Freshly made sketches # 125

I finally took some time out from painting terra cotta pots to make a card for Freshly Made Sketches.  Here is the sketch:

And here is the card I came up with:

The design paper is by We R Memory Keepers 6 x 6 paper pad - Hip, hip, hooray which is a very appropriate title for birthday papers.  The card stock is by Bazzill and the sentiment and party hat stamps are from Taylored Expressions Birthday Bash.  I also have the matching dies Party Time that co-ordinate with the stamp set.  I used Taylored Expressions Banner Stacklets 1 to cut the banners.

I had originally stamped the party hat in turquoise but when I applied it to the card, I decided it was too much of one colour so then stamped it with Heidi Swapp's Archival Dye Ink in Pink.  The party hat was popped up on 3D dimensional foam dots.  I like this card but have not yet decided who will be the recipient but whoever it is, I hope they like it as much as I do.

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Pals Paper Arts 193

I went shopping with my friend the other day to a store I had never heard of.  The name of the store is DeSerres.  They used to be called Loomis and Toles.  They have every kind of craft items you can think of.  Most of the craft items were for painting but they also had kids' crafts, paper crafts, jewellery making beads, paint, paint brushes etc. etc. etc.  Their paper crafting section isn't very big but they had all kinds of 8 1/2 x 11 shimmer card stock in a variety of colours.  I bought some spring colours and couldn't wait to make a card or 2 with the paper.  

Pals Paper Arts this week has a sketch that I wanted to play along with using the shimmer card stock.  Here is the sketch:

Here are the 2 cards I made using the sketch as inspiration:

All the scallop circles and butterflies were punched from the shimmer card stock.  The butterflies were punched using a Creative Memories punch that I have had for several years.  I love this punch!  The scallop circles were punched using a 1 1/4 inch using an ek Success punch.  I love the bright cheerful spring like colours on this card.  The sentiment which is by Hero Arts clear stamp set made especially for Operation Write Home and a portion of the proceeds help to fund Operation Write Home.  It was stamped using Memento Ink - Grape Jelly.  

For the second card I rotated the card base as the stars were too big to fit horizontally so I flipped it vertically: 

All the stars were punched out of the shimmer card stock.  The larger stars were punched using a Martha Stewart punch all over the page and the smaller stars were punched using a Recollections punch.  The sentiment which was stamped using Heidi Swapp Archival Dye ink in Teal is also from the same stamp set I used on the 1st card.  

I am very pleased at how these cards turned out and will have to make a third card as I have 3 granddaughters who will be the recipients of these cards.  I will probably die cut some flowers for the 3rd card and attach them to scallop circles.  I also intend to add some bling to the butterflies as Brooke, the 6 year old loves bling.  I'm sure the girls will love the bright spring colours I used to create the cards.  

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Anna/Oma

Freshly made Sketches #122

I haven't played along with Freshly Made Sketches in a while and when I saw this week's sketch; I thought I would change that.

Here is the sketch:

Here is my card using the sketch as inspiration:

I started off with a white card stock base, added a layer of pink card stock, followed by a layer of design paper from White Rose Studio - Butterfly Garden and the centre strip of the green leaves is also from the same 6 x 6 paper pad.  I added a white border to the pale pink card stock which has the sentiment by Stampendous which was stamped using Versa Fine Crimson Red Ink.  The rose which is by Taylored Expressions Rosy Posy stamp set was heat embossed on vellum and then sponged using SU's Purely Pomegranate.  I started by lightly sponging the rose and then sponging a little heavier for the center of the rose.

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Anna/Oma

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #205

I really like the sketch at Sweet Sunday this week and decided to play along.

Here is the sketch:

Here is the card I made:

White cardstock base and the design paper is from Doodlebug 6 x 6 paper pad - Sweetheart.  The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Crimson Red ink.  I love the little flag detail on the side of the card and all the hearts.

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Tuesday morning sketches and vellum

I just recently found some inspiration for making cards with vellum.  When I saw the Tuesday morning sketch for this week, I knew I could make a card using vellum for the main focus of my card.  Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

I changed the orientation to landscape for this card because of the design paper which is from Wild Rose Studio 6 x 6 paper pad Annabelle's garden.  I popped up the main focal point onto 3D foam pads.  The sentiment is by Magenta and was stamped with Versa Fine Red Crimson ink.  The image is from CTMH - Happy Valentine which was a stamp of the month which I bought from my niece Krista who is a CTMH consultant.  It is hard to see but I used my Dove Blender pen to colour the image. White card stock base and the darker pink card stock matches the design paper perfectly.  I used a lighter pink card stock for the strip to set off the main image.

 And just for fun, I also used vellum on this card:

I heat embossed and coloured in the image with my blender pen using SU's Wasabi Green for the leaves and SU's Purely Pomegrante.  I then fussy cut the image.  It took a lot longer to cut the image than it did to heat emboss and colour it.  I love how it turned out.  The sentiment from Cornish Heritage Farms was stamped using Versafine Crimson Red ink onto a Spellbinder's die.  Pink card stock base and rose image embossing folder sets off this image nicely.  I am really pleased with how this card turned out considering it was the first time I ever used vellum for an image.  

