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

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #611

 Hey Friends!!

Today I am popping in with a card for the NEW round of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!! Challenge #611 is a COLOR challenge. Create a card using the colors RED, BLACK and WHITE.

We have a sponsor this round-Last Minute Manda. I used one of the adorable dogs from her Little Valentine Digital Dog Set that she generously gifted the Design Team.

Below is the Challenge Badge for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #611:

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I printed this puppy out larger than I usually do because I wanted him to be the showcase of the card.

I colored in my dog with Copic Markers and cut it out. I layered it over some pattern papers from an old paper pack by Bo Bunny Press.

I added some tags and a "stamp" from the Ticket Essentials by 49 & Market. I adhered die cut hearts over the top of them and covered them with Glossy Accents.

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #611, 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

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #608

 Hello Friends!!!

There is a NEW challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge this week. This will be the last one of the year!!! Challenge #608 is a THEME challenge. Add a BOW OR A RIBBON to your project.

I created a Christmas card for this week. I used dies from Spellbinders and paper from 49& Market to create this card. The colors were inspired by the Inspiration Badge for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #608.

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I started my project by die cutting the pine branches from green. I then die cut and put together the ornament and holly.

I adhered a piece of dry embossed, white cardstock on an A2 card front and layered a piece of 49 & Market paper that I had die cut using a border die. I then layered my die cut images over the card front.

I added the bow over the ornament and the sentiment and the card was finished. This would be an easy card to create a ton of if you did it assembly line style.

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #608, 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

Merry Christmas and a Card!!

 Hey Friends!!!

I am just popping in with a card I created for a couple of challenges. I am so happy that I have a week off now and will actually have time to do some creating!!

The inspiration for this card was from Freshly Made Sketches #616 and the Just Add Ink Challenge #684.

I used pattern papers from 49 & Market and dies from Spellbinders.

The sentiment is from an ephemera pack from 49 & Market.

The second card I created was inspired by The Card Concept #202.

I used 49 & Market ephemera and papers on this card. The gingham paper was the back of the label on the paper pack!!

I LOVE this paper. I popped up some of the ephemera for a bit of emphasis.

Well that is all from me today. Thanks for stopping by. I wish you all a great Holiday!!!

Nora

Fun Cars for some Challenges

 Happy Sunday!!! 

The sun is shining today but I have decided to spend some time in my craft room. I wanted to create some cards for a few challenges this week.

The first card I created for this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge #743. It was to make a card using the colors pink, lime and white. 

This card was so fun to create!! I shaded my card front with two types of pink ink. I then placed the Pinkfresh Studio Daisy Chain die cut over the top. 

The flowers were die cut using a Momenta die and scraps. The roses were cut from blush cardstock and shaded with the same pink ink as the background. The flowers stems were die cut from some scraps of Basic Grey pattern paper. Oh how I miss this company!!!

The sentiment is from the Stylish Oval Stamp set from Spellbinders. I stamped it on white and used a circle die to cut it out. I then shaded it with pink ink. I just love how this whole card turned out!!!

I am entering this into the Color Throwdown Challenge #743 and the Happy Little Stampers-Anything Goes with Dies.

My next card I created for two challenges. I did a little distressing and used both premade elements and elements I had to create. 

I used 49 & Market Countryside Collection paper and ephemera on this card. 

I added some Spellbinders flowers and a sentiment from MFT. I adore this paper collection!!! I know a lot of people love to create there own papers and I do too. However, I also like using pre-made papers as well. I kind of have an addiction to pattern papers and need to stop buying them. 

I am entering this into this weeks Freshly Made Sketches #586 and this round of The Card Concept 195b. I loved the fun bird images and vintage flavor of the Card Concept badge. I am hoping it is okay to link to The Card Concept as I did not use any colors from the badge!!!

My last card I originally created for LAST WEEKS Freshly Made Sketches but never photographed it in time. 

I just figured I would throw it on the blog for everyone to see. Don't you hate when that happens?

The background is from an embossing folder by Honey Bee Stamps. The postage stamp die is from Kat Scrappiness, the pattern paper from 49 & Market, and the planter is from Altenew. 

Yes, my sentiment is not perfect. I tried to cut it in a straight line but I couldn't do it. This was my second attempt and I figured that I didn't care and am leaving it. 

I do love how this card came out other than that and think I will make a couple more cards with this design for a set.

Well that is all from me today. Thank you for stopping by. Have a fabulous night!!!

Nora

There is Still Time to Play with Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #567

Hey friends!! Just popping in to remind you that there is still time to play with Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #567. The card I created for this week is a birthday card. 

I used a combination of pre-made die cuts and paper from the Strawberry Lemonade Collection by 49 & Market, a die from Pinkfresh Studio and sentiments from my stash.

The Cupcake Inspirations Challenge was a color challenge this time around. It is to use ORANGE, PINK and Yellow on a card.

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I am a "collector" of pattern paper and pre-made die cuts die cuts and was excited to use them on this card. I need to do more of this in the future!!!

The colors on the ephemera were perfect for this card too!!! 

I hope that you hop on over to  Cupcake Inspirations Challenge to join us in this challenge. I cannot wait to see what you create!!

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

Nora