fun, bright cards...

 Hello!  I'm popping in with a couple of fun, bright cards that I got a chance to make.  The first one is for Freshly Made Sketches.  Take a look.

Back in May I purchased the Simon Says Stamp June card kit as I thought it would be a fun one to have for making birthday cards for my little nieces and nephew.    This card will be going to my little niece, Mia, who turns three in September.  I used the Simon Says Stamp Instagram colors of aqua, pink and green for the card.  I stamped the cupcake and candle images on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Copic markers.  I stamped the heart shaped swirled sucker on to a die cut rectangle with Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copics, as well.  I stamped a confetti image from the stamp set over the sucker with VersaMark watermark ink, sprinkled on a glitter embossing powder and heat set it.  I then layered on the cupcake pieces and candles using liquid adhesive and thin foam squares.  Finished with the sentiment stamped in black.   Perfect for a little girl, don't you think?

This next card is another one for the Altenew July challenge and it was super quick to put together.  Have a look.

It was quick to put together due to the fact that I had created these pieces at the time I made the first card.  I used an Altenew debossing plate for the background and then simply layered on the different leafy pieces.  I finished with a sentiment strip from Memory Box.  Clean and simple!

That's it for me!  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

Simon Says Stamp Cheering for You Release!

(Please see my Birch Press Design post here.)

 Hello, again!  I'm popping in to share a couple of cards that I made using products from the Simon Says Stamp Cheering for You release that is now available over at Simon Says Stamp.  Let have a look at card number one.

Simon Says Stamp was so kind and sent me the super cute Halloween Friends stamp set. (You can also get the Halloween Friends dies and the Halloween Friends bundle.) They also sent me a package of clear acrylic card bases.  I combined the two to make this card.  I stamped all the images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then did simple Copic coloring of the images.  I just love that cute little pumpkin!  I trimmed out all the pieces and set them aside.  I used the Simon Says Stamp Ticking background stamp to create the background.  I inked it up with Spiced Marmalade distress ink and stamped it on white cardstock.  I then die cut the panel with the Simon Says Stamp A2 Nesting Frames die and adhered the images with foam squares.  I used liquid adhesive to adhere the image panel to the front of the clear card base.  I then die cut 3 additional panels of white cardstock.  I added one behind the top panel, one inside the card and then one to the back.  Before adding the inside card panel I did stamp it with a sentiment.   Simple, but cute, I think!

For this card I found a very old piece of Halloween patterned paper that I had already die cut with a rectangle die.  As you can see it has the faint image of 31 on the paper and I thought that was the perfect place to add these two little cuties from the stamp set.  I stamped them on white cardstock with Tuxedo Black ink and then colored them simply with Copic markers.  I trimmed all the images out.  The little trick or treat bag is a separate image and I was able to trim out the interior so I could hang it on the arm of my little Frankenstein!  I just had to use that cute little pumpkin, again!  I finished with a sentiment stamped on SSS Fog cardstock to coordinate with the Fog cardstock base.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out the new Cheering for You release!  

Birch Press Design Post

 Hello!  It is that time of the month... time for my second Birch Press Design blog post!  Here is a little peek of what I created.  You can head over to the Birch Press Design blog to see the full project. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Guesting at Color Hues!

 Hello, hello!  I have the distinct pleasure of being the guest designer over at Color Hues today and if you are looking for a color combo to help create some "Christmas in July" cards then Color Hues is the place to be!  The combo for the next two-ish weeks is red and green!   Take a look at what I created with those colors.

As you can see from my card I went with dark shades of the red and green.  My most favorite red in the crafting world is Stampin Up's Cherry Cobbler.  It is the most gorgeous dark red and it pairs perfectly with PaperTrey Ink's Pinefeather, a gorgeous dark hunter green.  I used two dies from Poppystamps:  Holiday Joy and Nordic Bird.  I die cut all the pieces for each from the Cherry Cobbler and Pinefeather cardstocks and then layered them as you see.   I did cut several of the word joy from the Cherry Cobbler and layered them together before adhering to the shadow layer cut from Pinefeather.   I decided to go with a cream background panel that I embossed with a Spellbinder holly embossing folder.  I adhered the joy using liquid adhesive and the added the bird using a combo of liquid adhesive and thin foam squares.  I finished with a foiled sentiment that I had in my stash.

