My Crafty Weekend

 

Hello and happy Sunday.  I am starting out today with a group of cards initially inspired by this card I saw during the MFT release this week.  Of course, I had to buy that fabulous background stamp, but it also inspired me to bring out an older Hero Arts background stamp (Urban Skyline Bold Prints) I have had for a while.  I pulled out an even older Hero Arts stamp (Owl Christmas) and made this card.  

I stamped my background in black, and then heat embossed it also in black, to get a really dark and crisp background.  I stamped and fussy cut my little owls, and then colored their bodies with Copics.  There were parts of the owls that stamped black, but I wanted them to be red, so I stamped the owls again in red, and then just cut and past the red bits on to my colored owls.

I am entering this card at Stay Crafty with Hero #14: Critters and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Humorus/Fun.

My next card uses that  same Urban Skyline background stamp, this time stamped in Hawaiian Shores ink then clear embossed.  I cut the background into thirds, per the challenge at Just Us Girls #553 and added some cute pups from Hero Arts Birthday Paw-ty.  I am entering this card at Stay Crafty with Hero #14: Critters, AAA Birthday #17: Animals & Critters, Seize the Birthday #199 : no topping, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Humorus/Fun and Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Use Your Favorite Stamp (I love the cute puppies and great sentiments in this set, and seem to pull it out all the time).

And, now a card with the MFT City Block Background stamp--the one that inspired most of my crafting.  I white heat embossed this background stamp onto kraft, then added my white bit to hold my focal image and sentiment.  I had to do a bit of masking and taping to get my sentiment to be on 2 lines instead of 1, because I didn't have room otherwise.  

My colors are inspired by MFT Color Challenge #149.  I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday #199 : no topping, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Humorus/Fun (love the punny sentiment) and Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Use Your Favorite Stamp (this City Block Background is my new favorite stamp).

My next card also uses the City Block Background stamp and is inspired by CAS Colours & Sketches #387.  This time, I water colored the different houses.  Because this background stamp is 6X6, I can use it vertically or horizontally.  I didn't know that when I bought it, but it is such a nice surprise.  I will also enter this card at Seize the Birthday #199 : no topping.

I discovered this fun ice cream cone die in my stash when I was looking for something else.  I bought this die quite a while back---when PTI was still a thing! and I don't think I have ever used it.  It seems perfect for  Seize the Birthday #199: Die Cuts Only, optional stamped sentiment.  I never found the other thing I was looking for, mostly because this shiny object distracted me, and now I can't remember what I was originally looking for.  Please tell me this happens to you too.

I decided to use some papers with really tiny polka dots and made a slim line card, for the sole purpose of being able to have a triple decker ice cream.

Last up today is a CAS holiday card, and I am entering this card at ABC Christmas Challenge: S is for Snow.  I used Snowflakes by Reverse Confetti.

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My Crafty Roundup

I have finally had a crafty weekend!  Here's what I made:

I am entering this card at PTI Make it Monday #349: Negative Die Cut Backgrounds.  I used a die from the Shakers and Sprinkles kit, which I had completely forgotten about.  I am also entering this card at Just Us Girls #473: LOVE and Simon Says Monday Challenge: Love is in the Air.

My next card was inspired by the sketch at Just Add Ink #442 and The Paper Players #427: Love is in the Air.

Last of the 'love' cards is a card I made inspired by the challenges at Poppystamps #53: Love Me Do and Addicted to Stamps and More #326: Anything Goes.  I used the Party Lanterns die from Poppystamps for this card, and cut my lanterns out of a paint chip, which is how I got the nice ombre colors.  I am also entering this card at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #127: V is for Valentine.  Still not a snarky card, but this is the least mushy of my 3 valentines today.

Next up is a card inspired by the sketch at  MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge#422.  I rotated the sketch by 90 degrees and used some of my newest MFT wine stamps and dies.

I used Copics to color this festive penguin, and am entering this card at Day 1 of the 30 Day Coloring Challenge.  It's my first time playing along, and I am going to try to participate as much as I can.

I am also entering this card at CAS(E) this Sketch #307, Addicted to CAS # 152: Birds, CAS on Friday #150: Birthday.

Last up is a pair of black and white birthday cards inspired by the challenge at Seize the Birthday

I made a second version of this card, and am entering it at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.

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Cityscapes

I absolutely love cityscapes--in real life and also stamps and dies.  I have a large collection, and am always glad to add to it.  So, when I saw that Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge was Cityscape, I knew I would be playing around with some of my favorite stamps and dies.  Unfortunately, due to time constraints and the need to sleep and eat, I only managed to eke out 4 cards, barely making a dent in my collection of supplies.

I'll start with my favorite card.  Lately, it seems like cards made with Concord & 9th City Stacks are always my favorite of the bunch, and this week is no exception.  I stamped and die cut the main Cityscape image, and then stamped it several more times on scrap paper.  I cut apart the buildings, colored them all using various shades of BG Copic markers, then layered them up.  I am also entering this card at Where Creativity Meets C9 #26: Layers.

My next card uses Mini Skyline by TCW for a CAS thank you card.  I am also entering this card at CAS on Friday #143: Thank You Card.

My next two cards use Hero Arts Urban Skyline Bold Prints.  First, used vertically for a Father's Day Card that I am entering at Addicted to Stamps and More #313: Holiday (Father's Day).

This stamp also works in horizontal orientation, and I am entering this card at Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes.

Last up is a peek at a favor I made for the members of my book club.  They are small cubes of post-it notes, stamped with a literary quote and a couple of other, random images.  I packaged them in clear cello bags with a ribbon, and put them all in a basket.  I am entering this project at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything But a Card.

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