Sunday, May 17, 2015

Sunday Recap



Well, the weekend has just sped by, and I am now posting everything I made.  First up is a card going to someone who is probably reading my blog right now...so I won't say anything more, except that she has some very exciting news to celebrate.

I stamped and masked my flower image three times, adding some leaves in the background.  I used several colors of distress inks to sponge and blend over my flowers and leaves.  I embossed my front panel, adhered a sentiment and then matted that panel on another piece where I sponged the darkest Distress ink just along the edges.


In honor of the May Flowers challenge at Retro Rubber #14, I pulled out one of my very favorite and oldest flower stamps--In Bloom by PTI.  I used the color scheme at Sunday Stamps #101--first time playing at this challenge for me, and am also entering at Designer's Choice Recipe challenge at Inkspirational Challenge #82 (Distress Inks, Flowers, Embossing) and Addicted to Stamps #144: CAS.





Next up is a card for CAS-ual Friday's 4th birthday celebration.  I used a sentiment from Bold Wishes and some of their Fri-dies as well.  I randomly filled in some of the open centers of the die cuts with the negative pieces. 



I am also entering this card at Freshly Made Sketches #186 and Seize the Birthday Use the Negative.




Next up is a card with my brand new Ellen Hutson Mondo Magnolia stamps and dies.  I used the colors at Colour Me #71 for this card.  I die cut the largest flower once from Hibiscus Burst paper and once from vellum.  The vellum is only adhered in the center, kind of softening the pink of the flower, and also adding a bit of dimension as the petals curl up a bit.  My leaves are from PTI Cutting Garden, since this flower set did not have any leaves, and my sentiment is a die cut Thanks on a Line cut out of Basic Grey paper.




I am entering this card at  Paper Players #245 Clean and Simple Girly Thanks and Happy Little Stamper CAS Challenge:  Die Cuts or Punches.





My next card is another sympathy card for my stash.  I used a brand new Hero Arts floral set I had forgotten I ordered until I opened my package from Joann's and there it was.  I love happy surprises like that.


I am entering this card at A Blog Named Hero Clean and Simple challenge and CAS on Sunday #58: Cheer Up, Buttercup.



My last two cards are variations on the same 2 Simon Says Stamp challenges--SSS Monday to use Simon branded product and SSS Wednesday is a color challenge.  I just saw that I missed the Monday deadline.  Oh, well.  I'll just link up at SSS Wednesday.

I used paint chips for the colored bubbles inlaid into the Bubble Parade die.  I really love these colors together, and will link this card up at Simply Create Too #85 where the challenge is to use a favorite color combination.



I colored the negative pieces with Copics in this variation of the card.





Well, that's it for me today.

Thanks for Visiting










40 comments :

  1. love your bold pink flower - thanks for sharing your beautiful card at Colour me...! this week

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  2. You have been so busy and creative, you have an amazing collection of cards! Thanks for joining us at STB with that cool retro looking card Joyce!

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  3. Very touching sympathy card! Thanks for joining us for the CAS challenge at A Blog Named Hero!

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  4. Oh my, Joyce...from congrats, to thanks, to sympathy to birthdays, you've covered the spectrum with cards that are nothing short of outstanding! Marvelous expressions of your abundant creativity! They're all fabulous, although the mondo Magnolia really catches my eye! We don't have magnolias here (poor things wouldn't thrive in our always cool weather...), so seeing them is extra special! So glad I 'Feedly-ized' you (I 'had' to use your new word!)....
    Hugs~c

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  5. wow Joyce you are a creating genius! All such gorgeous cards, wonderful textures and colours. Great to see you at Ink x

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  6. It looks like you had a great weekend creating! These are all so different and fabulous. Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

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  7. oh my dear Joyce you really busy making mans lovely fab cards
    I cant tell one by one I love all them especially with the bold pink flower oh woooow
    and the card for Sunday Stamps is adorable love how you combine our color challenge and how the card look so CAS.I hope you get your bday card from Mr Postman soon (I sent you from last week :) ) I know sending from Germany to USA sometimes so slowly :)
    see you around Joyce
    hugs
    Monika

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  8. You really are amazing, Joyce! Every one of your cards are just beautiful...I love how you add texture with dry embossing and dimension with your die cuts! A lovely collection and perfect for all the challenges, too!
    Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at ATSM! Best of luck to you with the DT spot!

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  9. Joyce - I love your super wonderful, beauty packed post!! Impressions as I scrolled through this awesomeness are - the Congrats card with its' lovely colored bloom and yummy texture!! The spunky, fun, chic-y card with the the bold colors is just so clever and fun!! Your magnolia card is the most beautiful-est card, so rich in texture and yumminess - the embossing is so clean and crisp!! Excellent, beautiful card!!! The simple peace and prettiness your sympathy card offers is so tender and sweet!! And the cool, circular look you got going on with your birthday cards makes such a visual feast for the eyes and they are just so full of gorgeous colors!! So well done the way the colors pop against the white!!! You are a MARVEL!!!

