Love Balloons & a few challenges

Hi everyone! I'm taking advantage of the -21 degree weather and stayed home.  I love extra days to craft!!  I found some great challenges to get my juices flowing today.

The first is the Double Dare Paper crafting blog challenge "Love, Peace and Kindess". So much fun.  They also partnered up with The Paper Girls for their "Sparkle and Shine" challenge.

I then added a sketch challenge from CAS(E) this Sketch!

Here is my finished card.  I used hot air balloons and hearts for love and added some glitter to the XOXO sentiment as well as the glitter tape down the length of the card.  I used an ink pad to create the purple strip and after die cutting out the love on white cardstock I took the blue and pink and sponged. I love how they combine to make a pretty purple in the center.

Here's a close up of the glittered balloon

Happy Holidays

Happy day after Thanksgiving! I am cranking away making Christmas cards for a craft fair in a couple of weeks.  I started having some issues with my creative bug so I looked for some fun sketches to try.

I found a good one at Cas(e) This Sketch!  I like being able to add a lot or a little depending on how I'm feeling.

Here is my card. I really love this Bells and Bows stamp set from Altenew.  

Supplies:

• Altenew - Clear Photopolymer Stamps - Bells and Bows
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• Price: $19.94
• Sku:altn-alt1403

• Altenew - Dies - Bells and Bows
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• Price: $8.54
• Sku:altn-alt1443

• Whip Cream 8.5 x 11 Cardstock
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• Price: $6.95
• Sku:CS-0040

• Candy Apple 8.5 x 11 Cardstock
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• Price: $6.95
• Sku:CS-0007

• Candy Apple True Color Fusion Ink Pad
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• Price: $7.95
• Sku:IP-0017

• Rich Coral True Color Fusion Ink Pad
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• Price: $7.95
• Sku:IP-0052

• Sweet Pear True Color Fusion Ink Pad
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• Price: $7.95
• Sku:IP-0054

• Electric Lime Ink Pad
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• Price: $7.95
• Sku:IP-0112

Joy to the World CTS #297

Today I'm sharing another Christmas card that I made.  I've really gotten into using white as my base for my cards lately and am liking how it keeps them clean looking.  It also takes less time than having to search out different colored cardstock.

For this card I used a cute sketch I found over at CAS(E) this Sketch!  I like how the background can be as simple or as complex as you'd like and the added layer is in the lower corner.  

Here is what I came up with.  I stamped the base of the card using bells and bows stamp/die bundle in fresh forest and cranberry bliss FSJ ink. I then cut the next layer with a dotted rectangle die, stamped the sentiment from lyrical script stamp set and then popped it up to give some dimension. I added some red/green/white twine to keep in trend with the colors and some blue rhinestones to give a pop of color. 

My husband liked to card so much that he asked if it was this years Christmas card. (nope, I have other plans for that one)

How Are You? CTS#294

Hi everyone! I am in serious need of some get well cards.  I normally don't have a huge demand but it seems lately that a lot of friends/co-workers are asking for them.

I found this great retro sketch challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch! and went digging through my stamps and dies to create!

Here is the sketch, I'm going to use this to make a few different cards.  So quick and easy.

Here is what I came up with. This came together in about 10 minutes.  I love how just putting some patterned paper and a simple strip creates a card so quick.  I punched out some small hearts and raised them up to give a bit more dimension to my card.

Merry and Bright CTS #197

Yup, another Christmas card.  I saw this stamp set from Avery Elle used on another blog and knew I just had to have it.  It's so much fun and you can create so many different cards and layouts with it.  I can't wait to "decorate" a tree with it!

I used the sketch over at CASE(E) this Sketch! for this card.  I stamped the background and used a rectangle stitched die to create the background.  I really wanted to use the string of lights but wasn't sure how.  So I chose to use it on the front and put my sentiment on the inside.

Here is what I came up with

 

Supplies: retro ornaments stamp set and dies-Avery Elle, ink-The Stamps of Life, cardstock-Stampin' Up!

Hello ctd413, cts #193

I recently rediscovered the Color Throwdown challenge blog.  I finally got to sit and craft using one of their challenges. I paired it with CASE(E) this Sketch! challenge and got the card below.  I started with one idea for this sketch and it just didn't work (the ice cream cone was WAY to big), then I thought a Halloween card would be fun and I ended up with this cute pumpkin card.  Just goes to show how the creative process works. All in all, not what I was looking for but it works.

 

 

Here's my card!

 

 

 

 

Supplies: pumpkins2cut stamp set, pumpkin dies, hello die and pumpkin ink (stamps of life), crumbcake, pumpkin pie, island indigo, whisper white cardstock and autumn wooden elements (stampin up), pumpkin twine and background paper.

 

{heart strings}

I absolutely love this stamp set from Unity Stamps.  Such a simple set and gets straight to the point. I used the color challenge over at Unity Stamps blog and the sketch challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch!

 

I used sponges and added a little color to the edges.  I wanted to soften all that white. I used Stampin' Up!'s blendabilities to color in the hearts.

 

Supplies:

SS: heart strings (unity)

INK: so saffron, soft sky ink pads, soft sky, daffodil delight, rich razzleberry blendabilites

CS: lost lagoon, whisper white, crumb cake

ACCESS: banner die, jewel rhinestones, sponges



Hello You

Today is my first day of vacation and there is no better way to start it than by crafting!! I am loving this stamp set.  They flowers are so bold and the sentiments are perfect for all sorts of different things.

I chose to do two challenges to create this card. They both went together perfectly (I think).

The Paper Players

 

CAS(E) this Sketch!

 

Here is my finished card.  I also used a spritzer to add some color to the white cardstock with markers.

 

Supplies:

SS: crazy about you

INK: mossy mellow & bermuda bay markers, night of navy, bermuda bay, crushed curry, calypso coral markers, crushed curry, bermuda bay, calypso coral blendabilities

CS: mossy mellow, whisper white, crushed curry

ACCESS: crushed curry twine, basic jewels, hello you thinlit dies, petite curly label punch