KATHY'S LILY PAD PALETTE

The card I made for this challenge also fits the "sweet tooth" challenge at Simon Says Stamp. 

The cupcake image and the sentiment are from Impression Obsession.  The Spellbinders Nestabilities die is called lacey circles.  And the lattice background is from Hero Arts.  The image was colored with Prismacolor pencils and highlighted with Stickles diamond glitter. I stamped the lattice background with Memento rich cocoa ink on Neenah desert storm cardstock. 

Happy Monday to all!

ANTHING GOES

Simon Says Stamp has two challenge blogs - one challenge is more mainstream and one is vintage.  This week on SIMON SAYS STAMP AND SHOW the challenge is "anything goes".  As you probably know, when either challenge blog has this theme, there are SCADS of entries. 

But, it is always worth a try and I wanted to use some new BoBunny decaf vintage double dot paper that my friend, Lin, picked up for me while she was in Florida.  Here is my card:

The sentiment was stamped with walnut stain distress ink on a reverse section of this paper and then diecut.  The doily die cut that is peeking out from behind the labels shape was given to me by another friend, Carol.  The hydrangea was stamped on the dotted side of the paper and a white Prismacolor pencil was used to add some white touches here and there.  A Martha Stewart punched border and some Hero Arts lace were adhered and then I sparkled it all up with some Platinum Stickles (my favorite).   The champagne colored gems are from BoBunny, too.  

Thanks, Lin and Carol, for enabling and inspiring me to make this card!

Hero Arts K5376  Hydrangea  Hero Arts CL380 Truly Appreciated

FOR YOU

This is a card I made for this month's challenge at Hero Arts.  I used a new (to me) Spellbinders die called Reverse Wonky Rectangles for the shape and a new (to me) stamp from Hero Arts titled For You Gifts, which is just so cute!

The image was colored with Prismacolor pencils.  The patterned paper background is from the Simon Says April kit of the month.  I added some yellow pearls from Teresa Collins and a tiny yellow bow with ribbon from my stash.  

Hope your day is fabulous!

FLOWERS

The monthly challenge at Lily Pad Cards is to use flowers.  Hero Arts' theme is flowers also, so I will use this card for both sites. 

I sprayed white cardstock with Tsukineko's Cherry Blossom Walnut Ink Antiquing Solution and then stamped Hero Arts simple frame on it and cut it out.  The Hero Arts Fleurettes stamp fits nicely within the frame.  A touch of pink and pale green Prismacolor pencils to the image is all it needed.  

Thanks for stopping by.

 

CLASSIC TEA FLOWER

A friend is celebrating her birthday next week, and I think this new Hero Arts stamp is perfect for a feminine card. 

I used Prismacolor pencils to color the flower and added Stickles diamond glitter.  The large scallop oval dies are one of my favorite shapes from Spellbinders.  Border punch from Martha Stewart.  The yellow polka dot paper is from Amuse.  Pearls from Hero Arts. 

I am also entering this in the Hero Arts contest for this month, which is to use flowers. 

If you haven't heard, I'm having a blog giveaway this week.  Deadline for commenting is midnight tomorrow night (EST).  Scroll down to see the post and leave a comment.  Tell a friend.  I've added a few more things to the pot since posting the photo!

Have a great evening!!

DESTINATION PARIS

Anyone who knows me knows that I have an affinity for all things Paris; especially the Eiffel Tower.

Since it's not in my travel plans in the near future :*),  I thought the smiling girl from Hero Arts could be my proxy.  I have given her a name - FiFi! 

The papers I have used are from a 6 x 6 pad called World Traveler by Teresa Collins.  The newspaper Eiffel Tower from Hero Arts is glittered up a bit with diamond Stickles. 

Sure hope FiFi brings me a souvenir!

THINKING OF YOU

Love this new dot flower pattern background from Hero Arts.  Decided to give Kathy's color challenge at Lily Pad Cards another try:

Used a pink that is a bit deeper than the color swatch; but Kathy does give us permission to interpret the colors in our own way.  I used some white embossing and colored pencil to detail the background.  The Martha Stewart butterfly punch is one of my favorites.  And, the new Hero Arts Say it All sentiments are so versatile.

Thanks for stopping by.

edit:  also entering this in the Hero Arts March challenge.

SHAPED CARD

Stampendous has a challenge this month to make a shaped card - anything other than a square or rectangle.

I used a Nesties label for this little gift card - it is approximately 4 x 2.75 inches.  The flower stamp is from Stampendous and the sentiment is from A Muse.  Colored with Prismacolor pencils, added glitter and pearls. 

Thanks for visiting!

PENNY BLACK

We are supposed to get some snow today, so I decided to make a card with another new stamp I have from Penny Black:

Wish I could be as enthusiastic as this little snowman seems to be with snow in the forecast.  I prefer warm sunshine:)

The sentiment and snowflakes are from a Fiskars clear set I found on clearance at JoAnn's.  Lots of wintery stamps in the set. 

After coloring and running the panel through the Cuttlebug, I added baby blue Stickles for the ground and some on the snowflakes and snowman, too.  The pretty snowflake stickers are from Jolee.

Enjoy your day, whatever your weather might be!

