How Sweet it is!! I'm a Krafty Chick!

Welcome to another beautiful day on the northcoast!! Love it! Of course, I'm about 6 miles east off the "coast" so I'm probably enjoying some of that "beauty" a bit earlier than the rest of our county! Here is a "sweet" little card I made last night which was inspired by a color challenge over at StampTV. The stamp set is "How Sweet it is!" designed by Gina K Designs. I'm loving the paper, it's from Cosmo Cricket "Early Bird: Cherry Pie" a doublesided piece that was PERFECT for the red and aqua color challenge. Love it when it falls into place so nicely :-) Speaking of nice, I was given the Krafty Chick Award for my kraft inspired card by the Spotted Chick herself: Thank you, Jeanie!! My blog will wear the Clara badge with honor :-)

Here are the details of the card.
I made my base 4.24" x 5.5" (Kraft cardstock, Bazzill) and then cut the designer paper an 1/4" smaller and rounded the corners on one side. I cut a red piece of cardstock 2.25" x 5.25" and border punched one side (Fiskars) then attached a piece of the designer paper 2" x 5" wrapped ribbon (Key Ingredients kit), made a bow, attached and then attached it to the card base. I stamped the image with Memento, rich cocoa) ink on Neenah Bright White cardstock. I paper pieced the "bowl" of the ice cream dish with aqua cardstock. Then I used my Copic markers (R29, BG45, YG67, W1, R20, E79) to color the image and then Stickled (Broken China) over the dish and stem. I then used my Nestablilities label 9 (2 different sizes) one red (embossed with Cuttlebug, Dotted Swiss folder) and one on white cardstock, using Distress Ink (Broken China) I inked around the edges, then attached the two and added the image with dimensionals. I added two aqua buttons (Making Memories) Stamped the sentiment, matted it on red and attached. Voila, finished card!

Thanks for looking and I just love it when you leave a comment!!

Happy Flower Inspiration (stvinspirebt7)

Hello from another sunny beautiful afternoon (and pray tell me, why am I inside??) in northern California! Actually I'm fixin' to walk to the post office to pick up my package from Taylored Expressions (thanks to the subscription from my mom!!! doin' a happy dance here!! I may skip to the mail ) So, I will be outside for a bit. I already ran some errands this morning and now I want to make a quick post of my card from Brenda's Inspiration challenge at StampTV.

Inspiration photo for the challenge!

Here is my card!

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I made this last night and really had fun with it. I used a rub on from Fancy Pants Designs to make the swirl and I then colored the pearls with Copic Markers (YR07 and RV17)
You may have to click on the inspiration photo to see the details and see where I've been inspired! My Botanicals set of stamps (I used the sentiments only.... from Gina K Designs) was the perfect match, I just love the font, and that qualifies me twice for the drawing to win a set of stamps! I won the Botanical set on Brenda's first inspiration challenge and here we are 7 weeks later, okay where is the time going.....

Ok, enough jabbering on to the deets of the card and then I'm off to the mail to pick up my package (whoo-hoo!!)

Delightful details: Paper: DCWV (Nana's Nursery - baby girl); Bazzill cardstock; Palette, black ink; Tools: Marvy Uchida, lg blossom punch, small scallop circle, butterfly and dragonfly. Button (Key Ingredients June, Taylored Expressions) Ranger Glossy Accents (on the butterfly & dragonfly)

Thanks so much for leaving a delightful comment and enjoy the rest of your day!!

Hooray it's Friday!

Hello Delightful friends and family, (I know, I know, such an eye catching clever title!) Just a super quick post, I'm trying to do too many things in one day! Yikes, almost on overload, but had to get my creative crafty fix in for the day :-) I have 2 cards and a bunch of challenges!

Card #1 Challenges: a. Christian Paper Crafts Color Monday (Celery/Chocolate) CPC-CM64

b. Christian Paper Crafts Fun on Friday (embossing) CPC-FOF51

c. CAS Wednesday Challenge from CAS-Tastic (use kraft) CWC011

d. Card Patterns Sketch #71 CPS71

Card #2 a. Challenge from StampTV's Inspiration Challenge STVINSPIREBT6

b. Color challenge from Play Date Cafe PDCC#37

DETAILS:
Card #1: Design Paper: Basic Grey (Sugar Rush and Cappella); Bazzill kraft cardstock; {Ippity Stamps} from Unity Stamp Co. Devoted Set; Cuttlebug, Victoria EF, Spellbinders, Nestabilities, lg deckled rectangle; Memento rich cocoa; Making Memories, buttons, ribbon.

