Great to See You, again!

What are the chances that I would use orange, blue and green on a card and There She Goes would have a color challenge the very next day using those colors?!! Since I had already posted my card for other challenges, I thought I would use the same idea from yesterday's card. Hate to miss a TSG challenge! I combined it with the Clean and Simple challenge to make a tent card.

I used the same idea as on my previous card, popping the fish up over some sea grass, but this time on a full circle at the top of the card. The base is white instead of kraft. I added another panel of dsp to bring a little more blue in and to fill in a bit of white space. Clean and simple!

Thanks for stopping by today!! Kelly

Supplies Used:
Stamps - There She Goes Make a Splash
Ink - Memento black, Stampin Up Tangerine Tango
Paper - TE white, MME, SU Cardstock
Accessories - Copics, Nestibilities, grosgrain ribbon, hole punch

Great to Sea You!

I have been busy making cards over the weekend due to a rainy weekend and the start of the DTGD challenges at Splitcoast. Today's card fits a theme to make a pet themed card. I really wanted to make a card for our Yorkie, but just didn't have the right stamp. So I went with our only other pet, a goldfish (which I turned into a clownfish for the purposes of this card!).

I made a fun clean and simple card using just the fish from There She Goes Make a Splash set (one of my favorites). I colored it with copics and popped it up over some seaweed that I colored. I kept with orange and white against the kraft paper - love that crisp look. I added a few ties of grosgrain ribbon to the sentiment to complete the card.


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Kelly

Two more cards today :)

Rainy day again so I made meatballs and sauce and spent the afternoon in my stamping room. Took a bit of time to get my wheels spinning but here is what I came up with:

This first card is for a featured stamper challenge at Splitcoast, combined with a DTGD challenge to make a single layer card with flowers.

I really love these flowers from There She Goes. I scored the "image panel" and then masked it off. I then created a mask for the flower and stamped that a bunch of times, coloring them with copics.

My second card is for a DTGD challenge to be inspired by fruit:

This bowl of cherries is from Taylored Expressions and I colored it with copics. The inspriation for this card was this paper from Cosmo Cricket.

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Hello Friend!

Here is a card I was able to make yesterday for two challenges at Splitcoast - the first to make a scene using die cuts and the second to make a friend card.

I had to think outside the box for this one since I don't have any scene die cuts. I used a set of dies from There She Goes, called Worlds Best, which is designed to go along with their stamp set to make banners and awards. I used the award die to make a tree and the banner part to make the tree trunks and the rays of the sun. A button serves as the sun :). I embossed the tree trunks with a rustic folder to make it look like barks. I used a circle nestibilities to make hills. A sentiment from There She Goes Day or Night set was perfect and made this card meet the challenge requirements for the friend card!

I am hoping to get a little more stamping time in today to keep up with the DTGD challenges.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Kelly

DTGD Begins!

Today starts a week of challenge at Splitcoast called Dare to Get Dirty, my favorite time over on that site. There are multiple challenges every day and prizes to be won! Today is the first day and also my birthday :). To add to the fun, it's raining here in the NE, so I have nothing better to do today but create new cards! But it gets better!! I received my prize of Bazzill Card Shoppe sampler pack that Ribbon Carousel generously sent my way. Happy day:)!!

Today I have two cards. The first is a challenge to make a card with all white:

The second card here combines two challenges - to make a masculine card and a sketch challenge. Here is a MFT Pure Innocence stamp that I finally got to ink up:

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Kelly

Music Inspired

Here is my card for today's Ways to Use It challenge (WT385), which was to be inpsired by music. I also went with the sketch from yesterday's sketch challenge (SC395) and the Word Play challenge from this month's Summertime theme, which was to use the word HEAT.

The musical paper was my first thought when I started this card and I went in the direction of a quote. However, I remembered this great image from MFT. I was going along perfectly to match the sketch from SC395 until my sewing machine decided to give me trouble, resulting in a few extra holes below where the image is. I tried brads and buttons, but ultimately went with an additonal music paper panel.

For the word play part of this card, I made it according to the following:

H - HB2U

E-  Embossing

A-a la Mode

T- Twine

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Kelly

Supplies used:
Stamps - MFT alm You are Unrepeatable

Paper - Bazzill, MME

Ink - Memento black

Accessories - Copics, MFT Die-namics Tiny Tab Quartet, button, twine, sewing machine

Make a Splash!

Today's card is for the weekly challenge at There She Goes, which was a sketch challenge (TSG166). I went with this fun mermaid because I wanted to play along with the monthly theme at Splitcoast, which is a summertime theme.

The sketch that I followed for TSG is shown here:

This was a great sketch since I love to add layers and layers to my card and mix up the papers. I paper pierced the main elements of my card and colored this cutie in copics. I made a mask of her and her splashes and sponged a blue sky. The colors and stamp image were inspired by the following photo, which is the inspiration photo for the monthly theme at Splitcoast:

Hope you enjoy! Thanks for stopping by today!! Kelly

Supplies used:
Stamps - There She Goes Make a Splash
Paper - Bazzill, MME
Ink - Memento black
Accessories- copics, brads, chiffon ribbon, sewing machine

Birthday Hugs!