If you've ever used vellum on a card; please post a comment with a link to your blog so I can check it out!

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Anna/Oma 

DD#88 & FMS121

This week's Dynamic Duos Challenge has an interesting colour duo of red and teal.  I would never have thought to put those 2 colours together.  However; after I made my card; I rather like it!  I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.  I think it took me all of about 3 minutes to make my card.

Here are both challenges:

The sketch is a very easy sketch and it is also very clean and simple which I like.  Here is the card I created:

White card stock base, 2 red card stock hearts which were punched using a Martha Stewart punch for the small heart and a Marvy punch for the larger heart.  The small heart was popped up on a 3D dimensional square. The teal card stock square was punched with a EK Success punch.  The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions - Kiss Me and was stamped with Versafine - Crimson Red.  This card will be going to a child at The Hospital for Sick Children here in Toronto.  I am on the Smiley Team for Kards for Kids HSC and am having lots of fun creating cards for the children.


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STAMPlorations sketch challenge

I came across a new to me challenge blog quite by accident recently.  I really like the sketch that STAMPlorations posted so decided to play along.

Here is the sketch:

And here is the card I made using their sketch:

I started out with a white card stock base and added pink a layer of pink card stock and a layer of design paper from the 6 x 6 paper pad - Head over Heels by Bo Bunny.  I added some pink ribbon and punched out 3 hearts with a MS punch and popped them up on 3D foam pads onto the ribbon.  The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Crimson Red ink and I also added some rhinestone hearts.  I I ever make another card using this sketch, I think I will add the ribbon and punched hearts a bit lower.

This card was made for a child at The Hospital for Sick Children here in Toronto.  I am on the Smiley Team for Kards for Kids and enjoy making cards for the children in the hospital.  I really like this card and am hoping that the recipient will like it as much as I do.

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Tuesday Morning Sketches #234

I have always enjoyed playing along with Tuesday Morning Sketches in the past as I love their sketches.  This week's sketch challenge was no exception.

Here is the sketch:

Here is the card I made following the sketch:

I started off with a white card stock base and then added design paper from Bo Bunny 6 x 6 paper pad - Head over Heels.  I used an EK Success punch to punch out the square and the sentiment which is stamped using Versafine Crimson Red ink is from SU's stamp set Sprinkled Expressions.  I added some pink ribbon and bow and also a heart charm which reads Made with Love.  The sparkly pink heart buttons are by Recollections which I bought at Michaels.

This card turned out better than I thought it would and will be going to a child at The Hospital for Sick Children here in Toronto.  I am on the Smiley Team for Kards for Kids and am having a blast making cards for the children.  I hope this card puts a smile on the recipient's face.

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CTS#61 Meets CAS.ology

As mentioned in a previous post; this winter just seems to be dragging and I can't wait for spring to arrive!

Once again, I have found 2 challenges that I was able to incorporate into one card.  I used the sketch from CAS(e) this Sketch and the color challenge at CAS.ology which is to use the color purple.

Here is the sketch:

And here is the card that I came up with:

I used a white card stock base.  The Spellbinder's square was cut and embossed on Bazzill purple card stock using my cuttlebug.  I cut the Pippi butterfly die by Memory Box with lilac glitter paper and also added some rhinestone bling.  The sentiment which is from CTMH - Butterfly Wings was stamped using Memento Grape Jelly ink.

I love this card but have not yet decided who the recipient will be.

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Anna/Oma

Code word NEW!!

That is the challenge at Addicted to CAS challenge.

Their logo for this challenge:

Here is my card:

I started with a red card stock base and used my Lifestyle Whimsy embossing folder on white.  The die cut is from Cottage Cutz - Love Blooms which I bought recently but have never used as yet.  I also added some tiny white pearls to the flowers on the die cut and tiny red pearls to the embossing portion of the card.  This die cut was difficult to cut using my cuttlebug and I had to turn the die 2 times to get it to cut properly.  In spite of this, I really like the die.  I'm not sure who the recipient will be for this card but hope whoever I give or mail it to likes it as much as I do.  

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A touch of Spring

This winter with its snow and below freezing temperatures has just seemed to drag and I can't wait for spring!!

I was going through my butterflies pinterest board and came across a card that I had pinned a long time ago but never got around to casing.  Here is the link to the card that I cased:  http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2290266.

I love tulips and butterflies so this card was perfect to remind me that spring will soon be here.  I also love clean and simple cards that are easy to make but can still look elegant.

Here is my version:

White card stock base - SU's Tulip embossing folder - lilac glitter paper by Recollections - Whimsy embossing folder by Lifestyle.  I punched out the butterflies from the lilac glitter paper with my Creative Memories butterfly punch.  I am still debating if I should add some tiny rhinestones or pearls to the butterflies.  Sometimes there is beauty in simplicity.  I will be stamping an appropriate greeting inside the card once I decide who to send it to.
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Dynamic Duos meets Less is More

I came across 2 challenges and decided to incorporate both challenges into one card.  The first challenge I found was the Dynamic Duos Colour Challenge which is to use the colours Black and Hot Pink.  I wasn't sure what sketch to use until I came across the Less is More sketch challenge.

