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Sunday, April 3, 2016

Weekend Recap


 

I have had a massively creative couple of days, and I thought I'd better get everything posted before some challenges end.

First up is a card mostly inspired by the photo at Fusion: Orchid Occasions.  I was inspired by the two lovely aqua vases with pink orchids.


I was inspired to pull out a very old PTI stamp, Gracious Vases for my card.  I colored the flowers with my Zigs and a water brush, and stamped and fussy cut one of the vases and then coated it with Crackle Accents.  As Gracious Vases is old as the hills in stamping time (5 years or so), I'm entering this card at Retro Rubber #35: Anything Goes.


I am also entering this card at Addicted to Stamps and More #187: Make your Mark.





The challenge at Less is More #270 is White Space but not White.  That gave me the inspiration to try something I have had in the back of my mind for a while.


I stamped Ellen Hutson Mondo Magnolia in Versamark and then white embossed it.  I fussy cut a sentiment from the same set stamped in black on white.


I feel like I saw something like this eons ago, but am not sure.  If this is based on your card, please let me know and I will give credit.  I am also entering this card at CAS on Sunday #80: Flowers.




How about some birthday cakes?   I broke out my new PTI Just Desserts stamps and dies for two cards.  This first one went to my husband for his birthday.  His favorite birthday tradition is a particular birthday cake that looks just like this one--and as he was out of town for his birthday, I made him this cake on a card to tide him over until he can have the real thing.  



I used a PTI stencil for the background, and will enter this card at AAA Cards #61: Stencil and Seize the Birthday (without toppings).






I used Freshly Made Sketches #230 to inspire my next birthday cake creation.


I used a column of randomly sized score lines in the front middle of my card to represent one of the slements of the sketch.  I am also entering this card at Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes.




Last up is a card inspired by the colors at Color Throwdown #386 and the scoring techniques taught at Make it Monday #244.


I created a frame on my card front with score lines.




Thanks for Visiting











61 comments :

  1. Wow! Joyce!! you certainly have had a massively creative time inyour crafty space!! Each and every card is a work of art. I think I'll just sit here and soak them all in for a while! Seriously beautiful!!

    Thank you for the offer to add my Washi Tape card to Time Out. I will go do that now : )

    Now quit reading your posts and get back to work! we NEED all your creativity. You are an inspiration.

    Patti

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  2. You have been busy! Love seeing you at Fusion...the delicate flowers are stunning Joyce. And let's chat about the birthday cakes...yummy!!! Think my favorite are the feathers. The details on them are amazing! xx

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  3. Gorgeous use of those feathers for the colors! Thanks for playing the Color Throwdown Challenge this week! Hope to see you again next time!

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  4. You've been so productive! I love all your cards - they're gorgeous. I headed over here from LIM and really like your entry for that. I can't believe how neatly you've fussy cut the sentiment. Wow! And the final feather card is stunning. What stamp/die set is it, please? Definitely one for the wishlist!

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  5. Goodness, you've been busy Joyce! Gorgeous CAS cards ... each one is fabulous ... lovely blooms, delicate feathers and delicious cakes! Hugs, Anita :)

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  6. What a beautiful set of cards! Be hard to pick a favourite. Saw your pretty vases at the Make Your Mark challenge first but then saw the LIM one too! Great cards. a

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  7. You certainly did have a very productive day making all of these cards. Amazing set of cards. Thanks for playing with us at Seize the Birthday Challenge.
    Barbara DT member.

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  8. Goodness! I love ALL of your designs here! Thanks for joining us in the Fusion Challenge with your sweet little vase and floral stem card! Julia xx

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  9. So pretty Joyce. Love your entry at CAS on Sunday!

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  10. WOW! Joyce this is one AMAZING, elegant and awesome collection of cards! I'm breathless and completely inspired by all these classy, crisp and elegant makes. I think the LIM one is my favourite but that's because I love the hot pink BG and the stunning Ellen Hutson magnolia! Great to see you've played along at AAA Cards and Less is More with this bevvy of beauties. Thanks so much. Sarah xx

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  11. I like all of your cards. You did a wonderful job with the score lines. I really like seeing "random" score lines like you did on your cake card. Adds a bit of interest!

