CAS on Friday Guest Designer...May You Find Comfort & Peace

I am so happy to be posting today as a Guest Designer at CAS on Friday because I was the winner of a previous challenge with this card.

The challenge this week is to Use Your Favorite Flower Stamp.  I have so many flower stamps, and many of them are my favorites....what to choose.....  I decided to use PTI Year of Flowers Gladiolus.  It is one of my favorites, and quite old and well loved.  It hasn't seen ink for a while, so that is how I chose it.

This card is so very simple.  I stamped the large flower image slightly off the page, and then colored it with Copic markers.  I used a sentiment from The Greetery Cotton Comforts, and cut and popped up one bit of the sentiment, just to give the card a little bit of dimension and texture.  That is it....Clean and Simple.  I made it a sympathy card, as those seem to be in most demand these days, unfortunately.

I hope you will play along with CAS on Friday.  I look forward to seeing everyone's favorite flower stamps.

I am also entering this card at AAA Cards #164: One Image with optional twist Inspired by TV (remember all those fabulous gardening and landscaping shows in the early days of HGTV?),  Retro Rubber #133: Anything Goes (I think I've had this stamp for 8 years or so), and Addicted to Stamps and More #387: Make Your Mark.

Stay Safe and Wash Your Hands!

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My Crafty Weekend

I was lucky enough to have some crafty time this weekend, and played along in several challenges. First up is a card using colored pencils on kraft, part of the challenge this week at Make it Monday #276.  I used the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #211.

Next up is this card, using a background stamp from MFT, as well as a freebie HUGS die from them and a PTI border die.

I am entering his card in the following challenges:  Happy Little Stampers March CAS Challenge: Die Cuts, The Flower Challenge #6: Anything Goes, Inkspirational Challenge #129: Connect, and Paper Players #334: Cut it Out.

My next card is inspired by the challenge this week at Less is More #318: Mainly Teal.  In particular, I really loved Jen's inspiration card.  I was inspired to pull out an old Stamplorations stencil by a card I recently saw (but now cannot remember where--if anyone knows, please tell me so I can give credit).  

I am also entering this card at Addicted to Stamps and More #251: Anything Goes.

And finally, a card inspired by this fun photo at Just Add Ink #349.

I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday Anything Goes.

That's it for me today.

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PTI Oldies but Goodies....Part 2

I'm back with a few more cards for the PTI Anniversary festivities as well as some other challenges.

My first card uses Year of Flowers Collection, released in 2011, and I was inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #275.

I am also entering this card at the PTI 2011 challenge and Simon Says Wednesday Fantastic Florals.

I was inspired by the PTI 2012 Anniversary Challenge and Keeway's beautiful card for my next card. I used Copic markers in a rainbow of colors.

I am also entering this card at Retro Rubber #56: They say it's your birthday.

Last up is my card for the PTI 2013 Anniversary Challenge, where I CASED a card by Nicole that I have always loved.

I am also entering this card at Addicted to Stamps and More #229: Clean and Simple.

I am getting closer and closer to present day.  I'll have to see what tomorrow brings to see if I can complete all of the challenges.

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Time Out #60...Happy Birthday

Hello and welcome to a new challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is a CASE challenge, and we have this wonderful card by Therese Calvird to inspire us.

Inspiration Card from Therese

I was inspired by the cut flowers, the almost monochrome color palette, and the stripes which looked like water color paint to me.

I used Watercolor Wonder by PTI to stamp yellow stripes all across my card front, and then stamped, fussy cut, and colored a Year of Flowers Mum using Copic markers.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Birgit.  I hope you play along with us this week.

Important news--this challenge runs for ONE WEEK only.  So, act fast!

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Thinking of You and Happy Birthday

Hello and happy Friday.  Any big plans for the weekend?  I think it will be pretty quiet around here as my youngest is still studying for finals.

Every week when I see the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch I think it is the best sketch ever.  And, then the next week, they do it again.  I was inspired to pull out an older floral set that is still a favorite--Year of Flowers Mums for my card today.

I stamped the largest flower right in the corner, then masked it off and surrounded it with the smaller bloom.  I used Distress Scattered Straw and Fossilized Amber to water color my flowers and to play along with the Pretty Pink Posh Watercolor Blog Hop.

If you look very close, you will see my Glossy Accents condensation drops, the lesson at Make it Monday #213:  Cool Condensation Effects.

The challenge at Time Out #32 is to CASE this beautiful card by Deepti.  I thought it would be fun to use the stamp set that Deepti designed herself--Blooming Buds.  I was inspired by the black panel, the torn edge, the gingham pattern and the flowers.

I stamped the flowers on vellum with Versamark and embossed them in gold.  Then, I used Copic markers to color and shade the back side, then fussy cut them and arranged them on my card.  I think I have seen Deepti use gold embossing on these flowers somewhere and that vision stuck with me.  I really like how they look stamped in gold.

I am also linking this card up at Addicted to Stamps and More #147 Make Your Mark, Stamplorations Anything Goes and Craft Stamper Take a Technique Texture.  It is hard to see in this photo, but I used a woodgrain impression plate on the black portion of the card.

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Sunday Update

Time to post what I've been working on this weekend.  It ended up being kind of a low key, lazy weekend, which was a nice way to end spring break.  I know my daughters are not ready to go back to school, but I think I am ready to get back to my usual routines.

First up is a card I have had in my head for over a week now--a tall and skinny birthday card for the toppings option of Seize the Birthday.  I am also linking this card up at Less is More where the theme is up up and away.

I don't know why I don't make more cards in this shape.  It is a nice change, and will fit perfectly in a standard A10 envelope.  I die cut and stamped a bunch of balloons in an assortment of bright and happy colors and used a birthday sentiment from SSS Handwritten Borders as the string.  I had the confetti die cut left over from an older project and I pretty much adhered it where it fell when I sprinkled it.

Next up is a fun little tag I made for Tag You're It #19.  My friend Jeanne is the inspiration this week, and so I had to play along.  I was inspired by Jeanne's use of die cuts and patterned papers--vintage classic Jeanne.  I even used the same Basic Grey paper as she did.  My stamps and dies are from PTI Songbirds.

Next up is one more card using the same stencil and sketch for Happy Little Stampers as I used on this card.  I went bright yellow and pink on white for this card and added some texture with the Linen Impression Plate.

Last up are two cards inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #119.  I love this sketch.  I whipped up these two cards so quickly, and I have more ideas but no more time.

This first card is PTI Year of Flowers Gladiolus.  You can't see in the photo, but I sprayed shimmer over all the card, after water coloring the flowers and leaves with Distress inks.  I am also entering this card at AAA Cards #37 It's Springtime, Curtain Call Bouquet Challenge, and Paper Players 241: Clean and Simple Watercolor.

And finally, a more literal interpretation of the sketch--to replenish my stash of sympathy cards.  I cut the SSS All Season's Tree out of Spring Moss and perched a few Memory Box Resting Birds cut from Saharah Sand paper.

That's it for me.  Here comes Monday.

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