CAS(E) this Sketch #104

Another wonderful sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch! I just love the simplicity of their sketches and how they are so easy and fast for me to create. I've really struggled a bit lately and their sketches are getting my creative juices flowing again. 

I used an embossing folder from Sizzix for my card. Since I only needed a small piece I decided to make three cards using the same sketch. I embossed distress cardstock from Tim Holtz & Ranger, cut it into thirds and sanded it. 

For each card I matted each embossed & sanded piece with glitter cardstock by Recollections, added sentiments from Hero Arts, a little bling and the cards were finished! Base cardstock is from PaperTrey Ink. 

Be sure to check out all the fabulous cards from their DT and participants here!

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Simon Says Bling It On! - Simon Wednesday Challenge

I created this card yesterday from some scraps I had on my table. I saw a Facebook post that Simon Says Stamps had a "Bling It On!" challenge going on right now. They are showcasing Kaisercraft products this week. While they would love for you to use their products, this card unfortunately doesn't use any. However you can still join the challenge and since this was spur of the moment and it has bling, I decided to go for it.

Products used for this card: PaperTrey Ink in Vintage Cream for the base, Memory Box Claremont Ornaments Die, Mark Richards Metal Sticker Gems in Gold Metal Metallique, Recollections Christmas Noel Glitter Paper, Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Mini Holidays Stamp Set, Stampendous Jeweled Gold Embossing Powder.

Be sure to stop by their blog and see all the gorgeous cards using bling! Thanks for stopping by!

Unscripted Sketches #249

I really LOVE this new stamp set I bought from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!

For my background I used textured paper from DCWV. This pad of paper called The Old World Stack really has some beautiful patterns. Overall I think my card is fairly clean and simple even if it does use quite a few enamel dots! The flower is from Hero Arts that I've had for a few years. It's from a package called Art Flowers - Vintage Collage. I love the rusty, brown and yellow color! I stamped my sentiment on a piece of vintage cream cardstock from PTI  that I die cut using the Lacey Squares die from Spellbinders. Great sketch from Unscripted Sketches this week. Hope you play along with us!

Be sure to stop by out check out all the other Design Team Members Blogs:

Adriana

Billie

Claire

Debbie

Henva

Kimberly

Michelle

Patty - that's me!

Rebecca

SarahKaye

Shir

Susan

Tammy

Tracey

Hope you'll join us this week with your take on the sketch above. All the details are on the blog post over at Unscripted Sketches!

Products Used For This Card:

Base Cardstock - PTI in Vintage Cream

Patterned Paper - DCWV - The Old World Stack

Ink - Ranger - Archival - Jet Black

Gems: Hero Arts - Black Metal Decor, Mark Richards Nail Heads & BasicGrey Candy Buttons

Stamp - Sweet 'n Sassy - Bloom & Grow
Flower - Hero Arts - Art Flowers - Vintage Collage
Spellbinders Die - Lacey Squares

Believe

I've made it a goal of mine to make cards with every stamp I have this year. I had so many sets that I purchased and only used once or twice. I went through them, weeded them out and sold them. I have a lot of new ones now and they're too cute to just let sit. I also have many embossing folders I've picked up and am going to try and use more. I'm so guilty of buying certain items and then they just get lost in my craft room somewhere. 

For this card I used a stamp set from Sweet 'n Sassy called Celebrate Today. The patterned paper is from DCWV - The Old World Stack and The Paper Studio - Bella Bohemia. I know it's hard to see, but the black strip on the far left is a piece of fabric called Additions by Mark Richards. It's almost has a light burlap/linen feel to it. I die cut the edge with the Tim Holtz Alterations - Torn Notebook.  I die cut the oval with the Spellbinders Beaded Oval Die and then cut it in half. The Field Grasses die is from Die-Namites. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Birthday Card Swap

As promised, here are the cards I received for the Birthday card swap I was in! The one above is the one I created. For my card I used the Lemon Flower Stack by DCWV for the patterned paper. The borders were punched using the EK Success bracket edge punch. The sentiment was stamped using Hero Arts stamp set called "It's Your Day" CL661. The bling is by Mark Richards and Doodlebug Design.

