Sparkle & Shine Challenge #18

Hello!  I'm sharing a card today that I made for the current Sparkle & Shine Challenge!  The Fall inspiration photo is just gorgeous.

I wanted to make a fall wreath for my card but I don't own any wreath stamps that were suitable, so I improvised.  I used an older stamp set from Inkadinkado called Foilage Trails and I cut one of the stamps apart to form my wreath.  I used Dried Marigold, Ripe Persimmon,  Scattered Straw and Barn Door distress inks to stamp the wreath, and Gathered Twigs to stamp the berries and sentiment.  The sentiment is from Winnie and Walter.  I used felt to make a bow using the Perfect Bow die from Simon Says Stamp.  The card base is made from PTI Fine Linen card stock, stamped with Gathered Twigs ink using the Envelope Pattern stamp from Hero Arts.  I finished the card with a sprinkling of clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

Thanks for stopping by today!

The Challenge #52

Hi there!  It's Monday, and that means it's time for a new challenge at The Challenge!  This week we have a Christmas inspiration challenge with a beautiful, versatile graphic to inspire you.

My card was extremely simple to make.  I love this patterned paper from Basic Grey's Jovial 6X6 paper pad.  With the red flowers, greenery, pretty ornaments, and creamy white snowflakes, I felt that it really captured the essence of the inspiration photo.  I decided to use a curved die from PTI to cut the paper (inspired by the curve of the banister in the photo), and added the sentiment, also from PTI, and all I needed to finish the card was some cream colored twine and a few gold jingle bells.  As I said, very simple and quick!

I hope that you'll join us at The Challenge this week!  Hop on over to the blog and see what the rest of the design team has created, I'm sure you'll be inspired :)

The Challenge #51

Happy Monday, folks!  We have really fun challenge for you this week over at The Challenge!  This week it's an inspiration challenge, and I love the warm, cozy graphic.

I'm using the current sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch for my card today.

I was inspired by the colors in the picture as well as the pretty cups of hot cocoa.  I used 4 stamp sets to make my card, the cocoa cup is from PTI's Warm Happiness, the mittens are from Wplus9's Holiday Cheer, the stars are from PTI's Star Scribbles, and the sentiment is from Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler.  The ink colors I used are Wplus9's Bo Peep and Silver Lining,  CTMH Parchment, and VersaFine Vintage Sepia.  This was a very easy card to make but it really tickles me how cute it turned out, I just love it!

I hope you'll be inspired by the challenge photo, and my card, and play along with us this week.  Be sure to head on over to The Challenge and check out all of the DT's wonderful cards!  

Winnie & Walter Rerun Challenge

Hello and happy Friday the 13th!  Today was my "lucky" day, I had a free coffee coming at the wonderful little coffee stand I frequent every Friday at my local farmer's market.  I had my regular, which is a large iced Irish Cream latte with an extra shot of espresso. The ladies who run the stand are Amish, a mother and daughter team, and they are just the nicest people.  I don't even have to tell them what I want anymore, they know it by heart!  So the day started out well for me :)

When I got home I decided to break open more of my new Winnie & Walter stamps and dies.  I'd saved one of the Winnie & Walter gift certificates I'd won a few months ago, and that combined with my monthly craft budget allowed me to get several of the new items from the last release.  It was SO HARD to narrow down my list because I loved everything from this last release!!  If I do well at a craft show I'm doing next weekend I want to pick up a few more items from them, fingers crossed.  I'm playing along with the current Rerun challenge.  I don't own the Happy Christmas stamp set that they're featuring this month so I'm using one of the DT cards as inspiration.  Specifically, Kelly Griglione's gorgeous ornament card!  But instead of hanging ornaments and a big sentiment my card features hanging bird houses and a big sentiment.

Originally the card was going to be one layer, I had cut masks of the birdhouses and birds so I could make it that way, but when I was coloring I wasn't happy with the way a few of the birdhouses looked, so I ended up restamping 2 of them and cutting them out.  I used my Zig Clean Color brush markers to color everything.  I used very light blue Copics (B000 and B0000) to color around the images and make them pop a bit more.  I cut the word home from gold card stock.

Hope you've had a "lucky" day today too, and that you enjoy a wonderful weekend!  Thanks for stopping by :)

 

25 Days of Christmas Tags #2

Hello!  I'm back with the second tag I made for Tracey McNeely's the 25 Days of Christmas Tags!

My tag was inspired by Tracey's tag from Day 6:

And my tag:

I actually have the same sentiment that Tracey used on hers, and I LOVE how it looks with this ornament die, but I didn't want to use the exact same thing Tracey did.  I was just thrilled though with the chance to break out these Spellbinder dies and coordinating Vintage Ornament stamp set from Waltzingmouse Stamps because I bought them several years ago and have only used them one time I think (yikes, not good lol!)  To make the ornament I inked up the stamp with Worn Lipstick, Peeled Paint, and Broken China distress stains and stamped on watercolor paper.  For the sentiment I used Hickory Smoke distress ink, and Broken China stain for the little swirl underneath the "with Love".  For the holly leaves which are from CTMH, I used the Peeled Paint and Worn Lipstick stains and fussy cut.  I found some pretty gray ribbon in my stash and used some of that tied with some twine.  This was super quick and easy to make and I love the distressed vintage look!

Have you made any tags for this event?  There are so many inspiring tags being presented each day on Tracey's blog, check it out if you haven't yet!

Get Sketchy #4

Howdy!  There's an awesome new sketch up over at Wplus9 for their Get Sketchy Challenge, and I had to play along!

I decided to use the adorable image from Holiday Hugs, and this time I wanted to try paper piecing it.  I used papers from Cosmo Cricket's Jolly by Golly 6x6 paper pad.  The snowflakes were cut with dies from PTI, and the curved scalloped edge was cut with a die from Simon Says Stamp.  The sentiment is also from Holiday Hugs.  I think this might be the CUTEST holiday stamp set I've ever owned and I'm so happy Dawn created it for all of us to enjoy :)

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge

Hello!  I have a card to share that I made for the current My Favorite Thing sketch challenge. 

My intention was to turn the sketch upside down and use the curves from the Snow Drift die as the elements shown at the top of the sketch, but I suppose where I placed the sentiment could also work as that top element.  Confused?  Sorry, so am I lol!  At any rate, I used 3 different MFT stamp sets to make my card, the penguin is from Penguins in Paradise, the Christmas tree and sentiment are from Santa's Elves, and the bow on top of the tree is from Sweet BD Wishes.  The snowflake dies are from PTI.  I used Zig Clean Color markers to color the tree and penguin.  I used lots of marshmallow Pretty Pink Posh sequins on my card to mimic snow falling.  I had so much fun making this, cute cards are the MOST fun to make :)

Thanks for stopping by today, have a good one!