SC943 - This week's sketch
USEIT2023 - Image
For my card I used up this image from my stack of images and colored her with copics. I then cut the other layers and added a few scattered gems.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
Challenges:
Promarker Challenge: Use Die Cuts
USEIT2023 - Image
I feel I cheated with the challenge as my designer paper has subtle dots along with the bold stripes. :) For my card I used up this image that was in my stack of images and colored her with copics. I then cut the layers, stamped the sentiment and finished with a few scattered gold pearls.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
Challenges:
I wanted to try to create my own bubbles. I am so thrilled at how these came out. I followed this YouTube tutorial Anyone Can Draw this: Bubbles.
Once the bubbles were drawn, I heat embossed the Happy Birthday sentiment from DRS Designs in white.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
Challenges I am entering:
Allsorts - Boys or Men
Just Us Girls - CAS
| FS834 - This week's incredibly talented Featured Stamper is Kathy, aka laurasbuffy. I found this wonderful INSPIRATION. I loved the large heart on her card and used that for my starting point. I have a ton of punched hearts in a bag on my table and thought it would be fun to layer them up in a heart shape. I added dimensionals to the top layer and added some white gel pen to them as well. Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit. Challenges: Inkspirational: Moodboard Scrappy Valentine |
USEIT2023 - Image
When I found my inspiration, I remembered I had this image in my stack of images needing colored. The flower hat was perfect to inspire me to pull out this image and color her up.
Once colored I cut down several card stock layers and added them to my card base. I then stamped the birthday sentiment and popped that up on dimensionals. I then finished off the card with some gold pearls from my tote of items I am trying to use up.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
Challenges
USEIT2023 - Heart
I am still working through a large amount of wood hearts in my tote and today's Free for All challenge is perfect. I used several scrap papers to create my card layout then found this already die cut circle and used that to stamp my sentiment. I also had the die cut red layer in my drawer.
For the heart, I added some red glitter from my stash to add some fun to the wood heart.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
Challenges entered:
Mix it Up - Anything Goes
Color Hues - Red and Pink
USEIT2023 - Brads
I recently started going through my designer paper scraps trying to use them up as the drawers are really full. For this card I grabbed the orange designer papers and cut the many layers adding a black layer to give more definition to the layout.
I then die cut some coordinating stars and popped them up on dimensionals and used several brads from my tote of items I am trying to use up.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
I am adding this to the Double Trouble - Stitches challenge and The Male Room - Galaxy and or Stars
For my card I stamped the thank you down a white panel then cut the many layers of card stock. Next, I die cut the dog and popped it up on dimensionals and added a few gold pearls from my tote of items.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
Challenges entered:
Cardz for Guys - Pets (Winner of Top 3)
For my card I grabbed my stack of tissue paper that I have been hoarding and glued a piece to a white card base. Next, I die cut 2 dogs in black and then layered them on tie card trimming the dogs with black card stock and adding the sentiment.
The card was finished with some gold pearls that are in my tote of items to use up.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
Trying to take a picture of a card with lots of mirror paper is super challenging. LOL! But it turned out really great for someone who is turning 21. Many of my son's friends are approaching 21 so I am trying to build up my stash.
For today's masculine 21st birthday card I cut the 21 out of mirror paper and then layered more mirror paper under black card stock. I then gold heat embossed the Happy Birthday sentiment.
I stamped and fussy cut the beer mug from DRS Designs and colored it with copics then I added the beer mug and birthday sentiment on dimensionals.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
I am working on my pet donation cards and the inspiration was perfect to bring out his cute die cut. I used Nuvo Mousse to create the background using a stencil. Once dry I added the sentiment and popped the pup up on dimensionals finishing off the card with a punched heart.
I am also adding this to the Allsorts challenge HERE.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
For my card I needed to get a few cards made for my pet donations and this challenge is perfect to use a designer paper and create some banners splitting the focal of the paper.
Once the banners were cut I popped them on dimensionals added the sentiment from My Favorite Things and a few scattered red gems.
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USEIT2023 - Orange Gems & image
For my card I colored up this image from my stack of images I need to use up. I then cut the layers and found these stripped gems that matched the colors of the image perfect.
I finished with the gems and a birthday sentiment on dimensionals.
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For my card I gold glitter heat embossed the angel and die cut the layers adding gold mirror as the accent layers. I found the glitter heart paper and it worked great for the gold glitter embossed angel.
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For my card I stamped the cowboy and cowgirl images and used a black sharpie to color them in and create a silhouette image.
I then used 2 different sentiments to get the sentiment I wanted for the card.
