Celebrate Your Day

 Hello! I hope everyone had a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend. Today's card was created for the latest Inkspirational card challenge. It's not often I create a clean and simple card, mostly because I struggle with those. I love layers and patterned paper, but this one was fun. I created a white panel using Stampin' UP's tulip edge embossing folder and adhered that onto some pink cardstock from Hobby Lobby. I stamped the sentiment from Verve Stamp's Poppy Birthday stamp set using Versamark clear ink and embossed it using Recollections Silver embossing powder. I adhered the vellum strip in the center of the card and adhered the entire panel to the card base. Using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit from Stampin' UP I created the butterflies. I adhered them to my card by adding liquid glue just behind the center of the body so the wings could still lift up on the card. I finished the card off by adding beautiful clear rhinestones from Recollections all around the card and on the bodies of the butterflies. Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

I Like Big Mugs-Coffee And Cards With Celeste And Deb

 

This month Deb and I are focusing on coffee-themed cards! It's been a long time since I've created a masculine coffee card. So, I decided to break out my Miss Ink Stamps Big Mugs stamp set. I stamped the adorable gnome with his mug coffee mug onto white cardstock, colored him with my Copic markers, and fussy cut him out. I stamped background mushroom scene using Woodware Craft Collection Vintage Fungi. I die cut the panel using The Greetery's Nordic Circle dies. I stamped and colored more mushrooms from Bo Bunny's Woodland Mushroom stamp set. I fussy cut the smaller mushrooms and adhered them to the Nordic Circle panel. I die cut a panel of distressed blue patterned paper from We R Memory Keepers Anthologie's 6x6 paper pad using a Spellbinders nesting die. I adhered that directly onto my chocolate brown card base. I added white dashed lines around the outer edge using a white gel pen. I adhered the focal panel on top. I popped the gnome up onto the scene with thin foam tape. I stamped the sentiment from the Miss Ink Big Cups stamp set using Versafine onyx black ink and a stitched banner die from Unity Stamp Company. I adhered that to the lower left side of the card. I finished the card off by adding white gel pen details to the mushrooms, gnome, and butterfly. 

I chose an icy white chocolate latte from a local coffee shop here in town called Ground About. It's been getting warm here in the Midwest and this icy treat hit the spot while I was out running errands! I hope you stop by Debra's blog to see what fun she created this month. She always creates the best cards!

Queen For The Day

 

Today's card was created for the latest AAA Birthday card challenge. My daughter's birthday is coming up next month and this card is perfect for her. This image looks just like her, including the messy bun. I started by stamping the Unity Stamp Company's Queen Girl onto white Copic-friendly cardstock, colored it with my alcohol markers, and fussy cut the image out. Using some terra cotta cardstock from my stash, I die cut a panel using a scalloped edge die from Gina Marie Designs and layered it onto a white card base. I die cut two panels using a Paper Rose stitched edge rectangle stacking dies and patterned paper from Pebbles Sunny Side 6x6 paper pad. I stacked the panels together and adhered them to the scalloped edge panel. I popped the main image up using foam tape. I die cut a tag topper using more of the same patterned paper and a die from Papertrey Ink and adhered that onto the focal panel using more foam tape. I finished off the card by adding an orange button and some white twine to the tag topper, some glittery heart stickers from Heidi Swapp, and some Crystal Stickles to the crown and balloons on the focal image. I'm sure my daughter will be tickled by this card. Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

You're Not Old-Send A Smile 4 Kids

 

Hello, and happy May! This month at Send A Smile 4 Kids we are creating cards with punny sentiments, and a focus on dads. I had to crack out my Art Impressions Golden Oldies "Norm" stamp set with matching sentiment. I stamped the focal image and the sentiment onto white Copic-friendly cardstock. I colored the focal image using alcohol markers, and cut it out with a pierced edge nesting circle die from Gina Marie Designs. I didn't have a die for the sentiment, so I fussy cut it out. Using paper from October Afternoon's Modern Homemaker 8x8 paper pad, I selected papers that I thought would be as fun and "loud" as the focal character's Hawaiin shirt. I put the card together using a fun sketch I found on Pinterest and popped the focal panel and the sentiment up off of the card using thin foam tape. This card literally cracks me up! Please pop on over to the Send A Smile 4 Kids blog and see how my fellow design team members were inspired by this month's challenge. We would love for you to join us by submitting a card too! Have a wonderful weekend!

For Someone Special-Woodblock Wednesday

 

Today's card was created for the latest Woodblock Wednesday hosted by Amy Tsuruta. I have had this fabulous and simple stamp called Fresh Bloom from Stampedous for at least a decade. I don't use it much, but I love its simplicity. This card was so simple to put together. I stamped the floral image onto white cardstock, ink blended it with some distress inks, fussy cut the image out, and added white gel details to the stamens. The patterned paper and the sentiment strip were freebies I got in a recent Simply Cards publication I picked up at Barnes & Noble. I loved how well matched the paper was to the floral image! I just die cut a circle in the lower right side of the patterned paper panel, adhered it to my card, attached the floral image in the center of the circle, added a sentiment strip and some black gems for a clean and simple card. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you have a wonderful day!