Weekend Recap

I hope everyone had a very nice weekend.  We are finally getting some rain here, and it is hard to complain, since we need it so badly.

I have a Mother's Day card that I made using some Poppy Stamps dies--Small Madison Window and Small Flower Box.  I used my new Bitty Bouquets stamps from PTI and fussy cut them, since the dies were out of stock when I ordered.  It was not that difficult--perhaps I can just live without those dies.  I used a piece of Bitty Dot Vellum behind the window, thanks to Marybeth for that idea.

I am entering this card into the Poppystamps Challenge #6 Through My Window and Addicted to Stamps Holiday.

Inspired again my Marybeth, I made a card for this week's Tag You're It Challenge, where our inspiration is this beautiful card by Marybeth.  I decided to use Frilly Flowers for my tag, since it was Marybeth who inspired me to buy those stamps.  I used a Basic Bookmark die for my tag, and then turned it into a card.

My colors for this card are inspired by Color Throwdown  #331.

I have not played at Fusion in a long time, but when I saw their inspiration this week, I had an idea for a baby card.  I used the Dainty Bow die by Mama Elephant, but only used on part of it, so my bows look more like bow ties.

Last up is a masculine birthday card using a die from Impression Obsession and some Small Sketched Stars.  The paper is from a Studio Calico pad I found at TJ Maxx--yes I have picked up some fun craft supplies there.

I am entering this card a CAS(E) this Sketch #112 and Seize the Birthday where I am finally playing along with the topping (masculine card).

I am also entering these cards over at Simon Says Monday No Rules and Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes.

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Get Well Soon

Hi there.  I was able to use some of the Beautiful Brushstroke die cuts I stamped the other day for another card.  I am playing along with the second row at CAS-ual Fridays CFC134--houndstooth/white/emboss.  The bottom panel of my card covered that whole row in one fell swoop.  I used the sketch at Fusion, and the sentiment is from Avery Elle Petals and Stems.

Not much to say about this card except for the fact that I am still in love with Beautiful Brushstrokes.






Edited to add that I missed the Fusion posting deadline, but I will still show the sketch in this post, since the sketch is what inspired my design.
 

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Three New Cards

Hooray for having some crafty time today.  I have three cards to share, and it was very fun to play in some old favorite challenges and some new ones, too.

My first card uses the sketch from Fusion and colors from Color Throwdown ctd303. 

My next card uses the sketch at RetroSketches #126 and the colors from Team Hayley at ColourMe #31.   My colors are SU Strawberry Slush, PTI Lemon Tart and PTI Harvest Gold.  I am also playing along for the first time at CAS  on Sunday where the challenge is butterfly.

This last card is for The Cutting Edge #6 (where I loved Amy's card so much I practically made the same one myself with my new PTI popsicle set) and Seize the Birthday without the yellow toppings.

I am also entering all three of these cards at Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes.

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My Crafty Weekend

My last two mini notebooks for this week's Make it Monday #167...This was a really fun project, and I think I learned some tricks along the way.

The next four cards are all for different challenges, but they all have one thing in common--NBUS!!!  If you have not been living under a rock, you are probably familiar with Darnell, her fabulous creations, her friendly blog, and her obsession with NUBS (never-before-used-schtuff).  Darnell is celebrating 500 followers with a challenge to encourage us all to get out our new schtuff and USE IT.  So, I used something new in each of my four cards.

First up is this birthday card that uses a brand new stencil and several new colors of Distress Ink.  I am entering it at Simon Says Monday Magic challenge, because I do think that the way the Distress Inks blend and fade off is pretty magical, and I was able to surround my sentiment without actually masking it off--just had the blending kind of fade off near the sentiment.

Edited to add that I am also linking up to Paper Crafting Challenges for stencils.  

This next card uses some brand new-to-me Verve stamps that I was lucky enough to pick up on sale a while back, and foolish enough to keep sitting on my desk for months.  I am entering this card at Time Out #7:  Summer with Optional Twist of Flowers.  I'm not quite sure, but this might be my first time playing at Time Out.

It has been a long time since I have played in the Fusion Challenge and I don't think I have ever been able to pull off one card with the photo and the sketch--but that is what I did here today.   My NBUS on this card are the Verve Poppy Birthday stamps.  I was inspired by the colors and the flowers and that little bit of newsprint I could see under the flowers.  I am also entering this at Time Out #7.

My last card today uses this sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch #79.  My NBUS for this card is this 'hello' stamp from Hero Arts Live Life.  All the inks are Memento Luxe pigment inks. 

That's it for me today.  One more week of school for my daughters and then we can finally start summer.  Yay!!

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Fusion #3

I was not going to make anything today, but when I saw this morning's Fusion #3 challenge and I looked at the new MFT Staggered Heart Border die that arrived last night, I just knew I needed to play around a little.  I was inspired by both the sketch and the photo.

I stacked three die cuts out of Pure Poppy to add some depth, since I didn't think I could get foam tape on some of the thinner pieces.

Playing around and turned the sketch 180 degrees.  Changed where I put the sentiment and also used the Book Print Impression Plate.

And, one more card--I thought those hearts would work for a baby card, using Spring Rain and the Stars Impression Plate.

We are having a super gloomy day in "sunny" San Diego, and the colors and lighting are all off on my photos.  Sorry about that.

That's it for me today.  Please come back tomorrow to see my January 12 Kits of Occasions post, where Sharron is our hostess and our theme is LOVE.

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Four Cards for Wednesday

Happy Wednesday my friends.  I've got four cards to post today for a variety of challenges.  First up is a card for this week's Festive Friday FFC #23, The Card Concept #2 and Addicted to CAS--NEW.  

For Festive Friday, I took my inspiration from the red barn, the snowy scene, and the trees.  I am pretty sure that this is my first time playing at Festive Friday.  

The texture for the Card Concept challenge is provided by the bumpy rows of faux stitching on the edges of the snowy hills.  I am especially excited to be playing at The Card Concept because one of my besties, Cathy, has recently joined the team.  I am putting this card into the Clean and Layered category.  What do you think?  

My new supplies on this card are the ME Landscape Trio dies and the Holiday Home stamp set. I used houses from Holiday Home and trees from City Scene.

Next up is a card for this week's Fusion #2, where I took my inspiration from the photo--the colors, flowers and wood plank background.   The challenge at A Blog Named Hero #36 is 'New year, new stash'.  The Hero Arts Hydrangea stamp is practically brand new, since I have only used it one other time.  I am also entering this card at Addicted to CAS--NEW.  Lastly, the challenge at Simon Says Monday is 'A is for...' and I am using the word ANGLE because my design features patterned paper cut at an angle.

My last two cards are for the color challenge over at Reverse Confetti.  Given that I only have one die and one stamp set from Reverse Confetti, I was a bit stumped.  But, sometimes having less forces more creativity, and I actually ended up with two ideas for this challenge.

So, lucky me--I now have two more birthday cards for my stash, and I think these could be used for either gender.  And, because they are both textured using the PTI Numbers impression plate, I'm going to link them both up at this week's Card Concept #2.  And, I'm calling both of these clean and layered.

That's it for me today.  I am going to my first official meeting with my daughter's college counselor.  Wish me luck.  Where the years have gone is a mystery to me.  I am not ready for all of this.

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