CAS Blue Floral Thank You Cards

Hi, everyone! This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast (and my MISTI) helped me to make a group of thank you cards very quickly. I chose this beautiful navy blue floral bedspread for my inspiration piece. I chose the Flowing Flowers set from Stampin Up and Stazon Navy Blue ink. I am hooked on permanent inks for designs like this since the ink dries instantly and doesn't smear. I absolutely hate ruining a card with ink blobs or smears, dont you?! :)

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Blessings,

Sweet As A Peach

Hi, everyone!  This week's Clean and Simple Challenge over at Splitcoast is to make a ten-minute card, so I am sharing this quick one layer card which I mailed to my aunt for her birthday.  The stamps are from Stampin Up, called 'Sweet As A Peach'....there are matching dies and designer paper (yummy!) but I only had a few minutes to get a card ready before heading to work.

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Blessings,

Birthday Blossoms

 

Hi, everyone!  I needed two quick birthday cards to put in the mail before leaving for work this morning and today's Color Challenge over at Splitcoast was absolutely perfect!!  The flowers from 'Blossoms in Bloom' (by Stampin Up) were inked with Crisp Cantaloupe, the centers and edges were sponged with Calypso Coral and then stamped onto a one layer white card base.  Pear Pizazz ink was used for the leaves and sentiment and tiny gemstones were added as a simple embellishment.  Oh, I did use Barely Banana for the flower centers....I hope that would be considered a neutral? I can't wait to try this same design with many different color combinations....so quick and easy!!!!

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Blessings,

Grateful

Hi, everyone!  It's time for another Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoast!!  I used two of my older Stampin Up sets, Art of Life and Small Script, along with a floral pattern from the Petal Promenade paper pack.  The flower was colored with markers direct onto the stamp, then huffed to moisten the ink before stamping onto white cardstock.  All of the papers were cut the old-fashioned way, with a paper trimmer and scissors.....no dies for this one!!  Linen thread and three peach pearls were added for embellishments. This will go into my birthday stash...yay!

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Blessings,

CAS Mother's Day Card

Hi, everyone!  This week's Color Challenge over at Splitcoast matched this card so perfectly that I am "challenge cheating" once again and posting for the challenge.   I used the same stamps as this card, Stampin Up 'Pressed Flowers' and 'All Year Cheer II', but with different colors.  The flowers were colored with markers, then stamped onto a white card base (after some huffing).  A small strip of marigold paper was added to the top instead of ribbon.

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Blessings,

Happy Mother's Day

Hi, everyone!  This week's Ways to Use It Challenge over at Splitcoast is to create a one layer card.  The challenge police may come after me since I already made this card, but had not posted it yet.  I used the 'Pressed Flowers' and sentiment from (unknown name), both from Stampin Up.  For the flowers, I used markers direct-to-stamp, starting with Daffodil Delight in the center, Lovely Lilac on the leaves, Brilliant Blue to highlight the petals, then Old Olive for the greenery.  It took a little bit to do this multiple times, but I love how it turned out and I ended up with NO smudges.....a miracle! :)

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Blessings,

Canvas Art Inspiration

Hi, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from 'At Home'....wow, there is something there for everyone!  Plus, I discovered that there is one of these stores only 45 minutes from my house....that is dangerous! :)  I fell in love with this gorgeous canvas art and tried to (similarly) recreate it with a new Stampin Up set, 'Pressed Flowers', plus 'Part of my Story' for the sentiment.  Each stamp was inked then spritzed with water before stamping.  After the stamping was done, the Confetti White card was sponged with gray around the edges, then I went a bit crazy with the white acrylic paint splatters.  It's not my best work, but it was fun practicing with spritzing and splattering. :)

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Blessings,

Impressed, Amazed, Inspired by You!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is LeAnn aka N2SCRAPPIN....congrats, LeAnn!  I chose this amazing card from her gallery to case since I needed a birthday card today for my nephew.  I used similar colors, three panels, embossed sentiment on black, and black baker's twine.  I began by swiping Island Indigo and Old Olive ink pads onto a craft sheet, spritzed with water, then mopped up the ink with a white piece of cardstock (the wrinkle free distress technique).  Once the panel was dry, the trees from 'Wide Open Spaces' were stamped in black and the panel was cut into thirds, matted in black, then popped up over an indigo card base.  The sentiment from 'Sweet Little Sentiments' was heat embossed in pewter; two pewter brads were added to match the embossing powder.  My card is a bit boring compared to LeAnn's work of art, but I think my nephew will like it.