Below are the cards I received. If I have the name of the person that created the card, I listed it below each one. I will find out the names of the others and add them later. 

Briana

Heather

Tasha Cosenza-Mechels

Tiffany Sham

Tina

Judy Stech

Shell

Myrna Mejia

Serena

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed seeing the Thinking of You cards and the Birthday cards I received in the swap I participated in. Next swap I'm working on is a Sympathy card one. I will post the card I receive toward the end of February or beginning of March depending on when I receive it. This swap is just for one card!

Thinking Of You Card Swap

I belong to a group of ladies called Scrappy Girls that do a lot of swaps. They swap tags, cards and books. Since I didn't join in the fun the last few months with the mini book, tag and the Christmas card swap, I thought I'd start the new year right and participate in a card swap in January!

We did a "Thinking of You" and "Birthday" theme. The card above is the card I created for the "Thinking of You" swap. I just received my cards from the swap yesterday. Below you can see all the "Thinking of You" cards I received.

I used a kraft base for my card with just a piece of red as my background, leaving an 1/8 of an inch border. I used my "new" Teresa Collins eBosser Sophisticated embossing folder with kraft card stock for my next background again leaving an 1/8 inch border.

I stamped the flower image using a Sweet 'n Sassy stamp set called  Celebrate Today. The image was stamped with Tim Holtz Festive Berries distress ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. For the sentiment I used a Hero Arts stamp set called Thinking of You. I lightly inked all the edges with Tim Holtz black soot distress ink.

Now for the cards I received! I can't give credit to all of the ladies because some of them didn't sign their card unfortunately. I've added the name of the person below each card if I know who created it. Update: I've now added the name of the each person who created each card.

Serena Repsold

Tina

Judy Stech

Tiffany Shuma

Melanie Swanson

Kim Russell

Briana

Marina

I'll share the Birthday cards in the next few days! Thanks for stopping by!

Unscripted Sketches #238

I haven't had a lot of time to craft this week and I'm not sure why. That being said, I just got my card finished for the Unscripted Sketches DT by the skin of my teeth!

This is the first sketch for the new year! I picked up this new stamp set from Hero Arts a few weeks ago at Archiver's. I've been trying to add birthday stamps to my stamp collection. I seem to have more Christmas, Sympathy and Thank You stamps than any other kind. Those of my favorite cards to make, so that's why!

If you're familiar with Archiver's I'm sure you were just as heartbroken as I am (and many others!) when you heard the news that they're closing. I'm really going to miss that store and all the inspiration they provided. There's nothing else out there like them. So many women looked forward to their annual event called Scrapfest each September. We need something to replace that now. I'll be back to exclusively online shopping again as there's nothing in the area that really compares to the products that they carry. The big box stores just don't cut it when it comes to most quality products from the scrapbook manufacturer's. I was so happy when I moved back to Minnesota after living in Wisconsin because I was back where I could actually find items I use locally. When I was in Wisconsin I bought most everything online. I didn't even have a big box store close by without driving 70 miles. Sorry for the rant, but I'm really going to miss them!

Thanks for stopping by this week! Please join us with your take on the sketch above. All the details are on the blog post over at Unscripted Sketches! You don't have to have a blog in order to play. If you load your creations to a gallery, just add the direct link to your project and be sure to give credit for the sketch to Unscripted Sketches. That's all there is to it!

Products Used:
Base Cardstock - PTI in White
Patterned Paper - DCWV Lemon Flower Stack
Stamps - Hero Arts - You're So Kind CL748
Ink - Ranger Archival Jet Black
Embellishments - Crystal Stickers, Metals, Nailheads by Mark Richards - Sprinkles by Doodlebug Design