Birthday Party Hats

Today I have a card I made following the sketch over at

Viva La Verve sketch challenge.  

If you are a regular visitor of my blog you know that I

love following a sketch when I create cards, in fact, it is rare

that I do not follow a sketch. 

I thought this looked like a fun easy sketch, so here is what

I came up with.

I wanted to use some of my Verve Stamps, so from the 

Treasured Words set I used the little party hat and stamped it randomly

in various colors of Catherine Pooler Inks.   The happy birthday is

also a Verve stamp from the Cake & Candles set, although when I

bought it many years ago it was available as a single. 

I stamped the HB and then cut it out with a Spellbinder die

from a label set.  I added a cute party hat button to the side as

my embellishment and added a strip of lime green ribbon.

You have till November 4th to create a card of your own

following the sketch at Viva La Verve challenge so head on over

and have some fun. 

Challenges entered:

Dragonfly Dreams - Fully Loaded - ends - 10/30

Stamped Blessings - anything goes + a stamp - ends 10/29

Lil Patch of Crafty Things - anything goes - ends 11/3

I got to play along with the sketch this week at Mojo Monday.

I don't always get to but love to when I can.  This week

is contest/prize week since it is the first Monday of the month.

You could win a set of Verve stamps of your choice.

Here is the sketch

This card was so hard to photograph due to the gold fold on it, but is person

it looks really cool.  I'll try later to get a better picture.

The top square of paper from the Bazzill Kraft Foil pad.

I had seen someone make a card using this paper a few months back and had to find me a pack of it, this was my first card using it.

The happy birthday is a Verve stamp from the Treasured Words set that

I stamped and heat embossed in gold.

Well thanks so much for stopping by, if you get a chance hop on over to 

Mojo Monday and play along. 

Get Well Wishes - Mojo Monday

Hi, I got to play along this week at Mojo Monday, one of my

favorite places to play.  I love making cards following sketches and

they always have great sketches.

Here is this weeks sketch, plus since it is the first Monday of

the month it is also prize week.

I made my card using some papers from one of my older 

K&Company paper stack.  It is two sided paper so it was easy to 

match up what papers I wanted to use.  The back pink panel

I die cut using a Gina Marie die.  The piece where the sentiment

is stamped is a stitched edge die cut.

I embossed some of the pieces to add some texture.  The

sentiment I stamped using a Verve stamp from the 

"Treasured Words" set.  The prize for this week's 

challenge is a set of Verve stamps of your choice.  Not a bad deal, 

their stamps are great.  So make sure you head on over and

play along at Mojo Monday, the more entries the more winners.

Challenges entered:

Mojo Monday - sketch - ends 4/9

The House that Stamps Built - add a die cut - ends 4/11

Addicted to Stamps - anything goes - ends 4/10

Crafty Creations - anything goes - ends 4/11

Mojo Monday #487

Hi, I have a quick card to share today following the

sketch over at Mojo Monday this week. 

Since it is the 1st Monday of the month they offer a 

$25 gift certificate to Verve Stamps.

This was a fun sketch to work with, in fact, I may make another one.

The papers I used are from a DCWV paper stack from 2009, might have 

been one of my first paper stacks, although I have been making cards since 1996.

I embossed the center panel with a "woodgrain" embossing folder.

The foliage is a die that I got in my last Stamp of Approval box.

The happy birthday is a Verve stamp that I have had for years 

and is one of my favorite happy birthday stamps, love the mix of cursive and

block lettering.

Well that's it, thanks for stopping by.

Hi, I have a quick card to share with you today.

Well quick for me even though it is very simple it still took me 

30-45 minutes to make.  It just takes me forever to pick my papers

and the embossing folders.

Freshly Made Sketches

As soon as I saw this sketch at Freshly Made Sketches I

knew I wanted to make a CAS (clean and simple) card using

different tones of the same color.

So here is what I came up with.

I used pearl linen like paper for the white background and embossed

it with an Anna Griffith folder. I stamped the sentiment

using a Verve stamp.

And that is it, even though it is a very simple

card I love how it turned out.

Thanks for stopping by, I would love the hear what you think of my card.

