Tricycle

I began this A2-sized card by adhering the tricycle paper to a black card base. Then, I stamped the tricycle and sentiment (Unity) in Versafine Onyx on a white card stock panel. I add a layer of black card stock behind that and adhered it to the tricycle paper with double-sided tape.

I'm sharing this with:

The Male Room - Challenge #144 - Toys  (I won honorable mention!)

 

A Little Frog Told Me...

I began this A2-sized card by stamping all of the elements on the manila-colored card stock. I stamped the shadow at the bottom (Rubber Room ?) in Distress Archival Ink. I stamped the frog (Stampendous) in Versafine Onyx and the sentiment (Peddler's Pack Stampworks) in Vivid olive. Then, I colored the frog in the tutu with my Spectrum Noir colored pencils. Next, I layers that panel over an olive-colored card stock which was laid over a manila-colored card base. The last thing I did was add silver glitter to the hem of the tutu and the crown. (It doesn't show up well in a scan, darn it!) I believe this is the first time I've used glitter on a card. It is really fine.

I'm sharing this with: 

Seize the Birthday #204-Sparkle and Shine  

 

Simon Says: Anything Goes 

 

Fall is in the Air

I began this A2-sized card by stamping the pumpkin image (Northwoods Rubber Stamps) with Versafine Onyx and coloring it using my Spectrum Noir colored pencils. I cut it out by hand. Then, I cut strips of fall-types of paper and glued them to the back of the image. I used double-sided foam tape to lift it off the brown panel. Finally, I stamped the sentiment (also Northwoods Rubber Stamps) and glued it to the front of the image.

I'm sharing this with:

Freshly Made Sketches - Sketch #463 

 

More Than Words Mini Challenge on Facebook 

DCC N420 ~ Pumpkins 

Simon Says: Anything Goes 

Thinking of You

I began making the A2-sized card by cutting a white card base, a red panel and white panel. I layered them in that order. Then, I die cut the poinsettia and leaves and glued them to the card base. Next, I stamped the sentiment (Stampin' Up!) using Vivid ink in vintage green.

I'm sharing this with:

Moving Along with the Times - Challenge 124 for November - Christmas Flowers 

Simon Says: Anything Goes 

Happy Thanksgiving

I began this A2-sized card with a manila-colored card base. Then, I cut the plaid paper a bit smaller and used double-sided tape to adhere it to the card base. Next, I cut a manila-colored panel and stamped the sentiment (Uptown Design Co.) and the pumpkin image (Hero Arts). After that, I colored in the pumpkin using my Spectrum Noir colored pencils. Finally, I cut out some bits of that panel to get rid of the white space.

I'm sharing this with:

ModSquad - Thanksgiving Turkey 

DCC N420 ~ Pumpkins

 

Snowflakes

This is a very simple A2 card. I began with a piece of frosted light blue card stock. I die cut 5 small snowflakes and glued them to the card base just below the middle. Then, I place a small crystal gem in the center of each.

I'm sharing this with:

Double "D" Challenges - Winter Blues  

Happy Holidays

This A2-sized card is made from a frosted light blue card stock. I began by stamping the sentiment (Hampton Art) with Vivid ink in inky blue at the bottom middle of the card. Then, I die cut the snowflake and glued it into place. Finally, I placed an AB crystal gem in the center.

I'm sharing this with:

Double "D" Challenges - Winter Blues  

Happy Thanksgiving

I began this A2-sized card by layering the brown and the plaid papers onto a white card base. Then, I stamped the sentiment (Uptown Design Co.) onto white card stock with Vivid butterscotch and layered that onto a different brown card stock. Next, I die cut the sprigs and glued them to the under side of the sentiment. Finally, I mounted the sentiment panel onto the card using double-sided foam tape.

I'm sharing this with:

Sunday Stamps - SSC244 In the Middle  

 

Modsquad - Thanksgiving Turkey 

Simon Says: Anything Goes 

Happy Holidays

I began this A2-sized card by stamping the pine cones (unknown) three times with Vivid ink and cutting them out with my craft knife. Then, I stamped the two pine boughs (Just For Fun) leaving some room to place the pine cones in the middle. Next, I glued two of the pine cones into place and popped the third one up with double-sided foam tape. Finally, I stamped the sentiment (Hampton Art) with Colorbox Chalk in warm red.

