Ten Minute Cards

Had a few minutes to create some cards so went with the newest challenges that came across my blog feed yesterday.  I love to participate but sometimes it's WAY after the fact which is okay.

This one is always a big challenge-creating a card in under 10 minutes for the 10 minute Craft Dash.  The card above was a big FAIL as I was getting side tracked while creating it.

The card below is actually the first card I made and it did make it in just under 10 minutes (9:50).  It's nice to be able to pick out your papers and supplies, but still doing that sometimes things don't work out the way you envision them to and you end up going over the time limit.

This uses the weekly sketch from MFT which my panels are just a tad off, but still am happy with how it turned out.

Card details Thank You:

Stamps: Great Friend from Verve Stamps and Simple Sentiments from Sweet Stamp Shop

Cardstock: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Hibiscus Burst, My Mind's Eye Blush and Teresa Collins Tell Your Story

Inks: Memento Rich Cocoa, copics

Embellishments: SU pearl colored with copic, dimensionals, scallop border punch

Card details Happy Birthday:

Stamps: Great Friend from Verve Stamps and Simple Sentiments from Sweet Stamp Shop

Cardstock: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, My Mind's Eye Blush and Teresa Collins Tell Your Story

Inks: Memento Rich Cocoa, Regal Rose

Embellishments: Want2Scrap Le Creme pearls

Celebrate & New Fun Challenge

I'm so happy my mojo from the holidays seems to have returned and I'm feeling the "itch" to stamp more at night.  I was able to get some quick cards done yesterday using the new 10 Minute Craft Dash Challenge and last weeks Retro Sketches.

I didn't write down my time but I know it was under 6 minutes to do it.  The one thing that is hard to tell on the photo is above and below the sentiment there are score lines.

I really liked how this turned out so I put together 3 more cards just like it and they all used up patterned paper scraps.  I think I will be making a set of these cards as lord knows I have scraps laying around.

Speaking of patterned paper scraps, my friend Beth Matson and I wanted to invite you all to join us the second Monday's in the month (next one Feb 11) for our friendly new challenge, The Paper Hoarder's Push.  We will challenge you to use up (or as much of it as you can) a patterned paper pad.  For February we will be using Carta Bella Devoted.  Perfect time to get a head start on some Valentine cards.  We'll share ours on Feb. 11th and hope you will join us.

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Card details:

Stamps: Celebrate Limited Edition set from Clear & Simple Stamps

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Georgia Pacific White, My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 3-Ruby and On the Bright Side 2

Inks: Memento Gray Flannel

Embellishments: Scor-pal for scoring and Kaiser Craft Silly Season jewels

Fantasy in Fall Combo

The other day I posted a card in which I used some scraps of this same color.  I originally began with the idea of doing the 10 minute craft dash using these colors but wanted to incorporate another challenge I had flagged with it, the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger challenge using the fabulous colors and design elements below (I love the colors & the little beaded leaves in the back).

I went with the CAS(E) this sketch but my circles turned out quite larger than the sketch, but I tried to stick to the design anyway.  So, anyway, in combining the challenges, my first card went over the 10 minutes, but A LOT!!  So I had to go back to the drawing board and it went smoother the 2nd time around.

This time around I used my punches instead of my dies and that seemed to get me going a bit quicker.  I guess I cheated a little since I had a practice card the first time around, but this time it still took me 9:27 to complete it.

Card details:

Stamps: Curly Cute from Stampin'Up!, Decor #4-2166 from Stampotique Originals

Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Crumb Cake

Inks: Crumb Cake

Embellishments: Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Amuse Creative Candy-Orange, Circle Punches and Dies

Flower Happy

If you are a follower of my blog you know how much I love floral images, so when I saw some fabulous images from Our Daily Bread Designs when I was at the York, PA show last weekend I had to pick some up.

This post is going to be quick as the kids and hubby are all gone and I've got to get some laundry done and in between hoping to get my stamp on.

My first card uses the CAS(E) this sketch and is for Bev's challenge to use lots of sparkle at Hope You Can Cling to Challenge at SCS.  I used my 2way glue pen and applied lots of glitter to my Poppies.

Card details:

Stamps: Crocheted Poppy from Our Daily Bread Designs, Sweet Pea from There She Goes Clear Stamps

Cardstock: Gina K. Luxury White

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, copic

Embellishments: Art Glitter-crystal

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My Happy Birthday card uses the die cut that coordinates with the image above.  Can't wait to use them together but since the other one was CAS, I didn't want to add another layer.

