Floral Sympathy Card

Good day fellow handmade card enthusiasts! I have a new Floral Sympathy Card to share with you. To create this card I combined three challenges: The Paper Players (color), Retro Sketches (sketch) and SU-Only (flowers).

All supplies for this card are by Stampin' Up!. Some are current and some are very retired but still loved. Here is the list:

• Paper: Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding and Sahara Sand cardstock. Patterned paper from the All Abloom paper stack. 
• Stamps: Flowering Flourishes, Bloom for You, Bloom with Hope (hostess), and Language of Friendship.
•  Inks: Classic Stampin' pads in Lost Lagoon, Pistachio Pudding and Sahara Sand.
• Other Stuff: Polka dot embossing folder, Fun Flower punch, Boho Blossom punch, 7/8" scallop circle, scallop edgelit die, stampin' dimensionals and basic pearls.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!!!

You're a Classic Card

The month of May is full of birthdays in our family and many of them are for the guys. My dad, brother and father-in-law all have their birthday within seven days of each other. Well, mine falls in that timeline too, but we don't have to talk about that! My dad's birthday is the first one and so I've made this You're a Classic Card for him. I used a pre-colored digital image and sentiment from Doodle Pantry. The layout is from the current sketch at Retro Sketches. To add a little antiqued look I used a charcoal chalk ink around the edges of the image and gumball green dsp. The black banner is dry embossed with the square lattice embossing folder by Stampin' Up! Now that's one card down and two to go. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

My You're a Classic Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Retro Sketches: Sketch
• Doodle Pantry: Any Digi Goes
• Jellypark: One for the Boys
• Suzy Bee's: Anything Goes
• Sister Act: Anything Goes

Washi Tape Thank You Card

Hello! It's a beautiful Friday morning here in Oklahoma. The birds are singing and the sun is shining. I need to go outside and plant the a few things before they die in the pots I bought them in. But... before I do that, I want to share a sneak peek at this Washi Tape Thank You Card I made with the Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape by Stampin' Up! It's new in the upcoming catalog release. The pansy flower and the sentiment are from the new hostess stamp set called Morning Meadow.

My intentions earlier this week was to make a card using the new Washi Tape, but I never got around to it. Last night, I decided to look up the current Retro Sketches challenge and their sketch was perfect for the idea I wanted to create. This Thank You Card has a casual feel but it still has plenty of colour. The pansy was stamped in Melon Mambo and then fussy cut (the new catalog has a coordinating punch). Melon Mambo is such a pretty bright colour. I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by and have a FABulous weekend!!!

My Washi Tape Thank You Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Retro Sketches: Sketch
•  613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes
• Divas by Design: Anything Goes

 

Bloomin' Marvelous Card

Bright and cheerful are the colours for this weeks challenge at ColourQ. I LOVE the combination and I know there will be many gorgeous cards created using them! I used the sketch from Retro Sketches to create this Bloomin' Marvelous Card. The flowers and leaves are from the Secret Garden stamp set and I used the matching framelits. All supplies are by Stampin' Up!

 

My Bloomin' Marvelous Card is also entered into the following anything goes challenges:

~ Sister Act

~ Simon Says Stamp

~ Make It Monday

 

Bloomin' Marvelous Card Supplies:

• Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade and Pumpkin Pie card stock and Melon Mambo patterned paper from the Sunshine and Sprinkles dsp.
• Stamps: Secret Garden stamp set and Bloomin' Marvelous stamp set from Sale-A-Bration. 
• Inks: Classic stampin' pads in Lucky Limeade, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, and Basic Black.
• Other Stuff: Big Shot, Fancy Fan embossing folder, Adorning Accents Edgelit, Secret Garden Framelits, Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, large rhinestone basic jewels, and stampin' dimensionals.

There's Only One You Card

Yesterday went by too fast and tomorrow is arriving too quickly. It seems the saying is true, time flies when you're having fun! I spent some time last night creating this There's Only One You Card. The layout for the card comes from the Retro Sketches challenge and I'm entering this card in the Lady Anne's sentiment challenge and the Crazy 4 Challenges friendliness and good spirits challenge. All product used on this card is from Stampin' Up!

