The Card Concept #118: Cacti Cluster

Hi friends! Back again with another card for today for The Card Concept Challenge before they break for the summer. I've missed playing along but you know, sometimes life gets in the way!

I own one cactus stamp set and dies from The Stamps of Life.  Hard to believe but it's true and I wanted to make it work. I created a Clean & Layered card with Doodlebug Designs DSP 'Kraft in Color' for the layers and also created a little pot with the scraps for the cactus. I think it will be a great Get Well Card!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a terrific summer break!

Hugs,

Annie

Freshly Made Sketches #394

Hi there! Back again with a card for the latest Freshly Made Sketches Challenge:

I used another one of my Distress Ink backgrounds I made last weekend DTP - swiping the ink cubes across a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock. It's pretty bold...just like my friend! 

I used the Friend die from MFT to die cut the main element of the sketch.  Adding a few 'Plentiful Petals' stamps and dies from MFT and some Nuvo Dream Drops finished off this card.  It's fun how the iridescent Dream Drops take on the colors of the distressed background!

Thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you're having a great weekend!

Hugs,
Annie

Distressed Weekend

Hi there! I played with Distress inks this past weekend making backgrounds and also created a few cards to play along with some of my favorite challenges. There are three cards so I'll keep the descriptions short 😉 

The first card is for CASology #346:

The cue is "Ring" and I thought of Life Rings. Down at the beach, a lot of neighbors use them for outside decor but we all know how important they are!

The life ring was created with MFT's Donut die, masked off, and blended with DI Carved Pumpkin. I added the hemp rope and popped it up over a masked MFT Wave background. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn's 'Float My Boat' stamp set. 

The second card was for Seize the Birthday's latest Anything Goes challenge with the Topping of "Cover the Card". 

I used a number of blue/green Distress Ink Cubes DTP (direct to paper) and swiped my background on Neenah Solar White cardstock.

Then I added Tim Holtz' Wildflower Stem die cuts in white cardstock and a heat embossed birthday sentiment from The Stamps of Life.  The card base is SU's Shaded Spruce cardstock.

My last card was for The Paper Players #447 - A Sketch Challenge from Jaydee.  I like this sketch...very clean!

More distressing on this one! The Mermaid Tail (Ellen Hutson) was embossed and blended. I added some Pixie Dust for sparkle - I wish the pic showed that.  The distressed blue cardstock layer was clear heat embossed with the same 'Bubbles' background stamp (Hero Arts) as the card base. I die cut some grass (Memory Box) and popped up the tail.  The heat embossed sentiment is from the same Mermaid Tail stamp set. 

Thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you're having a great week!

Hugs,

Annie 

Freshly Made Sketches #393

Happy Summer!  I played a bit this morning to make a card for the latest Freshly Made Sketches challenge:

I was cleaning out older rubber stamps for a donation and found one that I don't remember ever using! It's called 'Ranunculus Field' by Stampendous and I LOVE it.  Rather than going in the donation box, I inked it up in black and heat embossed.  Instead of coloring with Copics or watercolors, I inked up the solid circles from Lawn Fawn's 'Let's Bokeh' stamp set to loosely add color to the flowers.  I used Catherine Pooler inks in Coral Cabana, Samba, and Tutti Frutti.  I also used the Tutti Frutti ink pad direct to paper for matching cardstock. The black/white strip is a MFT DSP scrap and the white heat embossed sentiment is from MFT's 'Greetings & Salutations' stamp set.  I'm definitely keeping that rubber stamp!

Thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you're having a great first weekend of the summer!

Hugs,
Annie

The Paper Players #446: A CAS Challenge from Claire

Hi there! Summer is just a day away and Claire's CAS challenge over at The Paper Players is a perfect way to celebrate:

I immediately had to go with lemonade for my summer beverage. Truth be told I pretty much can drink this all year round! Plain or with strawberries, raspberries, or blackberries or maybe even an Arnold Palmer? All sound good to me!

First I stamped, watercolored (with Zigs) and die cut lemons and blossoms from Ellen Hutson's 'Squeeze the Day' for a juicy cluster. The sentiment from Stamps of Life was masked off and stamped with VersaFine Clair 'Nocturne' and 'Cheerful' inks on the Neenah Solar White card base. Fun challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Summer!

Hugs,

Annie

  

Super Duper Birthday

Hi there! Today the weather is a lot cooler and I spent some time playing along with a couple of challenges.  The Paper Players #445 is a Color Challenge from Anne Marie:

Loved this color combo so I put together a birthday card for the PP challenge and also wanted to link up to the Seize the Birthday Challenge #167 - Anything Goes:

I just received a new stamp set from Ellen Hutson that featured a scooter which I had to have! I actually have a scooter like many folks do down at the beach...mine is red, of course!

The stamp set is called 'Good Times' and is from the newest release by Julie. And for a change, I used almost every stamp in the set for this card.  The images were simply colored with Copics because that's how I roll...simply. I layered a scrap of MFT DSP before adding the die cuts. The balloons, little French bulldog with shades, and the beep beep sentiment were all popped up before adding some sequins to the party.  The inside sentiment says "Let the GOOD TIMES roll." 

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you're having a great week and a fun Father's Day this weekend. I'm going to have lunch with my son who is an absolute awesome Dad to my DGS...so proud!

Hugs,

Annie

CAS(e) This Sketch #325

Hi there! What a great sketch this week over at CAS(e) this Sketch!  The six elements could be a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g and used for any theme:

I went with glasses for a recent visitor:

The Impression Obsession glasses were die cut twice in black cardstock and once in blue vellum.  The MFT sentiment was white heat embossed and die cut with a MFT sentiment strip die.  After the glasses and sentiment were added to the card base, I inlaid the blue vellum into the frames of the glasses and added Nuvo Gloss Glitter for some sparkle and shine. 

Thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you have a wonderful weekend! We're gearing up for the annual kite festival and hoping the rain subsides by tonight...fingers crossed!  

Freshly Made Sketches #391

Lucky me! I was able to make a couple of cards today 😁.  I wanted to play along over at Freshly Made Sketches with this sketch by Amy:

I set up the stamps in the Misti and stamped the images with orange ink on white cardstock and again on the orange card base.  I trimmed the white 'spotlight' piece and added the black/white DSP layer before mounting on the card base.  The sentiment was white heat embossed and die cut.  I liked this sketch and it made for an easy peasy thank you card!

Here are the supplies I used:

MFT Orange Fizz cardstock

Neenah Solar White cardstock

MFT DSP

Catherine Pooler Orange Twist ink

Wplus9 Citrus Background Builder stamps

Concord & 9th Orange You Sweet stamps

MFT Sweet Die-namics

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Annie

The Paper Players #444: Ann's Theme Challenge

Hi friends! I made a card this morning to play along over at The Paper Players:

The summer vacation theme is a fun one. Although I really don't have any vacation plans right now, when you live at the beach it's almost like a vacation every day!

The flamingos are having a splash party at the beach and it looks like one of my birdbaths right now with at least 5 robins in it!  I inked the birds with Distress Ink and lightly misted with water before stamping. I also masked the card base and stamped the brush stroke background stamp in coral ink.  The sentiment was white heat embossed and layered over a DSP scrap. Here are the supplies I used: 

Rubbernecker Stamps' Splash Party

Distress Inks for watercoloring

Hero Arts Sentiment

Hero Arts Background Stamp - Brush strokes

Honey Bee Deckle Edge Dies

Neenah Solar White cardstock

Distress Watercolor Paper

Bazzill Licorice cardstock

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Annie