Cherry Blossom Birthday Wishes

This card was inspired by the following challenges:
1. Splitcoaststampers Technique Lovers Challenge - TLC371 - Faux Pressed Flowers; and
2. Mojo Monday - MOJO235 - sketch.
The cherry blossom stamp is from Inkadinkadoo. The faux pressed petals were punched from paper. The background papers were dry embossed and sanded on Core'dinations paper.
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Smile

This card is for today's Splitcoaststampers Ways to Use It Challenge - WT363 - Buttons. The sketch is from Freshly Made Sketches - FMS23. I used my "Swirly" stamp from Inkadinkadoo that I've had for a long time, and is still one of my favorites. Colored it with Copics and added stickles to the centers. Edge punched the ivory panel. Used a piece leftover from my card for Monday's Splitcoaststampers Technique Lovers Challenge - TLC365 - which was acrylic distressing and some baker's twine, and of course my little buttons sewn together.

Also entering:
http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/ - distressing


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Hoo's Your Valentine?

I made this Valentine card because I have a couple of friends who buy their cards for me, and I thought I'd better have a couple of extra Valentine Day cards handy, just in case. Also, I wanted to use this new set from Inkadinkadoo...these owls and hearts are soooo cute! Inside it says "Owl Be Yours!" Isn't that sweet???!!
The sketch is CPS #231 at Card Positioning Systems.
For the background for the owl I used the Wrinkle-free Distress Technique - which was yesterday's TLC364 at Splitcoaststampers. tfl

Birthday Cupcakes & Kisses

This card is for 5 challenges:
1. Splitcoaststampers TLC363 - make your own striped paper;
2. Splitcoaststampers CAS156 - hearts;
3. Crafty Card Makers - CCM61 - Monochromatic Magic;
4. The Shabby Tea Room - TSTR100 - "Candy Hearts" - food theme & hearts, inspired by a cute photo on their site; and
5. The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge - SSS144 - sketch.
I made my homemade stripe panel with packaging from a stamp set.
My card base is a pre-embossed square card.
It doesn't show up well, but the main image panel is vellum with little heart flowers on the same striped packaging that my homemade panel was made of.
The cupcake, which is from Inkadinkadoo Birthday Cupcake set, was stamped in chocolate chip and colored with Copics, cut out and popped up on the vellum panel. The sentiment is from Hampton Art Happy Birthday set.
Inside is stamped Happy Birthday, from the Hampton Art se,t and little hearts, from the Inkadinkadoo set, randomly stamped very faintly.
I love the way this came out. I think it will perfect for my sister's upcoming birthday. tfl

Happy Birthday Lighthouse

This card is for today's Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge: IC318. Be inspired by "Close to My Art" website. Here is my inspiration piece:

http://www.close2myart.com/shoppingcart/products/Light-House.html

The stamps I used are Just Rite "You Are My Anchor" set and Inkadinkadoo "Coastal".

I used a challenge at Color Throwdown - CTD173 - for my colors...Black-Red-Basic Gray and/or Silver.

Other challenges:

Inky Impressions Challenges - IIC40 - Anything Goes;

Simon Says Stamps Challenge - "New Something"; and

Party Time Tuesday - PTT#49 - "Something New".

The "Something New" is both stamp sets.

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Party Dress

This card is for 3 challenges:

1. Splitcoaststampers - F4A97 - party dress;

2. Color Q Challenge - cQc#117 - shown above my card - Black, White and 1 color of choice; and

3. Party Time Tuesday - PTT#48 - Anything Goes.

I stamped and heat embossed the dress (Inkadinkadoo Friendship set) and the sentiment (Glitz Clear Stamps beautiful dreamer set) and colored with Copics. Embellishments and it's done. tfl

Snowy Owl Thank You

This is the second of my Christmas Thank You cards. I used the Sketch Challenge - SC364 - at Splitcoaststampers as my inspiration. Also, Challenge PTT#47 - to use ribbon - at Party Time Tuesdays.

The stamps used are Stampin' Up's Delicate Doilies, and Inkadinkadoo's Winter Birds and Round Frames (the "thank you"). They were all stamped and heat embossed.

I wanted shimmery white ribbon, but didn't have any, so I used grossgrain ribbon and covered it with diamond Stickles. tfl

Surfing Birthday CC349

I was commissioned to do a card for a friend's son, who is a surfer. I used today's color challenge - CC349 - at Splitcoaststampers as inspiration for my colors (baja breeze, lucky limeade and calypso coral). The "surfboards" are made with Inkadinkadoo "Petal Expressions" stamps, the Happy Birthday sentiment is from Hero Arts CL139 birthday set. Sorry, I can't remember where the little sealife stamps are from. tfl

Sweet Birthday Wishes

Needed to make a birthday card for my sweet granddaughter, Brittany, so I was inspired by today's Splitcoaststampers' Inspiration Challenge - IC310. My inspiration was a cute little polka dot plate from Sally Meekins Ceramics. I chalked inside my Nestabilities scalloped circle with a rosy color and then stamped and heat embossed my cupcake and sentiment.

