Merry Monday #260

Merry Monday has a sketch for this week challenge.

I just happened to have a panel that would work beautifully for the top layer of the sketch.

Last week Karen (Snippets) did a wonderful poinsettia card using Gelatos. You can see her card here.  I immediately had to try her technique using the few Gelatos that I got in a close-out kit a while back.  I placed the stamp from PB in my MISTI, rubbed the Gelatos onto the stamp, spritzed it with water before stamping, repeating the process until I was satisfied and then clear embossed it. I mixed some Inca Gold with water for the splatters.  The bottom panel and the sentiment are from glitter paper.  You can see all the shimmer better below.

Thanks for dropping by.  It makes me happy when you do.

AAA Cards #100

I've been having so much fun creating that I almost forget to post my cards.  Today's card is for  AAA Cards.

Pretty basic sketch don't you think?  I ended up switching the sketch around a little to make way for my quilt strip. I hope that's okay. 

I'm still in the prayer card making mode.  This one uses a WPlus9 stamp done in gray and peach with quilt embossing.

Thanks for dropping by.  Have a great weekend.

Addicted to CAS #122

It's my time to be the host at Addicted to CAS and the word I chose is appropriate for this time of year. 

The PB pumpkins were stamped on Bristol cs and colored with Zigs.  The sentiment is from  Jillian Vance.  

The sponsor for this challenge is Create a Smile and you can receive a €15 gift card if you are chosen the winner.  Head on over to see what the design team has made and get some inspiration for your own card.  

We'd love to see you in the gallery.

Just Us Girls #115

It's trend week at Just Us Girls and our host Angie has chosen this trend:

There are so many ways to go with this trend but I wanted to use a new die.  I'm not real happy with the way it turned out but here it is.

I knew I wanted to put the pumpkins and date from W&W in the cutouts on this die.  The scallop is part of the set and I backed it with some old, old, old paper.  Then the boo boo.  I got something on the upper corner of the card.  I had already popped it up on foam and couldn't didn't want to do it over so I inked it up to cover it.  The colors tie in with the paper but maybe I should have done more.  I don't know but whichever of my grandkids gets this for Halloween won't care.

There is a lot of inspiration on peekaboos and windows by the Design Team and guest designer Karola over on the blog.  If you enter a card in this challenge you may be chosen Chic of the Week and have a chance to be a guest designer in January.

We hope to see you there.

Less Is More #349

Squeaking in under the wire for the challenge at Less Is More - Hot and Spicy.  I had an inspiration last night,played around with alcohol ink and finished up the card this morning.  I waited until the sun came through my craft room window to take a picture.

The bird and branch are from PB and the sentiment from Altenew.  My Yupo paper was big enough for a second card.

I used another Altenew sentiment and a die from AliExpress.  Now I have two more cards to add to my prayer stash.  It's going down too fast.

Thanks for dropping by. 

Inspired By All the Little Things #67

I was looking at my challenge list and realized I hadn't checked out this week's Inspired By All the Little Things.  With Darnell as host, and Bonnie as guest designer, I had to make a card so that's what I've been doing this morning.  Here's the inspiration photo.

I was inspired by the little white pumpkins and fall leaves.

The word die from CP was cut three times which explains the blurriness.  Some patterned paper for the leaves,  pumpkins and something for them to sit on was all I needed to pull it together.

Thanks for dropping by. I may be back later with more cards after I retake the photos.  Even with the light box and photo editing program, they aren't turning out as well as I'd like.  It's amazing how things change when seeing them on the big screen.  And some things barely visible to the naked eye look like big mistakes. 

Time Out #93

Time is running out and I almost forgot I wanted to enter the Time Out challenge where the theme is Breast Cancer Awareness.  They want a card about friendship and/or awareness with the optional twist of pink.

Since the challenge is sponsored by CAS-ual Fridays, I used their Tin Roof stamp for my background.  It's embossed in white and watercolored with Picked Raspberry.  The sentiment from A-Muse is stamped in Picked Raspberry DOX.

Thanks for dropping by.

CAS(E) This Sketch #242

I have a masculine card for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch.

I combined some Christmas paper, a great black and red plaid with this wonderful moose die that I borrowed from Michele.  The sentiment is from HLS.

That's all for today.  Thanks for dropping by.

The Card Concept #79

Today's card is for The Card Concept.  Michele challenged me to make a card for this challenge when she visited and she's already posted hers.  Mine took a little longer but here it is for the Clean and Layered category.

I recently ordered the Hellebore stamp set from WPlus9 and was thrilled with the way it stamped.  I used those on my card in place of the pumpkins in the photo.  The background die is gray popped up over cashmere.  Another prayer card for my stash.

Thanks for dropping by.  I hope your week is off to a good start.