I hope you will take the time to play along with the Color Hues challenge.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

a masculine card...

 Hello!  I'm back with a masculine card for a couple of challenges:  Color Throwdown and Pinkfresh Studio July challenge.  The colors this week at CTD are navy, terracotta and kraft which said masculine to me.  Part of the challenge at Pinkfresh Studio is to use geometric design elements which also had me thinking masculine.  Let's have a look at what I made.

I did more direct to paper inking using two Altenew Fresh inks in the colors of Navy and Terracotta!  So happy I had those colors.    Once the ink had dried I die cut each piece with a circular and rectangular die (both from Pinkfresh Studio).  I layered them onto a debossed background that has circles on it that my friend, Greta, gave me.  I layered the rectangle flat on the panel and then added layers to the back of the inner rectangle and inserted it into the center.  I then adhered the circle using various layers of foam squares. I finished with the leafy die cut (from Pinkfresh Studio) and a foiled sentiment (Pinkfresh Studio).  Everything makes for a great masculine card or a card for a gal pal who appreciates navy, terracotta and kraft!

That's it for me.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

a couple of very different cards...

 Hello!  Hope your day is going well.  I'm popping in to share two cards that couldn't be more different!  Let's take a look at the first one.

This first card is for Freshly Made Sketches and Just Us Girls.  The JUGs challenge is a word and the word is summer.  I think this card says "summer".   Yes, it is rather similar to the card I made for the last FMS challenge!  That is because I loved the 49th and Market Summer Porch chipboard ephemera pack I got for free from Scrapbook.com so much I had to order a paper pack.  Boy am I glad that I did as the papers in the 6x8 pack are absolutely gorgeous! I used three for my card and then several more of the chipboard pieces.  If I keep this up, I may have to actually buy another pack, lol!  Anyway, the card is pretty self-explanatory.   

My next card is for the Altenew monthly inspiration challenge.  I always tell myself that I'm going to try to play along and then the end of the month arrives and I didn't make anything.  I was determined this month and my dear friend, Greta, cheered me on in my effort!  I did some direct to paper inking of the three colors.  Boy are they bold and bright... a real punch in the face, lol!  I used the Altenew Zero Waste Leaf Pattern die, the Dotted Wave debossing die and a sentiment from the Craft Your Life: Watercolor Flowers stamp set.  I thought with the colors being so bright I would keep things simple by layering the three larger stems together and then adding them to the debossed background.  I also kind of turned the stem in to a flower stem by adding the fun little layered centers to each cluster.   Probably not going to win me any prizes, but I like the quirkiness of it.  

So, as you can see the cards are very different.  One is calm and serene while the other is bold and quirky!   Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Birch Press Design

 Hello, hello!  I'm popping in to let you know that I have a post up on the Birch Press Design blog today.  Here is a little look at my card.

I hope you will head over to the blog to see the entire card.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

beach vibes...

 Hello!  I'm popping in today with two simple cards that have a very beachy vibe to them.  I don't often do beachy themed cards, but after these two I think I will try to do more!  Let's have a look at what I made.

This first card is for Color Hues and Freshly Made Sketches.  The colors at CH this time around are white and aqua.  Nothing says "beach" more than white and aqua.  I had just recently picked up Summer Shells and Just Sentiments: Summer from PaperTrey Ink so I just had to use them for the card.  I die cut all the pieces, placed them on my Waffle Flower grip mat and inked them up with Pinkfresh Studio Turquoise ink.  I die cut the center square using a rounded square die from Reverse Confetti and stamped the sentiment in the center.  Then I inked the edges with the turquoise ink that remained on my blender brush.  I adhered all the elements and then as an afterthought decided to add some Rock Candy distress glitter.  I applied Glossy Accents selectively and then added the glitter.  I let it dry fully before shaking off the remaining glitter.   Love the clean and simple beachy vibe!

Now for my next card. 

This card is for Color Throwdown.  Wasn't sure I would get something made, but then I looked through this coastal/beach themed pack of chipboard ephemera from 49th and Market that I got for free (love that!) from Scrapbook.com.   I have never purchased 49th and Market products before, but the chipboard pieces inspired me to take a look at their product line.  I ended up purchasing some washi tape stickers that they make.  Anyway, the pack had several pieces that fit the CTD colors so I arranged them on a kraft cardstock background and I was done.  Love quick and easy cards like that!

That's it for me.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!