My card today is for the current Inspired by Challenge ... thankful & grateful.
I started by Die Cutting Leaf Paper from DCWV Fall Gathering Collection in a shape inspired by the Window in the picture. I placed it on white wood grain paper inspired by the background in the picture.
I filled in the rest of the card with Thanksgiving Stickers using the Sketch with the Challenge.
This afternoon I enjoyed another virtual card-making session with friends ... I am so very grateful for these meetings across the miles.
The first card I made was for this week's CAS(e) this Sketch! Challenge.
I flipped the sketch on it's side and used several vintage stamps for the Retro Rubber Challenge to use only Orange, Black and White.
The pumpkin is from Cosmo Cricket Haunted (from 2011) with some fun eyeball stickers. I circled the pumpkin with a vintage Spider Stamp from Inkadinkado that's likely just as old.
I'm also linking-up at the Trick-or-Treat Challenge at the TGIF Challenges.
One of the World Cardmaking Day Challenges at Scrapbook & Cards Today is to make a card inspired by a project or bonus file from their Fall Issue. I chose this Falling scrapbook layout by Ali Moore on Page 29 of the Magazine to inspire my card design.
Things I incorporated into my design included a woodgrain background, the collage feel of the layout, Vellum Circles, an upside-down tag, a dictionary page, horizontal sentiments and a vertical sentiment along the side. I also kept the neutral tone with cream, white & black.
I used Unity Stamp Company Candles & Cake (wit & wisdom) and the sentiment from Unity's 3 Tiered Birthday.
I love how this turned out. Can you see the inspiration?
I always love World Cardmaking Day. I'm often on vacation exploring brick and mortar stores around the country, but this year I'm home alone in my studio connecting virtually with cardmakers around the country.
This is Vanessa the owner (click here for sale code & terms) of one of my favorite stores, Butterfly Reflections Ink. She took this picture of herself this morning as she ran to get more mailers to send out all of the orders from her 20% off sale that she extended through today. She asked us to make a card inspired by this photo and tag with #BRIWCMD2020 for a chance to win a $20 voucher to her store (my order is already on its way).
I knew I wanted to start with Black & White stripes, and since the first striped stamp I found in my stash was My Favorite Things Writing Tablet Background, I chose their Wednesday Sketch Challenge as my layout. After I stamped the stripes, I added some fuchsia floral paper inspired by her shirt & mask.
I thought the sentiment from My Favorite Things Sassy Pants Best Friends (which you can get at Vanessa's store) was perfect for today. I finished my layout with random stickers and flowers from my stash (love the texture of the crocheted one inspired by her mask) and a scrap of paper from my #gellinktober print this morning.
Hope you're getting to have some cardmaking fun (and shopping) this weekend.
When I saw the Tasty Autumn inspiration photo at the Inspired by Challenge, my eyes went straight to the leaves ... they reminded me of my Memory Box Scribble Leaf Bundle Dies.
I die cut the leaves from golden yellow and grey, and then used the layout from the Sketch Saturday Layout to assemble my card.
I die cut the outline of the Memory Box Scribble Frond from the same gold paper to position behind my oval. I added a few gold Love from Lizi Peel-offs and then finished with a sentiment from Memory Box Big & Little Words.
There were enough bits and bobs on my desk to make another card, so I did. The sentiment is a Hello Banner Script Die from Memory Box that got a little close to the edge when I die cut, so it cut off a bit of the H ... turns out I actually like it that way, so I used it die cutting a second in black for a drop shadow.
It doesn't show-up great in the photo, but the background is embossed with a Darice Bricks embossing folder.
I'm linking this one to the Just Us Girls Word Week Challenge - Leaves.
When I saw the theme at Crazy 4 Challenges was to make a card with something that starts with the letter S, I knew it was time to break out the Fancy Skulls Stickers from {A Vintage Girl} & Her Daughter. Remember to use my discount code SMILYNSTEF at checkout for 15% off your order.
I covered my grey card base with Fancy Skulls and then added the perfect sentiment from My Favorite Things Sassy Pants Spooktacular. I added a single iridescent gem to the center of the bow tie in the middle.
How many of us have felt that way this week (I'm raising my hand)?
I'm also linking-up at the Season Challenge at the Time Out Challenges ... because for me, once we reach September, it is the season for skulls.