I'm sharing this with:

SSC244 In the Middle 

 

Simon Says: Anything Goes 

Grateful

There's plenty of copper on this card - the leaves are embossed with copper, the squares are embossed with copper, and the sentiment (Stampin' Up!) is embossed with copper. This card measures 4 1/4" square.

I'm sharing this with:

FUSION - Thankful  

 

Christmastime

This tag measures about 3" by 3 1/2". I began by stamping the image (Stampin' Up!) using Versafine Onyx ink. Then, I colored it using my Spectrum Noir colored pencils. Next, I cut the graduated layers and adhered them one on top of the other using double-sided tape. After that, I cut the tag out of a medium green card stock. I punched a hole at the top for the white/clear tinsel-like threads and adhered the layered image on it.

I'm sharing this with:

Try it on Tuesday - Traditional Christmas Colours  

Simon Says: Happy Holidays (Monday Challenge) 

Simon Says: Christmas (Wednesday Challenge) 

Happy Holidays

I began this 4 1/4" square card by stamping the wreath (Stampa Rosa) using Vivid ink in Vintage Green on white card stock. Then, I stamped the sentiment (Hampton Art) using Colorbox in warm red on white card stock. I used double-sided tape to adhere that panel to a green scrap of card stock and cut it close to the white panel. I adhered that to the card base. Finally, I punched out tiny dots out of red card stock and scattered them across the wreath.

I'm sharing this with:

Try it on Tuesday - Traditional Christmas Colours  

Simon Says: Happy Holidays (Monday Challenge) 

Simon Says: Christmas (Wednesday Challenge) 

Season's Greetings

I began making this A2-sized card by cutting the silver background and running it through my Big Kick to emboss it. In real life, it is very shiny and reflects the light. Scanning doesn't do it justice. Then, I adhered it to the red card base by using double-sided tape. Next, I stamped the sentiment (Stampin' Up!) using Colorbox Chalk in warm red. I used my MISTI and inked up the stamp twice to get a good impression. I cut that down and glued it to the silver panel. After that, I die cut the small pine branches and glued them next to the sentiment as an accent.

I'm sharing this with:

Try it on Tuesday - Traditional Christmas Colours  

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Embossing  

A Playful Cat

 This tag measures approximately 3 1/4" by 5 1/2" without the fibers. First, I stamped the cat (Viva Las Vegas Stamps) with Versafine Onyx. I colored her with my Spectrum Noir colored pencils in a gray color. Second, I stamped the cat again on a Post-It note and cut it out to make a mask. I placed the mask over the cat and the "floor". Third, I used my MISTI stamp positioner to stamp the background (Stampers Anonymous) using Vivid ink in straw. Fourth, I removed the masks and colored the floor to match the Vivid ink. Lastly, I cut some fibers and threaded them through the hole at the top. It looks like the cat is playing with them, as cats are wont do.

I'm sharing this with:

Tag Tuesday - Pets

Autumn Icons

I began this A2-sized card by stamping the Autumn icons (Stampin' Up!) with Versafine Onyx. I cut the panel down to less than 3 1/2" on a side. I colored the images with my Spectrum Noir colored pencils. Then, I cut two other panels to the same measurements as the first panel. Next, I adhered everything to the card base with double-sided tape.

I'm sharing this with:

Make My Monday - #135 Elegant Fall/Autumn  

Freshly Made Sketches #462 

 

Thankful Thoughts

I started this A2-sized card by stamping the strip of autumn icons (Stampin' Up!) on a manila-colored scrap, and I colored them using my Prismacolor colored pencils. When done, I adhered them to a scrap of green card stock and adhered that to the manila-colored card base. Then, I stamped the sentiment (also Stampin' Up!) using Vivid ink.

