Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 226

It's time for a Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 226!  Here's the sketch:

For my card, I started out with a Blue card base.  The patterned paper is from GinaK Designs Hello Sunshine pack.  The green and blue layering weight cardstock is from GinaK Designs Carnival cardstock assortment.  The two stamps are from Stampin Up (I'm not sure which sets.).  I diecut the starburst, star, arrow and blue cardstock with the MFT Blueprints 13 Die-namics. 

Until next time! Happy Crafting!

Summer Happy Birthday Cards

I was having so much fun making patriotic cards, I made several!  For my first card, I used some cupcake pics.  Thanks to my friend, Emilee, for the idea and the great "find" in the Company Store for 25¢!  I mounted those picks on blue cardstock with some foam tape behind the flags and on the panel.  I added some stars from the retired Stampin Up star punch and included star brads with foam dots to pop them up.  I embossed the card front with the retired clouds embossing folder from Stampin Up.  The greeting is from Stampin Up Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.  I just love that stamp set!  It's so versatile!  Punched the greeting out with Stampin Up Word Window punch and finished it off with the Modern Label punch.  I loved how this turned out so much, I made two of them!! ☺

For my next card, I used a white card base.  The patterned paper is from GinaK Designs Hello Sunshine pack.  I cut the patterned paper strips using the MFT Blueprints 13 Die-namics Washi Tape dies.  I added the star brads and finished it off with the greeting from Stampin Up Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.  Punched the greeting out with Stampin Up Word Window punch and finished it off with the Modern Label punch. (I took this picture at night, and the lighting wasn't the best.  It really is white cardstock.)

For my last card, I used the Stampin Up Work of Art stamp set.  I just love those brush stroke stamps!  I love how this watermelon turned out!  I punched the (seeds) hearts out with the Owl Builder punch from Stampin Up.  So cute! ☺ I added the greeting and the double frame, black and pink and adhered it to the white card base.  Watermelons just scream SUMMER to me!

Until next time!  Happy Crafting!

A fun day with my Mom!

Today my mom and I (and Remi, too) spent the day together!  Mom wanted to make some cards using her new MFT Lily die set that I had gotten her for Mother's Day.  So we broke out the die set and started playing!  Oh what fun we had!  I just know she's going to have lots of fun with that die set! Yay!!

So for my card, I started out with white and green cardstock to cut out the flowers, leaves and stems.  Then I colored the flower like a Star Gazer Lily with Bic Markers.  I just love those markers to color with!  So much fun!  I made the leaves and stems two-toned, as foliage in nature isn't all one color.  I put the flowers on a green patterned paper then on pink card base.  The greeting is from Hero Arts Everyday Sayings stamp set.  I just stamped the "Hello" from "Just Saying Hello" greeting.  (It fit better on the word window punch!)  I then punched it out with the Stampin Up Word Window Punch and then adhered it to the green Modern Label Punch.

I just know the recipient of this card will love it!  What fun we had with that die!!!

Here is Mom's card.  I LOVE that purple!!!  She did a great job on it!  The brush-stroked purple patterned paper is so pretty!  The yellow frame around that patterned paper is so pretty, too!  

And Remi was right in the mix of things, at our feet, too!  He was so glad when his grandpa came home to pet him!  <smile>  What a great day we had crafting!

Until next time!  Happy Crafting!

Happy Independence Day!

For my card today, I used the Stampin Up Outlined Occasions stamp set, white, red and blue cardstock. I punched out the stars with a retired star punch from Stampin Up and added star brads to the stars. I popped the stars up on foam dots. I embossed the white cardstock after I stamped it with the Swiss dot embossing folder. I added some sparkle with the Sakura stardust pen, too. It wouldn't be 4th of July without some sparkle, right?

Until next time!  Happy Crafting!

STV14MON24

This card was made for the Stamp TV weekly challenge.  Click here to see others in the gallery: STV14MON24.  Feel free to play along!  The stipulation for this card was to use at least one popped up flower. Easy peasy!

The rules:

For my card, I used GinaK Designs Shabby Spring Stamp TV kit. The card base is Tomato Soup. The patterned paper is from the kit. The flower and butterfly images are from Warm Spring Wishes stamp set. The banner die cut is cut from Fresh Asparagus cardstock, the Washi tape diecut is from a scrap as is the yellow Banner, Circle and Starburst diecut. Those dies are from the MFT Blueprints 13 Die-namics. The butterfly is from the Vintage Cuts from the kit. I stamped the images with Memento Expresso Truffle. I finished off the flower image with an enamel dot. I popped up the images with foam adhesive.

On the inside, I used more of the patterned paper from the front as well as another sheet from that paper pack. I diecut the tomato soup patterned paper with the stitched edge die from the Blueprints 13 die set. I stamped the greeting, Stampabilities-Matthew 11:28 02, with Stazon Olive Grove ink.

On the back, I stamped the greeting from Heart & Soul, Stamp and Pray and my custom 'Handcrafted by' in Stazon Olive grove ink.

I created this card with inspiration from MFT Blueprints 15 sketches. Although I don't have that Blueprints Die-namics, I really liked the sketch, and made it work with what I had! This card is for a friend who's nephew died. She couldn't come home for the funeral, and I wanted to send her my love.

Until next time! Happy Crafting!

Chloe goes to doggy heaven!

For my card, I started out with craft cardstock. I used the MFT Blueprints 13 Die-namics for the elements on the card. I used a couple of greetings on the card from Papertrey Ink, With Sympathy Loss Of Pet stamp set.

I used Rich Razzleberry textured cardstock and a pink cardstock for the elements on the front.

For the inside, I reversed the cardstock colors on the elements and added the greeting.

The back of the card I stamped my Handcrafted by Brenda stamp - custom made and a Heart and Soul stamp, Stamp and Pray 1204.

This card is for my bestie who's Chloe girl has gone to doggie heaven. She was a good girl and will be missed!

Until next time. A happy crafting!

Spider-Man Get well wishes

For my card, I started out with black card base. On white card stock, I manually embossed a spiderweb and then sponged over the embossed area with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. For the Spider-Man logo, I drew by hand and 'fussy-cut' it out on both blue and red cardstock. I punched out the greeting on white cardstock with the word window punch and then layered it on blue cardstock pinched out with the modern label punch.

This card is for Delton, who will be in the hospital for several weeks. He likes Spider-Man, so I've got some other ideas up my sleeve for other cards I plan to send him. Stay tuned!

Until next time. Happy crafting!