There is a New Challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #616

 Hello Crafty Friends!

Today I am popping in with a card for the NEW round of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!! Challenge #616 is a THEME challenge-FRIENDSHIP.

We have a sponsor this round-ALL DRESSED UP.

This shop generously donated the image that I used on my card below.

I had so much fun coloring this in with Copic Markers. I added the sentiment in from my computer.

Below is the inspiration badge for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #616:

I also used Sarah Renae Clark color card for the color inspiration.

The butterfly is from an old Martha Stewart punch with a teal jewel in the middle.

The pattern paper is from Paper Trey Ink that was in my stash.

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #616, 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

Happy Saturday with Some Cards

 Hey Friends!!

I am just popping in with some cards I created for some challenges. I happened to have had Spring Break this week and was able to play in my craft room!!!

My first card was inspired by this week's Freshly Made Sketches #682, The Color Throwdown #831 and The Tic Tac Toe Challenge #268-the middle of the card-any color, free and embossing.

My coral color is a bit of a darker coral than I had anticipated. It was all I had so I went with it. The die cut flowers are from the Stamp Market, the "happy" sentiment is Woodware Crafts.

I had fun creating the sage area of the card. I first inked a white panel of cardstock with Bundled Sage Distress Ink. I then layered  stamps and stencils over the top. The last touch was to take some Nuvo Crystal Drops and a stencil to create the dots.

My next card I used Sketch #558 from the CAS Colours and Sketch Challenge for my card inspiration.

I dug out patten paper from 49 & Market for my border, and cut a strip of polka dot paper for the tiny strip.

The ephemera is also from 49 & Market. I used foam tape to layer it on top of each other.

I was going to leave the panel white but it just didn't look right so I used a Linen embossing folder from Altenew for the texture.

For my last card, I used the Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #28-anything goes and The Flower Challenge #101-use spring colors-as inspiration for my card. 

I have been getting the Simon Says Stamp kit for the last few months. I decided to use the Beautiful Blossoms Kit for this card.

I used the Paper Rose paper for the background-using a Distress Tool to rough up the edges. I then stamped and used a stencil to color in the flower. 

I die cut it using the coordination die and adhered it over a stenciled background.

I die cut the golden yellow cardstock that came in the kit with the Pinkfresh Studio Ornate Oval Frame to frame my flower bunch. The last step was to add a sentiment from The Ton.

It was so nice to have time to make multiple cards this week using some of my supplies that I have had in my stash. I needed this to calm my mind!!!

I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

Just a Reminder that there is Still Time to Play with Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #615

 Hello Friends!

Today I am popping in with a card to remind you that there is still time to play with this round of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!! Challenge #615 is a COLOR challenge. Create a project using the colors ORANGE, PINK and WHITE.

Once again, I used die cuts flowers (retired) from MFT Stamps. Pink is an unusual color for a sympathy card but I decided I didn't care.

Below is the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge inspirations badge for Challenge #615:

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I used a new stamp and some SSS ink to stamp my background onto pink cardstock.

The arch die cut is from Spellbinders and the sentiment is from Honey Bee Stamps.

My last element that I added was TONS of pink jewels. This is something that I will be giving someone by hand!!!

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #615, 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

There is a NEW CHALLENGE over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge-Challenge #615

 Hello Crafty Friends!

Today I am popping in with a card for the NEW round of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!! Challenge #615 is a COLOR challenge. Create a project using the colors ORANGE, PINK and WHITE.

I had fun using a combination of die cuts and pattern paper. The orange background is from 49 & Market. The tag is from Reverse Confetti (a store that I loved but is now defunct.)

Below is the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Badge for Challenge #615:

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The flowers are from MFT that I die cut from a mixture of pattern paper and cardstock. 

The sentiment is from Honey Bee Stamps. I know that orange and pink are not a common sympathy color but I don't care. I love how this came out.

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #615, 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

There is Still Time to Play with Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #614-HOW DO YOU RELAX?

 Hello Friends!

Today I am popping in with a card to remind you that there is still time to play with this round of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!! Challenge #614 is a THEME CHALLENGE-WHAT DO YOU DO TO RELAX?

