Split Circles

Hello Everyone, 

Today I am playing along with The Color Throwdown (🧡the color combo this week) and Freshly Made Sketches. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

I wish I could take credit for this design but I cannot. I got the half-circle idea from where else, Pinterest. I just love how the design is simple and yet so striking.

Foiled sentiment for a special person.

Keeping at CAS! I like the way the leaf  just hangs over
the sentiment. It gives the sense of depth without the bulk.

Challenges Entered:

Color Throwdown: CTD783

Freshly Made Sketches: FMS626

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day.

All the best,

Fourth

 Hello Everyone!

For today I am entering The Card Concept and Freshly Made Sketches. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

The bald eagle is an iconic image for the United States along with the stars and stripes of our U.S. flag. For those abroad, the 4th represents the 4th of July or our Independence Day. 

I used the FMS sketch to creatively place the sentiment. The number four is from a Valentines Day die set. All I did was seperate the 4 from the rest of the pack. It was the perfect size for my design.

This image shows a wood pattern that was stamped lightly in white. It adds nice texture and creates a sense of Americana. The stars and strips were popped up using foam tape. The four is also popped up using some stacked die-cutting.

Challenges Entered:

The Card Concept: Challenge 176- Red, White, and Blue
Freshly Made Sketches: FMS538

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Feathers

 Hello,

For today I will be playing along with Freshly Made Sketches. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

Challenges Entered:

Freshly Made Sketches: FMS533

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Fresh Green Spring

 Hello Again,

Today I am playing along with The Color Throwdown (🧡the color combo this week) and Freshly Made Sketches. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

A very simple card with a fresh green color for a background. You will also notice butterflies adorning the background too. This was done by stamping the image with VersaMark Ink and then dusting pearl mica powder on the butterflies. 

The large white border gives the card a fresh feel of airiness. You will also notice the background butterflies are a bit more apparent due to the angle of the light. 

The single butterfly was a remnant from another project as was the 'wooden' circle. I think these elements balance the card nicely. The card is directly in the light which illuminates the single butterfly and the shimmer of the mica powder butterflies on the background.

Challenges Entered:
Freshly Made Sketches: FMS532
The Color Throwdown: ctd689

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Spring Tulips

Hello All, 

For today I will be playing along with The Paper Players and Freshly Made Sketches. This is a simple Mother's Day displaying the beloved Spring flower, the tulip. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

The theme April Showers is referenced by the fresh green colors and white space of the card. After a good rain, you can smell the scent of Spring and everything seems brighter and fresher than before.

The tulips are from a layering die set that sits on a fresh green background. The tulips are arranged at different levels. This caused me to cut down some of the flowers to fit the confines of the background. I think eliminating the bottom of the tulips makes for a nice design element.

Again keeping it simple and light with a Mother's Day sentiment strip.

Entering Challenges:

The Paper Players: CAS April Showers- PP587

Freshly Made Sketches: FMS532

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Turtles

 Hello All,

For today I will be playing along with Color Throwdown and  Freshly Made Sketches. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

Abstract imagery of turtles swimming in the water is the intent of this card. The triangular facets seemed to contrast nicely with the curvy waves and swirly, yet geometric, turtle images.

The images were stamped directly on the card base, colored using alcohol markers, and then sponged the background using Savaged Patina DI over part of the images. 

Challenges Entered:
Freshly Made Sketches: FMS531
Color Throwdown: ctd688

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Metallic Flowers

 Hello,

For today I will be playing along with Freshly Made Sketches. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

The three vases were die-cut then stacked for dimension. They were laid on top white strips of cardstock.
 

The gold trim matches nicely with the gold sentiment.

The flowers were stamped an oldie (but goodie) set from SU. I liked the set because of its modern and vertical feel.

The sentiment was hot foiled using a luster gold foil. I used this luster to coordinate with the flowers that were also colored using metallic markers.

Challenges Entered:

Freshly Made Sketches: FMS525

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Birdy Tree

 Hello,

For today I will be playing along with Freshly Made Sketches. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

Challenges Entered:

Freshly Made Sketches: FMS525

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Blueprint to Home

Hello,

For today I will be playing along with my favorite duo Freshly Made Sketches, and The Color Throwdown.

Background stamp fits perfectly with this home theme. If you scroll down to the detailed picture you will find that the house is stamped using the same stamp in gray. To give the look of an actual blueprint.

My aunt comes up north to Michigan every Summer and I like to send her a welcome home card. I know Summer is far off but now I have a card ready to go.

You can see the same stamp used for the background was used for the little home. The flower was added to welcome home the recipient. 

Challenges Entered:

Freshly Made Sketches: FMS518

Color Throwdown: ctd675

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,