Celebrate

Today over on the Moxie Fab World blog, Cath has challenged us to a Birthday Card challenge.  I love to create Birthday cards, but never seem to have enough masculine ones.

This also uses some polka dot papers for the CAS-ual Fridays challenge this week.

I created a few to put in my masculine stash of cards and this one was using the set Feathers from Clear & Simple Stamps which I think is fabulous masculine set and I love the variety of leaves in it.

I've been working at using up some of my zillions of paper pads in my stash and this is from the Simple Stories Year.o.graphy collection.

Can't wait to see some more Birthday ideas over at the Moxie Fab World, you have until 8/12 to join in.

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Stamps: Feathers from Clear & Simple Stamps

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla from Stampin' Up!, Simple Stories Year.o.graphy collection

Inks: Chocolate Chip from Stampin' Up!

Embellishments: Dimensionals from Stampin' Up!, May Arts Burlap Ribbon

BC318: Red, White and Blue

Happy Bloggers Challenge Friday! 

This weeks challenge is Red, White and Blue.

In honor of the Memorial Day holiday here in the US on Monday, I created a few patriotic cards.  I actually created these about a month or so ago for a friend who was asking for some cards for veterans taking a special trip.  

I have been taking some extended breaks, finding that my mojo is still lacking a little.  I think I'm working my way back up the hill and hopefully will be a little more active, but we'll see where it takes me from here.

I didn't write down details for any of my cards, but this uses the MFT set Blue without You.

The next two cards use the set from Sweet Stamp Shop called God Bless America.  It's my go-to set for patriotic card, love it!

Hope you have a safe Memorial Day weekend and join us with your red, white and blue creations over at Blogger's Challenge.

I'm also entering this for the CAS-ual Friday challenge this week which is the same as Blogger's Challenge.

Thank You

This weekend was rainy and crummy, which meant all our sports got cancelled.  I had a little time to myself yesterday and I got to create a little.

This card is for the current CAS-ual Friday's challenge, which is their 100th challenge and is a tic-tac-toe challenge.  I chose the middle row going across which was square card, bling and text.  

Now, where's the bling?  Well, the background on my card is sprayed with IMAGINE Crafts® GooseBumps™ Texture Spray (Shimmer) and my flowers are sprayed with IMAGINE Crafts® Sheer Shimmer Spritz™ Craft Spray (Silver).  It's very hard to see in the photos, but if you click on the close up above you can see it better.  The texture spray adds so much to the background papers, love it!

 Hope your week is starting off on the right foot for you!

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Card details:

Stamps: Great Friend and a "thank you" stamp from an order from Verve Stamps

Cardstock: Basic Gray, My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Portobello

Inks: Basic Gray, IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink-Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink Old Paper

Embellishments: IMAGINE Crafts® GooseBumps™ Texture Spray (Shimmer), IMAGINE Crafts® Sheer Shimmer Spritz™ Craft Spray (Silver), Want2Scrap jewels

SCS LOVE FEST

WOW, I have to say it's been awhile since I spent a few hours in my studio creating just for fun and this weekend I made it a point to work my way through some road blocks (mainly my mojo and time).  

I set out to create a lot for fun this weekend (I did get some design team projects completed as well).  I wrote out the list of the SCS challenges going on and then a list of other challenges I wanted to play in.

I hope you will bear with my LONG post today as I share an array of cards.  As I was telling my friend I was creating like crazy, I realized that almost ALL of my photos have a floral focal point.  What can I say?  I love the floral stamps!!!!

Hope your Monday is starting off well and that I might be able to spark a little creativity for you.  I know I've counted on all of you at one time or another to spark mine :-)

Challenges: FTL229 Sketch and CFC91 Silver

and LOVEFEST2013C Bring on the Bling sponsored by Stamping Bella

Card details:

Stamps: Good Times from Mama Elephant

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Cool Carribean

Inks: Perect Little Black Dress, Dylusions Spray

Embellishments: Mark Richards gems, Butterfly die from PTI

Challenges: Retro Sketches #26 sketch to celebrate Retro Sketches #52 Challenge

for LOVEFEST2013E- Die Crazy sponsored by Simon Says Stamps

Card details:

