Beautiful Day

 

I had a delightful adventure last month where I met beloved crafty rock stars, made sushi, ate Cinnamon Churro ice cream and learned to BetterPress among many other wonderful things. I did not make this BetterPressed panel, but I did paint it. I am terrified of watercoloring, and this BetterPress watercoloring session made me feel better. I thought it would be fun to enter this particular floral birthday card at The Flower Challenge. I've got a ways to go, but it reminds me of lots of fun with wonderful people in a far off land (LOL). Can you guess where I was???

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Pinkfresh Studio Beautiful Branch Press Plate
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Regal Rose
Ink	Various Distress Inks
Embellishments
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

I am also playing at:

Seize The Birthday #287

Happy Christmas

 

A new challenge starts today at Can You Handle The Pressure? where the theme is always Anything Goes with an Embossing Folder and an optional twist. Heat embossing is welcome, but not required. An Embossing Folder must be used. For this challenge, the twist is "Christmas".

I just love my mini slimline Christmas card. All supplies listed below.

Please head over to the Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge? blog to check out the Design Team inspiration projects. You are sure to be impressed (pun intended)! Then dive into your embossing folder collection and join us with or without the twist! Just be sure to use an embossing folder on your creation!

Supplies used:

Paper: Neenah Solar white 80# and 110# card stock, SU Real Red, Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Card Stock.

Ink: Lumberjack Plaid, Candied Apple and Fired Brick Distress Oxides

Stamps: None

Other: Glimmer Hot Foil System; Spellbinders Glitter Wishes hot foil plates; Pinkfresh Studio Mini Slimline Essentials Bundle; Spellbinders Scenic Poinsettias 3D Embossing Folder; Waffleflower Layered Poinsettia Die, Honeybee  Stamps Warm Pearl Stickers.

Im also playing at:

The Flower Challenge #75 - Christmas

CAS On Friday #256 - Embossing (heat or dry)

Most Magical Time Of The Year #3 - Florals

Krafty Chicks #641 - Christmas 

Your Friendship Is Everything

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 International Friendship day, which take place on August 1st.  The challenge runs from  July 9th - July 19.

I like to create a card for our challenge that goes with the celebration theme. This one is so easy that it's hard in a way, to choose supplies, sentiments, recipient, etc. 

 I decided to use a floral image for my card. I chose Altenew's Weekend Doodles stamps and dies. To create some interest in the background and to ground my floral image, I stamped two triple stripe images from PTI Background Basics Super Stripes. I colored the floral image with Inktense pencils, die cut it and popped it up over the stripes with foam tape. The sentiment is from Pinkfresh Studio Starburst Circles. It is stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed with clear EP. I added a few sequins, and my card was complete! I used Friendship sentiment, pink, rhinestones (sequins) 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

I'm also playing at:

The Flower Challenge #58 - Add Spots Or Stripes

Watercooler Wednesday #319 - All Things Feminine

Celebrate New Beginnings

Less Is More Challenge #445 begins today. We are challenged to make a Clean and Simple card that features the colors pale blue and yellow.

I love this color combination, and immediately know that I wanted to use this floral image. I channeled my inner Izzy Scrap, and decided to make my card square. I stamped and clear embossed the floral image, colored it with Zigs, and die cut it. I lightly stenciled the left side of the card, stamped and clear embossed the sentiment, and popped the die cut floral piece with foam tape. I will use it as a retirement card for a dear friend who is starting a new chapter. I wish her every happiness, good health  and great adventures.

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. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple. See challenge guidelines on the Less Is More Blog.

Supplies:
Stamps ~ Pinkfresh Studio Heart & Soul; Pinkfresh Studio - Mt Favorite Things To Say
Ink ~ VersaFine Onyx Black; Catherine Pooler It's A Boy

Accessories ~ Pinkfresh Studio Heart & Soul Die; Funky Fossil Knitted Background Stencil; Wow clear embossing powder

I am also playing at:

CAS On Friday #207 - Flowers

Little Red Wagon #605 - Make It CAS

The Flower Challenge #57 - CAS

As You Like It - Show Us Your Style: CAS or Fully Fancy and Why

My favorite style is CAS, but I have grown into it. I used to love lots of layers and embellishments, but now I appreciate the "less is more" mentality. It's a big challenge to me to make a big artistic statement with a clean and simple design.

You're On My Mind

I bought the Ellen Hutson Summer Of Stamping Combo By Brandi Kincaid under the spell of Michele Ferguson, my chief enabler. What a wonderful bunch of images and sentiments that I just HAD to have. I used a technique using Brushos that I learned from Jennifer McGuire in THIS video. I just love these images, and the sentiments are so wonderful. Thank you, enabler (also responsible for that awesome Spellbinders Hemstitch Frame), and Jennifer and Brandi and Ellen.

I am playing at:

The Flower Challenge #46

Just Add Ink #515 Mixed Media

Water coloring, die cutting, heat embossing

Global Design Project #GDP250

Sketch Challenge

Allsorts 581/582 - Flowers All Over

Inkspirational #217 - Painting or Colouring

Happiness

I recently discovered the The Rainbow Challenge, and I am so glad I did. It feels like it's a million degrees out today, so I am happily holed in in my craft room and I decided to play today. Challenge #19 is Tantalizing Tangerine. To create my card, I broke out my new Pinkfresh Studio goodies - Heart and Soul Stamps and die and Oval Foliage Wreath die. I used Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words Encouragement for my sentiment. Some heat embossing and die cutting and my card was done. It's very simple, but elegant and I love the color - Tangerine Tango from my old SU cardstock stash.

