Let Your Light Shine

Fun card made with dies from MFT's Sun Stars and Moon set, stamp is from a Studio G mini set, sequins from Pretty Pink Posh, and lots of Wink of Stella on red edges for shimmer and shine.  Sun is up on two layers of fun foam, bottom corners rounded to finish it off.  Entering this in

MFT Sketch #264 Challenge http://www.cardchallenges.com/2016/01/wednesday-sketch-challenge-sketch-264.html

and Addicted to CAS #80 Code Word Red Challenge http://addictedtocas.blogspot.com/2016/01/challenge-80-red.html

Some Birdy Loves You with Kraft

Fun Valentine card made for one of my grandaughters!  Used Impression Obsession Heartlines stamp set and stitched rectangle dies from My Favorite Things, along with Spectrum Noir markers, tiny pink hearts and cardstock from my stash.  Kraft bow is die cut with Waffle Flower tiny twine bow die.  

Entering this in:

Freshly Made Sketches-220-http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2016/01/freshly-made-sketches-220-sketch-by-jen.html

Color Throwdown CTD 376 to use aqua, pink, kraft and white. http://colorthrowdown.blogspot.com/2016/01/color-throwdown-376_68.html and in Mod Squad Love is in the Air Challenge and in the Simon Says Create with Critters Wednesday Challenge

Ruff Day?

I received my very first stamps and die from Your Next Stamp and had so much fun playing with them today. I really like their selection of stamps and dies and I'm so glad I found them online!

I made this card with GKD cardstock, except the gray, which is from my stash.  I cut two YNS Stitched Looped Borders and stamped this sweet YNS dog from their I Ruff You set.  

I colored him and the fence with Spectrum Noir markers in cool and warm grays.  The top white panel was dry embossed with a crisscross pattern.  I tried to get a close up of the added a Wink of Stella on his tongue and eyes.  

 Entering this fun card in 

Your Next Stamp Challenge #30

And in Simon Says Monday Challenge Best Friends Challenge

And in The Cats Pajamas Anything Goes Challenge

And in Simon Says Wednesday Create with Critters Challenge

Love You Hearts and Dots

I'm starting on this year's Valentine's Day cards and this is my first one.  I will send this to one of my daughters in Feb.  I started with a red card base and white panel and rounded the corners on the right side.  Then I die cut the hole pattern with Paper Smooches Dots and Dashes dies before adhering it to the card base.  Heart stamp, from Hero Arts Yes Stamp and Cut set, was stamped with Fire Brick red ink with my Misti.  Gingham patterned paper on inside and out, is from Gina K Designs Cold Snap pack.  Tiny twine bow die from Waffle Flower used on red cardstock for embellishment along with 3 heart sequins from my stash.  

Entering this in CAS(e) ths a Sketch #155 Challenge

and a2zscrapbooking January Challenge

and Share Joy #18 Challenge Photo Inspiration. I'm only doing the right side, for inspiration, not the sketch side and The Mod Squad Love is in the Air Challenge

Balloon Birthday

Today has been a busy day, but I just had to try this idea using polymer clay on a card.  So here's what I came up with:

Happy Birthday card with lots of balloons cut from different papers in my stash, along with a dark brown polymer clay balloon I made.  I used tiny clay cutter in circle shape and a stich pattern I have with holes in it and a fine tip gold marker to add dots in swirls to the clay.  I put a hole through it before I baked it so I could run a string through it and tie a bow. I had a hard time getting a string through the hole so I ended up using white waxed linen for the string from my jewelry making stash.  The wax linen actually worked lots better because it holds its shape and it makes the bow is easier to form.  Birthday cake stamp is from Gina K Designs Happy Birthday to You set.  Dies used were Spellbinders scalloped rectangle, Avery Elle dotted border dies, and Paper Smooches balloon dies.  Cardstock is all GKD in Dark Chocolate and White.  Cardbase is white, center panel is popped up on thick fun foam for a fun look and a few balloons also were popped up.

Entering this in the The Cat's Pajamas Anything Goes Challenge and the 

StampTV weekly MIUM Challenge this week hosted by Allie Gower to make your own embellishment.

Cherish in Blue

Happy Sunday!  It's a quite a bit colder outside today so I plan to spend some time in the woman cave crafting!  I made this card for a family member and plan to enter it in the Double D 

Forget-Me-Not Challenge.  And in the Just Us Girls Color #326 Challenge

Supplies used were:

 Cardstock in dark and light blue from my stash, Altenew Vintage Flowers stamped in several shades of blue, "Cherish" stamp is from Heidi Swapp and clear sequins are from Pretty Pink Posh.

All Things Grow With Love

This was a really fun card to make!  I used Reverse Confetti stamps and dies from Love Blooms set.  Stamped bottom layer of flowers on Bazzill Handsome cardstock in a similar color ink, then stamped top layer in Versamark and heat embossed them with Liquid Platinum embossing powder.  Leaves and sentiment were stamped on green cardstock in brown ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  Patterned paper is from Bazzill Kraft pack. Popped some flowers up, curled ends of leaves and popped sentiment up on fun foam for dimension. Entering this in Reverse Confetti Sketch #32 Challenge, Crafting By Designs Anything Goes Challenge, Stamping Sensations Anything Goes with a die Challenge