Inspired By All the Little Things #70

Today, I have a card to share for 

Inspired By All the Little Things #70:

I love the cozy texture of the leaves with the scarf and cup of hot chocolate!

I focused on the scarf and remembered how the bear from 

Neat and Tangled's Beary Merry set wears a scarf....

I stamped the bear onto it's coordinating diecut that I cut from watercolour paper

in versamark and heat embossed it in clear.

I coloured it in with my Zig Clean Colour Real Brush markers and a water brush,

blurring the edges of the stripes I coloured, so they'd have more of a blended look.

I stamped the mug (also from Beary Merry, masking out the Santa face

and coloured the background to match the bear's tummy.

I stamped the sentiment (using Simon Says Stamp's Many Thanks stamp set)

in Altenew Jet Black.

I added a leaf (using the same technique as the bear & Essentials By Ellen's Thankful stamp & die)

to fill in the gap -- I love the extra fall feel this little detail brings!

I diecut my frame using PTI's Shaker Shape: Rectangle die 

and tied some button twine around it, before adhering the bear over top with 

some dimensional adhesive.

Visit Inspired By All the Little Things to see the rest of the DT's takes 

on the inspiration photo and to play along, if you'd like.

You have until Friday, November 3rd to link up your card.

Thanks for looking!

CAS(E) This Sketch #245 -- (Retro CTS #88)

Today, I have a card to share that I made for

 CAS(E) This Sketch #88 -- a Retro sketch designed by Donna Mikasa:

Here's my card:

I stamped my Essentials by Ellen Mondo Hydrangea in Altenew Frosty Pink

(& the leaves in PTI's Simply Chartreuse) and Versamark and 

heat embossed them in clear before colouring them in with my Zig Clean

Colour Real Brush Markers and a water brush.

I stamped the sentiment (from PTI's KIS: Birthday) in versamark

and heat embossed it in white on a strip of black cardstock.

And, for fun, here's the card I made the first time this sketch was used,

on my birthday, three years ago:

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see the rest of the DT's takes on the sketch 

and to play along, if you'd like.

You have until Thursday, November 2nd to link up your card.

Thanks for looking!

October Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

I have a card to share for today's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.

 

 This month's challenge was to use these pieces of art work as inspiration:

Aren't they wonderful? 

I was particularly inspired by the piece on the far right, in the second row.

Here's my card:

I decided to use the leaf stamps from Floral Sketches to create the stamped pattern on my panel,

using a combination of Wplus9, PTI and Altenew inks.

I stamped my sentiment (from PTI Tropics) onto a strip of vellum in versamark,

which I heat embossed in black.

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Inspired By All the Little Things #69

Today, I have a card to share for 

Inspired By All the Little Things #69:

I was inspired by the pretty quilt to make my card:

I used my Pretty Pink Posh Stitched dies to create my quilt for the background.

I stamped my pumpkin and leaf from Essentials By Ellen onto their coordinating diecuts

and coloured them in with my Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers and a water brush.

 I stamped my sentiment (from Wplus9's Gratitude) in Altenew Evening Grey ink.

Some PTI rustic cream button twine finishes it off.

Visit Inspired By All the Little Things to see the rest of the DT's takes 

on the inspiration photo and to play along, if you'd like.

You have until Friday, October 27th to link up your card.

Thanks for looking!

CAS(E) This Sketch #244

Today, I have a card to share that I made for

 CAS(E) This Sketch #244 designed by Chrissy Larson:

Here's my card:

I stamped the sentiment and leaves from Neat and Tangled's Grateful stamp set

onto a piece of white cardstock in PTI Simply Chartreuse and Tropical Teal inks

and trimmed it into a diamond shape with my trimmer.

(Note: this trimming was a lot harder than I thought it would be and I found

myself wishing I had a diamond shaped die!)

I blended the same shades of ink onto another piece of cardstock,
sprinkled some water over top and trimmed it out as well.
I layered everything on a piece of PTI kraft cardstock.

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see the rest of the DT's takes on the sketch 

and to play along, if you'd like.

You have until Thursday, October 26th to link up your card.

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Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge -- Cuddle

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

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The LEAD of the Cuddle Challenge will be invited as a 

Guest Designer in a future challenge!
Please visit the Curtain Call Challenge Blog for all the challenge info and deadline.

Here's my card, using my Neat and Tangled Beary Merry stamp and die:

I started by stamping my bear onto watercolour paper in versafine onyx black ink

and heat embossing him in clear.

I coloured him in using my Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers and a water brush.

Then, I ran him partially through my diecutting machine with his coordinating die, 

to trim off the one side. 

I using my little trimmer to trim the straight edges.

I stencilled my Papertrey Ink Woodblocks stencil onto a piece of dark grey cardstock

with some Wplus9 white ink, to mimic the eyelet blanket in the inspiration photo.

I stamped the "miss you" (from PTI's Winter Woods) in Altenew Jet Black ink.

Make sure you visit each of the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge
 designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Betty Wright

Kim Singdahlsen
Leigh Penner
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Mangan
Marisa Ritzen
Maureen Plut
Melody Rupple
Sheri Gilson
Silke Ledlow
Tara Godfrey

Follow us!
Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Facebook Page
Curtain Call Pinterest Boards

Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Cuddle

for the challenge details and to play along with us!

Thanks for looking!

Inspired By All the Little Things #68

Today, I have a card to share for 

Inspired By All the Little Things #68:

I just love this gorgeous bouquet and how it's cascading downward like that.

