Two challenge card

Hi everyone! I had some time on my hands this afternoon and decided to combine (or try to) two challenges in one card. Mojo Monday 207 and the inspiration challenge over on SCS.

The blog that was chosen for inspiration is awesome! Here is what I chose.


Here is what I came up with!


Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and stamped in Archival jet black ink. The lace is colored with a copic marker to try and match the ivory colors in the card. I didn't have any of the muted or mint greens in my cardstock collection so I went with the lightest I had.

Cardstock used:
Ivory and Fine Linen from Papertrey Ink
Brown from American Crafts
Green and swiss dot green from Bazzill

Well, what do you think? I'd love to hear your feedback on this one!

Cheery Santa

Hello everyone! Here's a new stamp that I just "had" to have from Make It Crafty in Australia. I also used this in the Inspiration Challenge over at SCS today. Here's what inspired me: Santa ornament.


Santa was colored with Copic markers. I used the labels 17 die to cut him out and layered it with Black cardstock. I traced around the die and hand cut the black cardstock to get a smaller mat. The designer paper is actually digital that I printed out from a free online source.

The sentiment tag is done with the Martha Stewart cornice border punch.

Don'tcha just love the expression on this Santa"s face? He just made me smile when I came across it while surfing around the web.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!


Copic's used:
E50, E51
YR00, YR21, YR24
C1, C00
B0000
N2, N4, N7
R22, R32, R43
R17, R27, R29, R39

Snowflake Season

Here's a real quick card I did for the clean and simple challenge over at SCS. This weeks challenge was based off of a sketch.

The designer paper is from my 2008 Christmas stash and I have no idea who makes it. It's embossed with snowflakes througout and all I have left is bits and pieces.

Snowflake stamp is from The Angel Company and is stamped in Palette Starry night that I stamped off once. I highlighted it with a stardust pen and added one light blue rhinestone in the center. The sentiment is from PTI as is the dark blue (enchanted evening) paper and grosgrain ribbon.

The label die is from Quickutz!

Be back in a little while for my Tuesday Card Sketch! Thanks for stopping by!

Inspiration challenge

Good Morning! I finished this card over the weekend based upon the inspiration challenge at SCS.




This is what inspired me.I did some sponging around the perimeter of the main stamped panel using faded jeans distress ink. The dragonfly stamp is from The Stamp Doctor that I picked up just recently at the stamp and scrapbooking expo. I did add some twinkle to it with a clear spica pen, but it really does not show up in the picture. I used the grass and sentiment from Stampin Up Inspired by Nature set as it seemed to go right along with the vase above! Versamagic tea leaves ink was used for the grass.

The designer paper is from Deja Views and Paper Pizazz. The lattice border punch from Martha Stewart Crafts was used on white card stock and added down the left side of the main panel. I did use one of the label dies from Spellbinders for the sentiment - I can never remember which number it is though, 1, 2 or 3? Using a dauber, I sponged more distress ink around the edges of it and used foam tape to pop it up on the card.

Thanks for stopping by - by the way, what do you think of my interpretation?

Pleated ribbon

Here is a card I created for the ways to use it challenge over at SCS. We had to pleat something on our card - and I chose to pleat my ribbon to go with the stamp I used.

The stamp is a level A hostess set from The Angel Company called Rose collage. I colored it with Copic Markers and also did the white satin ribbon with the same blue marker in the collage. To get the ribbon to pleat and stay in place I used some ScorTape. What wonderful stuff!!!

The crackle back ground on the right hand panel is also from TAC (retired) and the sentiment is from the new Purchase with purchase stamps set called sincere sentiment. Added a few butterfly charms which I found at M's on sale. The brown and pink card stock is from PTI.

So what do you think?

Inspiration challenge

This card comes from the inspiration challenge over at SCS. The hostess typically picks a web site for us to visit and get inspiration from. Today's was an apron company that has so many different styles and fabric's to choose from.


Here's my card and this is what inspired me.

I used Aged Ornaments from TAC to create the back panel and the sentiment is something I had made up from Victorine Originals. I saw this verse on the web somewhere and thought it would make a great sentiment stamp. I actually did a whole 8 x 10 sheet of sentiments and verses that you can't get anywhere else, and at a reasonable price!

Hope your having a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

More challenge cards!

Hi everyone! I got a rare treat on Monday and got to participate in two challenges over at SCS. The technique lovers challenge and the Clean and Simple challenge. I'll link up the posts below if you'd care to take a look later.

This first one is the one I did for TLC. It's a crimped envelope pocket card. You take a normal A2 envelope and cut 1 1/4" off one end after you've sealed it. Stamp or decorate it as you see fit, run it through your crimper and then make a card insert to go along with it.

After I found and dusted off my crimper, I had the idea of using one of my favorite SU sets, Best Blossoms and pairing it with some Dragonfly images from Impression Obsession. First I sponged on some distress ink in faded jeans and let it dry. I used Palette Jardin Moss to stamp the leaves and did some ghost stamping, too. The dragonfly stamp is a set of three together - so I colored one dragonfly with a black marker and randomly stamped it on the face of the envelope. Then I ran that portion through my crimper. I added the spring moss grosgrain ribbon to the top and tied a knot (several times, since I never get it right the first time).

The insert card is made the same way - I just added the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner. I took another piece of white card stock and sponged some more faded jeans around the outside so that it would match the envie. I love how this turned out! You can see the challenge here.

This next one was done for the Clean and Simple challenge to accent with dots on your card. You could not use the swiss dots CB folder or DP, but had to do some paper piercing or add dots using a marker. I decided to add some paper piercing between some score lines on the left and bottom of the card. The stamps are from Verve and I colored the flower with Copic Ciao Markers in V12, V15 and V17. The scalloped circle has paper piercing around it, too.

I hope everyone is having a great week!