ColourQ #332....Happy Birthday

If you are looking for my CASology post, please click here.

Happy Tuesday and welcome to a new challenge at ColourQ.

We have a new color scheme for you today--week after week, Arielle finds the most beautiful things on the internet, and this week is no exception.

Before I show you my card, I will make my big confession--I did not stamp this card--I bought a set of coloring pages from PTI--all I did to turn this into a card front was a little coloring with my distress markers.

I used Abandoned Coral, Faded Jeans, Cracked Pistachio and Mustard seed distress markers, die cut a happy and fussy cut a stamped birthday.  I also added some texture to my front panel after I colored it.

I guess I don't need to tell you how quickly this card came together.

Please head on over to the ColourQ challenge blog to see more inspiration from the design team. I hope you will join in the fun and play along this week.

I am also entering this card over at Darnell's NBUS Challenge #6.  It is my third and final entry there.

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Weekend Recap

Hello and happy Sunday.  I had the craftiest weekend ever, and have 7 cards to post for a variety of challenges.

First up is a card using this week's technique from Make it Monday #241: Ombre Stencilled background.

I used the new PTI anniversary stamps and dies, Painted Petal to create my card, as well as a new MFT stencil.  I am entering this card at Darnell's NBUS #6 Challenge, as it has 3 NBUSES on it

Next up is another card using Painted Petals--a little more towards my CAS style.

I am entering this card at Just Us Girls #333: Flowers.

How about another floral card with lots of white space?

Inspiration for this card comes from the Poppystamps Challenge #18: Spring Fling.  I used two Poppystamps dies on this card..Grand Flower Box and Groovy Flower.

I had to perform a little bit of surgery on my die cuts to allow the flowers to be a different color from the leaves--kind of like grafting a plant.

I am also entering this card at AAA Cards #59 where the challenge is embossing.  I used Lil Inker Diamond Lace impression plate for my background embossing.  I am also entering this card at Less is More where the challenge is Citrus colors--I've got Orange, Lemon and Lime covered.

I used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #226 to make a thank you card for my daughter's soccer team manager.

I used PTI Go for the Goal.   My daughter's school colors are brown and yellow.  I am not kidding. They have had to switch their uniforms to yellow and grey, as they could not even find brown uniforms any more.  My camera has done terrible things to the yellow on this card, which is actually quite bright and pretty IRL.

For my next card, I combined the sketch at Retro Rubber #33 with the Geometric challenge at Inkspirational #103.

The sentiment stamp on this card is probably about 3 years old, as is the SSS Diamond Parade die.

I die cut once from black and again from white, using Copics to color all the different sections in a rainbow of colors.  I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday Anything Goes.

Still with me?  Early this morning, I saw this card over at Stephanie Lanzalotto's blog, and it reminded me that I have 2 daughters who will probably be getting their drivers licenses before long, and I'd better be prepared with suitable congratulations cards.

I am entering this card at Simon Says Wednesday where the challenge is Texture.

And, a slightly different version of the card, this time using the car image (PTI Enjoy the Ride) as a subtle background print.

I am entering this card at Simon Says Monday where the challenge is New Beginnings.  For my daughter as well as me, the freedom to drive (and the freedom FROM driving) will represent a new stage of life for both of us.

Well, that's all for me today.  Thanks for sticking with it for such a long and crafty post.

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Time Out #51...hello

Hello and welcome to another challenge at Time Out.  This week our challenge is a theme with an optional twist.

Easter or Spring with an optional twist of masking.

I opted to make a spring card--and when I think of spring flowers, I always think of tulips.  I die cut and stamped some tulips from PTI Bitty Bouquets and then placed them in a vase I die cut from a very thin piece of wood.  I added some texture to my card front, and chose to keep this card very CAS.

Our guest designer this time is TaeEun so please make sure to stop by and see what she has made for this challenge.

Stamplorations is our sponsor this week.

Edited to add:  I am linking up at AAA Cards #59 Embossing.  (Thanks Stephanie)

I hope that you will take some Time Out to play along with us over the next two weeks.  Please see the Time Out challenge blog to see more inspiration from the Design Team.

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With Sympathy

Hi there.  I am sneaking into CAS(E) this Sketch #161 at the very end with a card I made using some NBUS.

What do you think is the plural of NBUS?  NBUSES?  Well, then I used 4 NBUSES on this card--Tulip Time stamps, Pretty Frame die, Bright Buttercup ink (all 3 from PTI) and With Sympathy die from Lil Inker.  That should be enough NBUSES for one card to qualify to play along with Darnell in her NBUS Challenge #6.  Good thing I went shopping!

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CASology Week #187: Spin

This is my second post today.  If you are looking for my ColourQ post, please click here.

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's time for another challenge at CASology.  This week, our cue word is
Spin.  There are so many ways to interpret this cue word, and many things that spin.

I have been going to spin classes at my local gym for at least 10 years--3 times a week, sometimes more.  Yes, I am probably addicted, and I get some of my best card ideas when my mind wanders as my legs pump away.  So it was only natural that I thought of a bicycle for my card.

I finally broke out Avery Elle Roll with It and inked up one of the bicycle images.  With the front of the bike already off the page and the streamers and balloons flying to the rear, I hoped to show that this bike is moving.

I have made many friends at spin class over the years, and this will be the perfect birthday card for one of them.

I am also entering this card at AAA Cards #59:  Embossing, Seize the Birthday Anything Goes and Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes.

Now, it's your turn.  How does SPIN 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 Cindy B Designs.

Ardyth

Diedre

Hannelie

Hazel

Jacquie

Jen

Joyce (that's me)

Judy

Kymona

Melissa

Sherrie

Tracey

Guest Designer: Michele

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