The Card Concept: Patriotic Picnic

 

The Card Concept's back with a new challenge: Patriotic Picnic.

Fun colors too. They and the the pretty geraniums inspired me to create

a Clean and Layered card.

I cut cardstock strips and glued them to my card base for the background.

The Greetery's Botanicuts' Pretty Geraniums are sponge inked and copic colored.

Scallop die is also from the Greetery, and was just the right size for my pot of

geraniums.

Play along for 2 weeks  and remember to add our inspiration photo  to your post.

Have a blessed and safe Memorial Day!

The Card Concept #196 {Patriotic Picnic}

 

Hey Cupcake was sitting on my worktable as I was thinking of a card for a 

graduate. Not just any graduate, but a very special graduate. I know, all

graduates are special and deserve acknowledgement, but this one, well, she

worked very hard and achieved a doctorate! 

Our own Ashley Marie Penir did it! 

Her very special robe and cap, collar and pose with UCFresno's mascot  attest 

to her greatness. No simple cap and gown on a card would do, not for Dr. Penir.

We share a love for all things sweet, especially a local treat from 'Nothing Bundt Cakes.'

Just the perfect sentiment for an awesome lady!

The Greetery's Sweet & Fancy Label Hot Foil, then die cut and absolutely perfect hip.

hip.hooray! embossed onto vellum.

Lots of sweet detail, such as double wrappers, layers of cupcake decoration, and gold 

glitter.

A special card needs a special inside, so I used my freebee from  the Greetery to 

stencil and complete my greeting.

Hope you enjoyed my post today. Still partying on this end with the family!

Have a wonderful week! Hope it's crafty!

The Flower Challenge Reminder #80 Pretty Pastels

 

It reminder time at The Flower Challenge, and the cue is Pretty Pastels.

I've done a card with Altenew's Carolina Allspice, with soft yellows and ochres, with a touch 

of pink on the edges. The sentiment thanks comes with the die set.

The Postmark dies are from The Greetery, as is the stamp. The lighter pink is

stamped with an old rubber stamp I've had for years.

You have 2 weeks left to join the fun! Pick a favorite flower, done up in pastels,

and play along. 

Happy crafting!

The Card Concept Floral Spring or Garden Birds

 

We have a new challenge at The Card Concept, and it's one that you get to choose!

Floral Spring or Garden Birds.

I chose to give you some inspiration from the Garden Birds photo.
It reminded me of a beach house, with rustic wood and sea grass.

My beach scene began from an old Papertrey Ink stamp set called Fence Line Summer.

(I checked and it's still in stock at PTI, on sale!)

I used the colors from the swatches given, and created my card on a watercolor

background that I splotched with reindeers.

My sentiment is also from PTI, called Little Lift Me Ups.

Play for 2 weeks, and remember to add out photo to your post!

The Card Concept #195 {Floral Spring} or {Garden Birds} 

Congratulation Graduate!

 

Well hello, and welcome to my celebration on a card. 

My Greetery came (as usual, lickity split!) and I was in need of a 

graduation card for a niece.

The floral cake was tempting me, and after watching the You Tube video on

all the particulars, and checking out the 'Cookbook', I just had to try Kelly

Lunceford's color combo of pinks, reds and purple. 

I used the stencils included in the set, die cut and popped up the flowers, before 

added the banner. 

Doesn't get much brighter than this. Have a good one!

The Card Concept Spring Bouquet

 

Hi and welcome to a new challenge at The Card Concept: Spring Bouquet

I love the  colors with this photo, and used them for my Clean and Layered card.

Starting with the Greetery stamped background in Ranger's Oxide grey ink, 

I die  cut the Poppystamps trellis )thought it looked lacy over it, and then

the tulips  from the greetery (also inked)

The die cut 'birthday' is also from the Greetery, as is the silver embossed 

wishing you...

Our challenges are for 2 weeks, and hope you're inspired to play along!

The Card Concept #194 {Spring Bouquet} 

The Flower Challenge 2 Reminder#79 Focus on Background Stamping

 

Hi and welcome to the Flower Challenge Reminder: Background Stamping.

It's all about showing those flowers off, against a stamped background.

It's Your Day, is a birthday card with a sweet hummingbird, against a stamped lattice

circle.

Behind a bouquet from C9 called Eclectic Garden Dies, is 

from it's matching Eclectic Garden Stamp set. 

The Greetery arches die and Seed Catalogue Background Stamp are the finishing

touches, along with some rhinestones from Poppystamps.

You still have a couple of weeks to play, hope to see your creations, and how

you add background stamping to your cards. 

Have a great weekend!

The Card Concept New Arrival or Busy Bee

 

Well Hello friends! 

We have a new challenge at the Card Concept: New Arrival or Busy Bee.

Guess what I chose? 

Just had to play with The Greetery's Honey Bee dies for this one!

Mostly inked the bees, but added some white pen, and vellum for wings. 

If you look closely, I colored some glossy accents and dipped the honey 

stick into it. 

I was definitely inspired by the bee images on the inspiration photo

I also used the colors, and honey vibe for my vintage and Layered card.

The Card Concept #193 {New Arrival} or {Busy Bee}

The Greetery

Honey Bee die, Honey Jar stamps and dies, Lovely Silhouettes, Seed

Catalogue Background stamp, Buzz Worthy Sentiments Stamp set

Concord and 9th

Eclectic Garden Stamp set

Poppystamps

 Circle dies, Rain drops

Inks, Altenew & Ranger Distress Oxides

Poppystamps Post: Junk Journal

 

Hello, Poppy Peeps! I'm up on the Poppystamps blog today with a Junk Journal, created

with a new die set. It's such a fun project and I've got pictures to show you here of

every page. Hope your drinks and snacks are handy, it's a long post!

The die set has everything you need to make a basic pocket sized journal. You make

it your own with die cuts, twine, tapes and stickers. I even added a flower paper clip.

I themed my little journal to take you on an Easter egg hunt. Come along and count

 the eggs. 2 on the front...

The main die gives you a book shape with a label. I cut 4 of these, turning two around

so the label is below the top one. 

Page 1, is a pocket with a fuzzy bunny. Within the pocket is a page with a chick.

Opposite page is an egg clipped onto a contrasting design. 

The sweet little chick is a sticker, as is the rainbow over his head.

Pages 3 and 4.

I added an arrow to the little butterfly pull out. always nice to give instructions!

Pages 5 & 6. The page corners are included in the set.

Pages 7 & 8 are a favorite... I used some Easter stickers from my stash 

on the pockets. (Pocket dies are also included in the set).

tiny treats revealed!

9 & 10, and I added Washi tape to the pocket of page 9

The bunny ears pull tab is the top of a butterfly die. 

A bunny in an envelope on page 12, and a bunny in a plaid pocket with washi eggs

on 13.

Page 14 is a pocket with another pull tab...

...revealing 3 floral eggs.

the last page has 2 tulip die corners for a photo. 

Egg total? I'll never tell!

I sewed my my journal with twine. and made a tassel.

Honestly, a 10 on the cute scale! And sharing a secret, it was my first

junk journal. Takes some time, but when your creative juices start flowing,

it's a blast! 

Still with me? Want to give this a try? 

Head on over to the Poppystamps blog. I've listed all product I

used for my Easter egg hunt junk journal at the bottom of my post.

Happy Easter!

Want to see it in action? Visit my Facebook page.