Challenges entered

Freshly Made Sketches - sketch - ends 2/6

Art by MiRan - anything goes - ends 2/16

Crazy Colour Challenge - anything goes - ends 2/17

Crafting With Friends - anything goes - ends - 2/16

Birthday Wishes - Verve Stamps

Hello everyone, today I have a card to share with you following

the sketch this week at Mojo Monday.

Since it is the first Monday of the month there will be a prize, the

winner will get to pick a set of Verve stamps.  They are great stamps,

so if you can make a card and join in the fun.

The papers are from a pack I have had for years that has a wide variety of colors and coordinating patterns, it from k-i Memories.

The cake is a Verve stamp that I colored using Distress Inks. Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick and Scattered Straw.

The birthday wishes if from the same stamp set as the cake.

And that's it a pretty simple card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Challenge entered:

Mojo Monday - Sketch ends 9/11

Aud SentimentsAud Sentiments - Anythings + a sentiment ends 9/11

Craft RocketsCraft Rockets - Anything goes ends 9/12

Thinking of You - Scrapper's Delights

Hi today I have a card to share with you that I made using

the Scrapper's Delights Friday Freebie for this week.

Her name is Sakura, so head on over to Scrapper's Delights and grab yours. 

I think she is so cute holding that little heart.
A couple weeks ago I won a set of Chameleon pens.  I chose to
get the skin tone set.  So this is the first project I used them on.  I do
like the skin tones colors but I do have to practice at it a bit as
to get different tones you have to keep loading the tip
with blending solution to lighten up the colors.  I am sure in time I
will get better with them and get the hang of it.
The panel with her on it looked so plain so I added some embossing
along the edge and I really like the way it made it look.
The papers are just some single sheets from my stash that I have
had for quite a few years.
I made this card following the sketch this week over at
Mojo Monday.  I used a Verve stamp for the sentiment.
Well, thanks for stopping by and be sure and join us at the Scrapper's Delights challenge which always anything goes.

Challenges entered:

Mojo Monday - sketch ends 8/7

Cards Galore - use a digi or stamp end 8/31

613 Avenue Create - anything goes ends 8/6

Incy Wincy Designs - anything goes ends 8/14

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes ends 8/14

Good Things

Hello everyone, I finally got to participate in a Mojo Monday

challenge again.  It has been way too long.

I made this card using some single sheet papers from Michael"s and a Stampin Up stamp.  I thought he was so cute perched on there

on his piece of watermelon. 

I colored him using Copic markers and did some sewing both 

with my little machine and some faux sitting with

me gel pen.   I used a Verve stamp

for the sentiment.

So there it is.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Wishing you...............

Hi, I hope you are all enjoying your Labor Weekend.

Today I have a card I created using papers from the DCWV Lemon Flower stack.  I love the papers in this pack.  I was following a challenge where I had to use the colors, yellow - black - white, this stack of papers made it easy to get those colors into my card.

The sentiment is a Verve stamps and I love because it can be used for a few different occasions,  I cut the scalloped oval then put a white oval of pearl paper on top and then stamped and heat embossed the sentiment.

I cut the flourish using a Spellbinder die cut.  Added some flowers I have had around here for a long time.

Thanks for taking a peak.

Hugs!

Circles of Blue

My Mom's friend's birthday is coming up and her favorite color is blue, so I made this card for my Mom to give her.  It was made following a sketch at Friday Sketchers Blog (which I think I may be too late for) and also the exact same sketch was one of the sketches for RAQs Challenge on the Cricut message board.  I will also post this card on the Paper Cutz Challenge as it is "Your Choice" week.

The papers I used all came from the DCWV Summer stack from last year.  The circles were cut from George, my go to cartridge for shapes and the flowers I sprayed with Glimmer Mist and crumbled  slightly and added a glitter brad to the centers.

Then I remembered that I had the Verve Stamp Birthday Wishes stamp that went perfectly with this card and paper.  If you are not familiar with there stamps be sure and click the above link and check them out, they are fabulous.  I stamped it and heat embossed it with a very dark blue.

Thanks for stopping by, and I would love to hear your comments.