Crafting Happiness - 189 wearing glasses

 

I was experimenting with stenciling on design paper. I really liked how this one turned out. I added this image and there are glasses on this card for a librarian friend. I used distressed oxide light blue ink for the stenciling. The stencil is from A Colorful Life. The stamps are from Unity. The image was colored with alcohol markers. I am entering this into the Crafting Happiness challenge  189 - wearing glasses. 

https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/07/185-wearing-glasses.html

Just us Girls Stenciling 737

I tried a little stenciling on design paper. I stenciled also on the solid pink cardbase as well. The little snowman is from Penny Black ann the die is from Impression Obsessions. The snowflakes are precut foam pieces. I added the gemstone in the middle of the snowflakes.  The snowman image was colored with alcohol markers. Trying to get a few holiday cards done early this year. 

I am entering this card in the Just Us Girls challenge #737 - stenciling, 

https://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/07/just-us-girls-challenge-737-anything.html

 

Can You Handle the Pressure ? Wings

I embossed the white card base with a 3-D Sizzix embossing folder. The wings are a die cut. 

The flowers are punched with a Martha Stewart punch. 

You can find the details of the challenge here:

https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2024/07/anything-goes-embossing-with-twist-of.html

 

Thanks, BYSHC

https://byshcardmakers.blogspot.com/

Making use of my Colorful Life stencil and another great Unity stamp from my collection, I made this final card for the linky party that is ending tonight. It's been a fun week and I so appreciate getting the motivation to make a few Christmas cards way ahead of schedule.  Thanks for all the ideas and fun, for all the team and for all those who participated. And a special thanks to those wonderful sponsors who have donated such wonderful prizes for this great event. 

 

BYSHC Linky Party

Trying to get a few more Christmas cards in before this fabulous linky party is over in just a few hours. 

I used a Colorful Life stencil and stamped  a sweet image from Unity as is the sentiment. I used distress oxide blue inks, and copic alcohol markers. 

 

https://byshcardmakers.blogspot.com/

I hope you have had as much fun as I have playing along or gathering great ideas for this upcoming holiday season. Thanks ladies, for putting on another great party of inspiration and fun!

Crazy is my fame stenciling is my game - July

I made this card for the Crazy is my fame and stenciling is my game challenge for July. I used a stencil from A Colorful Life and a stamp from Penny Black. The details for the challenge can be found here:

https://stencilfun.blogspot.com/2024/07/july-2024-stencil-fun-challenge.html

I used various shades of distressed oxide inks in blue. The snowman was colored in copic markers.

I have used the month of July to get some Christmas cards done early!! Doing a card with snow gives me a mental picture of cooler weather in this summer heat!

 

BYSHC - Tis the season

I used a 3-D embossing folder from Sizzix, red cardstock, a piece of design paper, and 2 die cuts from Impression Obsessions. A gold metallic pen colored the ornaments on the tree and some of the Christmas lights on the background. The other lights were colored with colored pencils. 

Don't miss out on the fun over at BYSCH this week. 

byshcardmakers.blogspot.com

 

Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge

I love turning pretty scraps of design papers into pretty backgrounds. I used Christmas papers for this one. I added a die cut angel of white (from a Momenta diecut). The sentiment is from Sweet and Sassy stamps (now known as Creative Worship Stamps. 

You can find the details for this new challenge opportunity here:

https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/

 

BYSHC linky party challenges

Using scraps of Christmas design papers I made this patchwork square. I mounted it onto a little bit larger black square. I dded the Christmas gentleman silhouette carrying a wrath die cut from Spellbinders and added the silver die cut JOY. I used a puffy star sticker for the dot on the J. 

I am adding this to the linky party going on over at the BYSHcardmakers blogspot.com

 

3 Kings card for BYSHC's linky party

I used the sketch challenge #47 for the July BYSC challenge. The wise men die is from Gina Marie designs and the sentiment is from Sweet and Sassy stamps. 

 

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BYSHcardmakers' Link party

Today I am getting the chance to play along on the blog hop over at the BYSHC linky party and made this card which is pretty much a CAS that was done with white paper, a stencil from A Colorful Life designs. I added skinny washi tape as the tree holder and added tiny silver star puffy stickers for the tree toppers. The stenciling was done with pine distress oxide ink and I stamped the sentiment with a Sweet and Sassy stamp in versafine clair black ink.  If you're looking for some great Christmas ideas and places to check out supple resources this is the blog to go to this week and check things out. 

byshcardmakers.blogspot.com

 

Color Throwdown challenge 802

Loved these colors for this week's Color Throwdown challenge this week  You can find the details and linky here:

https://colorthrowdown.blogspot.com/2024/07/color-throwdown-challenge-802.html

 

Little Red Wagon 765

Using scraps from my scrap bin, I made this card for the Little Red Wagon 765 Challenge. The shell stamps are from Tuesday Techniques and Flourishes.  The sentiment stamp is from Tuesday Techniques. I used distress oxide tan  and gray inks to stamp these shells. The sentiment and Flourish shells were stamped in Versafine clair black ink. 

