Merry & Bright

 Today's card is for the Fusion challenge and Darnell's NBUS challenge.  I was inspired by the sketch from Fusion and turned it 90 degrees to the right for a landscape layout.  I broke out these Lawn Fawn Christmas light dies for the first time and popped the lights up on foam tape for some dimension.  They were so easy to use.  Why have I waited so long???

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green, Basic Grey, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

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

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Snow Day) Lawn Fawn

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (String of Lights) Lawn Fawn

Other:  (Nuvo Red Berry Crystal Drops) Tonic

Bright Birthday

I've got a card for the Fusion challenge today.  It might be considered a bit of a stretch but I took my inspiration from the colours of the flowers.  I've been trying to make use of more patterned paper and this bright, cheery yellow felt like a good backdrop for my bright, cheery flower!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Paper Bliss 6x6) Reverse Confetti

Stamps:  (Flower from Blooms 'n Buds, Sentiment from Birthday Wishes) Reverse Confetti

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Party Dress, Lime Rickey) Catherine Pooler

Dies:  (Stitched rectangle) Mama Elephant

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Hapbee Birthday

Today's card is for the Fusion challenge where I was inspired by both the photo and the sketch (although I went for a landscape instead of portrait orientation).  I paired this Paper Smooches bumble bee (from their first release I think!) with a more recent sentiment and gave him an Essentials by Ellen hat.  The hexagons are from a Papertrey Ink cover plate.  It came together pretty quickly and because I wasn't sure about the blue "honeycomb" I made a second card using yellow.  Which do you prefer?

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Bee from Giddy Bugs, Sentiment from Courteous Cuties 2) Paper Smooches, (Hat from Bear Ware) Essentials by Ellen

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Hexagon cover plate) Papertrey Ink, (Flag)) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (Y15, BG23) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

You Got This

 

Today's card is for threes challenges - CAS Colours & Sketches, Fusion (I turned the sketch 90 degrees to the left) and The Card Concept (CAS style).  Both the photo prompts have warm and cozy hot chocolate/coffee images so I reached for my favourite coffee mug die from Lil'Inker Designs.  They have a great set of sentiments that fit on the cup so I could easily make a whole set of cards just by changing up the sentiment and the colour combo.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Textured White) Bazzill, (Cherry Cobbler, Bermuda By, Pool Party, Soft Suede) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from Coffee Talk) Lil' Inker Designs

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Clear) Hero Arts

Dies:  (Coffee cup) Lil' Inker Designs, (Stripes) Mama Elephant

Markers:  (R85, Y17, G05, G14, BV13, E33, E35) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

Sweetest Christmas Ever

I've got one more card to share today.  This one if for the Fusion challenge where I took inspiration from both the sketch and the photo.  I used some more ancient 12x12 paper (yaaaaasss!) and an oldie but goodie PTI set.  Sweet and simple!

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Candy Cane 12x12) Adornit,

Stamps:  (All from Candy Cane Christmas) Papertrey Ink

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Rockin' Red, Fiesta Blue) Catherine Pooler

Embossing Powder: (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Thanks A Latte!

 

Hello!

I've got a card this evening for the Fusion challenge where I used the sketch and took inspiration from the purple in the photo.  I used some ancient Basic Gray patterned paper and the new to me latte die and stamp set from Honey Bee Stamps.  I also added a little coffee cup from Essential By Ellen. 

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Kioshi 12x12) Basic Grey

Stamps:  (Coffee cup from Everyday Essentials) Essentials by Ellen, (Sentiment from Latte) Honey Bee Stamps

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Fresh Fig) Stampin' Up

Embossing Powder: (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Latte) Honey Bee Stamps

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Ham It Up

 

Today's card is for the Fusion and the Seize the Birthday challenges.  I used the sketch from Fusion and took inspiration from the pig in the photo.  I had this little piggy stamped, partially coloured and ready to go in my scrap bag so I'm playing along with the Use Your Scraps topping at STB.  I found some fun and festive patterned paper for the background and die cut a few Reverse Confetti flags for the top corner.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Calypso Coral, Mint Macaron) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Saturday 6x6) American Crafts

Stamps:  (All from Hog Heaven) My Favourite Things

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

Dies:  (Flags) Reverse Confetti, (Stitched rectangle) Mama Elephant

Markers: (RV23, R17, G000) Copic

Fusion Thoughts

I'm popping in with a last minute card for the Fusion challenge.  I was inspired mostly by the sketch but also took some colour inspiration from the cake.  I trimmed the stems off of some Memory Box flowers to create these funky blooms and dug out some Kaisercraft paper to use for the background strips.  The sentiment is an often used one from Altenew.

