52CCT August Pick-a-Previous

Hi! This week, the challenge at 52CCT is to pick a previous color challenge and a previous sketch challenge and combine them into one Christmas card. I really like combining challenges because it narrows down my options for me. Here is my card:

 

I used Sketch #14 and Color Challenge #11:



Please come play along with us this week! I'd like to see what you come up with!

Materials used:
Cardstock: Chocolate, Blush, Colonial White
B&Ts: Victory
Stamps: Christmas Love
Ink: Chocolate
Other: Colonial White Designer Brads

52CCT August Embellishment - Canvas

Hi everybody! This week at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown we challenge you to use canvas on your Christmas card. I used canvas badge buttons that I stamped on. The sketch is from Merry Monday.

 

Materials used:
Paper: Frosted
Stamps: Card Chatter - Christmas, Winter Joy
Ink: Twilight, Ruby
Other: Ruby Mini Medleys, Canvas Badge Buttons

Dude...

I'm not sure what this card is trying to say. It's for a guy probably. I'm entering it into the challenges at Dynamic Duos and Retro Sketches.

Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy, Crystal Blue
B&Ts: For Always
Stamps: Rugged Dude
Ink: Black
Other: Black Baker's Twine, Blue Button Assortment

I Made a Layout!

I'm so surprised at myself for making a layout today that actually has pictures on it! This is for these challenges:

Pink Elephant - anything but a card
Atlantic Hearts
Mojo Monday
Shabby Tea Room
Heart 2 Heart - Song

This is the inspiration photo at the Shabby Tea Room:

I added some doilies, fabric and flowers. The fabric is from the Chantilly assortment.

The left page is based on the sketch at Atlantic Hearts:

 The right page is based on the sketch at Mojo Monday:

The song for Heart 2 Heart is called "Summer Breeze, Makes Me Feel Fine." I made an Artbooking layout earlier today which left me with about a million hexagons. I was surprised by how perfect the hexagons were to match the colors of the inspiration photo and the sketch at Atlantic Hearts! The pictures are of me when I was little.

Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy, Crystal Blue, Pear
B&Ts: Chantilly
Stamps: Friendship Alpha Large, Hodge Podge Alpha
Ink: Pear
Other: Chantilly Fabric, Artiste Cricut cartridge, Artbooking Cricut cartridge, doilies (not CTMH)

ABC Lots of layers

Hi! This week at ABC Challenges we are making cards with lots of layers. I made a sympathy card using only cardstock.

I am entering this into the challenges at:

Pile it On - no designer paper
Sentimental Sundays - Sympathy
Sweet Sunday Sketch


Materials used:
Cardstock: Sunkiss Yellow, Lilac Mist, Dutch Blue, White Daisy
Stamps: Words of Comfort
Ink: Dutch Blue
Other: yellow gems (not CTMH)

Artbooking in August Week 3

Welcome back to the Artbooking in August Blog Hop! This is week three.  If you're coming from Jody Spiegelhoff's blog, you're on the right track. I already showed you a mini album and a card.This week I will show you a layout, and next week I will show you a giftable/home décor item. The Cricut Artbooking cartridge is unique for its full two-page layouts that you can cut from the touch of one button! Here is a layout I made using the "family" key:

I took these next pictures without the flash so you could see the texture of the overlay. But they're a little blurry.

I'm also entering this into the Rose Blossom Garden "summer theme + bonus 'family' key" challenge.

Materials used:
Cardstock: Crystal Blue, White Daisy, Ponderosa Pine, Chocolate
B&Ts: Surf's Up
Other: Surf's Up assortment, Brown & Tan Sparkles, Cricut Artbooking cartridge

Now hop on over to Katy Taylor's blog and see what she has in store for you!

A Few Cards

The first card is for is a birthday card for my dad. I'm entering it into:

 

Crazy 4 Challenges

Materials used:
Cardstock: Brown Bag, Colonial White, Champagne
B&Ts: Clementine
Stamps: Card Chatter Birthday
Ink: Chocolate
Other: Durables Studs, Burlap Ribbon

The second card is for:

CAS(E) This Sketch
CAS-ual Fridays
Frosted Designs - chipboard

 
Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy
Stamps: Sightseer, Artbooking My Life, A Bowwow
Ink: Sunset, Topiary, Lagoon
Other: Artbooking Dimensional Elements, Aqua Dots

This one is for:

