Bright Hearts

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #96

SPIES:

Stamps: Valentine Sentiment Digital Stamp by The Cutting Cafe.
Paper:  Brown and white cardstock.  DP from stash.
Ink:  Printer & Photoshop
Extras:  White heart brads; brown polka dot ribbon; flower stickers - Sandylioin; scallop heart punch; wavy heart die from Sizzix; emboss folder.


CHALLENGES:
Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #96
Get Sketchy #73

Cupid Silhouette

Off The Wall Challenge #43

A valentine card tonight.  I just purchased some silhouette digital stamps and decided to try one for the Off The Wall challenge this week.  I love it when a project comes together!  The photo didn't turn out so great to show the cream color of the DP totally.

SPIES:
Stamps:  Cupid Silhouette Digital Stamp - Stitchy Bear Stamps; Sentiment - Hampton Art.
Paper:  Black and cream cardstock; DP - DCWV All Dressed Up.
Ink:  Staz On Jet Black.
Extras:  Heart doilie; Black/white stripe ribbon; various border punches; heart punch; scallop circle die; pearl gem; pearl buttons.

BOO!

SPIES:

Stamps:  Ghost sponge stamp; Sentiment - stash.

Paper:  Die Cuts With a View Halloween pack; black cardstock.

Ink:  Versamark; white emboss powder; purple glitter.
Extras: Orange polka dot ribbon; black ric rac ribbon; purple gem.

CHALLENGES:

ColourQ #54
Get Sketchy #60

 

A Guiding Light

 Get Sketchy Challenge #42

All of the celebrations are over, school is over and this week we have been on a 'Staycation'.  Watching LOTS of World Cup Soccer (Go USA!); lounging around and for me, spending some uninterrupted time crafting and creating.  So, I have lots of things to post in the next couple days.

The first one, a Father's Day card for Get Sketchy Challenge  #42.  No surprise I'm sure.  There will be more of them later too!  I was playing around with my new compass rose stamp and decided to make my own die with it and distress it.  So, I stamped it in Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distress ink.  Then, I dabbed some lime green ink, blended the inks together, crumpled up the paper for a more worn look and inked the edges.  I was really pleased with the result.  I also inked the edges of the lighthouse die.


SPIES:
Stamps:  Lighthouse - Inkadinkadoo; Compass Rose - Rubber Soul.
Paper:  Brown cardstock; brown & green DP - DCWV Old World.
Ink:  Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo; Lime green - Hampton Arts
Extras:  Metal alpha buttons; cream burlap; lace ribbon.

More to come.....


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Pride of the Peacock

SPIES:  

Stamps:  Peacock digital stamp from Kristen Powers Ink;  Swirls from Inkadinkadoo;  Sentiment - computer font Chocolate Box, 24 pt.
Paper:  Certainly Celery, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue and white cardstock.  DP from stash.
Ink:  Gel pens for peacock; Baby blue for circle swirls; Navy for computer font.
Extras:   Brad, Celery raffia.

CHALLENGES: 
Get Sketchy #41
Curtain Call Color Challenge #33

Be Proud!



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'Graduation Salute'

A masculine graduation card using patriotic colors  for The Color Chef Challenge #53 and Get Sketchy #40!  . 

SPIES:

Stamps:  Graduation Cap from AJ the Graduate digital stamp from The Stamping Boutique.  Sentiment and diploma. - Fiskars School Days clear stamp set.
Paper:  Navy, light blue and white card stock.  DP - Stampin Up! patterns pack III.
Ink:  Versamark and navy emboss powder.
Extras:  'Homeroom' brads- The Paper Company; red,white & blue ribbon;



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Fabulous Tie

Get Sketchy #28 
Make a SHAPED card! 

The bonus challenge is Spring Themed!

My second post for today.  I think I'm finally back in the creative groove even with a cold.  Yes, the old sinus headaches transformed into a nice spring cold.  So, maybe DayQuil and NiQuil have something to do with my creative streak more than I do!  LOL!

The bow tie layout was another one of my doodle sketches late one night.  I was going to either freehand draw the tie or piece it together some witty little way, but then I cheated a little and found this nice template online:  http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/bow_tie_template.pdf.  There are three different sized bow ties ready to print and use.  I used the largest one here.

I love the colors this week at Embellish Magazine and Get Sketchy's Challenge #28 is for a shape card with a spring theme for a bonus. 

 Stamps:  Fleur De Lis - Hampton Art.  'You Are Fabulous' - Anna Griffin.
Paper:  Yellow, Pink and Peach cardstock.  DP:  Embossed green dots - DCWV.
Ink:  Raspberry pink - Hampton Art.
Extras:  Flower punch, EK Success; Peach fabric flower; Dark pink button; Sage green polka dot ribbon; Scallop and Rope border punches - Fiskars; Bow tie template (see above).