Next I made one for the The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Friends Challenge.
I kept this one clean & simple with another sentiment from My Favorite Things Sassy Pants Spooktacular.
I added another one of those great Iridescent Gems to the bow tie.
When I first saw Farmhouse Containers stickers from (a vintage girl) & her daughter, they reminded me something my Gran would fill with flowers. The flower stickers from the Fancy Skulls Set are perfect.
How pretty is that bouquet with the wooden designer paper and polka dot paper die cut with my new Doodlebug Designs Border dies. I added a few wraps of natural fiber twine and a sentiment from {a vintage girl} & her daughter GRL PWR Quotes (so many great ones in this set).
I also took my inspiration from the Inspiration Photo at Just Add Ink. My world needs more bouquets.
I'm also linking-up at the Anything Goes Challenge at Cute Card Thursday.
And with my last bouquet of blooms from Fancy Skulls and another perfect Farmhouse Container, I used the entire sticker set (love when that happens). Sentiment is another great one from GRL PWR Quotes.
I kept this one simple with just a row of blue pearls.
I'm linking this one up at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.
I hope you enjoyed seeing lots of ways to use these fun stickers ... I sure had fun creating them. Happy Saturday!
In my recent crafty purchases, I picked-up this fun Hand Knitted Stamp Set from Darkroom Door. Then today I saw a post where they have an Instagram Challenge each month, so I had to join the fun. Here's the inspiration picture.
I felt rusty after not stamping a week, so I decided to go with a CAS single layer design using the three colors & inspiration from the photo.
I was inspired by the red lines in the road to stamp a red frame using the Knitting Needle Stamp on my kraft card base.
My black yarn basket is inspired by the night time image ... and used my colored pencils to add a pop of red with the knitting needles, inspired by the red criss-cross lighting framing the sign on the left.
The sentiment is perfect for sending to those special friends I haven't been able to see like I would have in prior years.
I'm also linking-up at Simon Says Stamp Challenge to use your favorite Tool - I used two of my absolute favorite tools on this card - my MISTI and my Tidy Towel. Can't stamp without them.
And I'm joining the Clean & Simple Challenge at Make My Monday.
This week' at Jingle Belles we're taking our inspiration from this lovely holiday photo.
My initial inspiration came from the bottle brush trees in those wonderful colors.
I stamped the tree from Essentials by Ellen Bear Ware 2 five times in the fun color rainbow.
Then my inspiration for the sentiment came from the JOY on the right side of the fireplace and is from Essentials by Ellen Retro Holiday Greetings. Finally, my wood grain card base was inspired by the flooring.
I'm still enjoying the Summer of Stamping with Ellen Hutson - #EBESummerofStamping.
I wanted to do more Stamping with Ellen tonight for her Summer of Stamping #EBESummerofStamping, so I decided to use my neglected Essentials by Ellen Wasabi Stamp & Die sets for a slightly different spin on The Card Concept Challenge.
I took a Clean and Graphic approach to the design and took my inspiration from the pink and green color palette, the food, and the stripes on the cake (my sushi mat) ... and sushi is a favorite tropical treat when I'm in the tropics because the fish is so much fresher.
I made my sushi mat by die cutting Essentials by Ellen Pattern Die Combo on a scrap of shimmery sprayed paper that was in my scrap bin. I attached my sushi and chop sticks with foam tape for dimension.
I found a few sets of 4th of July stickers when I was cleaning out last week, so I decided to make a few cards today. I keep all of my red, white and blue (or ivory, white and blue) paper collections in a 12" container, so I can pull them out this time of year. It's amazing how they are all paper collections for the same holiday ... but how the colors are all so slightly different that they don't always work together very well.
For the first one I used a sketch from Crazy for Challenges.
I combined three different papers, a journaling cards and several of the stickers I found on my cleaning binge.
The next one I turned into a birthday card for my stash using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.
The sentiment is a vintage Happy Birthday woodblock stamp from Hero Arts.
The third one used the rest of the polka dot paper together with pieces cut from another paper in the stack and an Independence Day sticker.
I took my inspiration for all of the layers from the table setting in The Card Concept.
I finished with some glittery star stickers and a few wraps of soft nubby yarn ... and then I got them into the mail. I wish I was seeing people in person for the long holiday weekend ... but hugs across the miles with have to do this year.
