Friday Round Up

TGIF, right?

I am playing along at Poppystamps #69: Clean and Simple and a new challenge to me, Inspired by...Colorful Kicks.  I used Poppystamps Brevilla Houses dies and cut a group of colorful houses, playing on the row of colorful sneakers in the Inspired by photo.  This sentiment is from Picket Fence Leave as a Friend, and I think it is perfect for a card of encouragement.

The challenge at Melissa's Fab Friday Feature is 'Sending Handmade Hugs', so I pulled out PTI Big Hugs and used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #438 to create my next card.

Next up is a card for Ink to Paper's Project Reach Out: Thinking of You and uses the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch #375.   I pulled out PTI Flower Favorite stamps (5 years old?) to make this card, and I am also entering it at Retro Rubber #136:  Summer Time (my flowers bloom in the summer).   I am also entering this card at Just Add Ink #508: Just Add "F" (flowers).

Last up is a birthday card using the MFT Birthday Big Balloons stencil, and I am using the sketch challenge at MFT #492 and the colors at MFT Color #142.  I am also entering this card at AAA Cards #166: Birthday and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Masculine.

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My Crafty Weekend

I feel like it has been a long time since I had a large group of cards to post as a result of weekend fun in the craft room--today is the day.

First up is a bunch of cards inspired by Kay's beautiful card at Muse #231.

Kay's Inspiration Card

I loved the idea of the lightly stamped city skyline and a beautiful floral focal point.  I created two Mother's Day cards using PTI City Scene and Gran's Garden stamps.

I am also entering this card at CAS on Sunday #107: Use glitter or sequins (I used sequins).

I made another version of the same card, using different die cuts from Grans Garden.  I am entering this card at Time Out #82: Flowers (where I am on the DT).

While I had all the buildings from City Scene set up in my Misti, I made a few Father's Day cards. Why should the Mother's Day cards get all the fun, right?

I am entering this card at Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes and Addicted to Stamps and More #239: Clean and Simple.

Are you sick of this design yet?  I have one more Father's Day card, and I am entering this one at AAA Cards #89: Bright and Beautiful.

My parents as well as my In-Laws are all from New York, so I think they will appreciate the New York themed cards.


The sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #285 inspired my next card.  I flipped the sketch.

Last up is a pair of cards I made with the Bloom & Grow kit.

The first card is inspired by CAS(E) this Sketch #219, and I used the Stenciled Water Color Background technique from Make it Monday #282.

You can pull the flowers up to see the sentiment.

One more card from Bloom & Grow, this one using the patterned paper in the kit.

I am entering this card at Seize the Birthday Anything Goes.

That's it for me this weekend.

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Three Cards on Saturday

I've been a bit under the weather this week--even too sick to craft one day.  Fortunately, I am completely better and I am posting a few projects that I have done over the past several days.

First up is a card using a brand new Hero Arts set that I just ordered called Color Layering Hibiscus, and I used a technique I saw in this video by Jennifer McGuire, where she shows hot to achieve a water color effect using a Copic Blending pen.

I am linking this card up at Simply Create Too#92 where their challenge is Anything Goes.

I recently realized that I have been living under a rock inside a cave.  Yes, that is true.  I just discovered Kathy's blog--The Daily Marker and I think I must be the last person on earth who did not know about it.  I learned a fun technique about drawing lines, and while I have missed the chance to link up to her Pop up challenge, I did make a card using this week's Freshly Made Sketch #200 and I am linking up there to help them celebrate their 200th challenge--Yay FMS!!  Here's to the next 200.

My last card is inspired by the Mason Jar challenge at Curtain Call.

I am going to do my best to make my way around blogland this weekend to catch up on what I have missed the last few days.  So I'll probably see you around.

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Happy Saturday

Happy Saturday.  Yay--a long weekend.  I am starting out by posting several cards I have been working on.

I was inspired by the inlaid die cut dogs at this week's MUSE #118 and the colors at Color Me...! #72 to make this birthday card for a friend who is a huge cat lover.  I used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #187.

I used the inlaid die cut technique multiple times to make my row of colorful cats using Impression Obsession cat dies.

I am also entering this card at Addicted to CAS #64 where the challenge is animals and Happy Little Stampers CAS challenge to use Die Cuts or Punches.

I did a little bit on the inside of this card.

I am still loving my Retro Style stamps from PTI.  Here is a birthday card I made using those stamps and the Numbers Impression Plate.

I am entering this card at Seize the Birthday Anything Goes and Craft Stamper MITI Anything Goes Take a Stamp challenges.

I pulled out a new but never been used Hero Arts stamp for this next card which I am entering at A Blog Named Hero where the challenge is NEW.  I stamped once in white and then moved the stamp a little bit and stamped again in green.  The stamp I used was cling, so positioning was a bit difficult, but I think this technique is very forgiving.

I am entering this thank you card at The Challenge #35 as I was inspired by the jar of pretty yellow flowers in the inspiration photo.  I am also linking up at Simon Says Monday XYZ challenge (Y for yellow flowers).  Yes, that little shelf that my vase is sitting on is made of washi tape.

And a couple of teacher cards for the end of school.  I'm CASing various projects pinned by PTI from the release of Teach and Inspire.  I used ColourQ #292 colors for this CASE of Nicole Heady's card.

And another version, this one a CASE of Maille Belles.  Until I added the bling at the end, I was using the color scheme from Colour Me...!  I am entering this card at Simply Create #86 Keep it Simple.

That's it for me today.  We are supposed to get more rain this weekend--good news considering the terrible drought we are facing.

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