Tic Tac Toe #21 and AAA Cards #77

Amidst all the Christmas cards comes some for Thanksgiving and that's what I have for you today.  This card fits both the Tic Tac Toe Challenge and the AAA Cards Challenge.

It's a PB sentiment surrounded by Altenew flowers.  If you look at row 3 down, you can see I needed to add pearls and so I colored some with my Bic pen.

It's been a busy day but now it's time to sit for a while and make a couple of cards.  I hope you get a little time in your craft room today.

Just Us Girls #355

We've whooshed around to word week again at Just Us Girls and Sharyn's word choice is

Now you'd think water would be an easy word and I hope it is for you but I stewed and dreamed and fussed and fumed before I finally came up with an idea.  Part of the problem was that I have only one sort-of water stamp and the other was that I had used it a couple of times recently for other challenges.  So how could I use it and make it different.  That was the dilemma.  That and what to use for a sentiment. While I was waiting for the card to dry I started going through some of my sentiment stamps and found one that works for me.  See what you think

The first step was to do a smooshing, splashing ala Loll watercolor background with Distress Inks on watercolor paper. Then I made a stencil from the coral in the MFT Sea Life set, colored some texture paste with what else but Abandoned Coral and slapped it on which gave it the texture.  Once dry I stamped it with more Abandoned Coral.  The sentiment from Hero Arts was embossed on torn vellum in some clearance blue powder and the whole panel was mounted on Surf Blue.  To add to the treasure of the sea theme I had to add some tiny pearls. So with smooshing, splashing, slapping and stamping my card was complete.

Now it's your turn to make a card with water.  No that doesn't sound right. Make a card with water on it. That's not quite right either but you know what I mean.  For more inspiration, check out the Design Team and Guest Designer Colleen Foelker over at the Just Us Girls blog.  You could be chosen Chic of the Week and be eligible for a guest design spot just like Colleen.

I'm so glad you dropped by.

RS #83

Have you seen this sketch?

This one is from Retro Sketches but I've seen some cards with a similar design on other blog posts.  It's simple and can be used for a variety of cards with either stamping or DP.

I made a birthday card since I use them most of all.  The printed paper is from the May stamp kit from Simon Says Stamp.  The sentiment is from My Craft Spot, stamped with HA charcoal and embossed with clear embossing powder.  My stamping was a little lopsided so I added a few pearls to balance it out.

Thanks for stopping by.  Enjoy your day.