Crafty Creations - Pick your Holiday

With Easter around the corner, I decided to pick Easter as my holiday for the current challenge over at Crafty Creations.  We're sponsored by Stitchy Bear Stamps so I used one of their stamps called "Three Amigos."

I colored the image with Copics and went for bright, cheery colors. After all, that's how I remember Easter as a child ~ colorful eggs, jelly beans and, of course, a new colorful dress. 

How can these three characters not bring a smile to your face? I can't wait for Easter. I added leftover Crate Paper 6x6 Pad Little Bo Peep DSP  to the inside, as well as the sentiment (from Doodle Pantry's Floral Hats set).

What holiday will you pick for your card this week? Please stop by our challenge blog (click here) to see what the other DT members have created.

Christmas Card Challenges #16

One more Christmas Card finished -- are you working on yours? If you are, we'd love to have you join us this week at Christmas Card Challenges. The theme is: Chevrons.

I have to admit that after I finished this card and looked close, I think the pattern looks more like "Herringbone" than "Chevron" but it'll have to do. Once again, I used a few items from my scrap box: the border piece, lace ribbon and embossed red CS. It doesn't appear to be going down as fast as I thought it would, but it feels good every time I use a few scraps.

I stamped the image twice using VersaMark Ink. I used green embossing powder on one and colored it with Copics. On the second one I used gold embossing powder and colored the bell with gold and silver markers. I added dimensionals to the main image and also under the bell.  I carried the paper and border to the inside as well.

We'd love for you to stop by the Christmas Card Challenges blog and see what all the DT members have created this week for your inspiration. Join with us and make a Christmas Card . . . you don't have to use Chevrons, just as long as you make a Christmas Card. And, when November comes around . . . you'll thank me.

Crafty Creations

I can't believe that two weeks have already gone by and it's time for another challenge at Crafty Creations. This time the theme is:

Seasonal Card (Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter). 

We're sponsored by San's Design and I received a lovely digistamp to use for my card creation.

 

 

I made a "Spring" card because, even though I live in Florida, I'm tired of the cold weather and winter.  I'm not sure if you can see the cloud embossing folder I used for the white background, but I thought it went really well with the clouds in the stamp.

 

 

I finished off the inside also, but didn't include a sentiment because I'm not sure what I want to use this card for yet (it works so well for a number of occasions).

 

Be sure to hop on over to the Crafty Creations Challenges blog to see what the other Design Team members have created for you this week.

Christmas...a Little Early

   I'm still putting things away from the carpet install and recently opened a box that contained...drum roll, please...card making supplies. Now, how that box ever got lost in the first place is beyond me...but at least it is now found and is in its rightful place (my Craft Room).
   Checking out a couple challenge blogs today, I found these two that I really liked:
   Christmas Card Challenges #28: Make a Christmas card that includes Lace
   Creative Card Crew Challenge #38: Make a card that includes metal (stick pin, charm, brads, etc)

   I love stick pins and charms and if you've seen my craft room, you know that I have more lace and ribbon than a normal person probably should have {smile}.

 

   I printed the Merry Christmas sentiment using a freebie font from Creating Keepsakes and colored the M and C with Copics. Then punched out the shape using the Stampin' Up! ornament punch. Tied twine around the top of the ornament and added a jingle bell stick pin to the bow. A bit of Christmas snowflake ribbon and beautiful cotton lace and the card was complete. Here's a close-up of the ornament and stick pin.

 

I carried the ornament-theme to the inside and completed the sentiment as well.

 

   Merry Christmas...hmm, maybe we'll make a Christmas Card at the June 27th class. With temps in the 90's lately, we could use a bit of "cool weather thinking."

 

NOTE TO MY CARD CLASS GALS:  If you haven't submitted your card for the Card Challenge yet, you now have until June 27th (I had to change the date due to personal reasons).  I've received several already and they are all beautiful!!  Here's the link to the sketch and some very basic, simple samples (click here for the sketch).

 

Whoo! Hoo!

   First, I want to say "Thank You" to Tuesday Morning Sketches.  Last week my card was randomly selected to win the weekly prize. I can't wait to get my gift voucher...you all know how much I love to shop...so let the fun begin. Whoo! Hoo!!

   Now onto another card design by Tuesday Morning Sketches--#200 (check it out here). And a Challenge by 365 Cards (see below).

 

   For some reason, this one was a bit of a challenge for me. I just couldn't get started. Then...all of a sudden...it hit me. And the following card was born.

 

   I used DP from DCWV's The Linen Closet Stack and brown and kraft solid cardstock from Michael's. The flower image is from The Graphics Fairy. I colored the image with Copics, Sharpies and Stampin' Up! markers.  The sentiment is computer generated. The lace is from...well, my stash (smile).

 

   I puffed up the three matted pieces. I also cut and colored an additional flower and two leaves. The flower and one leaf I just glued down, but bent them a bit to add dimension. The other leaf I used a pop dot to raise it up.  I also added a resin piece to the center of the flower.

 

   A few additional rhinestones and a piece of beige baker's twine that I colored using Copics (B00 and G00) to match the card colors made this card eligible for 365 Cards Guest Design Challenge (add three teeny tiny elements to your card.  Rhinestones, pearls, or brads can only count as one of your items).  I have rhinestones, resin flower center and tiny baker's twine 'bow.' I wasn't sure the popped-up leaf would count as an element, so that's why I added the twine.

 

 

I love how a card just seems to 'fall into place' when you least expect it.

 

Spring is in the Air

We've had some beautiful weather lately...of course, living in Florida helps. So with warm weather and Easter right around the corner, I seem to be pulling out the bright colored cardstock more often.

    Ribbon Carousel is sponsoring a challenge this month: Spring is in the Air. You can check it out  here. Since I've been using my "Spring" colors lately, I thought I'd play along.

    Here's what I came up with. I didn't want to use just the ribbon by itself, so I ran a strip of lace on either side. I also created a bow using the lace with a brad to match the flower color. 
    I embossed the cutout behind the flower to give the illusion of stems and leaves. I also watermarked a flower image on the pink cardstock to continue the floral theme.

 

    The flower is a die-cut from Spellbinders. It almost matches one of the flower images in the ribbon (right above Thinking of You). I inked the edges of the petals with a deeper pink to add accent to them. Then I bent and rolled the petals to add some dimension.

 

 

     I love working with bright colors. It puts me in a happy mood for some reason. So, think Spring and make a few bright-colored cards yourself.