2S4Y, several other challenges and a mojo infusion

 

My vacation was great. Love spending time with my nephew. Seeing my parents is cool, too. No, really, I do love seeing them. Having a 3 1/2 year-old involved adds a little something extra. All that swimming, watching Shrek and eating icee pops really takes it out of you. My crafty mojo is a little sluggish as a result. So, I decided to check out some challenges to get the juices flowing. This is the final product.

I started with the Laura's great 2Sketches4You sketch, added windows from the Cards Blog using QuickKutz dies. The flowers are almost a year old. I started with them as I planned my card making class from last fall. They did not make it into the class, but I held on to them for inspiration to strike. The flowers meet the challenges for Charisma Cardz, Little Red Wagon, Kah-wink-e-dink and Pixie Dust with 6 punched circles. The embossed layer works for Meljen's Designs and Just us Girls. I had to do some maneuvering to get these to work because the layer is longer than the Fiskars Texture plate, but I was able to get it all lined up and embossed. For 365 Cards, this is so me because you will notice the edges are slightly distressed. I am a little rough around the edges with some very wonderful parts and this card is much the same. Finally, for Stamping for the Weekend, who wouldn't smile or cheer up if they received this in the mail?  For Pile It On, the scallops on each end look like bites out of the pink layer. If I knew of a pink veggie, I would identify it at this time, but none are coming to mind. Here is a bonus. This card can sit either way. In this picture it is slightly easier to see where I used the pattern wheel on each edge of the card. Thanks for the idea Kim Kesti.

BTW, I have been cleaning and purging, so expect another blog candy soon. So far, I have some great scrapbook supplies. I tried to be a scrapper, but my heart is really in card making. My loss is another persons gain. Plus, I am trying to be more focused in my studio, all the extra stuff just leads to my ADD kicking in and nothing getting accomplished.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my latest creation. I'd love to hear from you so leave a comment or ask a question.

Happy Day!

Links:

2Sketches4You - Sketch

Cards Blog - Windows

365 Cards - It's so You

Charisma Cardz - Flowers

Meljen's - Dry Emboss

Little Red Wagon - Altered Embellishment

Just Us Girls - Dry Emboss

KWED - 6 of Something

Stamping for the Weekend - Cheer Up or smile 

Pixie Dust Challenge - Punch it out

Pile it On - Eat Your Veggies Scallops on the ends look like a bite out of the pink layer.

Details: 

Stamps: Around & About Sentiments (PTI)

Ink: Berry Sorbet, Orange Zest (PTI), Antique Linen (Ranger)

Paper: Kraft, White (PTI), Newspaper print, No clue on the pink or PP

Other: Pattern Wheel, QuickKutz Flowers01 die, homemade dew drops with Butter Scotch Alcohol Ink (Ranger), Twine (Gartner), misc. button and brad, Fiskars Texture Plate

Aarrrr, 2Sketches4You!

Ahoy, Matey! We had graduation last weekend and I made some cards for several of the graduates. We are the Pirates, so I thought the pirate ship image was perfect for these cards. I had the main image completed this weekend and struggled with how I wanted to finish out the cards. When I saw the 2Sketches4You sketch. I had a revelation. The waves work perfectly for the challenge and to finish off the cards. 

I pulled out some old supplies on this card, puffy paint and liquid applique. LOVE the clouds! I hope the new grads appreciate the cards. I am still deciding on what the sentiment will be for each card. Here are a few ideas, "Godspeed", "Heave Ho" (for the one who has been here 8 years working on two degrees. Time to go.), "Smooth Sailing"... I keep coming up with new sentiments. Who knew that pirate ships were so inspiring!?

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my latest creation. I'd love to hear from you so leave a comment or ask a question. 

Happy Day!

