Creating on a Tuesday evening!

Hi everyone, don't you love it when you get an unexpected chance to play!  I've just spent a few very enjoyable hours up in my craft room and thought I'd share a few cards that I made.  First is a CAS card for this weeks Monday challenge at Buffalo Stamps and Stuff.  I used Blue, yellow and Cream, the color challenge at Castastic this week.  Paper is from Graphic 45 and stamps are Studio 490.  

                                   

Next is my card using this week's sketch at BSS, I had fun with all the layering of graphic 45 on this.  The flower is paper pieced with Studio 490 stamps and more Graphic 45. (I just love this line of paper...sadly I've almost used up my stash...)

Thanks for dropping by, hope to see you again soon !!!

87???

Degrees that is...that's how hot it's supposed to get today! I have a feeling it's gonna be a hot summer! Just a quick post to share a studio 490 card I made recently - a little flower garden with the "Make mine mini" set. I just adore the versatility of Wendy's stamps!!! This card's on it's way to BSS to spread some sunshine with my gals there...miss you all!!!

A sketch and a trio

Just sharing a card I made last night based on this weeks sketch at Card Patterns. I also incorporated a trio challenge from 365 cards: to use scallops, ribbon and ink distressing. I definitely went outside of my usual style for this one and I like the way it came out! All patterned paper by BoBunny and stamps by Studio 490. Thanks for stopping by!

My morning coffee

Just a quick post to share a simple card while I sip my coffee this morning. There was a challenge over at Stamp TV to create a card using checks. While the challenge is over, I was inspired to use the Studio 490 check background stamp as a tablecloth for my morning ritual. A Hero Arts acrylic set I got at CHA completes this card. What do you take in your coffee?

playing with ink and paper

Last night I sat down in my scrap room to work on a few challenges from 365 cards. I loved this weeks challenges - each day had a letter and 3 prompts starting with that letter. I loved the prompts and decided to add my own favorite challenge: no patterned paper. I allowed myself a piece of cardstock for the card blank; everything else had to be done with white cardstock. I pulled out my studio 490 stamps {cause Wendy has some awesome background stamps} and started playing! Here's what I came up with:

day 335: Dark Brown, Diamond and Distressing:



The background is embossed diamonds, which I lightly overstamped with a background stamp, inked with distress ink and added texture with water droplets and some gold perfect pearls.

day 334: Blue, Blossom and emBoss



I love the way the background came out for this card - dark blue ink to stamp the design on white cardstock, inked over with distress inks and accented with a white pen.

day 333: Green, Glitter, Grosgrain



One of my favorite Wendy Vecchi background stamps on this card!

Day 332: Red, Rhinestone, Rickrack



and finally a simple craft cardstock background on this one, stamped with Wendy's splatter background stamp.