There's Only One You Card Supplies:

• Paper: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, and Summer Starfruit card stock, and Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper.
• Stamps: Vintage Verses Stamp Set, (129633) Sale-a-Bration free gift with purchase selection.
• Inks: Classic stampin' pad in Soft Suede.
• Other Stuff: Big Shot, Secret Garden Framelits, Corner Rounder, Rhinestones, and Stampin' Dimensionals.

Elegant Butterfly Birthday Card

Hello fellow night owls! I realized late this evening that the Retro Sketches current challenge closes tonight. So, I did a little late night card making. I combined three challenges to get this Elegant Butterfly Birthday Card. Here are the three challenges that inspired this card:

1. Retro Sketches: Sketch challenge
2. ColourQ: Colour challenge
3. Charisma Cardz: Things with wings challenge

Elegant Butterfly Birthday Card Supplies*:

• Paper: Whisper white, old olive, and so saffron card stock by Stampin' Up! and a random piece of pinkish card stock from my stash (source unknown).
• Stamps: Papillon Potpourri (123757) and Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370).
• Inks: Classic stampin' pad in rich razzleberry
• Other Stuff: Fancy fan embossing folder, elegant butterfly punch (127526), 1-1/4" scallop circle punch, 1/4" stitched grosgrain ribbon in rich razzleberry, modern label punch (119849), word window punch (119857), basic jewels, and stampin' dimensionals.

 * All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted.

 

Hi! Card

Happy Saturday! Today it's hot again here in Oklahoma. Hot weather equals indoor crafting time for me. So, today I made this Hi! Card using colours from the ColourQ challenge and the sketch from Retro Sketches. I love participating in both of these challenges and it seems I combine them quite often.  Thanks for stopping by my blog. Stay cool and have a crafty day!

Hi! Card Supplies:

• Paper: White cardstock, summer smooches patterned paper and lucky limeade cardstock by Stampin' Up!, poppy colored cardstock, and pink zebra patterned paper by The Paper Studio.
• Stamps: Hi! sentiment stamp (Greetings set, ST93416) and dots border stamp (Little Lovin', 2009985) both by TPC Studios.
• Inks: Classic stampin' pads in lucky limeade and calypso coral by Stampin' Up!
• Other Stuff: Cricut machine, George and Basic shapes Cricut cartridge (rectangles and hearts), ribbon, pink rhinestones, and stampin' dimensionals.

XOXO Flower Card

Today, I received my first crafting injury.  I was punching out the corrugated kraft flower and pinched the palm of my hand pretty good.  So, I now have a bruise from crafting.  Oh well, beauty can be painful. 

The XOXO Flower Card was made using the Retro Sketches challenge and the colour challenge from ColourQ.  I love the simplicity of this weeks sketch, it was super easy to put together and still maintains a dramatic look. 

XOXO Flower Card Supplies: Black folded card by Recollections, real red cardstock, whisper white cardstock, and Summer Smooches dsp by Stampin' Up!, parakeet cardstock by Bazzill Basics, kraft corrugated paper (source unknown), Fiskars apron lace edge punch (01-004597), blossom punch by Stampin' Up! (125603), 1" circle punch, 3/4" circle punch, Cricut machine, Straight from the Nest cartridge (leaves), Charming stamp set by Stampin' Up! (retired), black dye ink, XOXO sentiment stamp by Stampabilities (A1026), VersaMark watermark stamp pad, Zing! white embossing powder, heat tool by The Paper Studio, rhinestone brad, and stampin' dimensionals.

Owl Hi Card

My hubby was working late tonight so I squeezed in making another card.  This Owl Hi Card was made using the colours from the ColourQ challenge and a sketch from the Retro Sketches challenge.  I really like combining the colour and sketch challenges and these two worked well together.

Owl Hi Card Supplies: Mustard cardstock, International Bazaar dsp by Stampin' Up!, woodgrain patterned paper by The Paper Studio, green patterned paper by Basic Grey, white cardstock, chocolate cardstock, owl builder punch and bird builder punch by Stampin' Up!, sentiment stamp by TPC Studios (Greetings set, ST93416), classic stampin' pad in early espresso, yellow citrus ink from ColorBox Cat's Eye ink stack, Fiskars deckle scissors, yellow doodle twine, yellow buttons by Stampin' Up!, and random white flower button from my button stash.