Freshly Made Sketches #307

The lovely Michele has come and gone :( and my craft table is full of bits and pieces (Get it?  Bits and Pieces) that we shared.  I have a number of cards in the making but this one for Freshly Made Sketches is done.

Michele has this amazing Gina Marie pinecone die.  I smooshed some brown Distress Inks and she applied Inca Gold to some kraft paper and together we made these lovelies.  They make perfect decorations for the wreath, along with some greens and a ribbon with the sentiment embossed in gold.

Now that my Mojo is in overdrive I hate to take a break but we're off today to visit my step-son and his family and party the night away at a wedding reception for their son who was married two weeks ago in Jamaica.  It should be a fun weekend.

Thanks for dropping by.  I hope you have a great weekend too.

Just Us Girls #114 - Word Week

Sue is our host at Just Us Girls for Word Week and the word is

There are so many ways to go with this and it took a while for me to decide how to proceed.  I finally pulled out an old stamp set from Avery Elle that I'm not sure I've used, at least not these little lights.

I stamped the sentiment from C&9, stamped the bulbs and drew lines to connect them to a line drawn across the top.  Using a finger dauber I added Distress Ink to the bulbs.

The Design Team and guest designer, Karola Rehnstrom have plenty of inspiration for you over on the JUGS blog.  Check them out and then make a card to enter in the gallery.  You may be chosen our Chic of the Week and have a chance at being a guest designer.

See you there.

Merry Monday #259

I depend on Merry Monday to help me get my Christmas cards done.  This week they want to see a Christmas tree on a card.  The difficulty is choosing which tree to use. 

I decided to go non-traditional and use the bottle trees from EE.  I cut a square frame, stamped a sentiment from the set and stenciled snow with glitter paste.  While it was drying I stamped the trees, masking off the bottoms to stamp later in black.  I added some gray to the bases and when that wasn't enough I added more stenciled snow to the top and glued glitter to and around the trees.  The top panel is popped up on fun foam. 

I'm so excited!  Michele is coming today!!! We'll be doing some sharing of crafty supplies so stay tuned to what we make with each others stash.

I'm so glad you dropped by.  It would be nice if you could drop in in person too.

Less Is More #348 and HLS CAS and Watercolor

It's Lucky Dip week at Less Is More and the challenge is Watercolor - one of my favorite mediums. 

I'm getting low on sympathy cards so I used a stamp from PS along with flowers by PB that are colored with Distress Inks.  Quick and easy and because it's one layer I can send it to Happy Little Stampers CAS challenge (one layer) and HLS Watercolor challenge (anything goes - without the twist of gold).

I'm so glad you dropped by.  It makes my day when I hear from you.

NBUS Challenge #12

Well those 10 11 days went fast.  The 11 days that Darnell had open for her NBUS challenge.  I was waiting for a new order but it's not going to be here in time so I'm using my backup card - one I made the first day of the challenge but didn't post just in case.  Well, just in case time is here.  The challenge ends tomorrow and I'll be gone most of the day so I'm posting now.

I taped off a border on Fog cardstock, then stamped and heat embossed the flowers from CP/SOA in white.  Once they were cool, I inked the background with Fog, removed the mask and stamped the HA sentiment in the same ink.  I can see doing this in other colors and for other occasions.

Glad you dropped by again.

CAS(E) This Sketch #241

CAS(E) This Sketch is into recycling.  They're bringing back some old sketches once a month and this time it's #23.  I didn't start playing along until about #85 so I've never used this one.

I went back and forth for several days trying to think of something new, especially for the angled stripes.  Then I remembered an old die that hadn't been used in years and used it to emboss.

That garland die is from PTI.  I cut one CF snowflake from silver mirror and one from glitter paper.  I used the same silver paper to border the sentiment from CF that is embossed in Silver Glitter.  It looks more like gold in this photo.  Here's another one but it's not much better.

Thanks for dropping by.  I love it when you do.

CASology #269

I'm guesting over at CASology today because of my win with this card.   When the lovely Melissa asked if I wanted to guest of course I said 'yes' although there's always the thought in the back of my mind "What if I can't think of anything for the cue word."  This is the word she sent.

I have a number of grids in various sized, both stencils and stamps.  So it wasn't a matter of what to do but which to use.  I happened to see a technique from Jennifer McGuire (I seem to be using a lot of her techniques lately) that I thought would be perfect for my card.  You can check it out here, but only after you finish reading my post. ;)

I covered a scrap of cardstock with VersaMark ink and heat embossed it with Verdigris embossing powder.  When it was cool, I heat embossed the SSS grid over it with black.  I trimmed it down a little along the grid lines before adding it directly to my card front and popped up a gold embossed sentiment from HA.  I think it makes a great masculine card.

Thanks for dropping by and please check out what the CASology Design Team has for your inspiration.