Retro #111 and Card Concept #8

Happy Friday, everyone.  It is Friday, right?  I've been busy.  I don't know what all I've been doing but I haven't been spending much time in the craft room.  That combined with the fact that my right brain went on vacation, I just haven't made any cards until today.  I made a list last night of all the challenges I want to enter and there were 7 of them, none of which could really be combined, most of them due on Sunday.  Uh oh. Here are two of them.

First up is Retro Sketches.

My step granddaughter's birthday is May 1 and I made this for her.  I used a couple of NBUS stamps on this - the PTI Library Card (and die) and My Craft Spot's Scrapping Life. The paperclip is cut with my Cricut and embossed with gold three times and imprinted with a heart - the faux metal look..

The next card was a real bugaboo.  It's for The Card Concept.

I don't have an umbrella stamp or die so I cut this girl with my Cricut.  I knew I wanted a spring like umbrella but after that everything was trial and error.  Mostly error.  I ended up by embossing clouds for my background, cutting it to leave space for the sentiment from PTI. (Another NBUS)  It's for the clean and layered category.

Tonight the church group is going to see "Heaven is for Real" and tomorrow is an all day church meeting.  So when will I get those other cards done?  I may have to give a couple of them up. (insert sad face).

I'm so glad you stopped by.  I love reading your comments so I hope you leave one.

TCC #2, MUSE #52 and FM #121

Happy Groundhogs's Day!  Bah humbug!! I don't think many people around here are very happy about six more weeks of winter.  I don't really believe in all the hype but I am realistic.  I just hope it's not quite as bitterly cold as it has been.

On the upside, the cold and snow gave me a chance to spend time in my craft room and I have three cards for you today.  I don't usually show that many in one post but the deadlines are tomorrow.

First up: MUSE and this inspiration by Marion Vagg.

My brother's 65th birthday is next week so I made him this.  I was inspired by the chevron frame and the colorful element in the corner.

Next is The Card Concept.

This one had me stumped so I'm just under the wire with my Clean and Layered card.

The last one is for Freshly Made Sketches.

I know my proportions aren't right for the sketch but I wanted to use this NBUS stamp set.

I may have time to get another card finished before we head off to a Super Bowl party.  If you are a football fan, I hope you enjoy the game and the team you are rooting for wins.  Go Broncos!!

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting.

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Card 1
Frame: Fabulous Finds Cricut cartridge
Candles: PTI Wishes Come True
Sentiment: PTI Birthday Bash

Card 2
Embossing folders:  Bubble and Distress Stripes
Sentiment: Hero Arts Everyday Sayings

Card 3
Stamp and dies:  PTI Button Boutique
Punch:  EK Success 2" circle
Other:  UTEE embossing powder, embroidery floss

Retro Sketch 66 & LIM 122

Here's the Retro Sketch for this week.

The big decision for me was what to put where the 4 arrows are.  I saw what appeared to be a rough edge on the background paper which made me want to do a rather rustic card.

I tore a piece of tan paper with a white core, then inked the edges with Walnut and Black Distress Ink.  I went looking for a rust colored paper so I could also enter this card into the challenge at Less is More - The color of your front door.  I liked this stripe and it reminded me of a red barn, which prompted me to add hinges as my embellishment.  I used various Distress Inks to color some photo paper, then used Fabulous Finds to cut the hinges.  Some black enamel accents marks where the nails/screws would be.  I added that particular sentiment from PTI since it looked to me like someone might have carved it into the side of the barn.

Less is More wanted you to include a picture of your front door on your post. I cheated a little and took a picture of my back door, the one we use most of the time, which is actually identical to the front one.

It doesn't look like quite the same rust as the card but it's pretty close.  That's my Mother's Day plant hanging in front of it.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Please come again.

CTS 30 & CS 143

It's a good thing I didn't take a picture of my desk yesterday.  I had three cards going at once and bits and pieces were scattered all about.  They came together and now my desk is almost clean.  One more card to finish that had pieces drying and I can clear it off and begin again.

