My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #435

Hello friends.  Had some time this morning to play along with this week's My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge...

Using Piggy Pebbles and the All Lined Up Background stamps, I came up with this birthday card to add to my stash:

I think these little piggy's are so stinkin' CUTE and I hadn't had a chance to play with them yet, so seemed like a good time to break them out for this challenge!  I started by blending my background over the embossed (with clear) All Lined Up Background with some green inks.  I stamped the piggy's in black and clear embossed those also, and then used Melon Berry ink and one of my Picket Fence Blending Brushes to blend the color in.

I used a few Copics on their hoofs and for the flower and flowerpot.  I die cut 3 white circles to follow the sketch and then added the piggy's...pop dotting the middle one for some dimension.  The sentiment also comes from the Piggy Pebbles set and I added some foam tape behind the banner and finished with an enamel dot and some baker's twine at the top.

Check out the inspiration from the gals over at MFT HERE and play along for a chance at a $50 gift certificate!  :0)

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Tag You're It Challenge #86 - Selective Coloring

Hello friends.  Playing along with the current Tag You're It Challenge where they are looking for SELECTIVE COLORING.

The DT has some BEAUTIFUL examples using the selective coloring technique and you can check it out right HERE.

I used an Altenew stamp set called Handpicked Bouquet and a Reverse Confetti Tag die to come up with 2 tags:

This tag was stamped on Soft Stone cardstock with black ink and then embossed in clear.  Next I stamped just the leaves with a couple Gina K green inks, added a sentiment banner (SU!), enamel dot, and some twine.

This tag was made the exact same way but with white cardstock instead of the Soft Stone, and I used a piece of black scrap to emboss my sentiment on for the banner.

Here they are together so you can see the slight difference in cardstock colors.  Such a simple but fun and I think elegant looking technique!

There are still a few days to play along with this challenge, so check it out HERE and play along!

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CAS Watercolour May 2019 - For A Child

Hello friends.  Karen is hosting this month's challenge at CAS Watercolour and it's a FUN one...she's looking for cards FOR A CHILD.

The only hard part about this challenge for me was which stamp to choose...I have so many CUTE stamps that would work well for a child!!  In the end I chose a newer one (to me) from MFT called It's A Mice Time To Celebrate.

My simple little card started with a bit of smooshing with Picked Raspberry Distress Ink on the background panel and then when dry, die cutting it with a Lil Inkers Stitched Rectangle die.  Next I die cut from black cardstock the Happy Birthday circle (SSS) and offset it just a bit on the right hand side of the panel and then attached to a white card base.  My happy little party mouse was water colored with my Zigs and an Aqua Painter and then pop dotted inside the birthday die cut.

We can't wait to see all your CUTE water colored images in our gallery this month...what a fun and happy place it will be!  Remember that the challenge is open till the 24th and to check out all the adorable inspiration from the DT and our special GD Bobby right HERE to play along.

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Christmas Kickstart Challenge #9 - Christmas Bunnies

Hello friends.  I'm playing along with the current Christmas Kickstart challenge where they are looking for BUNNIES on our Christmas cards.

I used MFT's Snuggle Bunnies stamp set and SSS's Holiday Frames die to come up with this simple card:

I cut the Holiday Frame from white cardstock and backed it with a piece of navy blue that I had splattered with white acrylic paint to resemble snow.  I layered that with a piece of silver holographic snowflake cardstock and then attached it all to a white card base.  I colored the bunny with my Copics and WOS (for the white stripes on his sweater to make him look a little more festive!) and then fussy cut him out and pop dotted him to the frame.

I finished with a simple piece of white bakers twine at the top.  Pretty CAS but that seems to be my style lately!  :0)  Check out all the adorable cards from the DT and play along right HERE.

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12 Kits Of Occasions April 2019 - For The Graduate

Hello friends.  It's the last day of the month, so that means it's time for the 12 Kits of Occasions post, and this month Kara is our hostess who put together a FABULOUS kit with everything you could ever want to make GRADUATION cards!

