Simon Says Stamp! Best Teacher Ever Projects

Hey Friends!!!

I am popping in with a couple of cards I created for Simon Says Stamp! Our Every Happiness Release. I was gifted the stamp set "Best Teacher Ever" and I created a few cards, two of which I am posting today. 

The first card I created was a "thanks" card, using a ton of stamps from this set. 

I stamped the pencils and colored them in with Copic Markers. I then splashed some watered down black ink across my card front.

I then stamped the composition book, the A+ and the thanks sentiment. I then colored in the notebook with red Copic markers.

I used foam adhesive to adhere the book over some white jute and added some stamped stars to the card front and I was done. 

The second card I created was totally different from the one above. I started off by ink blending Cheeky, Blush and Pucker SSS Pawsitively Saturated inks over my card front. 

Next I splattered the card front with water, let it dry and stamped some of the little images from the stamp set over the ink blending. I distressed the edges and adhered it to an A2, white card front.

I then heat embossed the sentiment in white on black cardstock. I used a rounded rectangle die to cut out the sentiment and adhered it to the card front using foam adhesive. I stamped the rulers onto yellow cardstock, cut them out and adhered them to my card front.

The last thing I did was to stamp the calculator onto two different colors of gray cardstock. I then cut the calculator out of the dark gray piece and the buttons out of the light gray. I adhered all the pieces of the calculator together, used Copic markers to color in the "urcool" space and adhered it to the card front using foam adhesive. 

I am entering this card into this round of the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #297. I used the last row across-any shape die, layers, embossing.

I love that I was able to create two very different cards using the same stamp set!!

Here is the link to see all of the Every Happiness Release from Simon Says Stamp!!

That is all from me today. I will be back tomorrow with two more cards I made using the "Best Teacher Ever" stamp set. Have a FABULOUS day!!!

Nora

You're the Sweetest Card and Some Cards for Challenges

Hello Crafty Friends!

I am just popping in with another card that I created for this round of Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #639. This round is a COLOR CHALLENGE-create a project with RED, WHITE and BLUE. 

Like the card I created last week I used Hero Arts Jam Packed Stamp/Die set to create my card.

Below is the badge for Challenge #639:

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I used the Burlap Embossing Folder for the background and then layered some fun pattern paper over the top.

I colored in my images with Copic Markers and then used some clear sparkle pen over on the top.

I had such a fun time creating this card and LOVE this little stamp set.

I am also entering this into this round of Colorful Options July Challenge:

My next card I created using this round of As You See It Challenge #377-Happy Yellow Flowers and The Beautiful Blossom Challenge #43-Anything Goes.

I had fun using the Simon Says Stamp Wild Rose Stamp set for my card.

I embossed the blooms and colored them in with colored pencils.

The sentiment is from Kristina Werner for Concord & 9th-Everything Will Be Okay Stamps/Die set.

I had so much fun creating this card. I don't use colored pencils a lot because I am not great at shading them. I will be practicing a bit more because this was relaxing!

Well, that is all from me today. I thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!

Nora

You Make Me Smile Card

Hello Crafty Friends!!

I got home from my vacation on Tuesday after a twenty four hours of travel. My husband and I had a FABULOUS time on our Alaska cruise. We did a small cruise line with less than 750 people. This enabled us to go into smaller ports. I would recommend.

I was finally able to get into my craft room on Thursday and made some cards for some challenges. 

I created this card using the Freshly Made Sketches #745 and the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Fabulous Florals.

I started off by dry embossing a piece of purple cardstock using the Spellbinders Intertwined Lattice embossing folder. The frame is from Sunny Studios.

I had created the lavender flowers using a die from The Greetery. I had colored the stems in using Copic Markers and insk smooshing. The sentiment is stamped and die cut using Spellbinders You Make Me Smile Sentiments.

My second card I used the Inspired By Challenge as my start off for my card, as well as the middle across from the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #297-any color, free, sentiment. 

I started off my card by dry embossing the Simon Says Stamps Blooming Wreath on a white card panel. I then used a Distress Tool around the edges. Next I took the Cadet Blue Positively Saturated Ink pad to colored in my flowers with a small blending tool.

I used the Thick and Thin Thanks Dies from Concord & 9th for the sentiment. The butterflies are Poppy Stamps Nordic Cheery Butterflies.

The flower centers are colored in using a YG 21 Copic Marker and some tiny dots of Diamond Stickles.

Well, that is all from me today. I want to thank you for taking time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

A NEW Challenge-Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #639

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Hello Friends!!!

Today I am popping in with a card for the NEW round of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!! Challenge #639 is a COLOR challenge-RED, WHITE and BLUE. 

Below is the Challenge Badge for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #639:

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Instead of making a July 4th card, I decided to use the Jam Packed Stamp/Die set from Hero Arts, combined with pattern paper for my creation. I would have linked it but alas, it is retired.

I adored these tiny stamps and had so much making this card!!! The embossed background was done using the Burlap embossing folder from Honey Bee Stamps. I am not going to lie-this is one of MY FAVORITE embossing folders!!! I am on a distressed edge kick for all my cards lately. I think it looks great under these pattern papers.

The label that the stamped images are on is the Love to Layer: Soft Ridges Dies from PaperTrey Ink. The blue gingham is from the Classic Gingham 6” by 6” paper pack from Sunny Studios.

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #639, head on over to the BLOG. I cannot wait to see what you create!!!

That is all from me. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

Some Challenge Cards

Hey Crafty Friends!!

Just popping in with some cards that I created for some challenges. I will not be able to create anything due to my schedule for the next couple of weeks so I have been trying to craft as much as possible!!!

I am entering this into this weeks JUGS Challenge. It is a stencil week this week and I used the Spellbinder's Petalburst Stencils as my background. 

The border was cut with a die from Simon Says Stamp! and my butterfly is from the Nordic Cheery Butterflies from Poppy Stamps.

The leaves that are on my card are Pinkfresh Studio's Curvy Leaves-some of my favorite leaves ever!!! The thank you sentiment is from Altenew's Craft Your Life Project Kit-Arched Foliage.

I am entering this in the Just Us Girls Challenge #829-Stencil Week and If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #217-June In the Garden.

 

My next card I created for a friend. This card was inspired by this week's The Paper Player Challenge #792.

I dug out some 49 & Market paper, the SSS With Sympathy stamp/die set and the Mini Bloom and Sprigs die from Spellbinders.

I LOVE how this card came out. The little tickets are from the 49 & Market paper pack. 

I even used the pattern paper to die cut the flowers and leaves.

Well, that is all from me today. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS Sunday!!

Nora