Sunday, February 17, 2013

Crafting Just For Fun


Everyone in my household has either been gone or busy this weekend, which gave me a chance to play around in my craft room.  I got to make cards for some of my favorite challenges, which I have ignored for the last two weeks as I got caught up in the Papertrey 6th Anniversary festivities.  



First up are three cards for this week's CAS-ual Friday's challenge CFC90:  Black & White Plus 1.





This next card is also for Dynamic Duos DD#40, and I used PTI Hawaiian Shores in place of Tempting Turquoise, and skipped the dessert option of clouds.  I had completely forgotten that I bought Friends Till the End and the dies off the PTI Forum, and I took it out today to play a bit.  Those dies make creating masks for those detailed flowers so easy.




And, finally my third card adds CAS(E) this Sketch CTS#15 to the list of challenges.  This particular card was inspired by Lisa's cards here.   She reminded me of the technique we learned in our Clean & Simple Card Making class about how to curve a sentiment around a circle, and she even showed me a perfect sentiment for that technique.






I have one more card for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch CTS#15.  This card is also for this week's ColourQ cQc176.

I stamped the sentiment on a strip of vellum, and then adhered it inside the cut out circle, so it would run over the top of the stamped image.



I am entering my next card into this week's Simon Says Stamps challenge, which is White on White, and to use a Cuttlebug folder if possible.



Last, but not least--I saw that Kim had cased Renee's card from yesterday.  That sounded like fun to me, so I cased both of them.



Well, that's it for me today.  I think I'm going to close up the craft room for the evening, and wait for my daughter to get home from her school trip.


Supplies Used (PTI):
Home is Where the Heart Is
Stamps:  Love Lives Here
Paper:  White, True Black, Pure Poppy
Ink:  SU Real Red
Other:  Dies:  Memory Box Country Landscape, Lil Inkers Stitched Squares, Love Lives Here

Thanks So Much
Stamps:  Friends Till the End, Hero Arts Thank You Messages
Paper:  White, True Black
Ink:  Hawaiian Shores, Versafine Onyx Black
Other:  Canvas/Linen Impression Plate

Thank You (with flower)
Stamps:  Friends Till the End, Hero Arts Thank You Messages
Paper:  White, Hawaiian Shores Pattern
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Hawaiian Shores
Other:  Spellbinders Circle die, Striped Impression Plate, Button

friend to friend
Stamps:  Fancy Folk Art,  Fillable Frames
Paper:  White, Vellum
Ink:  Limeade Ice, Scarlet Jewel, Autumn Rose, Berry Sorbet
Other:  Spellbinders Circle die, Woodgrain Impression Plate

With Sympathy
Stamps:  Peaceful Garden
Paper:  White
Ink:  Memento Grey Flannel
Other:  Dies: Memory Box Arboscello Tree, Lil Inkers Stitched Rectangles and Flag, Cuttlebug Herringbone Embossing Folder

Thank You (with circles)
Stamps:  Boy Basics Simple Circles, Hero Arts Thank You Messages
Paper:  White, Kraft, Terracotta Tile
Ink:  Kraft, Terracotta Tile, Blueberry Sky
Other:  Twine, Canvas/Linen Impression Plate


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37 comments :

  1. I love your posts at the end of the weekend. You were so creative this weekend. I love how you split up the scene with you Memory Box die. Perfect colours for this weeks colourQ card, Fancy Folk Art looks great in them. Thank you so much for sharing with us this week at the colourQ!

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  2. Looks like you had a great, crafty day Joyce - love the white on white card and the Home Is Where the Heart Is and the card with the curved sentiment is terrific (I need to try that!).

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  3. Wow, you've been a busy, busy girl! All the cards you've made are fabulous, but I like the white one in particular! I'm so glad you chose to join us at Dynamic Duos this week! ♥

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  4. My, you used your time well - so many beautiful cards! Love your all white card - thanks for sharing it with us at the Simon Says Stamp challenge this week, Joyce!

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  5. Looks like you've been very busy. Beautiful cards..love what you did with the circle dies.

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  6. Wow Joyce, I'd be pretty pleased with myself if I had created just one of these beauties in a day! What a gorgeous bunch of cards, I love the home die cuts card, and the pretty folky florals in this colours. Fabulous creativity and great inspiration too!

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  7. Wow! What an amazing array of cards you created! They're all fabulous!

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  8. Oh my word. when you start crafting - you keep crafting. These are a fabulous selection of cards Joyce and I really like them all. The first one is so creative with the dimension you created and the embossed one is amazing - so much texture on an all white card. It takes me all my time to do one card I day so I am in awe!!!

