PPC&F and Lawn Fawn

Lawn Fawn is sponsoring the Passionate Paper Creations and Friends FB Group today through Sunday.  Pop over there to read more about the discount they are offering the PPC&F community. 

My card features their Tiny Birthday Friends stamps and Coordinating Lawn Cuts, and Giant Happy Birthday die.  I was playing around with Distress Oxide inks for both backgrounds, which added some fun textures to the card.  I inked up an embossing folder for the white background with Peacock Feathers and Mermaid Lagoon. The other background uses the same two colors, Cracked Pistachio, Hickory Smoke and a PTI Polka Dot stencil with a spray of water .   Hope you will visit the PPC&F FB page to take advantage of the discount!  Thanks for stopping by my blog.     In kindness, Cathy

Challenges entered: Use Your Stuff #442 ~ Birthday; Addicted to Stamps & More #443 ~ Birthdays; As You Like It 2/17 ~ Favorite Occasion - Birthday, love making B-day cards and celebrating one person 

PPC&F - Di's Digis

 Di's Digi Stamps is the PPC&F FB sponsor this week and today is the last day of a special discount.  My card features the image, Wendy's Cupcake.

I used an old stitched flag die from MFT to cut around the image and Reverse Confetti's Postage Cover Panel for the outer portion.   

Hope you will visit the Passionate Paper Creations and Friends FB Group to check out how the rest of the DT used Di's Digis sweet images and take advantage of the discount Di's Digis has for PPC&F FB members. Thanks for stopping by my blog... 

In kindness, Cathy

BYSHC - February Sketch #19

 Back again with a second card using February's Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Sketch #19.

This card features a new-to-me artist, Tara Wakefield.  I bought her stamp set, Merry Reindeer, and just love the whimsey of Tara's illustrative style.  I knew I wanted to use my colored pencils on kraft paper for this card and turn the sketch horizontally, using two different embossing folders.  I used some white ink over the bottom snowflakes to bring out the pattern and finished off with Taylored Expressions Simple Sentiments in Reverse - Christmas and three clear dots.

Hope this month's sketch will inspire you to build your stash of holiday cards and then add it to the February folder of the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers FB group before February 28th!  Thanks for stopping by my blog!                               In kindness, Cathy

Challenges Entered:

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge #9

Can You Handle the Pressure #1

PPC&F - CC Designs

 CC Designs is sponsoring the Passionate Paper Creations & Friends FB Group for the next few days.  They have a FB Group and online shop for digital and rubber stamps.  This one is a brand new set of 10 cat stamps called, Cat Kinda Day. There's a 20% discount from CC Designs on the PPC&F FB page during the sponsorship; check it out! 

I had lots of fun coloring all of these cute kitties as I created a slimline-sized Valentine card.  

The white panel is run through the January Spellbinders Embossing Club folder and the outer border is Pinkfresh Studio's Essential Blanket Stitch.  Retired products from my stash came in handy - an old MFT window die, and Avery Elle's Simply Said You die and sentiments. I finished with some sequins around the card.  Thanks for stopping by my blog.     In kindness, Cathy

Challenges Entered:

613 Avenue Create - February AG w/Valentine optional twist

NBUS #35-MFT window die and Avery Elle die/stamp - years in my stash and used once.

Use Your Stuff #441- Hearts/Love   

Double D Challenge - February 2nd - hearts

Watercooler Wednesdays #334 - All About Occasions

PPC&F - Stampendous Floral Flutter Butterfly

 There was something about this Stampendous stamp, Floral Flutter, that made me want to "play" with watercolors and embossing powders, so I dug out my rarely used box of Kuretake watercolors (remember when they were the "must have" item for watercoloring?!?).  Honestly, I haven't spent enough time getting the knack of watercoloring to feel like it's easy.  I had to rehearse what I've learned from watching videos- repeating, "Let the water do the work"; "dry it and add another layer of color".  When I finished painting, I wasn't sure the time and effort was worth it and even put the watercolors in a box to donate!  I put the images to the side and came back to them a few days later - happy enough with what I saw to put the watercolors back on my craft shelf to use int he future!!

This one was my favorite at one point.  I loved the white embossing powder with the soft colors.  The watercolor set comes with some metallics; the background is one of the gold paints and the light pink flower has white metallic on top to add some shimmer.  I added splatters of white and black paint.  The card is finished with Pinkfresh Studios' Sparkling Champagne metallic pearls, some old purple jewels from my stash, and an ombre "peace" die cut.  It's mounted on PTI's Tin Stitch Border Bling Die. I thought this would be a lovely sympathy card.