I decided to use my new Altenew Beautiful Day stamp set and 

Essentials by Ellen Thankful stamp set to make my card:

I stamped the Beautiful Day stamp in Altenew Sand Dunes and Versamark onto my 

watercolour paper background and heat embossed it in clear.

I stamped the the Thankful stamps with the same technique and then diecut 

them using their coordinating dies.

I coloured them in using my Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers and a water brush.

For my side panel, I smooshed Altenew Dusk mixed with water 

onto a strip of watercolour paper.

I stamped my sentiment (from Thankful) in the same colour.

I'm also linking this up to this month's Mix It Up Challenge with Essentials by Ellen,

where we were challenged to pair Essentials by Ellen with Altenew.

Visit Inspired By All the Little Things to see the rest of the DT's takes 

on the inspiration photo and to play along, if you'd like.

You have until Friday, October 20th to link up your card.

Thanks for looking!

CAS(E) This Sketch #243

Today, I have a card to share that I made for

 CAS(E) This Sketch #243 designed by Donna Mikasa:

Here's my card:

I started by using my Tim Holtz woodgrain stencil to create my water,

by applying Hawaiian Shores ink to my Aqua Mist panel.

I diecut the Big Sky cover plate and trimmed along the woodgrain design I created

and adored it to my card.

I stamped the lighthouse from PTI's Guiding Lights onto its coordinating diecut

in Altenew Ruby Red and Jet Black.

I stamped the sentiment (also from Guiding Lights) and the birds
in Altenew Jet Black.

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see the rest of the DT's takes on the sketch 

and to play along, if you'd like.

You have until Thursday, October 19th to link up your card.

Thanks for looking!

Essentials by Ellen Mix-It Up Challenge: October

Today, I have a  card to share that I made for 

this month's Mix It Up Challenge with Essentials by Ellen,

where we were challenged to pair Essentials by Ellen with Altenew.

Here's my card:

I stamped my image from Essentials By Ellen's Mondo Peonies onto my watercolour

panel and coordinating diecut in versamark, so I could heat emboss them in gold.

I coloured them in using my Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers and a water brush.

I did the same thing with the leaves from Altenew's Adore You.

I stamped my sentiment from Altenew's Build a Flower: Magnolia in versamark

onto black cardstock and heat embossed it in white.

I was also inspired by make my card from 

Altenew's October Inspiration Challenge:

Thanks for looking!

MFT Stamps: World Cardmaking Day Challenges

I didn't participate in World Card Making Day yesterday,

because we were in Winnipeg, celebrating Thanksgiving with my mom.

So, I decided to play along with the World Card Making Day

challenges at MFT Stamps this afternoon.

I made five cards for the four challenges. :)

First of all, I created this card for Challenge #1: ROYGBIV,

where we needed to incorporate the colours of the rainbow:

I made a one-layer card using MFT's Beautiful Butterflies.

I stamped my sentiment using Handwritten Holiday and a stamp from PTI.

Next, I created two cards for Challenge #2: Die-Namics Designs,

where we couldn't use stamps, only dies.

I smooshed some aqua and green inks onto watercolour paper and diecut them

using the leaves from Flashy Florals.

I flicked white paint mixed with water onto my kraft cardstock background

and added the thanks (from the Flashy Florals kit), diecut from white cardstock.

I had a few leaves left over, so I made a second card:

On this one, I added a little twine to finish it off.

Next, I created two cards for Challenge #3: By the Numbers,

where we were encouraged to incorporate numbers into our card.

Since I don't own any number stamps or dies from MFT stamps, 

I decided to stamp some stacks of 39 books on the front of my card.

I did some masking to create my stacks using the books from Our Story.

I diecut the watercolour panel, after colouring it in with my Zig Clean Colour Real Brush markers,

with my Mama Elephant Femme Frames diecut.

The sentiment was heat embossed on a strip of black cardstock.

And lastly, I have a card for Challenge #4: Make & Mail,

which I made for my sister-in-law, which I will mail on Tuesday.

For this card, I used MFT's Fall Florals and this week's 

Wednesday Sketch Challenge at MFT Card Challenges:

Thanks for looking!

Inspired By All the Little Things #67

Today, I have a card to share for 

Inspired By All the Little Things #67:

It's our Thanksgiving this weekend and I am loving this lovely table decor!

Here's my card:

I stamped my Wplus9 Delightful Dahlias stamp onto watercolour paper in Altenew

Rocky Shores and then again in versamark (using my MISTI) so I could heat emboss it in clear.

I coloured them in using my Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers and a water brush.

 I stamped my sentiment (from PTI's Winter Woods) in Altenew Espresso ink.

Visit Inspired By All the Little Things to see the rest of the DT's takes 

on the inspiration photo and to play along, if you'd like.

You have until Friday, October 13th to link up your card.

Thanks for looking!

CAS(E) This Sketch #242

Today, I have a card to share that I made for

 CAS(E) This Sketch #242 designed by me:

Here's my card:

I started by inking my back panel with PTI Raspberry Fizz, Orange Zest and Summer Sunrise

inks and my ink blending tool.

Over this, I stamped my new PTI SAF butterfly stamp and heat embossed it in white.

I diecut a circle from another piece of white cardstock and layered it over top.

I stamped my sentiment (from PTI's KIS: Birthday) on a strip of black cardstock
and heat embossed it in white.

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see the rest of the DT's takes on the sketch 

and to play along, if you'd like.

You have until Thursday, October 12th to link up your card.

Thanks for looking!

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