Monday, May 23, 2016

Purple Plus

     
OK ... so here is my second card that I had with posting issues (lack of a device, lol) and I missed a couple of challenges that I used to work this card, it's ok though.  It happens - life is life and we must trudge on. The pictures could be better too.  Lighting was bad.
So, on with the card.

The challenge was " Purple Plus a Color" which I chose Blue.
I started with my craft sheet and blotted Seedless Preserves and Mermaid Lagoon that I spritzed water to.  I dragged white cs through the ink and let that dry.  I then cut that into strips and adhered that onto light purple cs on the angle.  I rounded the opposite corners and then faux stitched with a purple sharpie.  I cut the sentiment out in the same color cs with my cricut (Lyrical Letters Cartridge) and then topped that with glossy accents and set that to the side to dry.  I attached that to a darker shade of cs and rounded the opposite corners.  I used dimensional squares to adhere the smaller square and the blue flower.  All on the same darker purple base.





This is the sketch that I went with that I totally missed the cut off date for the challenge.









Get Creative:  Purple plus a color = Purple and Blue
Polkadoodles: Birthday
Creative Corner: Clean and Simple
Seize the Birthday: Dimension
Addicted to Stamps: CAS

Thank you so very much.
Dawn

This was a top three winner at Get Creative


Art Nouveau ...




     OK ... so I had posting issues (lack of a device, lol) and I missed a couple of challenges that I used to work this card, it's ok though.  It happens - life is life and we must trudge on. The pictures could be better too.  Lighting was bad.
So, on with the card.
I started with black cs and ran that through the cuttlebug with a gothic scroll like folder (which you can just barely see in this pic).  I added the purple washi across the center for the sketch requirement.  The flags on either side are black with bright silver polka dots (which look white in this but they're quite glitzy)
I cut the entire girl at 3 inches with my cricut using the Art Nouveau cartridge.  I added a diamond gem to her head piece.
The sentiment was stamped with a bin find rubber stamp that is one of my favorites onto vellum (which looks silver) with black StazOn and then heat set with clear powder to give it a bit of shine and texture.  I added the two diamond studs on either side to mask the tiny glue dots used to hold down the vellum.





I used this sketch challenge that I totally missed the cut off for.







I would like to add this to the following challenges that are still open:

Four Crafty Chicks: Favorite Era
Tuesday Throwdown: Embossing (dry and dry)
Little Tangles : Anythiing Goes.
Chocolate, Coffee, Cards:  Just us Girls

Thank you bunches!
Dawn

Friday, May 20, 2016

Blue Birthday ......



                 Working on a challenge.  I started with navy cs and ran that through my cuttlebug with a swiss dot folder.  I stamped the birthday cake with a recollections stamp and colored it with iridescent water colors and edged it with chipped sapphire ink ... the sentiment was stamped in picked raspberry and then heat set with clear embossing powder.




I would like to add this to the following challenges if I may ......

 


 Color Q: Color Challenge









 



My Favorite Things: Sketch challenge








Little Tangles: ATG
Fab and Funky: no designer papers

Thank you so very very much.
Have an AMAZING day

Dawn

Owl wishes




        Birthday Owls are fun.  I started with the blue CS and edged that with a fiskers scallop and then ran white stitching just above that.  I popped a circle out of pink CS and ran white stitching around that too.  I punched an orange (spiced marmalade) heart and then covered that with glossy accents and set that to dry for a bit.  The puffy owl was a sticker from Sticko.  The flag I cut to sketch dimensions and ran it through with a dotted embossing folder. I ran faux stitching around the edge in pink, orange, blue and green sharpies.
HootyHooooooooo ...

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



  Sugar Pea Challenge: Sketch







Seize the Birthday: Dimension
Polkadoodles: Wings
Creative Fingers: ATG


 My Favorite Things: Color Challenge






Tuesday, May 17, 2016

anchors away my friends......

 


           Off to another challenge .... playing with mermaid lagoon, salty ocean and blue print sketch, I squiggled them on my craft sheet with a spritz of water and dragged my paper through the ink.  I blasted that with my heat gun to help dry and then a couple of droplets of water after.
I cut the anchor frame with my Cricut and the 'Stand and Salute' cartridge with blue card stock.  I also cut the 'anchors away' with the same cartridge and red card stock.  I angled them onto the white that I faux stitched in red sharpie using the sketch as guide.  I tied both red/white and blue/white twine around and knotted right at that edge.  All adhered to a white base ...  and you're off on holiday.

Que Horn.

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






Fusion:  Sketch and Theme







Make My Monday; Sail Away

Creative Fingers: ATG.

Shopping our Stash: Sounds of the Sea.


Thank you so very much ... here's to happy sails.

Dawn

pink and gold


       
        When you can't sleep ... hit a couple of challenges.  This is a sketch challenge from Retrosketches.
          I started with white card stock and I embossed the flower image and the sentiment with gold powder.  I painted in the petals of the flower with aged mahogany ink.   I chopped the top with a fiskars edger.
         Next I grabbed some pale pink card stock and hand embossed the diagonal lines and then brushed embossing ink and set it with gold embossing powder.  I edged the pale pink with the aged mahogany ink and secured it onto a white card base.   


I would like to add this card to the following card challenges if I many pretty please.  








      



Cupcake Inspirations: Color Challenge. 











Thank you so very much !  Happy Tuesday everyone!

Dawn

Sunday, May 15, 2016

love with wings

 


       June is the month for weddings .... and with that, anniversary cards.  
This one combines a few challenges at the same time.   Starting with pink card stock, I cut the large heart with my Cricut and the Plantin Schoolhouse cartridge I then ran it through my Cuttlebug with a swirls folder.    
I cut the butterfly with my Cricut as well using the Sampler cartridge.  I backed the pink card stock with white polkadot acetate by recollections.  I filled the space with hot pink, white and gold sequins.   I put the sentiment on white card stock and edge it with picked raspberry.  Mounting the whole lot onto the same pink card stock base.  



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


   
 




 Try Stamping Tuesday = sketch #269







Polkadoodles = with wings
Fantabulous Cricut = Things with Wings
Get Creative = Pink and one color
House of Cards = Acetate or Vellum
Lets Craft and Create = pretty in pink

Thank you so very much ... have an amazing day,. 

Dawn