As You Like It and why

For the As You Like It challenge to pick my 2 favorite color combos, I have to say for summer it is blue and yellow. It is so bright and cheery and reminds me of a wonderful sunny, summer day!! I live in Texas and we get lots of hot, sunny weather. This floral design is from a Power Poppy digital that I colored with colored pencils and alcohol markers. I did a little stenciling for the blue panel. The stencil is from A Colorful Life designs. The sentiment is from a tablet from Tim Holtz.  You can find the details for this challenge here:

https://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/06/favourite-2-colour-combo-and-why.html

 

CAS on Friday #285 embossing

I am busy on a mission to make about 20 wedding cards. I made this one following the theme for the CAS on Friday challenge this week .  I embossed the paper for the heart die cut and then I rubbed a light pink distress oxide ink pad over it. The hexagon is also a die using pale yellow paper. The leaves were stenciled with distress oxide ink and making use of a leaf stencil from A Colorful Life The sentiment is from Rubbernecker that was stamped with versafine clair black ink. 

You can find the details of the challenge here:

https://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com/2024/06/challenge-285-embossing.html

 

Try it on Tuesday - Embossing

I am on a mission to make a pile of wedding cards and thought this was the perfect challenge to use for one of my cards.  So this is for the Try it on Tuesday challenge to use embossing, I used a 3D embossing folder by Sizzix. The stamp I used is from Unity stamps. I mounted the card front to black paper. The paper border is from some scrapbook borders I had in my stash. I added white pearls just to add a little elegance to it all. 

You can find the details of the challenge here:

https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2024/05/emboss-it.html

 

Seize the Birthday - spring florals

I made this card for the Seize the birthday challenge this week which was to use spring flowers. 

I stenciled my background using A Colorful Life stencil with distress oxide inks. Then I dry embossed the stencil using a 3-D embosing folder. This stamp set I got from Unity and it is designed by Gina K. I used blending brushes with distress oxide ink for the flowers and I used alcohol markers for the hightlights on the flowers and also for coloring the leaves. I mounted this card front on a lavender card base. The sentiment is from Impression Obsessions. 

You can find the details of this challenge here:

https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2024/03/seize-birthday-280-spring-floral.html

 

AAAChallenge 257

I madee this card for the AAA Challenge #257 for this challenge:

https://aaacards.blogspot.com/2024/01/aaa-card-challenges-257-anything-cas.html

I used a stencil from A Colorful Life, red distress ink for the stenciling, and a Valentine embossing folder from Sizzix. A puffy red heart sticker is my embellishment. The sentiment is a Tim Holtz Idea-o-logy strip.  I added this to a red card base. It was one quick and easy CAS Valentine. 

 

Cupcake Inspiration #583

 I made this card for the Cupcake Inspiration challenge #583  found here:

https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/

I embossed the musical paper, and the other paper is from Unity. The stamps are from Impression Obsessions. All the stamping was done with versamark ink and embossed in gold embossing powder. I used a cross gemstone as the center of my star. 

All Sorts Challenge - winter colors

I made this card for the All Sorts Challenge to use winter colors. I love blue and white as my winter colors and the gold is a perfect accent for it. The Jesus is wonderfull stamp is from Stampabilities. The Merry Christmas stamp is from Inkadinkado. I used versamark ink and added gold embossing powder to it. The background blue paper is from Unity. I framed it with gold chrome paper and used a blue cardstock for my base.  

You can find the details for this challenge here:

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/11/week-756.html

 

Can You Handle the Pressure challenge - Christmas

I love embossing on design papers and decided to give it a try with this grid plaid. I mounted it onto a white card base. The die cut is from Spellbinder and done using pink glittery cardstock. The poinsettia is a Power Poppy digital that I sized and colored with copic markers. The sentiment is from Sweet and Sassy Stamps.  Embossing is one of my favorite techniques to use so I love taking part in the Can You Handle the Pressure challenges. This week the theme is Christmas and this worked right into my holiday making schedule. You can find the linky and details for the Can You Handle the Pressure here:

https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2023/11/anything-goes-embossing-with-twist-of.html

 

My Time to Craft - Using die cuts

 

I am trying to get an early start on my Christmas cards this year, so I made this one for the My Time to Craft challenge and the challenge being making use of die cuts. I used this Santa with his reindeer die from Sizzix and this tree die from Momenta. The stars are silver puff stickers. The background was done with versamark ink and embossed with white embossing powder on red carrdstock.  It is an old Stampin' Up text background stamp I had in my collection. The card base is a green cardstock, and the mat is made with a Paper Studio green plaid design paper. You can find the details for this challenge here:   http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/mttc-515-theme-is-use-die-cuts-with.html

Inspired by Neutrals

I made this for the "Inspired by ..." challenge. I used kraft paper and white embossing powder which are two of my favorites togethher. This stamp is from Unity Stamps. I used some subtle stenciling in the background, so versamark splatters stamped from an old SU itty bitty background stamp and embossed with white embossing powder.  I mounted this on a darker brown. I colored some clear rhinestones with a brown copic marker. 

