Lots of Crafty Fun

As Labor Day weekend ends, I am pausing to post a bunch of cards I've made over the past several days.  First up is this action packed doggie card I made using the sketch at MFT #609.  I used some images I had previously stamped using borrowed stamps.  I am also entering this card at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stamp It, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes and Shopping Our Stash #478: Animal Antics.

Next up is a card I CASed from my BFF Kim, using these really cut foxes from Avery Elle Party Fox.  I was inspired by the collaboration challenges at Color Hue #48: Navy & Lime Green and Seize the Birthday #246.  I am also entering this card at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stamp It, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes and Shopping Our Stash #478: Animal Antics.

Continuing on with the theme of using images I stamped a while back, I have this little cutie floating on a striped raft, inspired by the challenge at CAS on Friday #239: Stripes.  I am also entering this card at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stamp It and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.

The next two cards were inspired by a technique I saw in a recent video by Jennifer McGuire.  I like how they came out, but they were more time consuming than I had expected.  Each die cut required 3 white layers and a colored layer.  When the entire card was done, I used Versa Mark ink to stamp a screen grid pattern on all of the dogs.  I am entering both of these cards at Inkspirational #273: Repetition (dogs/horses), Just Add Ink #691: Masculine, Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stamp It, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes and Shopping Our Stash #478: Animal Antics.

Last up is a holiday card using these wonderful penguins from MFT Tweet Holidays.  I was inspired by the colors at MFT Color Challenge #195, Addicted to CAS #228: Birds, Addicted to Stamps and More #437: Christmas, CAS Christmas: Sparkle and Shine (the pom poms on the hats are all glittered up), Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stamp It, and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.

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CASology Week #185: Egg

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's time for another challenge at CASology.  This week, our cue word is
Egg.  I must admit, I had a hard time with this one--but after chatting a bit with my teamies, I was able to come up with an idea.  What happens to an egg if you leave it with its chicken mama long enough?

Yes, that is right, an egg will hatch, and so that is what happened to my egg.  Now, I have a unique baby card in my stash.  I used images from PTI On the Farm for this card.

Now, it's your turn.  How does EGG inspire you?  I hope you play along this week. Please remember to keep it Clean and Simple.

Please head on over to the CASology blog and gather some inspiration from the design team.

We are sponsored this week by Stamplorations.

Ardyth

Diedre

Hannelie

Hazel

Jacquie

Jen

Joyce (that's me)

Judy

Kymona

Melissa

Sherrie

Tracey

Guest Designer: Gerrina

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Think Pink Times Four

I am back with some more cards for Breast Cancer Awareness.  After I made them, I realized that they all have the same sentiment--Think Pink from the Amuse Fight Like a Girl set.

My first card uses the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #107.  I normally use a pretty literal interpretation of the sketch, but this time I played around a bit.

I used the sketch at this week's Fusion #19 for my next card.  I am also entering it into the Metal, Wood and Cork challenge in the Moxie Fab World.  I finally cut into a piece of super thin cork I had purchased ages ago from my local stamping store.  Wow--that was scary, but I'm glad I did it.


My next card is just for fun.  I had an idea for a pink argyle sweater.  The base of the sweater is Sweet Blush, although it looks peach in this photo.

My last card is an idea I know I saw somewhere, but can't remember where.  I stacked 4 of the little animal dies from On the Farm, and made them pink.

All of these cards will be posted over at Split Coast Stampers, as part of their Hope You Can Cling To challenge, at Link Up For Pink, and at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge to Use a Rubber or a Clear Stamp.

