Christmas in July Card

Hey Crafty Friends!!

I am presently away but am involved in a Christmas in July card hop over on IG. I decided I am going to post the card I created on my blog as well.

I used a stencil, Grateful Greenery, from Pinkfresh Studio to create the branches on my card. I didn't like how they looked with the greens I used so I then colored them over with Copic markers. 

I then splattered some Simon Says Stamp! gold splatter on top of the card front.

I added some white gel pen details on the greenery and the berries.

The sentiment is an old die from My Favorite Things that I used to cut the "joy" from gold. The last element was to glue some gold sequins around the sentiment.

I am going to enter this into the Just Add Ink #790-Stencils and Dies. I am also going to enter this card into The Card Concept #228b and The Inkspirational Challenge #372-Christmas in July.

That is all from me today. Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

New Simon Says Stamp! Every Happiness Release

Hey Crafty Friends!!

Today I am popping in with the last two cards I created for the new Simon Says Stamp! Every Happiness Release. I was gifted the Best Teacher Ever! stamp set for this release to make my cards. 

I used a previous card I created using the Hero Arts Let's Stick Together stamp/die set from THIS post to create my card. Instead of gummy bears, I stamped pencils across the bottom of the card.

I colored them in with Copic markers, added a sentiment from the Let's Stick Together set at the top and some gems.

My second card I created all my "papers" that I used on this card.

I hand stamped the background "paper" behind my sentiment in black on white cardstock with some of the tiny stamps in the set. 

The "stripe" paper was created by stamping the ruler over and over, masking and ink blending some aqua/teal inks over the top. 

I then layered an embossed white sentiment and some pencils over the top to complete my card.

Want to see the complete Every Happiness collection, CLICK HERE.

That is all from me today. Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

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

Happy Sunday with a Birthday Card!!

Hey Friends!!!

I am just popping in with a card that I created for some challenges. I received a package with some new stamps and I HAD to use this one!!!

This is the House Mouse Party Streamers from Spellbinders. I colored it in with Copic Markers and then cut it apart so that I could use it with this weeks Freshly Made Sketches #719. The colors were inspired by this weeks Inspired By...#371 badge and the birthday is for this round of Seize the Birthday Challenge. I used the anything goes theme for that one. 

I dug out some purple cardstock and embossed it with the Honey Bee Burlap embossing folder-one of my go to folders. I trimmed it into a 4" by 5 1/4" piece and then used a Distress Tool along the edges. (**Please excuse the white dog hair in my photo. I just noticed it and I don't feel like going and taking it out!! My dogs are rarely in my craft room but their hair gets everywhere.)

I then stamped it with a retired MFT Stamp-Brush Splatter Background Stamp-in purple.

The sentiment strips are from an old MFT Birthday sentiment stamp set. I know they are NOT the same width but I did that on purpose. 

I completed my card by adding some blue gems that went with the background and some Stickles on the hat decorations. This was SO FUN to make!! I have not stamped and colored in a while and it was good therapy. I have needed some therapy the last couple weeks!!!

I am trying something new with adding all of the images together. I need to do some frames or something but I wanted to get this posted. Last week I made cards for challenges and forgot to enter the cards into them in time!!!

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

Nora

A NEW Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!

Hello friends!! 

I am popping in today with the NEW Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #561. This week it is all about POLKA DOTS.

I used a stencil for my polka dots and the image is from this challenge's sponsor, Polka Doodles! It is the Too Cute Turtle.

The challenge badge for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #561 is below.

I could have colored the little turtle in red to be whimsical but instead I googled turtles and used Copic markers in realistic colors. 

My favorite is his shell!!! The sentiment is from Mama Elephant.

That is all from me today. Please hop on over to the Cupcake Inspirations Blog to join us for this challenge and to see all the designers fabulous cards.

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

Nora

Just a Reminder for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #546

 Hey Friends!!

Just popping in with a reminder for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #546. We have sponsor for the challenge this time-Pixel Paper Prints. Hop on over to the shop because they have some really fun digital images!!!

The owner generously donated the Unicorns and Rainbows digital images to play with and I created another unicorn card.

I colored this adorable image in with Copic Markers using the colors in the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Badge below.

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I used a sentiment from Sunshine Studios and the cloud dies are from Taylored Expressions with my unicorn. 

I added some Stickles to the heels and used a clear sparkle marker on the main and tail.

There are prizes from our sponsor this week!! Please hop on over to the Cupcake Inspirations Blog for all the details!!

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

A New Challenge at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge

 Hi friends!!

Today I am stopping by with the new challenge from Cupcake Inspirations Challenge. This week we have a sponsor-Pixel Paper Prints!!! The shop generously donated the Unicorns and Rainbow Digital Stamps for the Design Team to use.

I chose to create a cute birthday card using the challenge colors of Purple, Lavender and Pink and some fun "magical" images from Pixel Paper Prints for this weeks card. 

Aren't these images fun? I chose to print a bunch of them around my card and then highlight my main unicorn in the challenge colors. Below is the badge for this weeks Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #546.

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These colors just SHOUT unicorn, don't they? I created the sentiment using fonts that I have on my computer.

After I popped my little colored unicorn onto the card with foam adhesive, I went around the card, and image, with little bits of Diamond Stickles for a fun look. 

I hope you choose to join us this week at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge. There will be prizes awarded to two random entries!! Please click the link above to see all the details!

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

Just a Reminder to Join Us at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge for Challenge #542

Hello everyone!! 

I am popping in with a quick post to remind you to come on over and play with us for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #542. 

It is week #2 for this challenge and it is to use the colors Lime, Yellow and Orchid on a card.

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Once again I used an image from the Varada Sharma Shop that she generously gifted us. 

Instead of coloring my flowers in orchid purple like I did last week, I decided to use yellow. I also used the sentiment that was gifted to us by Varada as well. 

I added some Kat Scrappiness Purple Glass Bubbles around the sentiment to draw more attention to it.  They were the exact color of purple I needed!!

Please hop on over to play with us at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #542. I cannot wait to see what you create!!

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

Week Two of the Pet Theme for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #539

 Hello friends!! I am popping in with a reminder that there is still time to play with us at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge. Remember that the two-week theme is PETS. 

Below is this weeks card that I created using a die from Simon Says Stamps.

I have had this die in my stash and I just HAD to use him!! 

I colored my pup in with Copic Markers and used a stencil underneath with oranges and greens to make him POP.

My sentiment and scallop frame are from my stash.

Below is the badge for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #539.

We have a sponsor for our challenge this round-Newton's Nook.

A random $25 prize will be given to the Newton's Nook Design Store. I hope you will hop on over to the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog to play with us!!!

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