Crafty Creations Challenges Challenge #373 - Anything Goes

I'm linking my card up to the Anything Goes challenge over at Crafty Creations Challenges. 

Crafty Creations Challenges: Challenge #373 - Anything Goes

 

I've been picking up sassy sentiment stamps for coffee for awhile. 

I thought I'd better start using them!

This sentiment is from Rubbernecker Stamps. I love it!

 

The background was created using a few stamps from the Stampin' Up Timeless Textures stamp set.

The coffee cup die and stamp is from the Sizzix Coffee set by Stephanie Bernard.

I used a Spellbinders circle die for the sentiment.

Inks used were Memento rich cocoa, Distress Oxide inks in vintage photo & walnut stain.

I'll be posting more coffee cards in the near future. I need to use my stamps!

CAS(E) this Sketch #285 - Welcome Autumn

 

I'm playing along with the CAS(E) This Sketch! Challenge again this week!

CAS(E) this Sketch #285

My card from the challenge last week got an honorable mention, so that was pretty cool!

 

 

I watercolored a piece of Strathmore Mixed Media paper with the distress oxide inks shown above. 

I used Memento in Rich Cocoa to stamp the leaves. 

 

I always love all the Fall cards that I see every year. 

I only have one stamp set that is Fall related and I always forget to pull it out.

I picked up this stamp and die set at the Rubber Stamp show I went to in July. It's from Rubbernecker Stamps. The stamp set is called Splatter Leaves and the die set to match is called Fall Leaf.

I want to play around with some more inks to create some different colors for the leaves. 

I really love the colors of Fall! 

The only thing I don't care for is that for me when I think of Fall I think of Winter and I'm not a big fan. I don't like having to wear coats and closed toed shoes. I want to be able to wear capris and sandals year round. I guess I grew up and live in the wrong state!

Be sure to check out the challenge this week!

CAS(E) this Sketch #285

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Merriest Wishes

Here's the second card I created using the same die and almost all of the same products as the card I blogged about yesterday. You can see that card here. The only thing I did differently is that I didn't cut off the top part of the die and I added some pearl bling. For the sentiment I didn't emboss it with black embossing powder. After the fact I wish I would have. It would have stood out more with the striped background.

I have really come to love all of the Memory Box dies that I've purchased. I have a few more that I've picked up and will be creating some cards that I will be sharing. I think they are becoming a favorite.

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Peace Love & Joy

Happy Monday! It sure is cold outside this morning. Listening to the weather on TV, I think just heard  that it's -2° below. The only way for me to get through winter is to remember that everyday is one day closer to spring!

The card I'm sharing today uses a die from Memory Box called Clairmont Ornaments. I actually cut the top part of the die off and decided to use the Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Holiday Greens die with it. I'll share another card tomorrow that uses the complete die. 

I stamped a sentiment from Hero Arts with black ink from Memento and embossed it with black embossing powder. The glitter paper is from Recollections. I'm not sure about the patterned paper since I have quite the mess going on in my craft room right now with paper everywhere. I'm going to take a guess and say it's Recollections. My card base uses paper from PaperTrey Ink. 

Stay warm today if you're somewhere cold like I am! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Unscripted Sketches #242 - Wishing You Brighter Days

I tinted some Golden Gel Mediums Light Molding Paste yellow using dandelion ink from Memento to create my circle background on this card. I used the negative from a Spellbinders circle die cut out of cardboard that I taped over the TCW mini chevron stencil and then applied the molding paste. I love it! This stuff is so fun to work with. The purple branch is a Die-Namites die called summer branch.

I hope you'll join us this week with your take on the sketch above. You can get all the details 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 it!

Products Used:
Base Cardstock - PTI in Vintage Cream
Patterned Paper - Core'dinations - Brights, Premium Textured - Carnival
Stamps - Hero Arts - Remember - CL577
Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot & Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black, Memento - Dandelion
Golden Gel Mediums Light Molding Paste
Die-Namites Die - Summer Branch
Spellbinders Dies - Scallop Circle & Square and Circle
Stencil - TCW - Balzer Designs - Mini Chevron

Unscripted Sketches #237

This is the final sketch of the year! I hope you'll join in the fun with Unscripted Sketches this week to usher out the new year with of this very versatile sketch for cards and layouts.

