As I was shopping my stash of unused stamps, I saw this Scandi Christmas Set by Lisa Horton Crafts, which I thought would be perfect for the Just Us Girls Red, Black & White Color Challenge.
I kept it one layer for the Addicted to CAS Code Word One Layer Challenge.
This was such an easy design with my MISTI, I went ahead and made several to continue to stock my mailable Christmas card stash.
If you look around my world, you won't see a lot of pastels. I'm a full on bright color girl, so I always love the challenge of creating in a color palette I usually don't embrace like these sweet pastels at Sunday Stamps Challenge.
I found scraps of cardstock in all five colors and cut them into 1/2 strips for a mini-slimline design.
I die cut some Alexandra Renke Greenery & Blooms and then tucked in one of the Taylored Expressions Subtle Sprigs for a bit more fill & dimension.
I'm also joining the April Showers Challenge at The Paper Players.
I finished with a Taylored Expression Simple Strips - Friendship.
Hydrangeas are one of my favorite flowers. I remember sitting on the cool back step of my Grandma's carport surrounded by their blooms. Hydrangeas are also the inspiration at the Fusion Card Challenge.
I decided to go with Fusion and combining the photo inspiration & the sketch. Purple is my favorite color of Hydrangea, so I combined that with Green, which are also the colors from the Color Hue Challenge.
I cut 1/2 inch strips of three purples & three greens for the Sketch Layout and for the little red wagon Three of Something Challenge.
I had a Taylored Expressions Stitched Circle Stacklet on my studio table, so I used it to back my Hydrangea dimensional sticker. I finished with a scattering of bling (keeping with the three of something) and a sentiment from Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Friendship.
The April Poppy Stamps Challenge is to add some Texture to your card.
I decided to combine that with the Let's Squash It! Challenge to add Geometry and Repeating Patterns.
I started with the Lined Diamond Embossing Folder for my repeating geometry (no name on the folder & I was unable to locate the source ... that's what happens when you have 20 years of art supplies). I use the colors from The Paper Players for my design.
I due cut the Poppy Stamps Baylan House with the roof die cut from black ... it also has a repeated embossed texture that was hard to capture in the photo.
I finished with a stamped sentiment from Poppy Stamps Art Deco Birthday Greetings and a few Love from Lizi Black Peel Off strips to frame my panel.
I'm sneaking in just before the finishing line with a card for the Seize the Birthday Green & White Challenge.
I blended four different Distress Ink Greens and then stamped the row of gifts from Your Next Stamp Celebrating You & then flicked on a bit of water before die cutting with the coordinating die.
I inked the sentiment from the same set with three of the Distress Ink colors for an Ombre Green effect. I finished with my favorite Your Next Stamps Sparkle Gumdrops.
The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is V is for Vibrant.
I knew I wanted to use Rina K's Neon Inks, so the Color Palette at Color Throwdown was perfection.
I also decided to incorporate Gina K. Designs Monthly Mix Challenge to make a card with a Shaped Border using Die Cuts.
I decided to use Rina K.'s Sweet Stuff Stamps & Die Cuts for some Neon Ice Cream Cones. I also stamped & Die Cut the sentiment from Gina K. Designs Enjoyable Greetings.
As I stamped these elements, I reminisced about favorite Ice Cream Memories. First-up was my Papa taking us to the Diary Mart for afternoon treats and letting us get whatever we wanted. I always chose the Ice Cream Cone that had Two openings for Ice Cream with a swirled column of Chocolate on one side and Vanilla on the other. Then there was making homemade vanilla ice cream with my Granddad ... you always felt so grown-up when you got to crank the handle (although I now realize he was grateful for the free labor) and eating it with lots of Hershey's Chocolate Syrup (yes, the vanilla/chocolate combo is strong for me). Lastly I remembered my Mom stopping at the Diary Queen after school for a special treat (mine was usually a Banana Split if we were going big ... and a Dilly Bar otherwise) ... lots of great ice cream memories for this girl.
Next-up was the Die Cut Border for my card base. I die cut Gina K. Designs Fancy Border Die from the front of my card and then re-attached it to form the Shaped Border. I attached the blue strip to the inside back of the card for contrast and then added strips of the green and orange before finishing with some alternating bling.
Since I didn't have any sufficiently snarky Gina K. stamps, I added a sticker sentiment to go with my double ice cream cone design.
I am so grateful to have so many people in my life who could be the recipient of this card.
I made it with four different Uniko Stamps to celebrate Uniko's 10th Birthday with an Instagram Shared design.
I used the colors from The Paper Players Color Challenge to stamp Uniko Mid-Century Modern, Uniko Mid-Century Modern II and Uniko Background Blocks Wonky Stripes and then I die cut them with large & small Hexagon dies. I positioned it all on a Bermuda Bay card base.
I stamped the sentiment from Uniko You Are ... Sentiments Outline in black and die cut with a rectangle Nested Notch Die. I finished with some dots in coordinating colors.
Today I'm joining Uniko's 10th Birthday Celebration by making Bev a Birthday Card.
The Uniko Framed Flower stamp I chose as my focal point has the same beautiful blooms as her birthday banner (as well as other classic Uniko floral designs). I stamped it in a vibrant blue and cut it out using scissors.
Next I stamped the Butterfly from Uniko English Country Garden in bright pink and added some blue accents with my Spectrum Noir marker. I used the same bright pink ink to add the sentiment from Uniko Happy Days. I finished with some gold accents colored with the wonderful detail nib of my GraphIt Marker.
The color palette is from this week's Global Design Project.
The clean & simple layout is a rotated layout from Freshly Made Sketches.
I'm also celebrating the 11th Birthday at Less is More with my clean & simple design.
This morning, a friend invited me over for a crafty play date (yay for in person crafting and catching-up with friends) and let me use her new Spellbinders Be Bold Die Cuts (affiliate links - no charge to you). I had been admiring cards made with the dies, so it was fun to give them a try.
I started with the Happy Birthday die set, which I had to hang off the end of my Platinum 6 plate and roll through both sides to get the full cut. It also fits on the full width of the cardstock, so there's no room for error.
I used the colors from the TGIF Color Challenge for my Dies & Card Base (and neutral white for my happy).
I thought the Thank You Die was easier to position and use.
For it, I used the colors from the current Color Throwdown Challenge.
When I saw the current sketch at TGIF Challenge, I thought of paper scraps.
Before I went hunting in my humongous designer paper scrap pile, I decided to focus on the colors from this week's Just Us Girls Color Week Hues (light blue & silver with white). This is the pile I returned with.
Next I decided to use some pre-made white-on-white pattern card bases I had in my stash for a bit more visual interest with the rather simple sketch design. The final decision was using some snarky sentiment stickers for one of the horizontal rectangles.
While I was cutting things up, I went ahead and made a second card.
I finished with scatterings of pearls.
Those sentiments both make me smile ... I think they'll both go in the mail today.
