Sunset Bouquet

 Hello All,

Today I will be playing along with The Paper Players, Time Out Challenge, and The Color Throwdown. This card links to my last post meaning it was a discarded piece that was resurrected to make this delight. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

This card was one of the cards I discarded because the base flowers were stamped in a color that was much darker than intended. I set it aside and tried again with a lighter shade of gray. After brushing on the color I thought it was too blah so I added the floral details in white and black from the Altenew stamp set, Dainty Bouquet. 

I like the black acting as an accent or highlight color.
I think using the white and black dye inks was a good choice. 

The sentiment is extended from the main base of the card. 
It does however, it does fit comfortably into an A2 envelope.

Challenges Entered:

The Color Throwdown: ctd677

The Paper Players: Sketch Challenge- PP575

I flipped the sketch

Time Out Challenge: Challenge 206- Friend Quote

  

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,

Flowery Smile

 Hello All,

Today I will be sharing and playing along with The Paper Players, Time Out Challenge, and Retro Rubber Challenge. I will say this card is a labor of love. Enjoy!

This card features a stamp set from Altenew named Dainty Bouquet. One thing Altenew does well is flower stamp sets and these Dainty Bouquet is no exception! It is downright beautiful and its vintage styling is so pretty, elegant, and timeless. 
Vintage dress example below

Source: VintageFashionBeauty

The top of the card illustrates the base layer stamp while below you see its detail and color. The black sentiment proves to be a nice divider between the two.

I decided to die cut the flower image for some texture and interest.

Challenges Entered:

The Paper Players: Sketch Challenge- PP575

Time Out Challenge: Challenge 206- Friend Quote

Retro Card Challenge: Challenge #174- Dig It!

Release Date: January 2019

  

Yes, a labor of love! I have at least nine sheets of cardstock stamped with this set. It had some mistake or another. Sometimes it was the layout that didn't work, other times I felt it overlapped too much. Was it worth it? Absolutely! But I'll let you be the judge.

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,

Main Squeeze

  Hello All,

For today I will be playing along with Time Out Challenge. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

Time Out Challenge: #205- In Love

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. 

Winter Wonderland

 Hello All and Happy Winter!!,

Well at least if you are in Northern Hemisphere. For those in the Southern part of our world happy Summer. I happen to live in the Northern Hemisphere which means it is freezing out. I mean it literally for it was a high of 19 degrees Fahrenheit. Brrrr... So this card seems very appropriate for this time of year. I am playing along with Just Us Girls, Sunday Stamps, Double D, and Papercraft Challenges. Here is my card for today, enjoy!!

It is also my daughter's 16th birthday this month! I made this card for her.  

The background is actually a frosty snowflake scene. I thought it was the perfect backdrop for this wintery card. The snowflake cover die comes with two dies- one to cuts the snowflakes and the other die-cut pierces the dots within the snowflakes. Each die can be purchased separately.

All the silvery goodness is patterned silver paper with striations. It adds the right amount of texture. The snowflake is cut from the same paper pad as the frosty light blue snowflake paper. The sentiment came from the same paper pad.

Challenges Entered:
Just Us Girls: #615- Color Week
Sunday Stamps: SSC274- Split in Two
Papercraft Challenges: Challenge #77- Winter Winterland
Double D Challenges: Blue and White Winter

 

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,

Southwestern

Hello All,

For today I will be playing along with The Paper Players.  I haven't posted in a few months so I am a bit rusty. I thought I would try ease back into Blogland by embossing using my new folder that also cuts the little diamonds you see. Without further ado, here is my card for today, enjoy!

My mother lives in Arizona, USA so working with a Southwest theme seemed a bit easy. All I had to do was remember the colors, textures, and style of that area and work from there. It all started with the embossing folder. I die-cut strips of paper using The Paper Players color scheme and added them to a sticker sheet. Then I used my embossing folder and squared the lines of the paper with the embossing folder. I have to say, lining up the paper with the embossing folder was the longest part of the card design. It had to be perfectly straight. 

After the base was embossed I gently rubbed it with brown ink to accentuate the embossing. I also distressed the edges with the same ink to allow the center of the card to be brighter.

I used jade with a touch of coral accents for the succulents. Also the shelf for the succulents anchor the sentiment and plants very well. I also wanted to add some white to the background so I stamped some smaller succulents using brown ink and added them to the design. It doesn't make the white diamonds seem too white or out of place. 

Challenges Entered:
The Paper Players: Color Challenge: PP573

I chose the color brown as my neutral

 I will post more photos and get into more detail but as usual, I have to pick up my kiddos from school.

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,