Stripes & Flower

 This card is for the Colour Throwdown and Freshly Made Sketches challenges.  (I realize it's not in the running for Freshly Made as it's not a square card but I wanted to acknowledge where I got the layout from).  I used cardstock to make the striped square, stamped the WPlus9 flower over the top of it and finished it off with a Simon Says Stamp sentiment and some Nuvo crystal drops.   

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Green, blue, purple) Paperbilities

Stamps:  (Flower from Very Vintage Greetings) Wplus9, (Sentiment from Simple Sentiments #1) Simon Says Stamp

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Stripes) Mama Elephant, (Square) Essentials By Ellen

Others:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Grateful Plant

 My card today is for the Freshly Made Sketches and Time Out challenges.  I thought of this Reverse Confetti paper and the Altenew plant as soon as I saw the Time Out inspiration photo and figured they'd work perfectly with the sketch.  The most time consuming part of making this card was deciding on the sentiment but I got there in the end!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Black) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Cheerful and Kind 6x6) Reverse Confetti

Stamps:  (Plant from Potted Plants) Altenew, (Sentiment from More Essential Sentiments) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Lime Rickey, Eucalyptus) Catherine Pooler

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Other:  (Nuvo Rhubarb Crumble Crystal Drops) Tonic

Mother's Day Bird

Today's card is for the Freshly Made Sketches and Colour Throwdown challenges.  I have a pile of this Memory Box bird die cut in many colours sitting on my desk and the Throwdown colours gave me the perfect chance to put one to use.  Once I'd picked her out the rest of the card basically put itself together!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Blushing Bride, Lucky Limeade) Stampin' Up, (Coral mulberry paper)

Stamps:  (Sentimnt from Extra Special) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Meadow Bird, Small Circle Burst) Memory Box, (Leaves) Reverse Confetti 

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Gems:  Recollections

Hot Air Balloon Birthday

 It's a public holiday here today so I got some much needed crafty time.  The first thing I did (after dithering over what podcast to listen to...) was play along with Freshly Made Sketches.  I rotated the sketch 90 degrees to the left and went from there.  This Lawn Fawn hot air balloon is an old favourite and I paired it with some WPlus9 clouds.  I had fun colouring and then got brave and gave my second card a not blue sky!  Who am I???

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Textured White) Bazzill, (Crisp Cantaloupe, Bashful Blue) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Balloon from Blue Skies, Sentiment from Happy Everything) Lawn Fawn

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

Dies:  (Cloud border) Wplus9

Markers:  (R32, YR00, YR31, YG41, B12, B63) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard and Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Flower and Ribbon

 

Today's card is for three challenges - Freshly Made Sketches, Simon Wednesday challenge (A Bit o' Green) and The Paper Players (Spring is in the Air).  

I took inspiration from the hot pink flower in the Paper Players photo and thought it would work nicely with the Freshly Made sketch.  Instead of adding leaves to the flowers I used green ribbon behind it.  The flower is an old one from Hero Arts that I coloured with Copics.  The ribbon is also Hero Arts.   A friend was looking at photos of my craft room recently and asked how I use ribbon on my cards.  I said, "I don't!" which got me thinking that I really should try to use some or pass it on to someone who will.  I made two cards using ribbon today and I'm pretty darn pleased with this first one!  (I'll share the other one tomorrow).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  (Flower) Hero Arts, (Sentiment from Bigger Blooms) Papertrey Ink

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

Markers:  (RV29, R59, YR16, Y17) Copic

Ribbon:  Hero Arts

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Little Birthday Flower

Today's card is for the Freshly Made Sketches and Simon Says Wednesday (Anything Goes) challenges.  I used some oldie but goodie flower and vase dies from Paper Smooches and mounted them on foam tape on a Spellbinders Hemstitch Square.  The sentiment is from Tiny Words by Simon Says Stamp.  I wasn't sure how much use I'd get out of them given how small they are but they have come in handy far more than I expected!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper: (Black & White Basics 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Tiny Words) Simon Says Stamp

Inks:  (ersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Flower & vase) Paper Smooches, (Hemstitch Square) Spellbinders

Other:  (Nuvo Red Berry Crystal Drops) Tonic

Washi Birthday

 I've got a super quick CAS card for the Freshly Made Sketches and AAA Birthday challenges.  I broke open some fun and celebratory washi tape and paired them with this Paper Smooches sentiment that was already cut.  I covered the sentiment with Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss for some extra pizzazz and added a few gems.  I always love it when I finally make use of some of the odds and ends on my desk!

Supplies Used:

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

Dies:  (Happy birthday) Paper Smooches

Washi Tape:  Pebbles

Glitter:  (Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss) Tonic

Gems:  Recollections

Wool You Be Mine?

 

I've got another sweet pun and anadorable little kitty today for the Freshly Made Sketches, Colour Throwdown and Simon Says Wednesday (Anything Goes) challenges.  This set from Hero Arts is so cute and has 4 adorable kitties to choose from.  I wanted to add some texture to the card base with a knit type stamp or embossing folder but don't have anything like that so I went for this pattern from Lil' Inker Designs which was as close as I could get.  (And I like how it turned out!)

