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Monday 23 June 2014

Adore

Today I am posting the card I made for  Challenge #13 over at Your Next Stamp.
You can choose to follow the sketch or take inspiration from the photo, I used the sketch. 

I embossed some cardstock for my background and then coloured lightly over it with a chalk pencil so show the texture. I "smudged" the pencil with a kleenex to soften some of the lines.





Card Recipe
Stamp: Your Next Stamp Digital - Gretchen with Jolly 
Embossing: Darice Embossing Essentials 
Chalk Pencil: General's Chalk Pencils
Sentiment: Jenni Bowlin Studio Mini Bingo Card
Banner: YNS Fishtail Banner Dies
Patterned Paper: Carta Bella
Flowers: Unknown
Embellishment: YNS Gum Drops
Coloured with Spectrum Noir Markers

Below is a copy of the sketch


Thanks for stopping by. Thoughts and comments are always appreciated :)

Saturday 14 June 2014

Father's Day

I am truly blessed to have two wonderful men in my life - my Dad and my Father-in-law. 

Both of them mean the world to me and bring so much to my life. 

My father-in-law is the strong silent type, doesn't say much necessarily but it very supportive of my hubbie and I and our interests. 

My dad is my hero and yes, on some level I am a daddy's girl. No matter how old I get, I will always need him and look up to him. 

These are the cards I made for them for Father's Day



Card Recipes
Patterned Paper: TPC Studio, Crate Paper
Ink: Versa Mark - Bark
Hemp, label, cardstock 
Spectrum Noir Markers: TB3, TB4, TB 7, GG2, GG3, GG5, GG1, TN5, TN7, DG2, DG3, DG4, GB8, GB10, CG1, CG3

Happy Father's Day weekend to all! Thanks for stopping by. Thoughts or comments are appreciated. 

Just Because

My first post today will be the card I made for this week's challenge at High Hopes Stamps - Challenge 222 - At Least 2 Patterned Papers.

I chose to use my buddy "Lenny" for this challenge - he still makes me smile every time I see him! 


Card Recipe
Stamp: High Hopes - Lenny's Love Me Nots
Patterned Paper: Crate Paper, My Minds Eye
Embellishments: YNS Gumdrops
Sentiment: Technique Tuesday Stamp
Banner: YNS Fishtail Banner Die
Spectrum Noir Markers: JG1, JG5, JG6, BB1, GB4, BP2, BP5, BP6, GG1, GG2, IB1, IB2, IB3, LG1, LG3

Thanks for stopping by. Thoughts and comments are appreciated.


Tuesday 10 June 2014

Happy Birthday

Most of the birthdays on both my side and my husband's side of the family are over the summer so this challenge was perfect timing! 

I could participate in the challenge and at the same time get one of many Birthday cards done! 


Today I am sharing the card I made for the challenge over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Challenge 233 - You Say It's Your Birthday!!!



Card Recipe 
Stamp: Kraftin' Kimmies Down on the Farm 2 by Cheryl Alger
Patterned Paper: My Minds Eye 
Cardstock: Bazzill - Walnut Cream and unknown
Flourish : Cricut - Elegant Edges
Flowers: Unknown
Butterflies: fussy cut from My Minds Eye paper 
Markers: Spectrum Noir 
Ink: Edging - Spectrum Noir Marker BG3
Tab and Senitment: YNS Die and Clearly Alphabet

Marker List: 
Pants: BT2, BT3, BT4  Shirt: CR2, CR4, CR6  Hair: CT1, CT2, CT4
Bow: BT2, BT4  Skin: FS2, FS3, TN2 
Bunny Feet and Noses: PP4, PP5  Shoes: TN3, TN5, TN6 
Fence: TN7, TN8, EB8 Grass: DG3, DG4

Card Size: A6, based loosely on a Tuesday Morning Sketches sketch

Thanks for stopping by. Any thoughts on my creations are appreciated. 



Sunday 8 June 2014

Honest!!!

Today I am sharing a card I made for this weeks challenge at High Hopes Stamps - Challenge 221 - Oldie But Goodie (Any stamp besides one from the last release).
I decided to keep this card simple.




Card Recipe
Stamp: High Hopes - Brutus
Patterned Paper: Deja Views, Around The Block, Provo Craft
Twine: American Crafts
Coloured with Spectrum Noir Markers:
Collar: TN9 TN8
Tag: GC1, 2, 3
Nose: IG9, 10
Body: BG2, 3, 5

Thanks for stopping by! 



Friday 6 June 2014

2 Birthdays in One Week

I got a text from my mom earlier this week. She needed two birthday cards done for Monday. So, I hunkered down in my creative space, turned on the music and Voila! 

The first card is for my mom's sister. She has a really special, close relationship with her so the inside of the card says: 

God made us sisters, hearts made us friends.  Happy Birthday! 

My mom's sister loves flowers and quilts, she owns her own quilt store! so for this card I coloured the balloon to look like a quilt. 


Card Recipe
Whimsy Stamps - Amy
Spectrum Noir Markers
Patterned Paper - American Crafts, Simple Stories and K & Company
Pearls - Zva Creative



My second card is for my mom's sister in law who loves flowers. I drive by her house to go to and from work every day and if I had half the green thumb she and my uncle do.......sigh.

It is hard to see but the middle of the flower and the little pink balls in the bouquet have Stickles on them as well as the two wee tiny balls in her hair by her pony tail. 


Card Recipe 
Whimsy Stamps - Ruby 
Spectrum Noir Markers
Patterned Paper - MME All Dolled Up, GCD Studios
Fish Tail Banners - Your Next Stamp Dies
Card Sketch - Your Next Stamp for May 
Stickles
Flower - (coloured to match with Spectrum Markers) - Recollections

I hope my aunts are both happy with their birthday cards. I emailed my mom the first one and she is way too excited about giving it to my aunt. I hope she likes the second one just as well. 

Happy Friday everyone! Enjoy your weekend!

Sunday 1 June 2014

Pony Love

I absolutely love this Whimsy Stamp by Crissy Armstrong.

I was trying to create a country feel this card, I'm not sure I have but as they say - Practice makes Perfect!

so.....I will keep practicing - or maybe I just like playing with this stamp! 

Either way here is the finished product



Card Recipe

Whimsy Stamp - Good Pony
Spectrum Noir Markers
Patterned Paper - American Crafts (green) and unknown
Flowers - Got Flowers
Crystals - Crystazzi 
Apple - Cricut Cartridge "Just Because Cards" 
Horseshoe and "Brackets" - Quickutz 
(for the brackets I die cut a label and trimmed the ends off)

Thanks for stopping by.