When I saw the sketch at the As You See It Challenge, I knew I wanted to play with Washi Tape.
Next I layered on two SRM Stickers before finishing with a piece of flair and a red card base.
I'm also joining the Love Sweet Love theme at the TGIF Challenge.
The theme at CASology this week is ...
I started with a clear journaling card ... added two clear SRM Baby Stickers ... and then finished with some translucent washi tape with clear dots.
The finishing touch was a 3-D baby elephant sticker that's been hanging-out in my supplies for way too long.
Layout is Retro Sketches.
I wanted to join the Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge ... only one problem ... I needed to make a card for someone who just got a new home ... and I have no stamps in my Taylored Expressions stash for that event (which must mean I need more Taylored Expressions stamps).
So I did what every good stamper does ... I got creative. I went through the stamps I did have and decided I could use the coffee steam from Joe-To-Go to stamp a fun background. I stamped it one direction in bright pink and the other direction in a darker red to use the colors from the image.
I found this great *badge* in my stash for the focal point and added a few corkboard stickers with hearts for the theme. I finished with an SRM Sticker sentiment.
We're celebrating Christmas Trees at Jingle Belles this week. I considered die cuts and stamps ... and then as I was thinking about my design, I realized I have enough Christmas designer paper (a lot of it discontinued) to make all of my cards this year ... so I decided to make a concerted effort to turn those pretty papers into cards.
I found this trio of trees on some fun Kaiser Craft papers (love these colors). I added one of the border die cuts and an SRM Sticker sentiment that was the perfect size.
I'm also joining the weekly Christmas Card Challenge where the theme is anything goes.
We were thrilled with how many people joined us for our first prompt ... hope you'll join us for number 2.
Daring Cardmakers theme is Thank You for Music. This card was made using a musical stencil with Color Burst Watercolor Powders.
I finished with some SRM Stickers for the Birthday Sentiments.
I'm also joining Seize the Birthday where the topping theme is Splatters ... I love how easy it is to create splatters with Color Burst Powders.
Since blue & snowflakes worked so well for last week's Jingle Belles card, I stuck with it again this week. I tend to gravitate to blue & purple snow-themed paper collections (like BoBunny Woodland Winter).
It also gave me the opportunity to layer on some felt snowflakes. The layout is the sketch from The Paper Players.
I finished with an SRM Sticker Sentiment.
This week Jingle Belles is joining Shopping our Stash for a Shop Your Stash Christmas ... that means use products that have been in your stash for at least a year.
In my case, since I was hanging out at Lauren's house for Art Camp, I got to shop her stash. I chose this D.O.T.S. Christmas tree that has to be at least 15 years old (probably closer to 20 I'm guessing). Check out how Lauren used the same tree for her card this week too.
I stamped it on a piece of watercolor paper that had been *painted* with Color Burst Watercolor Powders. I didn't get a good impression, so I stamped it again on a second piece. Rather than waste the first piece, I cut out two sections of the tree to add some dimension. I added a piece of water-colored dictionary paper along the bottom.
The layout is Leslie's Crooked Stamper Sketch Challenge.
I stamped a banner sentiment from My Mind's Eye 12 Days of Christmas along the bottom of the tree for the sentiment and punch two snowflakes from the scraps of green water-colored papers. Next I shopped through Lauren's bling and decorated the tree in yellow & pink.
When I got home, I shopped my own stash and added a golden star to the top of the tree & a row of SRM Stickers.
And yes ... there will be prizes from both blogs, so make sure you come join the fun.
The Kraft Journal is looking for CAS Thank You Cards, which is right up my alley. I love kraft cardstock ... and I love clean & simple.
I also love a sketch that uses up scraps of paper on my studio table that would otherwise be going in the recycle ... so the sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketches was perfect. The sentiment is an SRM Sticker.
As I searched for flowers to use on my card, I was thinking about how at one time I would have had hundreds of flowers in every shape and color ... and now it seems flowers are sort of *out* on the embellishment spectrum, so it was a challenge to find any in my stash that worked. I also pulled out some brads, which are also a rather neglected embellishment. Feels good to use some of those forgotten supplies.
Today I'm channeling the talented Christmas Muse Betty Wright and her gorgeous design.
I loved the silver with green, the tag, and the pop of dark red, so those are the elements I incorporated into my card.
I combined a silver doily, green holiday papers, a Penny Black Joy holiday sticker, sequins and an SRM Sticker Sentiment together with the sketch from Tis' The Season. I was just thinking this week how seldom I use ribbon on my cards any more, but I thought this dark maroon ribbon pulled out those colors from the sticker.
We're still celebrating all things Postal at Jingle Belles. I found some postage stamp die cuts in the clearance bin on my crafty adventures last week, so I decided to make my own postage stamp.
I also found these rockin' googlie eyed Christmas Owls ... I'd buy a stamp with Oliver the Red Nosed Christmas Owl ... wouldn't you.
With all of my layers, I'm joining the Layer it On Me Challenge at Shopping Our Stash. Sentiment is an SRM Sticker.
