Wild

Happy Labor day!

It's time for the September CAS challenge at Happy Little Stampers.  Our theme this month is wild and that can be interpreted so many ways. Be sure to head over to the CAS blog and see the rest of the teams take on it.

For my card I used the Dandelion Wishes set by Happy Little Stampers. We all know how wild dandelions are they grow everywhere!

CAS-ual Fridays Heat Embossing

Today is my first challenge post as a Girl Friday!

I have loved playing along and now I get to play as a girl friday so exciting. Our challenge is Heat Embossing and runs for two weeks so I hope you will have tie to play along. 

To create my card I started with a white top folding card base, a white panel cut down with a stitched die and one of the newest CAS-ual Fridays sets Peaceful Garden. I stamped the flowers using Catherine Pooler inks in All That Jazz and Flirty Fushia and then stamped the greeting using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.  It's kinda hard to tell used clear embossing powder on the swirly part of each flower and on the greeting. 

Photo Inspiration

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More and this week is a Photo Inspiration 

To create my card I started with a top folding white card base and a white panel imprinted with the silly stitched die by Lil Inker Designs.  I stamped the floral image by Impression Obsession and colored it using Copic markers.  The greeting on the can is also by Impression Obsession

Rose Banner

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More and this week we want you to 

You can use markers, paints, crayons ect.. whatever you desire as long as it is colored to enter our challenge. Our challenge is just for fun and we would love to see your creations. 

To create my this card I started with a white top folding card base and a white panel cut down with a scalloped stitched die. I used the April Stamp of the Month, Rose Banner by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and is free with a $75 order. To stamp the rose image I used Ink on 3 Blackout detail ink and colored it with Copic markers. Using the Mini Misti I added the greeting on the banner to finish the card. 

Blue Florals

I am back with my final card for the March Collaboration between My Sweet Petunia and Joy Clair. This is also posted on the My Sweet Petunia blog so be sure to head over for all the details.

Sets used

  Hugs & Smiles and Butterfly Kisses 

This card is also for the challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More for the photo inspiration

Pinsights Challenge

 I am excited to be guesting for the Pinsights challenge in the Classroom at Ellen Hudson
This is the February moodboard in which I drew my inspiration. 

 The Essentials by Ellen Pin-Sights challenge is a monthly inspirational challenge based on a Color Trend Inspirational photo that is located on the CLASSroom blog. A random challenge participant will receive a $50 gift certificate to the Ellen Hutson store.  To be eligible, they MUST use Essentials by Ellen products and the photo badge as inspiration. There will be an inlinkz link up on the challenge post where you can submit your projects. 

List of Supplies all can be found at Ellen Hudson

Watercolor paper:    Canson XL

Embossing Powder:  Hero Arts White

Stamp Sets: Rustic Botanicals

                           Mondo Hydrangea

Zig Clean Color: Turquoise Green

                                   Dark Pink

                                   Light Violet

I hope you play along 

Make Your Mark

It's time for another challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More.   This week we want to see your coloring with make your mark. It can be markers, pens, crayons, paints, pencils your choice, just make your mark. My post is short today because I have had and still have company all week. I will come back later and add another photo and some details when I get a little more time.

Sharing Handmade Kindness

Happy Sunday!

Today I am sharing some handmade kindness with an unknown person who was diagnosed with cancer and only given 3 weeks to live, hope this card brings a smile when she receives it.

Being on vacation I totally forgot to post also for our current challenge at Addicted to CAS on Saturday so my card is for that also. 

To make my card I started with a top folding Bermuda Bay card base and a piece of watercolor paper. I stamped the Tree Ring from Concord & 9th in Versamark ink and embossed it with white embossing powder, next I watercolored the inside with Peerless watercolors. I stamped the flower from the April My Monthly Hero Kit in Versafine black onyx ink and used Zig clean color real brush pens to watercolor it. I added white to the stamens and center of the flower with a white gel pen. The greeting is from the MMH April kit as well. 

I am also entering this one at Less is More

 for their color challenge of 

Turquoise & Lilac

CAS-ual Fridays Meets Freshly Made Sketches

My weekend has been super busy and I am just now getting a chance to sit down and make a card for a friend who is having surgery in the next couple weeks.

To make my card I started with a white top folding A2 card base, some patterned paper a white panel and this cute floral set from CAS-ual Fridays. I cut the piece of patterned the same size as the card base and adhered it to the base, next I took the white panel also cut to the size of the base and used a border die from Pretty Pink Posh to create the stitched border. I stamped the flowers from the Pretty Posies set in archival ink on watercolor paper and watercolored them with Zig markers, I used the Posies Fri-dies to cut them out. to finish the card I added a little splatter and then popped up the posies on top of it. For the greeting I used the MISTI to make it curve along the curved border.

I am entering this one in a couple challenges 
CAS-ual Fridays Black/White plus One 

And

Freshly Made Sketches

CAS(E) This Sketch #178

Quick late night card share for the sketch challenge at CAS(E) this sketch. I have been meaning to play along all week with the this weeks sketch and finally got a few minutes to do so.

It's a simple sketch so I knew it would not take me long to make a card. To make my card I used a A2 sized card base and the Pop of Paradise set from Stampin Up. I stamped the image with Versamark ink and embossed it with white embossing powder, then sponged a little Flirty Flamingo and Peek-A-Boo Peach around it 

Lasting Hearts Card Drive

My card share today is for the Lasting Hearts card drive, you can read all about it HERE. I love this Blooming Birthday set from Stampin Up, it's a beautiful set and so fun to color. This one is also for the 30 day coloring challenge at The Daily Marker as well. 

I am entering it in the challenge at The Card Concept for their challenge, Floral Radiance

 

CAS(E) This Sketch

Happy Monday! 

I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentines day yesterday. I spent the day with my love, so no computer time equals no post for day 14 of the 30 day coloring challenge at The Daily Marker, so this is my makeup post. 

To make my card I used a Heidi Swapp stencil and some Distress inks. 

I used the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch

This card for the Lasting Hearts card drive, you can read more about it HERE

Watercolor For Cardmakers ~ Day 1

I am taking the Watercolor for cardmakers - exploring mediums over at Online Card Classes and today's class was all about markers. For my card I used a Sweet n' Sassy image and greeting from the set Lovely Lotus and watercolored it using Tim Holtz distress markers. I stamped it with versamark ink and then embossed it with white embossing powder, this allowed me to stay inside the lines a little better. I die cut my panel and the frame from the Sunshine Layers die from Wplus9. 

I am entering this one in a  few challenges 
Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge of Use a Stamp

also Simon Says Wednesday challenge 

of Die Crazy

and 

The Challenge inspiration challenge