I am also playing at:

Festive Friday - International Day Of Friendship #FF0063

I used friendship sentiment, flower, die cuts and embossing.

Allsorts Challenge #581/582 - Flowers All Over

The Flower Challenge #46

Summer/Winter

Love You

I love this photo inspiration at Inspired By...  Spring Is Here Challenge. I came up with a design that I really loved for this challenge with some quite old and some some new supplies. The wreath was a wood mounted rubber stamp that I removed from the wood block. Using my MISTI, colored it with SU markers using light and dark pinks and greens (ancient and still fabulous) about a third of the image at a time, and stamped. I used the matching die to cut out the wreath. I stenciled the stripes, and added the sentiment. I just love the way it turned out.

Here are the supplies that I used:

Memory Box Mercer Rose Wreath wood mounted rubber stamp

Memory Box Mercer Rose Wreath craft die

Stampin' Up markers applied direct to stamp

SSS Tiny Words Encouragement stamps

Pink and Main Sentiment Strip Die

SSS Diagonal Stripe stencil

PTI Soft Stone Ink

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

I'm also playing at:

The Flower Challenge #43 - Spring/Autumn

Little Red Wagon #544 - Mix 'Em Up

I used supplies from 6 different companies.

Always Fun #158 - Clean And Simple

Let's Celebrate!

It's time for a new challenge and a Happy 6th Birthday celebration at Time Out!!! The theme for Time Out Challenge #157 is BIRTHDAY with an optional twist of die cutting or fussy cutting. Our very wonderful and generous sponsor is Shery Russ of STAMPlorations fame.  She has offered a $40.00 gift voucher to the STAMPlorations store for the winner chosen randomly from those who twist. The challenge winner of the DT vote will be offered a future challenge guest designer spot.

Our Guest Designer is Christine. Her designs are spectacular. Please treat yourself to a visit to her blog and give her some love.

I LOVE being a design team member of Time Out Challenges, and I truly LOVE my Time Out Teammates. What a wonderful community of crafters. I started out as a player, and was later invited to join the Design Team. I was so excited. I was introduced as a DT member on 10/08/2016 in THIS post, and my first contribution was with  THIS card on 10/13/2016. I am so happy to be a part of the sixth birthday celebration of this wonderful challenge which was born of the creativity and friendship of 2 amazing papercrafters - Sandie Munro and Nonni Niskanen. The challenge has grown so much since its inception, and it is pure joy to be a part of it. It is currently run by Sandie Munro with the assistance of other team members. This mainly card purple card is in Sandie's honor. She is an awesome administrator and a wonderful person. Happy Birthday Time Out!!!!

For my card,  I used a couple of alcohol inking techniques on 2 different Yupo panels. Both turned out in a way that complimented the other. The panel I used for the base is subtle. The top one is much more bold and is die cut (twist) with STAMPlorations Bloomtangled 2. I added a white, heat embossed sentiment from Winnie and Walter's The Party cut from deep purple card stock to finish  it. Please hop on over to the Time Out Blog to see the wonderful creations that Christine and our Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

WWC262 All About Occasions

STAMPlorations Anything Goes Challenge

AAA Birthday Challenge #11

The Flower Challenge #42

Put On A Tutu

It's time for a new challenge at Less Is More. We are challenged to make a card or cards with the theme of CAS EMBOSSING - Heat embossing or dry embossing but if using folders it must be less than 1/3 of the card embossed.

Our sponsor is CAS-UAL Fridays Stamps.

For my card, I used CAS-UAL Fridays Tutu set, which I adore. stamped the image with VersaMark, heat embossed it in black, and colored it with various shades of pink. I needed a card of encouragement for a friend, and this was the perfect image and sentiment for her. I die cut my panel with Lawn Fawn Scalloped Rectangle Lawn Cuts, and mounted it on a white card base.

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog, See what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations and have 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.

I'm also playing at:

Addicted To Stamps And More - Make Your Mark.

The Flower Challenge #32 - Embossed Heat Or Dry.

Little Red Wagon #498 Flower Frenzy

I Hope You Get Spoiled Today

Time Out Challenge #136 is up and running. This time, it's a Home Sweet Home Challenge: A photo inspiration challenge with a homey twist!

Our challenge is sponsored by STAMPlorations. Winner will receive a $25.00 gift voucher for the STAMPlorations Store. Awesome!

Greta is our Guest Designer. Greta is a talented designer with an ecclectic style. Treat yourself to a visit to her blog and leave her some love. You'll be so glad you did.

For my card, I embossed the image from STAMPlorations Framed Dahlia with clear embossing powder and colored it with Zigs. The sentiment is from STAMPlorations Pocket Blooms. I added a few silver dots to give it some interest. 

Please head over to the Time Out Challenges Blog to see what Greta and the rest of the Design Team have created for your inspiration. Play with us to share your creation, and to have a chance to win a prize from Stamplorations. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

I'm also playing at:

The Flower Challenge #32

Watercooler Wednesday #222 - All About Occasions
Birthday

STAMPlorations May CAS Card Challenge

Little Red Wagon # 498 - Flower Frenzy

Addicted To Stamps And More #342