Cowboy Birthday

Today I have a masculine birthday card which I'm dropping into my last OWH box of cards before they close the doors on August 1st.

I used a MFP Southwest Cowboy stamp set for the images and barbed wire, and a SNSS sentiment. The images were stamped with Versafine Onyx black and embossed with clear detail embossing powder. I die cut each panel using a set of Lil Inker stitched rectangles, then sponged the smaller stamped pieces with scarlet, orange and yellow ColorBox pigment inks. I mounted the pieces on a piece of black, and tied some matching twine around the lower edge. The dsp is from K&Co Que Sera Sera, and I stamped 3 rows of the barbed wire with really rust ink.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

MFP Speedy Fox and Friends #264 - follow the sketch

                                               

Words2ScrapBy#18 - it's a man's world

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - make it masculine

Mod Squad Challenge - make a birthday card

Thanks for stopping by and happy trails to you!

Carol

Watercolor Stamping

The Mod Squad challenge this week is to use a technique called watercolor stamping, and they have a tutorial linked up on their blog. 

I pulled out my GKD stately flowers 6 stamp set and got to work. I colored the rose image with 6 different water-based markers, spritzed the colored stamp lightly with water, stamped it onto watercolor paper, then used an aqua brush to soften and blend the colors. In those areas where I blended the inks a bit too much, I used the pointed end of my markers to add more definition.

I die cut the image panel using a stitched rectangle die, and matted it with a piece of daffodil cardstock. The dsp is from the GKD Garden Tour stack, and the card base is GKD grass green, The sentiment is also from the same GKD stately flowers 6 stamp set.

Thanks for spending a few moments of your day with me, and I hope your Monday is fantastic!

Carol 

I Care

Today I'm sharing a card I CASED from this card that I found on Pinterest. I was completely taken with the CAS look, the sharp contrast of colors and the great embossing. For my version, I used some metallic papers in shades of gunmetal grey and platinum, and embossed them with a CB Geometric Rings ef, and a SU! square lattice ef. The sentiment is from SU! and was done with basic grey ink. The stem was done with a Sizzlet little leaves die.

I'm sharing this with the Mod Squad challenge which is "encouragement."

I'm also sharing it with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge which is CAS - clean and simple.

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!

Carol

Butterfly with Burlap

With spring just around the corner, I thought I'd make a card with a butterfly. I die-cut the Memory Box Darla and Vivienne butterfly and colored the solid panel with Spectrum Noir Aqua markers, then cut the overlay piece from island indigo blue. I punched lots of tiny flowers with a SU! itty bitty punch, adding gemstones to the centers and butterfly. The flourish is from Cheery Lynn, and the purple burlap was a find from my LSS. I had a vision that purple and teal would look good together, but now I'm not so sure! LOL.

I'm taking this over to the Mod Squad challenge which is to make a butterfly the focal point of your card.

Happy Thursday everyone - thanks for stopping by!

Carol

Ears to You

Today I'm sharing a card made for the Mod Squad challenge - which is to make an Easter card or project.

I borrowed this SU! "Ears to You" stamp set from my friend Mary Anne because I didn't buy it when it was available. (insert unhappy face here)

I used the colors of Smoky Slate and Daffodil Yellow to put this together, including SU! dsp in matching colors. I used a prima flower, with a printed free digital sentiment circle from SansDesign and some candi dots in matching colors, and for the final touch, I added some tiny clear gemstones to the bunnies for "eyes."

I'm also sharing this over at the Simon Says Wednesday challenge which is "anything goes."

Ears to you on this Friday - thanks for stopping by!

Carol

I L.O.V.E. Dachshunds

Those who know me are aware that I love dachshunds! This cute little pooch was in a magazine, and I thought he was so sweet, I cut him out a while ago, saving him for a future use. Today I've used him on a card along with some Lawn Fawn striped paper and some stamps from MFP's Going Postal. I used some $1 foam stamps with a paw print and dog bone that are from my stash. The card base is Gina K ivory card stock.

I'm entering this into the following challenges .....

Mod Squad Challenge - Magazine Madness - something on a magazine needs to be on your card. (the dachshund image was snipped from a magazine)

MFP Speedy Fox & Friends #254 - Who Let the Dogs Out? 

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a great day!

Carol

Spring Color

Today I have a birthday card using some beautiful GinaK orchid cardstock. I just love this color and it's perfect for putting me into a spring mode! The flower is by SU! and was colored with Copics in shades of pink and green. I added a paper doily (a gift from my thoughtful friend Mary Anne) and a Cheery Lynn flourish using GinaK grass green cardstock. I added a matching padded button to the center, along with some randomly placed tiny pink, green, and clear gemstones. The sentiment is a sticker and was small enough to be seen but not overshadow the big bloom!

I'm entering this card into the Mod Squad challenge which is to make a flower your focal point.

Thanks for spending a few minutes of your day with me, and I hope you find some beautiful color in your life too!

