Circles Again!

Sharing another card inspired by this week's CASology challenge CIRCLES. I used the confetti stamp from PTI Good Times stamping it three times (Tropical Team, Hawaiian Shores, and Aqua Mist) for an ombre look. Used my MISTI for the second time - worked very well with this confetti stamp. I embossed the large sentiment with this fine black glitter embossing powder I picked up at the Scrapbook expo. 

Thanks for taking a peek! 

ColourQ #309

So I went to the Scrapbook Expo a few weeks ago and picked up a few things I'm so excited to use. This week's ColourQ and CASology challenges proved to be the perfect inspiration for my new Memory Box Large Ringlets Die. 

I cut the die three times in different colors and pieced it together on the pale grey Simon Says Stamp Smoke cardstock. Yikes, much harder than I thought!  Plus adhering the circle outline wasn't easy either even though I used double sided adhesive before I ran it through the Cuttlebug. Thank goodness I love the results! Such a modern look. 

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September Create Along With Us

Quick tag to share today for the Create Along With Us challenge. I made it using trees and sentiment from City Scene.

 Inspired by this colorful card Ashley made during Countdown festivities -

 Hope you are having a great weekend. Thanks for taking a peek!

What A Dress!

Oh my, do I love this gorgeous dress!! The colors and style are completely me. 

I was drawn to the colors and the symmetry of the embroidered pattern on the dress. Here's my take which ended up looking NOTHING like that dress! I used the challenge colors with Round Repeats to mimic the symmetry. 

Ok, that's it for everything I made last night. Hope to finish a couple more challenges before the deadline. Thanks for popping in! 

On The Runway

One of my favorite challenges is the Runway Inspiration Challenge. Love the dresses the DT selected and the cards they made.

Here's the inspiration from Betsy -

Love the contrast of the blue and white and how the bottom of the card changes background. On the top its a dark blue background with white flowers and toward the bottom its white with blue flowers but the transition happens in short of a diagonal asymmetrical way. So here's my take - 

I used Sentiment Splits curved dies to create two panels - a larger Enchanted Evening on the top and white on the bottom. For the top panel I embossed medallions from Giga Guidelines in white. I stamped all the medallions on the panel in Versamark first before adding the embossing powder so it was hard to keep track of which designs were next to what. Just noticed that I have two of the same medallion right next to each other! UGH. That's what happens when you are working so fast. 

For the small bottom panel, I stamped in Enchanted Evening. Panels are propped up with foam tape and the curved sentiment stamped in the split. 

Second card to share is for Betsy's Mix and Match challenge. I used three different American Crafts patterned papers with the Tipped Top dies and stamped the sentiment on a Keep It Simple frame. 

Haven't yet had a chance to check out everyone's creations from yesterday but will do soon. Thanks for taking a peek and hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend! 

ColourQ #305

Back again posting a couple more cards I made today. First one is for the Colour Q challenge which I haven't played with in a while. 

These colors were so bright and cheerful I thought they would pair well with the new balloon dies I got from Simon Says Stamp. Birthday die cut is from PTI Super Swoosh. 

I masked off a strip and blended in Summer Sunrise and Lemon Tart inks on the strip. I added a few streamers from the Hooray stamp set and used some small enamel dots to embellish them. Sentiment is from PTI Good Times. 

So glad to have a few hours of crafty time earlier but now the family is back home so who knows if and when I'll get to create more tonight. Hopefully, fingers crossed. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

SAF 2015 - Take Two

Hi. Couple more cards here for the first two SAF challenges.

Another Bridal challenge card. I embossed medallions from Fancy That (LOVE that set for special occasion cards like this) in white on white cardstock and added little pearls in the center. Sentiment is from Love & Marriage.

Second card uses the card pattern from Nichole. I challenged myself to make this work because it didn't include any DT samples. Love the way it turned out! 

I stayed pretty true to the pattern and directions by using a strip of Luxe Gold striped paper along the bottom. Forgot that I even had that paper collection in my stash. I added a panel of Black Shimmer yardstick along the top and embossed the sentiment from Fancy That in gold. I added two die cut goblets from Propose a Toast with embossed gold champagne. Love all the shimmer in this card. Definitely perfect to send someone with big news to share. 

And I even had some time to make a happy birthday card for a special little boy using the colors from this week's Colour Me! challenge. I used my new Boy Circles set to create a diagonal line of circles on the card and added layered banners for the sentiment.

More to come later! Thanks for taking a peek!

SAF 2015 - Take One

There is a LOT going on at PTI today....its their annual Stamp A Faire event and this is the first time I've been able to participate live.  Sharing my first couple of cards I made this morning...

For the Bridal Challenge, the challenge was to make a card with white only. I die cut the vellum using a fancy lacy die from PTI (can't remember or find name). I punched a vellum heart for the center and embossed the sentiment from Love and Marriage in the center.

Second card is for the patterns challenge using Lizzie's pattern/sketch. I was inspired to keep it clean and simple while using a bit of plaid for my die cut onesie for the CASology challenge this week. 

The monochromatic plaid onesie is popped up using foam tape. My card also includes a bit of plaid on the inside for the gift card holder portion. 

Will be back with more soon! Thanks for stopping by!