Celebrate

 

The CASology Week 394 Challenge Cue Card is MASK. For some reason, the cue prompted my mind to  travel deep within my stash to the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero December 2016 Card Kit and this little mask image. I have been feeling guilty about the size of my stash lately and vowing to stop buying new schtuff, but that is not working out so well. When I thought of this little image, I was bound and determined to use it, though it took me a while to solidify my design.

In the end, I used a die from Pinkfresh Studio Mini Essentials Slimline Bundle and embossed it on a Neenah Solar White 110# 4.25 x 5.5" card base. I stamped and die cut the masquerade mask image from the MMH kit on a piece og 6x6 American Crafts Glitzy Cardstock. I heat embossed the "celebrate" sentiment from the MMH kit with silver EP, and popped up the mask die cut. That was it. Very simple, and I love it.

I am also playing at:

Retro Rubber RCB164 - Anything Goes

My image and sentiment stamp are circa 2016

Beachy Thank You

 I needed a simple thank you card with a beach theme that I could easily duplicate.  After going through my beach stash, I broke out my NBUS Echo Park Starfish 6x6 stencil and inked it up with Abandoned Coral and Dried Marigold DO Inks. I stamped the Picket Fence Thank You sentiment, added a popped up Adirondack Chair stamp and die from the June 2018 MMH kit, and my card was complete.

I'm playing at:

Never Before Used Schtuff #28

Echo Park Starfish 6x6 stencil

Krafty Chicks #569 - All Occasions

Double D Challenges - Colors Of Summer

Use Your Stuff #427 - Summer Fun

I'll Be By Your Side

It's time for a new challenge at Festive Friday where every challenge is an inspiration list based on a selected holiday/festivity from the traditional to the unusual. Challenge projects must include at least three items from the festivity inspiration list.

Since the Inspiration List is a mix of elements related to the festivity, the creator has the choice to make something for that festivity, or to ignore the festivity all together and create something just using three (or more) elements selected.

Today's festivities are in celebration of National Lighthouse Day, which takes place on August 7th.  The challenge runs from  July 23rd - August 2nd.

I like to create a card for our challenge that goes with the celebration theme. I have always loved the sight, the history and the stories of lighthouses everywhere. I live on the east coast of the US, and my state has 18 lighthouses.  Every year, there is an event called The Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey that takes place on the third weekend of October. The challenge is to visit 10 land based lighthouses, 3 lifesaving stations, 1 museum and 1 virtual site over the two day weekend.  One of the lighthouses is Barnegat Light. We are blessed to have a shore house there, and I can visit "Old Barney" any time we are there. It is a magical sight.

I used a variety of products to create my lighthouse themed card. Supplies are listed below. I used red, blue, water and lighthouse from the inspo list. 

Come play with us! Remember that your project does not have to go with the challenge theme. You can just use 3 or more items from the Inspo List for your creation!

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the  Festive Friday Challenge Design team.

Ann Schach

Beth McCullough

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert

Melanie Hungerford

Helen Jennings

Melva Peters

Judy Rozema

Supplies used:

Stamps~Impression Obsession sentiment, Hero Arts birds from June 2018 MMH Kit

Ink~VersaFine Onyx Black, Stormy Shy Distress Oxide Ink

Accessories~A Colorful Life Designs Cloud Edger Stencil, Cottage Cutz Lighthouse Dies, Pinkfresh Studio Braided Tag Die

I'm also playing at:

Just Add Ink #534 - Just Choose Two

Sky & Sea

Watercooler Wednesday #320 - All About Occasions

Cheers!

Time Out Challenge #125 is up and running. This time it is "Inspired By Words": 

"Celebrate Friends, Family, Life!"

Michele Ferguson of I Card Everyone is Guest Designer for this challenge. Michele is wildly talented and so incredibly whitty and fun. I love her work. If you have never had the pleasure, please visit her blog. You will be madly inspired and entertained.

STAMPlorations is our wonderful sponsor. Challenge Winner will receive a $15.00 gift voucher to spend at the STAMPlorations store, and one random winnrer will receive a goody bag of stamps and dies.

To make my card, I pulled out the December 2016 My Monthly Hero Kit. It contains lots of celebratory images and dies. I stamped and die cut the sparkler image 7 times with Tsukineko Silver Shimmer Delicata Ink. I then added a dot of gold to each of the sparkles with a Zig Painty gold pen and I arranged the sparklers in a circle to create a wreath. I die cut the word "cheers" from silver metallic adhesive backed paper (PTI) and placed it under the sparkler wreath. I used Lawn Fawn's Scalloped Rectangle Lawn Cuts with white linen cardstock (PTI), and mounted that panel on to a Ninah Solar White 110# card base.

Please head over to the Time Out Challenge Blog and see what the amazngly talented DT membebrs have created for your inswpiration. Play with us for a change to win!

I'm also playing at:

Watercooler Wednesday - Anything Goes

SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge - Party Time

SimonSaysStamp Monday Challenge - Party Time