Card for a prayer partner

This will go to a pre-schooler from our church.  I make very few cards for little kids, so it is a bit of a challenge for me!   This is a Hero Arts image I have had for a long time.  The sentiment is computer generated.  Branches are a Cheery Lynn die cut, and the red.white strip is washi tape.
Christmas in red and green:   Cheery Lynn
Christmas:  Christmas Cards all year Round
                      Dies r Us 
                      Pink Gem Challenge
Sketch:     Sweet Sketch Wednesday2

 

Re-do

Verse - Studio G; image - Recollections; Paper Studio DP; Burgundy and shimmery champagne cs; Nestabilities Majestic Element dies; Cheery Lynn branch die. I added touches of color using shiny metallic ink. The pine branches are cut from shiny gold metallic paper.

EDIT:  This was originally posted about a week ago (Nov. 26?), but I have no idea how to restore the original post.  My apologies if you are coming from a challenge link.
Sketch:   Our Daily Bread
Shiny:   Cheery Lynn
Christmas with a die:   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday
Any Christmas:   Penny Black at Allsorts
                               Christmas at sweet Stampin  
Any, with sentiment:   Aud Sentiments
Any:     Word Art Wednesday

Sparkly Christmas 2016

Cuttlebug Mania

Image - QKR; branch dies - Cheery Lynn; Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder, Spellbinder Labels Four die; blue, white cs; glitter; punched star.  I colored by "pulling" ink (printer ink) with an aqua pen - the last one I did looked a bit blue, not sure why this has more of a beige look.  I expected grey! I added a bit of sparkle on the blue border and on the embossing.
Sketch:   Sketch Saturday
Christmas:   Allsorts
Holiday:    Hiding in my Craft room 
Light in the darkness - star:    Cuttlebug Mania
Blue and white:    Glitter n Sparkle
Sparkle:    Cheery Lynn
Any, with glitter:  Sparkle n Sprinkle

Christmas in Blue and white

Image and sentiment - QKR Stampede; snowflake embossing folder. Cheery Lynn "Little Flowers" die, Star punch, gold metallic cs; dotted sticker paper. (I hope the embossing and "little flowers" make you think of stars!!! I need a star embossing folder.
Sketch:    Sketch Saturday
Technique - embossing:   Holly Jolly Challenge
Animal:   Inky Chicks
Fav season - Christmas (winter):   Crafting by Designs 
T - two (blue and gold; 2 printed panels):   ABC Christmas Challenge
Any:    Snowflakes Promise
             Cheery Lynn

Sister - in - law birthday

My sister-in-law is a quilter, so this quilted heart from QKR Stampede is great for her birthday, and could be a county fair entry!..  I colored with metallic markers.  I chose papers that remind me of a vintage look.  I added some shading and distressed edges.  The Blessings die is by Cheery Lynn.
Sketch:    Share Joy
Country Fair:    Dies r Us
Die cuts:    Art Impressions
Vintage:   Cheery Lynn
Feminine birthday:   Pink Gem
Birthday:    Unicorn Challenge
Any:    Crafty Catz
             Angies

Chalked embossing with lace

Cuttlebug embossing folder; chalk; lace; Cheery Lynn Blessings die cut; glitter
Sketch:   Sketch Saturday
Lace:   Cheery Lynn
             Pink Gem
Glitter/any:   Sparkle n Sprinkle
Texture:     Lawnscaping

Lacy and Sparkly

Materials from a Kanban collction; rain drops - Cheery Lynn dies. glitter on raindrops and umbrella top. There is a strip of metallic silver ribbon behind the sentiment.  IRL this is  a lovely sage grey-green.  I hope you can see the faux lacy printed bg.
Sketch:    Sketch Saturday
Glitter:     Sparkle n Sprinkle
Ribbon:    Pink Gem
2 Pattern Papers: Crafters Cafe 
Faux lace:     Cheery Lynn Designs

Birthday blessings

Our Daily Bread image - colored with water color pencils - I outlined with the pencils. then used an aqua pen to spread the color.  The image is cut with a circle die and backed with a doily.   Blessings die by Cheery Lynn; pale yellow gems and ribbon.  This red and yellow has become a favorite color combo.
Sketch:    Our Daily Bread
Use doily:   Cheery Lynn
At least two dies:    Allsorts
Primary colors:  Inkspirational
Use pencils:   Stamplorations
Any:    Die cuttin Divas 
             Word Art Wednesday

