AAA Cards - CAS Game #123 - Sketch

I created a card for a Clean and Simple Sketch challenge over at AAA Cards. 

AAA Cards - CAS Game #123 - Sketch

The white space on your card outside of the sketch has to be plain, non-patterned, and non-textured.

I think I achieved that. 

 

I really love challenges! I get so many more cards made by participating in them.

I've been playing along with challenges for quite a few years. I take breaks occasionally but I always come back. I find that I miss them when I'm not playing along. I like that there is such a wide variety of challenges. Every type you can imagine. 

For my background instead of a circle, I decided to go with a square.

I die cut a square from a piece of cardstock that was the same size as my card panel using the Sizzix Tim Holtz Framelits called stitched squares. I then placed the negative over my card base and used magnets in my MISTI to hold the stencil in place. The stencil I used is from Echo Park called Christmas Plaid.

I used a Clarity stencil brush to add four Distress Oxide inks over the stencil. The colors I used are: barn door, spiced marmalade, fossilized amber and crushed olive. 

 

I had a few leaves left over from another card I made. They were made using Distress Oxide inks and Rubbernecker stamps called Splatter Leaves and Die set called Fall Leaf. 

The sentiment is from Sunny Studios called Autumn Greetings.

I finished off the card by adding some sparkling clear droplets that I picked up from Kat Scrappiness.

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Crazy for CAS #9 - Pinterest Inspired

For today's card I'm linking to a challenge from Crazy for CAS Pinterest Inspired. 

UPDATE: I tried to link my card to this challenge and their link isn't working.

Your card has to be inspired by a card that you saw on Pinterest. 

 I was inspired by the card below from Jen Nelson. Her blog is The Tiny Blue Butterfly.

My inspiration was the fall colors, the leaf and of course the black. 

This is really the first time I've ever created Fall/Autumn cards. 

I had a fall stamp set a few years ago, but only used it once or twice. 

I've created quite a few Fall cards this year with the stamps and dies I've picked up here and there. 

For the background of the leaf and for my sentiment I used Distress Oxide inks in these colors: crushed olive, barn door and wild honey. I put ink on my media mat, spritzed water on it and then kept dipping my card stock into it and drying it in between colors.

 

I die cut my leaf on the white panel. I stamped the leaf onto the panel I had watercolored with Distress Oxide inks. The stamp and die set are from Rubbernecker called Splatter Leaves and Fall Leaf Die set. After positioning the stamped leaf under the white panel I used foam tape to adhere the panel to my my card base.

Using another piece of the watercolored background I stamped my greeting. The sentiment is from Sunny Studios called Autumn Greetings. The frame is from Reverse Confetti called All Framed Up Confetti Cuts. Bling from my stash finalized my card.

 

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Dream Valley Challenges: Challenge #185 - Autumn Colors

Dream Valley Challenges #185 Autumn Colors

I'm linking my card to the Dream Valley Challenge.. The theme is Autumn colors.

I love the colors of Autumn but not what comes after that.

I wish we could have a combination of spring with all the beautiful flowers and fall with all the gorgeous colors that the leaves turn all year long. I also want to wear sandals year round. 

I used Distress Oxide inks in these colors for my leaves: tea dye, ripe persimmon, crushed olive, wild honey and barn door. 

The leaves are from the stamp set splatter leaves from Rubbnecker Stamps as well as the sentiment. I diecut the circle using the double stitched circles from Our Daily Bread Designs. 

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CAS Watercolour September Challenge - Tree

 This stamp from Rubbernecker Stamps is one of my favorites! It's called Fall Foliage.

I bought this stamp at a show I go to every July. I actually forgot I had it. As I was going through my stamps I found it and was kicking myself for not using it sooner. 

The sentiment is also a Rubbernecker stamp called Splatter Leaves. I love the sentiments in this set. I bought the dies for this set too. I just can't say enough good things about their stamps. They are very high quality. 

I watercolored with Distress Oxide inks. The colors I used are mowed lawn, mustard seed, fired brick, peeled paint and carved pumpkin.

I'm linking this card to the CAS Watercolor Challenge. Be sure to stop by their blog and see all the beautiful cards their design team created. 

CAS Watercolour September Challenge

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The Flower Challenge #24 'Anything Goes'

The Flower Challenge #24 'Anything Goes'

Today I'm sharing a card I created for The Flower Challenge. 

The flower stamp is from Rubbernecker Stamps. It's called Daisy Daydream. I googled daisies so I could see all the different colors that daisies come in. I decided to go with blue with a green center. 

I'm always so mesmerized when I go to a stamp show and stop at the Rubbernecker booth. I love watching the guy that does demos. He makes it look so easy. He always uses Ken Oliver's color burst powders. I don't have those, I have the Brusho Crystal Colors. I do like them, I just forget to pull the out and play with them. 

