GOOD MORNING!

The past two weeks have been very busy for me; no time to make cards and no time to post.  Things are slowly getting back to a normal pace and I was finally able to get into my studio. I don't know about you, but it is a very therapeutic thing for me to take the time to make a few cards.  So relaxing.  Here is a card I made for the ANYTHING GOES challenge at Simon Says Stamp:

I found this pretty 8x8 paper pad at JoAnne's last week and wanted to play with it.  The papers are quite vintage-like with great colors, too.

It is a rainy day (much needed, too!) here in Ohio, so maybe I will have time to play a bit more.  Need to catch up with my blog list first!!!

Have a great weekend!

Hero Arts CL 490, Spellbinders Nestabilities large and small ovals, My Favorite Things butterfly die, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Colorbok Victorian Parlour paper pad.

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!

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!

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!

ANYTHING GOES AT SIMON SAYS

Decided to get a card made to enter in this week's challenge on Simon Says Stamp, which is anything goes.

Went to Archivers yesterday and bought this fabulous 6 x 6 paper pad by Teresa Collins which has navy, blues and yellows in it!  Was inspired to make a simple card to show off the pretty paper. 

Thanks for stopping by!

BIRTHDAY CARD FOR A FRIEND

There are several birthdays coming up soon for friends and family.  Here is a card for one of my longtime friends:

I've been wanting to use this silhouette stamp and finally decided to ink it up. Patterned paper is from the Simon Says Stamp March card kit.  Sentiment is on the inside.

Thanks for coming by.

ONLINE CARD CLASSES DAY 7

For this class, Julie had beautiful examples of using a plain white card for the clean and simple design. 

My card is very "plain", that's for sure!  I used a cling stamp from Hero Arts, colored it with Prismacolor pencils and added glitter.  The sentiment is from a new clear set by Hero Arts.  I then layered the diecuts and added glitter along the outside of the black one.  Dimensional foam squares were used to pop it off the card.

I will probably emboss the white card the next time I do a card similar to this.

Jennifer, Kristina and their guests designers have done a fabulous job with this class; so many tips and techniques to store away for the future. 

Thanks for looking!

just because

I made this card for a friend this week - just to let her know I was thinking of her.

All of the stamps are by Hero Arts.  The patterned paper is from A Muse.  Spellbinders Nestabilities die.

This will be entered in the Simon Says challenge for this week. 

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. 

SIMON SAYS STAMP CHALLENGE

Lemon and lavender is the challenge this week on Simon Says Stamp.  I have been wanting to participate in their challenges, but the deadlines always got away from me.  Here is my card:

The stamps are from Hero Arts, dies from Spellbinders, polka dot paper from Amuse.  Colored the flower with Memento markers and added some glitter. 

Have a great evening!

MAKE IT AND MAIL IT #3

Lisa Spangler currently has her third Make It and Mail It challenge on her blog.  There is another milestone birthday in my family this week, so here is the card I am mailing out today:

Fairly simple; but that's the way I usually roll with masculine cards.  The patterned paper is from the DCWV linen closet mat stack.  Sentiment is Hero Arts.  I stamped the Magenta star very lightly with tumbled glass distress ink.  I have had the numbers for years and do not know the source for them.  Spellbinders Nestabilities labels nine dies.  Tea dye distress ink around the edge.

TFL!

CFC6

CAS-ual Friday Challenge #6 is to play tic tac toe:

My choice was the center vertical - gems, dies or punch, flowers.   Here is my card:

I used Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 15 dies.  The stamps are from Hero Arts and the red gems were in my stash. 

This reminds me of the opening question of an old riddle:  What's black and white and red (read) all over?  LOL

Thanks for visiting.

JOY TAYLOR'S CHALLENGE

Joy's challenge is to choose a card that another stamper has made to use as inspiration for making a similar card.  As others have done, I looked in my "favorites" on the Hero Arts Flickr group and decided to use this card made by Sally Sherfield as my inspiration:

I pretty much cased Sally's card:

I used two square nesties; dry embossed the largest one with the swiss dot folder and white embossed the smaller one with Hero Arts classic fabric design.  The Hero Arts butterfly was stamped on patterned paper, cut out and then added to the card with dimensional foam squares to pop it up.  Small pearls and glitter embellish the butterfly.  A ribbon was added to the left side.  I rounded the corners of a top folded white card and added the prepared layers to it. 

Blue and green are such a pretty color combo and I loved Sally's card the minute I saw it.  Thanks, Sally, for your fabulous design.  And, thanks, Joy, for the fun challenge!

HERO ARTS 90 MINUTE SCRAMBLE

Today Sharon, a Hero Arts hostess, held a 90 minute scramble for the Hero Arts Flickr group.  Her theme was to make a card with a window.  Here is my card:

The Hero Arts classic fabric design stamp was white embossed on the front of a kraft card.  A Spellbinders nestabilitie oval die was used to cut out the window.  The Hero Arts Live Life sentiment was white embossed on the inside of the card.  I added a Prima faux flower with a jeweled brad in the center for the only embellishment.  This was my first time playing in a scramble, but I hope to play again soon.  Sometimes the day and time of the scramble is not convenient for me - I know other gals have this problem, too. 

Thanks for visiting. 

SIMON SAYS HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHALLENGE

Last week on Kristina Werner's Finally Friday video, she used various lengths and widths of patterned papers to create her card.  Since I just got this fabulous 6 x 6 Basic Grey Hello Luscious paper pad, I wanted to do something similar with these gorgeous papers:

I also used the Hero Arts Life of the Party Dots which I clear embossed on the left side of the card.  The sentiment is from the Hip Hip Hurray cling set which I also clear embossed and then cut with a nestie label die and mounted on a rectangle of one of the pp's.  A strip of green grosgrain ribbon and some red gems were used for embellishments.

I really love the dots and these papers - may have to order another pad, soon!!!  I am also entering this in the Simon Says Happy Birthday Challenge and the Hero Arts monthly challenge. 

Thanks for visiting!