Hello and happy Thursday. I've been crafting this week and have several cards to share. First up is homework for my last day of MFT Summer School: White Space. I used these adorable dogs from MFT Pups & Kisses. I am also entering this card at The Card Concept #138c, Shopping Our Stash #426: KISS, and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Use Your Favorite Tool (Copics).
My next card was inspired by the sketch at MFT Sketch Challenge #501 and the colors at Color Throwdown #605. I used another brand new to me MFT stamp set called Big Birthday Sentiments. I used one of the sentiments and also a little candle stamp from the same set. That candle stamp is the sort of extra little image I would normally never notice, but challenged myself to feature it on this card.
I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday #196: No Topping and Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Happy Birthday, and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Use Your Favorite Tool (Tim Holtz Stamping platform--there is no way I could have stamped all 64 candles without it).
Next up is a card that features some of the cute dogs from Newton's Nook Woof Pack, inspired by the sketch at Inky Paws #129. I focused in on a couple of the dogs in the pack, colored them and greyed out all the other dogs near by. I am thinking if I have time, I might want to try this again with darker colors. I am also entering this card at The Card Concept #138c and Shopping Our Stash #426: KISS.
I really liked the way this card came out the other day, so when I saw a few of the new challenges this week, I decided to use a different color paint chip and a more masculine-looking die cut sentiment.
I am entering this card at Freshly Made Sketches #447, The Male Room #141: 7th Birthday (Happy Birthday to The Male Room!!), AAA Birthday #16: Tic Tac Toe (masculine/die cut/pattern paper), Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Happy Birthday, and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Use Your Favorite Tool (paint chips).
Last up is this card featuring these sweet elephants from Poppystamps. I am entering this card at Poppy Challenge #71: Heat Wave (I used warm colors for my elephant ears and a spray of water to cool them off), AAA Cards #171: Along the Edge, Shopping Our Stash #426: KISS and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Use Your Favorite Tool (texture plates).
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Wonderufl cards today Joyce! I like the pups in the filmstrip!
ReplyDeleteA very productive weekday! The two little pups on your first card are sweet! That is a LOT of candles on your second card! :D Love how you spotlit the dogs for card #3. Another paint chip, yay! And the elephants with their bright ears are perfection. Love all of them! Glad to see you at Seize the Birthday again, too!
ReplyDeleteYour interpretation of the Inky Paws Challenge sketch is just fabulous! Your softly colored puppies are super cute! Thanks for sharing!
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Debbie
You are a CAS (KISS) Queen! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome projects with us at Shopping Our Stash!
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Chana Malkah, DT
Great color integration, composition, and execution! This is CAS defined!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing with us at Shopping Our Stash!
Hugz,
Chana Malkah, DT
I absolutely adore the elephants. Those little spots of color are so powerful! Perfect CAS! Thanks for sharing with us at Shopping Our Stash!
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Chana Malkah, DT
What a fun group of cards!! (Although I would argue that there IS such a thing as too many candles!). I love your use of the FMS sketch with the paint chip - it really shows off the fun sentiment. Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.
ReplyDeleteSuch adorable doggie cards! I'm so happy you played along with the "Dog days of summer" challenge on The Card Concept!
ReplyDeleteSuper elephants marching across the bottom of your card.Thanks for playing at AAA Cards, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!
ReplyDeleteOh your card for AAA Birthday and The Male Room is just amazing. Love the bold grapic look. Thanks so much for playing along. Stay safe and keep crafting!
ReplyDeleteGreat way to reinterpret the sketch Joyce! I am glad to see I wasn't the only one to not use a slim line! Thanks for playing along with us at Inky Paws!
ReplyDeleteso many fun and amazing cards....just love all your sweet cards. Your adorable puppies are as cute as can be!
ReplyDeleteIt's always a treat to so your cards, Joyce! Love the green ombre and terrific sentiment using our sketch at FMS this week!
ReplyDeleteYou just blow me away weekly with all of your cards. I love your white space, so sweet and I love your take on the MFT sketch, may need to copy you--lol! So many challenges another of your amazing skills!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful gallery of cards! Glad you shared one at FMS!
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness Joyce-you amaze me with so many cards! I just love these pup cards-love the soft colouring used in both. And that powerful lime card-perfection. Really love the last one-didn't read how you did it but it really looks fab and finally the candle card-superb use of the colours-I couldn't think of any ideas for those-sending hugs x
ReplyDeleteYou have been busy, lovely cards, thanks for playing along with us at Shopping Our Stash for KISS
ReplyDeleteWhat a great set of cards! I love how you've used the paint chip on our card and that sentiment is so fun! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!
ReplyDeleteA great variety of card designs! Love the simple yet fun elephant card with the pops of colour! Thanks for playing along with us at Poppystamps!
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards! I love the striking look of your paint chip card. Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.
ReplyDeleteAnother great set of projects!
ReplyDeleteYou are a busy crafter!
Thanks for joining the crew at SHOPPING OUR STASH for our "Keep It Simple Sister" challenge!
These are all wonderful...can you tell me who makes the "celebrate" stamp and die? I love that!
ReplyDeleteReally fantastic selection of cards! Thank you for joining us at The Male Room - Charlotte/Lady Joyful, DT
ReplyDeleteLove your slim line pupper card! so cute! Thanks for joining us at Inky Paws!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great card!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to the Inky Paw's Challenge.
Wow! How do you ever find the time to make so many cards for challenges! I can barely keep up with one! Your little dogs are in cute frame for the Inky Paws challenge this week. Thank you for playing along!
ReplyDeleteLoved looking at your fabulous set of cards, all so great, including the paint strip card for our challenge, love the green and the fab sentiment. Thank you so much for joining us in our Birthday challenge at The Male Room this week.I hope you will join us in our next challenge.
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You did a pile of great cards. I love your style! Thank you so much for joining us in our Birthday challenge at The Male Room this week. Looking forward to seeing you again in our next challenge!
ReplyDeleteI really love that paint chip card! I love the CAS look of it, the colors and the sentiment! Thanks for joining our AAA Birthday challenge!
ReplyDeleteFun collection of cards! Thanks for playing along with us at AAA Cards!
ReplyDeleteOh Joyce! So many CUTE cards! I love the dogs (of course!) and the colorful ears on the elephants! So clever!
ReplyDeleteI love all your cards here. Masculine, adorable dogs, wonderful colors. Thank you for joining us at AAA Birthday challenge. Hope to see you again soon. Tina DT
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