I have a pen pal, and this card would be perfect to send to her.
I used a manila card stock for the base of this A2 (5 1/2" by 4 1/4") card. The sentiment is by Stampin' Up!. These rest is self explanatory. I used scraps to create this card.
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Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge #12
#TGIFC274 Product Challenge
UPDATE: The air conditioning has been limping along. The new system will be installed tomorrow. In the meantime, I've just been trying to stay cool. I did, however, get to the craft room to make a couple of cards this afternoon.
There's not much explanation needed. There are plenty of layers. The card is about an A6, measuring 4 1/4" by 6". The roses make up the base layer. The light green layer went on next - 2" by 6". The dark green layer followed - 2 1/2" by 3 3/4". The final layer, in pink, measured 3" by 4". I decided on the sentiment (Stampendous) for Mother's Day because it just felt so feminine with all of the roses.
I will be sending this to my mom within the next few days. Any day could be mother's day to her (and me!), because she has dementia. I hope she will appreciate it.
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Sunday Stamps Challenge #236
The house air conditioner stopped working. I'm sticking to everything. Crafting will have to wait! For now, I'm doing busy work at the computer. Maybe, I'll see you tomorrow. It depends on if the A/C gets fixed or not! Stay cool and safe!
This entire card was made using scraps.
First, I stamped the white card stock with a background stamp (Stampabilities) and cut it down to the size of the stamp. Next, I punched out the label shape to use as a vase and used foam tape to pop it up. After that, I die cut the leaves and tucked them into the "vase" and glued them down. I mounted everything on a 5" by 4 1/4" card blank. I can mail it in an A2 envelope.
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Splitcoast Stampers
TGIF Challenges - #TGIFC274 Product Challenge 
I usually don't do color challenges, but I attempted this one. I happened to have some colors that I think fit, and I hope that I succeeded in making this a CAS (Clean And Simple) card.
The colors for the challenge are Stampin' Up!'s Balmy Blue, Calypso Coral and Mint Macaron. I substituted Pool Party and Watermelon for the blue and coral. The other I happened to have. I also used some Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper.
I started by cutting each color into 1" strips of varying lengths. I glued the DSP to the Watermelon Strip to soften it next to the blue and mint. I rounded all the corners.
For the blue and the mint, I used hand-held punches to make designs in the paper that coincide with the designs on the DSP (circles and rectangles). I glued everything down on an A2 white card base. Then, I stamped the sentiment (EK Success) on the mint cardstock using Versafine Onyx and cut it out. Finally, I glued it to the card.
I'm sharing this with:
CAS Colours & Sketches - #380 Colors
Crafting Happiness - Challenge #58
This card measures 4 1/4" by 6". First, I cut a white panel of Bristol paper measuring 3 3/4" by 5 1/2". I blended several blue shades of Distress Inks to create the background.
I stamped the octopus (Stampabilities) in Vivid Taupe and colored it in with Prismacolor Light Gray. Then, I stamped the plant (Embossing Arts Co.) and fish (Fred Mullett) on the left side of the card using Vivid Inks. After that, I tore some paper to resemble sand and glued it to the panel. The plants in the right foreground were actually pine boughs that I cut using my dies. They worked well for underwater plants.
I'm sharing this with:
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Ocean or Beachy
Simon Says: A Day At The Beach
Does it sound like Paris? Oui!
I started this A2-sized card by stamping the Eiffel Tower (Stampington & Company) on vellum using Archival Distress Ink in a Hickory Smoke, or a light gray, and cut it out around the border. Then, I cut the white card blank and randomly stamped it with Distress Ink in Mermaid Lagoon (teal) and Mustard Seed.
After that, I attached the vellum piece to the card using washi tape in silver/gray. Finally, I stamped the sentiment (Hampton Arts) in the lower right hand corner using Versafine Onyx.
I'm sharing this with:
Just Us Girls Challenge #545 - Color Week
I've always loved the saying about wishing on the first star to appear in the evening sky.
I started out by cutting a panel of Bristol paper 3 1/4" by 8 1/4". Using Distress Inks, I blended them on the paper. I stamped the flower silhouettes (Unity) and the sentiment (Verses Rubber Stamps) using Versafine Onyx ink. I glued on the faceted gems in a pleasing arrangement to resemble stars. Finally, I adhered the panel to a slimline navy card blank.
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Splitcoast Stampers
TGIF Challenges - #TGIFC273 Technique Challenge - Silhouettes
Modsquad Challenge - Slimline Scene
CHALLENGE #235 - JULY 2020 Anything Goes w/Optional Twist - The Sentiment As The Focal
No one likes to be late to the party, but I say that it lengthens the celebration.
