4 Cards for Thursday

Hello and happy Thursday.  I am popping in quickly to share a few cards I've made this week.  I used some stencils I got from The Greetery that create an entire card front's worth of plaid.  It decided to cut it into strips, and used 2 of those strips for my first two cards.

I paired my first plaid strip with some MFT martini glasses, stamped using the same ink as one of the plaid stripes.  I was inspired by Festive Friday #86 (Clean and Simple, Blue, Plaid), Freshly Made Sketches #490 and WWC318: Occasions (birthday).

I used another strip of that plaid for my next card.  I also used the same sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #490 , and am also playing along with this card at The Male Room #151: Dads & Grandads, Stay Crafty with Hero Arts #24: For the Guys, WWC318: Occasions (Father's Day), and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Animal Antics (that sneaky little kitty taking a nap on dad's feet).

My next card uses the Peek-A-Boo Books cover plate die from Hero Arts and the Literary Quotes stamps to create a tone on tone monochrome card inspired by A Blog Named Hero June Challenge.  I was also inspired by the challenge at Festive Friday #86 (Clean and Simple, Blue, Books) and Stay Crafty with Hero Arts #24: For the Guys.

And, one more take on that same design, this one using a rainbow of colors sponged upon the books.  I'll enter this card at Stay Crafty with Hero Arts #24: For the Guys as well as The Rainbow Challenge #30: Radically Rainbow.

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Sunday Crafty Round Up

 

Hello hello.  I love this new Hero Arts Flower Shop stamp, but I had no idea how long it would take to color!  I am pleased with the results, however, and will do it again someday when I have lots of free time.  This card makes me happy, and also feels to me like a spring day.  I am linking this card up at A Blog Named Hero: Floral, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Beautiful Blossoms, and The Paper Players #531: Spring.

Aren't these frogs cute?  I wanted to pull out some frogs to play along with Festive Friday #79: World Frog Day....who knew that was even a thing?  I have frogs, green and insects for this challenge.  It was actually hard to choose which frogs to use for my card, so I may be back another day with some other frogs.  I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday #209: 3 Shades of Green, and Fusion: Green challenge.

Is it birthday time or cocktail time now?  How about both?  I was inspired by the sketch at MFT Sketch Challenge #531, which I rotated, and the colors at MFT Color Challenge #161, and I am also entering this card at Addicted to Stamps and More #400: Die Cuts/Stencil.

I pulled out some PTI favorites, Cutting Garden, for my next card, inspired by the challenge at Ink to Paper to Create a Floral Card.  I used a design that I haven't used for some time, adding a strip of patterned paper to the left edge of my card, and popped up the right panel.  I am also entering this card at AAA Birthday #23: Patterned Paper, Addicted to Stamps and More #400: Die Cuts/Stencil, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Beautiful Blossoms, and The Paper Players #531: Spring.

Last up is a card using PTI Bitty Bouquets, which follows the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #475.  I am also entering this card at Ink to Paper Melissa's Fab Friday challenge to make a Love card, Addicted to Stamps and More #400: Die Cuts/Stencil, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Beautiful Blossoms, The Paper Players #531: Spring, and Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge: Three of a Kind.

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MFT Deep Dive + 2

Hello and happy Father's Day.  Today, I pulled out some MFT stamps and played along with some of their challenges.

First up is a card with these adorable mice, and I was inspired by the MFT Sketch #494, the MFT Color #143 and the MFT Birthday Project challenges.  (I think my lights were all wrong, because there are some crazy shadows on this photo--sorry about that).  I rotated the sketch 90 degrees, then cut an oval out of my front panel and set it back inside, and also used score lines on the sides of my oval...there is so much going on with my focal point, I wanted the other elements of the sketch to be more subtle.

Another birthday party on this next card, this one starring MFT Birthday Bear and his big pile of gifts.  I am entering this card at the MFT Color #143 and the MFT Birthday Project challenges, as well as Addicted to Stamps and More #394: Clean and Simple.

My little hippo and little bear got together for a small birthday party in the corner of my next card.  They invited their little birdie friend to join in...who says 3's a crowd?  I did a little bit of masking on my bear, to get the balloon to come from behind.  I am entering this card at the MFT Birthday Project challenges, AAA Cards #168: One Corner & Optional Twist Masking, and CAS Colours & Sketches #375.

My last birthday party features cocktails, and it is for my daughter who is turning 21 next month.  She is really hoping to be able to go to a bar and order a cocktail on her birthday....if we are still stuck at home, this card will be her birthday cocktail party.  I am also entering this card at the MFT Color #143 and the MFT Birthday Project challenges.

Enough with birthdays, my next card is inspired by the challenge at Less is More #422: Solid and Outline.  I used PTI Fresh Bouquet stamps, which have an outline and a filler to make my card.  I am also playing along at The Paper Players #496: Clean and Simple Thank You.

I have a friend whose pup recently had some pretty major surgery.  I made this card for my dog Sherlock to send her to wish her a speedy recovery.  I was inspired by the sketch at Retro Rubber #137.

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21st Birthday Card

Just popping in with a quick card that I whipped up for a 21st birthday.  I used MFT Martini time stamps and dies and followed the sketch at MFT #468.  I am also entering this at the MFT December Birthday Project, Simon Says Monday challenge:  Party and Simon Says Wednesday challenge: Party.

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