Butterfly Rainbow

Hi there!  This past week has been extra busy at work so I really didn't get into the Craft Cave at all but today I managed to make a card for two challenges - Curtain Call and The Heart Desires.  Lots of butterflies popping up in challenges these days which gave me a reason to ink up this Papertrey Ink butterfly with these yummy Altenew inks.  A rainbow of butterflies...  ahhhhh!  4 of them are stamped directly onto the card and the other 4 are popped up for some dimension. I finished it off with my go-to Mama Elephant thanks die covered with a generous coating of Glossy Accents and a sprinkle of gems.  Hope you all had a good weekend!

ETA:  Also meant to play along with the photo inspiration over at the Fusion challenge - How pretty is that butterfly surrounded by the rainbow of watercolors?

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Butterfly from Butterfly Hope) Papertrey Ink

Inks:  (Coral Berry, Ruby Red, Paper Bag, Warm Sunshine, Forest Glades, Lagoon, Persian Blue, Purple Wine, Evening Grey) Altenew

Die:  (thanks) Mama Elephant

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Other:  (Glossy Accents) Ranger

Gems:  Recollections

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Rainbow, Unicorn & Flowers

Hi there!  I'm popping in with two cards today.  First up is for the My Favourite Things sketch challenge and the Cupcake Inspirations Mythical challenge.  The stamps, patterned paper and wonky stitched die are all MFT.  I love this unicorn set.  They are a little chubby and super cuddly looking!  I coloured the unicorn and rainbow with Copics and popped them both up on foam tape for some dimension.  There's also a healthy dose of Wink of Stella on the unicorn and rainbow.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Rose Red, Bashful Blue) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Rainbow stripes from Sweet Celebration 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (All from Magical Unicorns) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukeniko

Die:  (Wonky Stitched Rectangle) My Favourite Things, (Flag) Paper Smooches

Markers:  (R85, RV000, YR00, Y11, YG11, BG10, BV00, C1, C5) Copic

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Gems:  Recollections

Next up is a card for three challenges - Curtain Call's photo inspiration, the Addicted to Stamps and More Make Your Mark challenge and the Spring word prompt at Inkspirational.  Doesn't get must springier than flowers and Mother's Day I'd say!  I Zig coloured some Simon Says Stamp flowers and put them in a subtly striped vellum jar from Paper Smooches.  The sentiment is from Fresh Squeezed Stamps and you'll probably see a lot of it since it's one of the few Mother's Day sentiments I have.  Also there's that MFT scallop frame popping up again...  :)  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Watercolor) Ranger, (Bashful Blue, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up, (Vellum)

Stamps:  (Flowers from Spring Flowers) Simon Says Stamp, (Sentiment from Mother Knows Best) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukeniko, (Cement Grey) My Favourite Things

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Die:  (Jar) Paper Smooches, (Stitched Rectangle Scallop Edge Frame) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (Zig Light Pink, Light Carmine, Light Green) Kuretake

Gems:  Recollections

Thank You Cactus

I had some crafty time yesterday and made a card for the Curtain Call challenge using the design from Freshly Made Sketches (turned 90 degrees to the left).  Pretty proud of myself actually - I normally make challenge cards at the last minute not the day they're announced.  The cactus and sentiment are from Lil' Inker Designs and the patterned paper is My Favourite Things.  I added lots of bling and my favourite Paper Smooches shadow to ground the plant.  That's it for now.  Have a lovely day!  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Mossy Meadow) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Free Spirit 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (Cactus from So Prickly, Sentiment from Darling Diamonds) Lil' Inker Designs, (Shadow from Shadows) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, Crumb Cake) Stampin' Up

Die:  (Stitched rectangle) Mama Elephant

Gems:  Recollections

Swirly Tree, Apple & Birthday Balloons

Hi there!  I'm back with three more cards.  First up is for the Merry Monday challenge which has started up again after a summer break.  We were challenged to make a card using gold, black and white.  I dug out some shiny gold cardstock and cut it with this fun Whimsy Stamps Christmas tree die.  I mounted it on the Avery Elle burst die and added an MFT sentiment in Delicata Golden Glitz ink.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Hand Lettered Holiday) My Favourite Things

Ink:  (Delicate Golden Glitz) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Funky Christmas Tree) Whimsy Stamps, (Burst die) Avery Elle

Gems:  Recollections

Next is a card for the Curtain Call: Candy Apple challenge.  I love this Paper Smooches apple image and always have fun paper piecing it.  The font on the Mama Elephant thanks die is also a favourite.

