Getting Crafty With My New Stamps

 I have a few cards today--some for challenges, and one just to play around with my new stamps.

I am playing with Seize the Birthday for my very first time.  I really liked the sketch for this week, STB #9.  It seemed the right sketch to use for my very first card with my new Cutting Garden stamp set.  These flowers are just so pretty in person, and I scribbled all over them with a Sakura gel pen so they are very glittery.  Believe it or not, those flowers and the patterned paper are Berry Sorbet.  However, they are showing up on my screen as red.  I am also entering this card in this week's Simon Says Stamp 'Bit O ' Green challenge. 

Seize the Birthday

My next card is for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch CTS #18.  I turned the sketch upside down, and used the ragged edges of the water color streak to represent the scalloped border.  The splotches are from Grunge Me as well as Watercolor Wonder.

CAS(E) this Sketch

I made this card just to play more with my new Watercolor Wonder set.  I am also entering it into the Simon Says Stamp 'Bit O ' Green challenge.  I got my inspiration for the layout of this card from this card by Belinda.

Another card I made just to play around with Watercolor Wonder.  I used some stars from the centers of the star border die, and coated them with Glossy Accents.

My last project is actually an envelope, and it is for this week's Serendipity Challenge SSCB#7 to decorate an envelope.  I decorated an envelope to match the card I made for last week's challenge.  This is the back.

This is the front.  I stamped a label from PTI Label Basics, and then masked it off and stamped the Hero Arts Envelope pattern over the entire envelope front.

Here is the envelope with the matching card. I think this is my lucky card, since it won the $20 prize at Serendipity last week.

Supplies Used (PTI):

Seize the Birthday
Stamps:  Cutting Garden, Mega Gracious Vases, Crackle, Stylish Sentiments:  Birthday
Paper:  White, Berry Sorbet pattern, Kraft
Ink:  Berry Sorbet, Kraft, Simply Chartreuse, Versafine Onyx Black
Other:  Cutting Garden, Mega Gracious Vases Dies, Lil Inkers Stitched Rectangles, Striped Impression Plate

CAS(E) this Sketch
Stamps:  Watercolor Wonder, Grunge Me, Stylish Sentiments:  Birthday
Paper:  White, Kraft
Ink:  Spring Rain, Kraft, Blueberry Sky, Orange Zest, Versamark
Other:  Black Embossing Powder

Peace
Stamps:  Watercolor Wonder, Paper Smooches Pretty Phrases
Paper:  White
Ink:  Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartreuse, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Hibiscus Burst, Versacolor Opera Pink, Brilliance Dragonfly Black

Yay!
Stamps:  Watercolor Wonder, Stylish Sentiments:  Birthday
Paper:  Rustic Cream, Kraft, True Black
Ink:  SU Real Red, Kraft, Versafine Onyx Black
Other:  Star Border Die

Envelope
Stamps:Serendipity Horned Owl, Hero Arts Envelope Background, Label Basics
Paper:  Turning a New Leaf
Ink:  Memento Rich Cocoa
Other:  Kraft Envelope

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Did I Really Make 6 Cards Today?

I had a few uninterrupted hours this morning and nothing to do but play with my stamps.   Bits and pieces of time later in the day, and before I knew it, I had made 6  cards.  I figured I'd better stop for the day and get everything posted, so here I am.

These are the final hours of this week's Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes challenge, so I am entering all of these cards.

First up is my card for this week's Muse Challenge #7, where Laurie Willison is our Muse.  Isn't her card just gorgeous?  

 

I am linking this next card up for three different challenges--The Twinery #TT002 to use chevron and green, Hero Arts to make a 'hello' card, and The Washi Tape Challenge in the Moxie Fab world.  I took some blue and green striped and polka dotted washi tape and adhered it in stripes to a piece of white cardstock.  Then, I cut different sized chevrons and adhered them to my card base.  Then, I stamped a Hero Arts 'hello' sentiment twice.

My next card is for this week's ColourQ cQc #179 as well as the Emphasize the Negative Challenge in the Moxie Fab world. 

The next three cards are just for fun--things I wanted to try.

I wanted to try gold embossing on patterned paper, like Maile Belles did here.  And, I wanted to play with my Aloha set, since it has been a long time since that set has seen ink.

And, I can't seem to stop playing with my Irresistibly Ikat set.  I was inspired by this card by Debbie Olson--that gal is magic with colors.  I will be linking this one up to CAS-ual Fridays CFC92:  Wallpaper. 

And, this last card is just me messing around.

I am too tired to write all my supplies, but please do let me know if you have any questions.

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Dynamic Duos and CAS(E) This Sketch

I've got a quick post with two cards.  The first card is for this week's Dynamic Duos DD #42, and I used PTI Ripe Avocado and Harvest Gold.  I was eager to try my new Daydreamer dies, which were part of the giant prize package I won at PTI.

And, I am just squeezing in under the wire at CAS(E) this Sketch this week.  I didn't realize the challenge closed tonight, so I hurried to make my card.  I'm not sure about this one--it looked different in my head, but I'm posting anyway.

As there is still one day left on the Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes challenge, I'll be posting both of these cards there as well.


Supplies Used:

Thinking of You
Stamps:  Daydreamer, Scattered Showers
Paper:  White
Ink:  Ripe Avocado, Harvest Gold
Other:  Lil Inkers Stitched Rectangles, Daydreamer Dies

Hello
Stamps:  Happy Trails, Embroidered Blooms, Crackle
Paper:  White, Winter Wisteria
Ink:  Winter Wisteria, Versamark, Versafine Onyx Black
Other:  Lil Inkers Stitched Rectangle, Happy Trails Die, Sizzix Embossing Folder

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My Crafty Weekend

I was in and out of my craft room this weekend, and had lots of time to play.  Now, it is Sunday night, and I have 7 cards to post and a giant mess to clean up.  All the cards I am showing today will be entered in this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge:  Anything Goes.

