SOS 210 Paper Piecing

I haven't done a lot of paper piecing...probably because I truly do not like fussy cutting.  Today I am in the mindset of trying things I don't often do, so I gave it a shot.

I bought this birthday set -Unforgettable- by WPLUS9, because those elephants were just too adorable.  While it is a birthday set- with a little editing, and you have something else.  My sentiment stamping leaves off the last line ("It's your birthday that's hard to remember") of the stamp.


Supplies:
Versa fine ink - Vintage sepia
Stampin Up Cardstock
Papers from MME, Indie Chick Nutmeg
Dies- SSS stitched circles
Fun foam for mounting
Card Size - 3.5 by 5 inches

Submitting to SOS#210 Paper Piecing Challenge

Muse 124

I loved Ardyth's whimsical flowery card for this week's Muse.  Those glittery yellow centers, and the blue sky were my inspiration.

I started with a Kraft 4-bar sized card.  I've been playing with Clearly Besotted's new Miniature Florals stamp set.  It has all those wonderful CB flowers in small size.  LOVE!

I chose to color with Prismacolor pencils, I added some yellow wink of stella and a bit of glossy accents to highlight those yellow centers, and provide a bit of tactile interest. Don't ya just love how some cards feel?  A bit more glitz in the glitter strip below the sentiment.  The sentiment comes from Simon Says Stamp artful flowers set.  This was a fun card to create, I don't think I have done much coloring on Kraft...I might have to revisit this, soon.




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You

Playing with a new embossing folder from We R Memory Keepers and some bits and pieces of die cuts Greta sent me (thank you!).  I colored them with the Zig Clean Color Real Brush tip markers.  Then added some wink of stella and followed that with clear embossing.  I love how it makes those flower pieces look.  I went old school and colored some clear gems to match with a copic marker.   My sentiment comes from Simon Says Stamp You along with the die cut.  The ribbon, gems and the card stock are from SU.

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Thinking of you

I recently purchased Clearly Besotted's Miniature Florals. I love these sweet images. They are SMALL.  So when I saw the sketch for Cas(e) this sketch #132, this card immediately came to mind.

 

The image is stamped and embossed in Ranger's Liquid Platinum embossing powder. The sentiment is layered via vellum and the sentiment comes from Simon Says Stamp - Sketchy Banner Greetings. Coloring was done with Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens and lots of water on a paint brush.

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3 in 1

It has been hot, humid and to this transplanted Southern California desert dweller just miserable. I love the seasons, but I despise the humidity.  Couple that with bouts of insomnia and my mojo went on vacation!  It has been about 8 days with very few cards made or contemplated.

Today, I sat down to work on three Christmas Card Challenges-a mini marathon of card making.  I like to group them all in one post, so about every 2-3 weeks I have a 3 for one post.

The challenges are Merry Monday - Penguins,  One Layer Christmas Cards -Anything goes with option of gift(s), and Muse Christmas Visions #11 an inspiration challenge (I loved the fresh color combo).

                         

 Do you clean up between each card, or do you have a marathon with all parts strewn about?  When I scrapbook, I clean up completely between each set of pages, even when at a crop.  Cards....oh it could be 2-3 4 before I give myself a clean work area...maybe because they are smaller formats.

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Supply Lists:

Happy Holidays Penguin

Copics (C01,03,07; YR04,07;B95,B99;100; 00)

Lawn Fawn Winter Penguin Stamps and Die

Memory Box Die  Swirling Cut Work

Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circle Dies

Darice Sequins, Stickles

Papers - SU, Neenah

Merry Christmas  - One Layer

Stamps Happen – Birthday Presents

Mama Elephant – Basic Borders

Lawn Fawn – Joy to the Woods

Hero Arts Silver Ep,  Versamark Ink

Paper – Stampin Up

Paper  SU, Neenah

Season's Greetings

Ellen's Esentials - Prized Stag Die

Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circle Dies

Simon Says Stamp - Be Joyful Stamp set

Hero Arts Gold Ep, Versamark Ink

Papers - Stamping up, burgundy scrap, DCWV Gold Foil paper

Thinking of you in Purple

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Supplies:

poppy patch by spellbinders, rounded squared lifestyle crafts, zig real color brush pens, SSS thinking of you, EH/PPP flat clear sequins

Guest Designing at CAS-ology 154

I was floored -- when I  found out Kimberly had chosen my card as the winner  at CAS-logy - Cue Nautical. (Thank You!)

Then thrilled! (because those CAS cards are so darned hard for me!)

Then terrified -- after I excitedly accepted Melissa's invitation (Thank you!) to be a guest designer for this week's theme at CAS-ology.

Then excited when I found out the cue for this week :

A card design popped into my head immediately!  I chose to make a square card, then repeat circles throughout the design.

Supplies: Dies by SSS (Smile, Bubble Parade), Stamp by SSS (Happy & Smile), Cardstock SSS-Sunshine, Patterned Papers - Doodlebug. Size 4.25" by 4.25".

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Two for one

I love sketch challenges.  Sometimes my design "eye" needs help. The sketch challenge over at CAS(E) this sketch #130 is so much fun, and I really wanted to play with some baubles for the challenge at Shopping Our Stash this week.

My sweet and talented blogging friend Greta has sent me some felt strips awhile back, sometime around when I last reorganized my crafting area.  You guessed it, they were put away so well I couldn't find them. This morning I put in an effort to find them. They were put in a stainless steel box I have on my crafting table RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY NOSE!

I used my long owned but rarely used MFT rolled roses.  I don't have good sized leaf dies, but I do have a little surfboard from MFT's sea charms.  I added another leaf in the form of a stick pin, and another stick pin with green glass beads---these are my baubles.

I wanted those roses to be towards the center of the card where the bracket edge dips.  I also did not want the pins competing with the embossed background...so I put the card stock into the embossing folder at a wonky angle.  PERFECT!  I pushed at the edge creases with my bone folder so it looks pretty flat on the unembossed areas.

I am not so sure it is CAS...but it does more or less follow the sketch ( moved the sentiment)...so I am going with it. Only 30 more stickpins to use up!

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Inky Paws - Birthday Theme

I am in need of birthday cards, so I was happy to see the latest inky paws challenge at Newton's Nook is a Birthday theme.  I was inspired by the pinks and yellows in the inspiration photo below.

Smaller images always confound me on A2 sized cards...so I make a smaller stage for them.  The misty really helped on the sentiment placement here. I wanted it to run off the die cut circle, but did not want to stamp it twice and try to get the die cut glued down in just the right place.  The misty allowed me to stamp it a couple of times with versifine ink and its perfectly set on both the card base and the die. I used two sets from Newtons - Simply Sentimental, and Basket of Wishes, coloring was done with the Zig real color brush pens. The small bow is from Memory Box,a nd the papers are Stampin Up.



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My favorite colors at The Card Concept

The Card Concept Challenge #38 has my favorite colors, so I absolutely had to play. Its not quite clean and layered, but that's what I am going to call it. 

I don't think I have ever combined a Hero Arts stamp with a Paper Smooches sentiment, but I love how this happy birthday looks with the etched daisy. The gray panel is white embossed and a bit of yellow embossing as well.  The background is simply stamped with Soft Granite HA ink.  I couldn't resist the polka dot ribbon from AC, to continue the whimsy feel of the card.

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