All Season Thank You

Joining the Mojo Monday Challenge with the "Spring" card from this set of seasonal thank you cards.  The challenge can be found HERE.  I used the tree as my circle element and just went from there.  

One Layer For Newton

One more card with the cute stamp from Newton's Nook Designs.  This challenging challenge card was made for the Inky Paws Challenge #18 found HERE.   Making a one layer card is something I've never done and very difficult.  One layer sounds like  it should be a quick and easy but, of course, I cannot leave it at that!  Lots of masking and some precision stamping with a border stamp (made possible with my new MISTI stamp positioning tool) added a little bit of time.  Not to mention I am still trying to get comfortable with the Blendabilities alcohol markers....... morning over!

STAMPS: Newton's Daydream (NND)

                  In Stitches (SU) retired jumbo wheel, cut into pieces

PAPER: Neenah Smooth White #110 Cardstock

INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight,

          Blendabilities

OTHER: Basic Jewels Rhinestones

Newton's Nook for Mojo Monday

I recently found a stamp company with some darling kitty stamps that literally jumped out of the web page into my virtual shopping cart and landed on my doorstep!  The stamp company is called Newton's Nook Designs.... in case you like cute critters and have no willpower against them, like me!  The sketch I used is from Mojo Monday and you can find that HERE.  My card size is 3 3/4" x 6".

STAMPS: Newton's Nook Designs- Newton's Daydream

                  Stampin' Up- Just Sayin'

INK: Daffodil Delight, Memento Tuxedo Black and Blendabilities

PAPER: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Whisper

               White, Sweey Taffy DSP, DSP Patterns Stack

OTHER: Word Bubbles Framelits, Basic Jewels Rhinestones

Kind Koala Bokeh Style

I'm back with a card for the Paper Players sketch challenge that can be found HERE.  The sketch has a lot of "white" space and I have a hard time leaving that space alone!  I thought I'd fill up that space while trying a technique I've been wanting to play with.  This Bokeh background was created by saturating a piece of watercolor paper with water and adding random splotches of reinkers with a wet Aquapainter.  After the water dried I used various sized circle templates and sponged white craft ink with some circles being sponged lighter than others.  Let me know what you think.

I'm also entering this card in a "new to me" challenge site called Cupcake Inspirations, love the koala cupcakes ...so cute!  Check it out HERE.  

STAMPS: Kind Koala, Crazy About You

INK: Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade and Pacific Point OR Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, White Craft Ink,  Blendabilities

PAPER: Same as ink plus Whisper White

OTHER: Circles Framelites, Little Letters Thinlits, Decorative Dots EF 

Missed the Mash Up

I missed the deadline at the Friday Mash Up because my mind was shooting for Friday....not Wednesday at noon, which is when I had to have my link submitted.   I still want to share the cards,  so here they are.  I was going to submit the butterfly one because the challenge was to create a card with the sketch and a flight theme but the koala is too cute to not share.

 STAMPS:  Regarding Dahlias

INK: Poppy Parade, Versamark

PAPER: Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Daffodil Delight, Sunny Garden DSP

OTHER: Butterflies Thinlits, Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, Iridescent Ice EP

STAMPS: Kind Koala

INK: Memento Black, Blendabilities and Stampin Write Markers

          Versamark

PAPER: Blushing Bride, Strawberry Slush, Pistacio Pudding, 

              Whisper, White,  All Abloom DSP

OTHER: Hello You Thinlits, Strawberry Slush Ruffle Ribbon, 

               Decorative Dots EF, Iridescent Ice EP, Dazzling 

                Diamonds 

Shape Up for SUO Challenges

This next card was designed for the weekly challenge at SUO Challenges found HERE.   The challenge is to create a card that has a shape other than rectangle or square.....I hope multiple rectangles are acceptable!  The inspiration for my card came from my favorite SVG cutting file website, Birdscards.  I took the idea of her gift box card and made each "box" into a pocket card. The card does not open like normal cards but each box lid lifts up and pulls out a piece of cardstock that can have a sent image stamped on it or a gift card attached to it.  The card is not a typical A2 size and I will have to make a custom envelope for it, the size is 4 3/4" x 7 1/2".  Hope you like it and any feedback you may have, on how to improve the design, I would appreciate hearing! 

  

I was just thinking.... it would be fun to stamp something on the top insert like balloons and confetti.  Or if the gift card is given to buy something specific, maybe a stamp of the intended gift....like a kitten stamp and a Visa gift card to be used to pay for the adoption of a new kitty!

STAMPS: Remembering Your Birthday, A Round Array, A Fitting 

                 Occasion, Petite Pairs

INK: Soft Suede, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry

PAPER: Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Calypso Coral,

               Crushed Curry, Best Year Ever DSP

OTHER: Best Year Ever Accessory Pack ribbon

Stampin' Up Love is Kindness

This card was made for two different challenges, a sketch challenge and a color challenge.  The sketch is another of Julee Tilman's fabulous sketches at Mojo Monday and the color challenge is from ColourQ. 

STAMPS: Love Is Kindness

INK: StazOn Jet Black, Versamark, Real Red and Basic Gray

PAPER: Basic Black, Real Red, Very Vanilla, Modern Medley    

              DSP, First Addition DSP

OTHER: Stylish Stripes EF, Black EP, Finishing Touches Edgelits,

               1/8" Basic Black Taffetta ribbon, Aquapainter, Red

                Bakers Twine