Sunday Wrap Up

Happy Sunday everyone.  I'm here to post several cards I have made over the past day or so.  First up is a card that uses the sketch at Sweet Sunday Sketch along with a fabulous bird die that I completely forgot that I had.  Once I saw the bird in my box of dies, I knew I had to make a card or two with this die.

I just love the contrast of white and red with that bird, and decided to make another similar card.

 

My next card is inspired by this photo at Festive Friday, and I was also heavily influenced by Ardyth's inspiration card  for this challenge.

I'm still creating for the Caring Hearts card drive, and there is still time, if you are thinking you would like to join in.

Now, because I can't seem to stop making ombres to play along at Make it Monday #180, I have three more cards to enter into this challenge. 

I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday Anything goes and Addicted to Stamps Anything Goes.

I sort of cased myself with this next card.

Last up is a card for one of my favorite sketch challenges, CAS(E) this Sketch, where they are celebrating 100 sketches.

That's it for me today.  I've been horribly behind in making my blogland visits and comments, so I am off to mosey around and see what you've all been up to.

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Get Well Soon and Thinking of You

Hello and happy Monday.  Despite my house guests, I was able to sneak a bit of crafting time in this weekend.  My first card uses this week's sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #93 and the challenge at Lawnscaping #90: Critters Galore. I broke open my NBUS Lawn Fawn Get Well set to make this get well card suitable for a young person--always good to have one or two of those in my stash.  I die cut, stamped and colored the little images from the set, and then adhered them at various heights to my card front, which I impressed with my PTI Hexagon Cover Plate for a little quilted dimension.

If I were not over the limit, I would be linking up at Darnell's NBUS challenge--but I am mentioning it here just in case you have been living in a cave or under a rock--and you are not familiar with this challenge.  Use something new, link up here, and get a chance to win a fabulous prize.

I am entering my next card at ColourQ #259 and Sweet Sunday Sketch #237.    I used the extra pieces from the LID Stitches and Stripes Cover Plate, and ended up inadvertently flipping the sketch.  The flowers are from WPlus9 Fresh Cut Florals, and the stripes are the extra pieces from the LID Stitches and Swirls Cover Plate.

I am also entering both of these cards at Simon Says Monday Stencils or Stamps--because of the stamping.  I'm off to do a little blog visiting now.

  
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City Scene and a Winter Penguin

Tracey's Birthday Linky Party is going on all week.  Everyone is invited to share in the fun.  If you are looking for Tracey's Birthday Linky Party, please click here. 

I think that City Scene is my favorite stamp set ever.  And the cards I am posting today have got to be amongst my my favorite cards that I have ever made.  I hope you like them, too.  There are just so many fun ways to combine these stamps and dies.

My first card is for this week's RetroSketches rs#88.  I may have simplified the sketch a bit.  There were a lot of lines in the sketch, and it was hard to keep track of everything.  I stamped a few buildings in the background using Soft Stone ink.  Most of the other pieces were die cut and layered.  We are in New York on this card--possibly Brooklyn.

My next City Scene card uses this week's Sweet Sunday #196 sketch, rotated 90 degrees clockwise.  I am excited because this is the first time I have ever played in this challenge.  My city has hopped over the pond to London for this card. That tree behind the double decker bus is from Winter Hills. I left this one without a sentiment.  There wasn't a good place for one, so I will just put something inside when I use the card.

This last (for today) City Scene card brings us back to New York for Christmas.  Wouldn't that be fun in real life?   I grew up in a suburb of New York, and we used to go into the City every year at Christmas time.  Such a fun time to be in New York.  This card is not for any challenge--just for fun.

My last card for today uses the Stamped Square Border technique explained in this week's Make it Monday #139 and the Dynamic Duos DD#77 colors.  It is a CASE of Marybeth's card from earlier today.  I loved her striped red and white square border with the sweet winter scene, so I made my own using the candy stick from Candy Cane Christmas and Winter Penguin.  I used some tiny snowflakes from Snow Globe stamped in Brilliance Platinum Planet, and a little snowman from Tag-its #8.

Supplies Used (PTI):
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Stamps:  City Scene, Mini Blooms
Paper:  White, Scarlet Jewel and Soft Stone Pattern
Ink:  Scarlet Jewel, Harvest Gold, Lemon Tart, New Leaf, Simply Chartreuse, Soft Stone, HA Soft Granite, Versafine Onyx Black
Dies:  City Scene, Lil Inkers Instant Photo and Stitched Rectangles

London Scene
Stamps:  City Scene, Winter Hills
Paper:  White, Basic Grey Persimmon
Ink:  Pure Poppy, Limeade Ice, Kraft, HA Wet Cement & Soft Granite, Versafine Onyx Black
Dies:  City Scene, Lil Inkers Stitched Rectangles

Holiday Cheer
Stamps:  City Scene, City Scene Christmas Sentiments
Paper:  White
Ink:  Pure Poppy, Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening, Scarlet Jewel, Harvest Gold, Ripe Avocado, Simply Chartreuse, Versafine Onyx Black
Dies:  City Scene

Birthday Penguin
Stamps:  Candy Cane Christmas, Winter Penguin, Snow Globe, Tag-its #8, WPlus9 Strictly Sentiments #1
Paper:  White
Ink:  Pure Poppy, Versafine Onyx Black, SU Bermuda Bay, Brilliance Platinum Planet
Dies:  In the Meadow, Winter Penguin
Other:  Rhinestone

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