Sending You Prayers

Good morning friends ~ 

 As I was rummaging through my card file I came across this card that I made months ago and never posted.  I actually made it for a challenge but it closed before I had a chance to enter.  Do you do that?  I miss challenge deadlines all the time!

 

I started by making a scripty background using a Penny Black background stamp, and distressing around the edges of the background with the same color ink.

 

The beautiful Cosmos Bunch from Pinkfresh Studio was stamped and then stenciled using soft, muted colors.  I usually have a heavy hand when it comes to stenciling, so this took lots of self control.  

 

The "Sending You Prayers" is a stamp and die set from Simon Says Stamp.

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Stamp It 

A Cut Above ~  September

 

The leaves have just started to fall here and temperatures are definitely fall like.   I've started cutting things back in the garden getting them ready for winter.  Seems like summer whisked by way to quickly.

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A Shaped Card ~Guest Designer for Cut It Up Challenge #364

Good morning friends~  A while back my card made the Top Cut at the Cut It Up Challenge, so I'm honored to have a guest spot designing for them in today's challenge to make a "Shaped Card".

 

I used Nested Keyplate Etched dies from Say It With Stamps to make the shaped card.  I thought the keyplate design was a little bit unique and the fact that it is a layered set, gave me lots of opportunity to use up some printed paper.  The brown inside frame was actually cut from the same pale yellow cardstock I used for the flowers, but I sponged over it with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.  I triple layered the outside frame and the inner frame to give it some dimension.

 

The printed papers are from a set called Floral Whispers from Asuka Studio.  The water colored florals in this set are truly stunning.  I added a couple of flowers made using Layered Colorful Blooms from Spellbinders.  The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink, and it is stamped on a banner from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  

 

A Layered Butterfly sticker from Spellbinders has landed herself on the bottom of this pretty card.  I think this card turned out quite nice!

 You can link up your own shaped card at the Cut It Up Challenge.  

Thanks so much to all the designers at Cut It Up Challenge for allowing me to take part in this design challenge with them. 

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Time To Shell~ebrate

I'm using the last of the die cuts that my dear friend Marcia sent me.  Goodness, they were all so fun, but this crustacean is a hoot!

 

The Happy Lobster die from Waffle Flower was cut from white cardstock.  I colored him with a coral colored Copic marker and then rubbed on Candied Apple Distress Ink.

 

I added some seaweed from Elizabeth Craft Designs that was colored using DOX inks as well.  I placed this little fella on a piece of design paper from Stampin' Up, and gave the whole thing some white gel pen accents and a healthy dose of white ink splatter from Spellbinders.

 

I am so pleased at how cute this turned out.  He truly looks like a happy lobster would look!

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes using Waffle Flower

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes 

A Cut Above ~ Anything Goes without the Option 

Krafty Chicks Challenge ~ Masculine 

 

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Buckle Up for 16

Hello friends ~ My great nephew recently turned 16 and is now driving.

 

 

I thought I would make him a birthday card celebrating these two milestones.

This truck die from Spellbinders fit the need perfectly.  I cut the truck out of shiny blue cardstock, though it's kind of hard to tell that it's shiny.

I hope he likes his new wheels.  ;0)

 

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

A Cut Above ~ no option 

Cut It Up ~ Moving Along 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes 

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A Welcome Breeze

Good morning stamping friends ~ 

 The temps have shifted here on the east coast and fall is on the horizon.  I've been enjoying having the windows wide open.

 The Greetery's "Fresh Air" beckons the fresh, crisp fall air.

 

I cut the window out of the front panel and when you open the card, the scene is pretty much the same.

 

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

The Paper Players ~ CAS 

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge ~ CAS

 

 Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

  

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