I used Graphic 45's French Country 6x6 patterns and solids cardstock for this card. I love the rich warm colors in this line.

For my flowers I used Spellbinders Rose Creations die and the leaves are the Foliage die. The ends have been curled to add dimension.

The flower centers are a mix of enamel dots and sprinkles from My Mind's Eye and Doodlebug Design. I also used Vintage Photo distress ink on all the edges of the background and flowers. The sentiment is from Hero Arts.  

Please join us this week 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 it!

Products Used:
Base Cardstock - PTI in Vintage Cream
Patterned Paper - Graphic 45 - 6x6 Patterns & Solids - French Country
Stamps - Hero Arts - Find Joy - CL497
Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage Photo & Memento Rich Cocoa
Gems - My Mind's Eye Enamel Dots & Doodlebug Design Inc Sprinkles - Limeade, Ladybug & Bumblee Assortments
Dies - Spellbinders - Foliage & Rose Creations

Fushion {Hypothesis #5} Challenge

 

Here's my card for the Fushion {Hypothesis #5} Challenge this week. I really like their challenges and have been able to participate in almost all of them. I think I've missed two. With my life right now it's hard to squeeze time in for challenges, but I'm going to do my best to try and participate if possible. 

Normally I've just use the sketch and not combined both sketch and color. This time my card is loosely based on the color, but I haven't added any green and the colors are not exact.

This is the sketch I followed:

For my card I used patterned paper from Webster's Pages from the Sunday Picnic & Everyday Poetry collection. The flowers and leaves were die cut using Spellbinders Rose Creations by Donna Salazar. The banners were cut with the Spellbinders Shapeabilities Nested Pennants. I inked all he edges with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The flower centers are pearl gemstones from Hero Arts. I used some burlap ribbon for the leaves. The sentiment is called Fancy Friends by Hero Arts.

Be sure to stop by Fushion and check out all the beautiful cards. Don't forget to stop back after the linky closes and vote for your three favorites!

This post is also linked to these parties:

All Things Fee

Craft-O-Maniac Monday

A Round Tuit

A Marvelous Mess

Made by you Monday

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A Basketful Of Flowers

I finally used some paper that I received in the Webster's Pages warehouse sale box last December!!! I'm really trying to go through my patterned paper. With the amount of paper that I have it could be years!

Fro my three border strips, I used an On The Edge die called Scallops by Tim Holtz Alterations. I don't use these dies near enough. This patterned paper is from the Petite Papers Sunday Picnic & Everyday Poetry Collection Combo Pack.

I used a Hero Arts rubber stamp called Bicycle for the main image. Black metallic decor was added to the wheels of the bike. Because I'm not one to use any kind of markers etc, I decided to use up some Hero Arts flower gems that I had in my stash. I added enough to make it look like the basket is flowing over with flowers.

For the sentiment I used another Hero Arts stamps set called Find Joy. I stamped the words and then cut them apart and lightly inked the edges.

Perfect card for an almost perfect day. We are getting some sunshine today and the snow is almost completely melted (as well it should be since it's May!).

Products used:
Patterned Paper: Webster's Pages
Bazzill
PTI - Vintage Cream
Ribbon
Hero Arts: Metallic Decor, Flower Gemstones
Stamp: Hero Arts Bicycle F5293, Joy Ride CL481
Tim Holtz One The Edge Die Scallops
Baker's Twine
Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

This post is linked to these parties:
Bowdabra Crafty Showcase
Think Pink Sunday
Sew Darn Crafty

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Thank You and Sympathy Cards

I thought I'd attempt to use up some of the patterned paper that I've been collecting over the years. Most of it I have filed by manufacturer and I just have one sheet of this and that. My thought was to take a sheet and make three or more cards from it. I love the pattern on this one but unfortunately I tossed the barcode strip and I don't know who the manufacturer is. 

