Mixing it up

 Good evening!

I'm popping in to let you know it's my turn over at A Blog Named Hero today. 

I created three cards using some old and new stamps from Hero Arts.  They also vary in their "style" more layers vs less layers. 

You can head over to A Blog Named Hero for all the details :)

Our current challenge is Clean and Simple and it just started so you have a whole two weeks to still play along. You could win a fabulous gift card to 

I hope to see you over there!

A CAS-ual Happy Birthday

 3 posts in 3 days?! I know you fell out of your chair in disbelief :)

I'm not sure where all this creative energy is coming from. Maybe I just know that in 2-3 weeks crafting will be something I rarely get to do (at least for a little while) so I'm trying to squeeze it all in before peanut arrives lol

This time I'm joining in the celebration over at Cas-ual Fridays. To celebrate their 2nd birthday and 100th challenge they are playing BINGO. I love having so many options :)

I chose to go right down the left hand side: Polka Dots, Square card, and Birthday. What resulted is a little busier than I normally do but I think it's cue anyway!

I started by stamping the Polaroid from hero Arts Wonderful World then masked the outside edge to stamp my ice cream and cotton candy. Those adorable stamps are from Hero Arts Life of the Party Birthday and I haven't used them in forever! I colored the stamped "picture" with copics. 

For the card base I added my polka dot pattern paper (Echo Park, Dots and stripes) and some tickets from the same stamp set. I colored them with copics and fussy cut them out. The purple paper is from Lawn Fawn's Bright side paper pack. I cannot for the life of me remember where that green came from, sorry!

I stamped my sentiment trimmed it into a banner before adhering it to my Polaroid. The Polaroid was then adhered with dimensional adhesive Stardust stickles and glossy accents finished the whole thing off. 

What do you think too busy? I hope not :) While I'm at it I'm throwing this in the ring for Gallery Idol 2013 since the first category is kids/teen birthday. 

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!

A Get Well Soon Card

 Hello!

As promised I'm back to share my card for this week's Play Date Cafe colors. 

I think my colors are bolder than the graphic, I'm hoping that's okay :)

Even if it's not I created this card with a specific person in mind. My Aunt "Cookie" was in a car accident yesterday. Thankfully she walked away but she does have whiplash and some bruising. I'm hoping this card brightens her day!

I stamped Hero Arts Classic Bloom in Soft Blossom and Soft Apricot. The leaves were stamped in Stone Wash which is one of their midtones. I just love the looks you can create with masking :)

One I had them stamped I went back in first with a H20 pen and the ink pad to color in the flower middle. I just wipe the pad on my craft sheet and pick up what I need. To add a bit more color I shaded with Angel Pink and Cantaloupe Memento Markers. Last the middles were dotted with stardust stickles. 

I stamped the sentiment in Stone Wash  then used Chipped Sapphire distress ink to color to small pieces for my border. Once the flower panels were trimmed to size I adhered them with dimensional adhesive. 

Thanks for stopping by :) I'm off to watch the season finale of New Girl with the hubs!

Mother's Day, One More Time

 Hello crafty Peeps!

I know Mother's Day is over but I have one more card to share with you. I meant to post this yesterday but the hubby had a very busy day so I was trying to help out with the things I could around the house. Which isn't much at 9.5 months pregnant lol

Anyway, I'm playing along with CASE Study Challenge the muse this month is Maile Belles and I'm sure I don't have to tell you how amazing she is :) I mean Wow!!

Here is her card

and my take

 This was my Mom's card for Mother's Day.

I kept the 3 flowers and her layout. I changed up the colors though. I stamped Hero Arts Etched Flower twice and fussy cut just the blooms. I colored them with scattered straw and worn lipstick. I adhered some pattern paper straight to my card base. The white panel has a strip of Glitter Ritz at the very bottom and some bubblegum twine from Timeless Twine tied on top of it. It's super hard to see in the photo :(

I arranged the flowers, adhering the two smaller blooms flat and the large one with dimensional adhesive.  Again I did a smidge of masking to get the sentiment to lay how I wanted. 

Thanks for stopping over. I'll be back later today with a card I created for another challenge . . .you know you gotta meet those deadlines :)

Happy Mother's Day!

 Happy Mother's Day Crafters!

I hope all you Mommy's and Mommy's-to-be are having a wonderful day :) We are just getting ready to go out to dinner with my Momma and Gram but before we left I wanted to pop in with a quick (and simple!) card.

I'm playing along with CAS(E) this Sketch today. I can't believe it's taken me so long to get over there and participate! I love a sketch challenge :)

I decided to make my Gramcracker's card based on the sketch. It matches her wrapping paper :) Yes, I'm one of those people!

I cut two white panels to size for my squares, then rounded their corners. The largest one I covered in double sided tape and rubbed on Glitter Ritz in Warm Highlight. The smaller one I stamped my sentiment on. I used some masking to create the stacked look.

I stamped the roses on a scrap piece of white and colored them with mowed lawn, squeezed lemonade, and mustard seed distress inks. I fussy cut them out and adhered them to my glitter panel. The bloom was adhered with dimensional adhesive, the stems were glued flat. 

I added my sentiment panel with more dimensional adhesive and topped my bouquet off with a baker's twine bow. Of course I couldn't leave the stickles alone so I just added them to the flower centers.

 All the stamps are from Simon Says Stamp's May card kit. It's the first one I've received since I subscribe and I have to say I'm a fan :) I'm excited to see what the June kit holds!

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a blessed Mother's Day!

My Heart Sings

 Good evening crafters!

Today I actually had time to play with some new stamps :) I bought them almost a month ago and just have not had time to get them inky! 

This was my first time using Neat and Tangled stamps and I discovered what many of you already know . . . they are fabulous! Super cute and quality :) This week over at the Little Tangles challenge blog they have a color challenge, my favorite!!

I used all three colors, hope that's okay :)

The name of the set I used is in fact "My Heart Sings". I'm head over heels in love with it!

I started by stamping the musical bars to create a striped panel. I then colored in the stripes with copics. The sentiment was white heat embossed on Coral paper. I just used the S from Sing to make it plural. The little birdie was stamped twice. First on the actual card base then again on a scrap piece of white. After I colored it with copics I fussy cut it out and adhered it with dimensional adhesive. 

I used stardust stickles on the heart and yellow parts of the bird. The eye was added with black enamel accents. I rounded all four corners to finish it off. 

All and all I'm pretty happy with my first Neat and Tangled adventure :) I know I'll be buying more soon hehe

Thanks for dropping by!

ABNH: All that Glitters

 

 

Hello my crafty friends!

 

After a month of birthday celebration it's time to get back to our super awesome challenges over at A Blog Named Hero. Are you ready?! This one is a favorite of mine :)

 

 

 

What?! Stardust Stickles abound hehehehe

 

 

I started by stamping the starburst background (I can't get enough of this one lately) in versamark and heat embossing with white. I then die cut it into a heart shape and rubbed on my distress ink. I used picked raspberry, seedless preserves, and dusty concord.

 

I adhered the heart partially hanging off of my card base for a little more interest. The sentiment was stamped over top of the heart before I added two strips of black to 'block it in". When stamping on two different levels of paper it can be easy to get gaping. I just fill it in with a black gel pen or sharpie. Speaking of black gel pens I used one to outline my heart die and make it stand out from the white card base.

 

Lastly, I coated the colored parts of the heart with stardust stickles. I love how shimmery it is, so pretty!

 

Okay folks it's your turn :)

Head over to A Blog Named Hero to enter the challenge and possibly win

 

 

Thanks for dropping in! I can't wait to see what you create :)