Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hello!

I am so glad you stopped by today. I am linking up to the fabulous Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, Summer edition! I have sadly given up coffee, but I am an extreme tea drinker now. I must have a hot beverage to start my day. And, though I miss my coffee dearly, tea is the next best.

I used the adorable Tea Time stamp set from Avery Elle. I started with a piece of patterned paper from the Hello Sunshine 6x6 paper pad from Pink Paislee, heat embossing the cup in a random pattern and then heat embossing it with white powder. I adhered that to a Kraft card base.

I stamped my sentiment onto a piece of white cardstock, and colored it in with an R85 Copic Marker, and adhered it to the card base. I then stamped, colored and cut out one of the cups, popped it up and added a little tea bag. As a last touch, I applied Glossy Accents to the cup, giving it a lovely shine!

Thanks so much for stopping! Enjoy the rest of the hop!

With You - MFT Card Sketch Challenge #231

Hello again!

This week has been a great card making week. I have such a hard time actually making the time to sit down and create, but when I do, I am so happy. MFT's card challenge also make me happy, and I used the latest sketch for my card today.

Stop the boat! I can't get enough of Torico, aka, Birdie Brown's A-dorable stamps. This one, called Every Day Is A Picnic is just that. So, I colored her up with Copic Markers, and after showing everyone in my house, set her aside to work on the card.

I began my taking a few small stamps from the Modern Blooms set, and stamped those onto a Kraft panel. I then adhered the panel to a Kraft card, and added a stitched square, center cut out, popped up with foam. I added my girl, along with some of the flowers, and her picnic basket.

I stamped the sentiment onto a white cardstock strip, and adhered it behind her. Isn't she CUTE?! I love it.

Okay, that is all for me, thanks sooo much for stopping by!

You Are So Sweet - MFT Color Challenge #22

Hello crafty friends!

I had some time last night, thanks to my fabulous husband for taking the kiddos, and played along with the MFT color challenge.

I first have to apologize for the crazy shadows on this card! I was desperate to share it this morning, and tried my best to get a good photo. Morning light is just not the best!

I started with a white panel, partially die cutting a circle window out of the center. I then masked off the sides of a white card base, and applied a bit of Milled Lavender Distress Ink.

I stamped the boot from the You Gnome Me stamp set, colored it in with Copic Markers, and trimmed it out. I then tucked it into my window. I added a tiny sentiment from the Donuts and Sprinkles stamp set, and tucked it next to the boot. I finished it by adding rhinestones to the centers of the flowers, and a thin black cardstock strip at the base of the card.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope you were inspired.

RIC #85

Hey, hey!

I have the latest Runway Inspired Challenge today, and it's full of inspiration! Let's see what I did, shall we?

There are quite a few avenues to take with this, but I used the colors. Oh, and some bling, because you can never have too much sparkle! Our fabulous sponsor for this challenge is the awesome, Winnie & Walter! I love there stamps, including this fantastic set, called In Bloom: Addie's Garden, which I used today.

To start, I took a white panel, and did a bit of masking, creating a large cluster of flowers, and leaves. It was slightly tedious, but hey, it beats housework hands down!

I then took the Scenery: Big Bang Confetti set, and white heat embossed the solid circle images. I brought in a bit of Milled Lavender Distress Ink, and then began coloring my flowers.

I used quite a few Distress Ink colors, including Abandoned Coral, Cracked Pistacio, Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, and Mermaid Lagoon. After I colored the images, and allowed it to dry, I ran it through my die cut machine with a rectangle die. I also die cut a rectangle from a black card base, and inlaid the panel.

I grabbed The Big, the Bold, and the Happy, and heat embossed the large happy onto vellum using Onyx Black Versafine, and clear powder. I added anniversary below, and finished it with clear rhinestones.

There is a generous prize being offered by Winnie & Walter to the winner of this challenge, so what do you say? Give it a go! We can't wait to see what you make.

AEIHeartU #25 Rainbows

Hello, hello!

I am back today with the latest Avery Elle Challenge! The months just fly by it seems, because I swear I just posted a challenge. This month it is all about rainbows, and who doesn't love a rainbow? 

I did some ink blending with a rainbow of colors onto a white card panel. I ran it through my die cut machine using the Dotted Borders curved die to split the panel in two, popping them up onto the card front, and leaving a space.

I stamped my sentiment from the Tea Time stamp set along the bottom of one of the panels, and added two cups, which were colored with Copic Markers.

I hope you play along! I can't wait to see what you make! As always, there is a generous prize offered up.

From The Whole Herd

Howdy!

Oh, do I ever love The Whole Herd stamp set from MFT! I had to use it on my card today, based on the sketch for this week. I was inspired by Miriam, and Veronica's takes mostly, creating a scene for my cute animals.

To start, I blended in a bit of Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to make a sky. I then took the Rolling Hills die set, and die cut it from light green cardstock, adhering it to my card base. I added a few clouds, and did some fun dimensional stamping for my sentiment.

