Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge #495 - Die Cuts or Stencils

 Challenge #495 on the Addicted to Stamps & More Blog is using stencils or die cuts.

Concord & 9th's Triple Step Happy Day Stamp Set and Die was just the ticket for my card. The set comes with lots of useful dies including that great script "happy" and that adorable flower.  I hope you are able to make the time to play along with our challenge for the next two weeks. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

In kindness, Cathy

Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge #494 - Any Occasion

 The "Any Occasion" theme of  ATS&M's Challenge #494 was just the motivation I needed to get a card made for my oldest granddaughter's graduation from high school.  I decided to make this one a shaker with sparkle.  It's a pretty simple design and I love how it turned out!

I used a variety of products from my stash including my new purchase of the Iceland Poppies die from SSS.  I used some Delicata Golden Glitz pigment ink at the bottom of each of the letters to soften the black and incorporate them into the color scheme, too!  Waffle Flower's Sweet Plaid Texture die as a card base gave this the right amount of visual interest for my eye!  Hope you have time to play along with our "Any Occasion" challenge on the Addicted to Stamps & More Blog! Thanks for stopping by my blog.

In kindness, Cathy

Dragonfly Dreams Blog June Challenge - Butterflies

 June's theme on the Dragonfly Dreams Challenge Blog is butterflies.  I decided to pull out my never-inked Wings & Petal Ledger Stamp from Unity for this card. (The stamp happens to be on sale right now!). I wasn't sure what I wanted to create, so I stamped it on three different card fronts - one with brown ink, one with black ink and the third one I heat embossed on watercolor paper to be ready to faux watercolor with inks.  In the end, I decided to pull out my Copics and color!

Blending pinks and oranges seems like such a pretty summery combination, so I got started coloring this beautiful stamp.  I added some W2 around the butterflies to give them depth and blended some blue ink to seem like sky with some brown added to the edges to distress it.  When it was finished, I die cut the panel with a large postage stamp die and mounted it on an salmon-orange cardback.  The sentiment panel is foiled in black and glued to a vellum flag. Pinkfresh's raspberry jewels give it some extra bling.  I hope you have the chance to play along with us this month!  Thanks for stopping by my blog.

In kindness, Cathy