I am also entering the card in an Anything Goes challenge at http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/.

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Happy Halloween

Here's a little Halloween card I made...not one of my favorite cards, but it is appropriate for today. tfl

Thank You Scarecrow F4A83 CCMC168

This card is for today's Splitcoaststampers' Free For All Challenge - F4A83 - to make a thank you card. I used a sketch challenge - CCMC168 - from Create with Connie & Mary. The stamp is a new one I got from Inkadinkadoo, heat embossed with Versamark and clear ep, and colored with copics. Fun to work with! tfl

Bronzed Thanksgiving SC351

This card is for today's Splitcoaststampers' Sketch Challenge - SC351. I heat embossed the sentiment and leaves with detail gold ep, and dry embossed the bronze metal with my swirl cuttlebug ef.

Thanksgiving Gratitude CAS136

This card is for today's Splitcoaststampers' Clean and Simple Challenge - CAS136 - to use leaves. Got this new set from Inkadinkadoo and love it! tfl

Autumn Thank You FTL158 C4C105

This card was inspired by this week's challenge - C4C105 - at http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/, to create a card or project with a pumpkin on it. The sketch is this week's sketch -FTL158 - at http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/. I stamped the little leaf stamp from Inkadinkadoo all over my crumb cake cs with gold ink, heat embossed with detail gold embossing powder, and colored in with chalks and a q-tip. Did pumpkin the same way on some dp. The dp behind the pumpkin panel is recycled wallpaper sample. Hope you like it. tfl

Autumn Impressions

This card is for 4 challenges:

1. Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge - IC253, inspired by the bouquet that Stephanie picked as one of the 3 inspiration pieces. That challenge is found here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/inspiration-f88/ic253-~-john-lewis-department-stores-%7B10-09-10%7D-t508467.html;

2. Tiffanydoodles - TD05, Fall theme, found here: http://tiffanydoodles.blogspot.com/2010/10/td05-fall-theme-challenge.html;

3. Caardvarks challenge to scraplift Crew Caards (I chose Jenyfur's card) found here: http://caardvarks.blogspot.com/2010/10/sensational-stickers.html; and

4. Stampin for the Weekend blog - Challenge 48 - Autumn Inspiration, using autumn colors, found here: http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/2010/10/challenge-48-autumn-inspiration.html.

I used glimmer mist and watercolor markers to make my leaf background paper. tfl

EIC100

This card is for the Etsy Inspired Challenge - EIC100 - found here: http://etsyinspired.blogspot.com/2010/08/eic-100-cathy-walters-and-blog-hop.html

The inspiration piece is found here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/47330571/it-doesnt-have-to-be-perfect-pendant. Beautiful creations by Cathy Walters!

I just realized I was on the wrong page at EIC and did an August challenge...OMG!...I'm just not with it yet...bear with me, please!

Taking Flight in One Layer TLC277 CAS71

This card is for 2 challenges at Splitcoaststampers:

1. TLC277 - to make a card with one layer; and

2. CAS71 - make a clean and simple card with things that fly.

I used my favorite cardstock (Core'dinations), cuttlebugged with 3 different cuttlebug folders, and sanded it to make the designs stand out. Stamped the cute little bird with white pigment ink, and heat embossed with white detail embossing powder. A piece of white ribbon, and a little red heart for a pop of color, and there you go. Hope you like it. tfl

Cardinal Spring Celebration F4A1 M4TW18

This card is for 3 challenges:

1. Splitcoaststampers Free For All Challenge found here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=481824. My texture is my cuttlebugged bg, and my color not normally used is red/green combo;

2. Paper Makeup Stamps Inspiration challenge, found here: http://papermakeupstamps.blogspot.com/2010/02/makeup-4-weekend-18.html. It certainly doesn't feel like spring here yet, but I'm hoping if I keep doing spring-like cards, that it will happen SOON!!!!; and

3. Compose a Card challenge found here: http://hemidemisemiquaverdesignblog.com/2010/02/22/compose-a-card-challenge-5/.

I'm hoping that my cuttlebugged swiss dots counts as polka dots. Hmmm...I seem to be having a lot of hopes...maybe I should do my next card with a theme of hope! hehe

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Bird in Blooms WT253

This card is for Splitcoaststampers' Ways to Use It Challenge - WT253 - to use a bird in your project. This is a cute little bird digital stamp from Scrapbooking Season that I had just colored last night...love the way it worked for this challenge! The card base is a pre-embossed square card. The flower branch is Inkadinkadoo, heat embossed and embellished with Stickles. tfl

Bird in Frame MMSC33

This is for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge (MMSC33) found here:

http://priscillastyles.blogspot.com/

I used negative pieces from other projects that were laying around on my craft table and decided the end result went well with a pic of my dh that I had in a frame just waiting for something on the other side. So....here it is. tfl