Fairy Birthday Wishes

I have so many Lavinia stamps that I decided to get them out and make a bunch of cards for my stash and here is one of them!

I stenciled the background with Light Carnation ink from Gina K Design and I stamped the images with Morning Mist from Versafine Clair.    All the stamps are from Lavinia. I added pink enamel dots and heart.  The sentiment is up on foam dots.

I'm sending my card to the following challenges:

Color Hues Challenge

ends 8/14

Inkspirational: Moodboard

inspired by the circles and pink colors

ends 8/15

I.D.E.A.S

week 1 - ink

Addicted to Stamps and More

ends 8/12

Stamps: Seasonal Tree, Quinn, Heart Felt Verses, Fairy Charms, Orchard Grass - Lavinia.
Ink: Light Carnation - Gina K Designs, Morning Mist - Versafine Clair.
Paper: White - Papertrey Ink.
Other Supplies: Semi Circles Mid Century Modern Stencil - Claire Brennan Design (retired), enamel dots and heart - Altenew, foam dots.

Card Chain Challenge - July Exchange Reveal

 It's time to reveal all the cards exchanged for July over at The Card Chain Challenge.  I sent a card to Imke in Germany and I received a card from Jeanne H in MN!

For my card this month, I chose one of the themes: Doors or Windows.   I have both on my card!  A lovely center opening door with windows!

Usually you would have the door (Elegant Entrance Arches) as if  you were looking at the outside of the home -  but I decorated mine to be showing the inside of the home - with wall paper around the door (Elegant Arches Stamp) and a potted plant.(Modern Planters and Botanicals: Forget Me Nots.)  All from The Greetery.

And when you open the door you are looking out onto the garden! 

I stenciled the background on the inside of the card using Leaves in the Wind from Carabelle Studio and overlaid the die cut greenery (Garden Tub Filler Die). The sentiment is from Bloom and Grow Sentiments both from The Greetery.

We'd love to have you join us for the August Card Chain Challenge - you send a card to the person signed up ahead of you and you receive a card from the person signed up after you - you'll find all the details on how to sign up at The Card Chain Challenge blog!

The last day to sign up for the August challenge is August 6th!

I'm also linking my card to:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Summertime Blues  ends  8/4

Stamps:  Bloom and Grow Sentiments, Elegant Arches Background Stamp - The Greetery

Paper:  Hammered white - Amazon, White, Enchanted Evening, watercolor paper - Canson Cold Press, metallic gold - from stash.

Ink: Caribbean Sky - Altenew, Ranger Distress - Mowed Lawn and Speckled Egg, (other Distress inks used smooshed on mat for the flowers and water colored on the greenery - I had them in my stash already colored from a previous project)

Other Supplies: Modern Planters Die, Botanicals: Forget Me Nots die, A2 Arches Die, Elegant entrance Arches Die - The Greetery, Leaves in the Wind Stencil - Carabelle Studio, black POSCA pen, foam dots, tiny gems.

Inkspirational #347 Mood Board

 Today I'm sharing my DT card for the newest Inkspirational Challenge #347.

I used a mix of pink and orange Copics to color my flowers (with a touch of green) made using Mirrored Arch Blooms Press Plate.  I cut out the center using Mirrored Arch Labels from Spellbinders.  

I adhered the panel over my card base with foam dots and then adhered the die cut sentiment inside the opening.  I also added a sweet little butterfly (how cute is she??!) from This Calls for Confetti and black enamel dots from Altenew.

We'd love to have you show us your inspired card using this Mood Board!  You will find some lovely inspiration from the rest of the DT as well as Mr. Linky over at the Inkspirational blog!

This challenge ends on 8/15!

Also sending my card to:

NBUS

1st time using this Better Press Plate

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge

Anything goes ends 8/5

Passion for Markers

Dies or punches ends 8/5

Stamps:  All the Flowers - Verve (retired)

Paper:  Watercolor paper - Canson Cold Press.

Ink:  Better Press Black - Spellbinders

Other Supplies:  Mirrored Arch Blooms Press Plate - Better Press/Spellbinders, Mirrored Arch Labels Die - Spellbinders, Copics R20, RV23, YG03, YR61, Y38, YR02, Butterfly - This Calls for Confetti, foam dots.

Let's Just Chill

 I'm joining in on the Color Hues Challenge today.

I don't really like to be told what colors to use on my card -  it's a total inspiration killer for me - so I'm trying to stretch myself and tackle it head on today!

My first thought was to use these little summer drinks stickers since they are in the colors.  

Then the problem is how to present them?! 

After trying several die cut frames - I finally settled on this flat bottom circle and thought I could set it over the stamped sentiment!

And then, I struggled with the background - trying embossed panels, inked embossed panels,(nope, nope) and then I opened my drawer of Washi Tapes that I haven't used for years and there was the perfect design (summery) and in the right colors (shades of greens/yellows)!

So here it is!   