Card #1 is for CAS(E) this sketch.

I went back to my Fabulous Finds cartridge (I think I called it Fantastic Finds the other day, the name of a consignment shop I used to frequent).  I cut out these cute charms and embellished them with a pearl, glossy accents and a glitter paint I've had forever. The chain is a die from poppystamps and the paper from Authentique.  I have to say I learned my lesson on this one.  I know to stamp first and add the paper later, just in case.  Well I didn't do that and the "just in case" happened.  The stamp smeared.  I had to gently peel the charms off, which had been stuck down with glue dots.  They survived but the chain broke and the paper strip wouldn't come off but those were easily replaceable.  I didn't want to have to redo the charms, too.  I ended up printing the sentiment with the computer to avoid any other mishaps.

Card #2 is for CASE Study.

Isn't this a happy little card? - no pun intended.  The candles are cut from Straight from the Nest in a striped scrap.  The flames are a glitter paper.  I printed the "birthday" on the computer BEFORE adding the candles and word.  See, I said I learned my lesson. ;)

Thanks for stopping by.  Enjoy your day and maybe I'll see you back here tomorrow.

FM 88

I told you yesterday was going to be special.  And it was.  First came the cuddling of my almost 2 month old great grandson.  Yes, I said great.  I didn't get a picture of the two of us but here's one of him.

My granddaughter was trying to make him smile but this was as good as it got.  He's such a snuggle bunny and I can't wait until I see him again.

Then there was the 8th grade performance of Fame Jr.  I was completely blown away.  The entire cast was tremendous but my granddaughter's performance made me cry..  I knew she could dance - she's been taking  ballet since she was 4.  The singing and acting were not a complete surprise since she's been putting on plays with her sister and cousins for a long time. But to see her on stage playing a character and singing her heart out just got to me. I'd better stop or I'm going to cry again.

Now for what you came here for - my card for Freshly Made.

I flipped the sketch and made a little clipboard from Fantastic Finds.  I embossed the "clip" with silver, inked the edges with walnut Disrtess Ink, stamped the sentiment in HA pale tomato, added a strip of paper from WeRMemorykeepers, and it's done.

Thank you for stopping by my little corner of the world.  I hope you have a wonderfully creative day.

LIM 114 & RS 58

I've been a card making fool the last few days.  It's still raining so I sequestered myself in my craft room and created away.  I know once the weather breaks, there will be spring cleaning and other such things to get in the way.

My first card is for Less is More - use lime and black.  Wonderful color combo in my opinion - but then everything goes with black.

The cut is from Lyrical Letters.  I cut it once in lime and then again in white, cutting off the flowers and attaching them to the green.  The banner is a new die cut I got from Simon Says Stamp and stamped with a Hero Arts sentiment.  Both of these are things I ordered after taking the Pattern Play class.

This next card is for Retro Sketches.

I've had this 8 x 8 paper pack from PTI called Library Ledger for some time and thought it would be perfect to use for this sketch.  The stamp is from Hero Arts and the notebook punch from Fiskars.  It needed a little something on the right (like the button in the sketch) and I found this paper clip cut on Fabulous Finds.  Perfect!   I don't want to tell you how many tries it took to line up the stamp with the lines in the paper.  Too many even with a stamp press.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope the day is sunny and bright where you are.

A Toast

I just realized yesterday that I haven't labeled my cards since the new blogger made it's appearance.  Ugh.  Now I'll have to go back through them and do it but I think it will be rather easy.  Now if I just remember to do it from now on.  ^_*

Today's card is for the challenge at My Sheri Crafts - Wedding/Anniversary, black and white with a pop of color. 

I combined three cartridges for this card.  The glasses are cut in vellum from Stretch Your Imagination., the background from Elegant Edges and the sentiment tag (my pop of color in purple) from Fabulous Finds.  I used twine purchased from My Craft Spot to attach the sentiment.  I have someone special in mind for this card.