CAS Enjoy Card

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So much is going on now, with all the paper crafting companies coming out with their wonderful new releases. There is so much inspiration, I just want to craft night and day. Here is my latest card:

I started with CAS-ual Fridays' Brickworks stamp and Simon Says Stamp Slate gray ink to create a background (which was inspired by Papertrey Inks' challenge photo). Next I stamped, heat embossed (with Stampendous' white powder), watercolored with Zig Clean Color markers and fussy cut the Papertrey Ink Delightful Dahlias. Then thin gold thread was adhered to the corner with the flowers and leaves. The Simon Says Stamp "enjoy" diecut was cut from gold glitter and black paper and layered with Glossy Accents. I finished this card off by adding the panel to DCWV white corrugated paper, sequin butterfly, homemade enamel dots, and Color Shine black splatters.

This card is entered in:

• The CFC 152 "Tic Tac Toe" challenge at CAS-ual Fridays

     I used CAS-ual Fridays' Brickworks stamp and enamel dots-no pattern paper-glitter.

• The "Add Some Texture" Monday challenge and "Things With Wings" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

     I used Simon Says Stamp's Slate Gray ink and Enjoy diecut. Plus a sequin butterfly and texture everywhere.

• The July Blog Hop at Papertrey Ink

     I was inspired by the gray & white rug and flower pillow from the challenge photo and I used Papertrey Inks' Delightful Dahlia stamp set.

• The Daily Marker's 30 Day Coloring Challenge

     I colored this on day 21.

-june

Sunshine Inlay Card

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I loved MFT "Camp Create" Counselor Stephanie's video about double inlaid diecutting. So I gave it a try and here is my card:

Yep, this is a one layer card. It was a little tricky, but I followed Stephanie's tips. I used My Favorite Things Sun Ray Die-namics and Jumbo Cloud Stax. The smaller cloud was cut from the back to get a reverse orientation. I created the sky paper with several blue Distress inks. The yellow is glitter paper by DCWV. The sun rays are a copper foiled paper. The is sentiment is by WPlus9. I finished off this card with Pretty Pink Posh clear sequins.

This was a really fun technique and I love the results!

This card is entered in:

• The July Diva Inspirations Challenge at Verve Stamps - the lamps in the inspiration photo remind me of inlay

• The Daily Marker's 30 Day Coloring Challenge - I hand colored the blue sky paper

• My Favorite Things "Camp Create - Inlaid Made Easy"

              

Think about giving the inlaid technique a try.
-june

Embossed Striped Card

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I was inspired by Stephanie's "Camp Create" video on the MFT blog to stamp on Kraft. Using Background Builder stripe stamps, suggestions from Laura Bassen's Heat Wave video and lots of Zing embossing powders, I created this colorful card:

Each stripe was stamped with Versamark, coated with colored Zing embossing powder and heated. Time consuming, but so worth it. The Kraft cardstock really makes the colors pop, too. To finish off the card, I added a vellum banner diecut from Simon Says Stamp's Bundle Of Stitched Shapes with a sentiment from My Favorite Things Celebrate Big set and sequin stars.

This card is entered in:

• The Daily Marker's 30 Day Coloring Challenge 

• The July Diva Inspirations Challenge at Verve Stamps

• My Favorite Things "Camp Create - Coloring on Kraft"

         

Thanks for stopping by,
-june

Jumping Santa Card

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For today's MFT Camp Create card, I was inspired by Counselor Francine to stamp a background. Here is my take on her idea:

I wanted to create a forest, so using My Favorite Things "Trim A Tree" stamp and 2 green Quick Quotes Powder Puff Chalk inks, I stamped the entire background. Then, for a focal point, I stamped one tree with Versamark and heat embossed it with Ranger's metallic green powder. The sentiment is also from MFT's "Trim A Tree" set and is also heat embossed. Santa is from My Favorite Things "Jingle All The Way" set and was colored with Copic markers & fussy cut. He is popped up with 3L's Foam Squares.

This card is entered in:

• The Daily Marker's 30 Day Coloring Challenge

• My Favorite Things "Camp Create - Background Bonanza"

          


Thanks for stopping by,
-june

TCP Christmas Card

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I am still on Day 2 of Heat Wave. Jennifer McGuire showed us how to use water to hold embossing powder. But try as I might, I could not get this to work. So I tried my own idea. I splattered Heidi Swapp Color Shine instead of water, then added Ranger silver embossing powder and heated it. Got the look first try! Check it out:

I was inspired to create this card by the Christmas Challenge over at The Cat's Pajamas (TCP). I recently got this fun TCP set with Sprinkles the cat in an oversized sweater. It just cracks me up. After I finished the silvered background, I used a snow stencil from The Crafter's Workshop with Distress inks. TCP's cat image was colored with Copic markers, fussy cut and popped up with 3L Form Squares. I also stamped the TCP sentiment with Versamark black ink and Ranger clear embossing powder. I finished it off with ribbon and a Taylored Expressions' snowflake medallion diecut.

This card is entered in:

• The "Flora and Fauna" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The Daily Marker's 30 Day Coloring Challenge

• TCP Tuesday #318 "Christmas in July" at The Cat's Pajamas

• YNS Color Challenge 43 at Your Next Stamp

               


Thanks for checking out my work,
-june