Just us Girls is sharing a Spring Mood Board this week for inspiration.
I combined it with the Sketch at TGIF Challenges using five different designer paper inspired by the Mood Board.
I die cut three Alexandra Renke greenery pieces inspired by the greenery in the Mood Board, and finished with a sentiment from Taylored Expressions Simple Strips - Friendship.
When I saw the Taylored Expressions April #TEMakerChallenge Sketch, I thought about lots of possibilities for those circles.
I decided to try punching 1 1/4" circles from one of my "rejected" Gelli Press prints from this card and arranged the circles on a white card base. This is a lesson in why I save Gelli Press prints that as a background may not have the look I want, but a punch or die cut can give the print an entirely different look.
I die cut the Taylored Expressions Coneflowers from three colors that coordinated with my background and finished with a Sentiment Strips - Friendship, which will be perfect to put in the mail to one of my crafty friends across the miles.
I'm also linking-up at the Papercraft Challenges Spring Challenge.
My sentiment stamp is from July 2019, so I'm also linking-up at the Retro Rubber it's spring Challenge.
We're still creating Earth Day inspired holiday cards at Jingle Belles this week using recycled materials.
I started my card with a piece of saved Tim Holtz Holiday packaging for my card base ... I love the snowy edges.
I used the Sketch from Just Add Ink Challenge and layered on a number of Tim Holtz vintage holiday ephemera. I used a stamped sentiment from Taylored Expressions Pennant Parade Christmas and a rub-on sentiment toward the bottom.
Pastels with the Paper Players seemed to be the right approach for Easter (I even hid a few bunnies in my birthday card).
I went searching for designer papers in my stash that were inspired by the flowers & colors of the lovely Desserts at the Inspired by Challenge.
This week's Freshly Made Sketch let me feature 4 different papers from Pebbles Garden Party & Lullaby including a lovely daffodil seed packet.
I finished with some Birthday Wishes from Taylored Expressions More Signature Sentiments.
I'm also linking-up at the Simon Says Birthday Challenge.
Today I needed to get a Father's Day card done, so it can be sent across the globe to arrive on time.
I used stamps from Raisin Boat Nailed It! to stamp the background on a kraft card base. Those little tools stamped so well with my MISTI.
Next I stamped three sentiments from the same set & the Happy Father's Day sentiment from Taylored Expressions Hoppy Days to keep the card lightweight and mailable.
Today's card is for the March Caffeinated Christmas Challenge.
I used three shades of green with the Taylored Expression Perk-Up Background stamp and coordinating Stencils.
I used sentiments from Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Coffee & Simple Strips Christmas.
I finished with some gold metallic paint splatter (or spatter) for the #TEMakerChallenge for March.
I loved this month's Sketch at The Male Room and had been thinking about ways to interpret it.
I was doing quite a bit of Gel Press printing today, so I had lots of pieces of paper that I had used to roll-off my brayer to clean it, and I really loved some of the color combinations, especially the ones with the metallic paints.
I used a 5/8" square punch and punched out all of the squares I could get from the paper. Next I layered them onto a piece of purple-grey Alexandra Renke paper that was also on my studio table.
I needed masculine birthday cards, so I pulled out this sentiment from Taylored Expressions Penned Pretty.
I liked the look so much, I did another one with another roll-off sheet.
Since my sentiment is from April 2000 (it has been retired) I'm also joining the Anything Goes Challenge at Retro Rubber Challenge.
For this week's CLEAR prompt at Jingle Belles, I decided to give a shaker card a try. I thought the Ornaments from Taylored Expressions Beauty Lies Within 3 would make a cute shaker (without clearly thinking through the challenge of getting my foam strips curved around that very thin little circular border ... but I didn't give up).
I filled my shaker with Pinkfresh Studio Champagne Glitter Drops before attaching it to a lovely piece of snowflakes designer paper from Gina K. Designs.
I added a few strips of red cardstock & finished with a Taylored Expressions Simple Strips - Christmas sentiment.
Today I made a card for the Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge.
I loved the pop of red in the various candy cane images, so I die cut the Taylored Expressions Beauty Lies Within 3 Cardinal Die from red cardstock.
I die cut the Lawn Fawn Let It Shine silver snowflake paper (that was inspired by the carpet in front of the Christmas tree) with a Taylored Expressions Stitched Mini Slim Stacklets die before adding it to a red card base.
I finished with a Simon Says Stamp Reverse Holiday sentiment and some Taylored Expressions Drip Drops.
I needed a sympathy card, and somehow I let my stash get depleted. It's the one card I least like to make when I need it, so I worked to restock my stash.
For some reason I tend to gravitate to greenery for sympathy cards, and for this one I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch together with the Simon Says Stamp Circle Leaves die cut from a scrap of Dylusions Purple Shimmer Painted Paper I had on my craft table (yes, sometimes I plan cards ... and sometimes I just use what is within reach and go with it).
I used stitched circle die to cut out the leafy circle, and then used the same circle die on a piece of mixed media paper to back it. Here's what the purple looks like before I die cut it (I think it's time to make some more).
Next I used the stitched circle on a coordinating piece of chalk printed paper that I made here.
I finished with a navy stamped Taylored Expressions Simple Strips - Sympathy.
