Thinking of You

Yesterday was a wonderful and special day as my great nephew was born.  I was busy finishing up cards for his parents and grandparents but I can't reveal them here just yet as they haven't received them.

A dear friend has been going through some challenging times so I made a card to cheer her up.  This card is part of the ISpySketches and Crazy4  challenges. For the Crazy4, we need to use 3 flowers, 3 papers, 3 buttons and 3 pearls.

Card recipe

Papers - Vintage Heartwarming Collection

Paper flowers

Silk ribbon, pearl embellishments and buttons

Stamp - Inkadinkado with Colorbox ink

Cricut Elegant Edges for all paper cuts except pink card base



Here is the sketch from ISSC

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Challenges
I Spy Sketches - ISSC20
Crazy4 Challenge

Just A Note...

It's Monday and I get to ease into the work week.  I worked on this card last night and finished it this morning.  For the sketch, I'm playing along with the I Spy Sketches Challenge #18 and the elements are part of the Repeat Impressions Designer Choice Challenge 523 where we need to have a Stamped Image, Embossing, and Diecut or Punch.

Card recipe

Papers - My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Market Street, K&Company Que Sera Sera

Stamped Flowers - Inkadinkado Flashy Floral, Just A Note

Tim Holtz butterfly embossing folder and distressed folder for watering can

Tim Holtz distressed ink Victorian Violet and Black Soot

Spellbinders Petite Scallop circle and Circle punch

Cricut Stretch Your Imagination for watering can

Versafine black ink and acid free markers

Gems and pearl embellishments, buttons from stash and embroidery floss

This is the first time that I coloured an image.  I wanted to give it a try before I look into purchasing some Copics.    I can see how much fun it would be so it's time for me to look into tutorials on Copics.  If you have any suggestions, please leave me a comment!

Here is the sketch from I Spy Sketches, I made my design on the landscape.

Thanks for dropping by and I would love to hear your feedback on this card!



Challenges:
I Spy Sketches -  ISSC18
Repeat Impressions DCC523

Would you join me for a cup of tea?

I had some free time this afternoon so I decided to play in my craftroom.  I was inspired to make a card while thinking about some dear friends and after looking at a number of different blogs and challenges.

Here is what I created and happily it meets the requirements of three challenges. All of the cuts were made using my Cricut.   I needed to line up my paper exactly on the Cricut mat to achieve a "Royal Doulton" fine china pattern but I think I succeeded.

Card Recipe:

Papers - Kraft cardstock for base, Fancy Pants for pink base,

K&Company Blue pattern, Lost & Found for teacup, Recollections for solids

Cricut - Elegant Edges for all cuts except teacup which was A Child's Year

Pearls and gold Stickles for embellishments

Ink - Distress Broken China

For the sketch design - I Spy Sketches

Colours including having a rose The Shabby Tea Room 

And lastly, using Kraft cardstock for the Kraft Journal Make it Monday challenge with the theme being "Card for Her".

Hope you'll join me and have a cup of tea with your dear friends soon!



I Spy Sketches Challenge

May is here and we'll be opening the cottage on the weekend.  We just can't wait as it is a magical place for us - we just leave the work and stress behind us and enjoy this wonderful retreat in the woods on a beautiful lake! 

I've been spending some time looking around different blogs and tutorials and came across the I Spy Sketches.  This week's challenge looked like fun and I like the simplicity of the shapes.

 

I created 2 cards using this sketch and I'm quite pleased with them.

Card Recipe:

Patterned Paper Simple Stories

Gingerbread Man - Cricut Winter Frolic

Old button and ribbon from stash

Card Recipe

Papers - My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Portobello Road

Oval Frame hand cut from My Mind's Eye

Cowboy - Cricut A Child's Year

"D A D" lettering - Cricut Songbird

Worn buttons from stash

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Bird-day Card

I had a last minute request from my DD to make a birthday card for her friend.  Her friend likes the colours purple and green.

I used a March sketch from I Spy Sketches

and created this:

Card Recipe

Bird - Cricut 3 Birds on Parade

Frame - Cricut Elegant Edges

Fiskars and Corner Chompers

Purple and Green Patterned Paper - K& Company Poppyseed stack

Solid colours - Recollections

Cupcake border paper - unknown

Pearl embellishments, narrow ribbon and old button from stash

It was a nice change from some of the Christmas cards that I have been making.

Hope she'll enjoy it!