Card Concept Challenge #14: Colors

Hope everyone in the United States had a great 4th of July holiday and have been enjoying the beautiful warm weather.  Card Concept #14 has a fun challenge for you today...a color challenge.

I have a feeling this is going to one of our most popular challenges so far...just look at those bright, summery colors!  In addition to the colors, I picked up on the cute feathered comforter in the inspiration photo.

Here at the Card Concept challenge, I represent the Freestyle Collage style of cardmaking which includes:

                                                        Unrelated elements in a collection
                                                        Can be done in any style

I used a Blueprints Die set from My Favorite Things Stamps (Blueprints #15) and had a blast arranging and rearranging all the elements until I had just the right look.  I used Waltzingmouse Stamps Funky Feathers to stamp the bright blue pattern and an Impression Obsession Distressed Dots Cover a Card stamp for the red polka dots.  Don't those feathers look just like the ones in the inspiration photo?

If you've never played along with Card Concept challenges, all you have to do is be inspired by the photograph and create a card using one of the following six card making styles.

             Clean and Simple 
               Clean and Layered 

                                                        Clean and Graphic

                                                        Freestyle Collage

                                                        Shabby Chic

                                                        Classy and Elegant

You have two weeks to link up your card over on the Card Concept blog.  The challenge ends on Monday, July 21st at noon PST.  

Fusion Card Challenge #10

Welcome to Fusion Card Challenge #10, a challenge where you can use either the sketch, the inspiration photo or a little bit of both to jump-start your creativity.  We had some fabulous card submitted for Challenge #9 and I hope you will find your own card HERE.  Ready to see this week's challenge?

This week I decided to use both the sketch and the photo for my card.

The sheet music patterned paper was the first thing I focused on when I first saw the photo for this week's challenge.  The red polka dot and white plates were also high on my list of inspiration for this card.  I made a shaker card using an Impression Obsession die that does all the work for you.  I punched my own confetti using a mini punch and glittery patterned paper and layered it all onto a woodgrain embossed kraft card base.  I used my Silhouette to cut a multi-loop bow and it's hard to see in the picture but that is very shiny black chart tape as a borer for the sheet music.  

You have two weeks to play along with Challenge #10...the deadline is Monday, June 2nd at noon PST.  Hope to see your card in our gallery very soon!

Betty J

Dannielle Robeson

Deepti

Jeanne Jachna

Julia Aston

Katie Brooks

Kelly Griglione

Kimberly Wiener

Lyndal Higgins

Lynn Mangan

Michelle Folland

Michelle Lupton

Sindu

Stephanie Severin

Addicted to CAS: Baby

I almost never miss an opportunity to make baby cards whenever I come across a challenge with baby as the theme.  This week's Addicted to CAS #33 has the code word: BABY!  Yay!  It didn't take long for me to bring out a new Impression Obsession die I just received with the cutest stork and baby bundle.

I've got a baby shower to attend in a couple of weeks and think that this will be the card I take along with my gift.  Isn't that the cutest stork?  I die cut him in white and colored the legs and beak with a marker.  Everything else is Lil Inker...Stitched Mat Circle, Rainbow, Scalloped Border and Sweet Baby Girl sentiment.  I have a feeling this little stork is going to see a lot of use this year...both my sons have promised me a grandchild this year and I can not wait!

Impression Obsession Stork

Rainbows & Clouds Die Set

Stitched Mats: Circles

Stitched Scallop Border Die

Pinwheel Sentiments Stamp Set

I'm entering this card into a giveaway by Vicky who is sharing the Inlinkz tool which I just recently learned how to use myself.

InLinkz.com

Fusion Card Challenge #3: Hearts and Lace

It's time for Fusion Card Challenge #3 and this one has been my very favorite so far.  By now I am sure you have heard that the Fusion Card Challenge is open for business again and is even better than before!  Here are the rules:

How to play:
1. Play with just the sketch challenge.
2. Play with just the inspiration photo challenge.
3. Or you can create FUSION by combining BOTH challenges into one card.
4. Use the challenge graphic and link back to Fusion in your post.
5. Please read the other considerations on the Our Rules Page before playing along.

Ready to see this week's sketch and inspirational photo?

This week I decided to use only the inspirational photo for my card.  I was immediately drawn to the cute heart pattern and knew I had the perfect stamp set I could use to re-create that pattern...Papertrey Ink Background Basics: Hearts.  Those little red hearts are such fun to stamp and I used the stamped paper to create a cute sweater-shaped card (Papertrey Ink Shape Up Sweater Die ). While I was making the sweater, I was wishing my daughter was little again as I would have loved to dress her up in this sweater  with a pair of cute red leggings.  You remember those days...when you could dress your kids in anything you wanted that was "cute", at least to you?  I can't remember the last time I was able to buy something for Carly that she would "actually" wear!  

