Mondays

Here is a card I made for 2 Monday challenges. I combined Merry Monday with Heart 2 Heart. It's an odd combination to combine Christmas with summery colors like Pear, Lagoon, and Sunset, but I did it and I like it, doggone it! :)

Materials used:
Cardstock: Black, White Daisy
B&T's: Dotty for You
Stamps: Pear & Partridge card WOTG
Inks: Pear, Lagoon, Sunset, Black
Other: Black Ribbon Assortment

3 cards for Saturday challenges

I made this card for Dynamic Duos and RetroSketches:

Tomorrow's Saturday, so I thought I should get this card posted, but I think I'm too late. Oh well.

Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy, Black, Bamboo
B&Ts: Silhouette
Stamps: Love you a Latte
Ink: VersaMark, Black
Embossing Powder: Clear Detail
Other: Black Bitty Brads, Colonial White Ribbon

Here's a card for Crazy4Challenges:

Luckily I'm not late on this one yet.



Materials used:
Cardstock: Moonstruck, Sunny yellow, Cotton Candy, Topiary
Stamps: Card Chatter - Sympathy
Inks: Moonstruck
Other: Sparkles - Blue/Green, Red/Pink/Purple, and Brown/Tan assortment

This card is for OurCreativeCorner and Less is More:

 

Less is More's challenge was tearing. I really like how this card came together with the gold embossing dust sprinkled around it. It looks so pretty in person.

Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy
Stamps: You and Yours
Ink: VersaMark
Embossing Powder: Gold
Markers: Cranberry, Honey, Olive
Other: Staples

Yellow Shabby Chic

I made this card with a cute lemonade image from A Day for Daisies. The challenge was to use yellow and polka-dots. My Dotty for You paper pack did the trick! I used the sketch from the Sweet Stop. This is probably my favorite sketch EVER! I love it so much. I think I will use it over and over!

Materials used:
Paper: Dotty for You; Colonial White and Buttercup cardstock
Stamps: ADFD digital image (not CTMH)
Markers: Buttercup and Olive (retired)
Cricut Cartridge: Art Philosophy
Other: Not CTMH - doilie (Wilton), lace (Walmart), ribbon (stash), paper flowers (Prima), silk flowers (HL), charms & satin flowers (Walmart), pearls (Ms)

I also spray painted the flowers and lace and doilies with some regular white spray paint.

I used my Art Philosophy to make the cute leafy-branch die cuts for this challenge.

This crafting style has me out of my comfort zone, so I hope you like it.

Horsin' around

Here's a card I made for CAS-ual Fridays, the Play Date Cafe, Deconstructed Sketch, and Frosted Designs.

Materials used:
Cardstock: Slate, Honey, White Daisy
Stamps: Footloose WOTG
Inks: Autumn Terracotta, Slate
Other: Baker's Twine - Paradise, Neutral, and Harvest Assortments
Since I took this picture I also added a Slate bitty sparkle to the horsy's eye. It adds just the right touch.

Less is More

Here is a one layer card for a new challenge blog I found called Less is More. I used the colors from Color My Heart.

Materials used:
Paper: White Daisy cardstock
Stamps: A Game, Little Reminder
Ink: Blush, Hollyhock, Olive, Chocolate
Other: Pink sparkles

Some cards I made today

I hope I'm not breaking any rules, but I don't want to stay up all night typing a whole bunch of posts. I'm just going to stick them all here. Let me know in a comment if I broke any rules so I can fix it. Thanks.

My daughters wanted to make a card for their cousin (her birthday was today). So they entered them into the Simon Says kids challenge. Here is Leah's card (she's 5 - almost 6):

Here is Susanna's card (she's 3):

And I made this card for these challenges: Sweet Sketch Wednesday, ColourQ and Simon Says (animal antics).

Here's the inside:

Materials used:
Paper: Let's Get Together; White Daisy & Buttercup cardstock
Stamps: Life is Tweet
Inks: Garden Green, Cranberry
Markers: Buttercup
Embellishments: Holiday Buttons, Paradise Paper Flowers, Holiday Brads, White Daisy Embroidery Floss


Here's another card I made for these challenges: Freshly Made Sketches, Color Throwdown, and Word Art Wednesday. This is an anniversary card for my sister-in-law.

This card didn't exactly turn out how I envisioned it. I think I put the butterflies too far apart or made them too big or something. Oh well, maybe next time.

Materials used:
Paper: White Daisy, Pear, Goldrush, Heavenly Blue, and Petal cardstock; Flirty B&T
Stamps: Word Art from WordArtWednesday (not CTMH)
Cricut: Art Philosophy Cartridge
Other: Bitty Sparkles, white ribbon (not CTMH)

Runway Inspired + Techniques

Here is a little set of cards I made for the Runway Inspired challenge. I found some stamps that I wanted to try different techniques with, so I just made a bunch. :)

Pattern: Down the Middle from Wishes
Materials used:
Paper: Olive and Colonial White cardstock; Moonlight Paper Pack
Stamps: Just for You
Inks: Olive, Hollyhock, Petal, Goldrush
Other: Mocha Opaques

Pattern: Geometric from Wishes; Technique: Rock & Roll, Base & Shade stamping
Materials used:
Paper: Olive, Colonial White cardstock
Stamps: Wonderland WOTG
Inks: Buttercup, Sunset, Petal, Colonial White, and Black pigment ink
Other: Black Ribbon

Pattern: A Cut Above from Wishes; Technique: Base & Shade stamping
Materials used:
Paper: Flirty, Moonlight; Colonial White cardstock
Stamps: Love Blooms
Inks: Olive, Hollyhock, Petal, Sunset, Buttercup

Technique: Selective Inking
Materials used:
Paper: Colonial White cardstock
Stamps: Quick Cards - Shell
Inks: Olive, Goldrush, Petal