My first card is for this month's Hero Arts challenge.  I made a 'hello' card.  I am pretty sure I saw something like this done on Susan's Simplicity blog, but can't find the actual card.  I am also entering this card at Simon Says Stamp and Show to use the stamp you love but don't use.  This challenge has really encouraged me to pull out some oldies but goodies--in this case it is the Hero Arts Dictionary Greeting set.

My next card is for this week's Retro Sketch rs#53 and A Blog Named Hero Challenge #21:  Just Make Your Own.  In this case, I used my very oldest Hero Arts cupcake stamp to make my own embellishment.  I stamped the cupcake trio, cut it out, colored/painted it with Inktense pencils, and then coated it with several layers of UTEE.  I am also entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge to use the stamp you love but don't use.  I haven't used those cupcakes in forever, and they were some of the very first stamps I ever bought.

The next three cards are the result of me playing around with my new Ikat stamp set.  The first two cards will be entered into this week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge CFC92:  Wallpaper.

This next card is my attempt at this week's Tuesday Trigger:  Pattern Play.  After playing around with lots of different stamps in an unsuccessful attempt to replicate the picture exactly, I decided to take another approach.  I was inspired by the color scheme and the pattern of flowers.  I had been wanting to try ghost stamping, ever since seeing this video last week, so I used that technique in my card.  The layout for this card is from this card I saw during the last PTI release.  I used white Ranger Enamel Accents on the flower centers.

I pulled out Watercolor Wonder for my last card of the weekend.  I wish I had more time to play, but this will have to do for today.  I can tell I am going to have a lot of fun with this set.

Well, now I need to clean up my mess.


Supplies Used (PTI):

Just Saying Hi
Stamps:  Hero Arts Dictionary Greetings & Just Saying Hi, Lawn Fawn Belinda's Borders
Paper:  White
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Berry Sorbet
Other:  Twinery Strawberry

Birthday Wishes
Stamps:  Hero Arts Cupcake (I don't have the name of the set any more) & Birthday Messages
Paper:  White, American Crafts
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Blac
Other:  Lil Inker Stitched Rectangles and Stitched Sentiment Flag, Inktense Pencils, UTEE

Hello
Stamps:  Irresistibly Ikat
Paper:  White, New Leaf
Ink:  New Leaf, Hawaiian Sores, Hibiscus Burst
Other:  Hello die, MFT Fishtail Flags

Birthday Wishes
Stamps:  Irresistibly Ikat
Paper:  White, True Black
Ink:  New Leaf, Hawaiian Shores, Versamark
Other:  White Embossing Powder

Hey There
Stamps:  Irresistibly Ikat
Paper:  White
Ink:  Terracotta Tile, Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, Versafine Onyx Black

Sending Birthday Hugs
Stamps:  Beautiful Blooms II, Stylish Sentiments:  Birthday
Paper:  Kraft
Ink:  Colorbox Frost, Royal Velvet, Blueberry Sky, Scarlet Jewel, Spring Moss, Versafine Onyx Black
Other:  Ranger White Enamel Accents

Feel Better Soon
Stamps:  Watercolor Wonder, Think Big Favorites
Paper:  White, Kraft
Ink:  Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartreuse, Hawaiian Shores, Hibiscus Burst, Memento Angel Pink

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CAS-ual Fridays and Simon Says

I have three cards today.  I am entering all of them into the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge to use a stamp you love but don't often use.  The first two cards use Friends Till the End, which I completely forgot I had (shame on me), and was encouraged to take it out to play when the PTI senior design team highlighted it yesterday.  My third card uses the Hero Arts Zig Zag border, which I also love, but don't take out very often because I am kind of a little stumped by it.  I will also enter all three cards into this week's Simon Says Stamp challenge of Anything Goes.

My first card uses the smaller flower stamp from Friends Till the End, embossed in white, to create a background, just like I saw Heather do here.  I will be entering this card into this week's CAS-ual Fridays CFC92: Wallpaper challenge. 

Next, I tried water coloring with my new Inktense pencils.  Sort of like Dawn did here.  I think I am in love with these pencils.  They make it so quick and easy to get a bunch of cool color mixtures.  I picked this sentiment for a couple of reasons--first--it fit perfectly in the nook between the two flowers (tell me I'm not the only one who picks sentiments that way?)--second--I have had it a long time and have never used it--and third--I thought it would be good to  have a card to send to a friend if something bad happened, but not so bad to require a condolence card.  I am prepared for bad news, which hopefully means it will never happen.

My last card is another one for this week's CASual Fridays CFC92: Wallpaper challenge. I stamped the Hero Arts Zig Zag background stamp in Limeade Ice and was completely blinded!   So, I covered up some of that crazy background with a banner stamped and embossed in black with one of the sentiments from my new Stylish Sentiments: Birthday.

Supplies Used (PTI):
Friend
Stamps:  Friends Till the End
Paper:  Kraft, Melon Berry
Ink:  Berry Sorbet, Versamark
Other:  White Embossing Powder, MFT Fishtail Flags Die, Twine, Striped Impression Plate

So Sorry
Stamps:  Friends Till the End, Signature Greetings II, Hero Arts Envelope
Paper:  White, Kraft
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Kraft, Versamark
Other:  White Embossing Powder, Inktense Pencils, Friends Till the End Dies

Birthday
Stamps:  Hero Arts Zig Zag Background, Stylish Sentiments:  Birthday
Paper:  White, Limeade Ice, True Black
Ink:  Versamark, Limeade Ice
Other:  Black Embossing Powder, MFT Fishtail Flags Die, Kaiser black pearls

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