CAS Floral with Adore You

Hello friends, I am glad to be sharing one more card with you. 

The Adore You set from Altenew came in my order this week, I fell in love with these bold florals and lovely sentiments.

The stripes in the images indicating shading add a graphic element that looks so elegant with the flowers. I colored them with Copic markers and fussy cut them out. 

Next I added a few dots with the white gel pen, and a few dots of Nuvo epoxy black glossy drops. 

I'm playing along with the new CAS(E) this Sketch! designed by Leigh Penner. 

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek. See you soon!

Be yourself

Delight in your craft 

Make something beautiful!

More Cards for Kids

Just popping in to share a card or two that I made this week to add to my bunch of Cards for Hospitalized Kids that I'll be mailing soon. 

I stumbled across some printed die cuts on my shelves and decided to put them to good use. So the cards are simple with the embellishments taking center stage. 

I made this one inspired by CAS(E) this Sketch. I added google eyes to the owl die cut and used Copics, colored pencils and a white gel pen to add highlights. 

These will be on their way soon and hopefully bring some smiles to those who receive them.

Hope you're smiling today too! Thanks for visiting.

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful! 

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Shoot for the Stars MFT Sketch Challenge

Hi there, hope you're having a happy day! 

There's a bit of a story to tell involving this card. I started out wanting to use glitter. Scratch that, after two tries and glitter everywhere I decided I didn't have a tape strong enough to keep the glitter in the negative space of the die cut. Trashed that sample. 

Take two of the card was OK, and I'm happy to send it off to a child in the hospital but I knew I could create a better design. 

So I did. Completed the third card.  Sigh, I like when I am finally pleased and I brought the card to the kitchen so I could admire my work. I know we ALL do that sometimes! 

Next thing I know, she did it again. Apparently the card fell off the counter and Josie, who considers ANYTHING on the floor as dinner - ATE it. Yep, she first had fun ripping it apart. 

In case you've forgotten, Josie is our 7 year old beagle who we love dearly. Most of the time. Her nickname is the perpetual puppy. 

I re-made said card and while I took photos Josie looked on and I took a picture of her for you. 

Where is it you say?  I don't know. Seems as if this morning I can't locate my camera, so redid the photos with my phone. Still looking for my camera - do  you think Josie ate it? 

Without further ado, here's the card!

I used Distress Inks for the background in Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Blueprint Sketch, and Wilted Violet, blending them and splattering with drops of water and white ink.
I was inspired to play along with the 

Wednesday Sketch Challenge - Sketch 352 at MFT. 

 It seems the stamps and Blueprints Dies I used are retired. Since I can't find them online either. Hmmm, I'm seeing a pattern here. 

So glad to have you visit my blog today.

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful! 

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Autumn Leaves

We are enjoying cooler fall weather today and I thought I'd get a head start on making a card for Thanksgiving.

I pulled out the Autumn Leaves set from Wplu9 and after stamping the images in black, I sponged and blended shades of Distress Inks to fill in the color.

I arranged the die cut shapes and tucked them around and behind the panel. The sentiment was also die cut of gold foil and added to the panel with a trio of gold sequins. Adding the black twine bow finished off the focal point. 

I'm playing along at CAS(E) this Sketch #240 today. That's it from me, hope you have a great day! 

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful! 

Supplies used: 

Stamps: WPlus9 - Autumn Leaves

Accessories - Scripty Greetings Die from PTI

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Keeping It Simple

Hello there! I'm sharing a clean and simple card with you today using the Polar Bear Pals from MFT.  This set came out a couple years ago and I bought it last winter after seeing so many cute cards with it! 

I just love choosing different colors for the scarf and using Copic markers to color the image. I began by sponging a background lightly with Broken China Distress Ink.

I added details to the scarf with a white signo gel pen, and shimmer to the bear's body with Wink of Stella. A black marker to dot the eyes helps them to stand out. I topped the bear's nose with a Nuvo drop in Ebony.

The hearts were die cut and colored with Copics and Clear Glossy Accents. The sentiment inside will say, "You Make my Heart Happy."

I'm entering this into the Superstar Challenge at My Favorite Things for the Clean and Simple category.

Have a great weekend! I am looking forward to the sunny days ahead. 

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.
          Make something beautiful! 

Supplies used: 

Stamps: MFT - Polar Bear Pals, Friends Fur ever

Accessories - Die-namics Blueprints from MFT

Reach for the Stars

Hello! 
I'm back today with a card to share that I made over the weekend.

While our hearts were filled with concern for those affected by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey, I found therapy in playing with paper and doing some coloring. The Little Dreamer set from WPlus9 had me imagining clear skies and happy days ahead and the sentiment is perfect for a hospitalized child or teen. One more card for my stash to send.

I used the coordinating dies and colored the cute images with Copic Markers, adding shimmer with a pen to their faces and to the clouds. I couldn't wait to use my Nuvo Embellishment Mousse in Aquamarine for the sky, and the Lemon Sorbet for the star. I used a damp watercolor brush to swish it on the Ranger watercolor paper. 

 I'm playing along with Cas(E) this Sketch #238.

And guess what! My card last week was chosen as a favorite! You can find it here.

I am so honored to share this badge. I love playing with the sketches.

Thanks for joining me today!

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful! 

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Time for Pumpkins

I'm popping in with my first fall card and I'm delighted to have all the windows open as it's COOL today and the breezes are wafting in. 

Now to more of the story. The oven is putting out those nasty fumes from the self cleaning cycle. Banished to the craft room? Yes I am, and loving it! 

Hope you're having a great day. 
I'd made a blended background panel using Distress Inks in yellow, green and aqua and the piece was on my table just waiting to become the focal point for this card. 

I stamped and die cut these adorable images from the BB Harvest Mouse set and colored them using Copic markers. 

I stamped the sentiment and layered the images on the distressed panel. I added some interest with a white gel pen, Wink of Stella and a few Nuvo drops. 

My inspiration was the MFT Sketch Challenge. 

I'm also playing with the beautiful inspiration from The Heart Desires Challenge 16. 

My reason for posting is YOU! 

Be yourself. 

 Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful!