Motif

Dear Ones~

I had such a good time making this card. Taking a bunch of little stamps and making a motif is super fun, and I love the results. Betsy Veldman over at Papertrey Ink has a wonderful video showing how to do this. Check it out HERE.

Here's what I came up with:

I used several stamp sets for this card (see below), and the inks I used are all Distress Inks: Fossilized Amber, Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon and Abandoned Coral. This was stamped on GKD White Card Stock and mounted on a GKD Blue Raspberry card base. I was amazed how well the Mermaid Lagoon ink matched that blue paper.

Here is a side view--->

The Ingredients:

 GKD White and Blue Raspberry Card Stock

Papertrey Ink Rosie Posie Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Day Dreamer Stamp Set

Day Dreamer Matching Die Set

GKD Folk Filigree Stamp Set

Distress Inks

Stickles

This card will be entered in the following challenges:

Papertrey Ink Make It Monday - Motif Building

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Thinking of You

I will definitely be doing more of these - they are really so much fun. Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments!!

Just a Little Sparkle

Dear Ones~
What a beautiful day here in Northern Michigan. Why am I not out enjoying the sunshine and 60 degree weather? I'm playing in my craft room of course.

Today's offering was made for:
 Mod Squad Challenge - silver or pearl in recogniton of lung cancer awareness.
Power Poppy - embellish this.

Here's my card:

This was a pretty simple card to make. I heat embossed those poinsettias from Melanie Muenchinger's A Year of Flowers stamp set using GKD silver embossing power. They are embossed on vellum, then placed behind the "frame" of holographic snowflake paper and popped up using foam tape. Then I embellished with sequins and gems.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White Card Stock

Vellum

GKD Silver Embossing Powder

GKD A Year of Flowers Stamp Set

Paper Wishes Silver Snowflake Holographic Paper

Paper Wishes Christmas Collection Stamp for Greeting

Stash Sequins and Gems

This card is so sparkly - the photo, of course, doesn't do it justice. You just can't photograph sparkle. Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments. Hope you have had a wonderful weekend!!

CASEing Butterflies

Dear Ones~

The card I have for you today was made for the Challenge over at Kelly Latevola's Blog.
Her Challenge celebrates the One Year Anniversary for this series, CASEing Genius Challenge. Check out the blog to see all the details.

 

I decided to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) a card by Wanda Guess. She has such great style, and I loved this card in particular. Isn't it gorgeous?

 

So here's my take on her card:

 

I decided to switch it up a bit and use this beautiful butterfly die from Stampin' Up. I also chose to use bright colors for the background, which was done with the watercolor smooshing technique.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Black Onyx and Peach Belini Card Stock

Strathmore Watercolor Paper

Aged Mahogany  and Wild Honey Distress Inks 

Tim Holtz Mixed Media Die from Sizzix

Stampin' Up Bold Butterfly Framelit

  The last part of the challenge asks us to nominate another talented artist to be a future genius. I have so many creative wonderful friends, it was hard to chose just one. I finally settled on Cindy Horvath.  I really love her style, she has such an eye for color and design. I encourage everyone to check out her wonderful work.

Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments. We are looking forward to a little snow at the end of the week. I can't think about that right now....haha.

Draagonfly and Fern

Hi Again~

Here's another card that I enjoyed making:

I have recently gotten a new color from Stampin' Up called Tip Top Taupe, and for some reason I just LOVE it. Got the card stock and the ink. I popped up the two panels on fun foam, so this card has some dimension. Used the stamping off technique for the soft background and then did the focal images with full strength ink.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Ivory Card Stock

Stampin' Up Tip Top Taupe Card Stock

Stampin' Up Tip Top Taupe Ink

Stampin' Up Awesomely Artistic Stamp Set

Mama Elephant Sunday Sentiments Stamp Set

Darice Basket Weave Embossing Folder
Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

Stickles

I am entering this card in:

The Mod Squad Challenge, Give Thanks-hosted this week by my fabulous bestie Barb Champbell

Simon Says Wednesday, Thanks/Thanksgiving

So that's it for me tonight. Hope everyone has an awesome week. Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments.

With Thanks

Dear Ones~

the Wild Thangs have gone and it's quiet around here now. I finally have a chance to do a couple of posts.

Here's my first card:

This was a fun card to make because it really went fast. The focal is the greeting, I kinda like making these kinds of cards. I love the papers here, I think they make the card.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Navy and Ivory Card Stock

Craft Smith Chelsea Lane Patterned Paper

GKD Frame and Flowers Stamp Set

GKD In the Navy Ink

Spellbinders Scallop Circle Dies

MFT Die-Namics Stitched Circle Die

Various Punches for the Flower

Judy Dots

I am entering this card in:

The Mod Squad Challenge, Give Thanks-hosted this week by my fabulous bestie Barb Champbell

Simon Says Wednesday, Thanks/Thanksgiving
Just Us Girls Challenge, Word Week: Stripes

I have another card to show you today too, so stay tuned. Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments.

Black Eyed Susans

Dear Ones~
One more card done with just stamping. I'm lovin' this - so refreshing.

Here's my card:

I used the Flower Favorites stamp set by Papertrey Ink. It uses multiple stamps to create a dimensional look. Love using different colors of ink to make the image pop. And don't you adore that cute little bee? I'm so partial to those buzzy little things!

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White Heavy Weight Card Stock

Papertrey Ink Flower Favorites Stamp Set

GKD Inks In:

*Honey Mustard

*Sweet Corn

*Fresh Asparagus

*Jelly Bean

Stickles

Judy Dots

This card will be entered in:

Mod Squad Challenge, Bold and Beautiful

Just Us Girls Challenge, One Layer Card

Simon Says Monday, Throwback, July 13, 2015 Anything Goes!

Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes

Whew, that's it for me. This is my third blog post today. Guess I'll go find a cup of coffee. Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments!! 

One-Layer Wonder

Dear Ones~
I had forgotten how much I love stamping. I think I have become so ensconced in using dies and trying new techniques that I didn't stamp for stamping's sake any more. The Just Us Girls Challenge is hosted this week by my dear friend, Sharyn Polesel. She is uber talented. Visit her BLOG and check out her work. Her challenge is to do a one layer card EEK - what???? No layers? C'mon!!!! But I found out that just stamping on a card front is very fun.

Here's my card:

 

I used a stamp set by Papertrey Ink called Flower Favorites. This is a multiple stamp set, so you get some real dimension by using several colors. 

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White Heavy Base Weight Card Stock

Papertrey Ink Flower Favorites Stamp Set

GKD Inks In:

*Lovely Lavender

*Wild Lilac

*Fresh Asparagus

*Jelly Bean

Judy Dots

This card will be entered in:

Just Us Girls Challenge, One-Layer Card 

Simon Says Monday, Throwback, July 13, 2015 Anything Goes!

Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes

Hope you are having a lovely weekend. Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments!