A Little Bit Brighter

***This is my second post of the day.  For my ColourQ/Seize the Birthday post please scroll down or click here.***

Hi again!  Back with my second card for today.  This is a triple play card.  I was inspired by the stripes and bright colors on Jennifer McGuire's CASE Study card.  Then I found Iwona's Sketchbook Saturday sketch which had similar stripes and I thought the layout would work perfectly for the bird on it's branch.  Finally I wanted to play along with the Paper Crafts Connection August Gallery Challenge - Sending Sunshine.  I used a paint sample strip which I noticed afterwards had the perfect names - Downey Chick, Sunnyside Up and Golden Path!  That's it for me tonight.  See you tomorrow!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Primrose Petals, Tempting Turquoise, Early Espresso) Stampin' Up

Stamp:  (Sentiment from Rainbow & Cloud Sentiments) Lil' Inker Designs

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Meadow Bird, Grove Branch) Memory Box

Gems:  Recollections

Triangle Birthday

How is it Monday again already?  And the last Monday of August no less! Craziness.  This year is just flying by.  I managed to spend a few hours in the Craft Cave today and made a couple of cards.  With this card I'm playing along with ColourQ and Seize the Birthday.  Like everyone else, I always seem to be short on masculine cards so I thought the ColourQ colours and these Sweet Stamp Shop triangles would make for a great guy card.  Love the fun patterns in the triangles and the variety of sizes in the set.  Back again in a bit with my next card!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Lucky Limeade, Pacific Point, Island Indigo, Early Espresso) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Triangles Style) Sweet Stamp Shop, (Sentiment from CL340) Hero Arts

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Seafoam White) Ranger

...and Moxie Fab White

Back again with my second Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger entry.  After dithering so much about the card base colour for my first card I definitely wanted to go white for this card.  When I first saw the Trigger I immediately thought of this particular patterned paper of which I only had a scrap remaining.  Thankfully it was just enough for this Sweet Stamp Shop teapot!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill

Stamps:  (Teapot from Afternoon Delight) Sweet Stamp Shop, (Sentiment from Lunar Lights) Lawn Fawn

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Peacock Feathers Distress Ink) Ranger

Embossing Powder:  (Clear) Ranger

Gems:  Recollections

  

Moxie Fab Bright...

How sweet is the little teacup that Cath chose for this week's Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger?  I love the colourful flowers and I wanted to create an equally cheery teacup.  I pulled out some patterned paper of unknown origin and stamped and embossed this big ol' Market Street Stamps cup.  I struggled a bit with placement and sentiment but finally settled on this arrangement.  I dithered for ages about the colour of the card base.  Initially I was going to go white as I figured it would make the bright colours really pop but I finally decided that this Island Indigo really made the cup colours feel that much richer.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Pool Party) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Teacup from Enjoy Today) Market Street Stamps, (Steam from Coffee Cozy) Lil Inker Designs, (Sentiment from Hot Concoctions) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Clear) Ranger

Gems:  Recollections

Birthday Carousel

Good evening, all!  Popping in with a card for two challenges - Curtain Call and the Colour Throwdown.  I did some solid colour paper piecing for this one cursing myself all the way for choosing such fiddly images! LOL!  I like the final result though so it's worth a few naughty words. Thankfully Atticus is the only one to hear them...  Hope you're all having a lovely weekend!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Pear Pizzazz, Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla) Stampin' Up, (Lilac)

Stamps:  (Carousel from Admit One, (Sentiment from Grand Greetings) Lawn  Fawn, (Tickets from Admit One) Sweet Stamp Shop

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Nesties Blossom 2) Spellbinders

Gems:  Recollections

CAS(E) This Sketch #42

Welcome to Week 42 of CAS(E) This Sketch!  Take a look at this week's sketch by N@ Ali:

I love this week's sketch - simple and fun with so many possibilities!  I pulled out my (sadly retired) So 80s set from WPlus9 and embossed this cool paint splodge with neon Zing powder.  I love the little tiny stars at the edges of it so I carried on the star theme with some Lifestyle Crafts nesting star dies.  Clean, crisp and to the point!  Can't wait to see all your entries this week but first, hop over to the CAS(E) This Sketch blog and see what else the fabulous ladies of the DT have come up with!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Basic Grey, Basic Black) Stampin' Up, (Turquoise)

Stamps:  (Splodge from So 80s) WPlus9, Sentiment from Knick Knacks) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Cricket Zing) American Crafts

Dies:  (Nesting Stars) Lifestyle Crafts

Gems:  (Limeade assortment) Doodlebug

Rose Coloured Gratitude

Happy Friday!  Just gotta get through a 12 hour shift and then I can chill for the weekend.  Whoop whoop! For now I'm popping in with a card for the latest Muse challenge.  How gorgeous is Marion's card?  I love the ombre colours and the touch of pattern from the polka dots.  Originally I planned mine to be a one layer card but I wasn't having much luck with the inks I was using and ended up with a lot of blotchy images.  Instead, I stamped the vases onto coloured cardstock with the same coloured ink, fussy cut them and attached them with Pop Dots.  I used a straw image for the shelf because I thought the stripes added a bit of pattern in the same way the polka dots do on Marion's card.  This is definitely one of those cards that I could make in multiple colours and use for a gift set.  Maybe one of these days I'll actually get around to making all these sets I keep thinking about!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Regal Rose, Melon Mambo) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Vases, flower and stripes from Crystal Clear, Sentiment from Chit Chat) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Blushing Bride, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Melon Mambo) Stampin' Up