I started with a small piece of Bristol paper, and using a make-up brush, I blended some Distress Inks. Then, I stamped the silhouette (Inkadinkado) in Versafine Onyx. After that, I placed the panel on a black mat and adhered that to the bright yellow A2 card blank. Finally, I added the sentiment (A Muse Art Stamps) which was also inked in Versafine Onyx.
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TGIF Challenges - #TGIFC273 Technique Challenge - Silhouettes
Seize the Birthday #195- Non-Neutral Card Base
Crafting Happiness - Challenge #58
I made another ocean life card. This time I went vertical and was able to use the seahorse, which is a favorite of mine.
I started with a white Bristol paper panel that was 3 1/4" by 8 1/4". I cut a speckled brown paper and tore the edges on two sheets, then glued them to the bottom to resemble sand in the ocean and on the beach. I used various colors of paper and Vivid Inks to stamp the sea shells. I cut those out and arranged them in the "sand".
I stamped the seahorse in Vivid Ink to the right of center and colored the sea grasses with a green colored pencil. Then, I stamped the coral using Distress Ink. I stamped the colorful fish using Vivid Inks. Finally, I used Speckled Egg Distress Ink and a make-up brush to spread a little light blue between the elements. I mounted it on a slim line piece of cardstock the same color as the "sand".
I used stamps from these manufacturers: Mostly Animals, Fred Mullett, Pigs & Poets, Impression Obsession and some of the shells are unknown.
I'm sharing this with:
Simon Says Stamp - A Day at the Beach
Double "D" Challenges - Let's Go to the Beach
Splitcoast Stampers
Crafting Happiness - Challenge #58
Modsquad Challenge - Slimline Scenery
Cardz for Galz - Challenge#126 Sea Shells
I started with a 8" by 3" panel to make this slim line card. I applied Distress Inks with a make-up brush to make the background. After that, I inked the flowers (by Simon Says Stamp) with Versafine Onyx and stamped them at the bottom of the panel. Then, I stamped the sentiment (by Dylusions) using the same ink.
Since I didn't have a large Misti to assist me with the stamping of the flowers, it was difficult for me to get them dark enough as I had hoped. It also looks as if the sun is casting a glare. So, I am calling this card Misty Dawn. I ended up liking the effect.
I am sharing this card with:
Splitcoast Stampers
More Than Words Facebook Page
TGIF Challenges - #TGIFC273 Technique Challenge - Silhouettes
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog - Early Bird
The Alphabet Challenge Blog is having a challenge to create a card where I have to show my favorite food. Well, I have lots of favorites, so this is the third card I've made for the challenge. Strawberries!
I stamped the strawberries, by Anita's, three times on some scrap white cardstock. I colored each one using my Prismacolor colored pencils and fussy cut them out. I mounted them on a white A2-sized card blank using double-sided tape. There's room for a sentiment if I need a card for a certain event.
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The Alphabet Challenge Blog - H is for Hungry - Favourite Food
I have stamped and colored another entry for The Alphabet Challenge Blog's H is for Hungry. This time it is a pumpkin for pumpkin pie.
I stamped the image, by PSX, and colored it in with my Prismacolor colored pencils. The card blank is A2-sized.
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The Alphabet Challenge Blog - H is for Hungry - Favorite Food
The alphabet challenge is H is for Hungry, and I am to show my favorite food. I have plenty of favorites, so this one is for green pepper for my pizza.
This is a one layer A-2 card. I stamped the pepper and masked it off to stamp the pepper ring to make it look like it was leaning up behind the pepper. Both stamps were made by Mostly Animals. Then, I colored it using Prismacolor colored pencils.
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Alphabet Challenge Blog - H is for Hungry - Favourite Food
I have another slim line card today.
First, I cut the card blank at 8 1/2" by 7" and folded it in half lengthwise. Then, I cut the white panel at 8" by 3" and tore the bottom all the way across. Then, I stamped the scene using stamps from Mostly Animals, Pigs & Poets, Fred Mullett, and Lesia Zgharda Design. I used Distress ink pads in various colors, stamping off once before stamping on the panel. I used double-sided tape to adhere the panel to the card blank.
I stamped the shells (Ann ticipations and misc.) on separate cardstocks and fussy cut them out. I used Vivid ink pads in Coffee Bean, Taupe and Olive. I arranged them in a pleasing manner and glued them down.
Finally, I added three gems to the left hand side of the scene.
I'm sharing with:
Splitcoast Stampers
Double "D" Challenges - Let's Go to the Beach!
Cardz for Galz - Challenge#126 Sea Shells
Modsquad Challenge Blog - Slimline Scene
No...I'm not going anywhere... It's a challenge!
