Zoo Animals and De Cuts

It's time for our monthly challenge at Perfectly CAS. This month we are looking for Die Cuts.

My card is doing double duty as it is also for the CAS challenge at Splitcoaststampers of Zoo Animals.

To create this card I started with a top folding white card base and a white panel.

I used the strip die cuts by Simon Says Stamp. 

The stamp sets I used I think are both retired. The Zebra is by MFT and the Greeting is from a set by Mama Elephant.

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Sending Smiles

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps & more. This week I am addicted to the "more" for our anything goes challenge because the only stamps I used is the greeting.

I created this card for a 7 year old girl with a brain tumor,  which is a tough card to make. I found these Dylusion die cuts at Michaels and immediately knew they would work perfect for the crd I wanted to send. I paired it up with a greeting from a Mama Elephant set, Up & Away and the Flower Board stencil by A Colorful Life.

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If you are interested in sending cards out to those who need it even though you may not know them at all. I have a facebook group "Because Kindness"  you can request to join

A Cup of Kindness

Happy Thursday!

I was able to make another card for the Coffeeloving Cardmakers Spring blog hop. To make my card I used supply from 8 different companies, but they all came together nicely.

Here's a list

Femme Frames - Mama Elephant

Stitched Rectangles - Lil' Inker Designs

Perfectly Plaid design paper - Lawn Fawn

Punchinello Die - Neat & Tangled

Coffee on the Go Cup - Memory Box

Sentiment Coffee Helps - Verve

 and last but not least I used a stamp set from Stampin Up to stamp my coffee cup. The set is called Botanicals for You and is a free set that you can earn with a $50.00 order. Click the Stampin Up logo on my sidebar to be taken to my site where you can earn this gorgeous set through our Sale- A -Bration promotion. this promotion ends on March 31st so hurry 

I am also entering this one in the challenge at Simon Says Monday of 

Food or Drink

Flowers for Barbie

My card share today is for a couple challenges. The Inspiration challenge at Splitcoast Stampers is a Pinterest page of Barbie's, here is my inspiration photo 

There is a new sketch challenge at Wplus9. After I was done with my card I realized I didn't use any Wplus9, so I you will see another using this same sketch so I can enter it in the challenge for a chance to win. Here is the sketch

For my card I used a set from Mama Elephant Water Blooms and the Stitched Tag die is from Lil Inker. I colored the image using Distress markers and then added some water to give it that water color look.

14 Days of Valentines Inspiration ~ Day 4

Welcome to day 4 of my 14 days of Valentines Inspiration. Other than Christmas, Valentines is another holiday that I love making cards for. I hope you are enjoying my posts. Todays card was made using this weeks Sketch at Splitcoast Stampers. I made my panel smaller so my greeting would be more proportional. The stamp I used is from Mama Elephant "Smitten"

Home

My card today uses one of the new Christmas sets from Stampin Up Holiday Home. This set has so many elements and can also be used year round not just for Christmas. It also has a set of matching framelits. I am entering it in a one layer Stamped card challenge at Crazy For CAS

I am also entering it over at CASology

Supply List:

Stamp Set: Holiday Home (Stampin Up)

Die: Landscape Trio (Mama Elephant)

white flocking

It's A Good Day To be Happy

I am playing catch up with the Hope You Can Cling To challenges at Splitcoast stampers.  I made this one for the challenge of "Hope Floats"  to use something that floats on your card with an encouraging greeting. This set from Mama Elephant was perfect. 

I also used some techniques I learned in my OCC colic class of backgrounds. I actually used Copic markers to make my cloud background instead of sponging. For the patterns on my balloons I used a white Signo pen

Supply List:

Stamp Set: Up & Away (Mama Elephant)

Die: Index Card (Mama Elephant)

Watercolor Garden

Another card made for a friend going through some tough times.  To make this card I started with a sheet of watercolor paper, stamped my image and embossed it with white embossing powder and then used my watercolor paints to color the image. I am also entering this one in the watercolor challenge at Crazy For CAS

Supply List:

Stamp: Corner Garden (Stampin Up)

Sentiment: Wplus9

Dies: Femme Frames (Mama Elephant)

Watercolors 

White embossing powder 

Heat tool

You've Got Style

Playing with some Sweet Shop Stamps today to make this masculine birthday card for this weeks Mod Squad Challenge. I started out with a So Saffron card base, added some of the Lawn Fawn Polka papers.  I colored the hippo with my colic markers and added some crystal accents to his glasses to make them fun. 

