Sweet Friend

I made a few cards one after another using the same paper, so I'd like to share them together.  The first one is inspired by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge with the theme of Farm Fresh.  I wanted to use denim and country patterns.  So I pulled out my Basic Grey Piccadilly pad, as well as my Fancy Pants Beach Bum, to get the right papers.  MFT's Pretty Pocket is groovy but fun for that country denim feel I was going for.  I wanted to pair it with MFT's Royal Rose die, which I honestly think of as the country rose and am shocked it's called royal rose…every single time.  This flower is absolutely gorgeous when rolled.  I added some Recollections microbeads in Cricket of the center.  Instead of leaves, I used AC twine and made loops (loopies are sorta in trend, aren't they?)  I found that the stamp set has these cool swirls that match the Pink Paislee Indigo Bleu border stickers perfectly.  I added more twine along with the border strip and tied a bow to finish it off.  :)

The next card I made combines two challenges:  The Greeting Farm's Farm Fresh Friday challenge - use twine or ribbon (easy, right?) and Sweet Sunday Sketch #211.  In my stamped image book, I had this cute Miss Anya Hats Off image stamped and coloured and I noticed she was blue and grey with a bit of yellow in her hat.  It went nicely with the paper left over.  I decided to do some fun cross-stitching using my We R Memory Keepers Sew Easy tool (the royal blue one) and piercer.  I had originally planned to add a square piece behind my image, but I decided against covering up all that stitching!  Anya has a cute ribbon/could be daisy in her hat, so I decided to added a Prima daisy flower with a bling center from Daiso.  The sentiment was actually a glitter rub-on (you rub it and add the glitter) from K& Co.  It was too faint to stand out, so I outlined with a pen.  I liked the yellow with the denim look, so I kept the theme going, and added it to a kraft card base.

The last card was just for fun because I love using glitter.  I actually was going to use this butterfly adhesive rub-on with the Anya card, but changed my mind.  No waste.  Using scraps, I made a cute little card to add with a gift.  It needed a little something on the left side there, so I did some more stitching and tied a cute bow.  The sentiment comes from the Papertrey Ink Heart-2-Heart #4.

Here is the Sweet Sunday Sketch this week:  

Thanks for the fun challenges as always!

I ''Reely'' Love You

Simon Wednesday Challenge was for Mother's Day or Special Girl.  Since I already made a card/tag for my mom's birthday this month, I thought of something fun instead.  My mom came to visit me in Japan over Christmas.  We had a great time hanging out, scrapping, shopping, and just spending time together.  It was so nice!  One of the things I rarely get to do with my mom is go and see a movie.  No matter what, she usually says yes if I ask her to go with me and we always get popcorn.  If we lived closer, I'm sure that we would have theatre nights, just as must as we had movie nights at home growing up.  :)  I made this card to send to her.  Since she lives so far away, I don't think I can include movie tickets.  But I can include the most recent photo taken of us together at the movies.   It's not the best photo, but my mom said it was a cute picture.  I'm sure that is enough to make her tear up a little.  It will be a nice memory.

Here's the sketch I used for MFT Wednesday Stamp Club #167:

I used the My Favorite Things At the Movies stamp set for most of this card.  Only the little heart comes from the Homespun Birdhouse set.  I thought it would be cool to stamp the base using the popcorn boxes and label stamps, which were stamped with Memento Lady Bug.  Then I stamp the sentiment using Brilliance Graphite Black.  I actually double stamped to make sure I got it a crisp image so it wouldn't get lost in all the popcorn box background.  I layered my now stamped white paper on red to frame it all.  Then I used my MFT Mini Ticket Strip die to make two strips and stamped each one with the word ''Ticket'' in Memento Tuxedo Black.  I thought it would be cute to add the heart where it crossed.  I glued the strips down and trimmed off in line with the red base.  I added it to the yellow card to give it a fun look and tie in with the popcorn idea.  :)

Thank you for the challenges!

Fabulous

Papertrey Ink's Make it Monday #155 challenge was Confetti.  It would be easier if you had a punch, but we had to be creative and only use dies from Papertrey Ink.  I couldn't think of a lot things I could use for this, other than the Super Star Border die.  But  I found my Movers & Shapers: Spinners die with two big circles and two small circles.  I also had the smallest heart from the Heart Prints die collection to use.

I loved cutting the star border and getting the teeny tiny stars.  At first I was just thinking about pasting them on the card somehow. But then I thought it would be neat if I attached them to string and hung them like decorations.  So I decided to diecut a window and layer another piece of cardstock with the strings attached in between.

I think this looks really pretty and am contemplating incorporating it into my own home decor!  :)

In the window, I tried to mimic the bokeh effect with circles and hearts.

I used one of the Photo Finish Strips die for my sentiment (which comes from the Fabulous Frames set).  On both sides, I attached pieces of my confetti.

Although this card took a bit of prep time, it is such a nice card to give to someone.  I really enjoyed this technique and will have to purchase some more handy dies to try this confetti theme again.

Thanks for challenging me!

Sugar and Spice Crafty Challenge #2 - Mint Chocolate

Mint Chocolate…doesn't that sound yummy?  Of course, the colours mint and chocolate brown look great together too.  So the second challenge for March at the Sugar and Spice Crafty Challenge blog is to incorporate those two colours.  For my piece, I decided to use chevron borders by cutting out mint and brown paper using MFT Chevron Border.  I used the edge of the negative to add to the bottom.

