Guest Designer Time Out #239...Thank You

 

Hello and welcome to my sadly ignored blog.  I have been doing lots of crafting lately, posting occasionally on Instagram, and not doing much with this dear old blog.  Happily, I am here today because I have the honor of being the Guest Designer at Time Out this week.  I get to play along with my friends and colleagues on the Design Team plus all the talented new DT members who joined after I left.  

We are challenged to make a card inspired by this photo:

Here is a bigger picture:

I was inspired by the bottles on the tray, and pulled out a Greetery set I haven't used in a long time called Bottled Up.  I stamped and cut out each of the two bottles in various colors, added texture to two different card fronts, and then played around with them until I had two cards I liked.

Color scheme one...

And color scheme two...

And, here they are together.  

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Guest Designer...CAS on Friday...Happy Birthday

I am so pleased to be posting today as the Guest Designer at CAS on Friday, after they chose this card as a winner of their challenge a few weeks ago.  I used two different stamp sets from The Greetery to make this CAS card.  After my stamping, I added a very subtle texture to my card front using an impression plate.

I am also entering this challenge in two other challenges...AAA Birthday #26: Flowers and The Flower Challenge #57: Clean and Simple.

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Sunday Crafty Round Up

Hello and happy Sunday.  My first card is inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #447.  I am also playing along at Stay Crafty with Hero #13, where the challenge is Creative Bug inspiration.  The technique I used is from 'Day One: Basic stamping with clear stamps', and I used Hero Arts Sky's the Limit Balloons stamps.  The Male Room #141 is celebrating their 7th birthday, and this card celebrates all the adventures coming for their 8th year.  Last of all, I am entering this card (and several others today) at Shopping Our Stash #426: KISS.

I reached deep, deep, back into my stash to my very first MFT stamp purchase for this next card, which was inspired by the challenge at MFT Color Challenge #146, and I am also entering at Shopping Our Stash #426: KISS.

I combined 2 sets from The Greetery for my next card.  I just love the summer flowers in Budding Beauties Summer, and I used the daisies (or sunflowers) for this card.  I am entering this card at Less is More #425: Summer Flowers, CAS on Friday #186: Nature, Watercooler Wednesday #283 and Shopping Our Stash #426: KISS.

Next up is a card for this week's Fab Friday Feature at Ink to Paper:  Wishing You.  I used a United States die cut, filled in with some rainbow paper and a die cut sun to highlight the 'rainbows' and 'sunshine' on my card.  I put a heart where I live and another heart where my daughters will be once they go back to school.

Unfortunately, I used the last of my pet sympathy cards this week, so need to build up my stash.  My friend, Stephanie, alerted me to a new challenge that could provide me with some inspiration.  I am linking this card up at Festive Friday #65: National Dog Day (red, black, dog, love, embossing), Inkspirational #219: Face and The Card Concept #138c: Dog Days of Summer.

And, one more card for the  Festive Friday #65: National Dog Day (red, black, heart, paw print, love).  This card and the card above use sentiments from MFT Critter Condolences.

And, while I had that wonderful Pawsome Heart stencil from Funky Fossil out, I made another pet sympathy card for my stash.  I am entering this card at AAA Cards #171: Along the Edge.

That's it for me this weekend.  Stay safe, wash your hands, and craft on!

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Hugs and Thinking of You

A quick post from me this morning to post 2 cards I made yesterday, as some of the challenges are about to end.

This card is inspired by Ink to Paper Project Reach Out: Sending Hugs and Rainbow Cheer and uses PTI stamps and dies Watercolor Wonder and Big Hugs, CAS(E) this Sketch #367, Perfectly CAS #7: Die Cuts (a new challenge for me), AAA Cards #162: Made in Minutes, and Just Add Ink #500: Just Add a Die Cut Word (happy 500th challenge!!).

Next up...I finally pulled out The Greetery Bottled Up stamps and created this card inspired by the colors at Color Throwdown #588, the challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More #384: CAS, and Inkspirational #210: Spring.

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