Nicole is also holding a DT call if you wanna try out :)

Supply list:

Stamps: Too Hip (Sweet Stamp Shop)

The word bubble and happy birthday sentiment are from a retired Sweet set 

Stitched Mat: Femme Frame (Mama Elephant)

Stitched Tag: Stitched Duo 1 ( Pretty, Pink, Posh)

Crystal Accents 

Happy Stampin'

Daring To Get Dirty

This is Dare To Get Dirty week on Splitcoast Stampers. If you aren't a fan club member then you are missing out on lots of fun and lots of prizes. I made this one for one of the challenges there and I am also entering it in a few other challenges. 

Addicted To CAS

I added some Gold sequins to the centers of my flowers 

  CAS(E) This Sketch 

Tag You're  It

Supply List:

Stamps: Water Blooms (Mama Elephant), Bee Mine (Lawn Fawn)

Design paper: Let's Polka (Lawn Fawn)

Tag die: Stitched Duo 1 (Pretty, Pink, Posh)

Sequins;  Gold 4mm  (Pretty, Pink, Posh)

Ribbon

Rainbows

I am entering this one in a couple challenges one being a Dare To Get Dirty challenge on Splitcoast Stampers and the other CASology

For my card I used a watercolor technique that I learned in the online watercolor class.  I started with a piece of watercolor paper and stamped a background image with Versamark ink, embossed it and then used my watercolor paints to add my "rainbow" colors.  I added a scalloped mat, tag and a scrap of ribbon to finish my card

Supply List: Background stamp: Delightfully Delicate (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps) Sentiment: Dream In Color (Reverse Confetti) Dies: Femme Frames (Mama Elephant) Grey Cardstock Ribbon Scrap
And here is a one  from my backyard to enjoy 

Thanks for Looking 

Shake It Up

Happy Independence Day! 
What a gorgeous day it is today I hope you are enjoying family, friends and picnics. The thing I love about the 4th of July is Fireworks. Here in Colorado there has been times where because of it being so dry we could not have fireworks but not this year, I am ready! 
I am entering this one in a few challenges 
Simon Says Monday challenge W is for White
Simon Says Wednesday challenge Shake It

Loves Rubberstamps Anything Goes 
and lastly
The Fusion challenge  (red, white, blue)

this one I only used the colors to inspire my card, I may have to another using the sketch

Supply List: Sentiment: Paper Smooches (Salutations) Star dies: Lil Inker (Stitched Stars) Frame dies: Mama Elephant (Femme Frames) Sequins: Pretty Pink Posh (Patriotic Embellishment kit)

Golden

One of the new fads in card making is gold and I love it. 

I found some gold wahsi tape at Freckled Fawn and the sketch at Freshly made sketches was so fitting to use it. The word die is from Mama Elephant. 

Freshly Made Sketches 140

I am also entering it at a couple more challenge sites that have a CAS theme this week 

Loves Rubberstamps 

and 

Inspirational Challenges

Happy Stampin'

Spritzing St. Paddy

Today it's my turn to share another St. Paddy's day card with you using supplies you can find or Terri can order for you) at A Scrap N Place

I started with a white base stamped my image from Impression Obsession, then spritzed some of the new Maya Road Mist (Lime Metallic ) all over the front. Next I colored the clovers with my Copic markers and added a shamrock die from Impression Obsession and of course finished it off with some Bling! 

Saying Goodbye

This will be our last challenge as Creative Belli is closing it's blog. I hope you will play along one last time as we say goodbye.

December 18th - December 31st

Challenge #185 - Christmas
 Your card or project must have the theme of Christmas on it!
The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments! Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend! Just follow the theme 
and add your direct link at Creative Belli  If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC185

I am also entering this one at
CAS ON Sunday 
Challenge 23: Christmas

Happy Stamping