You can find the details for this challenge here:

https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2024/07/little-red-wagon-765-raid-your-scrap-bin.html

 

Freshly Made Sketches #645

I made this card for thee Freshly Made sketch challenge this week. 

I stenciled the background with A Colorful Life stencil and distress oxide inks.The flower stamp is from Stampendous and the sentimentI am not sure of the source. The leaves are a die cut from Sizzix. The image and sentiment were stamped in Versafine Clair black ink. 

 The details for the challenge can be found here:

https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2024/07/freshly-made-sketches-645-sketch-by-jen.html

 

Make my Monday 230

I made this card for Make by Monday challenge with the theme of celebrate.  I stenciled multicolored blending of distress oxide inks for  my background. The stencil is from A Colorful Life. This is a one layered card. I stamped the heart and sentiment with versafine clair black ink and colored the flowers with alcohol markers. This card could be used for celebrating a birthday or an anniversary or any other happy event!!

You can find the details for this challenge here:

https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/07/230-lets-celebrate-dt-call.html
 

Allsorts #789 - circles

Circles is the theme for the Allsorts Challenge this week. So I picked some great polka dotted design paper for my background. I cut cirlces from coordinating solid cardstock and designed this card with layered circles as the focal point. I added the radial stripes to add some contrast. The sentiment is from Stampabilities and the celebrate is a die cut. This made a great card for either gender. 

You can find the details for this challenge here:

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/07/week-789.html

 

Inkspirational Challenge

I made this card for the Inkspirational Challenge and used two different stamps from different companies. The flower is from Fresh Pink, and the sentiment is from Stampabilities. 

I used lavender cardstock for my base and design paper for the background. The stamped images weee stamped with versafine clair black ink and colored with alcohol markers. 

You can find the linky information here:

https://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/07/inkspirational-challenge-320-designers.html

 

Inspire.Create. Challenge 172

 

This card was to case a designer's card for Inspire.Create. Challenge that can be found here:

https://inspirecreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/07/inspirecreatechallenge-172-case-designer.html

I did some repeating of a floral stamp from Unity. The sentiment is from Unity as well. I colored the images with alcohol markers. I mounted the card from onto lilac paper. Added some lilac stripes as embellishment.

Paper Players 698

I had fun using red, gray and black inks on this card for this week's Paper Players challenge. You can find he details here:

https://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2024/07/pp698-colour-challenge-from-jaydee.html

I used a stencil from A Colorful Life for my background and blend red, gray, and black into the different areas of the stencil. The flower is from Pink Fresh and I stamped it with versafine clair black and colored it with colored pencils, blending pen, and alcohol markers. The sentiment is a die cut. I used black cardstock for my card base. 

 

HMFMC#419

I have a wonderful little collection of House Mouse stamps that I have collected over the last 25 years, and this is probably one of my very favorites. I decided to use it for this week's challenge since it did include an additional animal with this little mouse. I stamped it with versafine clair black ink, and colored it with alcohol markers. I designed the layout background making use of some design paper scraps. The sentiment is from Fresh Pink. 

You can find the details for this challenge over here:

https://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.com/2024/07/hmfmc419-anything-goes-option-use.html

 

Christmas in July challenges

It is so fun getting some Christmas cards made in July and ahead of the game. I am using this card for the Krafty Chicks Christmas challenge #724 this week and the details can be found here:

https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/07/krafty-chicks-challenge-724-christmas.html

 and

I am also using this the the Cut it Up challenge which is hosting a Christmas

in July theme since I used dies for the trees and the gnome. The details for this challenge can be found here:

https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/07/cut-it-up-challenge-308-christmas-in.html

I used the cloud stencil from A Colorful Life for the background sky by blending distress oxide inks. The gnome is a stamp and die set that came from Rubbernecker. The tree dies are from Momenta. 

 

TicTacToe and Sweet stampin'

I made this card for the Tic Tac Toe challenge this week using yellow/border/butterfly row. You can find this challenge here:

https://tictactoechallenge.com/tttc251-featured-designer-jeanne/

And I am also using this card for the Sweet Stampin' challenge using things with wings:

The details for the challenge can be found here:

https://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/07/things-with-wings.html

I embossed the yellow panel with an embossing folder from Gemini, the butterflies are a stamp from Inkadinkado, the sentiment is a Tim Holtz Idea-o-logy sticker sentiment, and the borer die cut is from Sizzix.  The butterflies were ccolored with alcohol markers.

 

Fun News

 

This was fun to see this morning over on the Double Trouble blog today.