The Flower Challenge July: Be Inspired By the Colours in the Photo

 

Hi there flower fans!

A new challenge for us at The Flower Challenge for the month of July,

'Be Inspired by the Colors in the Photo'

Oh the inspiration! Couldn't wait to use Tim Holtz' Brushstroke Flowers.

My bg is a smooshing technique with Ripe Persimmon and Salvaged Patina Oxide Inks.

The script sentiment is from SSS, (Happily Ever After) first cut from copper card

stock, then backed with Stormy Sea (PTI).

We recently attended 3 weddings, my stash for newlyweds is depleted. 

This will come in handy!

Play along through the 25th of July, We love seeing your creative cards!

The Flower Challenge #104 - Colour Challenge

Valentines Feb. '21 A card for Ron

 

Playing with The Simon Says Stamp Valentines kit, and loving all fun images, tags, papers,

and die that came with the kit.

I included a tag he could use as a bookmark. The kit had so many!

Had to include a chick... we raise chickens (for their eggs), and this silly guy

will always be one my favorites from Stampin Up's Hey Chick.

Hope your day is full of love, and stamping of course!

The Card Concept: Sweetheart Sweets

 

Hi and welcome to a new challenge at the Card Concept called: Sweetheart Sweets.

 If you love joining in on the fun of a card challenge, The Card Concept has 

fabulous inspiration for you. 

So much to inspire in this photo, I hardly knew where to begin! Finally settled on 

the Valentine colors and of course, sweets!

The style of my card is mixed media. I recently got this fabulous lips stencil from SSS,

and couldn't wait to experiment with it! I did half a dozen cards in different

colors and mediums.

Method for this one? Start with pink cardstock, apply stencil, and colored stencil paste.

I use a spray on the back of the stencil to hold it in place. And I added re-inker to

my stencil paste (Altenew Pink Diamond). 

Seriously love the new heart box, also from SSS, as well as that skinny heart and arrow die.

The images are from For My Sweet. I white embossed the heart box onto dark brown

card stock, and painted with metallics.

Head on over to the Card Concept to see what the other designers have for you, 

I know you'll be inspired to play along! Don't forget to include our photo 

inspiration on your post, as well as tell us what style your card is. There are

several we have listed on the style page, if you don't find what you like, combine

or create one of your own!

Can't wait to see your creation! 

Have a wonderful crafty week! The best kind!

The Card Concept #148 {Sweetheart Sweets}

Also linking to SSS Monday Challenge

Simon Says: Love/Hearts

Fa La La...

 

Christmas Greetings dear friends! 

Just when I thought all was done and mailed, our women's pastor at church

sent out a call for cards for vets. Veterans have done so much for us and some

are in homes or hospitals, and need a little cheering. So happy cards it is...

This was an easy card to do, assembly line style, and one card quickly became 20.

The festive papers are Poppystamps, die cut with the Greetery's Postage die.

I don't know where I was last year when these gnomes from SSS came on the

scene, but I saw tags Marcia Hill made for the 25 Days of Christmas Tags, and

ordered them. Fa la la is from Memory Box. And all the snowflakes are are from

the Greetery's Snowflake Sworie.

These fun cards took no time to do, and I loved pairing the gnomes cap with

 a colorful bottom! 

I'm so thankful for the hard work of Denise Baronian, our women's pastor.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve!

The Card Concept: Dog Days of Summer

The Card Concept has a new challenge for you, Dog Days of Summer

Before Covid hit us, I adopted a puppy after years of not having a dog.

Ella Belle is a Poodle/Maltese mix (and I'm sure there's more thrown in there),

and she will be one year old next month. 

She's won our hearts, despite chewing baseboards, and marking her territory

throughout the house. I forgot how much work training a pup requires!

I decided she's smarter than my husband and me, as we are the ones who

have been trained! She knows when to get me up, when to go for a walk, 

when it's time for a treat, and when to alert me that the wind is blowing 

outside!

Oh how I love her!

When I saw this puppy die from Simon Says, Lil' Critters: Schnauzer, 

(Oh I'm sure there's some Schnauzer in her too... she loves to dig!) 

I knew I had to have it! For this card, I Copic colored my puppy, 

and added sentiment words from Don't Forget to Write, a 

Betsy Veldman set from PTI.

The fabulously colorful designer papers are from Poppystamps.

Garden Folly is a double sided 6x6 pad.

The Card Concept is trying something new this year. Instead of going on

summer break, some of us agreed to keep it going though the summer.

So far, you all think that's a good idea, and have played along.

Hope you got some inspiration today. Need more? Check out the 

Card Concept Blog.

Have a great week, and hope to see you in the lineup!

12 Kits of Occasions: May '20 - April Showers Bring May Flowers

Hi and welcome to 12 Kits of Occasions, May post! 

How could it possibly be June 1st tomorrow???

This year is flying by... maybe that's good, as far as what's going on?

Clovis, CA is officially open, and things are almost normal.  

Meanwhile, card making never slows down!

May's 12 Kits is being brought to us by my dear friend, Marcia Hill, 

marciasstampingpad

and is called April Showers Bring May Flowers.

