Freshly Made Sketches #701

 

Jen B brings us Freshly Made Sketches #701. I love a simple sketch!

 

 

At first I saw candles but didn't want to go hunting for the dies, so I went 

with a different set of leaves. And this time I used them as leaves.

 

I cut out three leaves from scrap pieces of card stock, along with the "veins" 

of each leaf. A panel was embossed with Altenew's Arched Foliage 3D

embossing folder and the leaves were adhered on top. I finished off the

card with a white embossed sentiment.

Off to link this up--it's been a while since I've been early! 

Thanks for stopping by!

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Edited to add: My card was chosen as the Queen of Clean this week!

Thanks to Jen B and the rest of the FMS team!

The Flower Challenge #105 -- Add Embellishments

 This month's theme over at The Flower Challenge #105 is to Add Embellishments.

 

I'm not as embellishment crazy as I used to be. I'd buy sequins and enamel dots in 

every color and size--not to mention buttons and ribbons. For my card, I went with 

my favorite clear enamel dots that I like to use, especially on florals.

 

I used the new Honeycomb Cover Plate and was inspired by the colors on a card by 

Kelly Lunceford. Flowers and leaves were cut from Altenew's Zero Waste Chocolate

Flowers Cover Plate and arranged over the panel.

I added the gold embossed sentiment and of course, the clear enamel dots that

remind me of water droplets.

Okay I'm off to link up my card. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Freshly Made Sketches #688

 

I went way off course with Freshly Made Sketches #688. I blame my time on

the CAS(E) this Sketch design team for that. Often times I'd squint at the sketch

and then have an "ah-ha!" moment.

 

 Here's this week's sketch, courtesy of Jen B.

 

 

And here's my take on it. I must have had graduation and lei on my mind although 

there are no graduates that we know of this year.

 

I ran a gray panel through a Spellbinder's embossing folder and it them per the sketch.

The flowers from a Stamp Market Cover Die were inked lightly in pastel colors and my first

thought was to adhere them to an oval shape but in the end I went rogue and just  adhered

 them to the card. 

 

A CZ Design sentiment was cut from white card stock and adhered to a vellum shadow 

before being adhered to the card. I'm forever grateful to the inventor of vellum. Being 

able to adhere a word sentiment and still have that transparency makes me so happy.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

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 Edited to add: I'm thrilled that Cécile gave my card a Princess honor! Thank you, Cécile!

 

 

Long Time No See

  

Well, I totally missed Time Out Challenges #271 deadline by a day but thought I'd 

share this anyway because I like how it turned out. Once again, patterned paper

was my friend.

 

 

I was inspired by Allison Frazier (@allifrazier on Instagram) and how she played with 

postage stamp supplies and patterned paper to create some quick and easy cards. 

I found a pad of paper on Amazon with large floral images and created postage 

stamps with Spellbinders Nested Postage Label Dies.

All postage marks were made with Waffle Flower Crafts Oversized Postage Stamp Set.

I chose the CZ Design sentiment because it fit perfectly in the space and white

embossed it so it would stand out against the dark background.

To give the panel some dimension, I cut out another butterfly and flower and popped 

them up. A second postage panel was cut and adhered in the back to create a hinge. 

I'm a little late with the postage trend but I know that I'll be making more cards 

using patterned paper because it's fast and fun. Thanks for stopping by!

Freshly Made Sketches #650

 

Freshly Made Sketches #650 is as simple as a sketch can get and sometimes 

that can be a challenge in itself. Here's the sketch, courtesy of Judy.

At first glance I thought "sky, land, sea" but felt a skosh lazy so I turned to some

new patterned papers that arrived this week. Brutus Monroe has some beautiful

papers and I chose the Cherry Blossom pad for my card.

 

I cut one sheet into thirds with the middle panel being slightly bigger. I adhered

them to a top folding card and stamped the sentiment from CZ Designs. A few

luminescent sequins finished the card.

If I had more time I would have stamped a background, then cut it up per

the sketch. But time constraints and laziness overruled and I can link this up

to this month's Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge, too.

Thanks, always, for stopping by!

Color Throwdown #756

I love leaves. I must own a zillion leaf dies and stamps. So when I saw that the

color palette for Color Throwdown Challenge #756 was green, orange, and brown,

it was a no brainer to enter.

 

I chose a large oak leaf and smooshed, blended, and spattered three of them. 

A woodgrain piece was distressed on the edges and adhered to a card base.

The leaves were adhered and finished off with the sentiment.

Off to link up my card. Thanks for stopping by!

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Edited to add: My card was chosen as the winner for CTD756 and I'll be the

Featured Stamper for a future challenge! Thank you, CTD!

SSS Flickr May Challenge -- Enticing Trio

The Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge theme for May is Enticing Trio--create a project

using three of anything.  Here's my card.

I used SSS Friendly Birds Embossing Folder and Dies to cut out three birds, then ran them

through the coordinating embossing folder.  I inked them up using dye inks and Copics.

I adhered a WPlus9 cover die on a card base and adhered the birds on top. 

CZ Design sentiments and clear sequins finished off the card.

