A Simple Card

Happy Tuesday!!

Today was a hot one here. The weather has been so funny lately. Yesterday was cloudy but really cool and today was sunny, muggy and HOT. A good day to stay in and get some stuff done.

Today is going to be a quick share. I created this for three challenges, something I rarely do. Here is my card:

The first challenge was for Curtain Call and I used the colors on my water brushed rectangle that are in the photo below. Aren't they so pretty?

The first thing I did was to stamp the butterfly onto watercolor paper and then heat embossed it using clear embossing powder. I then used PTI Soft Stone, Harvest Gold, Hawaiian Shores and Smokey Shadow stamp pads and a water brush to make the stripes.

I also used the sketch below, as well as the actual card, as my inspiration on how this card would be put together. Both are from PTI's Newsletter in an "Inspiration Archive" article.

The background paper was stamped with a polka dot stamp from PTI. I have to admit that it is not perfect but since this was my fourth attempt at stamping it, I kept it. It irks me to waste paper!!

I added a few elements that were not in the sketch. Instead of a circle, I chose the butterfly shape. I also decided to use foam adhesive to pop up the sentiment banner, giving me room to over lap some enamel dots.

The last element I added was the border at the bottom of the painted rectangle. The rectangle I cut was not big enough so I had to figure out a way to have the bottom stick out. I die cut a piece of Aqua Mist card stock with a PTI "Journal Cards Border" and then trimmed it to fit the rectangle. It was perfect!!

I am also entering this card into Simon Says Stamps Wednesday's "Anything Goes" Blog challenge.

I thank you for stopping by!!

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CAS(E) this Sketch #86

Hello people! I am hoping you all had a restful weekend. I know it is back to work for most of you. I am still on vacation but the time is going by so fast that I will be back to work before I know it.

Today I am posting two cards the I created for CAS(E) this sketch Challenge blog and playing along with sketch #86.

For these two cards, I literally challenged myself to use what was on my desk. I do not have a photo of my work area as it has been raining but my desk is covered in product, as well as stamped images that I have colored in using Copic markers.

My first card has a cup cake as its focal point.

This stamp is a My Favorite Things stamp. I layered it over a doily die cut from the same company and a stamped die cut from Paper Trey Ink.

I used foam adhesive to give the cup cake a bit of dimension and adhered a few shades of green sequins around the focal point of the card.

My last step was to use a clear Wink of Stella pen to give a little sparkle and shine to the top of the cup cake.

My second card I used a similar concept but used a present stamp as the focal point.

The die cut scallop is a Lawn Fawn die and the paper is from Bo Bunny.

The sentiment is a Paper Trey Ink stamp.

Like the first card, the last step was to use a Wink of Stella pen to give the present some shine.

Here is the sketch that I used to jumpstart these cards.

I really love how both of these projects came out and am going to file this sketch away to use for future designs. It was really easy and very versatile. I also think I am going to start making more then one card at a time when I am creating for these challenges. I will have more cards to choose from in my stash!!

I thank you for stopping by today. Have a great night!!

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