Congratulations

Hi everyone! Less is More is celebrating their 4th year and the challenge happens to be a color one this time around. At that is to use pink and grey. Pink, I have. Grey, not so much.

I know there isn't a lot of white space of this card, it's because I really had to search and destroy to find the lightest grey cardstock I had in my stash to use as the base for this card.  I see some shopping in my future!

Tulip stamp is from Stamps by Judith. I colored directly on the stamp using Memento markers then spritzed with a mini mister. Congratulations sentiment is from Technique Tuesday.

Steel grey cardstock used to layer around the tulips and then I found a Copic marker that was pretty good match to color the white satin ribbon.

So, Congratulations to all the lovely ladies over at Less is More for another year of fun challenges!

Thanks for stopping by!

Mojo Blue Birthday

Hi everyone. I decided to give this weeks Mojo Monday 366 sketch a whirl. Here's what I did with it.

Stamps are from Verve. I initially used a light blue ink to stamp the bluebells, however they really didn't show up like I wanted. Ended up taking a darker blue prismacolor pencil to add some highlights.

Designer paper is from Michael's Reflection line.

Off to see what else I can create! Thanks for stopping in.

NBUS Challenge #2

Hi everyone! The beach was fantastic for the whole week. Only about 4 hours of rain one day and the rest is was blue sky, warm and sunny!  I posted a few pictures over on Facebook if you want a look see.

Darnell is doing another NBUS challenge over on her blog at djkardkreations and here are the options this go around.

1. Christmas
2. Make two cards using the same stamp.
3. Both of the above.
4. None of the above.

 My first card I'm showing today (I did another I'll post later) is using #4.

I returned from our trip to find some of the new Verve stamps and dies that I had ordered prior to leaving.

So my "never before used schtuff" is the stamps and dies from Verve on this card. I used two different stamp sets/dies to make this card. The bluebells are from the set called Framed Florals and the sentiment and frame are from the set called Small Packages. 

Designer paper is from M's Reflection line. White stitched panel is cut from a Lil' Inker Designs die.

That it for this one. I'll post another later on that is in a different category.

 

Blue present

Hi everyone! Here is what I did with this weeks freshly made sketch.

My picture is awful! The designer paper is actually a really pretty blue. It's from Michaels Reflection line.

Stamps are from Technique Tuesday. I fussy cut the present out twice and did a bit of paper piecing, then popped it up using foam tape.

Stitched border die is from Lil' Inkers. I also ended up adding some stitching to the blue layers in the back using one of the bigger dies that comes in the set. To get it to hold still and line up, I used some washi tape to hold the die face up. Then ran the blue paper through the CB.

That's it for today! Camping didn't end up happening due to the water pump going out in the RV. Glad we found it now before we go on our week long adventure early in September.

Have a great weekend!

Cupcakes and wine

Hello! I hope this finds everyone doing well. I'm sweating it out in 94 degree heat (hotter in the upstairs studio) without air conditioning. Thank goodness its supposed to rain the next few days! We need it!

Here is my take on today's Mojo Monday Sketch.

Stamp is from Stamping Bella - Uptown Girls Felicity and Blair. They are colored with Copic's and I also added a bit of pink glitter to the frosting on the cupcakes.

Designer paper is from Reflections and Lasting Impressions. Decided to go with rick rack instead of scallops as the sketch called for.

Happy Birthday sentiment is from PTI and the fishtail banner die used to cut it out is from MFT. White rose is a dollar bin find at Michaels and the leaf is punched in green using the punch from Martha Stewart crafts.

That's all for today! Thanks for popping in!

Just a note

Hi everyone! Got to play around a bit last night and made the following card for a number of different challenges.

I used the My Favorite Things sketch challenge this week (see picture below) as a starting point for this card.

Colour me has a challenge of using pistachio pudding and a neutral to go monochromatic. I don't have that SU color so I used cardstock from Bazzill that I think is pretty darn close.

