Gifts, Gators and Kites

Hi there!  I've barely been in the Craft Cave at all in the last week but I found a little bit of time to sneak in there today.  I made 3 cards for 5 challenges.  

First up I combined the Addicted to CAS Gift challenge with the CAS on Sunday sketch challenge and came up with this little number.  The patterned papers are from an old Crate Paper collection.  The gifts and sentiment are Reverse Confetti and the Wonky Stitched Circle die is from My Favourite Things.

  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Lillian collection) Crate Paper

Stamps:  (Gifts & sentiment from Monkey Business) Reverse Confetti

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Wonky Stitched Circles Die-namics) My Favourite Things

Gems:  Recollections

Next up is a card for the Stampin' Celebration inspiration challenge.  I was inspired by the blues and greens, the flags in the top right picture and the kraft background in the bottom right picture.  I used my favourite Reverse Confetti alligator and some RC banners along with Newton's Nook sentiments.  I'm also going to enter it in the  Seize the Birthday Anything Goes challenge. 

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Kraft) Papertrey Ink, (Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Alligator from Later Gator, Hat from Monkey Business) Reverse Confetti, (Sentiment from Shark Bites) Newton's Nook

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Banners) Reverse Confetti

Marker:  (Crumb Cake) Stampin' Up

 Finally a simple card for the Paper Players colour challenge.  The polaroid frame has been in my scrap pile for a while so I was glad to use it.  The Taylored Expressions kite die is NBUS, the cloud is Lil' Inkers and the sentiment is Altenew.  It's perfect for this time of year as Good Friday is kite flying day in Bermuda!  A long weekend with kites, hot cross buns and codfish cakes.  Yummy yummy!  Fingers crossed for sunshine and a good breeze.  

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

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Textured White) Bazzill, (Calypso Coral, Bermuda Bay) Stamping' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Bejeweled) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Superfine) Wow

Dies:  (Kite) Taylored Expressions, (Cloud, polaroid frame) Lil' Inkers Designs.

Honey, I Love You

I've just got one card to share today for the current RetroSketches challenge.  Another Valentine card to add to my ever growing stash.  I don't think I've ever been so prepared for a card giving occasion before!  This one uses Reverse Confetti stamps, Sweet Stamp Shop and Mama Elephant dies and some Simple Stories paper.  It came together really quickly which doesn't happen very often.  The bee is fussy cut and popped up and he and the heart both have a lick of clear Wink of Stella on them.  That's it for now.  See you tomorrow with two more cards!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Basic Black) Stamping' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Snap Life 6x6) Simple Stories

Stamps:  (Bee & sentiment from The Buzz) Reverse Confetti

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Nesting Hexagons) Sweet Stamp Shop, (Heart) Mama Elephant

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Markers:  (Y17, 100) Copic

Butterflies & Babies

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Hi there!  After a frustratingly unproductive weekend I had a good few hours in the Craft Cave today. My first card is for two challenges - I used the colours from Just Add Ink and took inspiration from Alice's card at Time Out Challenges. I was inspired by Alice's layout and her use of washi tape.  She must have the most amazing washi collection because she rocks so many different ones on her cards and has so many cool designs.  I used some Scotch washi tape behind my layered butterfly and added a liberal splash of Wink of Stella to the top layer to finish it off.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Kraft) Papertrey Ink, (Blackberry Bliss, Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Many Thanks) Altenew

Inks:  (Blackberry Bliss) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Butterflies) Papertrey Ink

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Washi - Scotch

Gems:  Recollections

Next up is a three for one card.  Both The Paper Players and The Friday Mashup are calling for square cards this week and I thought the sketch over at Stampin' Celebration would work perfectly for a square card.  The other option for The Friday Mashup was to use the colours pink, grey and sky.  I wanted to have separate baby girl and boy cards so I ended up only using two of the colours for each of my cards and not all three colours so this week I'm not mashing it up.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Handy Hippo, (Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue)) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Story Time) Avery Elle

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Stitched Stars) Lil' Inker Designs

Washi:  Crafty Basics

Gems:  Recollections

A Trio of Cards

Hi there!  I've been scrambling this week to build up stock for an event on Saturday night.  I snuck into the Craft Cave for a couple of hours today and with the help of a few challenges I came up with three cards.  First up is a card for the Addicted to CAS Black, White & Gold challenge.  I debated with myself as to whether this is CAS or not but there's such a wide range of what is considered CAS and I don't think it's any busier than Vicki's gorgeous card so I'm going to enter it.  It was certainly simple enough to put together and I think it's pretty clean and graphic.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Basic Black, Brushed Gold) Stampin' Up

Stamp:  (Sentiment from Magnolias for Her) Altenew

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Striped cover plate, Butterfly) Papertrey Ink

Gems:  Recollections

Next up is an entry for the sketch challenge at Stampin' Celebration. I turned the sketch 180 degrees and I pulled out some old (circa 2009) My Mind's Eye papers and an oldie but goodie Lawn Fawn stamp set.  This card also came together quickly with some simple paper piecing and I'm always excited to use up some patterned paper! 

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill

Patterned Paper:  (Love Me Do) My Mind's EyeStamps:  (Kite & sentiment from Sunny Skies) Lawn Fawn

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Gem:  Recollections

Last but not least is a card for CAS on Sunday and Colour Me.  CAS on Sunday wanted white plus one colour and Colour Me is having a monochromatic week so these two challenges worked perfectly together. There's only one tiny bit of stamping on this card and the rest is die cuts and a few gems.  Another simple card to put together.

Supplies Used:

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

Stamp;  (Sentiment from Super Script) Altenew

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Small Circle Burst) Memory Box, (Happy) Mama Elephant

Gems:  Recollections

Doodle Bloom Thinking of You

I managed to get some time in the Craft Cave this afternoon and put together this card for 3 challenges. I used the sketch from Stampin' Celebration, the colours from The Paper Players and the Thinking of You theme from The Card Concept (where I think my card would be considered Clean and Layered).  I paper pieced Altenew's Doodle Blooms (I LOVE these!) and added some washi tape to frame the top and bottom.  That's it for me today as it's time to head back to work but hopefully I'll get some good crafting time in over the weekend.  Have a lovely evening!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Kraft) Papertrey Ink, (Crisp Cantaloupe, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Flowers & leaves from Doodle Blooms) Altenew, (Sentiment from All Squared up) Avery Elle

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Washi Tape:  K & Co.