Hi! I hope your weekend has been great. We had two birthday parties to attend this weekend, and I don't think I can eat another piece of cake again for a while. LOL
I am very excited to share my next card with you. I tried out a technique that I've been wanting to do for some time now. I heat embossed my stamping with white embossing powder and then sponged first in Twilight ink on the top half and sponged Bamboo ink on the bottom half. It really makes the embossed areas pop. I love nature scenes and am so glad that I bought this stamp set before it retired a few years back.
Recipe:
Paper: Florentine (retired), White Daisy CS, Twilight CS (CTMH)
Stamp: Perfect Day (retired) (CTMH)
Inks: Twilight, Bamboo, VersaMark (CTMH)
Tools: Sponges, Heat Gun, White Embossing Powder (CTMH), Embossing Folder (SU!)
Other: Chocolate Embroidery Floss, Glue Dots (CTMH), White Buttons (MFT)
I would like to enter this card into the Try Stampin' On Tuesday Challenge #158. Have a great week, my crafty friends.
Casandra
I have a confession to make to you regarding this next card. That little umbrella and duck come from a stamp set that I've owned for at least 2 or 3 years and have yet to ink up. Soooo when I saw this next challenge labelled UMBRELLA over at Stuck On U Sketches, I knew it was time to take it out and ink it up.
Recipe:
Paper: Sophia (retired), Sweet Leaf CS, Hollyhock CS, White Daisy CS (CTMH)
Stamps: Card Word Puzzle, Springtime (retired) (CTMH)
Inks: Vintage Sepia (Versa Fine), Hollyhock (CTMH)
Tools: Watercolor Pencils, Honey Alcohol Marker Set, Clear Detail Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Micro-Tip Scissors, Paper-Piercer, Blending Pen (CTMH), Circle Stax Die (MFT), Scallop Circle Die (Spellbinders)
I think this card turned out super sweet. I used an old sketch I pinned from Try Stampin' On Tuesday. This was another card that actually went together pretty quick. I had die cut the circles earlier in the day for another card but decided to use smaller ones for that card, and luckily this sketch came to the rescue and I was able to combine these die cuts with the umbrella challenge.
Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you have a wonderful day.
Casandra
Hello. I am back again today with a card I just finished making. I didn't want to miss the Try Stampin' On Tuesday Challenge #156 deadline.
Recipe:
Paper: Lollydoodle, Slate CS, White Daisy CS (CTMH)
Stamps: Girls Rock, Greatest Love (CTMH)
Inks: Blush, Sorbet, Cotton Candy (CTMH), Black (Versa Fine)
Tools: Circle Stax Die (MFT), Scallop Circle Die (Spellbinders), Cricut Art Philosophy, Dots Embossing Folder, Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors (CTMH)
Other: Sorbet, Blush, Cotton Candy Brads (retired), Clear Sparkles (CTMH)
I would also like to enter this card into the Fantabulous Cricut FCCB Challenge #199. This week's challenge is All About You: Use Your Favorite Colors. Our new Lollydoodle paper pack is cheerful and makes me happy each time I use it. I don't think I would miss our brads as much, if we could get enamel dots in every color we carry. Until that happens, I guess I will be digging into my hoarded brad stash.
This card makes me think of my Grandma. Whenever I think of her, I see her sitting at her kitchen table singing some of her favorite hymn's. Amazing Grace and How Great Thou Art were 2 of her very favorites. She loved it when I cross-stitched and made friendship bracelets as a teenager. I think she would have loved that I am now a papercrafter.
I'm going to enjoy the quiet until the kids come home. They were both home sick most of last week, so this is my first day in a week getting quiet time to myself. Have a great rest of your day!
Casandra
