Cardinal in Winter

I broke out my Inka Gold and colored an embossed image:

I heat embossed the Hampton Arts sentiment, rounded the corners, and mounted it on a black card base, leaving only a small edge showing.  Sharing this with Addicted to CAS #132 - Birds, hopefully it is CAS enough!  Come play along with us at Words 2 Craft By for our Phenomenal Woman challenge - it closes April 4. 

Hello!!

I bought a Paint Chip paper pad, and it makes ombre so much easier!

Sharing this with Addicted to Clean and Simple's Ombre challenge.

Come play along with us at Words 2 Craft By for our Magical beginnings challenge through January 24.

Sparkle!!

Addicted to Clean and Simple's code word is SPARKLE. 

 

And Creative With Stamps has a Reindeer Challenge!

I needed a few masculine Christmas cards.  I like the contrast between the black and the gold glitter paper and heat embossing, but my husband says it's ugly.  Since he rarely criticizes my creations, I am a bit insecure about it, but I am posting anyway :). 

Recollections glitter paper and die cut layered with black linen texture paper. Check back on Wednesday for our next Words to Craft By challenge!!

Another CAS Card - Friend

I am enjoying another CAS adventure with Addicted to CAS.

 

 

I die cut the letters from a My Favorite Things alphabet set using a rainbow of papers, then placed them with a gap in the card front.  Come play along with us at Words 2 Craft By for our Vacation challenge!!

White Wedding

I finally made something worthy of posting (I hope!).

Copper heat embossed sentiment one the card base, Gina Marie embossing folder.  I am sharing this with 3 (yes, 3!) challenges.

Less is More Sketch Challenge 20:

Addicted to CAS #144 and Cards in Envy White on White challenges.

Come play along with us at Words 2 Craft By Love challenge!!!

Doodling Zentangle

I love to draw Zentangles, but I never know what to do with them.  Usually, I make pretty trash!  Not this time. 

My Mind's Eye patterned paper strip, OWH sketch #137.  Not sure about this one.  Going to share this with the Addicted to Clean and Simple Doodle challenge #106. 

Addicted to CAS - Wood

 

 

Pebbles Lakeside paper embossed with wood grain and layered with dark grey.   Love this masculine card!

Come play along with us at Words 2 Craft By for our Celebrations challenge!!

Sweet Giraffe

Something about giraffes make me think of babies. 

I colored this sweetie with watercolor pencils, and added a bow and tag for the sentiment.  The orange layer was dry embossed with a giraffe print (I have waited forever for the perfect project for that folder!).  Despite the embellishments, I still think this guy is pretty CAS.  Plenty of "white" space for me, so I am sharing this the Addicted to Clean and Simple  Code Word #104 - Pets. 

Come play along with our "Celebrations" challenge over at Words 2 Craft By!!

Butterfly with Stitched Flourishes

This week's code word at Addicted to Clean and Simple is STITCHED!

I used an old Bazzill Basics piercing template, and stitched the flourishes with twisted green twine.  The butterfly die cuts are from Spellbinders and the wings are popped up, the sentiment from Above Rubies Studio. 

Addicted to Clean and Simple - Stripes

Over at Addicted to Clean and Simple, the code word is Stripes.

I love this color combo!!!  Washi tape and lots of yummy white (black!) space. 

CAS Blooms

I love to make and give monogrammed cards.  They can be used for most any occasion, and there are soooo many options! 

Flowers stamped in Versamark, and heat embossed in clear.  Add some sleek layers and a matching sticker - DONE!  For the top stripe, I used a piece of the embossed layer I had trimmed.  I am sharing this with Addicted to Clean and Simple.  I hope this is clean enough for their challenge...

Come join us over at Words 2 Craft By for our latest challenge - Love and Friendship.

Red Chevrons

Instead of Valentines, I prefer to send general love or thinking of you cards instead. 

Addicted to Clean and Simple's challenge is Code Word Red.  Bazzill Basics chevron paper, red grosgrain ribbon tied with a pearl brad.  I love all of the white space, and the tiny layers add a little interest.  I have resisted buying the Perfect Payers rulers, thinking that they were unnecessary.  Wrong!!  The 1/16 edge made these tiny layers a breeze!  There are a few more days to join us in our New Beginning at Words 2 Craft By!! 

Patriotic Birthday Card

This has been one of the best weekends (creatively) I have had in a LONG time.  My house is trashed, there's no food, the laundry is piled high - but who cares!  :)  Stampin' Celebration Challenge has a sketch challenge, Addicted to Clean and Simple has a code word challenge, and Less is More is having a red, white and blue challenge:

Here's my version:

Coredinations white pearl paper, Unity sentiment heat embossed in white, stars die cut with Spellbinders.  Make a wish on a falling star!!  Do you have Friends with Cholocate?  The play along with us at Words2ScrapBy.blogspot.com!!

Black & Gold

Addicted to CAS has a challenge to create a project using only black, white, and gold, and Happy Little Stampers' challenge is to create something using die cuts.  I love these challenges, and the cards I created in response!!!

Spellbinder dies, Fiskars sentiment in Versamark ink and gold and black embossing powder.  LOVE! Check out the Words2ScrapBy.blogspot.com May challenge - Say Cheese!!