You made my Day - Vivid Vases

I made this card using the layout at Splitcoast.
The only colors of ink on this card are soft suede and pink!
I love this set and I love using it in a variety of ways.
Cute little clip too!  I bought them before Christmas and haven't used many of them yet.

Poinsettia in part

Playing with my new Christmas stamp set.  I versamarked the image first on the craft, then did another layer embossed on the red paper and cut out overtop.  I love this pretty set and I love the sentiments that go with it.

The layout is from Sketch Frenzy Friday.

2 butterfly cards

 

I got some crafting time today so here is what I made.  Punch art trees with butterflies.  There is a close up view below.

 

This is called a telescoping card.  It swings open on the brads to reveal layers underneath.  This first picture is the "closed" view.

 

This is all 3 layers.  And a close up.  I used the secret garden framelits and layered 4 flowers with some sponged tips.

 

Here's a close up of the punch art trees.

Creative Crew - Month 2

Here are some of the projects I made for my design team work for the Creative Crew challenge on Splitcoast this month.

New Queen... QFTD158

Here's my card for Queen 158 - Sharon (smadson).  Feel free to join in the Queen for the Day Challenge.

I used 2 framelit shapes and pierced the inside one.

Thanks a Million music notes

 

I embossed the music notes with white, then punched out a hole with decorative label punch and put the sentiment behind.  The blue music piece is popped up.

 

The colors are: white, island indigo, more mustard, sahara sand

Raspberry Poppies

Fun to make a card today.

I found this great color combo at Pals Paper Arts - Raspberry Ripple, Calypso Coral & Crumb Cake.

The layout is from RetroSketches.

I heat embossed the poppies with white on the Raspberry Ripple.

I used the smallest framelit behind the oval sentiment.  Used some SAB ribbon/button and a bit of scallop trim.  Embossed the card base with stripes.

 

Heart Music for Queen

I made this card for our Queen for the Day Challenge.  Click on the link to find all the details.

I embossed the big heart image with PEWTER!  Then I wheeled the music, then I added some color and blended with blender pens.  The edges are ripped and I added some silver paper and a ribbon.  The sentiment oval is popped up.

Sponging poppies to music

Playing with some new stuff!  I made this card for the Queen for the Day Challenge that I host.

 

First I wheeled the music notes in blue (I was not precise and some of the notes are very faded looking - on purpose).

Next, I stamped my new Pleasant Poppies background stamp with versamark and embossed with PEWTER!

Then I sponged, then I crumpled, the sponged some more!

Added ribbon and brads.

I'm quite pleased with my first Pleasant Poppies card.  Looking forward to using this stamp set often, it is so versatile!

 

Here's the closeup.  I took this picture at night time and so the lighting is not good.

New Framelits

2 more cards using my new framelits!

 

For this one I put the framelit on a bit of a different angle and pierced a circle inside of it.

I embossed and used a glimmer brad on the heart.

The layout is from CAS(E) this sketch!

 

Colors: Primrose Petals, Basic Gray and Pool Party

Stamp set: Secret Garden

 

For this one I used the smallest size framelit.  I used it to cut out only a portion of the big heart image from "You are Loved".  A very simple layout.

Colors: Pretty in Pink, Primrose Petals, Midnight Muse, White

Stamp set: You are Loved

NEW STUFF!

 

Yippee.  Got some new stuff today!  And I'm excited that blogger is even posting my pictures again, so I can show you what I made today!

 

I'm playing around with the window frames framelits and lots of texture!

 

On the top card I used 2 different embossing folders and also scoring!  Buttons for the center of the secret garden flowers.

 

The layout for the top card is from Try Stampin' on Tuesday.

 

On this card I pierced around my apothecary accents framelit.  I used some silver glitter paper and glimmer brads.

 

I kept both cards without sentiments so I can add something when the need arises.

Secret Garden FUN!

 

Playing with my fun new "Secret Garden" set and framelits!

I made this one for the challenges at Stampin' Royalty.

I used their colors from this week - not quite navy, soft suede, crumb cake and vanilla

and took some liberties with their sketch from last week!

Loved these colors - I had some patterned paper from the Festival of Prints DSP pack in these colors.

 

I used framelits and scoring.

The big blue flower is embossed with white and then I darkened some areas with blue marker.  The two smaller flowers I colored with 3 colors of maker.