Stamps: Botanical Medallions & Banners from Just Rite 

Cardstock: Such a Gray-cious Host, Whisper White, Teresa Collins Tell Your Story

Inks: Perfect Little Black Dress

Embellishments: Seam Binding and Mini Tri-Fold 1 die cut from Clear & Simple Stamps

Challenges:

Deconstructed Sketch #90 and LOVEFEST2013F-Inspiration Photo sponsored by The Cat's Pajama's

Card details:

Stamps: Happy Bugs from Sweet Stamp Shop

Cardstock: Say Yellow to all your Fans, Whisper White, Basic Black, Teresa Collins-Carolina Breeze

Inks: Perfect Little Black Dress

Embellishments: Crystal Effects, twine from the Twinery

Challenges:

LOVEFEST2013G-Make My Day sponsored by My Favorite Things

This card was created for a friend going through a tough time and doubting herself and choices she's made.  Hoping this will help her to know to believe in those choices being the best for her.

Stamps: Phrases2Say from The {Stamps} of Life

 Cardstock: Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip from Stampin'Up! Patterned Paper: Sna@p Life from Simple Stories

Inks: Colorbox by Stephanie Barnard in Chocolate

Embellishments: Washi Tape from Freckled Fawn

Challenges:

LOVEFEST2013H-Inspiration Photo sponsored by Unity Stamp Co.

Card details:

Stamps: Fantastical Floral from Unity Stamp Co.

Cardstock: Green Galore, Brown Leather Satchel, Whisper White, patterned paper

Inks: Memento Rich Cocoa

Embellishments: Orange You Fabulous ribbon, perfect pearls

Challenges:

CTS16 and LOVEFESTI-A Little Love sponsored by Taylored Expressions

Card details: 

Stamps: Poppy Patch from Flourishes, Hello from Studio G

Cardstock: mini cards from my stash, Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Rose, So Saffron, VIP Purple, patterned paper scraps- Basic Grey

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Perfect Little Black Dress, 

Embellishments: rhinestones from SU

Challenges:

VLVFEB2013 Week 4 Sketch and LOVEFESTJ-In Love with Color sponsored by Verve Stamps

The Playdate Cafe Challenge #170

Card details: 

Stamps: Feel the Sun from Verve Stamps

Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Going Gray, Whisper White, So Saffron

Inks: You're Such a Gray-cious Host

Embellishments: washi tape, Flower Framelits from Sizzix, Want2Scrap-Gun Metal pearls, Clearsnap Smooch Spritz-Sunkissed

Heart Full of Love

When I saw this Hampton Arts stamp, I snatched it up real quick.  I love that it's a small square with text writing all over it and works as a perfect background to a small image.

This card would be perfect for an anniversary, thinking of you, congratulations, miss you, many different occasions would work for it.

This week's challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays is to Put your {heart} into it.

Misstreez aka Teresa over at SCS Hope You Can Cling to Challenge asked us to create a card featuring text on it for her challenge.  I used an older Freshly Made Sketch for my {heart} card.

Card details:

Stamps: Novel Background from Hampton Art and Text Objects from Verve Stamps

Cardstock: Rose Red, Basic Black and Whisper White from Stampin'Up!

Inks: Rose Red and Basic Black from Stampin'Up!, Versamarker from Tsukineko

Embellishments: French Script Embossing Folder from Cuttlebug, Clear Embossing powder and Basic Pearls from Stampin'Up!, Pennant Trim Die from Verve Stamps

Anni-VERVE-sary PARADE

Okay bear with me as I show you the glorious cards I made this weekend for the Anni-VERVE-sary challenges at VERVE.  I was able to get up bright and early on Sunday, the kids were playing well together and I decided to do some fun stamping.  I combined a few of my favorite challenges with the Verve challenges.  I have to say I had a really fun time and was surprised at how many cards I was able to get completed.

I also threw my "hat" in the ring for the CAS-DT over at SCS and so I created an additional card this week for that using some Verve stamps.

So here goes, hope you enjoy.  Would love to hear which one is your favorite.

First card uses the OWH134 sketch and is the VSAVS12A to use green, pink and brown.

