You're So Smart

Hello and happy Sunday! I hope everyone is well and staying safe amidst our national COVID-19 crisis. Today's card was created for the latest Cardz 4 Galz and Watercooler Wednesday card challenges. I was in need of a graduation card so I thought it would be fun to create a card using this adorable image and sentiment from the Unity Stamp Company's Lil' Smartie Pants stamp set. I stamped the image and sentiment out onto white Copic-friendly cardstock and colored it to match the patterned paper I planned to use. I die cut it into a circle using a Little B circle die set. I cut down some Stampin' UP's crumb cake cardstock into an A2 card base and adhered some pretty patterned papers from the Bo Bunny Early Bird Collection 6x6 paper pad directly on top. I cut the die cut panel down to be a semi circle and adhered it directly to the card panel. To finish off my card I added a few blue sequins from The Ton. Thank you for popping over to my blog today and please stay safe!

Fueled By Coffee

Today's card was created for the latest Freshly Made Sketches. 

To create my card I started by layering the beautiful patterned papers from the Bo Bunny Early Bird 6x6 paper pad onto my white A2 white card base. I then stamped the sentiment from the Echo Park Paper Co Coffee & Friends stamp set onto some white cardstock and die cut the panel using a pierced edge oval die from My Favorite Things. I added some black dashed lines around the outer edge for some nice contrast. I then stamped the mug from the same Echo Park stamp set onto some white Copic-friendly cardstock and colored it to coordinate with the patterned paper I used on the card. I fussy cut the image out and edged it with my dual tip Memento tuxedo black marker. I popped the entire oval panel up off of the card using foam squares from Scrapbook adhesives. To finish my card off I added some matte black 6mm sequins from Pretty Pink Posh. I hope you like my card and thank you for visiting my blog today!

Just Wanted To Say Hello-June Coffee And Cards With Celeste And Deb

Hello and welcome to the June collaboration of Coffee and Cards with Celeste and Deb. Unfortunately I had to miss the May collaboration due to a family emergency, but am glad to be back this month. We're very excited to have our crafty friend Michael Trent joining us  again. This month we opted for an "anything goes" theme. So I took this opportunity to showcase a new stamp set and paper pad I picked up for $2.99 at my local Tuesday Morning. Seriously, can you beat $2.99 for a stamp set and paper pad? To create my card I started by stamping the typewriter and the sentiment from the Bo Bunny Just My Type stamp set onto some Copic-friendly white cardstock, colored it using my alcohol markers, and fussy cut the image at the black line and the sentiment leaving a small white border. I layered some pretty patterned papers from the Bo Bunny Early Bird 6x6 paper pad onto my white A2 card base using a bit of Stampin' UP basic black cardstock as a border on the focal strip. I popped the typewriter and the sentiment up off of the card using foam squares from Scrapbook Adhesives for some nice dimension. I added some shimmer to the hearts and keys on the typewriter and then went over them with glossy accents for some nice dimension and shine. A few black 6mm sequins from Pretty Pink Posh finished up my card. I hope you like it and thank you for stopping at my blog today! 

For my coffee selection today I opted for an ice cold S'mores Crème Frappuccino from Starbucks because it's hot as Hades here in Southeast Missouri now. I was excited that they actually spelled and pronounced my name correctly this time. Small victories people! Now, pop on over to Deb and Michael's blogs and see what fun they have in store for you!

Flip Flop's-June W2CB

Hello and welcome to the June Words 2 Craft By card challenge. June 1st was National Go Barefoot Day so in honor of that we chose an appropriate quote. "My own prescription for health is less paperwork and more running barefoot through the grass." Leslie Grimutter. I personally don't go barefoot anywhere unless it's to the beach but I do love to wear flip flops as often as possible in the summer and that's good enough for me. So, for my card I thought I would do my version of barefoot and create a flip flop card. To create my card I started with a base of Stampin' UP's crumb cake cut down to an A2 standard card. I then die cut a piece of white cardstock using a Gina Marie Designs stitched rectangle die. Using the elements from the Fresh Squeezed Stamps Beachy Keen stamp set I stamped the sand onto the die cut panel using Stampin' UP's sahara sand to create a beach look. I then stamped the flip flops and sentiment from the same stamp set onto the panel using Versafine onyx black ink. I stamped the flip flips again onto some pretty patterned papers from the Bo Bunny Early Bird 6x6 paper pad and fussy cut them out. I went around the outer edges of each flip flop with my dual tip Memento black marker for a clean look and adhered them to the card panel using a Zig two way glue pen. To finish off my card I popped the focal panel up off of the card using some inexpensive fun foam from Hobby Lobby and added some clear mini rhinestones from Recollections to each side of the sentiment and to each of the flip flops to give them a little bling! Thank you for stopping off at my blog today. I can't wait to see how the inspiration quote challenges you!