I finished the card with the blue focal sponging distress inks darker toward the edge and added a few scattered gems.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
Challenges:
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
USEIT2022 - Envelope stickers from my tote
When I saw the wedding board I was inspired to pull out these stickers from my tote. For the base I used a silver glitter designer paper and then layered the die cut wedding dress and tux that I die cut using spellbinders die cuts and I then popped them on dimensionals as the envelope sticker is on dimensionals. I finished the card with the envelope sticker in the corner.
Challenges:
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
| FS673 - Celebrate USEIT2023 - Graduate die cut I needed to use up this graduate die cut that was in my tote and it is perfect for a very quick graduation card. I paired it with a die cut congratulations sentiment and layered it on gold sparkle paper. Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit. Congrats Grad |
For my card I used a skull emboss folder from Tim Holtz and embossed blue card stock. I then used black distress oxide rubbed over the skulls to get the depth to really show on the skulls.
I finished with the Trinit birthday sentiment popped up on dimensionals.
This is a birthday card for my son. He loves skulls.
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USEIT2023 - Butterflies & image
For my card I dug through my scrap papers and created the card layout. I then used an image & sentiment from my stack of images that needs colored and found these cute butterflies from my tote.
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USEIT2023 - Wood Heart
For my card I used several scrap papers from my red collection and created the layout. I added the ribbon from my bag of ribbon that needs sorted and finished with another wood heart from my tote.
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I also added this to the Birthstone challenge HERE and the Time Out challenge HERE.
For my card I created a pull tab slider card. I used the Technique Tuesday stamp and die set and used the saw from the set. Once stamped I colored it with copics and die cut it.
I then embossed the wood panel and used that to hide the slider mechanism.
Once pulled the slider moves the saw across the wood panel. The pull tab does not say anything other than pull.
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I have a terrible time getting new stamps and dies put away. I get them in the mail and try to keep them out so I can save them to Evernote and it takes a bit of time to get them put away. The Happy Retirement and Boot Prints were sitting on my desk. I grabbed them, stamped them on card stock and then stamped off the boots 2 more times to get lighter stamping.
I then popped the panel up on dimensionals and added a few scattered sequins from my tote that also sits on my desk.
I now have these stamps put away....I may need to do a few more challenges to clean off my desk to get all of the stamps and dies put away. LOL!
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
USEIT2022 - Bamboo die cuts
I needed to use up these bamboo die cuts from my tote and the inspiration was perfect for me to pair this cute new panda die cut with them. I also recently purchased this new happy birthday die cut.
I cut the layers and layered the bear, added a heart and die cut the birthday sentiment layering all the die cuts on an embossed bamboo.
I finished the card with a butterfly that was sitting on my desk.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
This card is also being added to the Allsorts challenge - Something New.
MIX519 - What's New (stamps are new)
USEIT2023 - Brad
My hubby picked out these stamps and purchased them for me for Christmas. I thought a dictionary page would be perfect for it too so I used that for the base then found some paper scraps for the rest of the layout.
I found this brad in my tote and thought it would be perfect to finish off the card.
| F4A672 - zoo friends USEIT2023 - heart stickers I used a cute elephant from impression obsession and colored it with copics. I then found these heart stickers in my tote of items I need to use up and added them to the card. Thank you for stopping by to check out my cards today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit. Elephant Birthday |
I just love this fun Unicorn image from Unity. I stamped the image and sentiment and cut the panel down for the slimline card front. I then colored the image with copics and added a few scattered sequins.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
USEIT2023 - Image
I am continuing to use up the images from my pile of stamped off images for 2023. I will also continue to use the items in my tote to try to get these items out of my craft room. I made a lot of progress in 2022 and hope to have all the images used by the end of 2023 and more of that tote gone. I hope you continue to stop by to check out my progress for 2023.
For this card I used this cute house mouse image that was in my stack of images and I colored it with copics.
I then cut the layers and added a few scattered hearts from a bag of hearts on my desk. I also added some white gel to the hearts to add a bit more interest.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
I am also entering this in the anything goes with garnet and amethyst colors challenge here.
For my card I used several scrap card stock colors and the Spellbinders Wonky Cake die cut to create the cake.
I finished the cake off with glitter paper for the icing.
Thank you for stopping by to check out my cards today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.
I am also adding this to the Add Some Sparkle challenge HERE and the No Designer Paper challenge HERE.
Once the panel was done, I added a blue strip under the panel, stamped the sentiment and added some gold gems.
I have a second card to share today
I decided to do the exact same card but used the stamp in a different way. Rather than the bold black stamping I did a white heat embossed look for an even more subtle CAS card.
Once the panel was sponged, I layered the card the same and added some lighter gold gems.
