Sending Love

Hi there blog friends ~ It's time for a new challenge at Fusion and this time our prompt is ‘Relaxed Living’.  For my card, I chose to go with the sketch and the color palette from the inspiration photo... 

I flipped the sketch to create a portrait style card (PTI white linen) and used a scalloped border die for the banner. The bloom was embossed in white on vellum and backed with light yellow cardstock (light green for the leaves).

Don't forget the best thing about the Fusion Card Challenge is that you can choose between the sketch and the theme/inspiration photo, or both! My teamies have created some beautiful cards to inspire you, so feel free to stop by the challenge blog and play along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:
Stamps: MFT - Painted Poppies; Waltzingmouse - Say It Loud
Dies: MFT - Painted Poppies; Papertrey Ink - Notched Hearts Banners
Misc: Altenew - Pure White embossing powder; Papertrey Ink - White Linen Cardstock, Vellum; Copic Markers

Addicted to CAS Card Challenge #187

Hi there, blog friends! Today starts a new challenge at Addicted to CAS ~ I am hosting and I'm challenging everyone to create a card using the Code Word ‘One Layer’.

Our wonderful leader, Kylie, is taking a much-needed break, so this is our last challenge in 2020. After a 6 month holiday, we will return in January 2021 ~

                         

What I love about one layer cards is the simplicity of the design...To color the Crocus Stencil, I used Distress Inks and Prismacolor Pencils, then sprayed Sheer Shimmer Spritz to add sparkle. I stamped the sentiment with Versafine ink and embossed it with clear EP. 

We would love to see how the code word inspires you! If you would like to see inspiration from the Design Team, and play along with us, come on over and check out the ATCAS Blog ~

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:
Stamps: MFT - Brushstroke Expressions (retired)
Stencils: Pretty Pink Posh - Crocus
Misc: Tim Holtz Distress Inks; Imagine Sheer Shimmer Spritz; Prismacolor Pencils

June Twofer Card Challenge

I really enjoy playing along at the Twofer Card Challenge and I was so happy to see the prompt for June. I pulled out all of my stencils with circles and bubbles and settled on the MFT set with several sizes.

I started by watercoloring an A2 panel with distress inks and let it dry. To create the Bokeh effect, I used 4 sizes of circles with white ink. I finished with a bold sentiment and an antique frame.

For my 2nd card, I chose a monochromatic color palette in blue to create a background for my hummingbirds.

I colored the hummingbirds with Copic markers, stamped a sentiment, and added a stitched border.

Here is the photo of both cards for the Twofer Challenge Blog:

You have until the 24th if you would like to play along with the June Twofer Challenge...it's a great way to add to your stash! Here are the rules ~

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:
Card #1
Stamps: Altenew - Crafty Greetings
Dies: Penny Black - Antique Frame
Stencils: MFT - Basic Shapes - Circles
Misc: MFT - Sweet Tooth Ink; Tim Holtz - Distress Inks, Watercolor Cardstock; Pretty Pink Posh - Clear Sequins

Card #2
Stamps: MFT - Happy Hummingbirds
Dies: MFT - Happy Hummingbirds, A2 Stitched STAX
Stencils: MFT - Basic Shapes - Circles
Misc: Altenew - Inks

Fusion Card Challenge - Butterfly

Hi there blog friends ~ It's time for a new challenge at Fusion and this time our prompt is ‘Butterfly’.  For my card, I chose to go with the theme and color palette from the inspiration photo... 

I die cut the butterflies and inked them (and the alphas) with Peacock Feathers DOX and mounted the panel onto a piece of silver foil cardstock. Photographing foil cardstock is such a challenge, which is why some of the circles look black and some look silver...they're all silver ~ 

Don't forget the best thing about the Fusion Card Challenge is that you can choose between the sketch and the theme/inspiration photo, or both! My teamies have created some beautiful cards to inspire you, so feel free to stop by the challenge blog and play along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Butterfly Shimmer; Waffle Flower - Cutaway Alpha dies
Misc: MFT - Silver Foil Cardstock; Tim Holtz - Peacock Feathers DOX

Addicted to CAS Card Challenge #186

Hi there, blog friends! Today starts a new challenge at Addicted to CAS  ~ The wonderful Stephanie is our Hostess, and she is challenging everyone to create a card using the Code Word ‘Berry’.

                         

I went through my stash and found these lovely strawberries...I colored them with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils, then die-cut this one-piece cluster of images and popped it up with foam tape. The scalloped panel is an old die from Mama Elephant, and the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink (retired).

We would love to see how the code word ‘Berry’ inspires you! If you would like to see inspiration from the Design Team, and play along with us, come on over and check out the ATCAS Blog  ~

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:
Stamps: Hello Bluebird - Bee Happy; Papertrey Ink - Keep It Simple - Just Because
Dies: Hello Bluebird - Bee Happy; Mama Elephant - All Prettied Up
Misc: My Mind's Eye - Enamel Dot; Copic Markers; Prismacolor Pencils

CAS Christmas Challenge - Bells

Hi there, blog friends! Our last challenge at CAS Stencil was in May, and I am thrilled to announce that Loll has asked me to join the team at CAS Christmas.  Thank you, Loll!
Our Hostess is Linda and she would like us to use ‘Bells’ on our card...also, our Guest Designer is LeAnne  ~ Here is my card:

These lovely Christmas bells are from Poppystamps. Initially, I used silver foil but no matter how hard I tried, they looked black on screen...plan B was to die cut them in stone gray, and all is well.

We hope you’ll stop by the Challenge Blog and check out all the beautiful Christmas cards by our DT and Guest Designer...the The challenge ends on the 24th, so you have plenty of time to play along with us! 

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink - Keep It Simple: Christmas
Dies: Poppystamps - Silver Bells; MFT - Stitched Scallop Basic Edges
Misc: Altenew - Antique Silver EP; Pretty Pink Posh - Silver Sequins