Time Out #52...Birthday Wishes

Hello and welcome to another challenge at Time Out.  This week, our challenge is a CASE challenge, and we have this gorgeous card from Marjan to inspire us.

I love the soft water color look of Marjan's stamping.  I was also inspired by the colors, flowers and long stems.

I stamped my ranunucus in Versafine Onyx black, and then used my Zig pens to water color them in colors similar to the colors Marjan used.

I stamped my sentiment on a piece of scrap card stock and fussy cut it out.  Then, I glued that piece to another scrap that I had painted with Zigs and cut it out again.  I thought that my sentiment was getting lost, and this way it stands out a little more.

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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CASology Week #189: Doodle

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
Doodle.  I have seen many doodles stamp sets.  I own several of them.  However, I decided to actually doodle myself on my card.

Yes, that is right.  I used a pen and doodled right on my card.  You can do it too, if you like.

I started by stamping and die cutting several solid images from PTI Bloomers.  Then, I doodled all over those flowers and leaves.  I used a very thin black marker as well as a white gel pen.

I used the same thin black pen to draw a frame around my card.  Because I knew I would not be able to draw a straight line, I purposely drew some lines that were wonky.  Reminds me of the wonky rectangle dies I've been using on practically everything.

Now, it's your turn.  How does DOODLE 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: Rachel

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ColourQ #333....Happy Birthday

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

Happy Tuesday and welcome to a new challenge at ColourQ.

St. Patrick's Day is almost here, and we have a wonderful collection of greens for you to craft with this week.  Great dress, right?

I dug through my stash of paint chips and found one with pretty much exactly all of the greens in this week's color inspiration.

I cut a strip out of the paint chip to create my left border, and then die cut some leaves out of the middle section of the paint chip.

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 at Simon Says Wednesday A Bit O' Green challenge.

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Spring Woods

I broke out my new Spring Woods stamps and have two cards to share today.  My first card is inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #163 and the Sponged Stamping technique at Make it Monday #242.

I used Pure Poppy and Scarlet Jewel inks on the bird and Sweet Blush and Berry Sorbet inks on the flowers.

I cut up one of the branches to arrange things according to the sketch.

While I had everything aligned for my Misti, I stamped a few more birds and branches.

I am entering this card at Simon Says Wednesday A Bit O' Green and Addicted to Stamps and More #184 Clean and Simple.

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Hugs and Birthday Wishes

Hello and happy Friday.  I fell in love with Michele's card at this week's MUSE Challenge #156 and had to make time to play along.

I was inspired by Michele's sponging, her diagonal design and her die cutting technique.

I masked off the upper 2/3 of my card front and sponged a light layer of Distress Tumbled Glass ink over the open 1/3 of the card.  

Then, I used a Hero Arts stencil and sponged more Tumbled Glass and Mermaid Lagoon inks over the area, die cut and then inlaid back my Hugs word die (layered a few times).  I added the rest of my sentiment with foam tape.

I am also entering this card at Simon Says Monday make your own background.

Here is the first version of the card I made.  I did not sponge the area with Tumbled Glass ink first, and my second Distress Ink was Broken China.

I liked this version, but wanted to try it with more sponging because I thought that the die cut word did not stand out enough.

I will enter this card at Addicted to Stamps and More #184.

I still can't get enough of the adorable pandas from ME Pandamonium.  I used that set to make a birthday card for my mom, who always visits the pandas at the San Diego zoo whenever she is in town.  

I am also entering this card at A Blog Named Hero where the challenge is Rainbow, and Simon Says Wednesday A Bit O Green.  My birthday sentiment is from Hero Arts Birthday Messages, one of my very first stamping purchases and something that I still use all the time.

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Time Out #51...Reminder...Spring is in the Air

There is still time to play along with our current 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 am still crushing on my new PTI Tulip Time stamps and dies.  I made another spring floral card for this challenge, and this time, I incorporated the optional twist of masking.

After stamping my main bunch of tulips in various shades of yellow, I masked those tulips off and stamped two more smaller tulips in various shades of orange.

Here is the card I originally made for this challenge reminder.

I forgot to use the optional twist of masking, so I made another card for the challenge, and I am just showing this pink one for fun.  Even thought the twist is optional, I do try to use it on at least one of my cards to set a good example and hopefully provide inspiration on the twist.

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.

I am also linking up at Just Us Girls #333:  Flowers and AAA #59: Embossing.

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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CASology Week #188: Laugh

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
Laugh.  I am so very excited about this challenge--I love to laugh, and I am really looking forward to a gallery full of cards that will make me laugh.

I was inspired by a post made a while back by my teamie Jen--it made me remember that I had a Skipping Stones stamp set with some funny sayings.

Here I am, channeling my inner Vera Bradley with this paper pieced purse.

Now, it's your turn.  How does LAUGH 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 Pink and Main.

Ardyth

Diedre

Hannelie

Hazel

Jacquie

Jen

Joyce (that's me)

Judy

Kymona

Melissa

Sherrie

Tracey

Guest Designer: Jane

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