We're still celebrating cards inspired by Christmas Movies or Books at Jingle Belles this week.
I went with the classic - A Christmas Story (am I the only one who says Fra-gee-lee) every time I get something marked Fragile in the mail.
Stamps are from Leg Lamp by The Ink Road.
Also joining the Heart 2 Heart Challenge where the theme is Christmas in July.
This week at Jingle Belles we're asking you to create a card inspired by the many holiday books or movies that we all adored in childhood (and likely still adore them today).
So whether you love “A Christmas Carol”, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” or “It's a Wonderful Life” we're asking you to create a card inspired by your favorite holiday book or movie.
I started with a holiday movie classic - Christmas Vacation - and a classic line from Chevy Chase (the less appropriate following line is on the inside of the card).
The stamp from The Ink Road Are You Serious Clark? is in Catherine Pooler Deck the Halls ink on a kraft card base and added a glittery Peel-off from Love from Lizi.
I'm also joining the Christmas in July Challenge at Less is More.
And its all about occasions at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.
And it's another Get Cracking on Christmas with Jenn Shurkus.
Somehow I managed to lose my entire container of Brayers somewhere in my studio. I packed them up a week before vacation, so I would have them to take along, and then subsequently lost them. This loss has led to a massive scavenger hunt through my studio, which has led to the discovery my many things (like the adorable Doodlebug Fall Friends Critter Stickers I used on my card), but so far still no Brayers.
I wanted to use some of the cool gel press prints and roll-offs that I made last weekend in my card, so I chose the AAA Cards Critter + Sketch Challenge to inspire my design.
I used one of my Alcohol Ink Prints from last weekend along the top and one of my alcohol ink roll-off papers for the grass landscape inside my circles (cleaning my alcohol ink covered brayer using blending solution and rolling it onto paper produces the coolest effect).
I created my little Critter scene using mushrooms, a ladybug, a birdie and two little bees from Doodlebug Fall Friends stickers.
I finished with an Graphic 45 Birdwatcher Border Sticker and a typed sentiment from Taylored Expressions Sketchbook Florals.
This week's Waffle Flower Challenge is Travel Around the World.
For me travel is almost always (at least in part) about the food, so I chose three images from the Waffle Flower Food Adventure Set that are foods my Sister and I love to share when we travel (because even though I recently spent a week with her, I miss her already).
I added a sentiment from Waffle Flower Sisterhood and stamped them both in ombre shades of yellow/gold for the Addicted to CAS Ombre Challenge.
Sisters ... nothing better than food-loving sisters.
Baseball is one of the favorite times of year at our house, so when I saw the CCEE Stampers Challenge is Baseball, I had to join the fun.
I really miss going to a live baseball game. I usually go to a White Sox Game with a friend every year.
I pulled our the St. Louis Cardinals colors and a vintage Technique Tuesday Baseball Stamp Set.
I kept the layout Clean & Simple for this week's Freshly Made Sketch.
As I was cleaning my studio table this morning, I found several Alexandra Renke Bookmarks, which I thought would make lovely clean & simple cards.
I started with inspiration from this week's Just Add Ink Inspiration Challenge for my yellow floral design. The bookmark layout also calls a bit to the vertical door element in the photograph.
I added a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp CZ Designs Sassy Mama All the Feels in Fern Ink to match the green on the flower stems.
The background Dots paper is also Alexandra Renke with the finishing touch of a few gem clusters. I am linking-up at the Anything Goes Challenge at Simon Says Stamp.
Next I made a sweet little baby card with the Alexandra Renke Baby Rocker Monkey Die Cut framed with the Frame Die Cut.
I had to add a few google eyes because in that dark of brown the facial impressions are lost in the color. I finished with a few Alexandra Renke Best Wishes stamped sentiments.
I'm joining the CAS on Friday Challenge where the theme is Baby. It's also a Boy Card Theme at The Paper Players.
My Facebook Memories have been reminding me that this week in 2010 I took my first trip with Lauren to NYC. At the time, I thought it would likely be my only trip, so we crammed so much into that experience. It turns out we made it into an annual adventure, so we've had the thrill of sharing so much of the City Together.
When I saw the image at the Inkspirational Challenge it made me remember the few times our feet were just too tired to go any more, and we took a taxi (which is actually slower than our feet, but gave us the chance to have a rest).
I decided to combine the Inkspirational Image with the AAA Cards Challenge to create a card using only a 1" wide strip and use some Small Stamps as an Optional Twist.
I cut my 1" strip of cardstock and used a blending brush with Distress Oxide Weathered Wood to create the blue-grey rainy sky. Next I added some street washi tape for the road, trimming some off the bottom to leave more room for my small sentiment stamps.
I stamped the taxi cab from Hero Arts City Adventure on gold cardstock with black ink and detail cut the vehicle. Next I stamped sentiments from City Adventure & Hero Arts Wish Boo Peek-a-Boo Parts to turn it into a Birthday Card for the #staycraftywithhero Challenge.
I also used the colors for the current Color Hues Challenge - Yellow & Gray.
Here are some of my favorite photos from that trip 11 years ago. We still talk about the Dalai Lama at Radio City Music Hall
And how magical it was to see the view from the Top of the Rock at night.
We also rod the Staten Island Ferry over and back, so I could see the Statue of Liberty.
But mostly extending a virtual friendship with card-making bestie Lauren into a real life one that enriches my life still today. This was her getting to enjoy one of her favorite dishes Brandade at La Bonne Bistro. Can't wait until we can see each other again.
The Less is More Challenge is all about a one-layer card featuring diamonds.
I used a Diamond Stencil together with the three ink colors from the Just Us Girls Challenge. I added sentiments from The Stamp Market Simple Sentiments and The Stamp Market You.
To me these colors also qualify for the Bright, Cheerful Color Challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.
The April #TEMakerChallenge is all about the pastel hues of the Taylored Expressions Color Combination Paris.
I used all four colors with the Taylored Expressions Gifted Background & Coordinating Stencil (I was able to quickly make 4 of these cards ... love that about these products).
Sentiment is from Taylored Expressions Simple Stripes - Birthday. I'm also incorporated B is for Boxes & Birthday for the #TEMakerChallenge.
Since these products are from September 2019, I'm also joining the Retro Rubber Pastel? Yes Pastels! Color Challenge.
I'm also linking-up at The Paper Players Challenge for a Clean & Simple Birthday.
I had a few leftovers from Saturday's Stamp Joy that were too pretty not to turn into more cards.
The first one was an OOPS from the final card ... as you can see at the bottom left, I accidentally dipped my Lemon Meringue blender brush into the Fruit Punch Ink by not following the instructions of only have one ink pad open at a time. Thankfully I caught it immediately and didn't ruin my mask (which you'll see in the next card).
But it was so pretty how the ink faded into the white, I thought it was perfect for the Less is More CAS Inking Challenge.
I added a birthday sentiment from Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Birthday for the Addicted to CAS Code Word Birthday Challenge. It took all the effort within me not to add some bling to this design.
Next I used a technique I learned at Stamp Joy several years ago ... offset cover-plate shadowing by cutting a second cover plate from black cardstock ... with the Kaleidoscope Cover Plate Die cut we used as an ink blending mas for one of Saturday's cards (I loved that you can overlap 4 colors of ink to create the full rainbow).
I used a sentiment and the coordinating dies from our exclusive set and added some Iridescent Drip Drops to finish the design.
