A Crafty Week

 

Hello and happy Friday.  I was so lucky to find myself in my craft room many times this week, and I thought I'd better post, before the challenges I am playing along with close.

First up is a trio of cards using the Hero Arts MMH kit from September 2018.  I pulled out the kit, die cut and colored a bunch of images, and then just started putting some cards together.  I made 6 cards in all, and am sharing the first three here today.

I am entering both of these cards at CAS on Friday #216: Autumn and Addicted to Stamps and More #416: Make Your Mark.

This card also was made using elements from the same kit.  I used gold heat embossing on the stamps, with a bit of distress oxide ink blending.  I am entering all three of these Hero Arts cards at Stay Crafty with Hero #28: Fall Colors, Retro Rubber #169: Anything Goes (stamps are from 9/2018), Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Fall Mood Board, and Shopping Our Stash #456: Autumn.

Next up is a Christmas card, inspired by the challenge at PTI:  The Great Cover Up,  Addicted to Stamps and More #416: Make Your Mark, and Retro Rubber #169: Anything Goes (stamps are from October, 2012)

I was inspired by the color challenge at Less is More #453:  Purple and Yellow for my next card.  I never think of these two colors together, but really like this combo.  I used PTI Blooming Thoughts stamps and dies--and have to say that until I splurged and bought the dies, I found it impossible to imagine how to layer and line up the layers of stamps.  I added a few sequins to this card and am entering it at PTI What Do I Do With This Challenge: use sequins, as well as AAA Cards #200: Celebrate and WCW326: Occasions.

Aren't these mice from Colorado Crafts just adorable?  I love the style of the illustrator, who I remember from when my kids were little.  I was inspired by the colors at Color Throwdown #664, and am also entering them at  Addicted to Stamps and More #416: Make Your Mark.

Last but not least, another one of those little folding scenes--I don't know what they are called, but they are most definitely 'not a card', so I am entering it at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Not a Card and Just Add Ink #576: Just add a moving element (this goes flat in the envelope and then is shifted right or left to become a 3-D scene.

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