My Crafty Valentine's Weekend

 

Hello and happy Valentine's Day.  I've had some crafty time this weekend, so let's get to it!

First up is a slimline birthday card, with a nod to Valentine's Day because of the hearts.  I used some of my old favorite PTI birthday sets with balloons, and was inspired by the balloon card at the Ink to Paper Birthday Card Challenge.  It's hard to see the shimmer in this photo, but what looks like pale grey is actually glittery silver ink.  These colors were inspired by the challenge at The Paper Players #528.  My slimline card shape was inspired by the challenges at Just Us Girls #571 and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.  I am also entering this card at Addicted to CAS #191: Hearts (where I happen to be Guest Designer), Addicted to Stamps and More #398: Birthdays, Seize the Birthday #207: Hearts, Inkspirational #232: Hearts and WWC308: Occasions.

My next card uses one of my favorite background stamps, MFT City Block, and was inspired by the sketch at MFT Sketch Challenge #528, Just Add Ink #541: Blended Background, and Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Resist It.  I stamped the City Block in Versa Mark and white heat embossed it.  Then, I blended a combination of various warm colors of Catherine Pooler Ink.  The last part was the hardest to do, as it involved cutting my panel (scary) and then reassembling with dimension to follow the sketch.  I am also entering this card at Addicted to Stamps and More #398: Birthdays and WWC308: Occasions.

I used a new stencil from Hero Arts, Sea and Sky, for my next card.  I blocked off the sun and blended ink for the sea/sky portion, and then blocked all that to blend a vibrant sun.  I am entering this card at A Blog Named Hero Anything Goes and Just Add Ink #541: Blended Background.

Last time I ordered from Hero Arts, they included a fun stamp set for free as a thank you gift.  They could not have picked a better stamp set to send me, as they sent Story Time, which is filled with fun book and reading related images.  I love to read, and so does my dog.  I am entering this card at AAA Cards #183: One Corner and A Blog Named Hero Anything Goes.

Last up for me today is another card using MFT City Block Background.  I fussy cut just some of the background and colored those buildings using the colors from the MFT Color Challenge #159.  I added a sun rays texture plate to the upper part of the card.

Well, that's it for me today.  Now, off to find some Valentine's chocolate (doesn't matter that I bought it myself!!)

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My Crafty Weekend

 

Hello and happy Sunday.  I have a few cards to share, starting with this festive card.  I am entering this card at Festive Friday #74: Christmas (Evergreen Trees, Peace, Red, Green).  It was so quick to make because I started with a printed card front from PTI Petite Places Patterned paper and added a few mini Gnomes that were already stamped and die cut.  I am also entering this card at AAA Cards #180: Made in Minutes + Christmas and Just Add Ink #535: Magical Creatures.

Next up is another very quick card, because I had already made the embossed card front a few months ago, when I first bought the MFT City Block background stamp.  I added a sentiment and this cute pup, and my card was done.  I am entering this card at MFT Color Challenge #155 and AAA Cards #180: Made in Minutes (without the Christmas option).  

Next up is an encouragement card inspired by the colors at Color Throwdown #623.  I am also entering this card at CAS on Friday #105: Best Wishes and Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Favorite Technique (stencils and fussy cutting).

I was inspired by the challenge at Color Hue #7: Blue and Magenta and Stay Crafty with Hero #17: Thank You.  I am also entering at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Favorite Technique (ink blending).

Last up for today is this sweet scene out the window, which so aptly represents our times.  I used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #465 and am also entering at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Favorite Technique (stencil).

That's it for me today.  Its warm and sunny, and we are headed to the beach with the dog.

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My Crafty Weekend

 

Hello and happy Sunday.  I am starting out today with a group of cards initially inspired by this card I saw during the MFT release this week.  Of course, I had to buy that fabulous background stamp, but it also inspired me to bring out an older Hero Arts background stamp (Urban Skyline Bold Prints) I have had for a while.  I pulled out an even older Hero Arts stamp (Owl Christmas) and made this card.  

I stamped my background in black, and then heat embossed it also in black, to get a really dark and crisp background.  I stamped and fussy cut my little owls, and then colored their bodies with Copics.  There were parts of the owls that stamped black, but I wanted them to be red, so I stamped the owls again in red, and then just cut and past the red bits on to my colored owls.

I am entering this card at Stay Crafty with Hero #14: Critters and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Humorus/Fun.

My next card uses that  same Urban Skyline background stamp, this time stamped in Hawaiian Shores ink then clear embossed.  I cut the background into thirds, per the challenge at Just Us Girls #553 and added some cute pups from Hero Arts Birthday Paw-ty.  I am entering this card at Stay Crafty with Hero #14: Critters, AAA Birthday #17: Animals & Critters, Seize the Birthday #199 : no topping, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Humorus/Fun and Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Use Your Favorite Stamp (I love the cute puppies and great sentiments in this set, and seem to pull it out all the time).

And, now a card with the MFT City Block Background stamp--the one that inspired most of my crafting.  I white heat embossed this background stamp onto kraft, then added my white bit to hold my focal image and sentiment.  I had to do a bit of masking and taping to get my sentiment to be on 2 lines instead of 1, because I didn't have room otherwise.  

My colors are inspired by MFT Color Challenge #149.  I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday #199 : no topping, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Humorus/Fun (love the punny sentiment) and Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Use Your Favorite Stamp (this City Block Background is my new favorite stamp).

My next card also uses the City Block Background stamp and is inspired by CAS Colours & Sketches #387.  This time, I water colored the different houses.  Because this background stamp is 6X6, I can use it vertically or horizontally.  I didn't know that when I bought it, but it is such a nice surprise.  I will also enter this card at Seize the Birthday #199 : no topping.

I discovered this fun ice cream cone die in my stash when I was looking for something else.  I bought this die quite a while back---when PTI was still a thing! and I don't think I have ever used it.  It seems perfect for  Seize the Birthday #199: Die Cuts Only, optional stamped sentiment.  I never found the other thing I was looking for, mostly because this shiny object distracted me, and now I can't remember what I was originally looking for.  Please tell me this happens to you too.

I decided to use some papers with really tiny polka dots and made a slim line card, for the sole purpose of being able to have a triple decker ice cream.

Last up today is a CAS holiday card, and I am entering this card at ABC Christmas Challenge: S is for Snow.  I used Snowflakes by Reverse Confetti.

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