IC278

I made a card for SCS Inspiration Challenge late last night.  I haven't played an inspiration challenge for a LONG time...Saturdays are a date day for my me and my hubby, so card making takes a back seat on Saturdays.  The inspiration site was Outer Banks Trading Group  and my inspiration piece was this lamp:

I loved the geometric look and the see through glass...thought this piece was so cool...and this is what I made:

I just had a thought to make a card with the same look...kind of.  I punched 3 different sized squares in pink paper and made the silver frames with the same punches and one larger nestie, positioned and punched the pink squares that were then attached to the white panel. I sponged a piece of vellum with baja breeze and attached it to the back of the white panel.  I popped up the panel and added the sentiment.  The sentiment actually is a  mistake...I put a sentiment on the panel in baja breeze, but it was too light, so the "hi!" is a cover up...but looks much better than the first, although I would have loved it to be flush.  I wanted the see-through look of the inspiration, so I've shown two other pictures that show the card with light shining...ok, this is a different card...but then...so am I...LOL!!
     
 I have so much to learn about this blogging...here's one showing the sun(a rare occurence here, lately:)!)

Things I used:
Stamps: Stampendous
Paper:  bazzill white, vellum, silver
Ink:  baja breeze, versamark
Extras:  sponge, 3/4", 1", 1 1/4" square punches, square nestie, pop up dots, silver embossing powder
Thanks for looking, hope you have a great weekend!

FTL134

This week's challenge at Clean and Simple is FTL134... the sketch found here:

This is the card I made for the challenge:

The sample on the Clean and Simple site are colorful and pretty...I was really in the mood to make a red,black and white(off white) card...my favorite!!

I LOVE this flower punch...used it on some scrap red paper that was already embossed. Added some off white stick on dots. Stamped a stampendous hello sentiment 3 times on a piece of speckled cream colored paper, and added a black dot with a pen in between them. Popped up the flowers, and popped up the panel. LOVE these challenges!!!!

Here's a view from the side:

Thanks for taking a look, hope your weekend is wonderful!

Things I used:

Stamps: Stampendous

Paper: red, speckled cream, black

Ink: stazon black

Extras: cream stick on dots, ek success flower punch, pop up dots, black pen

OLW47

This will be the first entry in my new and improved blog(ok...not improved, just new)!! I had an unadvertised blog last year for challenge uploads to other blogs, but deleted it a month ago. I needed a fresh start into this world of blogging, and if you read about me, I have also started a blog for my son, Noah, as well. Soooooo....we will see how this whole thing goes. I LOVE making cards, and I hope to share my joy for this craft with you.

I made this card for OLW47...One Layer Wednesday...to make a card using one sheet of paper. The challenge this week, is hosted by Jennifer Styles, here: http://stylesink.ca/2011/03/29/one-layer-wednesday-47-sketch-o-mania/

This was the sketch:

And this is the card I made:

I made this card using a stamp from Hero Arts, the background from Papertrey Ink. This challenge, because it was square, took some measuring, and although perhaps not perfect...close enough:)! I stamped the background with a 2 1/4" square piece of paper centered taped with removable tape in the middle. I then stamped the flowers with the sentiment, embossed and colored. Added a yellow rhinestone...I thought it made it look happy.

I failed at this challenge numerous times...not centered....not a good stamp....stamping background not in line....this card is a product of a failure.

I was getting a bit frustrated, so I took an already stamped card, used the back and decided to stamp the back. Well....I liked the results, only I don't know what I was thinking, but I thought the ribbon around the flowers were leaves, so I colored them green. Didn't like the green, and knew it wouldn't do for the challenge, anyway, so I cut it down a bit on each side and popped up on a white card. I like it popped up...

things I used:

Papertrey Ink cardstock, stamps:Hero Arts and Papertrey Ink Background Basics Tin Type, Ink:stazon black, daffodil delight, old olive, certainly celery, sharpie blue markers, Extras: clear embossing powder, yellow rhinestones, pop up dots, stamp a ma jig, ruler

Thanks for looking , I hope you have a really great day!!!