Guess I have my birthday on my mind! Here's another birthday card - this one a clean and simple following a sketch for the CAS challenge at Splitcoast today. I had all of the papers out from making yesterday's card so this was a quick 15 minute card. That never happens! I love the way it turned out though! This one can be used for a girl or boy. I can never have enough of these in my stash.

The sketch I was following had a die cut of a branch, which I replaced with MFT Die-namics Stacking Stars. I love how fun this looks with the paper peeking through. I added a ribbon across the top and a sentiment from a Stampin Up set. I went with red accents again, pulling them from the striped designer paper.

My second card here was made by my three year old daughter. She was so excited to make a card (with copics - ugh!) and she wanted me to post it to my blog, just like Mommy :). How could I say no? Here is her work of art:

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Party Hat!

Had a great day with the family today and found a little time tonight to stamp a card for the featured stamper challenge at Splitcoast. I really try to join in on this one each week since everyone deserves that moment in the spotlight. Today is all about Sophie.

I made a quick card today with very little stamping. My daughter is 6 now, which is big for the birthday parties, so I always need a bunch of cards around for her friends as they celebrate their next birthday. I have had this paper from MME for a few weeks and have been keeping it in my stash. It's perfectly bright and cheery for this card and I love the pops of red. Red is definitely one of my favorite accent colors.

Thanks for stopping by today!! Kelly

Weather or Not

Rainy day here in the northeast so I found some indoor time to clean up my stamp room and make a card for today's Free for All challenge (F4A126). The challenge today is to make a card inspired by the weather. I have had this great image from My Favorite Things for a while but never got a chance to ink her up.

She' part of the Who's That Girl line by MFT, called Puddle Jumper, and I think she looks fabulous in plaid!

I paper pieced her outfit with some great paper from My Minds Eye and colored the rest of the image with copics. I used coordinating paper for the background panels and added a horizontal ribbon panel, which I embossed with dots. The ribbons are a grey satin layered over a wide yellow grosgrain. I used my new MFT Die-namics Sentiment Strips (love them!) to add a sentiment to the top.

Thanks for stopping by again!

Kelly

Supplies used:
Stamps - MFT WTG Puddle Jumper
Paper - Bazzill cardstock, MME Miss Caroline dsp
Ink - Memento black
Accessories - Copics, MFT Die-namics Sentiment Strips, grosgrain and satin ribbon, Nestibilities, Cuttlebug EF

Soak Up the Sun

Today's card is all about summertime, ironically on a rainy day here in the northeast! The monthly theme at Splitcoast is summertime, when the livin' is easy(CT0712). This image from Taylored Expressions is perfect for that theme. I love a great sunset when all of the colors of the sky blend from yellow to blue. Nothing beats watching a sunset from a lazy Adirondeck chair. This card is also for yesterday's Ways to Use It challenge (WT384), which was to Hit the Beach.

I colored the image with copics. Then I masked the image and sponged shades of blue, pink, orange, yellow and brown to create a sunset. I used a wavy blue patterned paper in the background to give a water effect and found a perfect use for the My Mind's Eye woodgrain paper. I sponged the sentiment with some yellow and wrapped some twine for a finishing touch.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Kelly

Supplies used:

Stamps - Taylored Expressions A Day in Paradise

Ink - Memento black, brown, cantaloupe, pink, blue

Paper - Bazzill cardstock, TE white, MME dsp

Accessories - Copics, twine, grosgrain ribbon, sponge

Dreams Come True

Good morning! I am finally getting some time to use my new goodies from My Favorite Things and this sentiment set, My Favorite Sentiments, is definitely one of my favorites now! I love the sentiment and made this card for a friends' daughter who graduated from high school. I thought this sentiment is perfect.

I went with the weekly MFT sketch challenge for inspiration(MFTWSC81), shown here:

only I flipped the sketch on its side.  I really wanted to use the sentiment above and it worked better on its side and I love how it looks!. I used some paper from MME Lost and Found to highlight the black and vanilla. I used several MFT Die-namics on this card too, using my new stacking stars to replace the circle on the sketch and my sentiment strips to make the banner.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Kelly

Supplies used:
Stamps - MFT My Favorite Sentiments

Ink - Memento black

Paper - Bazzill cardstock, MME Lost and Found dsp, Bazzill textured dots paper

Accessories - MFT Die-namics (vertical greetings, stacking stars, sentiment strips), grosgrain ribbon

Christmas in July!

Well, not quite, but it's never too early to start making cards! There She Goes is hosting a Christmas in July challenge on their blog (TSG165), which is the inspiration for this card. Christmas is less than six months away and with four kids in school this year, I will need at least six teacher cards when the holidays arrive. I almost always leave it to the last minute so I have to give TSG a big thank you for getting me started early!

For today's card, I used There She Goes Buckets of Love and Buckets of Love Holiday Additions. I used the sketch challenge at Splitcoast for my layout (SC394). I also used the colors from yesterday's color challenge at splitcoast (CC384), which was vanilla, red and green - too easy with this card! I colored the image with copics and followed the sketch for the rest of the card. I was glad to finally use this Christmas paper I have had stashed. The background is embossed with a natural bark look to keep with the look of the basket.