Card #2: Design Paper: DCWV, Mediterranean Cafe; Paper Accent cardstock; Gina K Designs Stamps, Botanical set;Palette, black ink; Queen & Co adhesive pearls, Martha Stewart, border punch, EK Success, corner rounder.

Have a wonderful weekend!! Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! I'm off for some family fun and find some sunshine!

LIBERTY x2

Happy 4th of July! Today in my Sunday School class we talked about the liberty we have in Christ to do what's right! Not the liberty to do what we feel like but the liberty to please the Lord by our actions! I am so thankful for the liberty we have in Christ. He has truly set us free from the bondage of sin and death. I can't thank Him enough, it's an honor to serve Him!

Here are two CAS cards that were my samples for the cards we made for some young men we know who are serving our country to protect our liberty. My thoughts and prayers are with our men and women serving in the Armed Forces, may God protect them!

I was blessed to be able to also use these cards for three challenges. The first card is for the Stamp TV Inspiration challenge from Brenda Turner.

I'm disappointed the picture isn't better to show off the Z-fold, it is so much cuter in person!

STVINSPIREBT5 and CPC-FOF#60

My second card is for the color (red and blue) challenge at Stampin' Sisters in Christ!

Both cards I've used the Z-fold technique (just like my last post) and the kids thought this was so cool! I kept the cards very simple since my time is very short in the class to get a lesson and a craft in and I was filling in for another teacher and had boys in the class and not sure of their skill level. But they did awesome!! They even knew who they were going to send their cards too!

SSCC#46 and CPC-FOF#60

Both cards qualify for FUN ON FRIDAY at CHRISTIAN PAPER CRAFTS!!

Details: Paper: Bazzill cardstock (cream, navy); Pattern paper - Pink Paislee (Starlight & Shine); Words: computer generated; Embellishments: Rhinestones, Kaiser; Tools: Fiskars decorative scissors, Marvy Uchida, scallop oval punch; Cuttlebug, Star embossing folder.

Thanks for looking and God bless!

Clean and Simple Style but BOLD!

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Just a real quick post this evening!
Here are a couple of CAS cards inspired by Brenda's Inspiration challenge at StampTV. I'm a couple of weeks behind but I still wanted to share them! I've used the new stamp set from Gina K Designs called Botanicals (I really love it and I won it!!). The patterned paper is from Bella Blvd and the cardstock is from Bazzill. The greenish cardstock I think is called Sour Apple or Sour Green Apple (not sure exactly). Doesn't that make you pucker thinking about it though!!
The tools I've used are the Marvy Uchida scallop oval punch, EK Success border punch and the Nestabilies Label 9. Ink is Palette black. Pretty simple design and lots of possibilities with it.
Thanks for looking and I hope you are inspired to do a CAS card and use some bold summer colors!

Have a wonderful evening and thanks for stopping by!

Stamp TV Inspirational Challenge from Brenda!!!

Hello my DELIGHTFUL friends and welcome back! (if you are looking for the Copic storage giveaway scroll down!)

Here is the INSPIRATION for this weeks Stamp TV challenge. This is Brenda's first week to issue the challenge and how appropriate for this first week in June to feature a bride! And don't forget that you have a chance to win a stamp set from Gina K Designs valued at $24.95 or less. If you use Gina K Designs stamps you get your name in twice!! Here is a link to the challenge.

Here is my card for the challenge! I loved how the pinks seemed blended on the magazine cover so that inspired me to blend the ink around the image on my card and also the colors are some of my favorites (pink and green) to use in cardmaking and I loved the simple bouquet!

I sure could use a set of new stamps from Gina K Designs because this is the only set I own!! There are so many new wonderful stamp sets!! This is an older but such a cute set called "How Sweet it is!" and it's proceeds benefit the research to help adults and children who suffer with diabetes.

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Ingredients: Paper: The Girls Paperie; Neenah & Bazzill cardstock; Inks: Distress ink (worn lipstick for blending) and Palette, black; Spellbinders Nestabilities Label One; Cuttlebug; Copic markers: RV17, RV13,YG13,Y08,W1; white grosgrain ribbon; adhesive pearls (Queen & Co); Technique: ink blending, copic markers; paper piecing (vase).

Thanks for looking hope you have a real blessed day!!