My Crafty Round Up

 

Hello friends.  I am posting my creations from the long weekend on a Tuesday because I ran out of time yesterday.  I guess the long weekend was not long enough.

First up is a card for Ink to Paper: What Do I Do With This:  Stencil Blended Background Challenge.  I used the Papertrey Balloon Stencil to blend a rainbow of balloons on to my card front.  It doesn't show in the photo, but I covered all the balloons with a generous layer of Wink of Stella.  I used a die cut and fussy cut sentiment strip to add my sentiment to the background.  I am also entering this card at Inkspirational #240: Hot Air Balloon (rainbow balloon inspiration), and The Rainbow Card Challenge #30: Radically Rainbow.

Next up is another card inspired by an Ink to Paper challenge--this one is the Great Cover Up Challenge to just use white cardstock.  I took a piece of white card stock and completely covered it with Distress Oxide inks--Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness and Shabby Shutters.  I blended until I had a really nice green ombre look, and then I die cut that panel with the In The Woods Cover plate.  I glued that onto a white card base, and stamped a birthday sentiment from Pen and Ink.  I am also entering this card at Addicted to CAS #198: Ombre.

My next card was inspired by the color challenge at Inky Paws #149 and Less is More #444: Favorite Technique (Copic Coloring).  I am such a fan of the Newton's Nook Holding Happiness stamps, and pull them out quite often.  I love how versatile they are.  I have had these stamps for at least 2 years, so am entering this card at Retro Rubber #159: Anything Goes, and Addicted to Stamps and More #406: Make Your Mark.

Last up is a pair of Father's Day cards that I will be entering at Stay Crafty with Hero Arts #23: Fun in the Sun and Cupcake Inspirations #520: Father's Day or Masculine.  I used the My Monthly Hero kit from December 2020 for these cards.  I am also entering this first card at The Male Room #150: Water/Beach.

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My Crafty Round Up

 

Hello and happy Sunday night.  I am popping in before my family barbeque to post some cards I've been working on this week.

First up is a card I made using these adorable kitties from the MFT Cats and Plants kit.  I followed the sketch at MFT Sketch Challenge #543 and the colors at MFT Color Challenge #166.  I am also entering this card at The Paper Players #543: Tic Tac Toe (birthday, twine, white), Addicted to Stamps and More #406: Make Your Mark, and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.

I am still working on getting enough Father's Day cards before the big day.  I was inspired by the colors at Color Throwdown #644 to create my city scene.  I am also entering this card at Stay Crafty with Hero Arts #23: Fun in the Sun (Father's Day is a good excuse to have fun in the city on a sunny day), and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.

Last up is a trio of cards I made using my newest stamps and dies from The Greetery called Reflections.  I was just playing around with different colors of water and trees, and before I knew it, I had three cards.  I made 2 of them Father's Day cards and one a birthday card.  I am entering these cards at The Male Room #150: Water/Beach, and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.

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My Crafty Weekend

 

Hello and happy Sunday.  It's a big day of card posts for me.  Not only am I posting the 4 creations I made this weekend, but I had a go live early this morning, where I posted 8 cards I made with the card kit Tracey sent me when I was her guest at The 12 Kits of Occasions.

First up for today is this birthday card.  I started by using the PTI balloon stencil to stencil a colorful background of balloons.  Next, I die cut the sentiment out of black cardstock, and then adhered a piece of vellum to the back of the die cut.  I liked that you can see the balloons behind the die cut, but the vellum mutes the colors a bit, allowing the die cut to shine.

I am entering this card at Ink to Paper Birthday Card challenge, AAA Birthday #21: Stenciled Background, and Seize the Birthday #206: Vellum.

Next up are 2 cards that both follow the colors from MFT Color Challenge #158 and the top row of the tic tac toe challenge at The Paper Players #526 (die cut, animal, scene).  I used the MFT Critter Caravan die and sent a zebra and panda off to a birthday party.

Those zebras still wanted to party, so I made an additional card inspired by the sketch at MFT Sketch Challenge #526.  I thought a large stenciled balloon would make a festive stand in for the oval in the sketch.  Flowers are the gift of choice at this birthday party.

Last up is a card for the (dreaded) one layer challenge at AAA Cards #182.  I taped off a vertical strip and blended 3 different colors of Catherine Pooler inks.  Then I stamped a silhouette image and sentiment from Picket Fence Dear Best Friend.  

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My Crafty Weekend

 

This is my second post today.  If you are looking for my 25 Days of of Christmas Tags post, please click here.

I had some crafty time to play this weekend, and here is what I made.  First up is two of my animal friends sharing a hot and cozy cup of cocoa.  I was inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #459, Shopping Our Stash #432: Hot Drinks, Color Throwdown #617, AAA Cards #177: Maxi White Space, Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Movie Inspired (Rudolph), Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes, and Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #172: Faux (embossing paste snow).

Next up is this brightly colored card made with a balloon stencil and a word die cut both from MFT.  I was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #396, the challenge at Just Us Girls #560: Word Die Cuts, this month's Birthday Project challenge at MFT (balloons), Seize the Birthday #202: Texture, WWC295: Occasions, and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.

I created this snowy blended sky using Distress Oxide inks and a liberal smattering of Perfect Pearls, and then added this Hilly Neighborhood from Mama Elephant.  I am entering this card at Inkspirational #225: Night, CAS on Friday #192: Christmas, WWC295: Occasions, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes and Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Movie Inspired (White Christmas).

Last up for today are some playful Gnomes from Mama Elephant hanging around their mushroom house.  I am entering this card at Color Throwdown #617,  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes and Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Movie Inspired (Sherlock Gnomes-2018).

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