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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CASology Week #356...Faith

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's time for another challenge at CASology.   This week, our cue word is FAITH.  I thought of dogs, and how they are always faithful friends.  I know my dog is!  I used this as an opportunity to add to my stash of pet sympathy cards--always good to have around, as I never feel like making them when there is a specific dog in need.

I kept my card really simple with 1 image, and simple sentiment and a bit of die cut stitching over the lower third of my card.

Now it's your turn.  How does FAITH inspire you?


As always, remember the following CAS guidelines when creating your design:

1. One main image
2. Lots of open space, uncluttered
3. Limited layers & embellishments
4. Quick & easy to recreate (Note: It may take a while to create a design you like, but once you have that design, making more should be a piece of cake!)

I hope you play along this week.

Please head on over to the CASology blog and gather some inspiration from the our Guest Designer  and the CASology design team.  Our sponsor this week is STAMPlorations.

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My Crafty Week

I had a super crafty week.  This week, I went to Camp Create at MFT for the first time.

I earned 4 badges so far, and hope to complete the 5th tomorrow.

Day 1 was Wonderful Watercolor and I made a watercolor sky behind my New York city skyline.  I am also entering this card at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge to 'Make Your Own Background'.

Day 2 at Camp Create was Remarkable Resist, and I made this card by heat embossing Roses All Over with white embossing powder and then blending a variety of blue and green Distress inks.  I am also entering this card at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge to 'Make Your Own Background'.

Day 3 at Camp Create was Spectacular Shakers  and I used supplies from the Good Time To Wine card kit for my card.  This was the first time I have ever used shaker pouches for a shaker card, and I am completely convinced.  I have never successfully created a shaker card that actually shook, and these pouches made it so easy.

Those shaker wine glasses were so fun and easy to make that I made another card with them and I am entering it at Seize the Birthday (no toppings).

Day 4 at Camp Create was Glitzy Glitter and I used the colors from MFT Color Challenge #121 to create my card.  I liked the suggestions on how to use just a bit of glitter to avoid a glittery mess, and I used glitter washi tape over my sentiment and Gold Stickles as my candle flames.

I just received a set of tiny adorable pandas from Mama Elephant, and they were perfect for this week's challenge at Less is More #400:  Small Images.  A special thank you to Michelle, whose DT card most directly inspired this card.  I used colors from Just Us Girls #497 and am also entering this card at AAA Birthday #3: For the Girls.

That card led to this card, also inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #397.  I am also entering this card at Just Add Ink #466, where the colors and the Christmas theme were my inspiration, Shopping Our Stash #400:  Christmas in July, The Male Room #115: Christmas in July and also Less is More #400:  Small Images.

And, now for the sad part.  I needed a few pet sympathy cards this week, and also had to replenish my stock of that type of card.


This card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch #331.

I am entering this card at Paper Players #451: Masculine and AAA Cards #145:  One Image.

And lastly, I am entering this card at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Animal Magic.

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