Find the details of the challenge here:

https://theseinspiredchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/08/inspired-by-naturals.html

 

A Place to Start - Leaves or trees

I used this piece of core'dinations paper that had a green base under the black wash. I embossed it with my Sizzix 3-D leaves embossing folder, and then sanded off the black. The green that appeared was not as bright as I would have wanted it, so I used mowed lawn distressed oxide ink, and rubbed the pad over the embossed paper. I added a simple green strip for the sentiment (from Stampendous).  I discovered this challenge over at the challenges for Days blog, and you can  find the details of the challenge here:

A Place to Start

 

Little Red Wagon Challenge 717

I love using kraft paper and when I saw that the Little Red Wagon Challenge this week was to use kraft paper, I jumped right to it. I  added these two design paper strips first then I stamped this Stampendous bird image onto the card with versamark ink. I sprinkled it with white embossing powder. I used colored pencils to color the image. The little butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch. 

You can find the details of the challenge here on the Little Red Wagon blog:

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2023/08/challenge-717-craft-with-kraft.html

 

Just Us Girls #686 Pastels

I made this card for the Just Us Girls Pastel Challenge this week.

The sentiment is from Impression Obsession, I stamped the script SU background stamp onto the embossing folder inside over the distress oxide ink. The embossing folder is from Sizzix. The flower die is from Momenta and I colored it with Copic markers. 

http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/just-us-girls-686-color-week.html

 

Can You Handle the Pressure? Challenge - butterflies

I used a Sizzix embossing folder  to emboss this design paper then I inked the back of the front panel of the folder with blue distress oxide ink and ran it back through my machine. I added the butterflies and the die cut sentiment.  You can find the details of this week's Can You Handle the Pressure? Challenge here: https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2023/06/anything-goes-embossing-with-twist-of.html

 

Can you handle the pressure challenge - borders

 

I love my embossing folders and love finding new ways to use them. For the Can You Handle the Pressure challenge to emboss on the border, I embossed a panel to be my edge of the card, and cut this embossed image from an embossed glossy paper. I added it as the focal image of my card. The sentiment (a Tim Holtz ideaology strip) says Light the Way!  I love white on white cards especially for white on white cards. 

Find the details of the challenge here:

https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2023/01/anything-goes-embossing-with-twist-of.html

Beyond Blue - white on white

This is for the Beyond Blue challenge to do a white on white card. I decided to make mine a Valentine (or it could be a wedding card). You can find the details for this challenge here:

https://beyondthebluechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/01/bb78-winter-white.html

I used a 3-D sizzix embossing folder on glossy white paper, die cut the heart (Gina Marie designs) and then embossed it with another 3_D sizzix folder, flowers are a sizzix die set, and the love is from Impression Obsessions (I think).  Added a few white pearls for embellishments.

 

Christmas Kickstart #67 Trees, trees, trees

Been busy all day making Christmas cards. This one is for the Christmas Kickstart challenge #67 with the theme being Trees, Trees, trees!  I used a few different die cuts on this one. One of them included the embossing folder with the die built in.  You can find the details of this challenge here:

https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/lets-trim-tree-for-challenge-67.html

 

Can You Handle the Pressure

 

I love doing the Can You Handle the Pressure challenge to use embossing on a card and the theme of fall.

My embossing is done in three panels of different fall colors. Then I added the leaf die and the sentiment, You can find the details of the challenge here:

https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2022/09/anything-goes-embossing-with-twist-of.html

Tic Tac Toe 175

 I love checking over to see what the Tic Tac Toe challenge has every week. This week I made this card for the vertical line on the right: square, leaves, and embossing. The card is a 5 by 5 square. The leaves are stenciled with green distress oxide ink using a stencil from A Colorful Life. I then embossed the card using one of my older Sizzix embossing folers. After the embossing I rubber an Espresso distress oxide ink pad over the raised text. I added a green ribbon treatment to the side.  You can find this challenge here:

https://tictactoechallenge.com/tttc175-featured-designer-claire/

Dogs are a Man's Best Friend

I made this card for two challenges this week that had similar criteria. As You Like It challenge was to use your favorite domestic animal and my favorite is a dog because they seem to displayed the most unconditional love for humans. Since it is a dog I was featuring on this card, I am also using it for the Can You Handle the pressuure challenge this week. The theme being dogs or cats, and to use embossing on your card. These challenges can be found here:

https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2022/08/anything-goes-with-twist-of-petsdogscats.html

http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/08/favourite-domestic-animal-and-why.html

The stamps I used for this card is from Unity. I stamped it with Versafine Clair Black ink and colored it with Copic markers. I embossed the peach panel behind the dog.