ISSC37 - Happy Birthday to You!

Well it's Friday again and I am happy to say it's time for another iSpy sketch challenge!  This week we are spotlighting the talented  Jean Cross (naturecoastcrafter at SCS) and our sketch is inspired by this card

So here is the sketch:

I have been busy making Christmas cards over the past week and initially thought I would make another based on this sketch, however, I changed my mind and went with a birthday card instead.

So here is the card I created:

 

The papers I selected are some of my favourites.  I love the combination of the bright yellow, red and green in these papers.  They come from two different paper companies but I love how they work together.

I decided to make my circular elements different so one is a doily the other a simple punched circle.  Then I added the hearts and rolled flower.  Both the scalloped heart and rolled flower were cut from felt.

 

 

I wanted to create some layers and depth with this card so out came the roll of foam mounting tape. I really like the way each element can stand out with a little foam tape to differentiate the layers.

I decided to layer the tiny heart and stitched it down the centre.  Then I crumpled each layer of the heart.

 

 

Materials Used:

Paper - Simple Stories, 100 Days of Summer, Simple Pleasures
            Basic Grey, Hopscotch, playground/hop
Card - Kaisercard Vanilla, Envelope Solutions Kraft card base
Dies - MFT Mini Doily Circles, Hearts a Plenty, Dainty Lace Border and Mini Rolled Rose
Stamps - Verve Birthday Bash set
Other - Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink, Birch Ribbon, Punch Bunch medium leaves punch and EK 1 3/4 inch circle punch

So why not join in the fun and create your own take on the sketch.  Head over to the iSpy Blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

ISSC32

Hello and welcome to my first iSpy Sketch Challenge post as one of their Design Team members!!!! 

This week the challenge is a great one for using up your scraps of paper.  You will love playing along!

ISSC32 challenge is inspired by the talented Marie-Alice (ladybug91743 @ SCS) and is based on this card

So here is the sketch:

And here is the card I created:

At first I began cutting squares from my patterned paper scraps then I grabbed out my MFT mix & match banner dies and cut 3 of then to also add in.  I mounted these with foam to give them a bit more definition.

Of course I had no hesitation in distressing and inking all my edges - my favourite shabby chic technique!  The bow was tied with hemp twine and I had a matching button to add from my collection.  The fishtail banner embellishment was made from lace and I added pearls as well.

The rolled rose was cut from the same patterned paper as the banner pieces.  I love making co-ordinating flowers!  The Verve Birthday Bash greeting was stamped with Versa Color ink and the circle was also edge distressed and inked. I added some lace at the bottom of the card to tie in with the piece used on the top right and added some pearls to it too.

To add more interest and definition to the card  I mounted the cardstock panel with foam together with the mini circle doily.

Materials Used:

Paper - My Minds Eye, The Sweetest Thing -Bluebell and Kaisercraft card CD158 Sea Foam and a scrap of bazzil green.

Dies - My Favorite Things Die-namics Mini Rolled Roses, Min & Match Banner and Mini Doily Circles

Stamps - Verve Birthday Bash set

Other - Versa Color 154 Bark ink, Stampin' Up Chantilly lace, Kaisercraft pearls, button, hemp twine, edge distressor, and Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink.

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look at my first iSpy DT card.  I had so much fun and you can too!

So why not play along with me and the other special agents at iSpy!

Here is how to play:

• Create a paper crafting project (card, scrap book page or 3D item), based on the sketch provided.Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery (using a code ISSC30), and link it here with the inlinkz widget below.
  
• Please provide a direct link to your post - not the generic link to your blog.
  
• A new challenge will be posted every Friday at 12:01 AM EST, and you have until noon on the following Friday EST to submit your entry.
  
• You may enter as many times as you like, but please provide a newly designed project with a new link for each additional project.
  
• We will choose the top 2 creations to be featured in our "Top 2 Winners" post every Sunday where we will announce who we have picked :) The winners will receive their very own iSpy Sketches blog badge!
  
• Don't forget that you may combine our challenges with others and use supplies from any company that you wish :)
  
• Have fun and we look forward to "spying" your creations!

Head over to the challenge blog here and enjoy!

Mojo 243 and CR84FN55

I have been having loads of fun playing along with Mojo Monday Challenge Blog and the CR84FN Challenge Blog this week.  I knew I would love the sketch at Mojo Monday this week as it's the end of the month round or square challenge and I love making round cards for a change.  The colour challenge at CR84FN was also a beautiful combination this week so I decided to combine the two on my card.  So here is what the sketch and colour inspiration was:

And here is the card I created:

The papers I used came from a few different ranges in my stash:
Graphic 45 - Little Darlings
My Minds Eye - Nostalgia and Miss Caroline
Pink Paislee - Indigo Blue
I teamed these up with coloured cardstock, Kaisercraft pearls, DMC embroidery floss, Versa Magic Spanish Olive ink and vintage lace.

The dies used were from:
 MFT - Mix and Match Banner, Fancy Flourish, Royal Rose and Fishtail Stax
Quikcutz - Scallop Circles (used to create the cards border)

The stamp used was from Verve Stamps.

Here is a close up of the embellishment:

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog!

Mojo 232

Welcome back to another of my Mojo Monday sketch challenges.  Sketch 232 is a gorgeous sketch by Teresa Kline (a favourite of mine!).  It's a lovely simple sketch with lots of room to play with the elements you add.  Here it is:












And here is the card I made:

The papers used are from MME Lost and Found 2 and Glitz Designs Happy Travels.

I decided to incorporate  little bit of  machine stitching and paper scrunching onto the card.  The paper was misted, scrunched and then ironed dry.  It shrinks a little but the effect is really nice and add a little more to the shabby chic feel.

The flower is another MFT die-namics die of mine - the scallop flower.  I have used white core cardstock for this project and I only inked part of the edges so the flower had a variegated look on tips.

The oval doily was from the MFT oval decorative duo.  Stamps were from Verve - Birthday bash.

Thanks for stopping by!

Mojo Monday 231 & CR84FN Colour Challenge - Happy Birthday

Well it's Friday again and I have been busy putting together my take on the Mojo Monday 231 Sketch.  I was excited to get underway with my card this week.   Not only was I planning to incorporate the new Verve Birthday Bash stamps that arrived after winning Mojo 227 Challenge,  but I also decided to stretch my creative skills and incorporated a colour challenge into the card as well.

I have admired Mona Pendleton's card making for a long time now and visit her blog often.  She also heads up the creative team at CR84FN Color Challenges so I thought I would use this on my card too.

So here is the sketch and colour challenge I used.




When I saw the colour challenge colours of yellow, grey and kraft I immediately thought of the MME Miss Caroline paper pad I had stashed away. 
So here it is -

The shabby chic fence had the kraft and grey colourings and the yellow spots were so cute to add in as a complimentary touch.  I also snuck in a little extra colour with the flower border along the fences.  I mounted the card onto a kraft card base and cut out my tag and doily from this cardstock as well.  I just love the colour combination the team at CR84FN came up with.  I don't normally use grey and yellow together and it works so well with kraft.

A few pearls and some hand stitching were added just to finish things off.

Paper - MME (Miss Caroline) and Kaisercraft
Dies by MFT - Sweet Stack, Decorative Doily Duo and mini rolled roses
Stamp - Verve (Birthday Bash)
Other - Pearls by Portacraft, grosgrain ribbon by Birch and punch bunch leaf punches.
Thanks  for dropping by!