Ingenious Inkling

Kitty Hugs

The June Challenge at Poppy Stamps is all about Clean & Simple.

I die cut the cute little Poppy Stamps Peek a Boo Kitty three times from gold cardstock.  I lined them up on dark green cardstock and then added some gems to the kitty-in-the-middle.

 

I framed the kitties with pretty leaf paper from Memory Box Cottage Meadow papers.  I used my Poppy Stamps Tidings of Joy Sentiment (with a little stamp surgery) to finish my Clean & Simple design.

I'm also linking-up at Cute Card Thursday where the theme is Masculine.

Sending Hugs to You

The May Poppy Stamp Challenge is Winged Things. 

I die cute the Poppy Stamps Adriana Wreath Die twice from two of my Gel Press Prints and rotated them slightly before layering.  I then used the rest of the Gel Print as my card base.

 

I perched a vintage vellum butterfly sticker on the wreath and then decorated my wreath with tiny clear bling.  I did a little stamp surgery to Poppy Stamps Tidings of Joy Stamp set to end-up with the perfect sentiment for my card.

Poppy Stamps Floral Frenzy

The current theme at the Poppy Stamps Challenge is Floral Frenzy.  

 

The Poppy Stamps Wild At Heart Border is scattered with flowers.  I die cut it twice (from Maroon & Yellow) and layered it slightly off-set over some gorgeous floral designer paper.  

 

I added a few tiny pink paper flowers with pearl centers and finished with a sentiment from my favorite Memory Box Set Big and Little Words.  

The colors remind me of my Pedicure yesterday with my new Yellow Box Sandals ... time for Easter Egg Toes (Essie Flying Solo).

 

Happy Valentine's Day

The theme at the Poppy Stamps Challenge is From the Heart ... lucky for me one of the few dies I have by them is my favorite Heart Confetti Collage.

I die cut the Heart Confetti Collage from Red Cardstock and then attached it to a piece of designing paper that was leftover on my studio table (from this card) ... I liked how the paper designs looked framed by the hearts.

I wanted to add a few accents, and as I looked at different colors, I decided I really liked the contrast of royal blue, so I added both sequins and small gems.  The sentiment is a sticker from my stash.

I'm also joining my friend Sam's Use My Stuff Challenge where the theme is Love. #umschallengelove

 

Heartfelt Hugs

This month's Poppy Stamps Challenge is Anything Goes ... perfect for my Poppy Stamps Heart Confetti Collage Die.

 

Since Poppy Stamps is the sponsor of the TIME OUT Challenge, I used the Home Sweet Home Photo as my inspiration ... I love the pop of bright green with all the black and white.

 

 

I used some Green polka dot designer paper and attached my Heart Die with foam tape for dimension, before attaching to a white card base.

 

 

I used a sentiment from the Memory Box Big and Little Words Set and finished with a sprinkling of lime green gems.

Wishi Washi Wonderful

Since I own more Washi Tape than a person should be allowed to have, I wanted to join the Wishi Washi Challenge at Poppy Stamps.

The theme is to use Washi Tape and/or a Wish Theme ... I went with both.  I used a scrap of White Cardstock and lined-up multiple pieces of Little B Silver Starry Night Washi Tape to create a solid background.

 

Next I die cut the Poppy Stamps Heart Confetti Collage out of a piece of wood grain cardstock over my washi background ... and since you often wish upon a star, I added a sentiment sticker.

 

Love the effect for a perfect birthday card for the Simon Says Stamp Happy Birthday Challenge.

Love You More

Today's card is inspired by the Poppy Stamps Love Me Do Challenge.

It features Heart Confetti Collage from Poppy Stamps die cut from a Purple Shimmer Card Base.

I backed the die cut with silver glitter paper.  The sentiment is from Avery Elle Simple Sentiments stamped on a lighter purple cardstock and attached with foam tape.

I took some inspiration from the Brown Sugar Challenge where it's Love or Valentine's Day.

 

 

I'm also linking-up at Word Week at Just Us Girls.

 

Agraria Thank You

The site for this week's SplitCoastStampers Inspiration Challenge is Agraria San Francisco.  Agraria means "beautiful flowers growing in the fields" and is the name the founders chose for their original potpourri, which has expanded to include other delicious smelling products.

I chose their signature Bitter Orange Bath Salts and Bath Bar to inspire my design.

I started with metallic papers from DCWV Cranberry Christmas Collection.  I used a rectangle of silver paper to back my metallic bird and wrapped it in green ribbon like the bath bar.

I stamped my Poppy Stamps Hope and Thanks sentiment in Delicata Silver Ink and embossed with silver detail embossing powder.  I finished with a few silver sequins.

I'm also joining the Gratitude Theme Week at TGIF Challenge.

I hope you find inspiration.

Country Christmas

I was able to sneak in one more tag before heading to bed ... Feminine Tag #11 is a Country Theme.

I skipped this one because country isn't easy for me ... I'm more of a retro-mod kind of gal.  I went searching through my Christmas paper stash and found the Handmade Holiday papers from Simple Stores, and then the design came together quickly.

I used lots of different paper elements from the collection and finished with a few kraft stickers and PoppyStamps Frozen Flakes.

Blue Snowflake Christmas

We're playing a second round of tic-tac-toe at Jingle Belles this week.  This time I went vertical down the middle - Bling + Die Cut + Snow.

I tried out my new Poppy Stamps Frozen Flakes Die Cut on silver glitter paper ... love the detail.

Since the Addicted to CAS Challenge is Blue, that's what I chose for my color palette.  I added a Silver Doily, lots of tiny blue bling and a sentiment from Clearly Besotted Sentimental Type (love that set).