3/28/22 - Make My Monday #171 Use a Stencil - Thank You

Welcome back to another week of challenge here at Make My Monday and this week we are making card using Stencil! I love the subtle affects that it help brings another dimension of the card. For this one, I used a background stencil with Crumb Cake to create a background on the bottom right corner and paired it with the silhouette of the Harvest Dies. To finish the card I used the linen thread to tie the die cut images together and finish it with a Thank You sentiment. I hope you enjoyed the card I am sharing today and make sure to join us at the challenge!

 

Challenge: #171
Stamp Set: Nature’s Harvest   
Colors: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede,   
Paper: Whisper White, Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso 

Others: Harvest Die, Linen Thread, Seasonal Decorative Mask (retired),  

3/23/2022 - Try Stampin' On Tuesday/SUOC - Flowering Rainboots

Happy Hump Day! Today’s card is using sketch challenge at Try Stampin’ On Tuesday and SU only Garden/Plants. One of my favorite from the current Mini Catalog is Flowering Rainboots so it’s my go to for the theme challenge. The circle is punch out but also embossed with the folder (bricks) that kind of coordinate with the DSP. To add some interest, the square is die cut out with the Layering Stitched Dies. Hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today!

 

Challenge: SUOC297, #547
Stamp Set: Flowering Rainboots,        
Colors: Mango Melody, Basic Gray,       
Paper: Whisper White, Just Jade, Bloom Where You’re Planted DSP,     

Others: Dimension, 2” Circle Punch, Rainboots Dies, Stitched Layering Dies, Brick Embossing Folder (retired), Foil Sheet,     

3/23/2022 - Make the Card Challenge Sketch #51 - A little something to brighten your day

Welcome back to another week of challenge here at Make the Card Challenge and this time we have a wonderful sketch ready for you to use! I decided to make it into a male friendly card with a different take on the colors of rainbow! I used the Rainbow Dies from Stampin’ Up Mini Catalog for this and the cloud is from a designer series paper which also coordinates with a punch! I hope this card will give you some inspiration and do remember to join us at the challenge!

 

 

Challenge: #51
Stamp Set: Rainbow of Happiness       
Colors: Pool Party,      
Paper: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, Sunshine & Rainbow DSP (retired – SAB), Pool Party,    

Others: Dimension, Brilliant Rainbow Dies, 1 3/8” Circle Punch, Cloud Punch,    

3/22/2022 - Cardz 4 Guyz #292 Equinox Seasonal Changes - Happy Birthday

Welcome back to another week of challenge here at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week we are making Equinox Seasonal Changes (Spring!) and when I think of spring, I think of green trees and nice weather since we are in the Midwest. This stamp set is 2 steps so you can see I stamped the 2 images with 2 different colors. I just decided to put it on the tag, something different. I finished the card with a red bird and a sentiment. I hope you enjoy this card I am sharing today and be sure to check out everyone’s creation.

 

 

Challenge: #292
Stamp Set: Beauty of Friendship
Colors: Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso, Gray Granite,
Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Old Olive, 

Others: Dimension, Beautiful Tree Dies, Tag Punch, Beauty of the Earth, Old Olive Twine (retired),

3/15/2022 - Atlantic Hearts/Fusion - Happy Birthday

Today’s card is using 2 different sketches, Fusion and Atlantic Hearts. Both of these sketches are similar and it gives me the idea of creating a very simple unique fold card. I want to continue to use up some of the Mini Catalog DSP so for this one I picked Sweet Talk DSP and the hearts is cut out from the DSP and adhere onto the corner. I finished the card with Polish Dots and they are just so adorable! I hope you enjoyed the card I am sharing today!

The panel is cut at 2 ¾”.

 

 

Challenge: Fusion, #464
Stamp Set: Biggest Wishes     
Colors: Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green,    
Paper: Whisper White, Petal Pink, Sweet Talk DSP, 

Others: Dimension, Polish Dots,    

3/14/2022 - Challenges Card - Thanks for Being You (Flowering Rainboots)

Happy Monday! Today’s card is using 3 different challenges – As You See It (Spring Flowers), TGIF (Sketch) and Just Add Ink (Masking). I used a retired stencil to create a background on the cardstock with Bumble Bee to have a tone on tone effects and the tulips is representing that spring is just around the corner here in the Midwest. The sentiment placement should be a bit lower but I accidently got some ink so I am using that piece to cover it up. I hope you enjoyed the card I am sharing today!