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Blessings,

Happiness Always

Hi, everyone!  This week's Color Challenge over at Splitcoast forced me to dust off one of my 'oldie but goodie' stamp sets from Stampin Up which hasn't been used in years, 'Sun Ripened'.  I was lucky enough to have a Berry Burst marker, but had to use Lucky Limeade for the leaves.  The raspberry image was stamped in Stazon Jet Black, then colored both with markers and watercolor.  A craft knife and paper snips were used to fussy cut the image before popping it up with foam tape over the Smoky Slate card base which was scored with a Scor-buddy.  The sentiment is from another older SU set, called 'Happy Harmony'.  I chose not to add embellishments so that it would stay very CAS.  I will also be submitting this card to the Less Is More 'Stripes' Challenge due to the multiple score lines.

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Blessings,

Carte Postale Throwback

Hi, everyone! This week's Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoast is a fun one....since my job was eliminated last month, I have been purging every room in the house, especially my craft room.  While cleaning and organizing, I have fallen in love with my old Stampin Up sets again.  For my card today, I have used the 'Carte Postale' set along with the 'Fine Lace' background stamp.  This card is a bit of a throwback to an old favorite card which I had created with this set ten years ago...see it HERE.  The flowers were colored by using markers direct to the stamp; both the flowers and the bird were fussy cut...there were no matching dies back then! :) 

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Blessings,

Happy Bird-Day To You!

Hi, everyone!  This weeks Clean and Simple Challenge over at Splitcoast is to incorporate any type of bird on your CAS card....I dusted off one of my older Stampin Up sets, Love Ya Bunches, for today's card.  I have hundreds of SU sets which haven't seen ink in years, so it made my heart happy to use this one today!  The birdies and sentiment were stamped onto a white card base, the grass was sponged over a piece of scratch paper, then the clouds were sponged over a punched scallop circle.  I didn't have any SU red baker's twine, so I used Lucky Limeade to match the grass.

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Blessings,

Hey, Chick!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Jari Francis...congrats, Jari!!  I fell in love with this adorable card and was happy to break out my new 'Hey, Chick' stamp set for the first time!  The designer paper I used for the background is 'Sweater Weather' and all cardstock, ribbon, and inks are Stampin Up as well.

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Blessings,

Grateful

Happy Saturday, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge is to find inspiration from the Crane and Co website......I gasped when I saw this gorgeous embossed note card....one of my favorite colors!  (My first craft room was painted this color!!)  Though I do not have an embossing folder with orchids, I used Almost Amethyst cardstock (retired from SU) with a floral embossing folder.  The sentiment is from 'Small Script', also from SU.

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Have a blessed weekend!

You Take the Cake!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper is Fran Gumprecht aka Francie G.....congrats, Fran!!!  I chose this cute scenic card to case.  This is a birthday card for a co-worker, who asked for a bear-themed card.  I LOVE this bratty bear from the Stampin Up set, 'Under the Stars'....he tickles my funny bone!!!  Since I do not have alcohol blending markers, I colored him with sponge daubers using masking for the different sections.  (Before sponging him, a clear glaze pen was used on his teeth to act as a resist.)  The trees are from 'Wide Open Spaces', the little cake is from 'Simply Sweet', and the fun sentiment is from 'Sassy Sayings 2'.  The clouds were sponged over a punched scalloped circle.  Paper piercing and linen thread were added as finishing touches.

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Blessings,

You Take The Cake!!

Happy Saturday, everyone!!  I LOVE having a Saturday with no plans.....that means I get to spend at least a couple of hours in my stamp room....yay!!!!  Stamping is priority #1.....housework will have to wait on me! :)

Today's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to choose an item from this Pinterest page.....I was inspired by these gorgeous foliage covered votives.  I've been wanting to make a birthday card with this bear for a while, but did not have a clear vision until today.  The design of the card comes from this week's Queen For The Day, Dara.....congrats, Dara!!!  I saw this beautiful card in her fabulous gallery and knew it would be a perfect layout to use.

All of the paper and stamps are from Stampin Up....rare for me since I usually use all ODBD, but I had to go back to my roots and go with SU!  The adorable bear is from "Under the Stars", the cake is from "Simply Sweet", the trees are from "Wide Open Spaces", and the sentiment is from "Sassy Sayings 2".

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a very blessed weekend!!

Birthday Dinosaurs for Featured Stamper!