Marcia sent us floral images, sweet little ladies, and lovely designer papers.

I had a ball putting all my 7 cards together!  Take a look...

Leading off with Stampingbella, and a Thinking of You card. This sweet Townie Tiny

Garden Girl is colored with Copics. The Greetery: Thinking of You.

Mandy's Flowers (Simon Says Stamps) colored with watercolor pencils, 

and Pierced Oval Frame from PTI.

Marcia made this card come together in a snap. The PTI tulips came already 

stamped in red, and the dp included in kit. I triple embossed the frame with

silver powder, and added a few drops. 

Oh how I love this sweet Snowdrop girl! I double girlie framed her, and added 

it to a stamped card I had in my stash (the Greetery).

Marcia included the bokeh dp, and I stamped on the sentiment and dandelions, adding

one fussy cut bloom that was white embossed onto vellum.

You just simply cannot have enough birthday cards handy, especially ones that can 

double as masculine. Don't you agree?

OK, I just love how this card turned out. The die cut (Pinkfresh Studios) was copic

colored before adding to a strip of dp. A bit of blacksplattering and novo drops and

done!

Last  card  was a silver embossed image from Penny Black, I watercolored with

Azteca pens. Double frame from Penny Black.

Thanks for coming by and hopefully adding a comment. 

And thanks to Marcia, for simply sunny florals to brighten my 

sheltered spring!

Love to all of you trying to stay safe and  well!

12 Kits of Occasions May 2020 - April Showers Bring May Flowers...

12 Kits of Occasions December: 12 Tags and a Gift Box

Hi everyone! It's the last day of December, and the last day of 2019,

and we at 12 Kits are celebrating with a super kit from our hostess,

Marcia Hill (@marciasstampinpad).

Marcia sent us all things tags, just right for presents and gifts of

all shapes and sizes, and for everyone on my list.

Before I share my tags, I just have to thank my dear friend Marcia,

your kit was my best Christmas present!

TAGS! 12 of them! And a gift box too! Come take a look, and fair

warning, bring a cuppa, it's a long post!

Stamped and ready to go... colored the inside of the 'O', and added the sentiment 

strip & some ribbon and bells. Oh, and a bit of copic cool grey.

Deer duo with wreath. Loved the sweet snowflakes!

I added the paper, Marcia supplied the deer, tree, tag, sentiment and shaker elements. My 

granddaughter added this ornament/tag to her tree!

Warm Wishes says it all! This jolly guy made a great boy tag.

These 2 are smaller, and are a perfect fit for small packages

Another duo and one's a shaker. Don't you just love the candies in the shaker?

Such a sweet image from Stamp City. Added some Stickles for bling.

Marcia stamped the tag, I added the bright pastels and puff paint.

The reason for the season silhouette.

Marcia included a sheet of holly berry tissue. I glued it to a PTI box, and added

this joy tag. That's a Greetery sprig on the top.

And that's 12 tags and a Gift Box. 

Thank You Marcia!

Happy New Year friends!

The Tags of Christmas

12 Kits of Occasions: May~ June Celebrations

It's 12 Kits time, and this month we feature all the celebrations of June

courtesy Tracey McNeely. Tracey sent us a whole host of images for

dads, grads, teachers, and those we want to thank.

I'm starting off with this Father's Day card for my hubs,

The reveal wheel says it all. As you turn the wheel, a new sentiment is revealed.

Next up, a card for a teacher.

My grandson will give this to his teacher. I love the sentiment!

Tracey included this Gerbera Daisy, I colored with copics. 

Another Thank you card built around the letters that spell 'thanks'. The Concord & 9th

feathers border a panel that is a C9 turnabout I had in my stash.

And one more card celebrating a child's graduation.

Hope you're ready for summer, and summer's special celebrations. And

hope you found some inspiration today.

Lots more on the other 12 Kits blogs!

June Celebrations

Thank you, Tracey! Loved every bit, especially all the fabulous plaid papers!

12 Kits of Occasions: April

Let's Hear It For the Grad!

Welcome to April's 12 Kits of Occasions post!!!

We have a special kit from a special person, Kara Pogreba

I met Kara at a craft retreat last year and fell in love with her

talents and sweet personality!

Here's what I made with her kit

Leading off with a spinner. An AI Chair Spinner! 

Well, people our age have reasons to celebrate too!

Here's the back

So fun to color.

Next up, a couple of W+9 Going Places balloons

This one will go to a grandson graduating from pre-school this year.

Hard to see but touched up with a bit of Nuvo Moonstone Glimmer.

Those are Lawn Fawn cookies, and couldn't resist capping the elephant.

Kara gave us the tassel, and the great gold embossed sentiment. Easy to add the flat 

sequins and create a shaker.

The silhouettes were included. Every bit of this card was included. What a fun 

grad card!

This one says it all. Congrats!

Thanks to Kara for helping me get ready for graduation time. 6 cards and 

plenty left over. Hope you got some inspiration for the grads in your life.

All products are listed on our post page. Be sure and make the rounds and

give some love to my teammies. 

Have a great week! And thanks for the visit!

For the Graduate - April 2019