Have a Fabulous Night!



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Jammin Bro!

 

  

Here's my interpretation of this week's Get Sketchy Challenge #26.  The digital stamp is from The Greeting Farm.  I think he made a great choice.  I was playing around with ideas for this and a way to use my new Nestabilities, the peony.  On their own, they remind me of ink blots.  Freud would be so proud!  hahaha  

Ever begin a card not fully knowing what you want to do and then everything just starts falling in place?  Well, when I cut the red blot (peony) it looked so blah, so I used a mosaic emboss folder on it.  Once I placed it behind the image, I had visions of a grungy, graffiti riddled brick wall.  Not sure what Freud would say about that.  From there the card took on a life of its own. And here it is!

Happy Hump Day!  

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Stylish Birthday

 

  Get Sketchy #25 

I've had a lucky week as far as card making goes.  First, a Top Five at Get Sketchy last week and then I won the challenge over at SPCC!  I knew I stayed up all night for a reason!  haha  I wish my all nighter had been that enjoyable.  As it turned out, my laptop died and I was desparately trying to revive it.  So I'm still sharing our old desktop that is driving me crazy.  I must apologize for the picture links on my last few posts not working.  It is a glitch in the computer and Firefox and Explorer don't work well on it.  And then, Blogger doesn't operate well in Opera!  I just hate it when things don't work like they should.  Hopefully, if I can get my laptop restored this weekend, I'll have my 'computing' groove back.

Now, on to my card.  This card is for this week's Get Sketchy Challenge #25 and the Color Chef Challenge #39.  I loved the color combo of cream, kraft and black.  It makes anything look so elegant!  I must confess I had a little trouble with this card.  I really thought it was going to be quick and snappy, but it turned out to be a tad surgical!  The decorative designs are rub-ons.  I've used rub-ons before.  I used to love them as a child.  I was being very meticulous and careful and still a tiny part somehow turned missing.  So, I got my trusty black pen out and performed some card surgery.  It's also good that the rub ons came with all that bling, I could use one as a bandaid.  I tried to keep the rest of the card clean and sleek after all that bling was applied.

Stamps: Celebrate sentiment.

Paper:  Kraft, Cream and Black cardstock

Ink:  Staz On Black

Extras:  Black ribbon and clear gem stickies.  

Hope your night is filled with Bling!

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Tic-Tac-Love

 

  

Embellish Magazine Color Challenge with Ribbon

 

Get Sketchy #24

 Happy  Thursday!  Here I am with another post this week.  I cannot believe I've actually completed some projects on time and even early!  However, it could just be the calm before the storm that is probably going to erupt later this week.  My laptop died last night and it looks like there's no reviving it.  So I am having to get used to our desktop again.  Funny how you get so used to a certain computer that when you have to switch it makes you feel all discombobulated.  And at least it has happened when we are about to purchase a laptop for my son as an 18th birthday/graduation gift, which means I won't have to learn to share for too long!  hahaha  

So on to business.  Hugs and kisses to Embellish Magazine for a really great color challenge and to Get Sketchy for Sketch #24, a cute and inspiring sketch this week!  They both helped me bring together my idea of XXs and OOs (hugs and kisses) and tic tac toe.  The idea began with the XO stamp I got, which I used to stamp the background of some light pink cardstock.  I continued that on the tic tac toe board.  Originally I was going to put Xs in the blank spaces of the tic tac toe board, but it just looked too crowded and stamping them looked too cheesy.  So I stuck with hearts, placing decorative circle stickers on three for 'three in a row'.

Stamps:  XO by Craftsmart; 'hugs & kisses' by Inkadinkadoo

Paper:  Carob, Artisan pool; light pink, teal, and brown cardstock, and DP from stash.

Ink:  Timber Brown by Stazon, pink by Ink It Up!

Extras: Sizzix heart die; scallop heart punch, circle stickers gems, flower, heart brad, teal patterned material (center heart), teal ribbon, XO ribbon, brown ribbon, light pink ribbon.

This was another fun card to make with all of the embellishments and ribbon.  I love ribbon so when any challenge adds ribbon as one of the requirements, you can be rest assured that I'll be using as much of it as I can!  

XXX OOO

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LOVE INSPIRING

Obviously I did not get my creative day on Wednesday.  It fell apart pretty quickly.  And, Thursday was just as busy.  So, now that finals are over and there is a 4-day weekend, rainy and soggy as it may become, my creative flow can now commence!  You will have to excuse my lack of eloquence in my titles tonight.  It has been a very long and dreary day.  So I put a little sunshine in it myself in creating this card.