  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Kraft) Papertrey Ink, (Gumboil Green, Basic Black) Stampin' Up
Patterned Paper:  (This & That Graceful 6x6) Echo Park

Stamps:  (Apple from Falling for You) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Thanks) Mama Elephant, (Stitched frame) Reverse Confetti

Other:  (Glossy Accents) Ranger

Finally is a card for the Muse challenge.  I love the colour palette that Anita used for her balloons and used almost all the same Distress Inks for my Simon Says Stamp balloons.  I then die cut the Mama Elephant birthday and mounted it on a couple of layers of grey cardstock before popping it back into place and adding a little "Happy" above it.  I'm also going to add this to the Stamp It challenge over at the Simon Says Wednesday challenge. 

That's it for now.  Have a lovely day!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Watercolor) Ranger, (Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Balloon from Birthday Balloons) Simon Says Stamp, (String from Admit One) Lawn Fawn, (Happy from The Big, the Bold & the Merry) Winnie & Walter

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Twisted Citron, Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch, Wilted Violet, Hickory Smoke) Ranger

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Inside & Out Stitched Rounded Rectangles) My Favourite Things, (Birthday) Mama Elephant

Gems:  Recollections

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Bunnies & Ice Cream

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Hi there!  I have 2 more cards to share with you today. First up is a card using the sketch at the Taylored Expressions Share Joy challenge.  I adore the TE Grumplings animals.  There are a few different sets (all on my wish list of course) but at the moment I only have the Party Grumplings.  I hadn't inked up the bunny from this set so I decided today was his day.  I coloured him with Copics and used some bright patterned paper for the stripes behind him (I have no idea who made them - they're from about 2008!).   


ETA:  Lindsey suggested I should also play along with the Naughty or Nice You're Number's Up challenge so I'm throwing my hat in the ring!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  Stash

Stamps:  (All from Party Grumplings) Taylored Expressions

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Wonky Stitched Squares) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (RV13, Y17, YG23, V17, E37, C1, C3) COpic

Gems:  Recollections

  

Next up is a card for the Curtain Call challenge.  I know those are snow cones in the inspiration photo but I was never really a big fan of those.  I'd take ice cream over a snow cone any day!  Here I used bright colours and framed the Reverse Confetti sentiment with the matching ice cream dies.    

That's all for today.  Have a lovely evening!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Melon Mambo, Calypso Coral, Peach Parfait, Crumb Cake) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Love & Ice Cream) Reverse Confetti, (Envelope Pattern) Hero Arts

Ink:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  Reverse Confetti

Bandaids & Anchors

Hi there!  I have two cards to share with you today for two challenges.  This get well card was inspired by Hannelie's design over at CAS(E) This Sketch.  I masked off the smiley face on the Lawn Fawn bandaid and then stamped it on a rainbow variety of cardstock.  The Paper Smooches get well die is layered 3 times and coated with Glossy Accents.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Melon Mambo, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Bandaid from On The Mend) Lawn Fawn

Inks:  (Versa Fine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Get well) Paper Smooches

Next is a card for Curtain Call's Sail On inspiration photo.  I combined a Paper Smooches anchor with a Taylored Expressions sentiment and then braided some twine to make my rope.  I love how quickly this came together!  

That's it for today - hope you have a lovely one!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Real Red, Island Indigo, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Punny Man) Taylored Expressions

Inks:  (Versa Fine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Anchor) Paper Smooches

Punch:  (1" square) Marvy Uchida

Gems:  Recollections

Hemp"  Darice

Welcome to the Neighborhood

Hi there!  I'm popping in with a card for the current Curtain Call challenge.  I knew what I wanted to do as soon as I saw the inspiration photo.  That doesn't happen very often and it's even less often that I get a card in this far ahead of the deadline.  :)  Anyway the card came together really quickly thanks to these cute little Paper Smooches bird house dies (as well as the tiny birdie).  Love when it all goes smoothly!  

