Just Because: Stampotique Sponsoring C4C

Today Stampotique is sponsoring the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge with a theme of "green".  While I could have gone with a shamrock themed green card, I chose to go with one of Kira's monsters instead.

I used the MFT sketch this week for this card.  I loved working with this sketch and am thinking it will be a favorite for me.

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Card details:

Stamps: Monster and Budgie 4003 and Just Because 5239 by Stampotique

Cardstock: Pear Pizzaz, Neenah White, Crumb Cake and Echo Park This & That

Inks: Dish All the Dirt Brown, copic markers

Embellishments: dimensionals, paper distresser

I'm on Cloud 9

So now that Valentine's Day is over, I can share the card I made for my hubby.  I honestly debated giving him the card I made him last year, he admitted he wouldn't even remember...but I figured since there were some new challenges I wanted to play in so I threw a quick card together.

The new Crazy 4 Challenges is a sketch and how could I forgo the new color challenge at SCS which uses some of my favorite colors: CC362: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake

I rotated the sketch and I also changed where the sentiment went as I couldn't manage it on the side like it shows in the sketch.  I colored my balloon with various copics and I had to add in a few red hearts for Valentine's Day.  

Hope your honeys spoiled you on Valentine's Day- I got a beautiful plant of my favorite flowers-Calla Lillies in the most beautiful light purple color and he made the family some quesadillas with his new quesadilla maker and I made us some beer marinated chicken tacos with shrimp and it was nice to sit down and have quick dinner as a family (we did still have sports).

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Card details:

Stamps: Love is in the Air from Our Craft Lounge

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Bo Bunny Midnight Frost

Inks: Perfect Little Black Dress, Night of Navy, copics, Fresh Snow

Embellishments: dimensionals, Kaiser Craft Silly Season jewels

I Thought of you today

I had a quick few minutes to do a card, and hopefully this week I'll actually remember to link it up to the challenge (he he).  Last week, I was so excited about the card I created that I forget all about linking it up in time (and then realized I was late anyway).

Today's card is based off the current Play date Cafe Challenge #75.  I also was able to combine this with the Crazy 4 Challenges which was a sketch.

I saw this really cool technique yesterday and had a lot of fun playing with it a bit and combining colors.  Thanks to Kimberly Crawford for the tutorial.

 

I got a little excited and ended up with a itty bitty steak but hopefully it's not too noticeable.

I picked a nice bold stamp as I wanted to use it on the background.  I chose an Amuse stamp, Bursting Blooms for this along with some silver gems.

Okay, my eyes are dropping so I need to finish this blog post, but I've got lots more to share this week!

Card details:

Stamps: Bursing Blooms by Amuse, Geometrics from Clear & Simple Stamps

Cardstock: Taken with Teal, Cameo Coral, Smokey Shadow

Inks: Such a Gray-cious Host, Rouge Ruffles, Party Teal Dawn (all from Clear & Simple Stamps, watercolor paper

Accessories: seam binding colored with Copic, silver gems, scallop circle punch, circle punch, You're Such a Gracy-cious host