Fusion Card Challenge - Thank You!

Hi there blog friends ~ For about the past year, I have been fussing and fretting over the poor quality of my photos. Well, last week, my camera died! 
What??? You mean all this time the problem is my camera? But it's only 13 years old! DUH! 

Introducing my brand new Canon EOS SL3...and she's a beauty!!!

Just in time for the new challenge at Fusion and this time our prompt is ‘Thank You’.  For my card, I chose to combine the sketch with the theme from the inspiration photo... 

I thought it would be fun to use this new Fairy stamp set from MFT. I stenciled the mini clouds, then colored her with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils. The 'Thanks' die is an old fave of mine from Paper Smooches and the stitched circle die-cut is from Lil' Inkers. A few clear sequins and this card was complete :) 

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!

Since this is a new stamp set, I would also like to enter this card to Darnell's NBUS Challenge #13 ~

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:
Stamps: MFT - Flower Fairies
Dies: MFT - Flower Fairies; Lil' Inkers - Stitched Scallop Circle
Stencils: MFT - Mini Clouds
Misc: Pretty Pink Posh - Sparkly Clear Sequins; Copic Markers; Prismacolor Pencils

Fusion Card Challenge - Create

Hi there blog friends ~ It's time for a new challenge at Fusion and this time our prompt is ‘Create’. This time I used the inspiration photo for my card ~

I was inspired by the word 'Create' on the wall and the wooden chair for the handle on the paintbrush.

I started by stenciling and splattering the background, then used a piece of an alcohol inked panel for the die cut word. I added a simple stamped sentiment and die cut paintbrush for fun :) To add a little contrast, I placed the wonky stitched panel on a grout gray card base ~ 

Don't forget the best thing about the Fusion Card Challenge is that you can choose between the sketch and the 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 taking a few minutes out of your day to stop by,

Supplies:
Stamps: MFT - Too Cute Turtles (sentiment)
Dies: MFT - Wonky Stitched Rectangles; SSS - Create; Paper Smooches - Paint Palette
Stencils: ARTplorations - Art Splatters

Always & Forever

Hi there ~ I'm back with a quick post to share a card before CASology closes their doors for this weeks' challenge:)

Here is what I came up with...

Hubby and I will be married 44 years in January, so I thought combining the ampersand and sentiment would work well for an anniversary card. I used gold embossing powder for all the stamping, dry embossed a border to create a frame, and added a few gold sequins...and that was it :)

Have a great week, everyone ~ Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:
Stamps: SSS - Forever and Always; Paper Smooches - Ampersand
Dies: Paper Smooches - Ampersand
Misc: Ranger - Super Fine Gold EP; Pretty Pink Posh - Gold Sequins; Scor-Pal; WRMK - Stylus

CASology; CAS(E) This Sketch; Tag You're It Challenges!

Hello again ~
Today, I'm sharing a few cards and a tag, and since this is a photo heavy post, I am not going into detail with each card...for supplies, I have provided a link through Inlinkz at the end of this post. Let's get this party started ~

This week marks CASology's 200th Challenge! Congratulations to the DT girls at CASology on this milestone! 

I guess you could call this my 'go to' CAS design...Here is my card:

Here is a close up of my watercoloring on the butterfly, and texture behind it:

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Hannelie  provided us with this fabulous sketch this week at CAS(E) This Sketch ~ Here is my take on her sketch:

Here is a close-up of the die cut sentiment:

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I also love playing along in the Tag You're It Challenge, and this time, my friend and teamie, Bobby Hagan provided us with this really fabulous patriotic themed tag. Here is my take on it:

That's it for me...Have a great week ahead! 

Thanks so much for stopping by,

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CASology Challenge - Spin; Muse Card Challenge #155

Hi there,
I'm back with a few cards...the first is for this week's challenge at CASology for the Cue Card 'Spin': 

The ship's wheel is from Paper Smooches Wicked Nauticool set, and the sentiment and waves are from PTI Ahoy stamp set.

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My 2nd card is for this week's challenge at Muse Card Club. Natasha Kara created the cutest card, and this is my take on her ideas:

I used the brand new Mama Elephant set Carried Away for this card, and blended the background with distress inks.The purple balloon is from a DCWV 'Bright' cardstock pack...Fun!

So, that's it for me. Thanks so much for stopping by ~ Have a great week,

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