Here's another version of the card with gold embossing powder. I kept the wings mostly blue and added layers of color.  The butterfly is fussy cut and mounted on a background I created by stamping SU's French Script; using a Tim Holtz polks dot stencil with pink inks and running it through my Platinum 6 with an old sun ray Reverse Confetti cover panel.  I finished with some pearls, clear sequins, and purple jewels and popped on the "celebrate" sentiment from Right At Home's Script Greeting Die set.  

My third card has a bolder flair to it with black embossing powder and MFT's gingham paper in the background.  The yellow circle right behind behind the butterfly uses the same French Script and polka dot stencil with a Taylored Expressions Happy Medium Iridescent Glitter Paste on top. The shimmer isn't visible in the photo, but it's there! I finished with Pinkfresh Studios Silver Metallic Pearls, a few mini die cut hearts from Sizzix Drift Hearts Thinlets die and a bold sentiment from Gina K's Just Because stamp set.

I can see lots of uses for this stamp and in the end am glad I pulled out my watercolors for it!  I hope you will check out the PPC&F FB group to read about the Stampendous prize and for other inspiration of both the House Mouse stamp and this one.  Thanks for stopping by my blog.  In kindness, Cathy

PPC&F - Stampendous and House Mouse

 Stampendous has been sponsoring the PPC&F FB Group this week.  You will want to pop over to the PPC&F FB page and follow the directions for the chance at a free stamp!  This stamp,  House Mouse Heart Treats is the first of my two posts today.  I have to be honest, this image sharpened my coloring skills!  Coloring the glass and these cute mice were new challenges.  Then came the background and the overall card design.  In the end, I love how it turned out!

I created a wallpaper behind the mice by masking the images, then inked Concord & 9th's Sketched Stripes with SU's Crumb Cake, doodled the turquoise skinny stripes with Bic markers, sponged with Speckled Egg Distress Ink, and finally added SU's! splatter stamp for the small brown dots.  The "sweet" is an older die from MFT, called #Captions; the word "valentine" is Reverse Confetti.   

Reverse Confetti's Postal Cover Panel Confetti Cuts is behind the mouse panel. I finished with mini-heart die cuts on my desk from Sizzix Drifting Hearts thinlets die. and several transparent Jewelz from Buttons Galore & More.

Copics:

Mice- T3, W3, T1, W1, N5, E51,50, 21; dish- BG72, 32,11; hearts- RV00, 02,13, 21, 55, 63,V01, 12, 15,17

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  Remember to check out the PPC&F FB Group to read more about the prize - I'll have a second post this afternoon using another Stampendous stamp.  

In kindness, Cathy

Challenges Entered:  Shopping Our Stash #463 (My Heart Beets for You); Double D Challenge 2/2/22 - Hearts; Watercooler Wednesdays #334 - All About Occasions; As You Like It 2/3/22 - Love or Fab Friendships (friendships - it's a simpler relationship); 613 Avenue Create - February AG- Optional Valentine

Thanks for the honor, Helen and Watercooler Wednesday Team!

 

NEW DT and the February BYSHC - Sketch #19

 

I was recently asked to be on the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Design Team and am thrilled to be part of  this group of super talented folks.  A bonus for me is chipping away on my holiday cards throughout the year instead of waiting until December.

BYSHC has a private FB group for posting your makes, a presence on IG, and a blog where you can look for information, too.  The other fun thing is there are four hops with sponsors and prizes each year.  More incentive to get going with building your stash of holiday cards!

Sketch challenges are a favorite of mine, and Crystal has created a great one for February. It's got some fun diagonal lines and the center "any shape" allows for versatility when going through one's stash! My first card this month doesn't have any coloring. It uses some patterned paper and Chilly the Gnome die from Picket Fence Studios, and Charming Tags 1 die from Papertrey Ink.  The sentiment is part of the Snarky Cat Christmas collection of Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous stamps.  It's hard to tell from the photo, but the gnome's beards are glitter paper.  Hope you will join me in building up your stash of holiday cards this year!  Thanks for stopping by my blog.   

Challenges Entered:   Color Hues #34 red and black; NBUS #35 - (Chilly the Gnome die and the sentiment!);                                                                                                    

In kindness, Cathy