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  9. Very beautiful cards especially the thank
    You card it's so elegant :)

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  10. Oh wow, there is SO much to look at in this post! I absolutely love that first card with the houses on the hill and the hearts...that is too sweet :)The white on white with the tree card is beautiful and then I love the card with the embossed stripes and the flower in the bottom right corner...beautiful!

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  11. Holy smokes, Joyce, each time I thought it had to be the last card, there was another! What a great job meeting all the challenges! Love the stitched frames you used, and the sentiment around the circle. Also like how you put your sentiment on a strip of vellum over your flowers. Great post!

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  12. Joyce, you have blown me away with this treasure trove of cards! WOW! Every single one of them is wonderful. Man I wish I could sit down and craft with you sometime:)

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  13. Wow, Joyce. You've been a busy bee. I love all of these cards but especially the blue ones. They're fab! Kx

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  14. You've been a busy stamper! I love the Dynamic Duos entry! Simple but fabulous. Thanks for sharing these!

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  15. Fabulous cards. Love the dimension masking has added to the flowers you stamped. Your friend to friend card looks great with the vellum strip too.

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  16. Fantastic cards - I had the opposite experience - every one was very much at home with me. All. Weekend! And I'm ready for real life to start after our holiday Monday! lol! Very clever to make that element a circle! Thanks so much for playing along with us at CAS(E) This Sketch this week!

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  17. These are all so fabulous. I especially like the two with the aqua, white and black.

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  18. Joyce, all of your cards are amazing! I love them all but your Case This Sketch is my favorite. The colors are fabulous and I love the fact that you used one of the lessons we learned from our class. All your cards are beautiful and looks like you had a fun day in your craft room.

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  19. Love the Fancy Folk Art card, so much cleverness in one card! Looks like you had quite the busy creative weekend :)

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  20. OMG..OMG..pretty gorgeous creations. Love all.

    Sudha
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  21. I have always liked your cards Joyce...but you have gotten so GOOD! Seriously, good! I love all of these cards, the first one is my favorite...and so clever too. That online class you took was worth every penny...or else you need more time alone to craft with no one around because you make a bunch of great cards today!

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  22. Wow, you were busy! What a wonderfully diverse and lovely group of cards! The white cards are especially striking and beautiful (your white on white card caught my attention from the challenge pictures). I was also caught up in the Papertrey Ink's Anniversary celebrations...so much fun. Off to become a follower if I am not one already!

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  23. Holy Moly, Joyce! This post is packed with amazing cards! I really love them all~especially the white on white ~ awesome job catching up ;-)

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  24. Wow, you are stamping up a storm! Gorgeous!

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  25. Once again, you leave me with cardability envy, Joyce!! You have made and displayed for us amazing and inspiring works of art!

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  26. Holy cow, you've been a busy lady! They're all so stunning! I especially love the first card, the sympathy card and the second CTS card. Such an awesome collection! Thanks for playing along with CAS(E) This Sketch this week!

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  27. Oh my gosh this post is so full of GORGEOUS cards Joyce! I mean it every card is simply stunning! Boy I envy your time. Seriously every card looks like a winner to me. Love your cased cards too!

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  28. Your cards are all amazing! Thanks for playing along with us at CAS(E) this Sketch!

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  29. You're just a craftin' craftin' craftin' machine! Wow Joyce! I'm always amazed at how you can make so many fabulous cards all the time, and apparently not spend you whole day doing it. So many different styles and they are all so fab!

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  30. Your Thanks so much card is fabulous! The masking is perfection! Thanks for playing with the Dynamic Duos.

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  31. Wow, Joyce, you were really busy! And your cards are all so amazing! Beautiful job with the white on white cards! I especially love how you used the landscape die. Great designs with the cut out circles too. It's wonderful to see how simple things like that can add a wow factor to CAS!

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  32. Joyce, you have been busy making some super cute cards! Wow! I keep going back to look at them all again. Thanks for joining us this week at Dynamic Duos! :)

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  33. Very pretty cards - wow you have been busy! Love how you've stamped the sentiment in a circle around the flower - looks so effective! Thanks for playing along with Dynamic Duos this week!

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  34. Such beautiful cards! Congratulations on being a VIP for last week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge! I can't stop looking at your card - such a clever design!!

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  35. Popping back to congratulate you on the VIP CFC win, Joyce! I'm so happy for you!!

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  36. Congrats on your win! I came over to get a closer look, and oh my, look at all these other pieces of eye candy!!

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