 

 

This is one I made with "Secret Garden" yesterday.  I used an embossed frame with piercing and some framelits behind it.  The colors are cherry cobbler, pumpkin pie, vanilla and black.

You are Loved - Chalkboard

 

Got to make a card today!  This one is for 3 challenges.

The layout is from one of my favorite blog challenges - Retrosketches.  A layout I would never think of on my own, but I love it.  So creative!

The challenge on Splitcoast today was to do the "chalkboard" technique.  Stamp on black paper and emboss with white.  Then you can sponge white ink around to create "chalk dust" look.

The 'ABC' Challenge was to have sparkle.  I used 6 rhinestones on this card.

I love how this card turned out.  The colors are Soft Suede, Pink Pirhouette, Black, White and Rose Red.  I used 4 types of embellishments (button, white twine, ribbon, rhinestones), a corner rounder and edgelits.  Also a bit of embossing texture on the little rose red piece behind the button.  AND heat embossing!  This one is loaded!

A Perfect White Night Snowflake

 

This card is for the color challenge - A Perfect White Night (perfect plum, white & night of navy)

I also used some black.  A cute snowflake die cut (and boho blossom punch center) and lots of embossing!

 

This fun layout is from Technostamper.

Blue & Gold Chickadee

I made this card for 3 challenges...
The challenge at The Paper Players was to use gold or silver.  I embossed the bird image, the sentiment and the edges with gold.
Which fit right in with the technique at Splitcoast to emboss the edges.  I used a versamark pen around the edge of the kraft paper and embossed it.  I also sponged with blue.  The sentiment is popped up over the decorative label punch and I added two pearls.
I got the layout from Sketch Frenzy Friday.

I am submitting this card for the design team tryout at The Paper Players.

Chickadee sketch frenzy

Another Christmas card!  This one made with the Beautiful Season stamp set.  I used the layout from Sketch Frenzy Friday.

 The technique challenge today was to layer scallops!  I glued two onto my soft suede background panel and then embossed it.  Then I glued two more overtop.

 

I sponged and pierced and ripped!  The sentiment is also colored in suede and green.

Why, oh, why can't I get better photos?

Chocolate Pie x2

 

2 cards for the color challenge today and the sketch at CASE(E) this Sketch!  A new blog I found.

 

I used butterflies and the apothecary accents framelit (embossed).

 

My mom used circles and a flower.  We both used the same lace ribbon because it matched so well!

General Masculine Trees

I made a card today for 2 challenges.

 

The colors are from Splitcoast - Chocolate Chip, Basic Gray and Gumball Green.

I inked my embossing folder with gray and embossed the gray textured paper for the bottom layer (apothecary accents framelit).  I stamped the trees twice and cut out with a framelit and layered with the decorative label punch in green and a hand-cut banner shape in brown.  Added a button to one side.

 

The bottom of the card I cut with a decorative edge framelit and added a layer of green.

 

The layout is from Stamping 411 (their last one!)

 

I thought this would work well for an all-purpose masculine card.

Mustard and Gold - Evergreen

 

Today I finally MADE A CARD!  I found a NEW blog challenge today and thought I'd try it out.

 

The layout comes from the brand new Fab Friday blog.

To find some colors to go with it I searched through some other blog challenges and found this at Just Add Ink - MUSTARD and METAL!

I used my favorite set "Evergreen" with the colors More Mustard and can you believe it - Summer Starfruit!!!!  With some black I think this makes a great color combo (and something a little different).  I stamped the trees with the two colors and then versamark with the outline image and embossed the trees and both sentiments in gold.  The sentiments are from the set "Beautiful Season".
The oval with clip is popped up.

I added a decorative edge (framelit) and some piercing.  I'm quite happy with how this turned out and I continue to LOVE this versatile stamp set (I even used it for a Christmas card this time!)

Tree of kindness

It's been so long since I've made a card for any internet challenges, I wanted to make the time today to get back into it.

The Technique challenge at Splitcoast today was to choose a background technique.  I chose embossed embossing.  I used the new GUMBALL GREEN cardstock, embossed it through the Big Shot with the argyle embossing folder.  I rubbed it with the embossing buddy and used BLACK embossing powder to heat emboss it.

I used two of my new stamp sets "Evergreen" and "Blooming with Kindness".    I stamped the tree twice, then doodled my own frame with black and green markers.  The sentiment is also embossed in black.

The layout is roughly from Clean & Simple Stamping.