Happy Wednesday my friends. I've got four cards to post today for a variety of challenges. First up is a card for this week's Festive Friday FFC #23, The Card Concept #2 and Addicted to CAS--NEW.
For Festive Friday, I took my inspiration from the red barn, the snowy scene, and the trees. I am pretty sure that this is my first time playing at Festive Friday.
The texture for the Card Concept challenge is provided by the bumpy rows of faux stitching on the edges of the snowy hills. I am especially excited to be playing at The Card Concept because one of my besties, Cathy, has recently joined the team. I am putting this card into the Clean and Layered category. What do you think?
My new supplies on this card are the ME Landscape Trio dies and the Holiday Home stamp set. I used houses from Holiday Home and trees from City Scene.
Next up is a card for this week's Fusion #2, where I took my inspiration from the photo--the colors, flowers and wood plank background. The challenge at A Blog Named Hero #36 is 'New year, new stash'. The Hero Arts Hydrangea stamp is practically brand new, since I have only used it one other time. I am also entering this card at Addicted to CAS--NEW. Lastly, the challenge at Simon Says Monday is 'A is for...' and I am using the word ANGLE because my design features patterned paper cut at an angle.
My last two cards are for the color challenge over at Reverse Confetti. Given that I only have one die and one stamp set from Reverse Confetti, I was a bit stumped. But, sometimes having less forces more creativity, and I actually ended up with two ideas for this challenge.
So, lucky me--I now have two more birthday cards for my stash, and I think these could be used for either gender. And, because they are both textured using the PTI Numbers impression plate, I'm going to link them both up at this week's Card Concept #2. And, I'm calling both of these clean and layered.
That's it for me today. I am going to my first official meeting with my daughter's college counselor. Wish me luck. Where the years have gone is a mystery to me. I am not ready for all of this.
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I had all sorts of crafty time today, and lots of mojo, too. So, please be prepared for lots of photos. My first project is a set of cards I made for the One-Layer Simplicity Challenge #1. This is the challenge formerly known as One Layer Wednesday. The challenge this month is 'Restocking the Shelves'. Today, I focused on creating some quick, one-layer thank you cards.
I pulled out a stamp--Stampendous Ranunculus--that I have never used before, and combined that with a thank you sentiment from PTI. Because the flower stamp is new, I am entering these into this week's Simon Says Wednesday challenge to use something new. I stamped the sentiment, masked it, and then stamped the flowers over. I used my Inktense Pencils to watercolor the flowers and leaves--in a very messy way, then brushed Wink of Stella over the flowers. It was quick and easy, and I was able to use the same post-it as a mask for all the cards.
As I was coloring the flowers, I wondered how the card would look just black and white, so I tried one with a colored sentiment and left the flowers and leaves blank. What do you think? I kind of like the black and white, but would maybe do a colored flag for the sentiment. Of course, that would make it ineligible for the One-Layer Simplicity Challenge, but I think it might work better.
My next card is for A Blog Named Hero challenge #35: One & Four. I used one new-to-me-Hero Arts Stamp (Winter Village) that has four different images. I stamped it several times in different colors, cut them out, and made my scene. I am also entering this card into this week's Simon Says Wednesday challenge to use something new. The inks are Hero Arts Shadow and the sentiment is from PTI Polka Dot Parade. Hard to see in this picture, but a covered all the snowy rooftop ledges and chimney tops with Prisma glitter.
Last up are a few cards that are not for any challenges at all. I was inspired by a post by Susan at Simplicity where she shared some of her ideas for using Washi Tape. I pulled down a few of the many Washi tapes I had, and CASED her cards from this post. I always learn so much from her blog posts, and always leave feeling smarter and inspired.
All the sentiments on these last 4 cards are from Reverse Confetti Lots to Say--my very first Reverse Confetti purchase. I guess I'll be entering one of these cards over at Simon Says Wednesday challenge to use something new. I did not realize until writing up this post just how much new stuff I ended up pulling out today.
Well, that's it for me today. I have been skipping the supply list lately--it takes a lot of time to write it all up, and I never know if anyone even reads it. Please let me know if you have any questions about supplies I used.
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My first card today is for this week's Color Throwdown CTD250, and I used this week's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches FMS94. I am also joining the party at Seize the Birthday where anything goes this week.
I broke out my new Avery Elle Chevron Bits dies to cut chevrons in Hawaiian Shores, Kraft, Hibiscus Burst, and Lemon Tart, and then randomly lined them up in a diagonal across the card. I can already tell I will be having a lot of fun with this die. A sentiment and arrow from Live Love Life finishes this card off.
