Grad Party!

I made this card for this weeks Lawnscaping Challenge the theme is Let's Party so for this one I went with a happy graduating Owl inviting people to his graduation party. It's fun to play with Lawn Fawn critters!

Materials
Card Stock - Crumb Cake, Whisper White (Stampin' Up)
Ink - black (Memento)
Stamps - Critters in the Forest, Bannerific, Plus One, Hats Off to You (Lawn Fawn)
Decorative Paper - Little Yellow Bicycle (Elizabeth Park)
Markers - assorted colors (Copics)
Pearls - Prima
Satin Ribbon - Black (Stampin' Up)
Die - Label - Spellbinders
Paper Snips - Martha Stewart


Instructions
1. Create card from card stock & ink edges - finished size is 4.25 x 5.5
2. Stamp images, color and cut
3. Run decorative paper through die machine and adhere deco paper to card
4. Adhere all images to card with foam tape
5. Adhere pearls to card
6. Tie ribbon around card

Swirls & Flowers

I made this card for the Hero Arts May Challenge. It uses flowers and colored pencils. I'm better with watercolor pencils, but I gave this a try! I stamped the image with VersaMark and embossed with clear embossing powder. Thanks for taking a look!

Materials
Card stock - Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry (Stampin' Up)
Stamp - Flowers & Swirls (Hero Arts)
Ink - Water mark ink (Versamark)
Embossing Powder - Clear (Martha Stewart)
Color Pencils (Crayola)
Pearls (Hero Arts)


Instructions
1. Create card from card stock - finished size is 5 x 5
2. Cut Crumb Cake panel to 4.25 x 4.25
3. Stamp image with VersaMark and emboss with clear embossing powder
4. Color with colored pencils
5. Add pearls
6. Adhere panel to card

Pinwheel Hello!

I made this card for the Scrappy Saturday Wee Memories Challenge. This one requires paper piecing. It's sponsored by Tiffany Doodles Digi Stamps. I've never used a digi stamp so I downloaded a few and thought I would try them out. It was fun! I thought I would let the image stand for itself - it's a deceptively simple looking card. Thanks for taking a look!

Materials
Card stock - Whisper White (Stampin' Up)
Decorative Paper - Brights (Stampin' Up)
Stamp - Pinwheel - Tiffany Doodles Digi Stamp, Essential Messages (Hero Arts)
Button - Stampin' Up


Instructions
1. Create card from card stock
2. Print one copy of pinwheel on white paper and adhere to card
3. Print a copy of the pinwheel on different patterned papers, fussy cut & adhere to card
4. Stamp sentiment
5. Add Button

Nauti-Cool!

I made this card for the OTWC Challenge #52. Here is the inspiration photo and colors. It was fun to make a cheery, summery card. I hope I can get out on the lake some this summer. Thanks for taking a look.

Here is what I came up with.

Materials

Card stock - Crumb Cake, Pacific Point, Whisper White, Baha Breeze, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight (Stampin Up)

Decorative Paper  - Tangerine Tango (Stampin Up)

Ink - Black, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point (Stampin' Up)

Stamps - Nauti-Cool (Wilson Designs), Envelope Background (Hero Arts) Sunny Happy Skies (Unity Stamp Company)

Twine - The Twinery

Waves - Provo Craft

Paper Snips - Martha Stewart

Instructions

1. Create top fold card from card stock - final size 4.25 x 5.5

2. Cut light blue with electronic cutter, then cut darker blue free hand to fill in the open areas

3. Adhere the two blues together and adhere to card with foam tape

4. Stamp clouds, cut out and adhere to card with foam tape

5. Stamp Sail on decorative paper and cut out

6. Stamp white card stock with Envelope Background stamp in orange, then stamp with black onto the are with the envelope pattern with bottom of boat, cut out, color blue and yellow and adhere to card with card stock

7. Stamp flags on orange, blue and yellow card stock and cut out

8. Adhere twine to top of card with glue dots (cut in half)

9. Adhere flags on card on the twine with foam tape

10. Stamp the sun on white paper with Daffodil Delight Ink, cut out and adhere to paper with foam tape

11. Stamp sentiment in black ink

Red Beetle

I made this card for The Play Date Cafe Challenge this week. You had to use the colors red, lime green, and gray. I used all Hero Arts stamps since this challenge is sponsored by Hero Arts. Below is the inspiration photo.

Here's what I came up with.

Materials
Card stock - Basic Gray, Real Red, Whisper White (Stampin' Up) Lime Green - my stash
Stamps - Going, Envelope Background, Life of the Party Dots Background (Hero Arts)
Twine - Papertrey Ink
Ink - Black, London Fog (Memento) Markers - Lipstick Red (Copic)
Dies - Oval, Scallop Oval (Sizzix)
Embossing Folders Sizzix, Tim Holtz


Instructions
1. Create card from card stock - finished size 4.25 x 5.5
2. Stamp Envelope background on front of card with gray ink
3. Cut 3.75 x 5 panel in gray - stamp with dots and adhere to card with foam tape
4. Die cut lime scalloped circle, red oval and smaller lime green oval
5. Dry emboss red and small lime green ovals
6. Stamp car, colro and cut out
7. Cut out clouds from patterned paper
8. Adhere red oval to larger scalloped oval
9. Adhere lime green oval to red oval with foam tape
10. Adhere clouds and car to card with foam tape
11. Wrap around twine and tie in a bow