Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #466

Hope you're ready for our next challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More! For the next fortnight, our challenge will be

By Make Your Mark, we mean use colored pencils, inks, markers, use something that leaves a mark! Here's my card

For my card, I started with a white A2 panel, Simon Says STAMP's Bold Geometric stencil, Wendy Vecchi's Make Art STAY-tion and distress inks (cracked pistachio, peacock feathers, mermaid lagoon). I applied the color randomly with oval ink blending brushes. For the sentiment, I die cut using Simon Says STAMP's Thanks On a Line die and a scrap of medium gray cardstock. I glued the sentiment in place and adhered the panel to a white A2 cardbase with double-sided tape to complete my card.

We'd love to see how you MAKE YOUR MARK on your card in our gallery this fortnight.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Try A Sketch on Tuesday ~ Challenge #645

We have a new sketch at Try A Sketch On Tuesday, which we hope will inspire you to get crafty. Here's the sketch.

Here's my take on the sketch

I made this card for a friend who was traveling to Japan to wish here a good vacation and safe travels. I made the "background" red and gold paper. I started with Local King Rubber Stamp's Chinese Symbol (1) background stamp and some red cardstock. I heat embossed the image with gold embossing powder. I then dusted off my Creative Memories' Custom Cutting System to cut the curved edge with one of the Creative Memories' blades. I adhered it to a light gray A2 card panel and trimmed the edges. For my little geisha, I used a un-named Japanese stamp set. I stamped the girl with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Copic markers - E50, G82, R22, R32, Y15, YG67 and fussy cut her. For the sentiment, which sadly is not so visible, I used Waffle Flower's Konnichiwa stamp set and gold embossing powder. The sentiment says "konnichiwa" which translates to hello. I glued the girl into place with tape runner and then adhered the A2 panel to a white A2 card base to complete my card.

We'd love to see how you were inspired by our sketch in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #573

We have a new challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. We hope that this sketch will inspire you to spend some time paper crafting.

Here's my card

For my card, I started with MME's Indie Chic 6x6 designer paper pad. I chose two designer papers, the chevron and the floral as well as the solid teal. It's so nice that the papers from a paper pad coordinate with one another. It saves me trying to find something that "goes". I cut the pieces and adhered them to a cream A2 card panel. For the sentiment, I stamped using Simon Says STAMP's Lots of Thanks stamp set with PinkFresh Studio's Mermaid Cove ink on a scrap of cream cardstock. I trimmed it and used the same solid teal to mat the sentiment. For the pizzazz, I die cut two flourishes using My Favorite Things' Large Fancy Flourish die from some green cardstock. I glued them in place and then glued the sentiment in place. I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double sided tape to complete my card.

We'd love to see how you're inspired by our sketch by seeing your work in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #263

Time for a new challenge at AAA Cards. For the next fortnight, our challenge is

Here's my card

For my card, I started by embossing some white cardstock with Cutterbug ProvoCraft's D'Vine Swirls embossing folder. I then die cut with a Memory Box Cherub Hearts die. I also die cut the same sized heart using black cardstock and just the central portion of the heart with white cardstock. I trimmed the white central portion to mimic the shirt. I used Lawn Fawn's Build-A-Snowman die set to die cut a bow tie from black cardstock. I found some gray polka dot patterned paper as a background for the hearts. I heat embossed the sentiment using Your Next Stamp's Whynot Sentiments stamp set and silver embossing powder. I glued the hearts to the polka dot paper and the man's shirt and bow tie in place on the black heart. I added adhesive dots for the buttons on both the man's shirt and the woman's dress. To complete the card, the panel was adhered to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

We'd love to see your clean and simple card(s) in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge #256

We have a new challenge at Addicted to CAS starting.

Here's my monochromatic card

I started my gray card by positioning Pink & Main's Mask It Circle stencil over an A2 panel of medium gray cardstock with my Wendy Vecchi's Make Art STAY-tion. I cut some "hills" with my Creative Memories 12" Decorative trimmer from scrap photocopy paper. I used the "hills" as stencils as I applied both Taylored Expressions Oyster ink and Concord & 9th's Dove ink, applied with an oval ink blending brush, alternating the inks and changing the position and orientation of the "hills". I added some additional Dove ink along the edges of the circle stencil to help to define the circle. I removed the stencils. Next, I stamped the silhouette image, using Gina K Designs' Friendly Silhouettes stamp set and Gina K Design's Slate ink. I stamped the sentiment using Clearly Besotted's A Little Sentimental and Gina K Design's Slate ink to complete my panel. The last step was to adhere the panel to a white A2 card base.

We'd love to see your monochrome-inspired card in our gallery this fortnight.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Die Cut Divas ~ Spring with RAM Stamps

Hey Crafty Friends! We have a new challenge at Die Cut Divas for the month of April. Our challenge is

MAKE A SPRING CARD

Our sponsor this month is RAM Stamps. They will be giving our winner a $10 gift certificate for their online store.

Here's my card

I guess I associate bunnies with Easter and Easter falls in Spring. So, that's my story and I'm sticking with it. So, here's my Spring card. I used RAM Stamps Bunny & Guinea: Smile digital stamp. I sized it and printed it with my InkJet printer on white cardstock. I added color with Copic markers - C2, C3, C7, E25, E33, E50, G82, R29, RV02, Y15, YR02, YR04. I die cut the white cardstock with a My Favorite Things Inside & Out Stitched Rectangle STAX die. For the sentiment, I used Simon Says STAMP's Handwritten Sentiments stamp set. I found some pastel (Spring-like colors) striped patterned paper from which I cut stripes of varying widths. I adhered everything to a medium gray A2 card panel which was then adhered to a white A2 card base to complete my card.

We'd love to see your Spring-inspired cards in our gallery this month.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #465

Our next challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More! is 

Here's the card I made

For my card, I used Gina K Design's Fancy Florals Layering Stencils (4 pieces) which I received as part of the kit for Crop & Create Delivered Fall 2023 on a white A2 card panel. For the colors, I used distress inks - seedless preserves, wild honey, mowed lawn, peeled paint, applied with oval ink blending brushes. I stamped the sentiment using Gina K Design's Friendly Silhouettes stamp set which I received as part of the kit for Crop & Create Delivered Fall 2021. I trimmed the A2 panel and matted with an olive green cardstock, just slightly larger. die cut with a Waffle Flower's A2 Layers die and a Waffle Flower's Additional A2 Layers die. I adhered it to a white A2 card base to complete my card.

We'd love to see your cards in our gallery this fortnight.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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