Tuesday Morning Leaves

Another quick post today to get this card in to Tuesday Morning Challenges. The card background is cased from the catalog. I love the colors!

Mojo Detailed Deer

Another quick post to show you this card I made for Mojo Monday sketch challenge. Hope you like it. 

STAMPS: Itty Bitty Christmas

INK: Basic Gray

PAPER:  Whisper White, Silver Foil, Feels Like Frost DSP

OTHER: Detailed Deer Framelits, Layering Circles Framelits, Swirls and Curls EF, 1/8” Silver Ribbon

SUO Dashing Deer

This card is for SUO Challenges where the challenge is Designers Choice.  The sketch is from a past  challenge at Hand Stamped Challenges. I rely heavily on sketches for inspiration so past ones work just as well as current!  

STAMPS: Dashing Deer
INK: Merry Merlot
PAPER: Merry Merlot, Pretty Peacock, Copper Foil Sheets, Brightly Gleaming DSP, Very Vanilla
OTHER: Detailed Deer Framelits, Stitched Nested Labels, Frosted Frames dies (snowflakes), Christmas Greetings Thinlits, Rhinestones colored with Bronze Blenda

Not So Snowy Snow Front

I’m always in need of masculine birthday cards so I made this birthday card for the Seize the Birthday Challenge. 
Thank you to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge for the sketch inspiration. I turned the sketch sideways and created this Fall scene from Stampin’ Up’s Stamp set Snow Front.  

      

STAMPS: Snow Front
PAPER: Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Whisper White
INK: Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Pear Pizzazz, Balmy Blue, Shaded Spruce
OTHER, 1/8” Early Espresso Ribbon

Fall Cardinal

Thanks goodness for the inspiration I get from challenge blogs. If it weren’t for them I would stare at blank cardstock much more than I already do!  I have a card I made with the help of two challenges this time.  The challenge at Fusion Card Challenge is two part, you can use either or both. I started out using the sketch but veered away from it in the end, but it was my starting point. I did stay with the Autumn theme, though.  The challenge at Festive Friday was to pick three words from the “Talk Like a Pirate” list....so fun!  I chose gold, bird and wood.  You can see the challenges by clicking on the hyperlinks.
                                  

STAMPS: Toile Christmas, Seasonal Wreaths, Hardwood
INK: Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Cajun Craze, Watercolor Pencils in Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie
PAPER: Cajun Craze, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Garden Green, Gold Foil
OTHER: All Around Wreath dies, Gathered Leaves dies, Christmas Cardinal dies, Cajun Craze Linen Thread

Plaid Still Scenes for Mojo Monday

I’m so excited to discover one of my favorite challenge sights is back!  Julee Tilman is extremely talented and her sketches are always so fun. The challenge can be found HERE.  

STAMPS: Still Scenes, Itty Bitty Christmas

INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Cherry Cobbler, Blends alcohol markers

PAPER: Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce, Soft Seafoam, Whisper White, Gold Foil, Wrapped in Plaid DSP

OTHER: Snow Globe Scenes dies, Snowglobe Shaker Domes, Snowflake Sequins, Stylish Scrolls EF, Gold EP, Wink-a-Stella

Seize the Magnolia Buds

I have another entry for Seize the Birthday Challenges found HERE. As always, the challenge is to make a birthday card and this week the option is to add flowers. I love these magnolia buds colored in with Purple Posy alcohol marker.  The flowers were die cut and popped up inside the popped up frame.  Definitely a bit time consuming but I think it was worth it.  

Rainbow Sprinkles

I have a quick and easy card I made for two challenges today. Global Design Concept has a sketch challenge you can find HERE.  Seize the Birthday has an inspiration word, Rainbow.  You can find that challenge HERE.  

STAMPS:  None

INK: Stampin’ Up! Pigment Sprinkles

PAPER: Basic Black, Shimmery White, Vellum

OTHER: Black floss, Celebrate You Thinlits

Magnolia Lane

A quick post to get this in for Try Stampin’ -Or Not- On Tuesday. The challenge is a sketch challenge with an optional theme of Favorites in Nature. 

CAS Tropical Chic

Thank you CAS(E) this Sketch design team for this awesome sketch!  I love how this card turned out and I’m loving the new colors from Stampin’ Up!  This week’s CAS(E) this Sketch challenge can be found HERE.  