I'm sharing this with:

International Art & Soul - Ch#96 Gratitude  

#TGIFC291 Inspiration Challenge 

 

LTSCB #139 - Anything Goes  

DCC N420 ~ Pumpkins

#135 Elegant Fall/Autumn  

Grateful

I started this 4 1/2" square card by die cutting the wreaths from Stampin' Up!'s Wreath Builder dies. I wove them together as much as I could. Then, I stamped the sentiment (Stampin' Up!) in the center of the green panel, which is 1/8" shy of the size of the card base. I used Versafine Onyx ink.

I'm sharing this with:

International Art & Soul - Ch#96 Gratitude (My card was chosen as a Top #3)

#TGIFC291 Inspiration Challenge  

 

Challenge #165 - AG + A SKETCH 

LTSCB #139 - Anything Goes  

Tis the Season

 I started this slimline card by making the card base. Then, I worked on the circle. First, I stamped the wreath (Stampa Rosa) on red card stock and embossed it with detail gold embossing powder. Second, I cut out the sentiment three times a la Jennifer McGuire, stacked and glued them together. I glued it to the center of the wreath. Third, I glued three pearly white sequins to the red wreath circle. Finally, I adhered the circle to the card base using double-sided tape.

I'm sharing this with:

Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge #16

Challenge #432 - Blue & Silver OR Red & Gold  

 

Simon Says (Monday Challenge): Happy Holidays 

Simon Says (Wednesday Challenge): Christmas 

Season's Greetings

 I started this slimline card by cutting the red panel. I stamped the wreath (Stampa Rosa) on the left allowing it to flow off the edge. I used Versamark embossing ink and embossed the image in detail gold. I glued on several "berries" using the same color of red as the panel. Then, I also embossed the sentiment (Hero Arts) in detail gold. Finally, I adhered the panel to the card base.

I'm sharing this with:

Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge #16 

Challenge #432 - Blue & Silver OR Red & Gold  

 

Simon Says (Monday Challenge): Happy Holidays 

Simon Says (Wednesday Challenge): Christmas

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Embossing 

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving

I started this A2-sized card by stamping the sentiment (Uptown Design Co.) in the center using Vivid ink in Coffee Bean. Then, I cut the copper checked foiled paper to take up what was left of the space. Next, I die cut the maple leaf and glued it into place.

I'm sharing this with:

Simon Says: Thanks/Thanksgiving 

ModSquad Challenge - Thanksgiving Turkey 

One More Candle!

This is a slimline card. I let the paper do most of the work, and I found some great paper! I cut the flowered paper to 3 1/2" by 8 1/2". The candles are 1 3/8" by the width of paper, and the green diagonal strip is about 5/8". I stamped the birthday sentiment (All Night Media) on orange card stock in Versafine Onyx and centered it on the card using double-sided tape.

I'm sharing this with:

Seize the Birthday #203- 1, 2, and 3

P is for Party 

TFJB - Celebrate

Grateful For You 2

I started this A2-sized, manila-colored card base by cutting the plaid scrapbook paper for the first layer. Then, I cut half-inch strips out of brown scrapbook paper to weave the design for the second layer. I glued them into place. Next, I stamped the sentiment (Altenew/Stampin' Up!) on a manila scrap of card stock using Vivid ink in brown and adhered it to the plaid panel using double-sided tape.

I'm sharing this with:

ModSquad Challenge - So Grateful 

International Art & Soul - Ch#96 Gratitude 

Grateful For You 1

This is a one-layer, A2-sized card. I started by stamping the pumpkins (PSX) using Vivid brown to give it an old-fashioned look. Then, I colored them with my Prismacolor colored pencils. The last thing I did was stamp the sentiments, "grateful" (Altenew) and "for you" (Stampin' Up!) also using Vivid brown.

I'm sharing this with:

ModSquad Challenge - So Grateful 

DCC N420 ~ Pumpkins 

Autumn 2

I started this A2-sized card by cutting half-inch strips of the plaid paper. I arranged them according to the challenge below and glued them down. Then, I used a hand punch to cut out the owl from patterned scrapbook paper. Finally, I stamped the sentiment (Hero Arts) with Vivid ink in brown and adhered it to the black card base with glue.