For the card above and below I used the same stamp set for the sentiments and images. It's a Hero Arts set called With Sympathy - CL476. I've really gotten a lot of mileage out of this set.  I also used an EK Success stamp for the border on the first card. For the image on that one I heat embossed it with black embossing powder. The one below was stamped with Smooch ink.

For the thank you card below I used another Hero Arts stamp set called Feather Grass - CL282. The edge punch is from Martha Stewart. Cardstock used for all cards is from PTI. Bling is from Hero Arts and Stampendous.

This post is linked to these parties:
A Glimpse Inside: Catch a Glimpse Party
Seven Alive: Link It Up Thursday
Chic and Crafty Party!

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Trio Of Cards Using Jillibean Soup Cardstock

 

My intention was to make these cards without doing any inking on them. It didn't last! I love the look of the white, but to me they just needed that touch of black around the edge to make them pop a little.

 

To stamp the image for each card I used Smooch Ink. I really like how the image doesn't stamp completely. I also like that some parts are thicker and some are lighter. I think I'll experiment with other images using Smooch.

 

When creating these, my first thought was to just have the die cut opening with the plaid pattern showing through. They really looked plain. That's when I tried the white frame around the openings and to me they looked so much better!

Sorry for the sporadic posts and long periods in between each one. My husband has been ill and I craft and blog when I get a chance. Because of that you may see several posts in a row and then a week or more without anything. Hoping things turn around soon and we'll be back to normal.

Thanks for stopping by!

Products used for these cards:
Nestabilities: Scalloped Circle, Scalloped Square, Fancy Labels
Stamps: Hero Arts Special Note of Thanks CL499, Find Joy CL497 & With Sympathy CL476
Cardstock Base: PTI in White
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black
Smooch Ink: Green Apple, Gold Lame, Azure
Cloud9 Design: Rain Dots
Hero Arts: Gemstones, Metallic Decor

This post is linked to these parties:
Inspiring Creativity
Whatever Goes Wednesday
What I Whipped Up Wednesday

Cards Using Cosmo Cricket Scraps + Washi Tape

 

I found a scrap of Cosmo Cricket cardstock in my stash that was large enough to make three cards. For this one I used the flower pattern and for the other two I used the striped side. I used washi tape on all three. Out of all of them, I think this one is my favorite! No special reason why, but I suspect it's the black that does it.

 

I stamped a flower and embossed it with white embossing powder. I love the center on this flower. It's the Newsprint Candi from Craftworkcards. 

I used glue dots on the buttons when I attached them to the washi tape. I've found that they don't adhere very well. This job called for the heavy duty hot glue gun!

Products used for these cards:
Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket
Washi Tape from various manufacturers
PTI in White and True Black
Sentiment: Hero Arts - Find Joy - CL497
Sentiment: Hero Arts - All Occasion - CL272
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Black Soot for edges
Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black for sentiment
Flower - Autumn Leaves - Rhonna Farrer - AL2586
Flower Center - Candi from Craftworkcards - Newsprint
Cloud9 Design Rain Dots
Bakers Twine
Buttons
White Embossing Powder

This post is linked to:
Link It Up Thursday

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Birthday + Thank You Cards From Bo Bunny Scraps

I took a scrap of patterned paper by Bo Bunny and used one side for this birthday card and the other side for the thank you card below. The style is basically the same for both cards. I used washi tape that I thought complimented the colors of the patterned paper. I love mixing patterns!

Pink is so not my color! I do like to mix it with black so I didn't think this one looked too bad. I can handle it if it's mixed with bright colors or if used with baby projects.

Products used for these cards:
Patterned Paper - Bo Bunny
Washi Tape - Various Manufacturers
Sentiments - Hero Arts - Find Joy - CL497
Gems - Stampendous Dot Sparklers
PTI in White
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Black Soot for edges
Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black for sentiment

This post is linked to these parties:
Inspiring Creativity
Handmade Tuesdays Take-A-Look Tuesday
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