Links:
2Sketches4You

Details
Stamps: Pirate Ship (RubberSoul), Everything Happy (Stampendous), Mr. Campy (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Enchanted Evening, Aqua Mist, Chamomile (PTI), Blue Sky (Martha Stewart), Tuxedo Black (Momento)
Paper: Stamper's Select (PTI), Khaki (Paper Source)
Copics: R (39,0000), Y (13,15, 19, 0000), W2, C1, E (33,37,39), YG0000, Colorless Blender
Other:  Square Die (Spellbinders), Diamond Glaze, Souffle pen (Sakura), Puffy Paint (Tulip), Liquid Applique (Marvy)

Gossip, 2S4Y, and Embellish Magazine

Hello all!
I wondered why my inbox was blowing up with blog candy comments and then I saw the email from Craft Gossip.com. They posted about my blog candy; link is at the top of the page if you have questions! SO excited to get the word out to others that I am hosting a blog candy challenge. All I want to do is share some craft love and encourage creativity. OK. I admit. I do feel cooler now that I have been on Craft Gossip.

Last night, I spent the evening talking on the phone with my BFF and making this card. This is a double whammy for 2Sketches4You and Embellish Magazine. Set a craft goal yesterday, and accomplished it. Now if I could just do that in my work life, personal life...back to the important stuff.

I tried a some new things on this card. At one of the numerous blogs I visit each week, maybe even one from the JustRite blog hop, the card maker noted that she did not fully ink up the stamp. I liked the result, so I tried the technique on my card. Also, Debbie Olsen recently did a tutorial on how to color white silk ribbon with Copic refills. Well, I have no refills, so I colored the whole ribbon with R29 and put it in a plastic bag added a couple drops of colorless blender and smushed it around achieving much the same effect as Debbie. Finally, I had nothing navy in my paper stash so I used PTI Enchanted Evening to ink white card stock to make myself a sheet of dark blue paper. I left a little white peeking through and you can see that in the punched edge. All and all, I am pleased with the end result. I even like my blue and green poinsettias.

 
This week I have spent some time fine-tuning a new weekly posting I plan to host. Not a challenge, but a way to toot your horn and show off a little. Still getting the kinks worked out, but I hope to roll it out next week.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my latest creation. I'd love to hear from you so leave a comment or ask a question.

Happy Day!

Links:
Craft Gossip
2S4Y
Embellish Magazine
JustRite
Debbie Olson
PTI

Details:

Stamps: Peaceful Poinsettia (PTI), Majestic (American Craft),

Ink: Frost (VersaMark Dazzle), Pure Poppy, Enchanted Evening, New Leaf, Chai Blend (PTI)

Paper: Bank Roll (Bazzill), Stamper's Select, Kraft (PTI)

Copics: R29, 0

Other: Oyster Twine (Gartner), Green Grass Pearl (Queen & Co.), Button from stash, Double Loop Punch (Martha Stewart)

Triple Card Score

As I speculated, no post this past weekend. Too much fun eating my way through Savannah and visiting with friends. We had a great weekend! DT, you can come back when ever your want a little Savannah in your life. 

I did get a chance to create last night. I love NCIS, but I am too cheap on a tight budget so I use an antenna rather than pay for cable. Well, as of late, my channel 11 has not been receiving. So, I missed last night's episode and managed to muster up some creative mojo to replace the NCIS crew. 

Bam! 
 A triple challenge card including Lucy's Card's, Clean and Simple style, Color Cue from Wplus9 Studio, use white, teal, light yellow and bright pink and Paper Crafts Go-to Sketch Challenge #1. It felt good to make something after taking a few days off. I also started collecting my supplies for the Embellish Magazine and 2S4U challenges. Need to knock those out tonight. A girl has to have goals. 

Things are warming up here and I am loving the later sunlight. Not such a fan of the sand gnats that come with the hotter days, but I'll survive.  Thought I would also share a picture of the pots on my front steps. So festive and springy...

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my latest creation. I'd love to hear from you so leave a comment or ask a question.

Happy Day!

Links:

Paper Crafts Magazine

Lucy's Cards

Color Cue 
Embellish Magazine
2S4U
NCIS

Details:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink: Scattered Showers (sentiment), Heidi Grace: Valentine's Day
 
Ink: Papertrey Ink: Raspberry Fizz, Chai blend VersaMark Dazzle, Frost
 
Paper: Papertrey Ink: Stamper's Select, Lemon Tart Bazzil: Watermelon Sensation and I am not sure the name of the teal-blue paper.
 
Copics: C1, Y0000, Colorless blender
 
Embellies: Recollections: Pearl, Heidi Swapp: Florals, miscellaneous button from my stash.

Other: EKSuccess Corner rounder, Heidi Swapp paper distresser