Stamps: Blessings from Verve Stamps Paper: My Mind's Eye-Dwell, Crumb Cake Ink: Dish All the Dirt Brown, copic markers Accessories: Stickles

This is probably one of my favorite cards using the MOJO254 sketch and the VSAVS12B challenge of an anniversary theme and the VSAVS12E challenge of anything but a card.  I used a pillow box and created a belly band to go over it.  Unfortunately I didn't follow directions very well and may need to go back and re-vise my card to include wood or silver on it :-(

Stamps: Text Objects from Verve Stamps Paper: My Mind's Eye Blush, Mauved by the Paprazzi, Dish All the Dirt Brown Ink: Dish All the Dirt Brown Accessories: Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Melissa Frances Vintage Attic Treasure Jewels, Pillow Box from Clear & Simple Stamps

Okay, I lied...I think this is my favorite card!  This uses the CR84FN61 colors of aqua, brown and cream along with the VSAVS12C sketch.

Stamps: Great Friend from Verve Stamps Paper: My Mind's Eye Breeze, Aqua Mist, Crumb Cake Ink: Versamark, Cool Carribean, Dish All the Dirt Brown Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Candy Dots, Dots embossing folder, twine

This card is a little bit different for me, I don't always do bright colored cards.  I was kind of stumped as to what to create for my clean & simple card, so hoping this is good.  This combines the VSAVS12D for a Clean & Simple card and for the CAS-ual Friday challenge to create something you might see at or in the ocean.  Since I just finished watching a full week of Shark Week and seeing many surfers and their shark stories I pulled out the RELAX set.    This is also for the Repetition Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

Stamps: Relax from Verve Stamps Paper: Creamsicle Cardigan, Spring Rain, Gina K. Luxury White Ink: Perfect Little Black Dress, copic markers, Pumpkin Piet Accessories: Wavy Border Die from The {Stamps} of Life

If you are still with me, thank you!!!  Here is my last card which was one I did for the CAS-DT call over at SCS using "team colors".  My colors reflect one of our favorite baseball teams, the Atlanta Braves.

Stamps: Feel The Sun Paper: Gina K. Luxury White, You're Style Blue me Away, Cherry Cobbler Ink: You're Style Blue Me Away, copic Accessories: Lemondrop Twine from The Twinery

BC277: Texture

Blogger's Challenge today is texture and while I have just a tad on my card, I do have some.  I used the polka dot embossing folder from Quick Kutz on my background.

For the background of my butterflies I used the direct to paper method with my Color Box Paintbox ink from Clearsnap.  The colors were chosen based on the Play Date Cafe Color Challenge this week and my square card is for the CAS-ual Fridays challenge which Stampotique is sponsoring this week.

I kept it very CAS without a lot of color today, using the white layer on white card base.

Hope you will join us at Blogger's Challenge this week to use texture and for your chance to win a $30 Stampotique gift certificate for stamps, join us at CAS-ual Fridays.

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Card details:

Stamps: Small Butterfly 3018 and Fly 3049 from Stampotique Originals

Cardstock: Gina K. Luxury White, Basic Black

Inks: Color Box Paintbox ink from Clearsnap, Perfect Little Black Dress

Embellishments: Polka Dot embossing folder from Quick Kutz

Congratulations little chick-a-dee

Had some fun stamping (for fun) this weekend and pulled out a few sketches and challenges I wanted to play with.

The CAS-ual Friday challenge this week is to "Strip"-Use strips of color or pattern in your Clean and Simple creation and I combined it with The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge.

I pulled out a few of my neglected images, the little Starbird with chick and used one of the coffee filter flowers I had made-I had a large circle of it left over.  It went perfectly with the Indie Chic Hanging Out Tape I wanted to use as my strips.  Really hard to tell in this photo but I used some tiny pearls on either side of my sentiment.

Happy Hump Day!  Hope you have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

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Card details:

Stamps: Congratulations 9008 and Starbird with Chick 3059 from Stampotique Originals

Cardstock: Trendsetter Blue, Kraft Like a Rockstar and Gina K. Luxury White 

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black

Embellishments: Stampin' Up! pearls, My Mind's Eye Indie Chic Hanging Out Tape, Coffee Filter flower

Let Freedom Ring

Today for Blogger's Challenge we are celebrating Independence Day.  I had to get up early this morning and get my card done as I've had a lazy stamping week and haven't been in the studio too much.