Carol

Masculine Birthday

Today I'm sharing a masculine birthday card that was inspired by this beautiful card from my friend Lynn. I stamped several pine sprigs with Versamark ink on watercolor paper and heat-embossed them, sponging with Antique Linen ink and then Peeled Paint ink to add a little touch of green color. After it was sponged, I decided it needed a touch of color, so I added some berries with a stick stamp by Judith. It doesn't show up at all in the photo, but I added subtle streaks of clear glitter to the pines done with a Wink of Stella pen. The leaping deer were made with a Memory Box die in kraft and rust colors and sponged with chocolate chip ink, and I added color for eyes and noses with a fine black marker. The sentiment is from SSS and the mat for the image is always artichoke green.

I'm entering this into the Mod Squad challenge to create your own background without using pattern paper.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend as daylight savings time begins for us tonight and the spring warm-up apparently begins next week! I'm ready!

Carol

I Wheelie Like You!

I followed the OWH sketch challenge #249 to make this card today. I used Lawn Fawn "I Wheelie Like You" stamps and matching dies to create the image panel, coloring with Copics. I found some color-coordinated card stock pieces to match the bitty banners done with a SU! punch and Lawn Fawn dsp. The border was done with a MS arch lattice punch, and the twine is from Lawn Fawn. The little white heart was a random die cut piece I found in my box of hearts.

In addition to the OWH sketch challenge, I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

the Simon Says Wednesday challenge which is anything goes - featuring                                                                   Lawn Fawn products.

the Snippets Playground #166 - which is to use snippets.

the Mod Squad challenge -Spring Forward - use spring-inspired images such as                                         flowers, birds, butterflies, or spring colors)

                                           

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope the spring colors in this card make you feel a tad bit warmer today! We're waiting for yet another snowstorm to start any minute now and last all day............sigh. Can somebody please do something to make mother Nature smile again??? LOL

Carol

Paper Tole Flower

Today I have a card made for the Mod Squad challenge which is "paper tole." Paper tole is to stamp an image 3 times, cut 2 of the images out in smaller sections and layer it for a 3D look. For my card today I used a Hero Arts floral image and colored it with 4 different Copics. I added a small prima flower to the center which was colored with a Copic to match the green Cheery Lynn flourish. I added some tiny pink gemstones randomly to the embossed background as well as one to the flower center. The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley (thanks Di!), and the background was done with a Sizzix Winter Berries ef.

Here's a close-up that shows the 3 layers of the floral image.

I'm also sharing this over at the Snippets Playground #165 since I used snippets of white card stock to make the flower.

Thanks for stopping by today and I wish you a great day!

Carol

Pop-Up Birthday Card

I haven't made a pop-up card for a long, long time, and the Mod Squad challenge this week is to make one, so I made one using some of my snippets of dsp and cardstock. I used a sentiment from the GinaK designs Stately Flowers 6 stamp set as the focal point, stamping it on dsp and layering it with SB labels 18 dies. I drew a line around the inside of each die with a marker before cutting, and popped each layer up on foam for dimension. I added 3 small lavender gemstones at the bottom.

Here's the inside - a stack of pop-up presents, all tied up with ribbons and some stamped balloons. I used SU! cottage wall dsp, razzleberry and olive cardstocks and matching inks (including pale plum) for the entire card. I'll be saving this card for a special someone because it does take some time to make one of these.

With all the snippets I used I'll also enter this into the Snippets Playground #164.

Thanks for spending a few minutes with me today and I wish you a fantastic Valentine's day as well as a great weekend!

Carol

A Touch of Early Spring

The challenge at the Mod Squad challenge this week is "all about the animals." I decided to use this cute PB hedgie in a watering can, and colored the image with Copics. The sentiment is from GinaK stately flowers 6, along with some dsp from LYB. I used a MS border punch, swapping the heart inserts from the coordinating papers.

Here's wishing you a wonderful day and thank you so much for stopping by!

Carol

Snowboarder

I made today's card for this week's Mod Squad challenge to use teal and purple colors. Mention the color purple, and I'm there! It's my favorite color :)

I used a retired SU! image, stamping with Versafine Onyx black ink, and heat-embossed it with clear detail ep. I sponged some clouds with Ranger broken china ink, and added some snow to the ground with Lawn Fawn stitched hillside dies. I added stickles in frosted lace, aqua, lavender and purple to represent the snow coming off the snowboard. I added some Lawn Fawn stitched snowflakes colored with Copics to match the Echo Park Winter Wishes dsp. The borders were done with a MS Skylands Snowflake punch, and the sentiment is from SSS.  The card base and mat were done with eggplant cardstock. Finally, I added some Stampendous silver stickers for a little sparkle.

I'm also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge -
It's a guy thing.

Thanks for stopping by today and I wish you a warm day wherever you are!