Thanks for stopping by today!!

Kelly

Supplies used:
Stamps - TSG BOL, BOL Holiday Additions
Ink - Memento black, Stampin Up Red Riding Hood
Paper - Kraft, Taylored Expressions white, MME Holly Jolly
Accessories - Copics, Cuttlebug EF, Grosgrain ribbon, brads

Purple Blooms

Happy Monday! Today's card is all purple and for the weekly sketch challenge at My Favorite Things (MFTWSC80). I chose to go with another Pure Innocence today - Have a Blooming Good Day. She's really cute and looks pretty good in purple!

I colored the image in copics and followed the sketch below for the rest of the card:

I didn't have the tab Die-namics for the sentiment and this sentiment would not have fit, so I just cut that panel to fit. I embossed the background with dots to go with the polka dots of the designer paper.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Kelly


Supplies Used:
Stamps - MFT PI Have a Blooming Good Day
Paper - Bazzill cardstock, Cosmo Cricket dsp
Ink - Memento black
Accessories - Copics, brads, ribbon, MFT Die-namics Simply Scallop large, Cuttlebug EF

Chick Flick!

Just got back from a great weekend of boating and had some time to stamp a card - a perfect way to wrap up a weekend. I made this card for the featured stamper challenge at Splitcoast today (FS284), honoring Cynthia.

My new order from My Favorite Things arrived on Friday, so I had to ink this cute image up right away. It's not a new stamp to their Pure Innocence line, but a must for my collection. My daughters are at the age now where a movie gift card is a perfect gift for a friends' birthday. This set is perfect for a card to accompany such a gift.

I colored the image in copics and cut it out. I tried to match the layout of a card made by Cynthia. Instead of a large heart in the center, I cut out a circle and added a large scallop border. I sewed the edges of the background panels and embossed the blue background with dots. A ribbon tied across the ticket designer paper was the final touch.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Kelly

Supplies used:
Stamps - MFT Pure Innocence Popping By
Ink - Memento black
Paper - Bazzill cardstock, MME Miss Caroline dsp
Accessories - Copics, MFT Die-namics (Simply Scallop large, Sentiment Strips), sewing machine, grosgrain ribbon

Friendship is a Fairy Tale

Today's card is a fun clean and simple card I made for the There She Goes challenge this week to used sewing and stitching on a card (TSG164) and for the CAS challenge at Splitcoast to make a card to the theme of Fairy Tales. This was an easy challenge to combine today since TSG has a really cute stamp set called "Once Upon a Time" featuring a prince and princess. I recently made a card using the princess so I wanted to do something a little different. This mouse from the set is sooo cute so I made him the focus.

Banners seem to be all the rage on cards these days so I joined in the fun. It allowed me to add a bit of designer paper while keeping the card very clean and simple. For stitching, I went with a zig zag across the side of the banners and around the dark pink panel.

It's rare that I make a card without ribbon, so I hope you appreciate my restraint!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Kelly

Supplies used:

Stamps - TSG Once Upon a Time

Paper - Bazzill cardstock, MME dsp

Ink - Memento black

Accessories - Copics, sewing machine, scallop punch, circle punches

Special Treat for You

Here is a card I made for the color challenge at Splitcoast today(CC382) and for the weekly sketch challenge at The Sweet Stop blog (SSS165). The color challenge was to use coral, crumb cake and white on a card. I substituted kraft for the crumb cake.

I inked up this adorable Pure Innocence from MFT called Lollypop. I just finished my first version of the card and was putting away the ink from sponging the coral and dropped it on her cute face!! Back to coloring another image. I had a hard time deciding the color of the lollipop, but went with red and white at my daughter's suggestion (she has an artful eye). There was a lot going on with this card so my original coloring of a rainbow colored lolly stood out too much.

The image is colored with copics and I cut her out, popping her up agianst an oval sponged with coral. The rest of the card followed the sketch below:

It was a busy sketch (my favorite kind!) so I had a lot of opportunity to add color and texture, which I did!

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Wonderful

Here is a card I made for the Clean and Simple challenge today (CAS177) at Splitcoast, to use Old Olive, Navy and white together on a card. This combination is an old favorite of mine. I love the crisp look of the navy against the white. I also made this card for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (SSSC162) shown below. It was tough to keep this card CAS using this sketch, but I think I managed.

The sentiment is from My Favorite Things (Pearls of Wisdom). The paper is Cosmo Cricket from my stash of older papers. I knew I kept them around for a good reason! I immediately thought of this paper when I saw the colors for the challenge.I embossed the top layer of white with dots and added a popped up white flower using MFT's Die-namics.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies Used:

Stamps - MFT Pearls of Wisdom

Paper - Georgia Pacific white, Cosmo Cricket dsp, Bazzill cardstock

Ink - Stampin Up Old Olive

Accessories - MFT Die-namics (Button Quartet, Pretty Posies), scallop border punch, Spellbinders Nestiblities, Cuttlebug EF, twine