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  12. You have been very busy Joyce. I love all of these but my favorite is the pink one with that white embossed flower.

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  13. Once again you are on a creative roll, Joyce. Such a variety of beautiful cards. Your magnolia card is stunning, and your birthday cakes look delicious. Score lines really added the perfect textures both of those cards.

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  14. Wow Joyce, you were certainly on a crafty roll this weekend!! These are all marvelous. Those cakes look yummy and your first card is CAS perfection!!

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  15. Beautiful set of cards! What a fabulous birthday cake! Love the embossed background! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  16. Wow! You've been on a creative high with so many inspirations to case! I can't pick a fav but the simplicity of each stands out as something to work on in my own creations.

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  17. Wow have you been amazing. What a fantastic collection of cards. Love them all, they are so pretty.

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  18. So many fab cards Joyce, love the Fusion card, love the popped up vase with the crackle effect and thenothernvases look like shadows of this. Perfect CAS design, thanks for joining Fusion. Adore the scored lined card, on my list to watch that video! And love the pink card...on my list of challenges to do..lets see if that happens!

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  19. Such a lot of gorgeous creativity! All just beautiful,
    Sarita x

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  20. What a fabulous bunch of cards Joyce, all stunning...but that flower on the pink backdrop is drop dead gorgeous!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  21. Oh WOW!! this is a gorgeous collection of cards you created, all of them unique and fabulous.
    Thank you for playing along with Retro Rubber this week. Hope to see you again soon.

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  22. WOW! Yes, you have had a very productive time, haven't you? All fabulous makes and I love the simplicity of the hand scored lines! Have a great week! Hazel xx
    My Card Attic

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  23. Ooo the yummy cakes are my favorites! Especially the delicious strawberry stunner, YUM!

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  24. beautiful cards! I loooove your feathers and that sentiment, it's all so pretty. thanks for linking up to color throwdown.

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  25. What a lovely selection of cards! I'm quite jealous, as I haven't had much time to do this lately. My favorite is the card with the vases. So simple, but so perfect.

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  26. Fab bunch of beautifully made cards !!

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  27. All such gorgeous cards Joyce. Your orchids are beyond beautiful in purple and super CAS. The white embossed Mondo Magnolia looks fabulous and your cakes make me wonder if I should have got that set--lol I absolutely love those feathers for the Color throwdown too so awesome embossed in white!! Thanks for another perfect installment of your Weekend Wrapup!

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  28. So many fabulous cards in one post! These are wonderful! Thanks so much for playing along with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!

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  29. Great cards! Love those feathers! Thanks so much for playing along with us at the Color Throwdown

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  30. Holy smokes GF...you are on a roll! Totally fabulous cards!

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  31. Lovely cards! I enjoy seeing everything you create! I love the CAS of your card and the pops of color! Adorable! Thank you for joining us at Retro Rubber!!

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  32. Wow! Lots of beautiful cards! Love all of them. Thanks for playing along with us at Seize the Birthday!

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  33. Fabulous cards, Joyce! I love how you used Crackle Accents on your vase and your Magnolia is stunning! Love your birthday cards, too...and your feathers are so pretty in this color combo! Love them all!

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  34. I also meant to say...Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at ATSM!

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  35. Always a treat stopping by here! Came to see more of that strawberry shortcake beauty. Love hubby's cake too. Have been considering whether those products need to come live at my house. They are certainly perfect for birthday cards! Love your giant monochromatic bloom too.

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  36. Busy lady! Thanks for linking up with AAA Cards with one of your beautiful cards.

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  37. Wow, Joyce, you have been a busy bee. So many beauties, Love them all specially the red one. Thanks for joining us at ATSM.

