sure is being a bit wacky lately. Yes, we are known for our "rain" in Washington State, but we've really been getting it lately. At least it's better than snow!!

So, with that in mind.....I'll wait for the sunshine!

Rain stamp and sentiment are from My Favorite Things, as is the umbrella die used to cut out the scrap designer paper. I outlined the umbrella using navy ink with a dauber to give it a bit of definition. Gray ink used to stamp the rain and the gold peals are from Kaisercraft.

Thanks for stopping by...I'm going to step outside to soak up that one lone ray of sunshine!

Trio of butterflies

Hi everyone! I'm glad the weekend is finally here, it's been a long week! Here's my card for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches. I kept it clean and simple.

Butterfly stamp and die are from PTI. Sentiment is from Kaisercraft.

Cardstock is from the Bazzill smoothies line. I do like the navy, yellow and lime green colors together, they are so striking!

I'm off to clean house! Hopefully I'll get done quickly so I can stamp some more! Thanks for stopping by!