Sunny blessings

These are colors I seldom use but I thought the verse just asked for a sunny color scheme!
Image - Verve; Blessings die - Cheery Lynn, DP from my stash; Craft Essentials flowers; gems from Pizzazz Aplenty; Washi tape; doily (die cut with scallop circle) ; Nesties dies
Sketch #2:   VLV sketches.
Doily:   Cheery Lynn Designs
Any:      Stamped Blessings
               Lunagirl Moonbeams 
                Love to Scrap
                Word Art Wednesday

SCS DTGD - cook22 challenge - a pocket card

This was a fun pocket card to make.  I added a flower,  punched swirls, die cuts, Cheery Lynn Blessings die cut, and a book mark. The bg was embossed, then soaked in a bit of coffee. To enhance the look, I sprinkled on some dry granulated instant coffee to add to the vintage look.  This was first posted in my SCS gallery on Aug. 5.
Sketch:   Feeling-Sketchy
Nature:   Cheery Lynn
Punches/dies:   The Paper Shelter

SCS Dare to get dirty bookmark - Stamper Robin

This book mark uses spray starch, powdered chalk and plastic wrap - here on black shiny cs. I need to play around with this idea some more.   I added a Cheery Lynn dragonfly and some cord, then cut in a tag shape.  From my SCS gallery 8-8.
Basically, the technique is to spray cs with starch, add some color medium in colors and "design" desired; spray again with starch. In this example, I used 3-4 coordinating colors of powdered chalk, sprinkled on the starch.    You may choose to top with crumpled plastic wrap, perhaps smooshing it around a bit and allow to dry -this takes a while. I am sure using white glossy cs
Nature:  Cheery Lynn
Make your own background:  Pile it on Challenge
Not a card - mixed media:  Stamplorations
Anything but a card:   Creative Corner
                                        Reasonable Ribbon  
Any, with chalk:    Chalk n Stock
Any:   Incy Wincy

SCS Dare to Get Dirty - challenge by VDutchr

I need to use every opportunity to get some Christmas cards made!
Main image - Stampabilities; starry stamp (bg)- Rubber Stampede; embossing folder - Sizzix (Tim Holtz); gold ribbon;  Cheery Lynn cloud die cuts.
Sketch #342:  Sketch Saturday
Naked Stamping:   DRS
Embossing:  Broken Fairy 
Christmas:   Cheery Lynn
                       Mod Squad
                       Sweet Stampin
Any:               Word Art Wednesday 



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Christmas 2016 - 3

Image:  QKR Shepherd boy;  DP - Faith by Paper Studio; gold glitter cs;  punched star; Cheery Lynn branch die cut; gold ribbon:
Sketch:    Sweet Sketch Wednesday2
Christmas:   Cheery Lynn Designs
                       Happy Little Stampers
                       Fussy and Fancy
                       C.R.A.F.T.
                       Deep Ocean
                       Kitty Bee 
Any:               DLArt

Feel better, Mary

This is for our friend who just had surgery.  I was uncertain about the pink and kraft combo, but IRL I like it a lot - on the screen the pink is not at all true to life.  (Hint:  tilt the screen so it looks more pink than coral LOL!!!)
Recipe:  Darice heart embossing folder; Washi tape strips; Cuttlebug sentiment; Spellbinder Ovals; Cheery Lynn flowers; shiny gems; Kraft CS; pink CS.
Sketch:    Sketch Saturday
Kraft:      Pink Gem
Pink:        Chocolate Coffee Cards
Cheery Lynn die:    Cheery Lynn Designs

Blessings Thank you

I need several thank you cards for members of a church group.  This Cheery Lynn Blessings die cut is great for cards such as this.  The Asterisk are from Cuttlebug dies that were among the first dies I ever purchased.  I used miscellaneous papers and a shiny gem to complete the card.  Inside reads "Thank you for the blessing you are to others."
I think my favorite embellishment is the one I am using, but I am very partial to die cuts and gems! : Creative Knockouts
Sketch:   Share Joy
Thank you:    C.R.A.F.T.
                        DLArt
Die Cuts:         Cut it Up
Any:  Cheery Lynn

