Sunday, September 27, 2020

My Crafty Weekend




Hello and happy Sunday.  Popping in with a quick post of 4 cards I made this weekend.  


First up is a card for the current challenge at Poppystamps Challenge #72: Cards for Kids, using the colors at Color Throwdown #612 (the colors in my photo are not true to life--the mice on the left are light aqua IRL and the squirrels and fox on the right are light blue). My sentiments are from PTI The Skinny (about the only thing skinny around here these days, what with quarantine baking, etc.) and they are probably 5 years old, so I am entering this card at Retro Rubber #144: Anything Goes.  I am also playing along at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Animal Antics, AAA Birthday #17: Animals & Critters and Watercooler Wednesday #290:  All About Occasions.

I used a few of the Poppystamps Whittle dies to create 3 mini scenes on my slimline card.  The slimline dies are from Mama Elephant, and I am finding that using windows, like the ones on this filmstrip, makes it much easier to make a slimline card--otherwise the card somehow seems too big to tackle.


Next up is a card featuring the adorable new foxes from Mama Elephant--Little Fox Agenda and Winter Fox.  All those foxes, plus a few tiny snowmen and birds are making themselves at home in the snowy forest created by the PTI Winter Woods cover plate die.

I am entering this card at AAA Birthday #17: Animals & Critters, Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Animal Antics. and Watercooler Wednesday #290:  All About Occasions.


For my next card, I turned my attention to the upcoming holidays and made a Christmas card and will enter this card at the Ink to Paper Challenge.  My design was inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #454, and I am entering this card at Retro Rubber #144: Anything Goes (my stamps are from 2015), Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Animal Antics and Watercooler Wednesday #290:  All About Occasions.


Last of all today is a card inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #391, and more specifically, Michele's inspiration card here.  I am also entering this card at Watercooler Wednesday #290:  All About Occasions.  My leaves are from The Greetery Petite Eucalyptus, and the texture on my boxes come from Lil Inkers Circles & Diamonds cover plate.  Always good to have a supply of sympathy cards, especially when I don't need one.







Well, that's it for me today.  Stay safe, and keep on crafting.


Thanks for Visiting



16 comments :

  1. Beautiful cards, Joyce. Love the wintery B-Day and Holiday cards. Your sympathy card is lovely ~ sadly, I need the inspiration to make one today.

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  2. Great job with all of the challenges Joyce, your cards are fantastic!

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  3. I love the Poppystamps Whittle dies. They are such fun and your card is delightful. Thanks for playing along with this months theme at AAA Birthday.

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  4. What a fabulous group of cards! They are all so fresh - and SO much fun detail! I adore the Whittles and I love how you used them with the photo strip. So glad to see you playing along with us at Poppystamps! And I love your polar bear and cardinal - and how you used the sketch for them - thank you for playing along at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  5. Well I do remember you showing us card 2-couldn't see it so well then but those cute little snowmen-adorable! Super slimline card-love how you angled this. And the last card-fab CAS design with the gorgeous stitched background.

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  6. Wow....love all your wonderful cards! You really have a way with critters, they all look like they are having so much fun!!!

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  7. Fabulous cards, Joyce! Love the folk art feel of the holiday card using the FMS sketch. It's also a treat to see your designs in the gallery!

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  8. All lovely cards. The film strip format is lovely, with those little cuties in it. Thanks for playing along with us at Retro Rubber Challenge.

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  9. Such wonderful cards!!! Thanks so much for joining us at the Color Throwdown this week!

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  10. Super critter cards! Love the film strip design for the slimli e and the woodland animals are adorable. for playing at AAA Birthday, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting.

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  11. We actually made the same amount of Sunday cards last week! (Four is such a rarity for me, though.) Love how you have two cute, and two more elegant ones in the mix. I'm especially admiring that sympathy card - it's a perfect stash one, since it's suitable for anybody.

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  12. Not surprising you had another good crafty weekend post! I really love your Mama Elephant film strip die, so perfect for slimline! Also the cute foxies and the polar bear, it goes on and on your colouring is fantastic!

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  13. I love the filmstrip card with the poppy dies Joyce! Each one a little scene - absolutely adorable !

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  14. Love all your cards (of course), but your Christmas one is so sweet...love that swag and ornaments above your little critters! Adorable! Thanks for playing with Retro Rubber this week!!

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  15. What a sweet set of scenes in your slim line card. Thanks so much for playing along with Retro Rubber for our Anything Goes challenge.

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  16. Very pretty, love the colours! Thanks so much for sharing at AAA Birthday!

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