I decided that one way I relax is TRAVEL! I had die cut these little suitcases using Honey Bee Stamps Small Suitcase Dies ages ago but never used them. They were perfect to use for this challenge.

Below is the challenge badge for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #614:

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I think this is one of my favorite cards that I have created this year!! When I had die cut these suitcases, I went through a TON of scraps from my drawer. I love the fun patterns I was able to find.

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #614, 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

There is a NEW CHALLENGE over at the Cupcake Inspiration BLOG-Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #614

 Hello Crafty Friends!

Today I am popping in with a card for the NEW round of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!! Challenge #614 is a THEME challenge-HOW DO YOU RELAX?

I actually created THREE cards for this challenge. The activity that relaxes me the most is getting lost in a good book. Who can ask for more?

The dies I used are called "Book Collection" from Lawn Fawn. I had fun going through my scraps to die cut these books out. The sentiments are from all different sets I own in my stash. 

The flowers are some "extras" from various cards I have created in the past and are from Spellbinders. It was fun to dig through my stash of things to find little things to pair with the books. The background stamp on this card is one from Hero Arts.

This card was made from a TON die cuts that I had left over. I think this one is my favorite of the three. This little book set was so fun to use!!

Below is the challenge badge I used for the Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #614:

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Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #614, 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

There is Still Time to Play over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #613

Hello Friends!

Today I am popping in with a card to remind you that there is still time to play with this round of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!! Challenge #613 is a COLOR challenge. Create a project using the colors SKY BLUE, PINK and GREEN.

Once again I used this image donated to us by The Paper Shelter for my card. I used a combination of colored pencils and Copic Markers to color this in.

Below is the challenge badge for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #613:

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Once I colored in my image, I fussy cut both the girl and the bird out. I layered it over a die cut rectangle that I had done some ink blending on.

The sentiment is from MFT Stamps. I LOVE how this came out. 

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #613, 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

Popping in with some New Cards

Hey Friends!!! 

Happy Saturday!! I am popping in with a some cards I created for some challenges. 

The first cards I used the same basic design but experimented with the colors of the greenery and layering when I put together each card.

I used The Greetery Garden Tub Die, Garden Tub Filler Die, Botanicuts Dies, All Occasion Script Sentiments Stamps and a mix of embossing folders and inks to create these cards.

Each card was inspired by some challenges. The first card was inspired by Make My Monday Challenge #247-Use a Die or Punch.

I used an old Martha Stewart butterfly trio punch for my butterflies. The center of all the flower on this card are various colors of Nuvo Drops.

My second card I am entering into the Just Us Girls Challenge #766 Green. 

My card is NOT all green but I have a ton of different greens in the leaves. In fact, I think I used at least 5 different Distress Inks to create the colors for my leaves.

Instead of Nuvo Drops for the flower centers, I used different colored gems.

I cut apart the Garden Tub Filler Die and layered them over each other to fill out the tub out a bit more.

The next cards are just a bit different, each with a unique embossed background. 

Once again I cut apart the tub filler die and layered them a bit differently for this card. 

My last card is again just slightly different than the rest. I LOVE how these came out and am so happy to be using my stash. I have had these dies forever and am trying to dig things out that I had to have but never used.

My next two cards are masculine cards. They both were inspired by three challenges-The Male Room Challenge #196-Mixed Media, The Inspire. Create Challenge #188-Masculine and The Color Throwdown #828.

I used some pattern papers, die cuts, Distress Ink and stamping to create my cards. They were so much fun to create!! The papers/die cuts are from 49 & Market. I am too lazy to get the links right now as I want to get this posted!!

For this card, I used three different papers for the background. I added some die cuts, a printed sentiment with Distress Ink and some stickers to create my sentiment. 

The fun of this card is that it is not meant to be "perfect."

For my  next card, I used the bottom of a piece of paper, some die cuts, part of the label of the pattern paper pack and a stamp to create my card.

This color scheme and type of card is so out of the box for me. I LOVE how it came out though. The images on the paper were perfect for that sentiment.

Well that is enough for me today. I apologize for this post being so long. I had a lot of photos I wanted to get in.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS night!!

Nora