Mid Week Crafting Update

It's a good week when I can sneak into my craft room off and on and get 4 cards made by Wednesday.

I used my new PTI Stuck on You die to create a rainbow of bandages for this vibrant and fun get well card.  Obviously, I could only send this card to someone who wasn't seriously ill.  I am entering this card at Make it Monday #314: Color Wheel and CAS-ual Fridays #194: Beautiful Rainbows challenges.

With bright colors on my mind, I created a card using the PTI balloon stencil that I am entering at Just Us Girls #340: Balloons and Seize the Birthday Anything Goes.

It seems like I am always needing sympathy cards--when I invite my family and friends to help themselves to cards from my stash, sympathy cards are amongst the most popular.  I was inspired by the challenge at Less is More #366: Monochrome and CAS on Friday #127 One Layer Wonder to create the next two cards. 


This card is Memento Grey Flannel and Versafine Onyx Black ink on PTI Soft Stone Paper.

This card is Versafine Onyx Black ink on kraft paper.

That's it for me today.  Sherlock and I are off to visit the patients at our local nursing home.  Come back tomorrow to see what I have for our current challenge at Time Out #104.

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My Crafty Weekend

Hello and happy Sunday.  Are you watching the Super Bowl?  I am going to watch the commercials, and read my book in between commercials.

I had a Super Crafty weekend.  Here goes...

Vicki's Inspiration Card

I was inspired by the trio of 3 colored critters in Vicki's adorable inspiration card at Muse #251.  I broke out my MFT Polar Bears for this birthday card.  I gave the bear in the front a stylish teal scarf and trendy teal skates, and will enter this card at Addicted to CAS #129:  Teal and Addicted to Stamps and More #277: Make Your Mark.

My next card is inspired by the Candles topping option at Seize the Birthday, the colors at Color Throwdown #478, and the Color Me Pretty challenge at CAS on Friday #125.

I loved this week's sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch #257, and hope to try another one this week.  Here's what I made yesterday.  I am also entering this card at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes.

PTI Make it Monday #311 is all about using different types of paper.  I used some cork paper as well as a page from a book I bought in Italy several years ago for paper crafting purposes.  I used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #322.

Switching gears a little, there are so many challenges this week about love and Valentines day.  I pulled out some of my heart dies.  First up is a card using MFT Heart Balloon dies and SSS Handwritten Borders as the string.  I was originally inspired by the sketch at this week's Fusion challenge.  My card went a bit off the rails for the sketch, but I will try again later in the week to see if I can get closer.   I am also entering this card at Just Us Girls #426: Love and AAA Cards #108: All You Need is Love.

Last up....one more Valentine...  I inset the heart on the left and stacked 3 die cuts for the heart on the right for more texture on the card.  I am entering this card at Paper Players #379: Valentine and Just Add Ink #394:  Romance.

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Let's Start the Weekend Off With Some Cards

Hello and happy Saturday.  Nothing like starting the weekend with a big blog post--lots of stuff I have been working on this week--and then I can clean up and start again.

I must admit to really loving the way this card turned out.  I had an idea to die this peony cover plate twice--once in black to get the outline image and then again in white.  I water colored the white parts that were flowers and leaves, and then pieced the black, painted, and white pieces together to form this card.  I used Neat & Tangled Across The Card for my sentiment, and fussy cut it and adhered it over my flower.

I am entering this card at Little Tangles #56:  Clean and Simple, CAS on Sunday #58:  Cheer Up, Buttercup, and Happy Little Stampers May CAS Challenge:  Die Cuts/ Punches.

Next up, a birthday card for Sandie--I heard that she is having a birthday and all of Blogland is invited to the party here.  Sandie is such a talented card maker and all around nice gal.  I got to know her just a bit when I was lucky enough to Guest Design at her challenge blog, Time Out.  

So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SANDIE!!!  I hope you like ice cream.....

I am entering this card at Simon Says Monday Challenge to use Simon Brand Products, Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Inspiration Color Swatch, Seize the Birthday: Use the Negative and Retro Sketches #165.  

Speaking of Time Out, I have a card for their current challenge, which is Grunge with the optional twist of embossing.  Yikes--I was stumped and sent a lot of card stock to the recycle bin.  But, I am happy with what I finally created. Good thing I remembered my old PTI Grunge Me stamp.  I've got a nephew with a birthday coming up at the end of the month, and this will be perfect for him.  Can you see the Burlap Impression Plate at work?

I am also entering this card at Addicted to Stamps and More #44:  CAS and Craft Stamper Take it Make it May Challenge Anything Goes: must use a stamp.

A birthday card to celebrate AAA Cards First Birthday (this my 3rd entry) using Retro Style and the sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches #186, which I rotated.

Are you still with me?  Last card of the day, I promise--One more aniversary card for my mom's stash.  I was inspired by the wood grain and the flowers in the inspiration photo at The Card Concept #35 and my style is Clean and Layered.  I used the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #123. 

I am also entering this card at Retro Rubber #14:  May Flowers and A Blog Named Hero Clean and Simple--I used Hero Arts ink (Pale Tomato, Fresh Peach, Lemon Yellow and Forever Green) and an older PTI flower stamp--Rosie Posie.  I just love how dark and crisp those HA inks are--and everything was stamped only once (no MISTI for me...yet...)

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