Happy Fourth of July!

Happy Fourth of July 2016

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Anything Goes
My fourth of  July card I will getting out to a few relatives and friends!
The rays are stamped from the Hero Arts background stamp using Love Letter ink by Memento.( OK I just got a Misti ... and I LOVE IT!!!!)
Sentiment stamped in Enchanted Evening by PTI. I added die cut stars from Spellbinders using glitter paper from American Crafts. That is little Navy Candi Dot to finish the card off. All the die cut stitching is from Little Inkers Dies.
Have A Happy and Safe 4th of July Everyone!
Happy Crafting
Barbara

PTI Stenciling with Texture Paste MIM #254

Papertrey Ink Make It Monday #254
Stenciling With Texture Paste
I decided to give this one try ... because well I actually have the paste I thought well now is as good as time to use it (or lose it because it is going to turn into cement!). In fact I made my own stencil out of the Cover Plate Peony Die. Just  cut it up in some card stock, a bit of taping, and turned the paper around so I did not break the petals between. It worked.
I definitely got to get some real stencils but I like flowers mostly so I will just wait for some other designs as they come out. The texture paste grabs color so easy, and was even easier to work with than I thought!
Dies/ PTI-Noted Scalloped  A2 Die Collection; Sentiment/ Thanks- Wet Paint Collection; Cover Plate: Peony Die (Faux Stencil)
Ink/ PTI-New Leaf, Lime-aid Ice, Hibiscus Burst
Card stock/ PTI-Pale Peony, Lime-aid Ice; Neenah-Solar White
Twine/ May Arts-Pink
Pearls/ Hero Arts
Texture Paste/ Ranger
Happy Crafting
Barabara

Ideas Start With Coffee

Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
So I picked some bright happy summer coffee cups for those chats to come with new plans while drinking that favorite beverage! I used Stamps and dies from Verve Stamps sooo cute.
 To help my coffee "pop" it was die cut in brown card stock, then I die cut it in  some yellow fun foam. I left some of pieces in the letters to add more color. The pattern paper was then die cut at the corner, then trimmed up. Glued the card stock word to the yellow foam and inserted the word with liquid adhesive at the top of the word. The entire panel was placed on foam to match the height then adhered to the Summer Sunrise colored card base by PTI.
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Birthday Wishes

Papertrey Ink
Create Along With Us -June 2016
Find Inspiration from the release products- and I guess I did! They are releasing these A2 note card dies (the size that caught my eye) contained in the set are some more similar frames with stitching and cutting but with embossing possibilities as well. Also released are more word dies adding to this set similar in size.
Dies/PTI-Birthday Wishes; Embroiderer Frames/ Dots Die
Card-stock/ PTI-Aqua Mist; Hawaiian Shores
Patterned Paper/Pebbles-Garden Party
Gemstones/ Bo Bunny
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Golden Poppies

My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge

Playing along this week. I decided to make some "Golden Poppies". I guess just because fall is on my mind. The flowers are stamped in Pumpkin Pie and Butter Bar from Hero Arts. I double stamped the leaves in two colors, Cottage Ivy by Memento and Green Hills from Hero Arts.The top flower center is colored in with a Copic Y35 (Maize) then has some clear wink of Stella placed on it to some spark.The watering can is die cut out in in a gold metallic paper with some Gold threads from DMC spool.I love the way it pulls that corner in. 

Dies and Stamps/ My Favorite Things: Cross Stitch Ovals,Spring Garden, Blueprints 20,  Pretty Poppies Stamp Set

Card stock/ PTI: Harvest Gold

Happy Crafting 

Barabara

Back to School Lunchbox

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Back to School
I made a lunchbox shaker card for "Back to School" challenge. Just love the fall. Can't wait for all that pumpkin flavored stuff:)!
Dies and Stamps/ My Favorite Things: Lunchbox; Accent It- School Daze {Apple}
Studio Calico/ Scissors
Patterned Paper/ Echo Park :Paper & Glue/ A is for Apple
Varied Sequins from the Stash
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Brighter Days

Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge

Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Anything Goes

An anything goes challenge! Well this was to go on the last week post but missed the deadline so I just decided to post on anything goes. All while I making this card I was thinking of my friend who is nearing the end of her cancer treatments and struggling a bit more now but looking ahead.
For this card I inked the clouds in Memento Summer Sky Ink, masked the kite and clouds. Stamped the sun and heart in Memento Dandelion Ink. The rest is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black. I paper pieced the kite with some Enchanted Evening patterned Paper and colored the surrounding clouds around the kite in clear Wink of Stella.Copic were used to color in the kite ties. Thanks for stopping by!
Stamps/ Paper Smooches: Cosmos, Cut Loose
Ink/ Memento: Summer Sky, Dandelion, Tuxedo Black
Twine/ May Arts: Navy
Die/ Paper Smooches: Tag
Zig/ Wink of Stella: Clear
Copic/ Y21
Happy Crafting
Barbara