 

 

Challenge: #594, #tgifc359, #270
Stamp Set: Flowering Rainboots,    
Colors: Calypso Coral, Bumble Bee, Soft Succulent, Cajun Craze, Misty Moonlight  
Paper: Whisper White, Bumble Bee, Harvest DSP (retired), 

Others: Dimension, Oh So Sweetly Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Seasonal Decorative Mask (retired),   

3/14/2022 - Make My Monday #170 Purple/Yellow/Blue - You Are Amazing

Welcome back to another week of challenge here at Make My Monday and this week we are doing color challenge - Blue/Purple/Yellow. I decided to color in the background with re-inkers and watercolor painter to create color blocks and then use the dies for this You Are Amazing card. It may be hard to see but the Basic Black cut out with the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I hope you enjoy this card I am sharing today and be sure to check out everyone’s creation and join us there!

 

 

Challenge: #170
Stamp Set: N/A
Colors: Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather,     
Papers: Whisper White, Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather, Basic Black.

Others: Amazing Thanks Die, Stitched Rectangle Dies,  

3/11/22 - Freshly Made Challenge #526 - Flowering Rainboots

Happy Friday! Today’s card is using Freshly Made Sketch #526. I used the retired Harvest Meadow DSP along with the current stamp set from the Mini Catalog. This distinct stamp set truly is awesome and just love the different shades of the colors. I hope you enjoy this card I am sharing today and have a wonderful weekend!

 

 

Challenge: #526
Stamp Set: Flowering Rainboots, 
Colors: Misty Moonlight, Calypso Coral, Soft Succulent, 
Paper: Whisper White, Harvest Meadow DSP, Misty Moonlight,   

Others: Dimension, Rainboots Dies,

3/9/2022 - Make the Cards Challenge #50 - Live Life in Full Bloom

Welcome back to another week of challenge here at Make the Cards Challenge and this week we are making card with Embossing Folder! There are tons of fun way to use embossing folder and what I did is I inked up the folder and let the colors and the design imprints on the Whisper White cardstock to create a background. I used the current stamp set from the Mini Catalog to create a garden theme card to encourage to live life in the fullest. I hope you enjoy this card I am sharing today and be sure to check out everyone’s creation and join us there!

 

 

Challenge: #50
Stamp Set: Flowering Rainboots
Colors: Early Espresso, Bumble Bee, Polish Pink, Cajun Craze
Paper: Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Early Expresso, 

Others: Dimension, 1 ¾” Circle Punch, Layering Circle Dies, Rain Boots Dies, Gold Foil Sheet,

3/8/2022 - Using your DSP/Scraps - Sweet Talk DSP

Happy Tuesday! I am such a sucker for ways to show off your DSP (pattern papers). It’s also a great way to use up your scraps as well. I found one from Brands Cards and another one Pinterest and couldn’t wait to give it a try. I will have the measurement on the bottom of each card. I think this layout will be perfect for me to do at the Senior Living Center! 

 

 

4 pieces of DSP at 1 x 3

Layering White piece – 3 ¼” x 4 ½”

 

 

 

4 pieces of DSP at 1 x 3 ¼”

Layering White Piece – 3 ½” x 4 ½”

3/3/2022 - Tuesday Morning Sketch #646 - Flowering Rainboots

Busy Thursday – had a little time to make a card using Tuesday Morning Sketch for this pot of flower card. I used the SAB paper and paired it with Flowering Rainboot stamp set and it works out great. It may be hard to see but I used a *tapping* technique where the flower is inked up with Flirty Flamingo and used the Magenta Madness Marker and tapping it around the flowers to create two color tones. The leaves is also from another stamp set. I hope you enjoyed this card I am sharing today.

 

 

Challenge: #646
Stamp Set: Flowering Rainboots, Plentiful Plants,
Colors: Flirty Flamingo, Magenta Madness, Garden Green, Cinnamon Cider,      
Papers: Whisper White, Sunshine and Rainbow DSP (SAB retired), Mango Melody,  

Others: Dimension, 2” Circle Punch, Layering Circle Dies, Perfect Plants Dies, Rainboots Dies,