Superstitious

Hello All,

Today I will be playing along with The Card Concept, Double D, Sunday Stamps, and Color Hues card challenges. Here is my card for today, enjoy and have a good laugh.

The clover centered in the gray area was stamped and then masked off. It was then ready for background stamping. The clover and its sentiment are one red rubber stamp that I divided into two separate stamps. This way I didn't have to worry about residual ink getting where it doesn't belong. 😊

I stamped the clover background twice. Once in light gray ink, then masking the light area, I stamped the rest in black ink. I removed both masks and ended up with a nice one layer card.

I wanted to keep the card relatively flat. I knew I wanted to add layers like the gold trim and sentiment. The sentiment was stamped using white pigment ink only on dark brown cardstock.

Challenges Entered:

Color Hues: #59-Green and Gold
Double D Challenges: Everything is Coming Up Green
Sunday Stamps: SSC304 Sketch Time!
The Card Concept: #190- Lucky Charm

   

It is bad luck to be superstitious. I guess... It may depend on your outlook or what you have been brought up to believe, no matter how silly. For instance, I will never walk under a ladder! I know it's silly but well... You never know. Right? 😒

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day.

All the best,

Dreamweaver

 Hello All,

Today I would like to play along with Sunday Stamps. Their color challenges are by far the best. This one, in particular, is especially gorgeous! Here is my card for today, enjoy!

Challenges Entered:

Sunday Stamps: SSC277 Winter Blues

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Winter Wonderland

 Hello All and Happy Winter!!,

Well at least if you are in Northern Hemisphere. For those in the Southern part of our world happy Summer. I happen to live in the Northern Hemisphere which means it is freezing out. I mean it literally for it was a high of 19 degrees Fahrenheit. Brrrr... So this card seems very appropriate for this time of year. I am playing along with Just Us Girls, Sunday Stamps, Double D, and Papercraft Challenges. Here is my card for today, enjoy!!

It is also my daughter's 16th birthday this month! I made this card for her.  

The background is actually a frosty snowflake scene. I thought it was the perfect backdrop for this wintery card. The snowflake cover die comes with two dies- one to cuts the snowflakes and the other die-cut pierces the dots within the snowflakes. Each die can be purchased separately.

All the silvery goodness is patterned silver paper with striations. It adds the right amount of texture. The snowflake is cut from the same paper pad as the frosty light blue snowflake paper. The sentiment came from the same paper pad.

Challenges Entered:
Just Us Girls: #615- Color Week
Sunday Stamps: SSC274- Split in Two
Papercraft Challenges: Challenge #77- Winter Winterland
Double D Challenges: Blue and White Winter

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Zinnia

 Hello All,

For today I am playing along with Sunday Stamps. I love color challenges and this is no exception! Here is my card for today, enjoy!

I created this background by scrapping dye ink over glossy

Challenges Entered:

Sunday Stamps: SSC257- Petal Power

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Spring Blooms

 Hello All,

For today I am playing along with Sunday Stamps. I love color challenges and this is no exception! Here is my card for today, enjoy!

Spring has sprung my friends and what better way to celebrate than a spring card! 
I love the color combination and the Tim Holtz bloom flower die is the centerpiece of the design. 
I must say it is a bit tedious to put the flower together but well worth it!

The sentiment is actually part of a larger die-cut that was trimmed down to fit the card. The angle of the design seems to accentuate the movement of the flower.

If you look closely you will see some white detail stamped on the striped cardstock. That was done by using stamping foam and a stencil. Heat up the stamping foam, while warm press down on the item you want to stamp and it will leave an impression on the foam which you can stamp on your card. It is a subtle detail but it seemed that the blue was too dark so I lightened it up by adding white detailing.

Challenges Entered:

Sunday Stamps: SSC255 Spring Blooms

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Butterfly

 Hello All,

For today I will be playing along with Sunday Stamps and Day of the Month Club Challenges. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

I wanted this card to be magical. In that, I mean colors you usually don't see in nature. Well, I kind of did it and I still like it, but maybe I should have more obscure colors. I do however love the sentiment.

I love this larger-than-life image from StampPeddler. So pretty and realistic artwork is what draws me to their stamps. 

The raised panels are spotlighted by the kraft cardstock below. It is hard to tell at least for my husband, but I will promise you it is there. 

Challenges Entered:

Sunday Stamps: SSC252 Getting Blocked

Day of the Month Card Club: # 25 Learn About Butterflies Day + 2nd Blog Birthday

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Lemonade and Grapefruit

 Hello All,

For today I will be playing along with The Paper Players and Sunday Stamps. You will notice a different backdrop; that is because my husband had a video call for work and my photo station was right within eyeshot. So I brought it up to the kitchen where there is tons of natural light. Lucky for me, there is not a cloud in the sky. Anyway, here is my card for today, enjoy!

Summer is right around the corner and with that summer drinks, camping, and family. I thought this card was perfect for summertime.
I just love drinks in mason jars. I know it's trendy but really, sign me up!

The background was done with Distress Oxide ink, gelli plate, and stencil. I stamped the gelli plate using Abandoned Coral, Carved Pumpkin, and Spiced Marmalade and brayer it out on the gelli plate.  Wiped the remaining color away and added white pigment ink and laid the dot stencil on top of the panel and stamped. Pulled up the stencil and stamped again with the remaining ink on the gelli plate.

The mason jar was stamped colored using alcohol markers then fussy cut. I used all the colors on the color swatch to this mason jar scene.

Challenges Entered:

The Paper Players: PP530- Sketch Challenge

Sunday Stamps: SSC251- Have a Slice

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Snow

 Hello All,

Today I am playing along with Creative Knockouts, Shopping Our Stash, Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Challenge, and Sunday Stamps. Apparently, I have snow on my mind and I know I am going to regret that statement in the near future. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

Challenges Entered:

Sunday Stamps: SSC244

Creative Knockouts: #377- Winter Wonderland

Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Challenge: November Challenge: Winter Wonderland

Shopping Our Stash: #434 - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

  

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.