Happy Birthday

This fun and retro card was created for The Paper Players sketch challenge. I started by coloring some Bombshell Stamp images a fellow crafty friend had stamped up for me and sent me in some happy mail using my Copic markers. Using a Gina Marie Designs stitched border circle die I die cut the focal image and inked around the edges using some Tim Holtz antique linen distress ink just to give it a bit of age. Using my Pebbles chalks I inked around the bombshell using some smokey blues to created a bit of sky. I layered some patterned papers from the Spellbinders Media Mixage 6x6 paper pad onto my white card base, inking around all of the edges with the same distress ink to give them all a vintage look. I adhered my focal image onto the card and then layered the palm tree to the left to represent one of the layers in the sketch and then put the sentiment banner underneath. Love how pretty and vintage this turned out. 

With Sympathy

My final card today was created for the Unity {Show & Tell} Facebook group color challenge. I die cut a piece of Canson coldpress watercolor paper using a stitched edge rectangle die from Gina Marie Designs and then stamped the magnolia from the Unity Stamp Let Your Dreams Bloom stamp set using Versafine onyx black ink and some clear embossing powder. I heat set the flower and then watercolored it using Tim Holtz distress ink in pumice stone and colored the background using salty ocean. I added a few tiny splatters of the salty ocean for some additional interest. I stamped and heat set the sentiment from Papertrey Ink's Botanical Silhouettes onto a strip of vellum and attached it to the inner panel. I adhered the die cut panel to some smokey grey cardstock from Stampin' UP and adhered it all down to my white cardbase. I added some silver Wink of Stella to the blooms for some shimmer and a few 4mm and 6mm clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh. Love how pretty this turned out. 

Mom

My second card today was created for the latest Color Throwdown Challenge. I started by stamping the Winking Gal from Riley & Company onto some Copic friendly white cardstock and colored her in with my Copic markers. I die cut the image out using a pierced edge oval die from MFT. I stamped the sentiment from the MFT Girly Graphic stamp set and cut a fishtail banner out of it. Using some pretty patterned papers from the American Crafts Heartland Farm 6x6 paper pad I die cut a rectangle using a Gina Marie Designs stitched edge die and cut the fishtail banner using a Jillian Vance die and mounted them onto my white card base. For a finishing detail I added a small rhinestone from Recollections onto the earring. Love how sweet and simple this card was. 

Thanks A Latte

My first card today was created for the Reverse Confetti Sketch challenge. I started with some pretty patterned paper from the American Crafts Welcome Spring 6x6 paper pad and cut them at a diagonal. I mounted them to my card base and added a 3/4" strip of white paper to separate them. I stamped the cup from Reverse Confetti's Be A Barista onto some plain white cardstock and die cut it out using a stitched circle die from Gina Marie Designs. I stamped the cup again onto some of the patterned paper and fussy cut them out and mounted them onto the die cut panel. I stamped the latte from the stamp set using some charcoal brown ink from Gina K Designs and fussy cut it out and mounted it onto the cup. I die cut a heart using a My Favorite Things heart die and popped it up off of the card panel using some Stampin' UP foam dimensionals. I added a few enamel dots from Recollections and called this card done!

OCD

Today I have the privilege of being a guest designer over at the CYCI weekly challenge! I love this wonderful sketch and had fun playing with it. I decided to change the shape from stars to coffee cups. I started by stamping the cup from The Latina Crafter I'm No Quitter mini stamp set and used the coordinating die to cut the shape out. I stamped the image out again two more times onto some patterned paper from the American Crafts Dear Lizzy 6x6 paper pad and fussy cut them out and layered them onto the die cut image. I used some Stampin' UP chocolate chip cardstock for my base layer on my card and then used a piece of patterned paper from the same paper pad I added some stitched lines to the paper using a Paper Smooches die. I stamped the coffee beans onto the patterned paper using the Waltzing Mouse Coffee Set stamp set and then covered them with Black Diamond Stickles for some shimmer and shine and then stamped the sentiment from the Latina Crafter OCD mini stamp set onto the panel. I popped the center panel up off of the card using some 3M foam tape and then popped the cups and the banner up off of the card using Stampin' UP foam dimensionals. I used my white gel pen to fill in the hearts on the mugs and called this card done. I hope you like it! 