First, I cut the light blue card blank to about an A6 size, or 4 1/2" by 6". Then, I cut the small green piece to 3 1/8" by 3/4" and the floral panel to 3 1/2" by 5". I placed them in a pleasing arrangement according to one of the challenges listed below. Then, I stamped the sentiment (Stampin' Up!) on a subtly-flowered fuchsia paper and cut it down to 1 1/2" by 1 7/8". I used foam tape to pop it up off the page.
I'm sharing with:
More Than Words Mini Challenge - Use the word "Miss"
Freshly Made Sketches #444
The ostrich races. One of those birds is going to get whatever it is they're after!
I cut the card blank to 4 1/2" by 6", or about an A6 size. I cut the two coordinating papers to fit and used double-sided tape to attach them. I used a 3/8"-wide ribbon and anchored it in place. I attached a bow and topped it off with a black button.
I stamped the Ostrich Stampede (by Mostly Animals) using Versafine Onyx on white cardstock. I mounted that on black cardstock and adhered it to the card.
I'm sharing this with:
Simon Says Stamp Blog - Early Bird
This post is also about making a trendy "slim line" card. It fits in a #10 business-sized envelope.
The card blank measures 8 1/2" by 7", and it is folded lengthwise. The brown-speckled panel measures 8" by 3". I used an extremely long border stamp (by darkroom door) for the numbers. I used Vivid ink pad in Coffee Bean, and the sentiment (by Catslife Press) was stamped using Versafine Onyx.
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Just Us Girls Challenge #544 - Trend Week
There's a trend in card-making that's becoming popular, and that's called "Slim line" cards. These cards are tall and skinny and fit in a business-sized (#10) envelope. I seem to struggle to fill the card, so I opted for my ol' stand-by, the CAS, or Clean And Simple, card.
I started by cutting my card blank 7" by the width of paper, or 8 1/2", out of a navy blue cardstock and folded it in half lengthwise. Then, I cut a panel out of brown-speckled tan cardstock at 8" by 3".
I first stamped the bird (maker unknown) in Coffee Bean and covered it with a mask. Then, I stamped the flowers in Green before stamping the sentiment (Insightful Meadows by Unity) in Ultramarine. I used Vivid ink pads.
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Simon Says Stamp - Early Birds
Just Us Girls Challenge #544 - Trend Week
There's something new in stenciling, and that's stencil tracing. I recently heard about it and tried it out with this next challenge. It seems like I should use the stencil as normal, then I had to outline within the stencil. And, this is what I came up with:
I started by cutting an A6 card blank. I left it a little short so I can fold over a 12" cardstock without cutting. Then, I stenciled using a Stamper's Anonymous for Tim Holtz smallish-sized stencil on a white panel. I used Distress Ink in Mustard Seed, inking more heavily in the center and less toward the outer ends, using a make-up brush and moving in a circular motion.
Without moving the stencil, I used an orange fine line marker to trace within the confines of the stencil. I cut the panel down to size. To finish, I stamped the sentiment (by Nick Bantock) slightly askew and adhered the panel to the card blank.
I'm sharing with:
CAS Mix Up July Stencil Challenge
The "warm thoughts" could be because of the sweltering temperatures all over the United States, but it isn't. It's from a coffee/latte/hot chocolate Stampin' Up! stamp set (Like it a Latte).
This is a A6-sized card blank. I used some dies from Sizzix to cut the tags.
I am sharing with:
#TGIFC272 Sketch Challenge
Crafting Happiness Challenges #57 - Anything goes
Splitcoast Stampers has a CAS (Clean And Simple) challenge about using only gray to make a card. I think I nailed it.
I started with a white panel and used a stencil to make a pattern. I used Distress Ink Pumice Stone and a make-up brush to fade the ink into the white paper. Then, I stamped the sentiment. I adhered the panel onto a gray A6-sized card blank.
Besides, Splitcoast Stampers, I am sharing this card with:
Crafting Happiness - Challenge #57 - Anything Goes
July 2020 Main Challenge - GOODBYE and MONOCHROMATIC
No one is sick. I just don't seem to have a get well card available in my stash of greeting cards.
The A2 card blank is a die by Sizzix. I cut out the rest of the card elements using the same set.
On the front of the card, I stamped the leaves in Vivid Aqua and Spring Green. I stamped the butterfly in Raspberry. The stamps are made by Crafter's Companion and called Butterfly Dreams.
On the inside the of the card, I stamped the sentiment (Stampin' Up!) in Versafine Onyx and the butterfly again in Vivid Raspberry.
I am sharing this card with:
Splitcoast Stampers
Sunday Stamps Weekly Challenge - SSC235 Bright and Beautiful
With this card, I started with a green A7 card blank, measuring 4 1/2" by 6". The floral layer is 4" by 5 1/2", and the blue layer is 2 1/2" by 4". It was sewn into place through all of the layers, including the band, which measures 1/2" by 4".
