My Crafty Weekend

Well, the weekend is over, and I had so much free time (because I didn't clean my house at all), so I have a monster post coming.  I'll be brief with my writing, since there are so many photos.

Entering at:
-  ITP Project Reach Out Sending Love

Entering at:
-  ITP Project Reach Out: Gratitude (using PTI ink and card stock)

Here's the sign mounted on my mail box:

Entering at:
-  Paper Players #489:  Make You Smile

Entering at:
-  The Male Room #135: Sentiment in Focus

Similar to card above...another sympathy card for my stash

Entering at:
-  Addicted to CAS #183: Silhouette
-  Poppy Challenge #68:  Winged Things (Resting Birds)

Entered at:
-  AAA Cards #164: One Image & Inspired by TV (Lassie)
-  Paper Smooches Anything Goes
-  Addicted to CAS #183: Silhouette

Entered at:
-  Less is More #418:  Scribbles, Drips and/or Splats
-  The Male Room #135: Sentiment in Focus

Entered at:
-  Freshly Made Sketches #433
-  Addicted to Stamps and More #387:  Make Your Mark
-  Shopping Our Stash #419:  Happy Mother's Day
-  Inkspirational #212:  Photo (pink flowers)

Need more Mother's Day cards, so flipped the sketch and changed the colors, for another card.

Entered at:
-  Addicted to Stamps and More #387:  Make Your Mark
-  Shopping Our Stash #419:  Happy Mother's Day
-  Cupcake Inspirations #492:  Colors

Entered at:
-  Inky Paws #122: Color

Entered at:
-  Color Throwdown #591
-  Paper Smooches Anything Goes

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It's Only Wednesday

Can you believe it's only Wednesday and I have already made 3 cards?

First up is this hot little number using the sketch at AAA Cards #100 (I rotated it 180 degrees).  The stamps I used are PTI Some Like it Hot, and the colors are hot and spicy as well, as I am also playing along at Less is More #349: Hot and Spicy Colors.  See the little green leaves---they are really chili peppers (just kidding).

Next up is a card inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #242 and the Flower Challenge #13: Use Your Favourite Flower.  Well, this is the hardest challenge in the world because I have so many flower stamps I love, and it is too difficult to pick just one favorite.  I decided to use the large bloom from Friends Till the End, as it is one of my oldest stamps and I keep coming back to it again and again (that's love, right?)

I was feeling kind of lazy and so I just colored the flower by sponging with Distress Worn Lipstick.

Per the instructions at The Flower Challenge, if I win I would like the prize from either The Ton or Neat and Tangled.  Thanks.


Last up is a get well card for a little boy who is about to have surgery--to let him know I am thinking of him.  I am entering this card at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Thinking of You.  I used the PTI Comic Strip Cover Plate and MFT Jungle Friends dies.  I think he will enjoy the googlie eyes on the animals.

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Happy Birthday

Popping in with a quick post with a card I made for PTI's Create Along With Us challenge this week.

I used Friends Till the End, one of my favorite florals.  I was inspired by this card of Nicole's.

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Retro Rubber....Guest Designer...Sending Hugs from Home

I have the honor today of posting as Guest Designer at Retro Rubber Challenge #36 because this card was chosen as the winner of challenge #33 last month.

The theme this week is water, and I decided to use water and my Zigs to color a very old stamp.  At Retro Rubber, the object is to pull out your older stamps (older than 1 year) and give them some love.

The oldest stamp on this card is the flower from PTI Friends Till the End, which I bought probably 4 or 5 years ago, and I bought it used, so it is even older than that.

My die cut and sentiment stamps are about 1 year old.

I hope you will play along this week at Retro Rubber. Pull out some older stamps and show them some ink.

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Two Birthday Cards

I've got two birthday cards to share today.  My first card is inspired by the Make it Monday #221: Masking Sentiment technique and uses the colors from ColourQ #304.

I stamped a birthday sentiment from PTI Stylish Sentiments: Birthday and then masked it while I stamped a background pattern all over the card using images from PTI Friends Till the End.  My inks were Hero Arts Charcoal and WPlus9 Gala Red, Lake House and Hayride.

I am also linking this card up at AAA #36 Maskerade and Casual Fridays #142 Pretty Patterns.

I came across a really cute stamp set (Impression Obsession Birthday Cakes) that was buried deep in my stash, and decided to pull it out and make a quick CAS birthday card.

I added a bit of color with Prisma Color pencils and Stickles.  There are so many cute images in this set that I want to use in the future.  I am going to keep this set in a more convenient location.  I am entering this card at Simply Create Too #92 Anything Goes and Seize the Birthday, no toppings.

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