A Trio of Cards

Happy Monday.  I've got 3 cards to share today, so I will just get right to it.  First up is my favorite of the bunch.

I pulled out some flower stamps that have not seen ink in a while and did one of my favorite things--just stamped an entire card front in a sort of random pattern.  I used the colors from Color Throwdown #334, and the sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch #261.  That pink ink--Little Piggy from WPlus9, is NBUS, so I am entering this card at Darnell's latest NBUS challenge.  By the way, this is now my new favorite pink ink color.  I ran the entire top panel of my card through with the Hexagon Cover plate used as an impression plate just for a little quilted texture.

My next card is my 2nd entry this week using the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #115.  I used SU Stippled Blossoms and watercolored the blooms a little bit.  That crooked border is hand drawn, and I meant it to be crooked (LOL).

I am also entering this card at AAA Cards #35:  Bare naked CAS.

Last for today is a card shaped like a giant cupcake--inspired by the photo at The Card Concept #31. I think this might go in the Clean and Layered category.  I am also entering this card at Addicted to Stamps, where the theme is Anything Goes and Seize the Birthday, without toppings.

That's it for me today.  Come back tomorrow for a new CASology challenge.

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World Card Making Day

Kimberly's Card

This is the first time I have ever been able to make cards on World Card Making Day.  Yay!  My first card is for this week's Muse challenge, where my CASology teamie Kimberly inspired me with this stunner above.

I finally have a card for Seize the Birthday where I have the proper toppings.  This week, the topping is banners and/or pennants.   I found some banner paper in my 12 Kits leftovers stash, and 5 minutes later, I had this card.

I was inspired by those ice skates in the Festive Friday inspiration photo, and wasted no time breaking out my brand new On Ice stamp set.  I am also linking up at Merry Monday because of those polka dotted socks.  I used an old sketch for this week's Retro Sketches challenge.  I sure hope to have time to revisit Festive Friday, since I have a sled just like the one in the photo as well. 

That's it for me for today.  I hope you had a wonderful World Card Making Day as well.

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Muse # 85

Hi there.  I have a card to share for this week's Muse #85, where our inspirational card is provided by Marion Vagg.  I thought her card was absolutely stunning, and wanted to completely replicate it down to the last detail.  But, I know I am not supposed to do that, so I made a card, inspired by this card, that is just a little bit different, but I hope captures some of the stunningness of Marion's card.

I used SU Stippled Blossoms for the flowers--2-step stamping and fussy cutting--I love this set as it provides for shading and depth without coloring.  Marybeth brought this set to my house a few weeks ago, and I loved it so much that I ordered my own.  As this is the first time I am using it, I am entering this card at Darnell's NBUS #2 Challenge.

Here is a close up of the flowers and leaves.  I do not think I could have done that on my own with either copics or colored pencils.  Can you see that both flowers are coated with Wink of Stella?

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