Love You

I created this card for Inspired By... Fresh Morning Challenge. I love the colors, the stripes, the coral on the pillows... so many wonderful elements. I'd love to wake up in that room!

Supplies:

Stamps ~ Designs By Ryn Coral Set; The Gray Muse You Grow, Girl.

Ink ~ VersaFine Onyx Black, DO Inks: Abandoned Coral, Ripe Persimmon, Broken China, Salty Ocean.

Accessories ~ Doodlebug Designs Washi Tape; Spellbinders Hemstitch Circle Dies; ARTplorations Weaving Stencil; Heidi Swap Square Lattice Stencil.

You Are Kind

I created this card for CAS(E) This Sketch #377.

Using another Quarantine purchase from Pinkfresh Studio and some old friends from my stash, I stamped and colored the wonderful images from Lush Greenery and colored them with many shades of green, blue-green and yellow-green Copic markers. I die cut the panel with a Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Two die. The sentiment is also from the same set - half of it stamped and die cut with Pink and Main Sentiment Strip Dies, and the other half die cut and adhered with adhesive. I love the way it turned out.

I am also playing at:

NBUS #15 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Lush Greenery stamps 

Sending All My Love

I am excited to have some extra time today to play a few challenges. I made this card for the CAS Mix Up June Challenge - Embossed Vellum. I must say that I made many purchases since the quarantine began on March 13, so I decided I had better ink some of them up and justify my expenditures! 

I love this Pinkfresh Studio set - Forever In Our Hearts - that was created to honor the son of Lea Lawson, Marketing Director of Pinkfresh. Baby Lawson died in the NICU. Losing a baby, a child or a pregnancy is excruciating painful, and a kind of loss that is often misunderstood and difficult for other people to acknowledge. I know from experiencing several losses myself, that this is a pain like no other. People don't know what to say, and they often say the stupidest things that only create more sadness and often anger. This set is perfectly beautiful and I am so grateful to Pinkfresh for creating it. In honor of baby Layton, my Mara, Ben and Grace, all of the beautiful little souls who left the world far too early, and those who love them... this one is for you.

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks Challenge #512 - Clean And Simple

Addicted To Stamps And More #394 - Clean And Simple

Fusion - Butterfly

Moving Along With The Times - Things With Wings

Never Before Used Schtuff #15

Forever In Our Hearts stamps and die

Step Aside, Coffee

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted To CAS. Our Code Word for ATCAS Challenge #187 is ONE LAYER. Barb is our wonderful hostess. 
Please note: After this challenge, Addicted To CAS, along with all of the challenge blogs run by Kylie Purtell, will be suspended for 6 months while Kylie takes a much needed break.

Now, on to my card. I love making one layer cards. They used to terrify me, but now I often opt to make them even if not required. The Step Aside, Coffee stamp and sentiment from Unity Stamp Company has been laying on my desk crying out to be used. When I saw it on a card a while ago, I just had to have it, but it came, and then it sat. I decided that the time had finally come to break it out and ink it up!

I stamped the image in Memento Rich Cocoa ink on a Neenah Solar White 110# card base and colored the mug with Copics. I then decided to complete my card by framing the image and sentiment by embossing with a Spellbinders Hemstitch Rectangles die. I just really love the look of it.   

Please head on over to the ATCAS Challenge Blog, take a look at the wonderful creations that the Design Team has created for your inspiration, and make something to share in the gallery. Happy crafting!

Please remember that this is a CAS challenge. Here is a definition to remind you:

I'm also paying at:

Krafty Chicks Challenge #512 - Clean and Simple

Watercooler Wednesday #276 - Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist

Crafty Cardmakers #259 - Masculine

Aloha

A new challenge is up at Less Is More where the challenge is SOLID AND OUTLINE.

Please use BOTH solid AND outline stamps on your card.

Use BOTH a solid and an outline e.g.images/sentiments/die-cuts

We are generously sponsored by Uniko this month.

http://www.uniko.co.uk/shop/

To create my card, I stamped the hibiscus flower from Uniko's Paradise Clear Stamp Set with 6 different shades of reds and pinks of Altenew ink - first the lined image, then the solid image. I added the sentiment and a few sequins, rounded top right corner, and my card was complete. 

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations and for a chance to win. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple.

To be eligible for showCASe and PRIZE WINNER choices you will need to carefully follow the guidance on our GLOSSARY OF TERMS and our HOW TO PLAY pages. Your design should feature lots of clean / white / blank / non patterned / non textured space. All challenge details are on the Less Is More blog. Good Luck!

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks #512 - Clean and Simple

Day of the Month Card Club Challenge - Repeat

Let's Celebrate

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out!!! Time Out Challenge #164 is a Photo Challenge (see above). What fun inspiration!

