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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My Crafty Weekend

Hello and happy Sunday.  I had so much fun playing with some adorable stamped images sent to me by Kim. I fell in love with these two puppies sharing an ice cream soda, and knew I had to make a card right away.  Aren't they an adorable pair?

I was inspired by the sketch at Fusion, the bricks and pop of yellow from Inspired By #140, and the theme at SOSS #168: F is for Friendship. 

Next up is a birthday card, using the colors at Inky Paws #131.  I was inspired by the sketch at AAA Cards #173, the theme at CAS on Friday #188: Party Time, and Seize the Birthday #198: No Topping.

I am a total sucker for stamps with books or reading, so this cutie from MFT caught my eye.  I used this week's MFT Sketch #505, making all of my card panels white to keep the card from looking too busy.  I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday #198: No Topping.

My next card uses the colors at MFT Color #148 and the same sketch above.  My challenge to myself was to make something other than a Halloween card, so I pulled out MFT Fall Florals and made a get well card.

My next card had me reaching for some old favorite floral stamps from PTI, Cutting Garden.  I was inspired by the colors at Color Throwdown #609 and the challenge at Ink to Paper to make a Thanks project.  I am also entering this card at WWC287.

I am entering all five of my cards today at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Stamp It.

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