Happy Holidays

Today's card was created for the 200th challenge over at Merry Monday Challenge, where I am guest designer this week. Congratulations on 200 amazing challenges and thank you for having me! I stamped the adorable Happy Heart Snowman from My Favorite Things onto some white Copic-friendly cardstock and colored him in using red, green, and kraft Copic colors. I die cut a stitched snowbank and adhered it onto my panel and die cut the entire thing using a stitched edge rectangle die from Gina Marie Designs. I added some clear Spica glitter pen to the snowman's hat, nose, scarf, and heart and added a few silver pearls from Recollection for his buttons. I die cut a fishtail banner using a die from Jillian Vance and then embossed some kraft cardstock using a Cuttlebug embossing folder. I layered all of the pieces onto the card base using the red, green, kraft, and white theme from the challenge. I popped the main focal panel up off of the card using some 3M foam tape. I then die cut a small snowflake from My Favorite Things and adhered it to a circled I had cut using an EK Success punch and added a silver pearl to the center as well as some of the Spica glitter pen for some shimmer and shine. As a final touch I stamped the greeting from the My Favorite Things Cheerful Christmas Greetings stamp set using some Versafine onyx black ink and then added some white dashed lines around the fishtail banner using a white gel pen. I hope you like it!

Happy Mom's Day

Today's card was created for the current Less Is More challenge. I started with some simple kraft cardstock and treated it with my embossing buddy powder bag. I stamped the sentiment from the Hero Arts Mother's Day stamp set using Versamark ink and heat embossed it with white detail embossing powder from Recollections. Using a ruler and a Versamark dual tip pen I drew the lines on either side of the sentiment and heat embossed those. Using some large post-it notes I blocked of the sentiment and stamped the Deco Chalk flowers from Impress Cards and Crafts as well as some of the leaves and heat set those too. I added a few dots here and there for some additional balance and visual interest using my white gel pen. It was a pretty quick and easy card to do. I hope you like it!

Keep Calm And Have A Beer

This is my second card created for the Unity Stamps sketch challenge over on their Facebook page. I started with the Unity Stamp itty bitty Keep Calm, Have Beer stamp set (which is on sale right now, FYI) and colored it in with my Copic markers. I fussy cut it out and edged it with my Memento tuxedo black dual tip marker to make it look like a die cut image. I stamped the sentiment out onto white cardstock and colored the words to create something of an ombre effect. I cut the words out into smaller panels. I adhered a piece of chocolate chip cardstock onto my card base and then layered on some patterned paper from the Basic Grey Carte Postale 6x6 paper pad. I added a few stitched lines around the outer edges and mounted the beer mug and the sentiment up off of the card using some Stampin' UP foam dimensionals. I think this would be a fun birthday card for a man. I hope you like it!

It's A Boy

My second card today was created for this week's Unity sketch challenge over on their Facebook page. I have to admit that I struggled with this one a bit, but I guess that's why it's called a challenge, right? I started with an oldie but a goodie. I stamped Unity Stamp itty bitty It's A Boy onto some American Crafts My Baby blue swiss dot patterned paper. I fussy cut the image out and edged it using a Memento tuxedo black dual tip marker for a nice, clean look on the edges. I stamped the image again onto some white cardstock and then cut the circle out and edged it with black marker as well and popped it up using Stampin' UP foam dimensionals. I embossed a piece of white cardstock using a Lifestyle Crafts large dot embossing folder and adhered the panel down onto my card base. I cut a small piece of patterned paper from the above mentioned paper pad and adhered that to the side and mounted my onesie straight onto it. I die cut a few "buttons" using the smallest of the MFT button die set using some more of the same patterned swiss dot paper. I tied some bows to the buttons using some blue and white baker's twine from American Crafts and popped each of the buttons up off of the card using some more foam dimensionals. So simple and so cute! 

Beautiful

I bought this beautiful stamp during a recent Unity Stamp's Angie Girls sale and have yet it ink it up until today. I stamped the Go Get It Girl image out onto some Copic friendly white cardstock using Memento tuxedo black ink and colored her taking color inspiration from my patterned paper. I die cut the image using a My Favorite Things pierced oval die and then traced the oval again onto some pink patterned paper from the American Crafts Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm 6x6 patterned paper pad and cut it out. I didn't want it to have the same pierced edge. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set and cut it down into a strip and mounted it onto a larger strip of the same pink patterned paper. I took a gorgeous piece of the geometric paper from the same paper pad and mounted it onto my card base. I adhered the sentiment strip, my focal pieces and some butterflies I die cut using the Stampin' UP embosslit Beautiful Wings. I added some black dashed lines around the card, the sentiment, and the focal panel and then some clear rhinestones from Paper Studio onto the butterflies and the flowers in her hair. Love how beautifully this turned out! I will be entering this card in the following challenges: 

Time Out Challenges

Fusion Card Challenge