JUGS Word Week #774 -- FRUIT

 

The graphic for JUGS Word Week #774 caught my eye. FRUIT! I happened to be

looking through my Waffle Flower inventory and spotted some products that

have never been opened. I seem to be finding that a lot lately.

 

 

 I watched the talented Caly Person make a couple of fruity cards and decided 

on a watermelon card.

 

 

 Watermelon happens to be a favorite in our household and we are lucky

to have some locally grown ones that will make their debut soon.

I inked up some Watermelon card stock from C&9th with Poppy ink that

faded to the rind. I followed Caly's idea of a two toned rind and adhered some

black seeds. I finished off the card with a white embossed sentiment.

 

 I do wish it read "you make my TUMMY smile", but HEART was close enough.

I was also going to trim the card into a pie shaped "slice" as Caly mentioned

but it was an afterthought that would have had me splitting seeds.

Maybe next time.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Edited to add: My card was chosen as the Winner of the Week! I'm so

honored! Thank you JUGS!

 

 

Freshly Made Sketches #684

 

This week, Jen M went old school and brings a fun sketch for Freshly Made

Sketches #684 with so many possibilities for the circular element.

 

 

I chose PTI's spring nest and had a wreath in mind, then settled on an unoccupied  

nest. I stamped a sentiment in the middle and added some spatters. A strip of kraft 

card stock was run through a linen embossing folder and I didn't have a suitable

fancy edge die, so it went without.

I'm "early" for a change, so I'm off to link this up. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Edited to add: Honored with a Princess pick for my card. Thank you to

Verena and Freshly Made Sketches!

Freshly Made Sketches #683

 

Jen T brings us Freshly Made Sketches #683, a sketch she designed to go "halfsies"

with a panel that allows for lots of creative options.

 

I found an old Moda Scrap paper pack and chose a sheet of florals and one with a 

watercolor wash. I cut them per the sketch and ran the left panel through an embossing 

folder then went over the surface with a sanding block to make the sentiments stand out.

I spattered gold paint over both panels and decided it looked a little too plain so I 

reached for Pinkfresh Studio's Fluttering Butterflies washi tape and found a pink 

one that was pretty close in color to the paper. 

The butterfly and branch were adhered to the card base and I called it done.

 

I'm really liking Altenew's new 3D embossing folders which saved me the trouble of 

choosing a sentiment, then worrying about its placement.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

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Edited to add: Honored that my card was a  Princess pick! Thanks so much, Jen B

and to the gals at Freshly Made Sketches!

Inspired by Challenge #332

Squeezing in under the wire, my card for Inspired by Challenge #332--

inspired by color.

 

 

 

 Such a pretty color palette, I love the modern rainbow color order.

I was looking at my stash of washi tape, then decided on some dies from

my beloved Paper Smooches--the skyline.

I diecut the buildings from watercolor paper and messy colored them with Zigs

and a waterbrush in rainbow order. I added them to a card base and stamped

the simple sentiment. Done! No embellies, no spatters. Done.

 

 And now with about a day left, I'm off to link this up.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

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Edited to add: So honored that my card was chosen as the winner of the challenge!

Thank you, Inspired by Challenge!

 

Color Throwdown Challenge #831

 

Tammy brings us Color Throwdown Challenge #831 with a summery color palette 

of sage green, yellow, and coral.

 

I pulled out an older Greetery stencil set and the hardest part was finding an ink color

in my ink inventory that was closest to sage. 

 

Concord & 9th's eucalyptus was a close match and the image was die cut after

stenciling. I ran a panel through a lace doily embossing folder and adhered it to a 

card base. The bouquet was adhered and partially popped up for some dimension.  

After stamping the sentiment I felt that the card needed something so I assembled 

a loopy bow and adhered it near the stems. 

I'm not 100% pleased with my sage green and now I know I'll need to invest in

that color. Thanks for stopping by!

Freshly Made Sketches #681

 

 Amy brings us a fun sketch for Freshly Made Sketches #681.

I thought about using a banner die or pocket stamp but in the end, I went rogue.

 

I pulled out Altenew's Mega U die and covered it with my fave Altenew washi 

tape and substituted it for the image. After running the card front through a  

dotty embossing folder--again!--I adhered the alpha and sentiment.

I was going to leave it as is but as a last minute decision, I added some greenery

from my Waffle Flower order that just arrived. 

 

Ok, I'm off to link this up. Thanks, always, for stopping by!

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Edited to add: Honored that my card was chosen as the winner for FMS #681!

Thanks, so much, Amy!

 

 

Color Hues #107 -- Orange & Teal

 

Jules has chosen "football colors" for Color Hues Challenge #107. They remind

me of a tropical summer.

 

 I decided to go "leafy" with a favorite set of leaves from Altenew.

 

 After die cutting several different leaf styles from white card stock, I inked 

them in orange and the closest color I had to teal. I ran a card front through an

embossing folder, then mounted four leaves over it.  

I usually like odd numbers but chose four leaves because I wanted equal 

opportunity for both colors. I added a reverse sentiment strip and finished off 

with some sequins.

Since I mentioned "summer" I may try a second card for the challenge. 

But don't hold me to it. Thanks for stopping by!

JUGS Anything Goes Stencil Week

 

It was not my intention to enter JUGS Anything Goes Stencil Week #768

but while cleaning and organizing my stencils and dies I came upon some that

have never made it out of the packaging. Oh my.
 

 I watched Carissa Wiley's YouTube tutorial on using Concord & 9th's

Cottage Garden Stencil Pack (in my favorite colors!) I decided to give it a try. 

I used the exact same colors as she did because, lo and behold, my inks were

unopened, too. I'd  been using the minis but since the images are larger, I used

the larger pads. Now I'm thinking they need a bit of reinking. 

After stenciling the image I ran it through a dotty embossing folder and 

finished off with a sentiment from Spring Print Sentiments and Die. Clear

drops finished off the card.

I think I have a day or two before the deadline so I'll link this up and get back

to organizing. Thanks for stopping by!

Color Hues #106 — Lemon & Lime

I love the springtime colors for Color Hues Challenge #106--LEMON and LIME. 

 

 

 I have an abundance of lemon and lime stamps and stencils but decided to use

a butterfly for my card.

Two butterflies were die cut from yellow card stock and run through an embossing

folder. I created a hinge on the back piece and adhered the two pieces together

to form a free standing card.

Green ink was brushed on to one side of the butterfly for the "lime" color. Flowers

and leaves were cut from colored card stock and adhered to the front of the

butterfly. A sentiment was stamped in gold ink and trimmed and tucked into

the flowers. The card was finished off with white paint spatters.

Thanks, always, for stopping by!

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Edited to add:  Honored that my card was chosen as a Top Few Runner Up.

Thanks so much, Color Hues!

 

 

 

Inspired by Challenge #328

 

It's been a while since I've joined Inspired by Challenges and thought I'd

enter their latest challenge--#328 Inspired by Pillows.

 

How cute are those pillows? Here's how I was inspired.

Yes, it's the pillow in the foreground with the pink blooms. I can just feel the 

texture of the chenille looking flowers.

 

Reverse Wonky Rectangles (I wish Spellbinders would bring this one back)

was cut and run through the dotty embossing folder then topped with

assorted blooms and leaves. I decided to frame the card at the last

minute and finished off with the sentiment and pearls on the flowers. 

 

 Ok, off to link this up. Thanks so much for stopping by!