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Dapper Denim) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from Knitting) Hero Arts

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

Dies:  (Rectangle) Spellbinders, Coverplate) Lil' Inker Designs

Markers:  (RV10, C1, C3) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Blushing Red Crystal Drops) Tonic

Love You Furever

 

Today's card is for Freshly Made Sketches.  I'm working on Valentine's cards for the store at the moment so prepare to see a lot of hearts in future posts.  I had these colours on my desk from another card so decided to keep going with them.  Initially the sentiment was just stamped on the card base between the stripes but it felt a little lost so I restamped it on yellow cardstock to make it pop.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Black & White Basics 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (All from Love You Forever) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Heart) Taylored Expressions

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Sympathy Butterfly

Hello and Happy New Year!  

It's been ages since I posted a card but the holiday season ended up being far busier than I expected and there wasn't a lot of card making time.  Hopefully now that schedules are returning to normal I can get back to creating.  It takes me a while to get going after a break like that so I've started with a really simple design.  I turned to Freshly Made Sketches for some inspiration and ended up with this.  I used an old favourite butterfly from Altenew and some ancient Bo Bunny paper.  Nothing fancy but it woke up the mojo and got me going again.

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Barefoot & Bliss 12x12) Bo Bunny

Stamps:  (Butterfly from Bejeweled) Altenew, (Sentiment from Simple Strips Background) Taylored Expressions

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Stitched rectangle) Mama Elephant, (Flag) Taylored Expressions

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

Season's Tweetings

 

I made two versions of this card for Freshly Made Sketches just with switched up dominant colours.  These little Lawn Fawn birdies are old favourites (especially with the punny sentiment) and dutifully get inked up every year.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from Winter Sparrows) Lawn Fawn

Ink:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Fresh Fig) Stampin' Up

Embossing Powder: (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Markers:  (YR04, Y08, YG03) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

  

Outline Alpha Birthday

 

Hello there!

I've got a card today for three challenges - CAS Colours & Sketches, Freshly Made Sketches and Darnell's NBUS challenge.  I broke out these Concord & 9th outline alphabet dies for the first time and used them to create some sentiment only cards.  I had to cut the letters from all 3 cardstock colours so I ended up making 3 cards.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy, Crumb Cake) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Birthday from Happy Snappy Crocs) Heffy Doodle

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Double Cut Alpha) Concord & 9th, (Classic Rectangles Large, Long Classic Rectangles Large) Spellbinders

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

    

Scribble Tree

 

Today's card is for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  I used the adorable scribbled tree from Essentials by Ellen.  It's a little bit Charlie Brown-esque but I love it.  I used some Nuvo drops to decorate it and scattered some others around it.

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Black & white 6x6) My Favourite Things, (Red 12x12) Doodlebug

Stamp:  (All from Christmas Scribbles) Essentials By Ellen

Ink:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder: (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Flag) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (Y08, G05, E35) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Red Berry & English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

First I Drink the Coffee...

 

It's been almost 3 weeks since I've made or posted a card.  Life has been a little crazy with work, taking care of mom, vet visits for the critters and hurricanes (resulting in a flooded kitchen).  I feel like I've been running around like a headless chicken but not getting much accomplished.  Crafting fell by the wayside but today I finally got to spend a few hours in the Craft Cave.  It was blissful and I made a few DT cards and played along with some challenges.

This card is for Freshly Made Sketches.  I wanted to find a circular sentiment and dug out this one from Lil' Inker.  The cup and star are also Lil' Inker and the die in the background is the Bam Bubble from Paper Smooches.  I was pleased with how easily all my cards came together today.  Usually after this long a break I really struggle to get back in the groove.  This was a nice change.

No work tomorrow as Hurricane Teddy is passing nearby so if the power stays on I hope to get some more cards made.  No work last Monday either as we were being pummeled by Hurricane Paulette (which had what felt like the longest eye ever!).  Let's hope we don't have another hurricane day next Monday...

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake) Stampin' Up, (Gold)

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Coffee Talk 2) Lil' Inker Designs

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Coffee cup, stitched star) Lil' Inker Designs, (Bam Bubble) Paper Smooches, (Stitched Circle) Heffy Doodle

My Heart Beats For You

It's been a gorgeous weekend here so I haven't spent a ton of time inside but I did get a couple of cards made this morning.  This one is for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  This heartbeat monitor die from SugarPea is so cute and came to mind immediately when I saw the sketch.  I paired it with a CAS-ual Fridays sentiment and a Taylored Expressions heart.  I love it when different companies play well together!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Smokey Slate, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Love Notes) CAS-ual Fridays

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Heart) Taylored Expressions, (Monitor line) SugarPea Designs

Other:  (Nuvo White Crystal Drops) Tonic

Nothing Better Than A True Friend

I've got a card today for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  I'm hoping it's okay that I didn't use a square card base.  I realised after I was done that the DT had all made square cards.  Oops.  Must pay closer attention...

I used an old but goodie PTI flower and sentiment for my design.  For some reason I often use purple with this flower.  I'm going to have to get brave next time I pull it out and try something different but for no here it is in all it's purple glory!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Old Olive, Fresh Fig) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from In Bloom) Papertrey Ink

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Square Frames) My Favourite Things

Marker:  (Wisteria Wonder) Stampin' Up

Other:  (Nuvo Violet Galaxy Crystal Drops) Tonic

Diagonal Flower

Today's card is for the Freshly Made Sketches and CAS Colours and Sketches challenges.I played around with a few different images for this challenge but finally settled on this Altenew flower as it flows along the diagonal line so beautifully.  

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Flower from Handpicked Bouquet, Sentiment from Heartfelt Sentiments) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyxo Black) Tsukineko, (Bamboo, Parrot, Lavender Fields, Deep Iris, Midnight Violet) Altenew

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Flag) My Favourite Things

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic