Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Reminder

 Hi everyone!! 

Today I am popping in with another card for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #524. There is just a few days left so I hope you join us with a project!!!

Once again I used one of the images from Laurie Furnell Ink's Animal Digital Stamp set. This time I chose to enlarge the fox to color in. I am trying to perfect the coloring in of fur so this image was perfect to use. 

I used the the theme and some of the colors as my inspiration from the challenge photo. My fox is red in color and even though I know the cupcake papers are red, on my computer they look like a dark pink. That color inspired the pink color of my balloon.

I used Copic Markers in a variety of E's and a few YR's to shade my fox. I didn't monitor the specific colors as I did have to go over some areas to make him as dark as he is. The foxes around my area tend to be a deep red color so that is how I colored him in.

The sentiments are from The Greetery. I had them in my stash and just pulled them out to use. I did cover up some of his body for design purposes.

Instead of using Glossy Accents on the balloons, I chose to emphasize them by using a Clear Wink of Stella pen. This produced a glittery effect on the image. 

The sky was created by using four Copic Markers (B000-B01), the darker shade (B01) around the fox to the lightest shade (B0000) out toward the edge. I then layered this adorable image over some plaid pattern paper that matched the colors I used in the card.

Please hop on over to the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #524 reminder to find out how you can win some Laurie Furnell Ink images, as well as to see some of the other Design Team projects. 

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

Graduation Cards in August??

Happy Saturday everyone!! It is a PERFECT DAY in Connecticut-sunny, not too hot and very low humidity. I wish all days could be like this!! 

Today I am popping in with some Graduation cards. Yes, you heard it right, I am posting Graduation cards in August. To be honest, I had the last three cards created in May but only sent out one! The card below I made this week to send out to one of my husband's cousins.

I used this weeks Global Design Project's Sketch (#GPD302)- as the bones of my card. I did change the "label" on the sketch to the numbers block. I figured attaching the numbers, the hat and the sentiment would work well for this sketch. 

I used an MFT Blueprints Die to die cut the white and black polka dot stitched stripes. The mirrored cardstock numbers were die cut from Chrome Silver Tonic Cardstock using The Greetery's Bold Numbers Dies. 

The little cap was die cut using the Sugar Pea Designs For the Graduate dies and the sentiment is from Sweet and Sassy Stamps. 

I cannot tell you how much fun it was to make this card! I am also going to enter this in this weeks Watercooler Wednesday Challenge-wwc321. It is Tristan's challenge and it is to make a Masculine card.

Even though this is for a girl, I am thinking it is more generic than most of the cards I create.

I created the next two cards for my cousins. They are twins and graduated HS in May. I just sent out the cards on Thursday. I am so horrible!!! 

Again, I used The Greetery's Bold Numbers Dies as my focal point and built on this with a retired Paper Trey Ink set.

I added some scraps of silver cardstock behind the numbers to ground the whole focal point.

For the second card, I used black paper over a white card base, with silver numbers.

The hat is from Paper Trey Ink and the sentiment is from a retired CAS-ual Fridays stamp.

The black paper on the card front was from my scraps and is actually HALLOWEEN paper!! It didn't have a distinct Halloween pattern so I used it.

I am posting one more card that I forgot I made. I created this one for my nephew's college graduation. This was the only card that was sent out on time!!

I have to admit that this was the first card I created and actually was the inspiration for the second card I posted. Instead of using silver cardstock behind the numbers, I chose to randomly adhere silver paper stars.

I am so happy with how all these cards came out and am just ashamed of myself that it took so long for me to send them!

That is it for me today. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. 

Have a FABULOUS day!!

A Card for a Challenge

Hello everyone!! Just popping in with a card that I created for the Inspire.Create.Challenge blog. I only have a REALLY short time to get it in so here I am!

I bought some fun things from Pretty Pink Posh this month and I NEEDED to use the Vacation Scene Die for my card. 

I colored this in with Copic Markers to make it pop off my card base. I flipped the sketch too. Instead of horizontal, I made it a portrait card. Below is the Inspire.Create.Challenge #95 sketch that inspired me.

I put aside the Vacation Die Cut while I prepared the background.

I added a piece of white cardstock that I had dry embossed and layered it over a white, A2, Top folding, card base. (have no idea who made the folder, sorry!) I added my last piece of Basic Grey at the top.

I layered the colored die cut over my card front and used foam adhesive to pop up my Waffle Flower "Sisterhood" sentiment. 

I added some Nuvo Crystal Drops on top of the green part of the umbrella and I was finished. I am actually going to make this a Retirement Card by stamping Happy Retirement inside. This looks like a Retirement Card, right? This is how I want to retire...even though I don't LOVE the beach!!!

Well, that is all form me today. Again, just wanted to pop in with my card for this challenge.

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

Final Day of the CAS-ual Fridays July 2021 Release-Falling Leaves Stencil

 Hello Crafty Friends!! This is my second post for today. My first post with the NEW Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #524 is HERE.

I am popping in to show you the card I created with the CAS-Fridays NEW *Falling Leaves Stencil. I actually bit the bullet and made a shaker card-something that is SO NOT ME!!!

I started off this card by using the *Falling Leaves Stencil with Altenew *Seashore Mini Ink Cubes, creating an ombre effect with the leaves. I chose to make them lighter on top and the darkest on the bottom. I die cut the panel with a rectangle die and created my shaker card. (I am not going to do a tutorial on how I did the actual shaker. Here is a good link to show you how it is done.)

I adhered the shaker onto an A2, top folding card front that was the same color as the ink. I used the CAS-Fridays *WTF2 stamp set to stamp two of the sentiments onto white card strips. I adhered both of the sentiments across the top.

I covered the "Who totally forgot?" with a *Clear Sparkle Marker and *Glossy Accents. My last step was to adhere three sequins from the shaker mix around my sentiment block and my card was DONE!

I adore how this came out and have some future ideas on how I am going to use this stencil!!

The *Falling Leaves Stencil, as well as the whole release is available in the *NEW section of the CAS-aul Fridays Shop. Please use my code, NORASENTME, to get an extra 15% off your total order!!!

Be sure to hop on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Blog to see other fabulous projects using this new stencil by the Design Team, as well as to enter into a random prize drawing.

That is all from me today. I want to thank each and every one of you for stopping by this week for all my new creations. I hope you all have a FABULOUS week!!!

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Time for a New Challenge at Cupcake Inspirations!!!

 Hi everyone!! Today I am popping in with a card I created for the new Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #524-Balloons. 

I used a digital stamp from Laurie Furnill Ink on Etsy. She generously donated to "The Sweeties" her Animal Digital Stamps to play with this round. 

To be honest, I had NEVER used a digital stamp before. It was a learning curve for me because you can resize them so you can add more than one a card. Since I wanted to do some detail coloring, I chose to only use one of the images on my card.

I used Copic markers in the warm grays (W00-W04) to color in my mouse. I did a dot technique to give her fur some texture. Below is the inspiration photo. I did not choose to use the colors as my inspiration but the theme.

The sky was created using a stencil and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. 

The sentiment is from my stash. I altered it because I wanted something smaller for my card. Again, if I had more experience with using the digital stamp, I could have moved the adorable mouse over to use a more dynamic sentiment.

I layered the mouse over some colored cardstock that matched some of the colors I used for her outfit. I also chose to use some Glossy Accents over the pink balloon to give it some shine. 

This card was a lot of fun to make and I will definatly be playing around with digital stamps in the future. Be sure to check out the Cupcake Inspirations Blog to find out how to be eligible to win some images from Laurie Furnell Ink as well as to see some fabulous projects designed by the other design team members.

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