Challenge Your Stash

 Today is reveal day for our Challenge Your Stash group on Splitcoaststampers.  Barb was our hostess this month and her challenge is to use water on your card, either an image or watercolor, spritz or the word water.  I always love this challenge every month because I go to my stash and find stamps I have never used.  My card today is the perfect example.

I have always loved foxes so I had purchased this adorable stamp set "Ahoy Fox" by Dare 2B Artzy.  I finally found an occasion to pull it out and use it.  The paper has waves in the background and was a scrap in my stash.  I tore a piece of brown paper at the bottom and used Vintage Photo Distress Ink on the edges.  I colored the image with my copic markers, fussy cut it out and pop dotted it on the card.

What a great challenge this month from Barb.

PIP Challenge #2533

 It is time for another challenge over at Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges.  Challenge #2533 is being sponsored by Vrada Sharma LLC.  

There are so many beautiful digital stamps on their website and it is hard to decide which one to use for my card.  I decided to go with the Hot Air Balloon Stamp Set.  I thought this was such a pretty set.

I started out the card by printed the image on my printer and then coloring it with my copic markers.  I then fussy cut the image out.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set.  I just love the additional of the floral images on the balloon.  The background paper is a piece of scrap paper I had.  I love to collect paper with clouds for the background.  

Thanks for stopping by and be sure and check out PIP Challenges and see what the rest of the design team came up with.

Creative Crew

 It's the 15th of the month which means it is time for our Creative Crew challenge.  Jeanette is our hostess and she sent us alot of fun goodies for the challenge which is "Add Your Favorite Color".  I had a hard time with this challenge because it is like having a favorite Child.  So I am going with my favorite color combo which is pink/turquoise.

The image is Gina K Smiling Blooms which was stamped on Gina K Base Weight White cardstock with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink.  I used the Pink Fresh Studio Elongated Lattice Die and sponged it with Broken China Distress oxide.  The pink is Paper Cut Crystal Diamond Glitter Cardstock and sponged with Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide.  I colored the image with my copic markers and added a few gems for bling.

Check out the rest of the Creative Crew to see what they came up with.

Barb

Carol

Darlene

Jeanette

Lorraine - SCS Gallery

Terry

Thanks to Jeanette for a great challenge this month.

It's All About Christmas

 I decided to make another Christmas card this week.  I keep thinking if I make one Christmas card a week until Christmas, I will have plenty to mail out.

For my card this week I decided to go to Inky Paws Challenge by Newtons Nook Designs.  The challenge this week is a sketch challenge.  

This was such a fun challenge.  For my card I am using the stamp set "Newton Loves Coffee".   The sentiment is from the Cup of Cocoa stamp set.  The paper is from Happy Pawlidays by Recollections.

Such a fun card to make.  I am also entering this card in the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge since the theme this month is "Coffee, Tea or Cocoa". 

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge

 I can't believe it is August already.  It says to me I need to start working on my Christmas cards as Christmas will be here before we know it.  For inspiration for my card I went to the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge.

The theme of this challenge is to make a card with a Christmas/Holiday theme with Coffee, Tea and/or Cocoa theme.

For my card I am using the stamp set "Cup of Cocoa" by Newton's Nook Designs.  I stamped the images off and colored them with my copic markers.  You can buy the matching dies but I did not so I fussy cut each image out.  For the designer paper I used Not a Creature was stirring by Photoplay.  I also used the A2Card Layout Die.  I think they make the greatest backgrounds for you card.

So one Christmas card down and a lot more to make.  

Hope to see you over at the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge.  

PIP Challenge #2531

 This weeks challenge for Pammies Inky Pinkies is being sponsored by The Cutting Cafe.

I decided to make a couple of cards this week using images from The Cutting Cafe.  

The first card I decided to make is an acorn shaped card.  I cut the designs out with my Brother Scan n Cut machine and put it together.  So easy and such a fun card.

The next card I made was using "Birthday Sentiments".   Sometimes you can make the easiest card with sentiments.  There are alot of choices when you purchase this set.  The background for the card is a napkin that a friend gave me.  I just used some modge pod on a piece of 4 x 5 1/4 inch piece of cardstock and laid the napkin over it.  It was so fun to do.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  Hope you check out some of the other creations by the design team at Pammies Inky Pinkies.