Color Throwdown
Pals Paper Arts

 
Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy, Pacifica, Lagoon, Smoothie, Sunset, Cotton Candy
Stamps: In The Background, Look To the Light
Ink: Pacifica, Smoothie, Sunset, Cotton Candy

Here is one for:
Deconstructed Sketch
Simon Says - monochromatic

 
Materials used:
Cardstock: Colonial White, Sunset, Sorbet, Taffy
B&Ts: Elemental
Stamps: Pun Fun
Ink: Sorbet
Other: Shimmer Brads, Grey Flannel Marker

This chocolate card is for Freshly Made Sketches

Materials used:
Cardstock: Colonial White, Cocoa
Stamps: A Chocolate Affair
Ink: Cocoa, Cranberry
Other: Red Glitz Glitter Gel

This is a "round & round" card for Less is More.

Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy, Crystal Blue
B&Ts: Pemberly
Stamps: It's Your Day
Ink: Outdoor Denim, Crystal Blue

Here is a sunflower card for Sweet Stop Sketches

Materials used:
Cardstock: Buttercup, Desert Sand
B&Ts: Pemberly
Stamps: Friendship Bouquet
Ink: Chocolate
Other: Chocolate Stitched ribbon

This card uses the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday and the colors from Colour Q.

Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy, Buttercup, Honey, Slate
Stamps: Art Philosophy
Digi Image from Word Art Wednesday
Ink: Cranberry
Other: red embroidery floss and buttons (not CTMH)

Pumpkins

Here's a card I made for:

Shabby Tea Room - vegetables and text
Mojo Monday
Pink Elephant - Orange

 

I borrowed my friend's stamp set, because I don't have this one. I like being able to do that! Then I don't have to have every one even though I'd like to have it.

Materials used:
Cardstock: Goldrush
B&Ts: Buzz & Bumble
Stamps: So Grateful, Say it In Style
Ink: Goldrush, New England Ivy
Other: doily from Wilton (not CTMH)

Artobooking Mini Album Layout

Do you remember this mini album I made? I had a lot of negative cuts left over, so I wanted to do something with them. I'm not sure what the challenge is at Opus Gluei this week, but I think it's doing something new. This is new to me. It's pretty cool too. I used one of the layouts from the new Make It From Your Heart how-to book.

Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy, Outdoor Denim, Heavenly Blue, Taffy, Grey Wool, Grey Flannel, Sorbet
Other: Artbooking Cricut cartridge

52{C}CT August Theme - Holly

This week at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown I have chosen holly as the theme! I made a card with the beautiful Mistletoe paper and the new Yuletide Greetings stamp set.

The sketch is from Merry Monday. I am also entering this into the sentiments challenge at Heart 2 Heart.

Materials used:
Cardstock: Cranberry
B&Ts: Mistletoe
Stamps: Yuletide Greetings, Christmas Love
Ink: New England Ivy
Other: Red Ribbon Assortment, Red Glitz Glitter Gel

ABC SIP

Our challenge this week at ABC is to make a card using only stamps, inks, and paper. That is shortened: SIP. I used markers, but I consider those ink (since they're called "exclusive inks markers"). :) I made this card for my daughters who are in Alabama for 2 1/2 weeks. I'm sending it today. I'm also entering this into the challenges at Sentimental Sundays (one layer) and Pile It On (outdoors - this is an outdoor cat on an outdoor pillow. Can't you tell?).

Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy
Stamps: Cozy Cat, Say It In Style
Ink: Black
Markers: Crème Brulee, Buttercup, Gypsy, Cotton Candy

Back To School

My 4 and 6-year-old daughters are in AL for 2 1/2 weeks. I miss them, so I made them some cards. I will give them these when they go to school in about 3 weeks. I made 2 of these. Here is one of them. It is for these challenges:

Less is More - one layer card with numbers
The Sweet Stop - Sketch
Dynamic Duos - soft green and pink
Crazy 4 Challenges - back to school

 

I used a lot of masking on this card. And I rotated the sketch

Materials used:
 Cardstock: White Daisy
Stamps: Wicked, Scholastic WOTG, Year Round Cheer
Ink: Sweet Leaf, Blush
Other: Black Marker

Feather Card

Here is a card for

A Day for Daisies - Animal Prints
Pals Paper Arts
CAS(E) This Sketch

I chose embossed peacock feathers as my animal print.

Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy, Key Lime
Stamps: Card Chatter - Sympathy
Digi Image: ADFD feather
Ink: Black
Alcohol Markers: Sorbet, Lagoon, Sweet Leaf
Other: animal prints embossing folder Cuttlebug (not CTMH)