Recap of the Week

Hello and happy Sunday.  I'm posting a few cards I made this week.  First up is another card using The Greetery Sitting Pretty.  I was inspired by the challenge at Just Add Ink #564: Just Choose Two (sky & trees) and the colors at Color Throwdown #652.  Perhaps the rug and seat cushion look familar?  

I am also entering this card at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (old: dog die and cloud stencil.  new:  porch, chair and trees), and Addicted to Stamps and More #410.  This is such a peaceful scene, and I had to add Sherlock to enjoy the day.

Next up...it is birthday time.  I stamped, colored and fussy cut a bunch of tiny cupcakes out of Hero Arts You're Top Tier, and was inspired to do this by the challenge at CAS on Friday #210: Tiny Images.  I used a Mosaic embossing folder which gives this really fun geometric dimensional texture to my card front, so I am also linking up at Addicted to CAS #202 and AAA Birthday #27:  Embossing Folder.  And, I am finally snarky!!  I'll be linking this card up at The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #190:  C is for Colorful.  Last of all, this card is going over at A Blog Named Hero:  Repeat Yourself.

While I had my Copic markers out and was in a birthday mode, I am entering this card at many of the same challenges as the card above.

Last up are a couple of wedding cards--must replenish the stash.  This first one was inspired by the challenge at Ink to Paper: What Do I Do with This to create a card with a little sparkle.  My elegant wedding sentiment is heat embossed in Black Sparkle embossing powder, which gives a whole lot of sparkle in person, and the sequins are pretty sparkly, too.  I am also entering this card at WWC230: Occasions (wedding).

My 2nd wedding card is my last card for the day.  I combined a stamped and die cut image from a My Monthly Hero kit with a stamped and gold heat embossed image from PTI Gatsby Glamour and a sentiment from Avery Elle So Happy.  Now, that's a mixed marriage.  I am entering this card at WWC230: Occasions (wedding).

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Dream Big....and More...

Hello friends....I have eeked out some crafty time already this week, and will start with my favorite card of the bunch.  The challenge at Stay Crafty with Hero #8 is Small Joys, and I found some tiny stamps in my newest Hero Arts stamp set to use on my card.  I stamped the trio of books 4 separate times, cut them out and stacked them up, resting the little reading mouse right on top.  I don't know why, but I love this card so much (I may never send it out).  I am also entering this card at AAA Cards #165: Up to One Third + Optional Twist of Repeating Image (my trio of books).

This next card is inspired by the challenge at Lawn Faunatics #77: Oh Baby and Perfectly CAS #9: Animals.  This sweet little baby deer is from Lawn Fawn Into the Woods.

Next up is a card inspired by the challenge at Paper Smooches:  Thank You, Addicted to CAS #184: Flower, and Retro Rubber Challenge #135: tic tac toe (die cut, embossing, flowers).  My stamps are Paper Smooches Blossoming Buds and I think they are 4 years old.

Last up is a card using these beautiful Chrysanthemum stamps from Uniko, and I am inspired to play along with Uniko Challenge #59:  Anything Goes with the optional twist of bright and happy.

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A Lighthouse and Some Birch Trees

I am still enjoying my Guiding Lights stamps.  Today I used that set to make a masculine birthday card.  I stamped the lighthouse and then blended Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink under and around it. I paired it up with a sentiment from WMS Ocean Bound to create a one layer masculine birthday card.

I am entering this card at Less is More #232 where the challenge is one layer masculine, Addicted to CAS #67 where the code word is Patriotic, Seize the Birthday where the toppings option is red, white and blue, and Marker Pop #72 Anything Goes (I used Distress ink from their store).

My next two cards were inspired by this beautiful card by Carol that I found on the Winnie & Walter website when I went to look for inspiration for a new stamp I recently bought called Into the Woods. I made two different versions of a similar card.

For my first card, I stamped in Memento Luxe Tuxedo Black and embossed in clear and then added a die cut word from PTI Wet Paint.  

I am entering this card at Time Out #35 'Nature with the Optional Twist of Animals', CAS-ual Fridays #141 Embossing, and Just Add Ink #270.

I wanted to include animals in my next version, so I used a family of die cut deer silhouettes.

I am entering this card at Time Out #35 'Nature with the Optional Twist of Animals', Simply Create Too #89 Get Ahead for Christmas, and Simon Says Wednesday Furry Friends (I am pretty sure that deer are furry).

That's it for me today.

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