I used Distress Oxide inks for my watercolor. The colors I used were mowed lawn and blueprint sketch.  I used VersaFine onyx black for the sentiment. The sentiment is from the Flower Turnabout stamp by Concord & 9th. 

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Cards In Envy - Yellow & Black Card Challenge

Cards In Envy - Yellow & Black Card Challenge

I love yellow and black together!

While I was perusing one of email lists I get everyday of card challenges, my eye caught this one and I knew I wanted to participate. The project has to be flat meaning no lumps or bumps that are thicker than 1/4". The sequins are no problem as far as adding dimension. 

I'm just going to enter the card above in this challenge even though I made two. This is my first time creating a card for this challenge. 

What I find interesting and something that I like is that they have a list of upcoming challenge themes on their blog. Right now they are out to January 21, 2019! I love that I can find the themes I like and create a card further in advance. I wish more card challenge blogs would do this. I'd probably be able to participate in more. When you work full-time, some days are more exhausting than others. It's hard to make the deadlines of some of the challenges you want to play along with. Some evenings I just can't get any crafty time in. I don't always have the whole weekend to craft. Enough of that, on to my cards!

Products for both cards are identical except for the sentiment and the stencil I used. The first card uses a stencil from Hero Arts. I'm not sure what the name of it is. The second card uses a stencil from Heidi Swapp. Again I'm not sure what the name is. The image on both is from Rubbernecker Stamps called Floral #4. Both sentiments are from The Most Beauty stamp set by Reverse Confetti. I used Distress Oxide in fossilized amber for the background and VeraFine in onyx black for the sentiment. 

 

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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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Happy Birthday

 

My plan was to participate in some card challenges this week.

That didn't pan out for me.

I haven't done any crafting in the evenings this week after work. I've been recuperating because I managed to fall again! I fell two weeks ago Sunday and I haven't fully recovered from that fall yet. 

Sunday evening I was attempting to take photos of the cards I had made and I fell off of a chair backwards, LOL. Needless to say, I really did a number on my right arm (my right hand hasn't healed yet from my first fall!) and the right side of my back. Crafting can be dangerous!

On to the cards that I did get made. I watercolored a piece of Strathmore Mixed Media paper (my favorite!) with distress oxides. I used peeled paint, evergreen bough and bundled sage. I like to let my  paper dry naturally.

 

After the paper was dry, I die cut all the leaves out using the Sizzix Tim Holtz Garden Greens die.

 

That little magnetic bowl has saved my life!

I put my dies in there when working with them so they don't get lost.

I have one flower die I'm trying to find that has fallen on the floor and I haven't been able to locate.

I'm sure it's stuck behind something

For the background on this card I used the Cheesecloth background stamp from Rubbernecker Stamps. After adding my ink I spritzed water in the stamp and then layed my paper on stamp. 

I used distress oxide inks for both cards. 

For this one I used fossilized amber. 

The stamp is from Simon Says Stamp called Handwritten Borders.





For this card I used wild honey distress oxide ink.

I just stamped the background on this card. I didn't spritz it with any water.



The sentiment for this card is from Close To My Heart called Joyful Birthday Occasions.



I really love how the leaves turned out.

I still have some left to use with a few other cards. I'll probably make some more to keep on hand.



Now I'm off to see what card challenges catch my interest for this week.

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #233

 

This is my card for the design team for The Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge this week. We'd love it if you'd join us with your interpretation of the sketch shown below. 

 

I added distress ink to a background stamp from Rubbernecker, spritzed water on it and then added my cardstock on top. After smoothing the paper out, I peeled the paper off the stamp and ended up with this watercolor print. 

 

For my wreath I used some jute I have in my stash. I wrapped it around a Dylusions paint jar to get the shape. I tied a knot on one side to keep it together. I watercolored some cardstock and diecut a banner and then stamped my sentiment. The sentiment is an older one from October Afternoon. All supplies are listed below. 

I found some leaves in my stash. I picked these up a few years ago at Michaels. 

Supplies:
Rubbernecker Stamp: Branch Shadow
Taylored Expressions: Stitched Banner Stacklets Die
Distress Oxide Inks: spiced marmalade, abandoned coral, fossilized amber, lucky clover
Jute
October Afternoon: Fall Fun Stamp Set

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May Your Coffee Be Strong

 

Love this stamp from Rubbernecker! 

It could also read 'May your coffee be strong and your week be short!'

 

I used the timeless textures stamp set from Stampin' Up for the background.

Love how versatile this stamp set is!

Ink used are distress oxides. I really love how they stamp! So creamy!

Sentiment is from Rubbernecker Stamps.

Supplies:

White & Kraft cardstock

Distress Oxide Inks: antique linen, walnut stain, frayed burlap & peacock feathers

Stampin' Up: Timeless Textures stamp set

Rubbernecker: May you Coffee stamp

Here's to hoping Monday and the rest of the week are SHORT!!

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