You're A Good Egg

Today I'm playing along with Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #585 :)

Here's the sketch:

And here's my take:

One of my husband's colleagues recently gave us some eggs from her chickens, so I wanted to send her a thank you note. I knew I definitely wanted to use the Good Egg by Brandi (Essentials By Ellen) stamp set and coordinating dies to make my card. And Judy's sketch made me think about the Watercolor Stripes Cover Die from Altenew that's been in my stash for ages but hasn't seen nearly enough love. I decided to try die-cutting it from woodgrain cardstock to create the look of wooden planks. What do you think? Success? I layered it up with a piece of sunshine rays patterned paper and that set the scene for my cute little hen.

I had so much fun making this card!!! I hope my husband's colleague likes it :)

Thank you for visiting! Have a fantastic weekend!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Good Egg by Brandi (Essentials By Ellen)

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko), VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Embossing Powder: White (Hero Arts)

Copic Sketch Markers: E00, E000, E23, E25, Y17, R27, YR24, YR27

White Gel Pen: Gelly Roll 08 (Sakura)

Cardstock: Thick Basic White (Stampin' Up), True Black (Papertrey Ink)

Specialty Cardstock: Woodgrain Cardstock (Lawn Fawn)

Patterned Paper: Picket Fence 6x6 (Lily Bee Design), Hello Sunshine 6x6 (Lawn Fawn)

Dies: Good Egg by Brandi (Essentials By Ellen), Fishtail Flags STAX (MFT), Watercolor Stripes Cover Die (Altenew), stitched circle (MFT)

Adhesive: Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), Double- Sided Tape (X-Press It), 3D Foam Circles - Lg (Scrapbook.com) 

 

 

Kindness Matters

Popping in quickly today to share a card I created for the current CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge.

Here's the sketch:

...and here's my take:

I've had this stamped/die-cut butterfly sitting in my box of bits and pieces for AGES! The loopy arrow in the sketch inspired me to add some stitched swirly trails to the upper left and bottom right of the butterfly :) They're subtle but add a little interest to the overall design.

Thanks for visiting! 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Butterfly Dreams (Reverse Confetti), Sketched Stripes (Concord and 9th)

Ink: Lobster (Lawn Fawn)

Cardstock: White and Kraft (Ink To Paper)

Dies: Butterfly Dreams (Reverse Confetti), Stitched Rectangles (Lil' Inker), Stitched Butterflies (Lil' Inker)

Embellishments: Silver Sprinkles (Doodlebug Design)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (X-Press It), Foam Adhesive (Scrapbook.com)

 

You're A Whole Lot Of Awesome

Hello there! Today I'm playing along with the NBUS Challenge :) I have to confess I have A LOT of "never-before-used-schtuff" and one of my goals is to make a deliberate effort to put it all to good use! This challenge is the perfect motivator!

My card features a new-to-me stamp set from Pink Fresh Studio called Whole Lot Of Awesome (...Don't you just LOVE that sentiment?!?!!!)

This is a great stamp set for putting all of those gorgeous colored inks to use too!!! Here I used Midnight, Aqua Sky, Sprout, and Honeysuckle (from Concord and 9th)!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hope you're having a fabulous weekend!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Whole Lot Of Awesome (Pinkfresh Studio)

Ink: Midnight, Aqua Sky, Sprout, Honeysuckle (Concord and 9th)

Cardstock: White (Ink To Paper)

Dies: Wonky Stitches (Avery Elle)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (X-Press It)
 

 

Pinkfresh Studio WCMD Challenge #2 - Thank You

Hello there! Did you see all of the fun challenges Pinkfresh Studio is hosting in honor of World Card Making Day?!?!!! Today I'm playing along with Challenge 2 - Thank You.

I absolutely ADORE all of the sweet images in the Playful Animals 1 and 2 stamp sets by Pinkfresh Studio!!! Sooo super cute!!! Here I used them to create a couple of mini thank you cards (measuring 3 3/8" by 2 1/8"):

I love having little cards like this on hand and ready to go :)

Hope you're having a fabulous day!

Thanks for visiting!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Playful Animal Friends 1 (Pinkfresh Studio), Playful Animal Friends 2 (Pinkfresh Studio), Dream On (Pinkfresh Studio)

Ink: Buttercup, Parsley, Evergreen, Mushroom, Cranberry, Marmalade, Eggplant (Concord and 9th); Tangerine Tango (Stampin' Up); Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Cardstock: White (Ink To Paper), Kraft (Recollections)

Dies: Nesting Card Templates (Lifestyle Crafts)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn) 

Welcome To The World

Hello there! Today I'm playing along with two challenges: Day of the Month Card Club (a new-to-me challenge) and Freshly Made Sketches.

The theme at the Day of the Month Card Club is "Elephant Appreciation Day"---how super fun!

And here's the current sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches:

My card features the Floral Print Silhouette stamps and dies from Concord and 9th.
 

I used Mint To Be and It's A Girl inks from Catherine Pooler for the background circle and the flowers. Then I heat embossed the leaves in gold. I think this would make a sweet baby card :)

 

I had so much fun stamping that I couldn't resist making another card with a different color combo: Aquatini and Orange Twist (Catherine Pooler). I used the same layout but changed up the silhouette die and the sentiment to create a thank you card.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Floral Print Silhouette (Concord and 9th)

Ink: Mint To Be and It's a Girl (Catherine Pooler), VersaMark (Tsukineko), Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko), Aquatini and Orange Twist (Catherine Pooler)

Embossing Powder: Queen's Gold (Ranger)

Cardstock: White and Kraft (Ink To Paper)

Patterned Paper: Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack (Stampin' Up)

Dies: Floral Print Silhouette (Concord and 9th), A2 Layers (Waffle Flower)

Other: Fun Foam (purchased at Simon Says Stamp)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn), Connect Glue (Gina K)