GOLD gold GOLD

         This card took a couple of different turns before all was said and done.
         I started with printed paper by Mambi in that tiled gold.  I cut a circle with two sizes of circles.  I framed the cut circle with a smaller circle in black CS.  I backed that opening with printed acetate from Recollections in gold.  I added a foam backing and filled the circle with black and golds sequins and confetti.
          The sentiment is on gold velum that I stamped with a bargain bin stamp in black StazOn and clear embossing powder.
           The black dots are just popped with and everyday hole punch out of scrap black CS and then topped with glossy accents.   All of that mounted onto a black CS base.

           


I would really like to add this card to the following card challenges if I may:

Try Stamping Tuesday Sketch #306

City Crafters - Confetti
Shopping Our Stash - All that is Gold
CASology - Glisten - all that Glistens is Gold
Stamplorations: Cutplorations: Black and Gold
Tuesday Throwdown - ATG
CraftyHazlenut - Printed Paper
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Daisy Chain - Add some Sparkle.

XOXO

   This one started with some new blue and gold washi tape that I was just chomping at the bit to use.  I went with the color challenge with Just Us Girls and the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches to get 'er done.  Starting with the ballet pink card stock, I dropped that blue washi on a diagonal in those close rows.  I then faux stitched the edge by hand.  The sentiment frame was cut with a die from Art-C.  The XOXO stamp is a rubber goodie from the $1 box (gotta love those) which I used Chipped Sapphire with clear embossing powder for shine and depth.  I attached that with dimensional squares and faux stitched that as well.  The pretty ballet pink ribbon was added to fulfill the sketch.  All of this on gray card stock base.  Voila.










I'd would like to add this card to the following card challenges if I may:

Tuesday Morning Sketches  #387

Just Us Girls:  Color week.  Pink/Navy/Gray

Seize the Birthday: Dots and Dashes
Shopping Our Stash: Gold (gold dotted washi)

Thank you so very much for stopping by ....
Have an amazing day !!




Dawn

Be Jolly

                This was all started with Navy CS where I stamped the snowflakes with a very large stamp and then topped with white embossing powder.  I added both silver and white crystal stickles to accent the snow flakes.  I cut that down a bit and added that to a piece of white card stock where I stamped the sentiment with Chipped Sapphire and then topped with clear embossing powder for shine and a wee bit of lift.  That was added to a piece of light blue paper which was added onto a piece of white paper to complete the sketch challenge.  This was all adhered to a grey CS base.










I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may:
Die Cutting Diva = Blue and Silver
Curtain Call = Icicles
Make My Monday = Winter Walk
CAS this Sketch = #205

Thank you so very much for stopping by ...
Sending you warm wishes .........


Dawn

Bright and Pretty Dragonflies

       It's that time of year again that we come to the Birthday of my favorite twins.  I always do two cards that are the same but different.  This year we have a set of dragon flies.
       Both are on white CS with a white CS base.  The first one I started with Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Peacock Feathers and Shaded Lilac.  I put the ink on the craft sheet and added water and dragged the paper through the colors.  I didn't really get the effect I wanted so I added more of the same colors with a sponge.  The second one I just went right for the sponging and used Wild Honey, Picked Raspberry and Fired Brick.
         The dragon fly is an old mounted rubber stamp that I've had forever.
         I cut the squares on the diagonal with a Fiskars free moving cutter.  I stamped the one sentiment with Wild Honey and added clear embossing powder over it.  The other I use Mermaid Lagoon.

I would like to add these cards to the following card challenges if I may please:
CASology:  Cuts
The Card Concept: Fresh and Bold using CAS
Let's Craft and Create: Things with Wings.
Through the Purple Haze:  Happy Anything.
Sugar Pea Designs: ATG/ATG










Thank you so very much for stopping by.
Have an amazing day.


Dawn

With Thanks

   This is a thank you note for the Church that put together the buses to take us to Washington DC for the Woman's March.  We had such an amazing time and they worked so hard to put this opportunity together for us.
       I used Yasutomo opal water colors to stroke on the rainbow that leaves this pretty shine when you tilt it.  Then I used a bunch of Thank You sentiments from Inkadinkado with black StazOn and clear embossing powder.  I mounted the watercolor paper to navy CS.








I would really like to add this to the following card challenges if I may:
Addicted to Stamps: Rainbow
Dragonfly Dreams = With Thanks
Happy Little Stampers = Water Color Challenge
Sparkles = Thank you

Make a Wish

       

     

 

 This is a card for a teen ....
            Starting with a piece of patterned paper in black and white, I smudged the distressed inks in Aged Mahogany,  Brick Red and Wild Honey.  I cut that down to a flag and backed it with black CS.
          I then went with a burgundy CS base  where I used a dotted stamp across the top with Black StazOn and I topped it with clear embossing powder for a bit of dimension.
            I cut the circle from black CS and then ran it through with a dotted embossing folder and cut the numbers with my Cricut.
            The sentiment was stamped on black CS and white embossing powder and the stamp is from Tim Holtz I anchored the flag with a large black metal brad to tie the dotted theme together.









I would like to add this card to the following card challenges if I may:
Through the Purple Haze:  Happy Anything
Polkadoodles = Anything Goes
Get Creative = ATG.
Try Stamping On Tuesday: Sketch #304

Thank  you so very much for stopping by .... have a great day!!

First Balloons

    This card is for a first of many.   What a pretty little thing.   I started with an ABC embossing folder and then cut the wavy edge with a new die I got for the holiday.
I used the same die to cut the plaid for the interior edge of the card.
I cut the balloons with a Simon Says balloon die.  The number ONE was cut with my cricut and then second cut to give it that darker pink highlight.  I glued them together and topped it with glossy accents to make it look plastic.
I attached the balloons with dimensional squares and tied the bakers twin to the one which was also attached with dimensional squares.
So cute for a first.



Here are a couple of pics from a flat angle and of the inside.



I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may:
Less is More:  New Beginnings (it all starts with "1")
QTR: One for the Kids ATG 
Happy Little Stampers: Anything Goes with Dies (the "1", the curvy edge and the Balloons)
Crafty Hazlenut: Must use patterned paper
Crafting Musketeers: Party Time