Here is the colour challenge:

Here is the sketch:

Here is the card I created:

White card stock base.  I heat embossed a Stampin Up heart stamp onto hot pink card stock and then punched it out using my Marvy heart punch.  The sentiment was stamped on the black strip of card stock which was layered onto a strip of hot pink card stock with Color Box Powdered Sugar which I got from the Stamps of Life.  I do not know which company the sentiment is from as I have lost the packaging it came in.  I also added some hot pink Pearl Gems by Forever in Time.

This card will be sent to a child at The Hospital for Sick Children here in Toronto.  I am on the Smiley Team for Kards for Kids HSC and am having a blast making cards for the children and hoping that my cards will put a smile on their face.  I hope the child who receives this card will like it as much as I do.
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Freshly made sketches #120

I was really tired when I got up this morning and had every intentions of going back to bed.  Then I saw this week's sketch at Freshly made Sketches and I was inspired to play along.

Here is the sketch:

Here is the card I made using my favourite decorative element - a butterfly.

Ivory cardstock base with pink cardstock.  The design paper is by Wild Rose Studio 6 x 6 paper pad - Butterfly garden.  The butterfly die cut is by Memory Box Dies - Pippi and I'm not sure why it looks yellow in my photo because I cut it with ivory card stock.  I added some tiny rhinestones to the body of the butterfly.  I had originally die cut the same butterfly and added pink glitter but I didn't like it very much.  I like the one I used much better.  I used a 2 inch scallop punch and popped it up with foam dots.  I also used Taylored Expression Banner Stacklets dies to cut the banners.  I also added a sentiment inside "You make my heart flutter." which is by CTMH stamp set - Butterfly Wings.

The photo is not very good as far as the colours are concerned.  It is not that bright in real life.  It's a bit more muted.


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Techno Stamper Monday Lunchtime Challenge

I really like this Monday's Lunchtime sketch so decided to play along and knew exactly which stamp set to use for it.

Here is the sketch:

Here is the card I created:

White card stock base, maroon and pinkish mauve card stock.  The design paper is from a 6 x 6 paper pad by Bo Bunny - Head over Heels Collection.  The banners and sentiment were stamped with Versafine Crimson Red ink and are from Stamps of Life Sampler2love stamp set.  I added a pink heart shaped rhinestone to the middle banner.  I fussy cut the banners as they were stamped too close together in order for me to use the matching die that I have for them.

This card will be going to a child at the Hospital for Sick Children here in Toronto.  I am on the Smiley Team for Kards for Kids HSC.  We make cards for the children in the hospital and have lots of fun doing it.  We have several sponsors and have contests where we can win stamps and/or paper.  I love how this card turned out and hope that the recipient will love it too.

Oh rats!  I waited too long to link up my card on the blog and now the linky list is closed!  Oh well, I still had fun making the card!
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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #39

This week's challenge proved to be quite a challenge for me.  When I first saw it, I didn't have a clue as to how to interpret it into a card.  While organizing some of my dies, I came across the star die from Taylored Expressions and remembered that I had the perfect dies and sentiments from The Stamps of Life that would be perfect to go with the die.  Here is the sketch:

Here is the card that I came up with using lots of stars!

Here is the inside of the card:

I used a white cardstock base, navy and light blue cardstock.  The sentiments were stamped with Versafine Majestic Blue.  This card will be going to a child at the Hospital for Sick Children here in Toronto.  I hope that the recipient will like it.

Won't you consider joining us this week and creating a card using the sketch?  If you're lucky you might even be able to sport a Top Three badge on your blog.

Have a great day everyone!
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Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 202

When I first saw this week's sketch; I wasn't sure which design paper to use but then I received my January Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients Kit arrived the other day.  I love the 6 x 6 paper pad - Love Notes by Crate Paper and after looking through it, I had no problem picking out 2 of the papers for this sketch.

Here is the sketch:

Here is the card I created using the sketch as inspiration:

I love how the card stock in the kit matches the colours found in the paper pad.  I stamped the sentiment from the kit with Versafine Crimson Red and added the small string of hearts under the sentiment and on the banner.  The small string of hearts is a clear stamp from Stamps of Life - sampler2love.  The larger heart is also from the Key Ingredients Kit which was fussy cut and popped up on some foam dots.  The colours of the heart design paper is actually a bit more muted than the photo shows.  I used 2 of the Taylored Expressions Banner Stacklets 1 to die cut the banners.  The base of this card is white.  This card will be going to a child at the Hospital for Sick Children here in Toronto.  I am on the Smiley Team for Kards for Kids HSC.  I am pleased with how this card turned out and I hope it puts a smile on the recipient's face.

Here is a picture showing this month's Key Ingredients Kit:

The Key Ingredients Kits include cardstock, 6 x 6 paper pad, matcing ribbon and a stamp set.  I have bought several kits in the past and have made quite a few cards with them.  The other feature of the kit is that it comes in a plastic storage bin and in that way you can easily store each kit in its own container.
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