Hello and happy Sunday. I'm here to post a few cards I made this weekend. Up first is my favorite of the bunch. I used this adorable pup cooling off in his kiddie pool from Lounging Pups for my card. I was inspired by the colors at CAS Colours & Sketches #394 and the Day #19 Creative bug Masking video at the Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge #13. I am also entering this card at A Blog Named Hero Cute challenge, Inspired by...#138: Punny Sentiments, and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Oh So Cute.
Up next is another card for the Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge #13, this one inspired by the Creative Bug video from Day 8 Peek-A-Boo, and I am also entering this card at A Blog Named Hero Cute challenge and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Oh So Cute.
The video from Day 8, gives some very helpful tips on how to use the Hero Arts Peek-A-Boo dies. They recommend cutting a template from cardstock and then cutting off all the little doors. You can then lay the template on the card front and then you know exactly where to stamp all the little messages that are behind all of the doors.
This card is stamped with white ink on black card stock. I was originally planning to color some of the images in, but then I decided I liked how it looked with no color. In person, it looks very much like a doodled blackboard.
This is what my template looked like after stamping all the messages.
And this is what the card front looks like before I glued my card front down.
Up next is another card for the Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge #13, this one inspired by the Creative Bug video from Day 17 Cling Stamps. I used the Hero Arts Leafy Vine cling stamp on Ocean Tides paper, and stamped tone on tone. I had a request from my sister to restock her sympathy cards, so this one is for her. I am entering this card at WWC285: Anything Goes Masculine.
This card pairs a mini bird I just bought from Ink to Paper with a bird and some flowers from Spring Woods from PTI. I love how well they all play together. I am entering this card at Festive Friday #66 (bright colors, flowers, bird, uplifting sentiment, sparkle). I meant to add sparkle only on the birds' wings, but ended up with (lovely?) sparkle all over the card (and don't squeeze your Wink of Stella and shake it with the cap off near a card you just completed, unless you want a card with sparkle all over... just sayin').
My next card is another sympathy card for my sister's use, and it is inspired by the colors at Just Add Ink #519.
The next 2 cards are not inspired by any current challenges...they are all going to my sister to restock her sympathy card stash. I really hope that she does not go through this batch as quickly as the last one.
That's it for me today. Stay safe and craft on.
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These are all wonderful cards Joyce! Your sympathy cards are lovely, perfectly CAS. Love the little pup floating in his polka dot pool! Thanks for playing along at IB!
ReplyDeleteSo many wonderful and beautiful cards Joyce....your first card is my favorite and I would love to share that blow up pool with your sweet puppy!
ReplyDeletevery cute cards!
ReplyDeleteThe birds and flowers do go so well together, and although unintentional, the extra sparkle looks great! Thank you for joining us at Festive Friday!
ReplyDeleteMelanie
WOW Joyce you have been busy. Love all your cards and particularly the blue sympathy card you have shared with us at Watercooler Wednesday this week.
ReplyDeleteOh wow - all wonderful cards. I adore you Lounging Puppy, so cute. You second card reminds me of Harry Potter. All of your Sympathy cards are lovely - I like how they are simple but colourful. Chantell Just Add Ink
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous collection of cards Joyce! I love how you used the blue's from the colour challenge to layer foliage for a simple but striking sympathy card. Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink this week. Kim
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards, as always, Joyce! You are such an inspiration. I LOVE your Festive Friday card and the unexpected Wink of Stella spatters. I call these types of things, "happy mistakes". The birds are adorable. Thank you for sharing with Festive Friday this week!
ReplyDeleteWhat great cards, you have been busy. Thanks for joining us at CC&S.
ReplyDeleteWow, so many beautiful cards. They are just gorgeous and thanks so much for joining us this week at CC&S!
ReplyDeleteJoyce what a fabulous collection of cards for this Sunday! I love that first card with the dog, so cute! The rest of them are so beautiful. I wish I had the ability to create so much iover a week!
ReplyDeleteI almost forgot but that HA flourish is one of my most favorite stamps still to this day. Perfect for a sympathy card!
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards! Thanks for playing along with us at CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge. Looking forward to seeing your creative projects in the future galleries again.
ReplyDeleteAll the cards are very nice! I am loving the peek a boo stamps! Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteI am going to say it again....how do you do it, so many cards in one weekend-wish I had your creativity! Such a fun card with the pup having a chill time! And my goodness that peek a boo card-how fun is that...love it. And as for the sparkle all over the card-a happy accident that looks fab x
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful collection of new cards! That pup in his pool is too cute.
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing along with us at Festive Friday! I love your card!
ReplyDeleteOh my! Your coloring is so inspiring, your pun, fun, and your cards are perfect! Thank you for inspiring us this week @ IB, we can't wait to see more of your cards!
ReplyDeleteHi Joyce. Congratulations! Your project was selected as a Festive Fav over at the Festive Friday Challenge. Please hop over to the challenge to grab your winners badge for your blog. Thanks so much for joining us and I hope you will play along again soon and often! Hugs, Stephanie L, DT
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