NEW STAMPS

Two of my newest stamps are from LaBlanche.  I love to color these detailed stamps and use distress inks to enhance the backgrounds.  The first one was a birthday present:

I colored this adorable little girl with Prismacolor pencils.  Used several colors of distress inks for the background.  Added a pretty flourish stamp to the background randomly.  Some Stickles glitter for the centers of the flowers and around the edges of the piece, too.  Punched two butterflies from the pink polka dot paper and touched them with the glitter, also.

The second card was done in pretty much the same way as the first:

The sentiment is from a new 2012 Hero Arts clear set.  And, I used some dew drops of which I have entirely too many, for embellishment.  Gotta' remember to use them occasionally.

By the way, 9 times out of 10 I use Versafine onyx black ink to stamp my images.  I love this ink!  It is great for detailed stamps.  And, did you know that you can use watercolor with this ink??  You don't have to heat set it at all.

I enjoyed making both of these cards so much - hope you like them. 

Thanks for visiting.

pretty in pink

Another card using one of my new LaBlanche stamps, which I made for my daughter's birthday.  She loves pink :)

For this card, I used Prismacolor pencils to color the entire image and background.  A Spellbinders Nestablilities Labels four die for the shape and the pp is Basic Grey sweet threads.  Some Stickles glitter here and there.  I decided to round off the corners of the pp, but not the corners of the card itself.  A happy birthday greeting is on the inside of this card. 

I am entering this in the Simon Says challenge also.

Have a great day!

edited:  oops, too late to enter the challenge - it closed at midnight!  :*(

FOOD AND DRINK CHALLENGE

Here is my card for Simon Says this week:

Pretty much self-explanatory - paper pieced and colored with colored pencils, cut with Spellbinders and layered to a doily and Basic Grey Hello Luscious paper.  The cupcake is from Impression Obsession and the sentiment is from A Muse.  A bit of Stickles glitter glue was added here to the frosting and bow and around the scallops of the die.

Sunny, warm and beautiful here in Ohio today!  Perfect weather for late summer.  Thanks for stopping by!

CFC9

Just getting a card in under the wire for CAS-ual Fridays!

Masculine cards are not my forte; but I like the way this turned out. 

Cutting out parts of the Hero Arts cling sentiment to insert the candles was a bit tricky.  The coloring was done with Prismacolor pencils and the die is from Spellbinders. Edges were inked with tea dye distress ink.  Layered to a dry embossed background.

Thanks for visiting. 

ANOTHER NEW STAMP

I've been admiring all the beautiful cards the gals on the Hero Arts Flikr group have made with this stamp and finally purchased it at a local stamp store.

It was stamped on a pale blue cardstock from the DCWV linen mat stack with Versafine sepia ink.  Colored in with Prismacolor pencils.  Added pearls and a tiny bit of glitter.  Tied a bow around a piece of flowered cardstock from the same pad; added the stamped piece and then mounted all on a white card base. 

TFL and have a great day!

edit:  entering this in the HA summer challenge!

CFC #3

The third challenge on Cas-ual Fridays is to "bring the bling".  Keeping in mind that the card should be clean and simple, too.  Here is my card:

The green gems were a free gift from Simon Says with my recent Hero Arts order.  The poppies and sentiment are from Hero Arts.  The patterned paper is from K & Company and the scalloped border stamp is from Studio 490 (Wendy Vecchi).

I'm not sure if this qualifies for a CAS card, but am submitting it anyway :)  Still trying my hand at this style of card. 

TFL!

Edit:  Since the flowers were colored with Prismacolor pencils, I am also submitting this card to the Hero Arts monthly challenge.



Stamps Used:

Hero Arts H5350
Hero Arts CL499
Studio 490 Lcs028

HAVE A GREAT DAY

One of my favorite stamps from Hero Arts is this wreath, so I decided to make a card with it today.

I stamped it with black ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder, which I think makes it easier to color an image with a lot of details.  The coloring was done with Prismacolor pencils.  The sentiment was also heat embossed for a richer effect.  

The patterned paper is from the Basic Grey Hello Luscious 6 x 6 pad.  A tiny butterfly was punched from the same paper.  Added a strip of black cardstock and some black pearls for accents. 

Orange is not a color I work with very often, but I like the cheery look of this card. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps and Supplies used:

Hero Arts CL499
Hero Arts CL351
Basic Grey Hello Luscious paper pad
Martha Stewart butterfly punch

HERO ARTS EASTER/SPRING CARD SWAP

One of the Hero Arts hostesses, Anita, organized a card swap this month.  My card was sent to Suze in the UK and I've just heard from her that she received it, so will post it now.

The card size is approx. 6 x 4 inches.  The image was colored with prismacolor pencils and then overstamped with the envelope pattern background stamp.  The sentiment is an old Hero Arts wood mounted stamp.  Some rusty hinge and wild honey distress inks were used along the edges.  A tiny bit of glitter was added here and there. 

These swaps are so much fun - thanks, Anita!

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CARD PATTERNS SKETCH 106

Here is my card for the current sketch on CARD PATTERNS:

The background papers are from the Basic Grey Hello Luscious Paper Pad.  The cupcake and sentiment are from the Hero Arts Hip Hip Hurray cling set (CL494).  Spellbinders Nestabilities scalloped circle die was used for the cupcake. 

I colored the images with Prismacolor pencils, added a bit of Stickles glitter.  The flowers are from Prima and a tiny faux gem was added to the centers.

Love the new Basic Grey papers - turquoises, reds, greens - so pretty. 

TFL.