Look at ALL the wonderful papers, images, & die cuts Kara included in her kit!!  I have never had so much fun making graduation cards before...everything in this kit was just so bright and FUN!  Where I live, the school colors are orange & black, so trust me when I say I've made every kind of imaginable grad card you can make with those 2 colors, so this kit really was a breath of fresh air for me!!  I didn't want to make my post super long, so I only took photos of the card fronts, but I even used supplies Kara included to finish all my card insides too...they are done and ready to go!  Thank you, thank you Kara!!

Kara included a little pkg of Sprinkles from Lucy's Cards, so I HAD to make a shaker card!  I used temporary adhesive on the "2019" in case I don't use the card this year and need to change it to 2020 or 2021.

I loved this gold polka dotted paper Kara included and thought it made a great background for the Stamping Bella Uptown Girl Grace The Graduate.  I colored Grace with a few Copics and used WOS on her cap and gown, so she really sparkles!!  The shimmery gold strip and Congratulations die cut were also a part of the kit.

This card practically made itself as Kara already had the sentiment embossed in gold on the red cardstock panel!  I just added a few strips of DSP from the kit, along with the tassel Kara made, and one of the graduation caps that I colored with my Copics.  A few Lucy's Jewels finished off this fun card!

And how about a Kindergarten Graduation card?!!  I have a 4 year old granddaughter who will love this card in a couple years!

And of course I had to make a spinner card with this fabulous Art Impressions image Kara included!  I'm pretending she's a teacher who's spinning for joy that school's out for the Summer!  I colored her with Copics and then added the DSP to the front and ink blended through the oval for the inside and then added the Congrats die cut inside.  Wish you could see her spin...she's a hoot!!

And last but not least, another card using a couple of the die cut silhouette's that Kara included in the kit, along with some DSP and the gold "Celebrate" die cut.

Here they are all together and not a single orange and black card in sight...YAY!!!  This truly was a FUN kit to play with and I feel so good about having a supply of graduation cards done and ready to use!  You can check out what all the rest of the DT came up with using this same kit and also see a list of all the supplies Kara included right HERE.

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Laurie's Fabulous Favorites

Hello friends.  Just a quick post today...hubby's been on vacation, so I'm trying not to spend  too much time in my craft room and spend it with him!  I did have a chance this morning to make a quick card for Laurie's Fabulous Favorites which is part of PTI's Win It Wednesday's challenges.  This week Laurie wants us to make a shaped card as opposed to just an A2 standard card.  I hadn't used Cuppa Love stamp and die set in quite awhile and decided it would be perfect for this challenge!!

I used Aqua Mist cardstock for my die cut cup base, and then just had fun stamping away with Aqua Mist and Real Red inks and a bit of white cardstock.  I used one of the To The Point Edger's dies to create my white scalloped border on the top and bottom of the cup.  A quick and easy card to send someone with a tea bag who's under the weather!

You can check out Laurie's card and play along for a chance at a $100 gift certificate right HERE.

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Laurie's Fabulous Favorites - Favorite Coloring Technique

Hello friends.  Playing along with Laurie's Fabulous Favorites challenge where this week she is asking us what our favorite coloring medium/technique is.  I love them all but like Laurie, water coloring is a BIG favorite of mine!

I used Beautiful Berries: Spring to come up with this simple birthday card:

I started by using Spring Rain ink and smooshing it into my craft mat, spritzing with water, smooshing a piece of acetate into the diluted ink and then smooshing it onto my cardstock.  Using this technique gives me a little more control over where the ink is going and I just keep repeating until I have the coverage I want.  Because Spring Rain is such a light blue to begin with, and then even lighter when diluted with water, my background is VERY light in color and a little hard to see.  Here's a closer up:

Once my background panel was dry, I layered it to a piece of Spring Rain cs and then adhered to a white card base.  For the berry branches, I used my MISTI, and after inking up the stamps I spritzed with water to give a slight water colored look (I didn't used water for the last stamping layer that shows the dots for the berries (Blueberry Sky) or the veins on the leaves (Ripe Avocado).  For the sentiment, I stamped it on a strip of Spring Rain cs and then popped it up with foam tape.  To finish I added one of the smaller sprigs of berries to the sentiment strip and a few iridescent sequins.

What is YOUR favorite way to color a card?  Check out Laurie's BEAUTIFUL card HERE and then play along for a chance to win!

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