I added some lace trim around the collar, cuffs and hemline and added a row of pearls to bling up the red trim.  The cute cupid die cut is from Impression Obsession (Cupids).

So what do you think?  Will it be the sketch, the inspirational photo or a combination of them both for you this week?  There is lots of time to think about it, make your card and get it posted before the challenge ends on Tues. Feb 11th at noon PST.  That's right...two weeks to play with the winners being announced right before the next challenge is posted.  Speaking of winners...have you seen the winners from Challenge #3?  Here's a link...I am hoping you will see your own card in the winner's gallery!

Betty J

Dannielle Robeson

Deepti

Geri Freeman

Julia Aston

Katie Brooks

Kelly Griglione

Kimberly Wiener 

Lyndal Higgins

Lynn Mangan

Michelle Folland

Michelle Lupton

Sindu

Stephanie Severin

12 Kits of Occasions - September with Kim

(Make sure to check out our Pinterest board here)

I'm back.  After an 8 month break, I am so excited to be back in the 12 Kits of Occasions club where every month a group of 12 crafters take turns hosting a themed card kit.  Although I am glad to be back, I'm so sorry it took a sweet friend (Jeanne Jachna) leaving in order for me to do so, but I plan to make the most of this opportunity.  

When I opened my package of goodies from Kim Heggins, this month's hostess...I knew the kit was going to be something great...something cute and scary...something that was going to cause tons of card making ideas to swirl around in my head.  It did!  Want to see why?

Before I show you my cards...here's a little peek of the kit we had to work with this month:

Photo courtesy of Kara

Look at all this!  Didn't Kara take the best picture capturing all the great ingredients in our kit from Kim?

Here's the cards that I made with our September kit:

I think everyone must have had a Trick of Treat bucket at some point...I know every one of my kids had one and it was so much fun re-creating those buckets with all the cute embellishments that Kim sent us.  I used Lil' Inker Stitched squares for mats and some black jute twine to suspend the buckets across my card.  I pinked the edges of the chevron patterned paper from our kit and added my own die cut sentiment.  First card done...about 1/2 hour total.

Kim sent us lots of die cut silhouettes in black and I used two of them to create quite the mess with glitter.  I ran both die cuts through my Xyron, then dipped them both into black glitter.  Wow, a mess, but totally worth it as they are so shiny and really dress up the cute bingo card Kim sent us.  I also used a Cheery Lynn Polynesian Sails Oval cut from black...the bingo card fit perfectly over it along with more great patterned paper and ribbon from Kim.  If you include the the clean-up of glitter everywhere...this one took about 45 minutes or so to finish.  

For card #3 I tried to use up a whole bunch of the kit ingredients on this card...it is definitely a hand it to you kind of card because it has lots of pieces to it.  This one is going to my little niece who loves to paste stickers everywhere.  Her mother is going to love me for this one.  I used a Lil' Inker Folded tag and one of the embellishments Kim had attached to our packages.  It was too cute to not use it.  I added a rhinestone and some of the twine that Kim sent us in our kits.  That chevron ribbon also was in the kit and this one took about an hour to finish. 

After a little lunch break I got started on card #4.  I decided to use up some more of that great patterned paper.  I used the spider web border and a punched tag decked out in rhinestones backed with another Lil' Inker stitched circle.

My final card is my favorite. 

The trick or treat sentiment and the crow are Silhouette cut files from Kim and pairing them with the Impression Obsession Halloween Hill die cut made the creation of this card the fastest of them all.  I love when a card just practically makes itself (as Joyce of Cards by the Sea) always says.  

Thank you Kim for helping me to have a fun and creative Saturday!  Ready to see some more Halloween magic?  Here's a link to the other members of our 12 Kits of Occasions card club.

Renee 

Kelly 

Jessica

 Amy

 Kim

 Joyce

 Tracey

 Marybeth

 Sharron

 Christina

 Kara

We also have a guest designer this month!  Darnell Knaus

Don't forget to check our our 12 Kits of Occasions Blog too!

CASology Week 40 - Word

I made a quick card today for CASology #40 with this week's cue card being "word".  I am hoping my card is considered CAS, even though it has a lot of stamping on it.

A lot of birthday words but only one stamp.  Impression Obsession's Cover a Card Birthday Words stamp is so easy to line up and makes it every easy to say Happy Birthday in a whole bunch of different ways.  I also used Heart 2 Heart #4 from Papertrey Ink on this one, love that cute little phone.  I have a little bit of impressing and jute ribbon on this one too.  I guess I didn't read the cue card right, when I made this I thought it was "words", so guess I better pay closer attention next week!