My Crafty Week

Hang on....I've had a crafty week.  First up is a card using Warmest Wishes, and I am playing along with PTI Create Along With Us and CASE-ing this card by Heather.

I got a fun new abstract cityscape stamp from Hero Arts, and I used it to play along at The Male Room #94: Geometrics.  When I saw how this stamp looks, I was struck by all the squares, rectangles and vertical and horizontal lines.

I used Poppystamps Brevilla Houses die for my next card, which I am entering at Poppystamps Challenge #48: Anything Goes and Addicted to Stamps and More #309: CAS.

This card is inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #289.  I used PTI Fence Line Spring.

My next card uses one of my favorite quotes for a housewarming card--an Irish Blessing from a retired Verve stamp set.  I used In the Woods die by PTI and popped up a couple of birds.  I am entering this card at Addicted to CAS #145: Tweet and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Pop it Up.

My next 3 cards use Hero Arts Paper Layering Neighborhood Die.  What a fun die.  I used it for a birthday card that I am entering at Seize the Birthday, where the topping is Die Cuts or Punches.  I used Copic Markers to create a pink ombre on the layer that shows beneath the windows.

I used the color challenge at Just Us Girls #458 for my next card.  My 3rd color is white.

Last up for today is another neighborhood, this one inspired by the challenge at Color Throwdown #510.

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Time Out #79...Reminder...Welcome Baby

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is a CASE challenge, and we have this wonderful card by Jenny to inspire us.

Isn't this just the sweetest card?  I had such fun CASEing it.  I was inspired by the simplicity of the design, the sponged background, the faux stitched frame and the kraft card base.

Our sponsor this month is Verve, and they were kind enough to send me this adorable Hip Hop Bunnies set to use for my card.

I am also entering this card at The Paper Players #336.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Izzy, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.  Verve is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.


This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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With Love and Happy Birthday

One of my goals for 2017 was to create more for fun, and today I am happy to share 2 cards I made for some fun challenges.

First up is a card using a brand new stamp from PTI--Splits With Love.  I was inspired by the colors at Color Throw Down #424.

I am also entering this card at Simon Says Monday Start Afresh and Simon Says Wednesday New Something.

And, I am squeaking in at the last moment with a card for CAS(E) This Sketch #202.  I used three sizes of the flower image from Verve Poppy Birthday and the Rose Petal collection of ombre inks from Altenew.

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Time Out #54...Happy Birthday

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is a Home Sweet Home challenge, and we have this photo to inspire you.

When I looked at this photo, I saw a bright and bold design and a riot of color.  I did some background stamping with a new Verve set (Simply Amazing) and matched the colors of the inspiration piece.

I used an inlaid die cut (built up with several red layers) for the 'happy' in my sentiment and a fussy cut white embossed on red for the 'birthday' part.

I am also linking up to Addicted to CAS #85: Inlaid Dies and Simon Says Wednesday: Birthday.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Elizabeth and our special Sponsor Designer is Kylie.  We are sponsored this week by Happy Little Stampers.

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Friend and Awesome

I am popping in quickly to post a couple of cards that have been sitting on my desk, patiently awaiting their turn to post--the challenge is ending for one of the cards, so I am posting tonight.

My first card is inspired by the lovely Muse card made by my friend Tracey for Muse Challenge #158.

I was inspired by Tracey's white embossing, water coloring, the shape of the petals/leaves of her stamp, and her CAS design.

I decided to use Mama Elephant Tree Friends because the tree top kind of reminded me of the flower cluster on Tracey's card.  I love how delicate this tree top is, and water colored it with a variety of pink Distress Inks.

 I am also entering this card at Addicted to CAS #84: Delicate.

This is the first time I am playing along with a yummy challenge...Cupcake Inspirations #352.   They are sponsored by Verve, so I decided to pull out some Verve stamps to play along.

The inspiration is a color challenge, and I have used Ripe Avocado paper for the 'awesome' die cut, which I stacked 4 high, and WPlus9 Mojito and Wild Mango inks.

I am also entering this card at Addicted to Stamps and More #186: Anything Goes.

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ColourQ #326....Hello

If you are looking for my CASology post, please click here.

Happy Tuesday and welcome to a new challenge at ColourQ.   I thought of flowers when I saw this week's colors. What will you think of?

I'm not sure that this Verve set has ever seen ink....shame on me.  There are so many sweet little images included in this set (Floral Whimsy), and I just constructed a little vase in Memento Rich Cocoa and filled it with some flowers and stems.

Please head on over to the ColourQ challenge blog to see more inspiration from the design team. I hope you will join in the fun and play along this week.

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