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  38. Wow! Your cards are all beautiful Joyce but my favourite is the flower on the pink background - it is so very elegant and stylish! Thanks for sharing it with us at Less is More.
    Sharon xx

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  39. Such a gorgeous selection of cards, lots of lovely inspiration. Karen x

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  40. Wow, you did have fun in your craft room this past weekend. Love your CAS style! So glad you used an old stamp so that you could play along with us at Retro Rubber. Hope to see you often in our gallery!

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  41. Oh WOW!! You sure had a great time crafting!! I LOVE all the fun cards you created!! Each and every one is STUNNING!!

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  42. For sure you had a very creative and busy time, Joyce!!! And your cards are all just wonderful!!! I really like that yummy looking cakes and the Fusion card is simply stunning!!!!
    Hugz

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  43. Goodness me what a fab selection to treat the eyes! I popped across following the link from LIM but good luck with all your challenges

    Kathyk

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  44. What a creative time you had, Joyce! Gorgeous cards, those cakes look yummy! Thanks so much for playing along at Seize The Birthday :)

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  45. Great selection of cards here Joyce,all beautiful but loving the LIM one ...esp. the pink ;) Viv xx

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  46. All of your cards are beautiful, I love the CAS nature of all of them. I do especially like the vase of orchids. Thanks for playing with us at Retro Rubber this time. Cx DT

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  47. You've been busy! Love how you offset the Mondo Magnolia. The white EP really pops on that pretty pink!

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  48. So late to see this...but a great cards and I really like the pink one (pops so beautiful) and the feather-card; great colors and great feathers! Hope you have a less bussy week as I have :)

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  49. Isn't it wonderful finding time to craft?! You used your time beautifully and love the results. Your RRCB submission is CAS perfection!! Thanks for playing along with us and hope to see you back in our gallery soon.

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  50. Joyce! What a gorgeous collection of creativity!! That orchid card is GORGEOUS. So simple, but the colors are so rich and make a bold presentation! The white outline flower off the edge on the bright pink is fabulous too. The birthday cake is great, and I love the way you interpreted the sketch. The feathers look wonderful together - great way to use those colors. The stenciling behind the cake is very subtle and gives some nice texture and dimension to that card. Thanks for sharing all of these beauties and thanks for playing along with us at AAA Cards for our stenciling challenge.

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  51. Gorgeous cards! Love your CAS design for the ATSM challenge! LOVE!
    Thanks for sharing it over at Addicted to Stamps and More!

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  52. I had Gracious Vases in my head too for that Fusion challenge but never got around to playing along. :( Love what you did with it though! Love that big white flower on the second card and those cakes are seriously yummy looking. (I'm now going to obsess over cake until I have some!) I really love the scored lines on the second cake card. The feathers on the last card are awesome and I love that scripty sentiment!

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  53. LOVE this Joyce!!!!!! ADORE the sweetness!!!! FAB FAB FAB so creative and lovely!! Thanks for joining us at FUSION this challenge, so HAPPY HAPPY that you did!! Yay!!!

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  54. What a spectacular post of all these gorgeous cards ... I'm sure I'll be seeing a few in the winners posts, too!
    =]

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  55. Massive creativity indeed! Flowers, cakes, strawberries...and every single one gorgeous and CASilicious! I second Michele: you'll be in the winner's circle all over the place!
    Hugs~c

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  56. What a lovely card you've made! Thank you for joining our challenge at CAS on Sunday!!
    Mariken

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  57. My goodness, so many comments, dropping by to let you know you got HM at Fusion xx

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  58. Sigh. Yet another glorious array of stunning makes, Joyce! Congratulations on the well-deserved HM from Fusion!! Hugs, Darnell

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  59. I love all your cards, especially the yummy cakes. Well done on being showcase at LIM love how you fussy cut the sentiment.

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  60. Wow!!!! You have been busy. And such wonderful cards. Really lovely inspiration x

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  61. What a winning creative weekend this turned out to be, Joyce! Just had to stop again to congratulate you on being SHOWCASED at LIM!! Yippie!! Hugs, Darnell

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