Simon Says Stamps wants us to Make it sparkle for their Wednesday challenge. So I got out the stickles and highlighted the points in the embossed background.

Fresh ink in pear is used to stamp the leaf which is from Paper Smooches. Sentiment is from Verve. Designer paper is from Reflections.

Dies used:

Stitched circle from Lil' inker, spellbinders circle nesties
Fishtail banner and center panel is from MFT
Embossing plate is from Spellbinders Celebra'tions.

Ok, that's it for today! Off on a road trip to Mt. Rainier. Thanks for stopping by!

Masculine birthday wishes

Hi everyone! I had a bit of time last night and worked with this weeks Freshly Made Sketch to come up with this masculine card.

The baseball collage is a stamp from Power Poppy called play ball. I colored it with Copic's and then fussy cut it out to fit within panel of the sketch. This card ended up being a 5 x 5 square.

Sentiment is from Gina K Designs vertical greetings set. I stamped it in Versamark and then used some white detail embossing powder and heat embossed.

Flat brads are from Hero Arts that I've had in my stash forever but never used. White, enchanted evening and kraft cardstock are from PTI.

The striped designer paper is from Michael's reflection line, which is something I just picked up the other day. Great patterned paper in shades of blue, ivory and light brown. The stripes went great with this weeks cue card over at CASology.

Ok, that's it for today. Thanks for popping in.

FMS134 - sending my love

Good morning and Happy May Day. Where did April go? Wow, the days are just moving way too fast. Here is my take on this weeks Freshly Made Sketch. Also entering this into the Anything goes challenge at Simon Says Stamps.

I whipped up this clean and simple version within a few minutes last night. First of all, I had the daisy already cut out from the Memory Box die. The yellow cardstock is from Bazzill that I had in my scrap pile that just needed to be cut into a circle.

Stamped the sentiment from Kaisercraft onto the white panel, added the yellow circle and glued the daisies on using dry adhesive. The black and white polka dot strip is fabric tape from the Reflections collection.

I think this card took me about 10 minutes if that and that's because I stamped the sentiment a couple of times to get it right. ;-)

We are forcasted to have a beautiful sunny day here in the Pacific Northwest so I'm heading out to enjoy it. Thanks for stopping by!

FMS #128 - Happy Birthday

Happy Friday everyone and happy spring too! SO glad spring is finally here.  Here is my take on this weeks sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

I used one of the new spring stamp sets that was just released from Simon Says Stamp. It's called handwritten borders.

Designer paper is from Authentiques Renew 6 x 6 paper pack. 

Copic Coral Sea BG23 is a pretty darn close match to the designer paper and used to color the white satin ribbon. Candy dots are from M's reflection line.

Yes, the picture was a bit crooked and I tried to fix it in PSE but this was the best I could do.  Must get a tiny tripod to attach to my camera to take straighter pictures. UGH!

Off to see what else I can create - have a wonderful weekend!

For all you do

Hey everyone! Here is my take on this weeks Freshly Made Sketch #124.

I saw this sketch as a way to use up some of my designer paper! Gasp! This is from Authentique's 8 x 8 pack called Renew.

I sponged on some Wendy Vecchi archival ink in cornflower blue so that the yellow flower dp stood out a bit. The yellow strip is also distressed a bit around the edges with thatched straw from Versamagic.

Pastel candy dots from Reflections and the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp. Inside this it says "Thanks!"

This ended up being a 5 x 5 square card.  Thanks for stopping by!

Thinking of you

Hey there! Here's my card for this weeks Freshly Made Sketch and I also paired it with the Wednesday SSS challenge.

Designer paper is from Authentique and the fishtail banner dies from MFT were used to cut out the banners.

Sentiment is from PTI as is the vintage cream cardstock. The blue ribbon is from Reflections and it has these spaces in it which was perfect fit for the rhinestones.

That's it, pretty CAS and quick! Have a great day and thanks for popping in!










Challenges:
FMS #117
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Bling it on!