    

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Sumer Fresh) Simple Stories

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Home Sweet Home) Market Street Stamps

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Bird House) Paper Smooches

Rainbow Thank You

Hello hello!  I've got another card to share for the Curtain Call rainbow challenge.  I used a bar code image from Paper Smooches' Retail Therapy to create the rainbow.  It took about 3 tries to get a straight line even using the MISTI - clearly I haven't mastered that tool yet...  The thank you and flower die cuts are also Paper Smoochs with a heavy dose of Glossy Accents added to them - love the shine!

That's it for now.  Have a happy hump day!  :D

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Bar code from Retail Therapy) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Thank You, Dainty Flowers 2) Paper Smooches

Other:  (Glossy Accents) Ranger

Rainbow Stars

Hi there!  I'm popping in to share another card I made yesterday with two challenges in mind - CAS(E) This Sketch and Curtain Call's rainbow challenge.  Both the Reverse Confetti die and the My Favourite Things sentiment are NBUS (whoop whoop!) and I think rainbows and celebrations go pretty well together.  The panel is popped up on foam tape, the garlands are covered in clear Wink of Stella and there's lots of bling scattered around.  That's it for now.  See you tomorrow for CASology!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Brushstroke Birthday) My Favoutire Things

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Star garland) Reverse Confetti, (Stitched Rectangle) Mama Elephant

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Gems:  Recollections

Flowers & Kitties

I broke my posting streak when I missed out on yesterday but before that I had a 12 day run which is definitely a record for me.  I got a little time in the Craft Cave this afternoon and have two cards to share for three challenges.  First up is my card for the current Muse challenge.  I stuck very close to Tracey's card in terms of colour and matting and also using a swirly stem for the flowers.  I used dusted off some DCWV cardstock for this one and I had forgotten how much I love the texture of it.  I also pulled out some old Hero Arts flourishes to use for the stem.  Someone used these recently and I commented that it was one of the earliest stamp sets that I bought.  Can't remember who it was but thank you for reminding me to look for the set!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Salmon, Orange, Yellow) DCWV

Stamps:  (Fantastic Flourishes) Hero Arts, (Sentiment from Smitten) Mama Elephant

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Green Hills) Hero Arts

Dies:  (Beautiful Blooms II) Papertrey Ink, (Scalloped rectangle, Stitched rectangle) Mama Elephant

Gem:  Recollections

Next is a card inspired by the photo at Curtain Call.  (I like the little kitty cat cap in the top right corner). I paper pieced some NBUS Avery Elle stamps and popped them up on a bright background.  Sweet and simple!  I'm also going to enter it in the Create with Critters challenge over at the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge.  That's it for tonight.  Dinner is almost ready - Luis is cooking for us!  Whoop whoop!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill

Patterned Paper:  (Pink polka dots) Pebbles, (Yellow from Snippets 6x6, Grey from Story Time Boy 6x6) Studio Calico

Stamps:  (All from Furry Friends) Avery Elle

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Stitched Rectangle) Mama Elephant

Glitter:  (Yellow Stickles) Ranger

Gem:  Recollections

Apples & Glasses

I didn't play around with watercoloring yesterday like I hoped but I did manage to get a few cards made in and around supervising the guys who were here to service the windows and storm shutters.  

This card is based on the design at CAS(E) This Sketch.  I paper pieced the Paper Smooches apple with Echo Park papers, embossed the sentiment and that was it.  Super quick and easy!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Early Espresso) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  This & That Graceful 6x6) Echo Park

Stamps:  (All from Falling For You) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

This second card was a nightmare to photograph - black cardstock is so tricky to capture.  I made it for the current Curtain Call challenge.  The glasses are die cut from pink DCWV glitter paper - I love that stuff!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Basic Black) Stampin' Up, (Pink glitter) DCWV

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Incognito) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Glasses) Paper Smooches

Gems:  Recollections