I'm sharing this with:

CAS Colours & Sketches - Challenge #396 - sketch 

 

LTSCB #139 - Anything Goes 

Make My Monday - #135 Elegant Fall/Autumn  

Autumn 1

I started this A2-sized card by cutting the brown scrapbook paper panel and adhered it to the white card stock base with double-sided tape. Then, I adhered the plaid and leaves papers to the brown panel. Next, I punched out the owl from another patterned scrapbook paper and framed it with brown card stock. I popped it out by using double-sided foam tape. Finally, I stamped the sentiment (Hero Arts) on brown paper using Vivid brown ink. I tore the paper across the top to add some textural interest.

I'm sharing this with:

Freshly Made Sketches #461 

 

Happy Holidays 2

I started this A2-sized card by cutting half-inch strips of silver foil paper. I wove them in the corner to follow the challenge below and glued them into place. Then, I die cut the red snowflake using my Big Kick and glued it into place. Next, I stamped the sentiment (Hampton Art) on aqua paper using Colorbox Warm Red and glued it into place at the bottom right hand corner.

I'm sharing this with:

CAS Colours & Sketches - Challenge #396 - sketch 

 

Color Throwdown #619  

 

#134 Silver and/or Gold  

Challenge #165 - AG + A SKETCH  

Happy Holidays 1

I started this A2-sized card by hand crimping the red panel. I adhered it to the card base using double-sided tape. Then, I ran three different snowflake dies through my Big Kick using silver foil paper. I glued each down on the red panel. Next, I stamped the sentiment (Hampton Art) with Colorbox Warm Red.

I'm sharing this with:

Color Throwdown #619  

 

Freshly Made Sketches #461 

 

Season's Greetings

I started this A2-sized card by cutting the red panel and gluing the silver sequin and clear bead trim to the edge. After letting it dry, I adhered the panel to the aqua card base using double-sided foam tape to lift it and to let the sequins move. Then, I stamped the sentiment (Hero Arts) on white card stock using Colorbox Warm Red. I adhered that to the card base using double-sided tape. I added an extra sequin to that.

I'm sharing this with:

Color Throwdown #619 

 

#134 Silver and/or Gold  

LTCCB #52 - November Anything Goes  

Mushroom Tag

This tag measures about 6" by 3" without the fibers. I first cut the tag, clipped the top corners and punched the hole at the top. Then, I cut the brown accent paper at 2" and ran it through my hand-held crimper to create texture. I attached that to the tag base using double-sided tape. Next, I used a hand-held punch to cut out the oval showcasing a few mushrooms and taped that to the brown accent piece. After that, I stamped the word "specimen" (Fusion Art Stamps) using Archival Distress Ink in gray and glued that to the brown paper. Finally, I cut several lengths of fiber and string and thread it through the hole at the top of the tag. That created more texture.

I'm sharing this with:

Tag Tuesday - Texture 

Country View challenges  - November 2020 - Anything But A Card  

Joy

This A2-sized card was easy to make using dies.

I'm sharing this with:

Color Throwdown #619  

 

Paper Quilting

I started by punching out three different types of squares - predominately red, predominately white and a different red and white one for the center. I arranged these on a white piece of card stock trying to make sure that my angles and lines were straight. After the squares were arranged and taped down, I cut through some of the squares to make them half-square triangles. I squared it up, much like a fabric quilt. I ran a black and white gingham ribbon around the "quilt". I taped the ribbon to the back of the panel. Then, I taped the panel down to a black card base. Next, I used a very thin black tape to "hide" the seams. (I think that kind of tape is used in graphic design.) I folded more ribbon to make the embellishment and sewed it together and added a button. I used glue dots to adhere it to the "quilt" on top of the ribbon. I stamped the sentiment (Stampin' Up!) with Versafine Onyx on a piece of red and white scrap and adhered it to a black label.

I'm sharing this with: 

Just Us Girls Challenge #561- Word Week  

 

LTSCB #139 - Anything Goes