A lovely simple design that took me 3 hours to figure out!

But that's why we love card making - right?!   

Now I'm going to Just Chill for a while!

Also sending my card to:

Inspired by Challenge

drink imoji's

ends 7/23

NBUS

First time using this Washi Tape, the stickers and the sentiment stamp!

Stamps:  Let's Just Chill - Unity stamps

Ink:  Nocturne Versafine Clair

Paper:  White - PTI, Hammered White - Amazon.

Other Supplies:  Misty Meadow Washi Tape - Altenew, Flat bottom circle die - Amazon, Cocktail Stickers - American Crafts, yellow enamel dots - Altenew, foam dots.

The Healing Power of a Garden

 Today I'm playing along with the Just Us Girls Challenge

I was inspired by the colors, the snail, flower stems and single blossoms!

I got out the Curio Spring Findings dies from The Greetery, that I purchased several years ago and didn't play with until today!  

That's why I love challenges -  they challenge me to use my stuff!

The snails' shell has a die cut curl mark on it but it doesn't show up in the photo.  I added his eye with a Micron 01 black marker.

I stenciled the background using the Milky Way Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.   The sentiment is from Garden Sayings from Impression Obsession.

I'm also sending my card to:

NBUS

1st time using the Curio Spring Findings dies.

Tic Tac Toe

ends 7/31

diagonal Stencil, Blue, Foliage

Stamps:  Garden Sayings - Impression Obsession

Paper:  Hammered White - Amazon, Robins Egg - Bazzill, Melon Berry, True Black.

Ink:  Melon Berry, Spring Rain - PTI, Nocturne - Versafine Clair.

Other Supplies:  Milky Way Stencil - A Colorful Life Designs, Curio Spring Findings Dies - The Greetery, Copic W2, blender brushes, Sakura Micron 01 black marker.

Cardinals on a Winter Pine

 Another Christmas card for the box!  

I made this for the Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers

I just purchased this lovely cardinal die and stencil set from Waffle Flower so was happy to get it out and play with it.

We are fortunate to have cardinals come to our bird feeders every evening,  so I know the male is the vibrant red and the female and young cardinals are gray/greenish with slight touches of red to protect them from predators - I googled the Cardinal Female to help me try and ink it correctly.

  

The die comes with a stencil to color them so it was pretty easy once I decided what colors to use!

The pine branch and cones are from an older set called Botanicals: Pine Bough from the Greetery and I actually had some branches and pine cones already cut and colored in an envelope in the die package from some I made a few years ago (yay!) so I used them.

The cardinals and pine cones are up on foam dots. And I added Ice Stickles for frosty glitter. 

(boy, I haven't had Stickles out for quite a while!)

Sending my card to:

Sparkles Christmas Challenge

Sparkle and Bling

ends 7/31

Jingle Belles

left vertical - animal, die cut, red

ends 7/30

NBUS

1st time using the cardinal dies and stencil

Paper: white, Leaf Green, Kraft, Cocoa Bean - PTI, DP Seasons Greetings - Waffle Flower

Ink: Ruby Red, Dark Night, Snapdragon - Altenew, Light Spruce - Gina K Design

Other Supplies: Cardinal Duo Die N Stencil - Waffle Flower, Botanicut: Pine Bough - The Greetery, Christmas Tree Sentiments - Waffle Flower, black gems, foam dots, blender brushes, colored pencils, Ice Stickles glitter glue.

Inkspirational #346 - Word Prompt - Birthday

 A great new challenge over at Inkspirational #346!  

Probably the most used theme for us card makers, right!

I used mostly Better Press supplies on this Birthday card - Cosmos Backdrop Press Plate, Layered Cosmos Backdrop Stencils, and You are Everything Sentiments Press Plate and Die set.  I used Ranger Distress Inks on the stencils - Tattered Rose, Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn and Marmalade.

The sentiment is up on foam dots and I added 3 yellow enamel dots.

So please join us and show us your newly created Birthday card - for a child, a friend, a parent?  You'll find some lovely inspiration from the rest of the DT as well as Mr. Linky over at the Inkspirational Blog!  

This challenge ends 8/1.

Also sending my card to:

NBUS

1st time using this Cosmos Backdrop Letter Press

  

Stencil Fun

Anything Goes  ends 7/31

I used a stencil to color the image

I.D.E.A.S

2nd week   D=Dies

used a die for the sentiment

Die Cut Divas

Birthday - ends 7/31

AAA Birthday

ends 7/31

Paper: Cotton Card Panel - Better Press/Spellbinders.
Ink: Better Press Black - Spellbinders, Ranger Distress Tattered Rose, Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn and Marmalade.
Other Supplies: Cosmos Backdrop Better Press Press Plate - Spellbinders, Layered Cosmos Backdrop Stencils - Spellbinders, You are Everything Sentiments - Press Plate and Die Set - Spellbinders, yellow enamel dots - Altenew, blender brushes, foam dots, BetterPress - Spellbinders.