Object of Inspiration

Get Sketchy #21

 

Hopefully I got this under the deadline for Gets Sketchy #21 challenge.  I got the inspiration from a pre-Valentine trinket my hubby gave me last week, a simple vase of small roses, as seen in 'object of inspiration'.   I even used the ceramic heart vase as the template for the vase in my card.  I folded the paper and drew it along the crease and cut a small arc to slip the flowers inside. 

Stamps:  'Love' sentiment from Disney Princess stamps.
Paper:  DP:  Paper Pizzaz; red, light pink and green cardstock.
Ink: Versamark and silver emboss powder
Extras:  Heart decorative corner punch, EK Success; flower dies, Sizzix; flower emboss die,QuickKutz; Heart gems.

Be inspired!



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Bright Lite, Let It Snow(pink) -Man, Tree Bling and Peace

Winter Advisory for the next two days for the Triangle!  Winter is definitely knocking on our doors here in NC.  It's a good thing I have nothing planned or anywhere I have to go for the next two days but finishing cards, baking and wrapping.  Anyway, I have finally found time this week to get some cards made and am posting several tonight.

Bright Lite Christmas - Get Sketchy #18

The first, is for the Get Sketchy #18 challenge. 

Stamps:  Christmas light stamp from stash.  Merry Christmas tree stamp, Inkadinkadoo.
Paper:  White and red cardstock, green polka dot DCP  and Christmas light DCP from stash. 
Ink:  Pine green for light border.  Versamark embossed in yellow and emerald embossing powders for tree/sentiment.
Embellishments:  Red and green ribbon; Christmas light buttons; cuttlebug emboss folder.


Let It Snow(pink)-Man! -- Paper Cutz Challenge #21

 I made this card  using the sketch for the MMSC 31 challenge at Priscillastyles and  for Paper Cutz challenge to use a snowflake or snowman.  I  got so busy I didn't get it posted for the Midnight Madness challenge, but here it is for Paper Cutz.  The color scheme fell together with the DP background paper.  I wanted to make something kind of girlie and soft.  I love the snowman face and I played around with him in many different colors and techniques before deciding to go with the pink embossing with glitter on top.  I chalked around him, or 'her' I should say being as 'she' is pink, for a softer effect.  I thought the double framing accented more of the dark blue and pink colors and livened the card up.  The snowflakes are yet again a find at Michael's in their Christmas decor section.  I purposely made one side of the ribbon longer to add to the softer look I was wanting.

Stamps:  Snowman face and 'Let It Snow' sentiment - Inkadinkadoo.

Paper:  DP, baby blue, pink, white, and royal blue cardstock from stash.

Ink:  Versamark with pink embossing powder and pink glitter; pink chalk.

Embellishments:  Colored gems, mini snowflake ornaments, baby blue sheer ribbon; snowflake embossing folder - Cuttlebug; corner punches - EK Success and Sizzix sizzlit. Tag - Sizzix original.

My next two cards were free design cards, meaning I designed the layouts and themes myself not to fit any particular sketch or theme challenge.

Tree Bling

I have had the sparkly blue and red paper and when the holidays rolled around and I got one of the Sizzix ornament dies, I knew it was a match.  I had a 'Cheer' sentiment in red on it also but the more I looked at it the more I thought it was too much so I went without it.  I like it much better this way.

PEACE

In my craft supplies I found a bunch of Christmas stencils and decided to try them on my cards.  I used chalk for the medium, chalked the pine cones and then sprayed them with craft matte spray.  I placed gold ribbons with gold brads on them.  I punched the corners off and adhered it to green textured paper and then gold paper.  I punched the 'Peace' sentiment out of wide, gold ribbon using the Sizzix Skittle Dee Doo alphabet.  Lastly, I used a gold rope ribbon down the middle.

I like the simplicity and masculine look of this card.  I intend to use the stencils for more cards so stop by in the near future to see them!

 

Season Blessings!

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Rockin Dogs

Rockin Dogs

Finally I have finished this card!  I thought this would be so easy with this week's Get Sketchy Challenge #13, but it proved much more challenging than I bargained.  I did not do the bonus challenge of dry embossing, mostly because I do not currently have a light box.

I have had the dog stamps for a while and like my last post, I wanted to do a more masculine type card for my dad.  I decided on a music theme along with the dogs.  While creating the card, I happened upon a stamp set that just happened to have a drumset stamp just the size I needed.  Karma!  Maybe.  Being new to stamping, it took me fiddling with everything several ways to finally come up with the finished product.  I am very happy with it, thank goodness!