Congrats to Fusion on their 2nd year anniversary!  I only started doing card challenges last year and when I came across their photos and sketches, I was hooked.  Now I am constantly checking their blog for their latest inspirations.

This week's card challenge of brightly colored flowers reminds me that Spring isn't too far away.   Also, working with these colors helps to brighten these cold cloudy winter days. 

 I wanted to combine both the photo and the sketch for my card design.

 

And this is what I came up with.

With Thoughts of You

First, I chose Dylusions' fresh lime ink spray to color my background.  I stamped my sentiments towards the center of my background sheet and then stamped three Inkadinkado floral stamps in an oval pattern around it.  I used my markers to color in the flowers and then fussy cut around the floral design.

The lower half of the card was created with Dylusions' pure sunshine ink spray and a zigzag stencil.  I mounted it below the flowers and added a strip of grosgrain ribbon and popped up a butterfly for a fun accent.  Kinda puts a little spring in my heart!

Check out the latest Card Concept challenge!  I knew I had to join in.  The colors warm my heart and I couldn't wait to try my hand at it.  So here is the challenge picture:

And here is my version.

In my stash of favorite things I found the Kindred Spirits vellum sheet, fussy cut around the wording and mounted it on white textured card stock.  I used postbox red Dylusions' ink spray and water for my red background.  When it was dry, I added a red and white zigzag adhesive border to the bottom and a thin brown grosgrain ribbon with white stitching above it.  Also in my stash were the printed red cups and I heat embossed white hearts for fun.  I mounted my wording towards the top of the red paper and 3-D'd the cups over the ribbon.  This was all mounted on a red and white chevron design paper.  I finished it off  with snowflake sequins.

I was very happy with the way my card turned out.  It warms my heart and I can almost smell the hot cocoa!  Thanks for stopping by!

I am sooo excited...I got "In The Mailbox winner"!!  
Thanks Annie!
 

Happy 2016!  

 I want to wish everyone a very

fabulous and creative New Year!

   First card of the new year and I was thinking soft blue and whimsical with snowflakes.  Something that would make me smile.

  Then I remembered I had some cute sparkly snowflake stickers and iridescent snowflake sequins in my stash drawer that I thought would be fun to use. So, of course, I grabbed my Dylusions spray ink for the background, added more water to soften the blue and topped it with a wavy stencil.  Once it was dry, I inked a snowflake design with robin egg blue and stamped it all over the background, heat embossed my sentiment and then added those snowflakes.  I layered this over shiny silver card stock.  And guess what, I'm smiling.  Hope this card makes you smile too!

I am excited to join Cards in Envy for their shiny new year card challenge.  This is my first time entering and I checked to be sure I followed their requirements and even used an A2 size card.

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Wishing everyone Happy Holidays!

 

I purchased a green wreath with a red bow.  Added some holiday picks, ornaments, fancy ribbon and it's ready to hang and welcome my family and friends.

I'm getting into the holiday spirit after seeing the latest Card Fusion Challenge.  My inspiration came from the teal and neutral color combinations.
 

 

Here is my holiday teal and neutrals design.  I had a fun and fabulous time creating it.

 I used my Inkadinkado snowflake stamp with Robin's Egg ink to cover white card stock.  I mounted it on silver foil and tan card stock.  Using the same ink I stamped presents and embossed with white and then added teal glitter accents.  I used my Dylusions couture dress stamp on tan cardstock and embossed with black and added a teal bow and glitter accents.  I used my holiday Reflections stamp to add my wording and then added gems to the background.  

Here is a closer look to see the detail.

 

Nothing says fabulous like glitter!

 

Now that my daughter is back at college with clean clothes, groceries, and lots of hugs, it is time for me to get back to my blog.  I have been working on a few projects that I would like to share with you.  This is the first one.  The color combinations of pink, black and white have always caught my eye.  So I decided to use them with my Outlines cat stamp.  

     


I chose different shades of pink card stock and stamped the image a number of times on pinks, black and white.  I also used black embossing powder to really make the image pop.  Then I cut out the different sections and layered them on top of my main image.  I also created a small card to fit within the "MEOW" space and added "THANK YOU".  When I was finished with my main image, I layered this on black, white and pink card stock.  This is a "purr-fectly" cute card to give to your favorite cat lover.

Have a purr-fectly wonderful day!  
Patti

Card Challenge

          Hey! I'm Patti's daughter, Julianna, and I just got back from college a few weeks ago and since I've been home, my mom can't stop talking about The Card Concept challenges. So I thought while I'm home on break I would try my hand at card making as well. I think these challenges are a great way to get people to think outside the box and really let their inspiration juices flowing!

         For this card, I used the Shabby Chic style. I started out with a plain white card which I colored with a taupe colored pencil. From there I took a thin brown marker and added wood grain textures and drew out each wood board. On top of that I used a weathered stamp background with white ink over the top. I added white embossing powder and used a heat gun to activate the embossing powder. This next part is messy I took sandpaper along the card edges and along the individual wood boards to give it a rustic look. Next I hand drew the wooden wheel and watering can. I outlined both in a paint pen and colored each in with colored pencils. I hand wrote the "Have a wonderful birthday!" and mounted it on black and then mounted that on yellow. For the final touches I stamped yellow flowers and added them to the wording and watering can. I had so much fun making this card!
 
     Have a Wonderful Day!
          -Julianna