12 Kits of Occasions: Crafty Friends Are The Best

Hello and welcome to the 12 Kits of Occasions, February post.

The fabulous Jeanne Jackna is our hostess this month. Her kit was full of projects

for friendship, especially our crafty friends! I loved every bit, thank you Jeanne!

Here's what I made:

Sweet Pure Innocence from MFT inspired this card. Jeanne supplied all the elements

with the exception of the easel (PTI: You're a Masterpiece). I had way too much fun

painting the mini landscape!

These paintbrushes from Waffle Flower are the cutest. Just had to combine 

them on a pallet (Poppystamps) and frame them.

In our kits were all these wonderfully colorful and artsy designer papers.

I couldn't resist using as many as I could. This sweet little frame from Hero Arts

was perfect to frame one of the flowers.

I used several of the papers in the kit for this collage. Not a stamped image on this card.

These Crafty Critters are enjoying the day with each other.

Jeanne included these die cut wood stamps (C9), along with the foil scissors and b/w

designer paper. I had the Concord & 9th stamped paper already done, and created my

card around it. It's one their Turnabout series (Crafty Turnabout). I just made my ink

pads to match. The sentiment is from the same set.

And finally, this Reverse Confetti tag, came with the window popped out. Just 

perfect for a flower stamp, also from Reverse Confetti, called Floral Gem.

I have several elements left over for more crafty goodness.

Can't wait to use them!

Thanks for the visit, and if you have some time, what'd you think? Did 

you like a particular card? Mine has to be the first one, with the PI doll

painting her masterpiece. That was just too fun to do. I forgot to mention

I used puff paint on the clouds and mountains. 

So hard to see, but irl the texture's there, and looks like wet paint.

Jeanne's invited 5 guests! Be sure to visit them and leave some love!

The Card Concept: Time to Celebrate

The Card Concept is back after a holiday vaca, and our photo challenge is a celebration

of gold!

Are you inspired? Think golds and pearls, candles and clocks.

The Card Concept has a style for you.

Min is gold and glam for a Classy and Elegant and Layered card.

All Altenew for my stamped background and script.

A little bit of depth with the doubling of die cuts.

Play along for a chance to win a guest designer spot,

with one our styles, combine a few or create with one of 

your own.

Altenew:

Mid Century Frame Die

Baroque Motifs Stamp Set (Background stamped in gold)

Mega Greetings Stamp & Die Bundle

Shimmer Cardstock (PTI)

A Banner of Thanks

During the holidays, Altenew sent me a lovely thank you card along with a stamp set

called Best Sentiments. With the card and stamps came the challenge to create with

the stamps and post the creation on social media. Couldn't resist making this banner

card using images from several Altenew sets.

It's been a long time since I've made a long ways card (is there a better word?) and I

wanted to use all the sentiments in the set. 

Can't get enough of using the Greetery's amazing die cut bow. It seems to add 

a lovely touch to every card I make.

Stamps used: All Altenew

Garden Treasure

Bamboo Rose

Majestic Bloom

Coffee Love 

Beautiful Day 

Build a Flower Rose

Still putting Christmas away... seems to take longer each year!

Hugs!

GD for the Flower Challenge

It's December and the holidays are here!

I have the most exciting news, and a card or 2...

I'm guest designing for the Flower Challenge! 

Now the challenge this month is to use a die, and I've chosen Altenew's Festive Poinsettia

die. This card is a watercolor.

I kept thinking how dramatic it would look on black cardstock, so I did another with

my metallics. 

Hope you like it, and hope you all get a chance to play along!

The Flower Challenge #39 'Use a Die'

The Card Concept Challenge:

Hi and welcome to a new challenge at the Card Concept.

Now the title to this challenge is Adventure Awaits. But I was inspired

by the tones and neutrals in the photo. Closer inspection gave me a 

sense of vintage warmth and lots of vintage texture. 

Here's my card:

Creating a card with a bit of vintage texture and warmth, I chose the Greetery's

Bountiful Wreath, and the sentiment from Bountiful Wreath.

I was late acquiring this gorgeous stamp set, and have drooled over every

card I've seen made with it. Finally it was back in stock and I 

couldn't wait to use it!

The frame is from PTI's Infinity Frames, versamarked and covered with copper 

emboss.

One more loves to share... Altenew Inks. This is a set called Coffee Break. It

includes: Sand Dunes, Rocky Shore, Mocha & Expresso. Neutral but with

warm tones, just yummy! And the way the inks cover the surface of a stamp,

well, I'm a fan. 

Hope you have a chance to play along. I love seeing all the ways the

challenge inspires you.

Happy Crafting!

The Card Concept #121 {Adventure Awaits}

Praying

I have a post today for the Altenew Card Challenge, this month inspired by this photo

and colors. 

All stamps and dies, Altenew, with the main bloom from Best Buds.

Best Buds is a line stamp, no color filler stamp at all. Perfect for me 

who loves to color. I started with copics and added some pencil for 

definition.

The Mid-Century Frame die is new to me and it's cut twice from shimmer card stock.

Kinda reminds me of an Autumn sunset.

The leaves and flowers are from Beautiful day, stamped with Altenew's Sand Dunes,

Rocky Shore and Mocha Inks.

Sentiment: Bamboo Rose

Inspiration Challenge

The Challenge ends soon. Check out all the deets on the Altenew Blog.

Have a great hopefully, crafty week!

The Card Concept: Beautiful Butterflies

The Card Concept's back!

Hi friends, and welcome back to the Card Concept's Card Challenge. 

It's a challenge that gives you styles to create the perfect card. And if

those styles aren't just right, combine them, or create one of your own! 

Our styles are listed here: 

The Styles Defined

I have some inspiration for you 

I went with a Clean and Layered card, with a bit of Classy Elegance too. See how 

combining your styles is just fine? Rather monochromatic, rather dramatic (with the

black). Have fun with your choice of styles, but don't be confined! We'd love to see

what style you create with, and what butterflies are in your stash.

The Butterfly Love is the brainchild of Concord and 9th. I used their 'thingamajig' (yes

it's a real tool) and stamped 4 times to cover the background. All Inks Altenew.

Banner: C9's Everyday Bouquet.

Grab your favorite butterfly stamp (or 2 or 3) and join the fun!

Our challenges are 2 weeks and we'd love to see what inspired you. 

Happy Crafting!

The Card Concept #119 {Beautiful Butterflies} 

You

Hello! Hope you're enjoying summer's end, and are looking forward to cooler

weather. I know I am!

I'm playing along with a couple of challenges, Altenew's August Inspiration Challenge 

and, The Flower Challenge, Use your Favorite Flower.

My favorite flower at the moment is a new plant added to my yard, 

Midnight Rose Hibiscus.

I have seen hibiscus before, but never this size or color. When I brought home the plant

(I bought 3) it was about 2' high and had a couple of bud groupings. 

Honestly, would you ever believe these buds would open into such a 

magnificent bloom? 1st bloom measured 9".

So for today (only today, I'm fickle with favorites!) my favorite flower is the Hibiscus. 

Altenew's  Hibiscus Garden 3D was all cut from white cardstock, and Copic colored. 

I tried to keep as close to my Midnight Rose as possible. The die set comes with the greens

you see pictured here, and the smaller bloom I colored in purples to mimic the 

Allysum planted in the pots with the Hibiscus.

The background started out with an A2 sized card, white, covered with 

Altenew's watercolor washi. I added sprays and white paint droplets, then

cut the card with MFT's Wonky Stitched Rectangle.

'You' from PTI's Bold Borders: Arabesque. I doubled the diecut with gold for a little

glam.

The Hibiscus flower has gorgeous textured veins. I tried to add that look by streaking 

my die cut with the Copic pens.

Altenew asks us, 'how were you inspired by the photo?' 

Just about everything from the photo inspired me! Colors, soft fadeout greens, water

droplets... and May gave us a beautiful watercolor tutorial too!

2 challenges, one card. Love it when that happens!

Have a blessed week! 

How-to Video: August 2019 Inspiration Challenge with May Sukyong Park

The Flower Challenge #35 'Use Your Favourite Flower'

Fresh For You

Just finished another week of grands, before they start school. 3 under the age of 10 and

 3 in their teens. It's been nonstop, from morning 'till night. 

But today was goodby in the morning, and time to play in the craft cave! Yay!

It's my first time to play with Betsy's mason jar, and sunflower dies. I wasn't able to

get the jar on release night, and Betsy let me know when it was restocked, so I 

couldn't wait to order it! I've just drooled over each and every card 

all of you have done!

The sunflowers all began cut from white cardstock and Copic colored. I LOVE how full of

dimension they become when layered together!

Next came the much waited for jar... what color to make my mason jar?

The jar is a 3 step process of stamping, and I decided to try to give my new treasure an

 inking from 3 different companies, PTI, Catherine Pooler and Altenew.

 I also left off the firststep on a few to create a clearer jar in each color way.

 It's a great way to spend an afternoon,

 just a favorite stamp set, a misti, and colorful inks! (you can't see it, but each color is

 listed on the back of each stamped jar). I also drew in a few stems with colored pencils.

The jar is actually the brighter pink in the first picture.

The sunflowers closeup, and you can see all the layers, and color possibilities. 

Blue sunflowers? Why not!

Have to say, the new Crimped Frame die is a favorite. I made my background paper 

from Poppystamps: Picnic Plaid, an all over stamp. 

It helps to have a juicy ink pad for all over 

coverage. The pink is CP It's A Girl, and the greens are CP Melon Ice and 

Altenew Limeaid.

With the exception of laundry, I have no other plans for the rest of the day~ Bliss!

Tag You're It Challenge: Bookmarks

There's a new challenge up on the Tag You're It Blog today, and we are challenged to

create a tag that's a bookmark. 

All 3 tags MFT and covered with Altenew Washi.

This one stamped with PTI's Bibliophile. 

Floral Image: Altenew's Daisy Sunflower.

PTI's Berry Summer

A sweet little reminder of the joy of reading!

I covered this bookmark with Altenew's Washi then added a vellum die cut 

with the word 'Books' from PTI's Bibliophile. The floral swag is a fussy cut

from the flower Washi added to card stock. 

Again a Washi covered tag with the Greetery's Fleur Impressions and PTI's Summer 

Berries.

Hope you play along with this theme of bookmarks. You don't have to do 3. Or you

can do 6. Have fun and I can't wait to see what you come up with.