STAMPS: Tropical Chic

INK: Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce, Lovely Lipstick 

PAPER: Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce, Shimmery White, Whisper White

OTHER: Tropical Thinlits, Gold Lame Smooch  

Stampin’ Up Lilypad Lake

Thank goodness for color and sketch challenges!  Without them I would be at a loss!  I took my inspiration for this card from paper Craft Crew Challenges and Just Add Ink Challenge Blog. Follow the hyperlinks to go to the challenge sites for more wonderful inspiration.  I’m also entering this card in the Paper Players where the challenge is to create a card with birds. 

I used the new Lilypad Lake stamp set and dies from Stampin’ Up to bring this card together.  I just love the heron/egret stamp in this set. When we moved out of Florida in 2008 I was so sad to be leaving behind all of the beautiful water birds. What a delight it was to realize those waterbirds visit Geneva, IL in the summer!  Now, if I could only get palm trees.......

STAMPS: Lilypad Lake
INK: Staz On Jet Black, Flirty Flamingo, Gtanny Apple Green, Pacific Point, Smoky Slate
PAPER: Pacific Point, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White
OTHER: Lakeside Framelits, Subtle Dynamic EF, Layering Circles Framelits, Gina Marie Stitched Circles dies, Pacific Point Stitched Grosgrain, clear sequins

Clean and Simple Lemon Zest

Here is a quick, CAS card I made for the sketch challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches. 

STAMPS: Lemon Zest
INK: Lemon Lime Twist, Pineapple Punch, Grapefruit Grove
PAPER, Pineapple Punch, Grapefruit Grove, Whisper White
OTHER: Gina Marie Stitched Rectangles die, Neat and Tangled Celebrate die

Waterfront Beach Birthday

Just a quick card to show you today using Stampin’ Up’s Waterfront Stamp set.   I laid all of the background color with the stamps onto a 4 x 5 /4” Watercolor paper panel. After all of the color was stamped I blended it with an Aquapainter. Palm Trees were then stamped after the background was dry.  I used the largest Layering Square die to cut out a portion of the finished panel. The square was mounted on a 3 x 3 Early Espresso panel and “popped up” back in it’s place. 

This card is being entered in the Seize the Birthday challenge blog where the theme is “beachy birthday”

STAMPS: Waterfront, Best Birds
INK: Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede,  Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Island Indigo, Soft Sky, Tranquil Tide, Lemon Lime Twist
PAPER: Watercolor, Early Espresso
OTHER: Layering Squares, Burlap Ribbon, Linen Thread

Stampin’ Up Climbing Orchid

Here is another card I made using the sketch challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch found HERE.  I have a hard time leaving empty space on a card so I used Nuvo Glitter Accents to fill the space.  Now that it is dry I’m thinking I should have left well enough alone!  I’ll put the bottle out for card class and see what my stamping friends decide but this bottle may be destined for the garage sale table.  I’m sure it’s just “user error” and someone can do remarkable things with this Nuvo product.  

On a side note, I’m so sad Stampin’ Up is retiring Tempting Turquoise!  Waaahhhhhh!

STAMPS: Climbing Orchid
PAPER: Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Watercolor paper
INK: StazOn Jet Black, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry
OTHER: Orchid Builder Framelits, Black Micron Marker

Sitting Here with CAS(E) this Sketch

Just a quick post for a card I made with the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch found HERE.  

STAMPS: Sitting Here
INK: Memento Black, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Lovely Lilac, Old Olive, Lemon Lime Twist, Smoky Slate
PAPER: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Painted Blooms DSP
OTHER: Layered Leaves Dynamic EF, Martha Stewart Cornice Edge Punch

CAS Flower Burst

I love this die and how easy it is to make a card with a big impact!  I made this card using the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge found HERE. 

STAMPS: None

INK: Bashful Blue, Concord Crush

PAPER: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Concord Crush, Watercolor paper

OTHER: Gina Marie Designs Flower Burst Trio, Poppystamps Spectacular Thank You  White Cotton Ribbon, Glitter Enamel Dots

Thrill Ride with Paper Craft

I made so many inserts with the Thrill Ride dies for yesterday’s card while I tried to master pop-up. Instead of putting them all in the same kind of card I found another sketch to use for a new card front.  This sketch challenge is from Paper Craft Crew found HERE.

 

STAMPS: Let the Good Times Roll, Party Wishes, Beautiful Ride 
INK: Versamark, Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzleberry, Lemon-Lime Twist, Peach Parfait
PAPER:Bermuda Bay, Soft Sky, Lemon-Lime Twist, Rich Razzleberry, Peach Parfait, Whisper White, Naturally Eclectic DSP
OTHER: Thrill Ride Pop-up Thinlits, White EP, Party Punch Pack