Alphabet Challenge "T is for Thank You"

 It is time for another challenge over at The Alphabet Challenge Blog.  We're moving right along in the alphabet and the letter this time around is T.  The theme is "T is for Thank You."  I've been needing to make an ocean themed thank you card for a friend so this was great timing!  I thought this floral whale stamp from The Rabbit Hole Designs was perfect for this challenge.  I used pencils to color it and fussy cut around the image.  I stamped some of the flowers and leaves included in the stamp set in a line across the middle of a white card base and colored them with pencils.  Then I used a border die to create borders across the middle of the card.  Lastly, I popped the sentiment and the whale up for some dimension.  

I hope you'll join the challenge at The Alphabet Challenge Blog!  Challenge details and design team inspiration can be found on the blog.  

Sunday Stamps 299

 It is time for a new color challenge over at Sunday Stamps!  I created an extra challenge for myself by deciding I was going to use whatever was in the unopened kit from Pink and Main that I had on my desk.  When I opened it, I was a little worried that I wasn't going to be able to make anything cute using the colors from the color challenge combined with the wintery stamp set in the kit.  I'm actually pleased with how it turned out though!  I used the mitten stamps and colored with markers that I mix and matched from all different brands to find the right colors. I did a very simple coloring job, no blending or shading. The embossing folder and snowflake die came in the kit, I used a circle die that I already had and it fit the snowflake perfectly.  Now I'm excited to go back and use this stamp set with the colors that were included in the kit! 

I hope you'll join us at Sunday Stamps for this color challenge!  Details and design team inspiration can be found on the blog.

Alphabet Challenge "S"

It is time for the next challenge over at the Alphabet Challenge Blog.  The letter for the challenge is S and the theme is S is for snow.

For my card, I used white embossing powder to make a background full of snowflakes.  I used my Misti and did all the snowflakes at once so the stamping part was pretty quick.  Then I did some ink blending over the whole background using blue and purple ink.  I love how ink blending looks over embossed images!  Then I added a sentiment, a sheer but shimmery ribbon, and a dark blue layer behind the background.  A few rhinestones for some sparkle and that's it.  Easy peasy.  This would be a great card to reproduce because it came together so quickly.  

I hope you'll join us for the challenge at Alphabet Challenge Blog!  Challenge details and design team inspiration can be found on the blog.  

Sunday Stamps 298

 Time for another challenge over at Sunday Stamps!  This time around is a sketch challenge, which are always my favorite.  I decided to put a gold embossed  floral image over patterned paper. I added some gold ribbon and sequins and an embossed flower on the envelope. I have a hard time photographing embossed images, I can never get the right angle for the shine and texture.  This is definitely one of those cards that look better in person!

I hope you'll join us at Sunday Stamps for this challenge!  All the details and design team inspiration can be found on the Sunday Stamps blog.

Merry Craftmas

 Welcome to December!  Today starts the last challenge of 2022 over at Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenges!  This month's challenge was generously sponsored by LeighSBDesigns.  The theme is "Merry Craftmas".  I had to think for a bit about how I would use this image with the wreath, craft supplies and sentiment "Merry Craftmas.  I decided that I was going to make a gift card holder and give it as a Christmas gift to another crafty person!  This is the perfect image for a gift card holder in the center of the wreath.  

 I had my niece visiting the day that I was making this card and, oh boy, does she know how to get on Auntie Erin's good side!  As soon as we were alone and I asked her what she wanted to do, she said "I want to do art work!"  Luckily, I had printed a few extra copies of this image in order to get the exact size that I wanted so I gave the extra copies to her.  We spent the afternoon coloring and eventually moved on to some glitter projects.  My kitchen will never be glitter free again but I think she enjoyed herself 😁

I hope you'll join us for the challenge at Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenges this month!  Challenge details and design team inspiration can be found on the blog.

Alphabet Challenge "R"

 It is time for another challenge over at The Alphabet Challenge Blog!  The letter this week is "R" and the theme is Reduce (make it CAS).  The fun thing about this challenge blog is making cards outside of my normal.  I very rarely make CAS cards but I had fun making this one.  I used alcohol markers to color a reindeer stamp from The Stamps of Life and I think the sentiment is really cute!  

I hope you'll join us at The Alphabet Challenge Blog!  Details and design team inspiration can be found on The Alphabet Challenge Blog.

Once Upon a Time Challenge #5

 It's a new month and with it comes a new card challenge over at Once Upon a Time Challenge Blog.  As always, the challenge is to make a card inspired by the cover of a children's book.  This month the book is The Legend of the Poinsetta by Tomie dePaola.  It's not hard to imagine why I made the card I did so I guess very little explanation is needed this month. 😁

I used a layered poinsetta stamp, I think from Hero Arts but I can't remember for sure.  I embossed over the top layer with gold to give it an elegant, sparkly look.  It's funny that the card I had envisioned when I started and the card I ended up with are nothing alike.  Sometimes it just works out that way but I'm ok with how it turned out, even if it wasn't what I planned.  

I haven't embossed in awhile so I asked my exchange student if she wanted to see some "magic".  (I do feel like the point when it melts is very magical, lol!).  She seemed unimpressed at first but as soon as it went from dull powder to shiny gold, she was pretty amazed.  She said, "That's so cool, why don't you do it on every card?"  Good question!  My embossing supplies are one of those things that just sits there out of sight and mind but I think I'll be making an effort to use it more often.  

I know this is the month when everyone is very busy with the holidays but I hope you'll join us at Once Upon a Time Challenge Blog!  Challenge details and design team inspiration can be found on the blog.