Hi again!!!  This is a card I made this morning for my nephew's birthday party.  I used the Featured Stamper Challenge at Splitcoast today to help with the design of the card.  This week's featured artist is the talented Sharri Seffens aka sseffens.  What a joy it was to cruise through her gallery!!!  I chose this fun card because I loved the layout, banner, and use of designer paper.

I knew that I wanted to use these cute dinosaurs for my nephew's card, so I stamped a bunch, then cut them out while watching movies with my hubby!  This morning when I saw the Featured Stamper challenge, I found a design that would work with them.  Since the scene panel needed to be small to fit the layout of Sharri's card, I sponged a hillside, using scratch paper, so that I could fit at least three of the images on there.

Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Stampin Up 'Dinoroar';
Cardstock: Stampin Up 'Cajun Craze', 'Crumb Cake', and 'Whisper White';
Designer Paper: Basic Grey 'Max & Whiskers';
Ink: Stampin up markers and ink pads, Stazon Jet Black;
Accessories: Spellbinders Ribbon Banners, Brass Brads, Paper piercer and template, foam tape, sponge daubers;
Size: A2.

Thanks so much for stopping by again!  God bless!!!

Cowboy Kid for OWH Challenge

Hi everyone! Here is another card for the Operation Write Home Virtual Card Making Party! If you'd like to play along, visit the Master Challenge Thread HERE! Sandy's challenge is to create a western-style card with a cowboy or horse on it.

The pieces of this card were already stamped (from a Stampin Up stamp camp several years ago...eek!), but not assembled, so I'm not sure of the stamp set name. How about an explanation: well, you see, I stamp at a pace slower than a snail, so any time I go to a stamp camp, I usually have to take my pieces home to finish them!!! Sad, huh? So.....I added some paper piercing and gold star stickers and put this baby together!

Thanks for visiting!  Have a very blessed day!

 

My First Cricut Card!

Happy Friday, everyone!  Today's Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is to make a birthday card for a boy.  If you frequent my blog, you have probably noticed that I make a LOT of boy birthday cards.....I have mostly nephews.....and a one year old great-niece....thank goodness I can now make some frilly little-girl cards!! :)

This is my very first Cricut card, by the way!  I am not one to "window-shop" unless I'm able to buy what I'm looking at! I have been avoiding looking at any of the cool machines out there, such as the Cricut....I'm afraid to find out about all of the lovely bells and whistles, because I'm not ready to invest yet. However, I was desperate and needed a train image for my nephew's birthday card, so I tried my sister-in-law's Cricut and came up with this card. I'm so sorry, I didn't write down which cartridge it was! Eek!! I took the pieces home with me to assemble later...big mistake...it took a while to figure out which pieces went where!!! So, after it was adhered together, I used a black journal marker and drew the accent lines in, plus cut out a light stream by hand...kinda cheesy, huh?


Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Stampin Up 'Something To Celebrate' (sentiment);
Cardstock: Stampin Up Night of Navy, Always Artichoke, Naturals Ivory, Naturals White, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip;
Designer Paper: Basic Grey 'Oliver';
Accessories: Cricut, ? Cartridge, Scalloped Circle Punch, Stampin Up Corduroy Buttons, Paper Piercer and template (used marker to create 'Faux Stitching');
Size: 5-1/2 x 5-1/2.


For a gift, I went to ChuckECheese and bought a $20 cup of tokens for him to spend during his next trip there! The tag and stamp are also Stampin Up.

I am linking the following challenges as well:
Fab-N-Funky: Celebrate "male-ness";
Ooh-la-la Challenge: Make It Manly;
Paper Playtime: Anything Goes;
Speedy the Fox Challenge: Blue Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed day!

Dinoroar Birthday!!

Happy Saturday, everyone! Today I would like to share a fun card I made for one of my many nephews, for his birthday. I finally got some "kiddie" stamps....this set is "Dinoroar" from Stampin' Up....isn't it just too cute?


I was trying to decide whether to use this set or one with heavy equipment, but when I saw today's Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast, I had to go with the dinosaurs. The challenge is to choose any item from the Polyvore store......I fell in love with these adorable blue and green dinosaur socks!


Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Dinoroar by Stampin Up;
Cardstock: SU Old Olive, Brilliant Blue, and Whisper White;
Ink: Stazon Jet Black, Old Olive, Brocade Blue, and SU Markers;
Accessories: SU grosgrain ribbon, paper piercer and mat pack template, brads, sponge daubers;
Size: 5-1/2 x 5-1/2.




Here is a view of the inside, which I like just as much as the outside!! These dino's are too cute!!!



Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a very blessed weekend!