Take Good Care .....

       This card started with a stamp from Bugaboo Stamps.  I thought it was on card stock but was on white paper so I used colored pencils.   The front panel was white card stock that I blended Spiced Marmalade and Fired Brick.
The sentiment, Hampton Arts, was printed in the corner with Fired Brick and clear embossing powder.
This was all mounted on cherry red card stock top fold with a couple of large enamel dots to finish off the sketch.







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

Addicted to Stamps: Clean and Simple
Craft Rocket Challenge: ATG

Fusion: Sketch only

CAS this Sketch

Thank you so very much for looking.
Have a fantastic day

Dawn

Thinking of you

           This was a challenge of the color fern.  I knew I had a piece somewhere in my room but couldn't find it.  After much digging, I found and old 12x12 pad that I had forever that had the color.  The only name on the front of the pad was Cartulina Texturizada.  It's a pad of solid colors and texture on one side and smooth on the other.   It's also white core and probably why it was on the bottom of the drawer.
             On a small piece of white card stock I secured a stencil and blended so many inks .... Forest Moss, Pine Needles, Evergreen Bough, Crushed Olive and Old Paper.
            From the fern card stock, I used a Penny Black fancy edge die (and had to ink the edge because of the white core) in the small loops, I used a Q tip.  Probably not the best choice of stock to use with a die but I needed that color.  LOL.
             The butterflies were punched out of a scrap piece of designer paper to pull the mint and chocolate into the mix.
            The tag was cut cut from a chocolate piece of card stock from the same pad.  I was going to mount it on the chocolate but didn't like the look.  I again had to edge the piece because of the white core.
           The sentiment (a stamp from Hampton Arts) was stamped in embossing ink and gold powder.
All of this was mounted on cream card stock with a top fold.  Added blink was a big white enamel dot.


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

Fab 'n Funky: Bingo: Gem/Die Cut/Stitching
Butterfly Challenge:#72 The color Fern and paper piercing.
Color Throwdown:

Stamp, Play, Create Chocolate Baroque Challenge #32 Color Challenge

Color My Heart #231 Color Challenge

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Thank you for stopping by ....
Enjoy the rest of your day

Dawn

Enamel dots. Obsessed

So................................................
 I was floating around YouTube when the gears of my cuttlebug fell out last weekend.
 I found an amazing post on how to fix it (see like in post below) but in the process of searching I stumbled upon a video about pony beads.
She was melting them to make enamel dots. I thought damn -- I have bags and bags and bags of pony beads from scouts - glitter ones- frosted ones- holiday- tons.  So I thought this morning I would give it a try.  I lined my baking sheet with foil just in case and then cut some parchment paper.
I melted 2 full trays in under 30 minutes and they just slid off the paper too.  400 degrees for 10 minutes and I'm obsessed.

give it a try .... I did ... and wow ... I have a a zip lock full of enamel dots.
Can't wait to try PERLER beads next ... yea buddy.

Happy Day of Love

 


       I think this will be my last Valentine Day's Card for the season ... There have been plenty this year that's for sure .... it was so much fun making them.
        I started with a piece of designer paper from American Craft that I ran through my Cricut cutting the XOXOXOXOXOXO using an oldie but my absolute fav ... Plantin Schoolbook.
        Then with a small piece of white scrap, I smudged reds ... Worn Lipstick and Fired Brick.
I cut two hearts from the same die from Spellbinders .. one in a darker red cs and the smudged to back it.
         I mounted this a a piece of black cs and added the satin ribbon and bow ... all of which went on the same red card stock as the heart with rounded corners.






I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may ....
CASology = Romance
Deep Ocean = Hearts
Die Cuttin' Divas = Valentine Colors
Little Scrap Pieces = Valentine's Day
Fantabulous Cricut = Valentine
Stamping Royalty = Dies
Cupcake Inspirations = Colors

Tuesday Morning Sketches.

Happy Day of Love Everyone ... 
Hugs
Dawn

Starry Blue Wishes

I am so excited to say that I am working on the Design Team for Try Stamping (or not) on Tuesday.

            This is the sketch for my first post with an optional theme of 'I wish....'
           I started with white cs and blended different shades of blue distressed inks ... my original thought was to have each star in a blended look ... but when they were cut ... each star was their own color ... which is fine.  I covered the stars with embossing ink and clear embossing powder to give them shine.   I cut the stars with my Cricut and the 'Stand and Salute' cartridge.
             I cut the blue cs with a wavy stitched die and then ran it through with a dotted embossing folder on my cuttlebug.  I attached that to white cs leaving just a little edge to frame.
            The sentiment was stamped with Broken China and clear embossing powder and a Studio112 Stamp.
Adding a couple of blue sequins for bling makes it complete.




Here is the sketch for Try Stamping Tuesday

Have fun playing with us at Try Stamping Tuesday and Have a great day.

Dawn

Well Wishes .....

        Here is a get well card using multiple papers.
        Working on mint green cs I adhered multiple pieces ... the orange and blue stitched, the multi color circles and the pink stripes all from Recollections that I had in my drawer forever.
          The strip piece I cut with a wavy stitch die.
          From the same mint and peachy pink cs I cut a circle combo with my Cricut and the Accent Essentials cartridge ... which actually matched the paper ... score!
           Before I glues the two circle pieces together I stamped the sentiment with Abandoned Coral Distress and Clear Embossing Powder.
           I adhered the circles with dimensional square tape and added some cute paper flowers from Recollections.
           All mounted on a mint green cs base.




I would like to add this card to the following card challenges if I may please:
Craft Catz Weekly: use three papers.

My Favorite Things: Color Challenge

Color My Heart: Color Challenge

Valentines

   Here is yet another Valentine Card ... so so so many this season.
I went into my paper drawer ... found this paper of hearts in red and pink  ... I believe is a Recollections piece. I cut that down to fit.
From both black and white cs ... I cut a bubble edge with a Fiskars edger.
From another piece of black cs I cut LOVE with my Cricut (which is getting a workout since my Cuttlebug was indisposed) with the Sampler Cartridge.
I trimmed them all up a bit so that they can frame each other and all mounted onto a black cs base.
Happy Valentine's Day !!







I would like to add this card to the following challenges if I may please:
Through the Purple Haze: Valentines

Fantabulous Cricut: Valentines

Four Crafty Chicks: Love

Cupcake Inspirations: Color Challenge

Just Us Girls: Hearts

Casual Friday: Pink Red and White

CAS this Sketch 

Thank you so very much for looking.
The warm is gone ... back into the blankets.

Have a great day ....
Happy Valentine's Day 

Dawn