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

Shine On-Simon Says Stamp! June Release

Hey Crafty Friends!

Today I am posting the last card I created for Simon Says Stamp! Shine On Release. 

I had fun using the new Balloon Critters stamp set to create my card. I had fun using this set to create my little floating dog. I colored my image in with Copic Markers and added some white gel pen accents.

I layered my little balloon dog over am ombre circle and the SSS Dot Spiral embossing folder from a previous release. 

I added an adorable sentiment from the Balloon Critters set and added some Moonflower Embellishment Mix for a festive look.

Want to see the entire Shine On collection? Hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp! Store to see all the new goodies. 

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

Nora

Simon Says Stamp! Shine On Release

Hey Crafty Friends!

Just popping in with another card for the Simon Says Stamp! Shine On release. I was gifted the "Balloon Critters" stamps and had so much fun creating with them.

Aren't these balloons so fun? I love the little flowers around them. The sentiments in this set are so delightful as well.

I will be using this stamp set for many cards in the future.

Want to see the whole Shine On collection? Hop on over to Simon Says Stamp! to view all the adorable new products.

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

Nora