Category: cardmaking

Pinspired Challenge #16

Welcome! It’s time for another Pinspired Challenge. The photo is for you to interpret anyway you want. Be inspired by the colors, the style, the theme – it’s up to you!

This challenge is sponsored by Ellen Hutson. The winner will receive $25 store credit. Stay up-to-date on Facebook and be sure to check out the CLASSroom.

Pinspired Challenge #16

For my card, I was inspired by the floral motif and the colors in the image. I used Mama Elephant’s Water Blooms stamp set and a variety of inks on my single-layer card.

Now, it’s your turn. Head on over to the Pinspired Challenges blog to see the creations from the rest of the “Pin Heads” and find out the details for playing along. Three runner ups will be chosen and win a “Pin Pal” badge for their blog. A winner, who will also be chosen by the “Pin Heads,” will win a “Pin Perfect” badge for their blog along with the prize from Ellen Hutson. We can’t wait to see your creations!

Late Summer: A Poppystamps Project

Today I’m sharing a creation for Poppystamps. I’ve had the idea for this card in my head for quite awhile. There’s a place where we walk Ginger, our golden retriever, that I wanted to capture on a card.

Pinspired Challenge #16

Taking some artistic license, I added the birds for a seasonal touch. We’ve been seeing both crows and red-winged blackbirds in abundance recently, and the bit of licorice cardstock helps anchor the brighter colors. To capture the grasses in the photo, I used Squash and Meadow cardstock cut with the grassland border die.

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Swim the Sea

I’m still waxing poetic about summer as autumn approaches. While I love the colors of the fall, I like the colors of summer, too. And I’ve always liked primary colors, although I added a few fish cut from Mango cardstock, deviating from the blue/yellow/red color scheme of this card created with one of my favorite sentiments.

Swim the Sea

Have a terrific weekend!

They Say It’s Your Birthday

Neat & Tangled is turning one, and all this month we’re celebrating!

To get this party started, I created a single-layer card combining stamps from Sketchy Cupcakes, Just Thinking of You, and Hey Cookie.

They Say It's Your Birthday

Now, head on over to the Neat & Tangled blog to see the card that I made using the new Dreams stamp (free with all orders place in August).

Penny Black: Just Relax

Although I can tell fall is in the air and Labor Day is just around the corner (the unofficial end of summer), I wanted to create another card with the Penny Black Summer Fun 30-107 stamp set.

Penny Black: Just Relax

I stamped the lawn chair with Versafine and heat embossed it with clear powder. Using Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils and Ink Potion No. 9, I colored the chairs in bright colors. In my previous card with this set, I used circles of different sizes to create variety. In this case, I used repetition to strengthen the design.

Have a terrific week and enjoy these last few weeks of summer!