Time Out #155

This is the quote that Time Out has for our inspiration.

It was the end of the quote that caught my attention.  I bought a kindness set from Hero Arts a while ago and wanted to use it.  I also recently got the polka dot turnabout from Concord and 9th and this is what happened.

I used primary colors of HA ink, cut the panel with MFT's wonky stitches and mounted it on GinaK Lemon Drop cs. I stamped and cut around the sentiment but in retrospect I think the font is thick enough I could have stamped right over the confetti and would have liked it better that way.  A few hearts in the ink colors reinforce the sentiment.

I'm glad you dropped by.  It warms my heart when you do,

Seize the Birthday #156

I don't make resolutions but I sometimes plan to do something better or more than the year before.  One thing I want to do is play at Seize the Birthday more often.  I do make a LOT of birthday cards but don't think to add them to their gallery.  So here's my first card of the new year for STB.

Their twist is confetti so I filled my card with it.  I inked the paper with Distress Inks, clear heat embossed the confetti and streamers and went over it all with Black Soot. 

I'm so glad you dropped by.  Please leave a comment so I know you were here.

Stamps:  Winnie and Walter (confetti), Mama Elephant (sentiment)
Die:  MFT
Paper:  PTI, Strathmore Bristol
Inks: Distress, Altenew

AAA Cards #127

I bought the Hero Arts Kindness set quite a while ago and I've only used one of the sentiments from it.  Today I used my favorite one for the challenge at AAA Cards.

I made a shaker including the letters KIND inside, cut from orange foil cs.  I also used that to cut the little confetti squares from an MFT die. The hearts are gold and you all know how hard it is to photograph anything gold.  Even at another angle they look black.

Thanks for dropping by. 

Inspired By All the Little Things #84

I happened to have a panel of colored photo paper that was in all the colors of the inspiration photo at Inspired By All the Little Things.  Don't ask me what I used because I don't remember.  It's really too light for alcohol inks so it could be smooshed DOXs.  Whatever it was it worked for this card.

I white heat embossed the Altenew cupcakes from behind so the paper wouldn't bubble.  Then I colored the cake and wrappers with Distress Markers.  I was hoping they would cover better but only the brown and blue one at the top did.  The card needed something more so I stamped W&W Confetti on the front before stamping the sentiment and popping up the cupcakes.

I'm so glad you dropped by.  Enjoy your day.

It was sprinkling here today but that's not what I thought of when I saw Sprinkle as the cue word at CASology.  I thought of a sentiment I had from Penny Black and used it to inspire my card.

Those smiley faces are from an old Peachy Keen set that has been gathering dust since I 'hung up' my Cricut.  I added the Sugar Pea confetti colored with Distress Markers and a little Spectrum Noir shimmer.  All this on a wonky stitched panel I made while visiting Michele.

The weekend's winding down and I still have a lot to do.  I'm sure glad I'm retired. Actually I'm just tired.  lol
Have a great week all.

Less Is More #267

It's One Layer card week at Less Is More and that's usually difficult for me. But . . . the sentiment is to be the focal point and that changes the game.

I used a ME stamp in VersaMark with some little bottles of embossing powder I got on clearance somewhere. I forgot I had them but they worked great for this challenge.  I added some gold embossed confetti from SPD and it's done.  As Darnell would say, QAECAS. (quick and easy, clean and simple).

Thanks for dropping by.

Addicted to Stamps and More # 181

It's time for another challenge 'Anything Goes' challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.  We'd love to see what you have been creating so be sure and link up. 

I decided to use my new Stamp of Approval goodies along with HLS Bold Birthday Sentiments.  Happy Little Stamper is sponsoring this challenge and you can win a $15 gift certificate from their store.  Why not come join us?

Tag You're It! #30

Guest who's a Guest Designer at Tag You're It! this week?  That's right.  Me!  I was excited when Tracey McNeely messaged me about guesting since I won a challenge with this card.  The inspiration this week is a darling tag by Nancy Penir.

I didn't think I had any kind of cupcake or cake stamp until I found a little one in a Penny Black set and used it as the background on my shaker tag,  Yes, you heard that right.  I made a shaker tag.

I used a tag die from SSS, stamped and colored the cupcakes for the background and added some die cut stars and hearts to the sequins and seed beads inside.  The word die is from Tim Holtz and the streamers from Altenew.

Why don't you head on over to Tag You're It! to see what the Design Team has done with Nancy's inspiration.  Then make a tag of your own.  Who knows.  Maybe you could be the next Guest Designer.

FM #132, CCIC, and CS #187

Good Monday, everyone.  I think Spring has finally arrived - at least for a day or two.  I had a few minutes yesterday to get in my craft room to make a card but I wasn't happy with it.  I tore it apart and started over and I like it much better.

It is for three different challenges.  I took the photo inspirations from Curtain Call and CASE Study and used the Freshly Made sketch.

Winnie and Walter's Big Bang Confetti made the background. The green balloon is from a Simon Says Stamp die and glazed with UTEE.  I forgot that paper turns much darker with UTEE but it still looks good.  I covered the black hemp with matte medium to form the string and added a sentiment from Hero Arts.  The only part of the original card is the balloon.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great start to your week.

CASology #63, ATCAS #34 and W & W #1

Is it Friday already?  Where did that week go?  I'm glad I had a little time today to get some cards made.

Well how lucky is that (snicker snicker)  that two challenges have the same theme.  Addicted to CAS and CASology.

I noticed a lot of people went with the word luck, or four-leaf clovers, or a rabbit's foot.  Not me.

A horseshoe hanging over your door in this manner is said to be good luck.  I cut mine with my Cricut in 4 layers, then inked it up a bit for a metal look and gave it a couple of coats of UTEE.

The sentiment from My Craft Spot fit in just perfectly.

My next card is for a new challenge over on the Winnie & Walter blog called Playdate.  Here is the inspiration photo.

Maybe I wasn't supposed to but I based my card on the background, not the actual photo, although my card base is pink.

I stamped the dots from Big Bang Confetti onto a tag in a variety of colors.  Using The Big, the Bold and the Happy, I stamped "thinking of" on one tag and the big "You" on the dotted one.  I tied the tags together with some green ribbon that happened to be tying up a cookie that I got at a luncheon last week.  Perfect color.  It's a good thing I saved it.

I'm glad you can't see my work desk right now. It's covered with NBUS stamp sets, bits and pieces of cards in the works, and my list of cards to be made in a hurry.  Guess I'll be busy tonight since I'm off to watch my granddaughter dance tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope this is the beginning of a wonderful weekend for you.

ROY G BIV at ABNH

My card making has slowed down a little as I play around with some new products and techniques.  I do have a card I made last week for the challenge at A Blog Named Hero.

I didn't make a literal rainbow but I did use all the colors.

I took the Big Band Confetti stamp by Winnie and Walter and using a variety of Hero Arts Shadow Inks made this celebratory card.  The sentiment is a conglomeration of two stamps by PTI and the sparkle embossed stars are a SSS die.

ETA:  Oops, missed the deadline.  I don't know when it was.  I had written down Saturday, March 1 on my challenge list.  Oh, well, at least I have another birthday card for my stash.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you celebrate each day as if it were your birthday.