My next card is for this week's WPlus9 Monday Mood Board #16, and I used this week's sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch CTS#34. I will also enter this card at Seize the Birthday where anything goes this week.
I am always looking for reasons to cut round windows in my cards, since I got these amazing stitched circle dies from Lil Inker. I did a little background stamping behind the cut circle, and then covered the opening with vellum impressed with the Cane Impression Plate--having noticed a number of folks impressing their vellum when they were taking an online card class. I was inspired by the colors and the flowers on the mood board. Purple and yellow look so nice together, but I never think to pair them up.
What is my favorite Hero Arts stamp today--you might be wondering? How about this super cute Thanks So Much Owl--some simple stamping and clear embossing and I have a trio of thank you cards that my daughter can use in a few weeks for any birthday presents she receives. I am entering these cards into this week's A Blog Named Hero Playing Favorites challenge and the Hero Arts One Layer Card challenge.
Last of all, I made a coordinating envelope and tag for this card, and will be entering the set at this week's Make it Monday #24 and The Birthday Wraps and Tags Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.
And finally, I am entering all of these birthday cards for consideration to the Birthday Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.
Supplies Used (PTI):
Celebrate
Stamps: Live Love Life
Paper: White, Kraft, Hawaiian Shores, Hibiscus Burst, Lemon Tart
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Other: AE Chevron Bits Dies
WPlus9
Stamps: Fresh Cut Florals, Strictly Sentiments
Paper: White, Vellum
Ink: Winter Wisteria, Royal Velvet, Summer Sunrise, Lemon Tart, New Leaf, Versafine Onyx Black
Other: WPlus9 Fresh Cut Floral Dies, Lil Inkers Stitched Circles, MFT Fishtail Flags, Cane IP
Thank You Trio
Stamps: Hero Arts Thanks So Much Owl
Paper: White
Ink: Versamark, SU Tempting Turquoise, Memento Teal Zeal, Colorbox Fresh Green
Other: Clear Embossing Powder
Birthday Set
Stamps: Hero Arts Design Block Birthday, Birthday Style
Paper: White, Envelope
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise, Hawaiian Shores, Memento Grey Flannel
Other: Tag Sale Die, Ribbon
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Color Throwdown CTD250 is celebrating their 250th challenge, and they have these pretty colors to work with, and a whole bunch of fabulous prizes, too. I was inspired by the way Lizzie Jones used die cuts and negative cuts for her balloons this morning here, and decided to make my card using that technique, too. Can you see--the Hibiscus Burst and Hawaiian Shores Balloons are die cut and popped out, and the Lemon Tart Balloon is cut out from the card base.
I am also playing along with this week's Make it Monday MIM#124 to make a card and matching envelope, so I made an envelope to match this card.
My next card uses the colors of this week's ColourQ cQc #197, and one of my very oldest (favorite) Hero Arts stamps--Design Block Thank You. It is one massive wooden stamp--not something I would ever buy now, but it was fun to pull it out for the A Blog Named Hero Playing Favorites challenge. This is such a great challenge because it is getting me to pull out all sorts of oldies but goodies.
This stamp covers the entire card with all sorts of 'thank you' statements--perhaps it is a predecessor to the current Subway trend? I took a small stamp from Blossom Art and stamped flowers in a random pattern on the card. I was going for a patterned paper look.
I am entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp and Show A Little Stamping challenge, the Hero Arts One Layer Card Challenge, and the Tuesday Trigger for the Moxie Fab World because I was inspired by these colors.
I made one more card using this same idea for the Simon Says Stamp and Show A Little Stamping, the Hero Arts One Layer Card Challenge, and A Blog Named Hero Playing Favorites challenges. I used Design Block Birthday and a balloon stamp from PTI.
Supplies Used (PTI):
Birthday Wishes
Stamps: Birthday Style
Paper: White, Hawaiian Shores, Kraft, Hibiscus Burst, Lemon Tart
Ink: Kraft, Hawaiian Shores, Kraft, Hibiscus Burst, Lemon Tart
Other: Birthday Style Die, Canvas/Linen IP, Envelope
Thank You
Stamps: HA Design Block Thank You, HA Blossom Art
Paper: White
Ink: Orange Zest, New Leaf, Harvest Gold, Versafine Onyx Black
Happy Birthday
Stamps: HA Design Block Birthday
Paper: White
Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise
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