We are generously sponsored by Funky Fossil Designs.

Our winner will get a £15 (British Stirling) gift voucher to spend in their amazing store.

Plus the winner get's the chance to be our Guest Designer in a future challenge!

Our Guest Designer is Sathya of Paperie Expressions.  Sathya's art is unique and gorgeous. Treat yourself to a stroll through her blog for some awesome inspiration.

To create my card, I used the Banners and Bunting stencil from Funky Fossil Designs to create a celebratory party look in rainbow colors. I used tiny make up brushes to get into the small areas of the stencil. The sentiment is from Winnie and Walter - The Party. It's a fun card, and can be used for multiple occasions.

Please hop on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that Sathya and our Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

Seize The Birthday #193 - Anything Goes

Watercooler Wednesday #276 - Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist

Day Of The Month Card Club #16 - Repeat

Crafty Cardmakers #259 - Masculine

Have A Sweet Birthday

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted To CAS. Our Code Word for ATCAS Challenge #186 is BERRY. It's my turn as our hostess.

I am so in love with THIS card created by Michele Ferguson of I Card Everyone. I've CASed it before, I've CASed it here, and I am sure I will CASe it again! To create my card, I used the strawberries image from Power Poppy's Cherries and Berries Digital Stamp Set, colored it with Copics, die cut it with Pinkfresh Studio Braided Tag dies and added a piece of deep red ribbon that matched the strawberries beautifully. The sentiment is from the Pinkfresh Studio design in the Stamping Village Collaboration Happy Birthday Stamp Set.  I popped up the die cut and mounted it on Neenah Solar White 110# card stock. 

Please head on over to the ATCAS Challenge Blog, take a look at the wonderful creations that the Design Team has created for your inspiration, and make something to share in the gallery. Challenge winner will be offered a Guest Designer spot for a future challenge. Happy crafting!

Please remember that this is a CAS challenge. Here is a definition to remind you:

I'm also playing at:

Seize The Birthday #192 - All About Summer!

Strawberries are the quintessential summer fruit!

AAA Cards #166 - Birthday

Krafty Chicks Challenge #510 - Stamp Act

Use any stamp you have on your project.

Watercooler Wednesday #274 - AG With A Feminine Twist

Addicted To Stamps and More #392 - Make Your Mark

Darnell's Never-Before-Used-Schtuff #15

Berries Digi Stamp and Stamping Village Collaboration Birthday Set

Thank You

A new challenge is up at Less Is More where the challenge is BORDERS. 

We are generously sponsored by Uniko this month.

To create my card, I used Anna Griffin's Regal Braid 1" x 7" Embossing Folder. Prior to embossing, I swiped 5 colors of distress ink on raised side of the folder. When I ran it though my die cut machine, this awesome design appeared. I stamped a sentiment from Uniko's All Occasion Sentiments #3, and my card was complete.

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations and for a chance to win. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple.

To be eligible for showCASe and PRIZE WINNER choices you will need to carefully follow the guidance on our GLOSSARY OF TERMS and our HOW TO PLAY pages. Your design should feature lots of clean / white / blank / non patterned / non textured space. All challenge details are on the Less Is More blog. Good Luck!

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks Challenge #510 - Stamp Act

Use any stamp you have on your project.

Thank You

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out!!! With Time Out Challenge #163, we are challenged by the words "Let us be grateful to the people that make us happy. They are the gardeners who make our souls blossom."

We are generously sponsored by STAMPlorations.

Challenge winner will receive a $25 and will be asked to be the Guest Designer for a future challenge.

Our Guest Designer is the wildly talented Trina Pfam of Phamtastic Designs. Trina's work is truly fantastic. Please do yourself a favor and visit her blog for some awesome inspiration!

My card is very much inspired by THIS card created by Michele Ferguson. She makes me buy all kinds of things like that wonderful Pinkfresh Studio Braided Tag die that I used for my card. I smooshed several Distress Oxide inks on to Bristol Paper, then stamped images from STAMPlorations Beautiful You set. I die cut the inked and stamped area with the tag die, and added the sentiment and the ribbon. I mounted the tag on textured card stock, then on to a black card base.

Please hop on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that our Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

STAMPlorations Anything Goes Challenge

Watercooler Wednesday WWC274 - AG With a Feminine Twist

Global Design Project #243 - Floral

Sisterhood Of Crafters - Favorite Technique

Smooshing

Krafty Chicks Challenge #510 - Stamp Act

Use any stamp you have on your project.

{PIN}spirational Challenge #264 - Photo Challenge

Darnell's Never-Before-Used-Schtuff Challenge #15

Pinkfresh Studio Braided Tag Die and STAMPlorations Beautiful You Stamps