AAA Cads - Game 313 - A color Challenge

Today starts a new game at AAA Cards and it's a color challenge. I love color challenges. I hope you do as well and will play along with us. 

To make this card, I started with a white top folding card base and a white panel cut to the same size.  Using a polka dot stencil by Creative Worship Stamps I created a background for the balloon. The balloon is a die by The Stamp Market. the greeting is from the Balloon Birthday Greetings set also by The Stamp Market. 

Cube & Create - April Edition

Today's second post is for the Cube & Create Insta Hop.  This hop is where a group of use create cards with inspiration from Sarah Renee Clarks Color Cubes. Each moth cards are randomly pulled and we chose one or both of them as our inspiration.

My card was inspired by the colors on the card No. 745 from the new cubes. I needed a masculine birthday card and these colors were right on target.  The colors I used are Capri, Evergreen and Midnight from Concord & 9th, Blue Raspberry from Gina K designs and Summer Sunrise from Papertrey Ink. 

To create this card, I started with a white top folding card base and a white panel. I cut strips in different sizes from the colors and added them to the white panel. Next I cut out balloons with a die from The Stamp Market and stamped and embossed the greetings also from a set by The Stamp Market directly on the balloons. 

Team Tuesday with My Sweet Petunia on A Thursday

I am up on th My Sweet Petunia blog today sharing this card. 

With Mother’s Day being right around the corner I am working on the many cards I send out for that day. Mother’s Day can be a hard day for some, and it was and still is for me. I lost my mom at a very young age and since I became a card maker is had been a ministry of mine to send out Mother’s Day cards to those whom I know it is there first Mother’s Day without their mom, because that day is so hard, and I want them to know that they are being thought of and prayer for.

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base. I created the background by using a die cut to create a stencil and ink blended directly on the card base. Next, I cut the flowers and leaves out of white cardstock placed them on a Sticky Mat, placed that on a Petunia Platform and held it down with two Power Mags as I ink blended color over the die cuts. I removed the die cuts and added them along the bottom of the arched background on the card base. To finish the card, I placed the base in a MINI MISTI and added the sentiment.  

Addicted to CAS No. 303 - Postage

Today starts a new challenge at Addicted to CAS. I am hosting this challenge and with postage stamps/stencils/dies being all the rage I chose the code word....

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a white panel for the images. 

I stamped the birthday postage from the Birthday Postage set by Pink & Main on the panel, colored them using OLO markers and then cut them out with the coordinating dies.  I dded them to the card base using foam tape for dimension and then stamped the greeting in the middle.

I hope you will come play along with us!  

Postage Party - April Edition

Today's card is for the postage party Instagram hop.  This is a hop where a group of crafty friends host a hop that uses a specific theme along with postage stamps/stencils/dies. The theme for this month was restrictive. we could not use white, black or any shade of them like cream or gray. 

let me tell ya, this was a challenge. I finally got a card done but it took a minute to come up with an idea. 

To make this card, I started with a Powder side folding A2 card base and a Powder panel cut down with a postage die by Waffle Flower.  I used the butterfly postage collage stencil also by Waffle Flower along with Hydrangea, Rubellite and Mystic Lake inks by Altenew. The greeting is by Taylored Expressions.

Addicted to Stmps & More - No 515 Diecuts/Stencils

Today starts a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More. It's time to get out yout dies and stencils, you can use one or the other or both.

I used both.

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a white panel for the image. I stamped the floral image by Altenew on the panel, used the coordinating stencils to color it and then cut it out with the coordinating die. I also used a stencil in the background as well. 

Following Jane

Today starts a new game at AAA Cards.  Game 312 is one of our newer games, Follow my Lead.The challenge is to make a projet following the leaders example. Our leader is Jane and you can find her card over on the AAA Cards blog.

To make this card, I started with an A2 white top folding card base and a white panel. I masked off the outer portions of the card so I would have a strip down the middle. I used the Tilted Plaid stencil by Erin Lee Creative to create the focal point down the center. I cut out the "hey" using the white panels and added it to the front

Sending Sunshine April Edition

Today's card is for the Sending Sunshine Instagram hop. This is a hop that spun off from the annual suicide prevention awareness hop.  This hop is where a group of us make cards to send out to bring a smile to the recipient.

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a white panel. I used a background stamp by Concord & 9th from the Winter Retreat virtual event.  The greeting is by Waffle Flower.

 

Cube & Create - March Edition

This card is for the Cube & Create Instagram Hop that I participate in monthly.  This hop is where a group of us use Sara Renee Clarks Color Cubes for inspiration. A couple cards are drawn each month and we use those cards for inspiration. You do not have to have the cubes to participate if you would like to join us.

You may be thinking that this card looks familiar, it doesI have made a card earlier using the came stamp/stencil combo. When I seen the inspiration card that was drawn this stamp/stencil immediately came to mind. 

Strenght & Peace

Today's card uses a new set by Dare 2B Artzy.  With Easter coming up I used the Lion and the Lamb set. This set is perfect to use at Easter along with other occasions.

To make this card, I started with a white top folding card base, a white panel and a panel of patterned paper. I stamped the image on the white panel, colored it using OLO markers.  I added the piece of patterned paper at top of the panel and separated it by using a strip of green. To finish the card, I added the greetng. 

Little Wonders

Today I am sharing a card that uses the new Clubhouse set, Little Wonders.

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base, a white panel and a panel of patterned paper from the Nature’s Whimsy collection.

I cut out the largest die from the Hexagon Nestable die set in white and the next die down I cut out the patterned paper and glued them together to create a background for the butterflies. I stamped the butterflies on a separate piece of cardstock and colored them using OLO markers. 

To finish the card, I added a greeting to the patterned paper, then added the butterflies on the border. 

Addicted to CAS 304 - Stripes

Today starts a new challenge and Melanie is our hostess and she chose the code word...

For my card, I started with a white top folding card base, a stripe stencil for the background and a floral image by Hero Arts colored using OLO markers.  The greeting is also from that same Hero Arts set, Special Day Butterfly Bundle.

My Sweet Petunia - Team Tuesday on a Friday

To create this card, I started with placing a white panel inside the Original Misti and stamping the flowers and the bunnies. Next, I placed that panel on a Sticky Mat and using the coordinating stencil I colored the images and then cut them out with the coordinating dies.

I placed a light blue panel inside the MISTI and then stamped the greeting on it a quarter of the way from the top. To finish the card, I added some splatter and then placed my die cut pieces coming up from the bottom of the card. 

Postage Party - March Edition

Today's card is for another monthly Instagram hop that I participate in. This one is the Postage Party hop where a bunch of us cardmakers use the postage stamps to create a card using a certain theme. March's theme is ink blending with is an easy one.

To make my card, I stat=rted with a white top folding A2 card base and a white postage panel using the Waffle Flower Postage Die and the Birthday stencil also from Waffle Flower. After I got the stencil all filled in I cut it apart to have postage stamps. 

Addicted to Stamps & More 513 - Birthdays

Today starts a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More.  It's time for our birthday challenge. All of us could alwats use birthday cards in our stash. I hope ou will play along with us. 

My card uses the Balloon Party stamp/stencil como by Taylored Expressions.  This card was super fun to make but it took some concentration to make sure i didn't end up with "muddy" balloons.