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Daffodil Delight) Stampin' Up
Patterned Paper: (Periwinkle 6.5" x 6.5") Kaisercraft

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Heartfelt Sentiments) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Chloe Stem) Memory Box

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Teeny Flowers

Back again with one last card for the day.  This is for the Fusion challenge where I took inspiration from the dark woodgrain planter and the flowers in the photo.  I've been wanting to use this flowered washi tape for ages and I found the Catherine Pooler inks matched it pretty well.  I stamped and fussy cut some ancient Papertrey Ink flowers and put them into Paper Smooches vases cut from woodgrain paper.  The sentiment is also PTI and I added Nuvo drops to the flower centers.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye

Stamps:  (Flowers from Bold Blooms and Bold Blooms II, Sentiment from Asian Fusion) Papertrey Ink

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, Catherine Pooler

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops

Gems:  Recollections

Sailboat Thanks

Hiya!

It was so good to finally have a decent stint in the Craft Cave yesterday.  I'd been struggling with finding time and mojo to get anything done so yesterday was a relief.  Why is it that some days I sit there with no clue how to put anything together and other days Luis has to drag me out of there to get me to stop?  So frustrating.  Anyway I've got a card here for two challenges - Fusion (sketch only) and Simon Says Wednesday challenge (Fun in the Sun).  The sailboat and wave die are from WPlus9 and the sentiment is Altenew.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Textured White) Bazzill, (Bermuda Bay, Island Indigo, Tranquil Tide, Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Many Thanks) Altenew

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Sailboat, Wave border) WPlus9

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

Bowled Over

Hi there!

I'm popping in with a card for Fusion and the MFT Colour challenges.  I took the Fusion sketch and turned it sideways and also used the baking/kitchen theme from the photo as inspiration to ink up these MFT stamps.  The bowls are popped up on foam tape on top of the wonky stitched squares.  I framed the sentiment with some Nuvo drops and also used them for the dots on the bowls.  I know I'm late to the game with Nuvo drops but I am loving them!  My poor gems are getting neglected...

   

  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Tip Top Taupe) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Bowls from Kitschy Kitchen, Sentiment from You Bake Me Happy) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko, (Coral Crush) My Favourite Things, Sunkissed) Altenew, (Soft Sky) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Bowls, Wonky Stitched Squares) My Favourite Things, 

Other:  (Nuvo White & Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

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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Elephant, Kitty & Flowers

I'm back with a few more cards from my crafting session over the weekend.  First is a card for the Fusion challenge.  I used the sketch but also incorporated the stripes, teal and pink from the inspiration photo.  How sweet is that Whimsy Stamps elephant?  I love his little face!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Textured White) Bazzill, (Bermuda Bay, Pretty in Pink, Daffodil Delight) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Grey polka dots) Pebbles, (Black & white stripes) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (Elephant & sentiment from Sketched Elephants) Whimsy Stamps

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Stitched circle) Lil' Inker Designs

Glitter:  (Yellow Stickles) Ranger

Gems:  Recollections

Next is a card using the sketch at My Favourite Things.  I stuck very close to the design using a Heart Stax die and Copic coloring one of the many cute kitty images that MFT has.  The white panel and the kitty are popped up on foam tape.  I'm also going to enter this in the Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes challenge.

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Cat from Cat-Etude, Sentiment from I Knead You) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Die:  (Heart Stax) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (RV10, YG03, C1, C3, C5 Copic

Gems:  Recollections

Finally is a card for the latest ColourQ challenge.  I took inspiration from the photo as well as the colours and created a wreath using PTI leaves, Lil' Inker Designs flowers and an Altenew sentiment.  

That's it for today.  I'll see you tomorrow at CASology!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Kraft) Gina K, (Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise, Early Espresso) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Many Thanks) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Wreath) Papertrey Ink, (Stitched flowers) Lil' Inker Designs

Gems:  Recollections

Other:  (Glossy Accents) Ranger

  

Whales & Flowers

Hello, Monday!  I have two cards for four challenges to start off the week.  I love this happy colour palette from ColourQ and the patterns on the sheets were perfect inspiration for the Under the Sea theme at Cupcake Inspirations.  I used some Papertrey Ink birthday banner dies (or are they garlands?  Or streamers?) to make my waves and then popped up the PTI whale and sentiment on foam tape.  It actually came together quite quickly which is always a bonus.  :)

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Blue) Paperbilities, (Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up!

Stamps:  (Whale & sentiment from Keep Swimming) Papertrey Ink

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko  

Die: ((Flag Tags) Paper Smooches, (Banners) Papertrey Ink,

Markers:  (c-1, C-5) Copic

Gems:  Recollections  

Next is a card inspired by the photo over at the Fusion challenge and I'm also going to enter it in the CAS-ual Fridays Florals challenge.  I stamped the CAS-ual Fridays flowers with Mermaid Lagoon Distress ink and then used some water and a small paintbrush to spread the colour around and fill them in.  Each one has a little Recollections gem in the centre.  

Okay that's it for today.  See you tomorrow for CASology!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Watercolor) Ranger, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up!

Stamps:  (All from Wallflower) CAS-ual Fridays

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Peeled Paint, Mermaid Lagoon) Ranger  

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Gems:  Recollections  

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