Hello crafty friends. Let's start at the beach today, with sunshine and sparkling blue waters. I used my new PTI Better at the Beach stamps and dies for this first card, and I am playing along with The Great Cover-Up challenge to use pigment inks. I am also linking this card up at Addicted to Stamps and More #409: Any Occasion (birthday) and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Hello Sunshine.
While I had my stamps out, I stamped another fun summer scene. This scene reminds me of the park near my house.
I am entering this card at CAS on Sunday #209: Sunshine and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Hello Sunshine.
I went way, way back into my PTI time machine to put together this next card, inspired by the sketch at What Do I Do With This to make a birthday card, the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #493, AAA Birthday #27: Use an embossing folder (large polka dots), Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Fun and Quirky, and Addicted to Stamps and More #409: Any Occasion (birthday).
And, last up for today, I am playing along with numerous challenges that have a Christmas in July theme: Less is More #447, Addicted to CAS #201, Just Add Ink #562: Photo Inspiration (green and red holiday theme), The Male Room #152, ABC Christmas 'O' is for Off to One Side and Shopping Our Stash #449.
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Terrific cards, Joyce! You make me want to go to the beach!
ReplyDeleteOh how I wish I was sitting on those deck chairs-just what I need right now. And such wonderful scenes-love how you made the sand with the distress edge. Well you know I love non traditional colours for Xmas-so no more to say there. And the pressie card, love the layering of the pressies at the angles and the colours really pop-crafty hugs and thinking of you and Sherlock x
ReplyDeleteLovely lineup Joyce! Your card for Just Add Ink uses the inspiration beautifully. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThese are all fabulous! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!
ReplyDeleteOh my....just love your wonderful beach cards, would love to be sitting next to you in one of those fabulous chairs, such a relaxing scene. Love all your beautiful creations!
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards Joyce. I love how you kept your snowflake card simple and just trail them down one side of the card. Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink this week. Kim
ReplyDeleteReat choice of embossing folder. Loving how subtle it looks tucked away in the background.Thanks for playing at AAA Birthday, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!
ReplyDeleteLove your beach scenes, such fun!!
ReplyDeleteAnd I love, love your snowflakes in those beautiful non-traditional Holiday colors.
Thank you for sharing with us at SHOPPING OUR STASH.
Stay healthy and safe.
XO
Wow! You've been so busy Joyce. I love the elegant and simple card using our inspiration pic. Perfect. Thanks for joining in with us this week at Just Add Ink.
ReplyDeleteJoyce your cards are all so beautiful and caseable! So many challenges, you rock!
ReplyDeleteWOW! What a wonderful selection of cards. Would you lend me your time machine please? I'm here for the snowflake card, which is so lovely with gorgeous colour mix and design. Thank you so much for joining us in our Christmas in July challenge at The Male Room Good Luck and I hope you will join us in our next challenge.
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I love your two summery cards, it's the season I love the most! Love the colours you chose for the birthday and Christmas cards. Thanks for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More and ABC Christmas challenge - look at you, getting Christmas cards done early, too!
ReplyDeletePopped across, from the LIM challenge blog, to admire your make but find so many other fabulous makes too, thanks for sharing
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What a terrific beach scene! Looks so peaceful! Thanks so much for joining us at Addicted To Stamps and More!
ReplyDeleteWow Joyce, this post is just filled with inspiration! I envy your ability to make many cards in one weekend -I'm so slow always, even with "stamping only" cards with no coloring, I work in snail pace lol!! Love your card for us at AAA Birthday, the colors really pop from the white base and the sketch you used gives the card a very fun, stylish design. Thank you for joining us at AAA Birthday Card Challenges!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a great beach scene. I wish I was there. The torn edge for the shoreline is perfect. Thanks for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More!
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The birthday card with the gorgeous packages is a fabulous clean and simple card. I love the bright and happy colors on this card. Thanks for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More!
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All are lovely. Love the vibrant teal and patterned paper on your cas/embossed card. Thanks so much for joining us at AAA Birthday blog, hope to see you again. Tina
ReplyDeleteDeckchairs at the beach, chevron pressies and snowflakes, what a fabulous weekend you had, Joyce! I love that you've used traditional red and green of Christmas for your snowflakes, genius. But I have to be the party pooper here, unfortunately you've linked up to one too many challenges to qualify at LIM, we have a maximum of 5. But as always, thanks so much for sharing with us at Less is More, Anita x
ReplyDeleteYou did a great masculine Christmas card! The other cards are great too. Thank you for sharing your creative talents with us at The Male Room.
ReplyDeleteMaja, DT
You created a beautiful Christmas card - thank you so much for joining the The Male Room blog.
ReplyDeleteHope to see you again in our new challenge as well :-)
Majda DT