I used more mint than chocolate, so it wouldn't be too dark.  Then I diecut and punch circles to make an overlaying border at the top of the chevrons, sort of like in the nail inspiration photo on the challenge blog.  I stamped my sentiment using Stampin Up Chocolate Chip :) (perfect, right?)

I die cut a star and glued it onto a white piece of paper.  Then adding glossy accents, I added Martha Stewart glitter in green agate. After letting it dry, I reapplied glue and glitter where the bald spots were.  It helped to brush away the glitter with a paintbrush.  I popped the final star up and called it done.  If you are a fan of mint and chocolate, don't forget to swing by the Sugar and Spice Crafty Challenge blog.

FYI…I will be posting soon featuring a pack of Mint Chocolate Project Life cards I created.
Here's a few sneak peeks…

Have a good day!
Sherri

Card Supplies:
MFT - At the Movies Stamp Set; MFT - Stacking Stars and Chevron Stripes Die-namics; PTI - Movers & Shakers:  Spinners Die; EK Success 3/4'' Punch; Carla Craft 7mm Hole Punch; Martha Stewart Green Agate Glitter; Stampin Up Chocolate Chip Ink.

Thanks So Much

Simon Monday Challenge is ''D is for Distress'' - so I chose to use my distress inks and play a bit.  A friend sent me this peacock stamp a while back from Inkadinkado (I'm pretty sure it's discontinued since I couldn't find it online).  Using Tim Holtz inks in Shabby Shutters, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, and, of course, Peacock Feathers, I rubbed them in kind of an arch using a sponge.  I went back over spots to add more colour.  I was surprised at how vibrant the Peacock Feathers goes on, but I liked it.  Afterwards, I sprayed the entire piece using a Mini Mister and dried it using my heat tool.  I tool a TH distressing tool to rough up the edges and then inked it with Shabby Shutters.  In one corner I added a flair that had begun to rust.  I added a couple MME enamel dots in the top right corner of the image.  And below I added the simple ''thanks so much'' sentiment using VersaFine in Majestic Blue.  It feels good to get your hands dirty once in a while.  :)  Thanks for the challenge!

Hey Foxy!

It was a foxy kind of day!  :)  The Color Throwdown #283 called for grey, orange, and green.  I was thinking about what I could stamp and I suddenly thought…I could make a fox card.  I just love the image from Kelly Purkey's Hey, Foxy stamp set (I've seen a lot of other cute ones around too, but I just have the one).  I had two completely different trains of thought, so I decided to just make two!  Both cards also follow Mojo Monday's sketch #336.

Foxy card number one features watercolour using my brush pen and Stampin Up ink in Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz.  I added stickles to his chest and tip of his tail.  I stamped the sentiment using StazOn in Cloudy Sky (it doesn't look like it, but it's a dark grey).  I used a piece of striped vellum from Daiso for the base and added a strip down the center (MME All Spice), also where I applied my adhesive under the vellum.  I created a border on the top and bottom of the piece splitting both a diecut (MFT Scalloped Ribbon) and glitter tape (AC).  I added a cluster of MME enamel dots and tied a piece of Doodlebug baker's twine on top.

Card Number 2 went along the paper-piecing and diecut route.  After I did my watercolor version, I thought he might also look cute paper pieced.  And he does.  Afterwards, I thought I could add a hen house because we all know what foxes like - it's actually the MFT Homespun Birdhouse die.  Underneath the circle, I cut a woodgrain fence from MFT and I think it helps to bring the scene together.  I used the centers from the Pretty Posies die for a cluster, attaching Recollections Glitter Adhesive Dots in brown.

Which card do you like best?  I can't decide.

Thanks for checking out my post!
Sherri

Say Cheese

A lot of times I pull stamps that I want to use, then I leave them on my desk or stamping cart for the next time I make a card.  Nothing goes unused that way.  :)  Sometimes it just takes a little longer to get to.  So this time I wanted to use my MFT Behind the Camera stamp set and die.  I combined challenges to create an awesome card (in my opinion):  Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #210, Cure for the Monday Blues #8 - Pastel with Pop; and CAS-ual Fridays #129 - 2 Shades of Grey (I think I used at least three).  The challenges were all inspiring!

I loved choosing greys and pastel colours.  Although there isn't a huge pop on this card (as per CFTMB), I still feel it kept with the theme.

I used part of the die from PTI's Fabulous Frames and stamped my sentiment inside.  I was going to layer over top of the camera, but the camera and frame are both so big, it took up too much space.  When I layered the paper on the front of the camera, I thought it would look cute to leave the word ''Happy'' exposed.

I cut out a heart from glitter paper and popped it up on the middle of the lens.  I just love that look.

Underneath everything on the right side, I did some chevron stamping using my Brilliance Moonlight White with Lawn Fawn's Chevron Backdrops.  I cut out some little polaroids and layered them in the top right corner and did some arrow stamping.

Wouldn't this card be perfect for passing along photos to a friend?  Or adding a nice photo and message to a special someone.

Thanks for checking out my post!  Have a fun day and don't forget to take a photo!

Cheers, Sherri

Supplies:
Stamps:  MFT - Behind the Camera; Lawn Fawn - Chevron Backdrops; Amy Tangerine Stamp #59161
Dies:  MFT Behind the Camera; PTI Fabulous Frames
Ink:  Brilliance - Graphite Black; Brilliance - Moonlight White; Stampin Up - Blushing Bride
Paper:  Dear Lizzy - 5th&Frolic and Neapolitan; Studio Calico
Other:  Doodletwine - Grey; Basic Grey Rhinestones.