Spinner

Front of card

Inside view

Open view

I recently made some purchases - the items have pretty much been gathering dust until I figure out a way to use them.  Can any one relate?  I bought some ready made card bases for what I think is called a tri fold spinner card.  I also bought (from the Create and Craft TV show) a very large kit of Kanban items.  They are all nice but the items often do not fit a layout or color scheme I planned to use.  So when I saw the challenge at Our Daily Bread I thought this is the time to see what I can do.  I would really appreciate any hints, suggestions or examples you might have.  For me, the most difficult aspect is to deal with the circle that is pre-cut - or, more accurately, half cut.  It seems that one must leave the scallop portion as a white bg
Here, I used a piece of eggplant shimmery cs (dry embossed with Textiles) cut to fit the front - using a circle die for the opening.  Then I stamped the ODB sentiment, and layered it on a slightly larger piece of eggplant.  I added a strip from the Kanban kit, and a Cheery Lynn die cut bird.  INSIDE:  I used a ready made floral section (Kanban) for the right side - again, with a piece of eggplant cs for the mat.  Another Kanban piece covers the inside of the pre-cut circle, and pieces from a Joanna Sheen die complete the inside design.  I left a bit at the bottom for a hand written message and/or signature.
CHALLENGES:  
Pop it up or dimension:   Our Daily Bread
3D:  Cut it up
Die cut:   Die-cut-divas.
                 Polkadoodle.
Purple:    Cheery Lynn (week 2)
Any:   Great Impressions
           

Glitter and purple birthday

This sketch and other challenges gave me a chance to use  a small piece of glittery DP (for he three strips) that I have had in my scrap pile for a while.  I also added glitter to the Cheery Lynn die cut branches as well as to the purple brad - which kind of blends in at the base of the branches.  I added shiny gems, then bits from a Fiskar punch.  The sentiments are from Verve.  The inside verse says Happy Birthday.
CHALLENGES ENTERED:
Sketch #2:   VLV Sketches
Purple (week 1):   Cheery Lynn
All that Glitters:   Mod Squad
Shimmer:    Simon Says Stamp Wednesday
Sparkle and shine:   Crafty Gals Corner
Tic Tac Toe (Diagonal - gems, DP, Brad):    Imagine That Digi Stamp
Birthday Girl:    Paper Shelter
Any:    Pennys Challenges
             Die-cut-divas
              Great Impressions

Summer birthday

Fussy cut image (precolored)  - Imagine That Digis by Kris; bird die cut by Cheery Lynn; Argyle embossing folder by Cuttlebug;  twine; unknown sentiment; DP - Beau Papier.
CHALLENGES: 
Sketch - Crafting when we can -(not entered - 5 challenge limit)

Summer colors:   Cheery Lynn
                              Dream Valley  (10 challenge limit)

Colors (shades of teal, orange):   DRS
 Tic tac toe (center column - sentiment, DP, twine) :   Imagine That Digistamps
Pattern Paper :  Simon Says Stampblog.Monday
Create a scene:   Littlec Claires
Celebration:    Stamplorations
Twine:   Digichoosday
Any:  Die-cut-divas

Summer birthday fun

Image - pre-colored from Beccy's Place; AI sentiment; washi (bicycle) tape; flourish die cut; tiny flowers by Cheery Lynn dies
CHALLENGES:
Sketch:   Sketch Saturday
Aging with an attitude:    Art Impressions
Beccy's Image:   Beccys Place
Bright summer colors:   Cheery Lynn Designs
Flourishes:    Creative Knockouts 
Birthday:   DRS Designs  

Blessings for a friend

Thanks to the DT at Mojo, especially Julee, for the inspiration.
Recipe:  Butterfly embossing folder by Darice, Blessings die by Cheery Lynn, and a "friend" sticker; layers of shimmery silver cs.
Sketch:    Mojo Monday
 
Any Sketch:   Cut It Up
Friendship:    Creative Knockouts
Layers:    Cheery Lynn
Butterflies:    Crafty Catz
Opposites (black and white):   Ikes World