I pulled out this new set I used earlier in the week, the God Bless America set from Sweet Stamp Shop.  It came together pretty quickly as I was inspired by the Deconstructing Jen sketch.

Since I was creating this morning I was able to sneak a peek at what the CAS-ual Friday challenge was and it was to use 2 circles on your creation (you could count my rhinestones OR my 2 circles)

Hope you will join us for Blogger's Challenge today.

Card details:

Stamps: God Bless America from Sweet Stamp Shop 

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Gina K. Luxury White, My Mind's Eye Kraft Funday Happy Days

Inks: Night of Navy

Embellishments: Clear Gelly Roll Pen, SU Rhinestone gems colored with B39 copic

Happy Birthday Botanical Beauty!

 **Congratulations to the winner of the Allstars4you was #2 commenter**

 Ashley Nguyen Newell said...

Super fun cards, Kim! :) I love the stars!

Ashley-please e-mail me your mailing address and I will have the set sent to you.

I splurged a few weeks ago and went in on an order with my new friend, Vanessa Middleton from some MFT goodies.  I've been eyeing these Botanical Beauty dies from MFT for a bit and finally decided to get them, along with a few others.

The CAS-ual Friday challenge this week is use pink and the CR84FN challenge is bright pink, tan and neutral.  Love this color combination so I used some of My Mind's Eye Blush paper.  I inked and distressed the edges of it.

Card details:

Stamps: Sweet Pea from There She Goes

Cardstock: Melon Mambo, My Mind's Eye Blush

Inks: Dish All the Dirt Brown

Embellishments: Botanical Beauty and Mix & Match Banner Dies from MFT, Pearl from SU

Sweet Friend

Yesterday was a bit rainy and dreary so I snuck down into the studio while the two little ones were occupied with a movie and created a quick card.

I had been thinking about this set all weekend long-I made a trip to my local stamp store and found this adorable set from There She Goes and had to have it.  I proudly refrained from buying ALL the cute ones I saw and picked out 2 sets I knew I would use a lot and of course threw 2 new pads of design paper in my bag too :-)

I combined a few of my favorite challenges with this card.  CAS-ual Friday challenge this week is to use Polka Dots (on my patterned paper), the new Sketch for You to Try was posted this weekend so I wanted to get that in under my belt while it was fresh in my mind.  The last challenge is a color challenge which I haven't played with in awhile, the CR84FN challenge to use grey, yellow and neutral.  It also is good for the Circles challenge over at There She Goes.

Hope you love my card as much as I do-I'm going to have a hard time putting this one in the mail tomorrow.

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Card details:

Stamps: Sweet Pea from There She Goes

Cardstock: Perfect Little Black Dress, Golden Tiara, Teresa Collins Carolina Breeze, Gina K. white

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, copics

Embellishments: Circle punches, SU pearls (colored with copic), dimensionals

Just Because

Today Stampotique is excited to be sponsoring the Less is More challenge to use black, white and one other color.  Make sure you check out their blog for the guidelines to the Less is More challenge.  We will be giving away at $30 gift certificate for Stampotique Stamps this month over there.  There is a challenge weekly so make sure to play along with us each week.

Just a little note: Since it is Jubilee Day in the U.K. the challenge was changed to reflect  Red, White and Blue. Our design team was unaware of the change, however we'd still like to share our teams beautiful creations with you.  If you are playing along in the challenge, please be sure that your new creations reflects the new colour challenge!

My card I cheated a little as I had some Fabriano cards/envelopes and they are off white, but hopefully it still is okay.  I tried to keep the card to a minimum using some Glimmer Mist to splatter the background and just touching up the flower a little with my Copics.  For the inside of the flower I used some Gala Glitz Glitter to add a little bling for the CAS-ual Friday Challenge.

This weeks Blogger's Challenge is also a one layer card, so this works double duty for that.  If you would like to join us for that, feel free to link in at the hop at the Blogger's Challenge site.

The splatter is my second attempt at the Splatter Technique Challenge at the Moxie Fab World.

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!

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Stamps: Bee 3000 for envelope, Giant Daisy 3058, Just Because 5239

Cardstock: Fabriano

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic BG18

Embellishments: Glimmer Mist, Gala Glitz Glitter