I'm off to link up this card. Thanks for stopping by!

Inspired by Challenge 234

Inspired by Challenge 234 is all about RAINBOWS. Have you noticed that rainbows are

a popular challenge theme?

 

 

 

Here's my card using a rainbow wreath, inspired by the uber talented Mindy Eggen.

 

 

 I started stenciling the wreath during Online Card Classes' Stenciled 2 class but didn't

complete it until this week. And when I saw that IB234 was about rainbows, I stamped 

the sentiment and decided to enter it.

So how do you feel about rainbows? Are you a fan or not? One of my twin granddaughters

loves to line up her blocks and Cocomelon® friends in rainbow order. So it's safe to say that

she's a huge fan of rainbows!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

The Flower Challenge 79 -- FOCUS ON BACKGROUND STAMPING

 

The challenge theme at The Flower Challenge 79 is Focus on Background Stamping.

 

 

Here's my project. I'm not sure if it will qualify as the background was made by

stenciling and not stamping, per se.

I love Altenew's Blooming Flower Bed Stencil because it covers the whole background

of a card panel and you can use so many different color combos. I chose cheery colors

and after adhering the panel to a card base, I added the sentiment and finished off

with some clear sequins.

 

I have several more weeks to enter another card if this one doesn't qualify as having a

stamped background. Stay tuned to see if it gets a thumbs up or down.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge #193 -- Love is in the Air

I'm linking up a project to Simon Says Stamp's Flickr Challenge #193 which is 

Love is in the Air. I used some older Simon Says Stamp products which, I'm happy to

report, are still available in their online store.

 

I stenciled in hearts from their Bursting Hearts Stencil in pinks and oranges on

watercolor card stock. After spritzing on some water, I let it dry and cut out a slimline

panel mainly because I didn't want to "waste" the heart background.

The sentiment was cut from white cardstock and gold for the shadow. After adhering

the sentiment to the panel, it was finished off with some Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

I can now chalk up my first Valentine card for the year--it may also be my only one 😆

Thanks for stopping by!

Simon Says Stamp Make a Slimline and Giveaway Winner!

The newest Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is Make a Slimline.

 

I'm currently obsessed with 3D embossing folders and just received Memory Box

Blooming 3D folder. I planned to emboss a slimline panel twice to form a 

continuous design.

It took me several tries and this is the best result I could get. Don't look too

closely--I managed to cover up the "seam" with part of the sentiment. After

embossing the panel, I inked Altenew dye inks with their large blender

brushes and I must admit, they are AWESOME!! 

The flat surface of the brush is flat helps to keep the color on the raised parts

and very little ink goes on the rest of the background although I may have used

a heavy hand. 

 

I adhered the panel onto a light gray card base then diecut the sentiment from gold 

and white card stock and adhered them to the card. Sequins finished off the card.

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My apologies for the tardiness in announcing the winner of my recent

giveaway. Random.org has chosen Dee and Dee, I'll be contacting 

you sometime this week.

Thanks to all who entered the giveaway and/or joined the last

CAS(E) this Sketch!

Happy New Year and a Second Helping of CAS(E) this Sketch #402

Happy New Year, friends! Here's hoping that 2021 will be kinder to us all.

I'm sharing another card for CAS(E) this Sketch #402 since you still have a few

more days to play along with this three week challenge.

 

Here's another look at the sketch.

And here's my second take on it.

 

Can I just say that I'm in LOVE with Altenew's Beautiful Bergenia embossing folder?

It's a 3D folder which means you get a deeper impression and you really don't need

to dress it up--it can stand on its own.

I masked off a couple of diagonal strips and inked them with two shades of green.

then I ran it through the embossing folder and lightly brushed on orange and pink

Distress inks. I finished off with the CZ Design sentiment and some sequins.

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see how the rest of the team interpreted Chrissy's sketch

and play along with us using your new (or old) goodies!

CAS(E) this Sketch #396

 Teammie Michelle brings us this week's CAS(E) this Sketch #396.

 

 And here's my take on it.

I found this ink distressed background in my scrap pile and honestly, I don't even

remember what company designed the stamps--it was that long ago. But I thought

 that it fit the sketch so I added the CZ Designs sentiment and called it done.

Meanwhile, visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see how the rest of the team interpreted

Michelle's sketch and join us if you can. Link up your card(s) by Thursday, Nov 5th

and we hope to see you in the gallery!

CAS(E) this Sketch #381

Teammie Brian brings us this week's CAS(E) this Sketch #381, a sketch

with TONS of interpretations. We'd love to see yours! First, meet the sketch.

Here's what I came up with.

Yep, I used the Altenew washi tape AGAIN, but this time adhered it to
light pink card stock for a different look. I also discovered my stash of
embossing folders that were long neglected.

I adhered the washi panel and white embossed the sentiment on pink card
stock then added some shading on the bottom for an ombré look. Sequins
finished off the card.

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see how the rest of the team interpreted Brian's
sketch and join us if you can. Link up your card(s) by Thursday, July 23rd.
As the weekly winner you'll be invited to join us on a future sketch,