Supplies Used (PTI):
Ice Cream
Stamps:  Amuse Fight Like a Girl, PS Hope
Paper:  White, Sweet Blush & Hibiscus Burst Pattern, Raspberry Fizz, SU Pretty in Pink, SU Baked Brown Sugar
Ink:  Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Memento Angel Pink
Dies:  MFT Fishtail Flags, Sweet as Can Be, SU Cupcake Punch (for the cherry on top), Lil Inkers Circles and Diamonds Stitched Patterns IP
Other:  Glossy Accents

Cork Board
Stamps:  Amuse Fight Like a Girl, Background Basics Medallions, Verve Plain Jane Notebook
Ink:  Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Memento Angel Pink
Paper:  White, Raspberry Fizz Pattern, Sweet Blush, Hibiscus Burst
Die:  Lil Inker Instant Photo, MFT Fishtail Flags
Other:  Cork, Glossy Accents

Sweater
Stamps:  Amuse Fight Like a Girl, Autumn Pattern Pieces, PS Hope
Paper:  White, Sweet Blush, Raspberry Fizz
Ink:  Raspberry Fizz
Dies:  Sweater Die, Aida IP
Other:  Rhinestone

Stacked Animals
Stamps:  Amuse Fight Like a Girl
Paper:  White, Hibiscus Burst
Ink:  Hibiscus Burst
Dies:  On the Farm, Pinking Border,  Lil Inkers Circles and Diamonds Stitched Patterns IP

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So Many Cards

I have been crafting for several days without posting anything.  I guess I had a lot of creative energy, and didn't want to stop to post.  But, the ending time of some challenges is approaching, so I decided to go ahead and post.  Warning--there are a lot of photos here...

First up is my entry into this week's Make it Monday challenge #114:  Blown Ink.  This was a very interesting challenge, and I have seen some pretty amazing looking cards.  I am a bit of a control freak, and like to know exactly where my ink is going, so this technique was a stretch for me.  I used reinkers in the following colors:  Hibiscus Burst, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Limeade Ice, and Blueberry Sky.  I blew the ink with a straw, and then used those same colors on the main panel to paint the tips of my brushes and create some ink splats.  I am also entering this card into this week's Simon Says ....Happy Mail challenge.

My next card is for this week's A Blog Named Hero:  All that Glitters challenge, as well as CAS-ual Friday's:  CFC100:  Top 10 Tic Tac Toe challenge.  I chose the middle column--Kraft, Bling, Emboss.  I used Hero Arts Flower Swirl Vine stamp and embossed in white on kraft.  I used pink, turquoise and purple bling on many of the flower centers, and a sentiment from PTI Script Sentiments.

My next card is for this week's Dynamic Duos DD #51 and Fusion #5.   My card uses Baja Breeze and PTI Harvest gold, and is inspired by both the sketch and the photo.  I stamped some Baja Breeze stripes using Water Color Wonder, and hand cut a butterfly from PTI Beautiful Butterflies.  If you look closely, you can see the glitter on the butterfly's antennae as well as the canvas/linen impression plate.

My next card is for a challenge that is new to me.  I saw this challenge on another crafter's blog, and decided to play along with The Deconstructed Sketch challenge no. 100. I used an image from Avery Elle's Fanfare set, along with some fun papers from Doodlebug Take Note, and the PTI Numbers Impression Plate.

My next card was inspired by a card I saw here on Lin's blog, for The Crafts Meow.  I thought I could do something similar with PTI Sketched Shapes.   After I made the card, I realized that it was very similar in layout to the card above, so I will also link this card to The Deconstructed Sketch challenge no. 100.  My ink colors here are  Summer Sunrise, New Leaf, SU Tempting Turquoise, Hero Arts Pale Tomato.

My next two cards use this week's Retro Sketches rs#62.  I thought it was a great sketch, and I had two ideas about how to use it.   My first card is inspired by something I remember seeing a while back on the cover of Paper Crafts magazine--a negative die cut from On the Farm with some gingham paper underneath.  I have some navy gingham paper courtesy of Renee from a while back.

My next Retro Sketches card is inspired by this card from Nicole during the release for Sketched Shapes.  My inks were:  New Leaf, Hawaiian Shores, Hibiscus Burst, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, and Harvest Gold.  The cute pink twine is courtesy of Tracey (thanks!)

Are you tired yet?  This is my last card for today--for this week's  10 Minute Craft Dash #17.  I used Kraft, Aqua Mist and Berry Sorbet, and my card took 6 minutes 52 seconds.  It was based on this card by Nicole during the release for Sketch Shapes.

That's it for me this weekend.  I am too tired to type up all the supplies, but if you have any questions, please just let me know.


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