I tried my hand at the 10 minute craft dash challenge again, but this time I failed by completing this in 13:29 or somewhere close to that...all I know was I was over the 10 minute mark.  Darn embellishments!

This is for Cindy's challenge for Birthday Celebrations in Pink for Hope You Can Cling to Challenges at SCS.

Thanks to my friend Chera for pointing out these gorgeous ornate flowers that I was able to print out on my Silhouette cameo.

Card details:

Stamps: Treasured Words by Verve Stamps

Cardstock: Confetti White,  Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Paint the Town Pink, Authentique-Gathering

Inks: Tempting Turquoise, Paint the Town Pink

Embellishments: Ornate flowers on Silhouette Cameo, Zva Crystal Flourish-Chocolate/Champagne, Crocheted Circle Die from Our Daily Bread Designs, Paint the Town Pink Ribbon

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For my last card I created a pretty simple card using the Violet image from Our Daily Bread Designs as my focal point.  After finishing the card, I'm wishing I would have used a different background color as this is so light it was hard to capture the true color (a very pale purple).

Card details:

Stamps: Violet  from Our Daily Bread Designs, Good Times from Mama Elephant

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, VIP Purple, Gina K. Luxury White

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, copic

Embellishments: Zva Creative Self-Adhesive Embellishment-Pearl White, Viva Pearl Pen-cream, dimensionals

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Hope you have a great Saturday-off to change out the laundry!

Hugs from Afar

Today is a big day out in card making land, and I couldn't neglect my blog today and not post anything.  I have met so many wonderful friends through my love of stamping and card making and I'm thankful that I found a hobby that I love and enjoy so much and there are so many others that share that passion.

 I am having a fellow friend over tonight, Libby Hickson, who I met online a few years ago when she was in Texas and I was here in Georgia...and then she MOVED to Georgia.  I was thrilled when she moved closer and am very excited to get together with her again to stamp.

Last night I had a few minutes after work before the rush of the evening began so I set out to participate in the 10 minute craft dash challenge.  Any card maker knows that 10 minutes isn't a lot of time to put together your card, but they allow for you to gather your supplies first so that helps out a lot!

My cards use the same color scheme for the challenge as I was also working on my Viva la Verve weekly sketch challenges  and also had in mind the Moxie Fab challenge for LOVE.

The card above uses week 1 sketch and I completed it in 9:23.

The card above uses week 2 sketch and I completed it in 9:27.

Do you have some big plans for today?  We have a birthday party this afternoon so I'll be doing a little cleaning here this morning and then party and then stamping.  Looking forward to getting inky.

Happy World Card Making Day my friends, thanks for stopping by!

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Card details:

Stamps: Treasured Words, Text Objects, Borderline from Verve Stamps

Cardstock: Simply Blue-tiful, Crumb Cake, Real Red

Inks: Real Red, Simply Blue-tiful

Embellishments: dimensionals, SU Rhinestones, Ribbon Banner Die from Verve Stamps

Thinking of You Friend

Well, I decided to try my hand at a new challenge that I saw come across a friends blog.  It's definitely a challenge that took me outside my comfort zone but I did it during my lunch hour and found it quite fun.

Have you been over to visit the 10 minute craft dash challenge yet?  It reminded me of my friend Stephanie who is always trying to create a card in 30 seconds and it ends up taking 5-6 minutes which is still pretty good.  

So we were able to pull out all our supplies which helped a lot (see my stash above).  I found a new sketch that I thought would work with the stamp set I wanted to use.  The Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch caught my eye this week and I had saved it to my files to use later.

So once I had all that in place, I set my timer on my phone and set off to create.  Here was my end result and the only thing I think I would change was the ink I used on the sentiment and move it up just a bit.

And the time it took me to create it.....

Just in the nick of time!! Hope you are enjoying the start of your weekend, we are headed to an early football game and then I hope to get in some practice at tennis.  I haven't played in almost 4 years and I joined a team starting on Sunday.  YIKES!!!

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Card details:

Stamps: Treasured Words & Borderline from Verve Stamps

Cardstock: My Minds Eye Be Amazing, Green with Envy, Marina Mist, Trendsetter Blue

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Baja Breeze

Embellishments: Enchanted Evening, Plaid Blue & Green tape from Freckled Fawn