Crafty Round Up

 

Hello and happy Sunday.  A lot has been going on here behind the scenes, and I am finally taking a breath to post a few cards I've made over the past I-Don't-Know-How-Long.

First up is my first creation from the newest MFT Stamps kit called Greetings from the Couch.  For some reason, this kit really spoke to me.  Maybe it's because I practically never leave my house, or maybe it's because I know I need to go couch shopping soon.

I was inspired by the black and yellow colors at Color Hue #42, the photo from Inkspiration #266 (although I must admit my home scene is way tidier than the inspiration photo), Addicted to Stamps and More #430: Die Cuts, and Seize the Birthday #239: no topping.

Next up is this little cutie that combines two different MFT gnome sets I recently purchased.  Aren't they adorable?  This is a birthday card for a friend who loves gnomes.  I am entering this card at Seize the Birthday #239: no topping.

I don't know when the babies will start to arrive in my family, but I will be ready.  This one is going into the stash.  I am entering it at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Little Critters.

The next 4 cards will also be entered at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Little Critters, and I made them all using some new mini sets from Colorado Craft.  I am newly obsessed with their adorable mice, and all the fun these critters can get into.

This first card was a graduation card for my youngest who just graduated from college.  I my mind, that stylish mouse is carrying a suitcase, off to tackle the world.

In this card, our brave little mouse is an artist, making art that makes them happy.

And a pair of cards celebrating marriage and anniversary.  Just love these little mice love birds.

Last up is a graduation card for a nephew who plans to study Architecture.  I thought that The Greetery Big Plans background would be the perfect backdrop for this card.  I am entering this card at Addicted to Stamps and More #430: Die Cuts.

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Playing with City Park Heroscape Stamps

 

I had some time this week and played around with Hero Arts City Park Heroscape stamps.  It also gave me a chance to see how different inks worked with the same stamps.  

I am entering this first card at The Paper Players #591:  House.  I am a huge collector of house and building stamps, so I knew I had to play along with this challenge.  This card is a nod to all those who live in a city, where their house is an apartment.  I am entering this card at Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero May: Get Scrappy.  Sentiments are a great way for me to use up paper scraps.  I am also entering this card at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Texture, and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Layer it Up.

Here is another version of a very similar card.  I made it an Anniversary card, in honor of the fact that today is my 26th wedding anniversary.   The trickiest part of this stamp set is the big solid stamp at the bottom of the card.  I am most happiest with the ink I used on this card, which is PTI New Leaf.

I am entering this card at the same challenges as the card above as well as Addicted to Stamps and More #429:  Any Occasion.

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Mid Week Update

Hello and happy Wednesday.  I am here to post a few cards I was able to make this week.  First up is this adorable trio of cat friends.  It may be raining, but these cats are happy anyway.  After stamping my images, I used a mix of paper piecing and Copic coloring.  Because the images were so small and overlapping, I had to build up some layers to get things just how I wanted them.

I am entering this card at Inky Paws #145: Friendship, CAS Mix Up: Paper Piecing, and Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Layer It.

Next up is a card using these adorable polar bears from Penny Black Arctic Antics.  I ordered these stamps years ago, when my daughter started college at a school with a polar bear mascot---she has just graduated, and I am finally now using the stamps.  Oops on me.  I was inspired to finally pull out these bears when I stumbled upon the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.  The theme this week is 'cute', and I think these fun loving bears fit the bill.

I am also entering this card at CAS Christmas April Challenge: Rainbow and Addicted to Stamps and More #402: Christmas.

I used my brand new Hero Arts City HeroScape stamps to create my next three cards.  As you might know if you are a frequent visitor to my blog, I am nuts over anything city.  I pulled out these stamps and started experimenting with colors.

My first two cards are anniversary cards, which is very fitting for many members of my family who either live in New York or are from there originally (including yours truly and my DH).  I am entering this blue version at Festive Friday #81: Earth Day (blue, CAS, ombre), A Blog Named Hero April: Anniversary, and WWC313: Masculine.  The sentiment is from PTI Wet Paint, and I cut out and popped up the word 'anniversary'.

I was inspired to make a version of this card using three different shades of yellow by the challenge at The Rainbow Card Challenge #28: Delightfully Daffodil.  I am also entering this card at A Blog Named Hero April: Anniversary and Stay Crafty with Hero Arts #21: Bring On Spring.

And, my last city card, also using a bright spring color scheme is a birthday card.  My sentiment is a million years old, from an old Stampin Up wooden set I never use but cannot part with either.  I am entering this card at Addicted to CAS #194: Birthday, Perfectly CAS #13: Birthday, WWC313: Masculine, Stay Crafty with Hero Arts #21: Bring On Spring, and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Birthday.

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Tuesday Quick Post

One more post for me today....a super quick one to link up two cards using some older PTI products.

This card uses PTI Butterfly Folk, and I am entering it at the Ink to Paper Challenge to make a Folk Art card.  I am also entering at Less is More #432: Blue & Silver, Retro Rubber #147: Anything Goes (stamps are 2-3 years old), and Simon Says Monday Challenge: Remembrance (I remembered your anniversary!!).

To make this card, I heat embossed the biggest butterfly from Butterfly Folk using silver embossing powder.  Then, I sponged Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink all over the butterfly, aiming to go just over the outer edge, creating sort of a halo effect with the blue.  My sentiment is from PTI Uncorked, and I just stamped it on a scrap, cut it out, and popped it up with foam tape.

I also made a quick card for the Ink to Paper Challenge Melissa's Fab Friday Feature, which was so make a holiday project.  I used some papers that PTI sold which had all the elements from Holiday Folk stamps.

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Sunday Crafty Round Up

Hello and happy Sunday.  My first card is inspired by the sketch at MFT Sketches #500 and features images from Sunny Vibes, my latest favorite set.  I am also entering this card at AAA Cards #171: Along the Edge + Beach.

I really liked this week's MFT Sketches #500, so I used it also on my second card.  This card features this adorable Giraffe and his punny birthday sentiment.  I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday #196: no topping.

Next up is a card inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #383.  I used Avery Elle Beside the Sea stamps for this card.  I fell in love with those little beach cabanas, as they reminded me of where I used to swim with my family when I was a kid.  I made my beach using Copics free hand, and stenciled the clouds.  My three elements, in case it is not obvious from the card are the sun, the bird, and the pail.

Back to the beach with Hero Arts.  I created a surfing scene with a girl (not me!) and a dog surfing (not my dog).  Before you laugh too hard, I must tell you that I live in a beach town north of San Diego, and there are dog surfing competitions every summer at my beach.  I am entering this card at The Male Room #140: Sport and The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #165: D is for Dog.

Next up is the card I made at Summer School with MFT, where the first lesson is Visual Triangle.  I am also entering this card at Just Us Girls #547: Travel (by car) and  Seize the Birthday #196: no topping.

Last up for today is a wedding card, although I think it could also be used as an anniversary card.  Either way, it works for The Paper Players #502: Wedding/Anniversary.  I am also entering this card at A Blog Named Hero July: Embossing, as my sentiment is heat embossed in gold.

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