I cut the pinwheel (Sizzix) out of white card stock and assembled it. I attached a green plaid brad at the center and popped it up using a small square of dimensional foam tape.
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Splitcoast Stampers
Double "D" Challenges - Stitches Challenge
Today we celebrate the life of Franklynn. We had to euthanize him today, and we are sad. I made a card to honor him, and I gave it to my wife. It made her cry. This is him in his better days...blepping (tongue sticking out slightly).
And, here is the card:
I started with an A2 white card blank. I cut the green cardstock to 4 1/4" by 5 1/2". Then, I took a ruler and laid it corner to corner going both ways and marked it with a pencil. After that, I cut it using my paper trimmer. I adhered the two green triangles to the card blank as shown.
I stamped the cat from the Stampin' Up! set called Nine Lives on a piece of white cardstock using my Misti. I lined up the next image of the spots and stamped it. Then, I used the coordinating punch to cut the cat out. I glued it onto the bottom triangle. To finish it off, I stamped the sentiment on the white part of the card. I gave him green eyes by using dots of green Smooch.
I am sharing with:
Splitcoast Stampers
Freshly Made Sketches #443
Over at Splitcoast Stampers, the challenge for Thursday is Asia. Since we can't visit, we'll go there in our stamping and card-making. I've made two cards for this challenge.
For the Singing Crane, I used a stamp without identification for the crane and Hero Arts for the chops design. I stamped the crane in Versafine Onyx ink and the chops in Colorbox Lipstick Red. I adhered the panel to black cardstock and adhered that to a Bazzil red paper card blank measuring 4 1/4" by 5 1/2".
For the Thanks card, I stamp Hero Art Chinese characters on white cardstock with Versafine Onyx black and placed it askew on the red Bazzil paper. The large character, also by Hero Arts, was adhered to black cardstock. It is translated to mean "Thanks".
Crafting Happiness Challenge 56
For today's challenges, I made a tag. It's been ages since I've made a tag! Using this format was a nice change.
I started out with a manila-colored Tim Holtz Distress Tag. I inked it up directly on the tag using Distress Inkpads and a make-up applicator brush. I stamped the background curly-Qs using a stamp from the set. I stamped it three times across only inking on the first impression.
I used different Distress inks for the cat on a white sheet of cardstock. I stamped the cat's head and the triangles using other stamps from the same set. I die cut the head, body and tail and glued it to the tag. I stamped the sentiment, cut it apart and glued it in different areas of the tag. The stamps and dies are by Stampendous for Laurel Burch.
To finish it off, I used a Gelly Roll pen in "Clear Star" and drew over some of the curly-Qs in the background and a few of the triangles of the cat's body. Then, I cut lengths of yarn and inserted them into the hole and tied them off.
I'm sharing this tag with:
The Sisterhood of Crafters - "Ink It Up" Challenge
Tag Tuesday - "Put a Sentiment on It" Challenge
613 Avenue Create - "Anything Goes w/Optional Twist - The Sentiment As The Focal" Challenge
Love to Scrap Challenge Blog - #135 - Anything Goes
Mix it up Challenge - Anything Goes + Open Technique (mine is Direct to Paper)
Crafting Happiness Challenge 56
My celebration of our Independence Day (USA) continues with another one-layer card. For the other one that was for my cousin's Fourth-of-July birthday, see here.
This card was made using Hero Arts Quatros (Stars & Stripes) and Stampin' Up! (Send a Celebration) rubber stamps. I used Colorbox Chalk Warm Red and Vivid Bermuda Blue ink pads. I guess that I can also add that the A2-sized card is also CAS (Clean And Simple).
I am sharing this card with:
Hero Arts Challenge 11
Crafting Happiness Challenge 56
Seize the Birthday - Red, White and Blue
While I was in the studio, I made another card for some other challenges.
I started with a yellow cardstock A2 card blank. I used a stencil and Distress Inks to make the light pattern on the white cardstock. Then, I die cut the panel with the faux stitched tag. After that, I stamped the sentiment (PSX), which is the focal point, in the lower right-hand corner.
There's truth in that sentiment! When people say I can't wait until the next day, hour, minute, second, or whatever, I say, "Don't wish your life away."
I'm sharing this card with these challenges:
Double "D" Challenges - Faux stitching
612 Avenue Create - Focus on the Sentiment
Fusion - Focus on the sketch or the photo or both 
Crafting Happiness Challenge 56
Well...I decided to enter a few challenges. It's been awhile, and I'm a bit rusty. But, I'm back in the craft room, and I'm trying.
This was a very simple card. I started with an A2 white card blank. I used a Pilot V7 in black to make a faux stitching curly line. The lady bug is from a Jolee's corner sticker. I removed the lady bug from the corner piece and adhered it to my card.
I'll be sharing this card with the following:
Splitcoast Stampers
Double "D" Challenges
