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

Sunday, Fun Day!!

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Hello friends!!!

I have not been posting lately but I have been creating. I haven't been in the mood to blog as of late as the state of the world is just so depressing to me.

That said, I am popping in with some cards for some challenges. My first card I created using the Freshly Made Sketches #706 and this week's Just Add Ink #772, which is a color challenge, as inspiration. Am I the only weird one that goes back and looks at old sketches when I need an idea?

I used Prima Marketing "Bewitched" Paper Pad, chipboard stickers and Ephemera for this card. The moon was created with Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Moon Mask stencil. 

Below are the badges I used for my inspiration. The colors that inspired me from the Just Add Ink are the purple, brown, gray and the orange leaves on the broom.

I think these die cuts are so much fun and the pattern paper needs nothing, though I did distress the edges of all the paper on my card.

I always feel funny when I make Halloween cards because I do not usually send them out. It isn't a holiday that most people I know celebrate!!

My next card I created I used three challenges as my inspiration- Freshly Made Sketches #709, Just Us Girls Challenge #798 and the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #282. 

Instead of a square card, I created a rectangle card. I used two different stencils on my background, as well as some ink smooshing. I used the diagonal starting from the top left of the TTTC card-Leaves, Free and Die Cuts.

I used the Beautiful Branch die from Simon Says Stamp for my flower. I used the leaves as my "banner" and the sentiment as the rectangle in the sketch.

Like I stated above, I ink smooshed, then used TWO stencils on my background-a polka dot and the Grime Stencil from Tim Holtz. I then ran the white panel through my Platinum with the Honey Bee Burlap Embossing Folder-my absolute FAVORITE!!! The sentiment is from Waffle Flower Crafts.

My last card for today I used the Festive Friday #196 info list as my inspiration for my card. 

I chose to use red, poppies and paper piecing for my card.

As I look at this, I am not even sure that these are poppies!! However I think they look like them!

This is such a simple card but I LOVE how the flowers came out!!!

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

Nora

Stamping Smiles Designs "Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge," MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #252 and a "Top-Mow-it-All" winner!!

Happy Halloween everyone!! For those of us in the states, many are getting ready for parties and others for trick or treating. Charlotte is going to a party this year and forgoing trick or treating. Time flies so enjoy it when your children are small!!

Today I am sharing a card that I created using Stamping Smiles Designs "Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge" and My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge #252. Stamping Smiling Designs is having a Design Team call and I decided to throw my hat into the ring. 

Here is the card I created:

Isn't he cute? I love the way that mouse for My Favorite Things "Harvest Mouse" set came out!!

Here is the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge that inspired all the main elements on this card:

I chose to go diagonal from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. I used "Forest Friends" (the mouse), "Embossing" and "Woodgrain" (kraft background) as the main elements for my design on this card. 

I then used the sketch below for the placement of the elements.

I have been using a lot of sketches as of late, as well as challenges, for my card design. It challenges my brain to think outside of the box and use my supplies that I have hoarded. For example, the woodgrain embossing folder that I used for the background. I have had that for YEARS and I think this is one of the first times I have used it. How sad is that? The "Tic-Tac-Toe" challenge is something I have NEVER even seen and it was so much fun!!

I used Copic markers to color in the mouse and accented him with colored pencils and a white gel pen. I added a bit of Stickles to the pumpkins to make them a bit more festive. I chose to leave a sentiment off the card so I could use this whenever.

I created the background in the circle by first stamping and coloring some leaves from the "Harvest Mouse" set. I then used an ink blender and blended Simon Says Stamp "Burnt Orange" ink, and Distress Ink in "Scattered Straw" and "Squeezed Lemonade. "After blending, I used a mister to mist some water onto the top. I die cut the gate die from My Favorite Thing's "Sunflower Sweetheart"out of Kraft card stock and ran it through the woodgrain embossing folder. I then inked it up with Distress Ink in "Vintage Photo" to try to bring out the texture a bit. This card was just so much fun to make!!

A bit of news for me today. I was a "Top-Mow-it All" winner on the Lawnscaping Challenge blog for this card. 

I am going to link it below as well.

It was not the top spot but I will take any recognition I can get these days!!

I thank you for stopping by today. I hope you have a fabulous Halloween. Stay Safe!!

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