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  10. So happy that you have your Sundays to craft... and craft you did! Splendidly, I may add... happy to see you joining the Paint Chip Gang! the sympathy card sentiment is so sweet! Mondo is Magnificent with the vellum! wishing I owned the CF die! and darn it, I'm reading this post and can't remember a thing that I'm celebrating... OH finding you!!
    =] Michele

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  11. Wow, what a wonderful collection of card! They are all so beautiful!! I love that big, bold pink flower. Such a fabulous focal point. Thank you for sharing with us at Colour Me...! this week.

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  12. WOW! You have been BUSY! Such beautiful cards! I love the beautifully sponged flowers and the way you used the colors at Sunday Stamps! Thank you for joining us! XX

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  13. Awesome cards.... I love the bloom you made for The Paper Players! I like the sentiment at the bottom,too. Thanks for playing along this week!

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  14. I am glad you entered RRBC again! Beautiful choice as well! This is gorgeous! Thank you for joining us at Retro Rubber!

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  15. You have been a busy stamper! All your creations are beautiful! Your Paper Players flower is amazing...it looks fabulous with the embossing and that big, bold sentiment! Thanks for sharing this with us at the Players this week!

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  16. You've had a busy and productive card-making weekend! Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful and layered die-cut flower card at Happy Little Stampers.

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  17. You've had a busy and productive card-making weekend! Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful and layered die-cut flower card at Happy Little Stampers.

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  18. Wonderful cards! The first one is my favourite!

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  19. wow! look at all those fabulous cards!!! :) thank you for playing a long with us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!

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  20. Yo... you have been a busy crafter! Well done. Thanks so much for sharing all of your cards with Retro Rubber floral theme this week. Hope to see you again soon...

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  21. Wow! Fantastic cards, love the beautiful colors and all of the flower image. Great CAS designs too! Thanks for joining us at Sunday Stamps, hope to see you again soon!

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  22. Don't you just love it when the creative juices are flowing?! You should because you just had a big dose of it. lol Great cards and love every one of them. Thank you for playing along with Retro Rubber this week.

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  23. Wow, you had such a crafty weekend! So many fabulous cards today--the Mondo Magnolia is especially stunning!

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  24. Five fabulous cards...love each one them. You had a very productive weekend I must say. I love your first card. those flowers are so pretty and look amazing in that blue. And that huge pretty in pink flower, just over the top fabulous! But I really do love them all.

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  25. You're like an energizer bunny, Joyce. Once you get going on cards, you keep cranking out lovelies. I saw a quote on Kristina;s blog that said something like "The more you create, the more creative you get." That's evident in this wonderful array of cards.

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  26. you go girl! look at all of these fab cards, so fun! Loving them, especially the floral with the label maker sentiment- perfect for our challenge! Thanks for playing at Sunday Stamps!

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  27. All these cards so so lovely - fabulous bunch of different styles. Thanks for playing along with Seize the Birthday.

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  28. You are amazing and so talented, Joyce!!! Love that beautiful pink flower and the fun graphic look of the CFC card!! Lovely cards!!!

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  29. Great clean and simple card for RRBC, thank you for including us in your stamping fun this week.

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  30. Love you subtle colours and the embossing on this beautiful card. Thank you for joining us at Inkspirational Challenges. Come back next time! Marina

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  31. Lovely CAS cards, thank you for joining our challenge at CAS on Sunday!

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  32. I love your girly thank you - pink and flowers are a perfect combination and way to thank our girly friends. So glad you joined us at the Paper Players this week
    Jaydee

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  33. What beautiful cards (seriously, they're all great)!!! Thanks for sharing with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  34. What eye candy! I really love the paint chip card - those colors are truly fabulous together! Thanks for joining us at Simply Create Too this time around!

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  35. Pretty card! Love the distressed flowers and the label sentiment!! Thanks for playing along with the color challenge at Sunday Stamps!

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  36. Love your clean and simple design! Thanks for joining us at Sunday Stamps!

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  37. A demi dozen of delights, Joyce ... what a productive weekend! Gorgeous blooms with that fab texture, cool graphic die cuts, beautiful soft vellum flower, lovely sympathy sentiment ... and oh my, those paint chip and copic coloured bubbles ... sooo delicious! Anita :)

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  38. Wow... you have been busy! What beautiful cards! I like the design on the distressed inked flower card. The embossing looks great over the flowers. I also like your big bold pink flower and water droplets on the others. Thanks for playing with us at Inkspirational!
    - Shauna

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  39. Love that first card with the sloppy quick coloring and then embossed. The colors make me happy.

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