Carol

Joy Fold

Today I have a birthday card that I made for this week's Mod Squad challenge to use a special fold. This is called a joy fold (thanks Brenda!) card. I used GinaK cardstock in bubblegum pink & blue raspberry colors, along with some GinaK Garden Tour dsp to put this together. I embossed the front panel with a SU! petals a'plenty ef and dotted it with some color to coordinate with the dsp. The layered button was done with an IO button die and adhered with a piece of foam tape on one side to hold the card front closed. The word "happy" is from SSS and the panel it's on was cut with a lil inker stitched rectangle. When opened, it looks like this..........

I added another happy birthday inside done with SSS and SNSS dies, along with some punched flowers using assorted SU! punches.

I found this in blogland yesterday and couldn't stop giggling! I still hand-write checks the old fashioned way and this is so "me" it's hilarious! LOL

Have a great Sunday and thanks for stopping by!

Carol

a Wintry Love Card

The Mod Squad challenge this week is to make your own background paper. I used the GinaK Stately Flowers 6 stamp set, and gold embossed the pinecones on the soft stone cardstock, adding tiny red birds done with a SNSS silhouette stamp set. For the main image, I used the large image from Stately Flowers 6 and embossed it in gold as well, adding a little color with Copics to make it stand out from the background. I dotted everything with liquid applique to look like snow, added a red die-cut bird, a tiny black gemstone for the eye, and lastly a little red bow. The sentiment is also from Stately Flowers 6.

Thanks for stopping by on this very busy weekend and have a wonderful day!

Carol

Christmas Tag

Today's project was made for this week's Mod Squad challenge which is to make a Christmas tag. I started with a piece of kraft cardstock, and sponged peeled paint and antique linen inks through a TCW tiny circles stencil. I stamped the pine spray image from the GinaK stately flowers 6 set with Versamark, and embossed with winter wonderland ep. I added some Copic colors to enhance the image, and then added some tiny red gemstones. The sentiment was done in dark brown ink, and I tied a piece of red burlap at the top, along with some copper cording to tie it onto a gift. I think this will be a good tag for a masculine gift as it's not too frilly.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're all staying warm wherever you are! I woke up to some white stuff on the ground here in PA this morning! Brrrr!!

Carol

Grandma's Attic

Here's a feminine card I made using the GinaK Stately Flowers 6 stamp set. I stamped this beautiful rose image on vanilla cardstock, and colored it with Copics to match the GinaK wild orchid cardstock. I die cut it with a SB Nestabilities Beaded Ovals, lightly coloring the beads with a Copic marker before removing from the die. I wove some vanilla twine around the frame, and added a paper doily behind the image. The borders were done with an EK Flower Burst lg edger punch. I decided to leave this card without a sentiment until I need to use it, because this would make a nice mother's day, Easter, or birthday card too!

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

Mod Squad - Grandma's Attic - use a doily

ScrapyLand #5 - Use any die ScrapyLand Sells (Spellbinders Nestabilities                                    Beaded oval)

Thanks for stopping by today and I wish you the best day ever!

Carol

Thanksgiving Leaves

The Mod Squad challenge this week is "holiday." Make any type of holiday card. I made an autumn-themed card for Thanksgiving, using a piece of dsp with leaves printed on it, and then stamped and heat-embossed assorted leaf images with Carnelion embossing powder. I matted it with some orange cardstock, adding 2 leaves done with a MS punch, and a tiny leaf underneath the sentiment that was a negative from an EK border punch. The sentiment was done with espresso ink.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Friday!

Carol

Mod Squad Holiday Card Challenge

Here's my card for this week's Mod Squad challenge - to make a holiday card using vellum & acetate. The snow-swirled tree image was heat embossed with white ep on a piece of pink vellum, and matted with a piece of cranberry card stock. I attached the vellum panel with red and wine colored mini brads, and then added some punched acetate snowflakes attached with white and silver mini brads. The background paper was generously shared with me by a sweet friend, and I loved the non-traditional colors and little Christmas trees in the background, so this card was built around the dsp. I added a piece of snowflake-embossed vanilla card stock with a piece of sheer cranberry ribbon, and some vanilla satin ribbon tied into a knot. The sentiment panel was done with cranberry ink on vanilla, and the ends were done with a mosaic punch.

I may have another card to post later on today, so stay tuned! Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!

Carol

Fall Harvest

Here's my entry for the Mod Squad challenge - a fruitful harvest. I looked in my stash and realized I have no fruit images, so I went with the fall harvest theme and used a Cocoa mouse pumpkin image. The border was done with an EK punch and some espresso card stock, and I used 3 different Bo Bunny dsp's from the apple cider collection. I used a few of the punched elements on the main panel and tied it all up with some yellow gingham ribbon.

Fall is my favorite time of the year, but I'm having a hard time saying good-bye to the beautiful summer we've had this year! The weather has been perfect and we've really enjoyed being outdoors more than ever these past few months!

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day whatever you're doing!

Carol