I then began coloring my animals with Copic Markers. I cut them out, and adhered them in a way that matches the triangles on the sketch.

A side note, the chicken is colored like my Deleware, Marshmallow. She is mostly white, with black and gray neck, and tail feathers. :0) I don't have a pic of her, but here is an image of what they look like.

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That's it, thanks sooo much for visiting with me!

Grateful For You

Hello!

I am back today with my take on the latest Runway Inspired challenge. 

I went super bold with my card, drawing inspiration from the colors, as well as the geometric pattern on her shirt and shoes.

I started with a white panel, and stamped the triangle border from the Trifecta stamp set by Mama Elephant at the top and bottom. I colored them in with Copic markers, and  stamped a large greeting in the center. The greeting is from an older My Favorite Things stamp set.

I popped the panel up onto a black card base, and added some black round gems to accent my sentiment.

I hope you enjoyed, and decide to play along with us! There is a $25 store voucher up for grabs from Ellen Hutson, yeah! Have a great day!

Tickled Pink

Hello!

I thought I would sneak in today, to play along with the latest MFT Sketch challenge. I have been laying low these last couple days with a horrible sore throat and cold. Blech, I hate being sick. After I started to feel a bit better, I thought I would make a happy, colorful card. :0) 

Using the sketch, I added cardstock strips to the side, and die cut a circle from gray cardstock. I popped it up, and added the fun flamingo from the Flamingos die set. I added a little black gem to his eye, and enhanced his feathers with a pink Copic Marker.

I stamped the big bloom from Modern Blooms in a golden yellow, and added a gray center. I stamped my sentiment in a bold pink, and to finish it off, I added a bit of glitter to the circle frame and rounded the top corner.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great rest of your weekend.

I Love Mew

Hello!

I have a card to share today, using the I Knead You stamp set from My Favorite Things. I can't get enough of their stamps.

I started with a piece of tan cardstock, and die cut a nested square out of the center. I then die cut a pink piece and popped it up within the square, and reinserted the center.

I stamped the shelf image, and then masked it off, stamping the cat to look like it was hanging there. I colored it with Copic Markers, and cut it out, popping it up within the square.

To finish it, I stamped my sentiment using Black Licorice Hybrid ink, and added a speech bubble. I also stamped the fish bone image repeatedly in a light gray ink for some interest.

Thanks so much for stopping in! I hope you have a great day!

Just How Much

Hello! Happy Mother's Day!

I just popped a card in the mail for my mother-in-law the other day, and this little number will be hand delivered to my mom today, along with a bouquet of flowers. I used the lovely Modern Blooms set from My Favorite Things, to create this bright floral card.

I did quite a bit of masking, after I curved the front of my card using a curved edge die from Avery Elle. I began stamping my florals in a range of dye inks, and added their corresponding images in darker hues.

Since I don't have any stamps in my stash that pertain to Mother's Day, I used a heartfelt message from Mama Elephant's Bear Hugs, and stamped it in black ink. I added a bit of pale yellow cardstock underneath, and finished it off with some frosted gems.

I hope you enjoy today! Thanks for stopping by!

Love You, Gnome Style

Hello, and happy Saturday!

I am playing along with the latest MFT sketch challenge, and I took quite a few liberties with this one. ;0) What can I say, it's how I roll...

I began with a piece of aqua cardstock, and glitter heat embossed a woodgrain pattern onto it. It is so sparkly, I love it! I then die cut the fun LOVE Die out of white cardstock, backing it with vellum. I die cut it again from some gold striped patterned paper, and glued the letter over top of the white ones. I stamped You from the You Gnome Me set in black ink, and popped the panel up with foam tape.

I took the cute gnome, and colored it in with Copic Markers, and positioned him over the small part of the sentiment. I can not seem to stop using this guy! He makes me smile.

I wanted to add more to coincide with the sketch, and decided that I didn't like the way it looked. So, I left it plain. I like it though! I hope you do too!

Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your weekend!

RIC #83

Hellooo!

It is that time again! Runway Inspired time! This week's dress is gorgeous. I love the black, and pops of color from the flowers.

I started with a panel of Tim Holtz Water color cardstock, and stamped flowers from the Altenew set, Whimsical Flowers. I chose to watercolor them in, and trim a border around the edges. I took a piece of vellum, and gold heat embossed the word Congrats from the Sentiments and Quotes set.

I popped the trimmed panel up onto a black notecard, and slipped a strip of gold cardstock on the left side. 

I couldn't stop at one...

I created a wash of blue on a piece of watercolor cardstock, using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink, and set it aside to dry. I then stamped the flowers, and their outlines, and added a bit of depth to the centers with matching Copic Markers.

I then trimmed them all out, and layered them onto the panel. I stamped Hello from the Sentiments and Quotes set, and adhered the panel to a black cardbase. I added a strip of gold to tie it all together.

I hope you were inspired, and decide to play along with us. There is a prize up for grabs by Simon Says Stamp! Now, go check out the other lovely ladies blogs for more inspiration! Thanks for stopping by!