Hello, Crafty Friends!

Today I have a cute card to share...a welcome card to my new crafty friends! =)


The digi stamp is from A Day for Daisies. The shop has the cutest images ever!
I'm entering this card in a few challenges, and one of them is to piece...so I pieced her dress and hat.
I used washi tapes, and colored some flowers and drew the "grass" with Copic markers. I also added some glitter to her wings.

Challenges:
1. A Day For Daisies Challenge #124: Piece or Pierce...
2. Simon Says Wed Anything Goes
3. Word Art Wed #189: Anything Goes/Family Friendly
4. Simon Says Mon Summer

Challenges:
1. The Shabby Tea Room Week #254: "Sweet Summer"
2. Friends with Flair (Unity Stamp Co.)
3. Unity {be inspired} Challenge June 11th-July 9th 
4. Simon Says Anything Goes
5. Word Art Wed #189: Anything Goes/Family Friendly

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I made some projects for 4th of July...


Believe it or not, I didn't really have 4th of July-ish patterned papers in my paper stash (that I hoard...er, I mean..."collect"...), so I had to look for free printables!
Here's where I found the papers I used: Hallmark.




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Have a nice week!

Panel was embossed with my Cuttlebug.
Palm Tree was cut using Artbooking Cricut cartridge (CTMH).
Sentiment (from the Artfully Sent Cricut Collection - CTMH) was stamped on a flag.
"Water" and "Sand" were watercolored with Gel Sticks (Faber-Castell), water and a brush.

Hello, Crafty Friends!
It's Friday and it's Friends with Flair time...

Here's my card:


I used watercolors, gel sticks (Faber-Castell), washi tapes and stamps (Unity Stamp Co.)
Butterflies were cut out and adhered with foam tape.

Challenges:
1. Friends with Flair
2. Word Art Wed #188: Anything Goes/Family Friendly
3. The Mixed Media Card Challenge#12 {Collage}


4. Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #13: A Year of Choices (#6 Stamps)


5. STAMPlorations June Challenge: Stamps & Washi

Have a nice weekend!

I made a card...for my father-in-law:



I have been wanting to use Gelatos, but with other "toys" to play with, I haven't bought any...yet...
So, I "borrowed" my kids' Gel Sticks from Faber-Castell to play! =)

How-To (Tag):
1. Cut a tag, punch a hole on top using Crop-a-dile and ink the edges.
2. Stamp image of choice for the background.
3. Add washi tape on the right side of tag. Set aside.
4. Tear a piece of cardstock to go on the tag, as shown in photo, and stamp script image.
5. Using a stencil, spread glitter glue with a brush or palette knife. Let dry.
6. After it's dry, apply blue gel stick and blend it with water and a brush. Set aside.
7. Stamp seashells and seahorse and heat emboss them in white. Fussy cut and color them with Copic Markers. Set aside.
8. Die cut leaves, outline them with Copic marker.
9. Assemble the tag with the stamped images, die-cuts and dimensional sticker, as shown.
10. Use foam tape for the seahorse and add fibers to tag.

How-To Card:
1. Cut the card using Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge.
2. Trim a cardstock panel for the back of the card front and adhered it.
3. Color the front with gel sticks of your choice.
4. Blend each color with brush and water for a watercolor look.
5. Apply more gel sticks on card for added texture.
6. Adhere the tag using foam tape...and ta-da!

Challenges:
1. Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #13: A Year of Choices (#8 New To You - gel sticks)


2. The Male Room #12: Technique-Add a Tag


3. Fusion: Blue Skies & Smooth Sailing
4. Word Art Wed #187: Anything Goes/Family Friendly
5. FCCB #253: Father's Day

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Happy Sunday!

Two cards to share today...

First one: I used CAS(E) this Sketch's sketch and didn't even bother to change the shape...I love butterflies!



I used die-cuts (Cuttlebug and Cricut), hand-drawn frame and butterfly's outline and some gemstones.

Challenges:
1. CAS(E) this Sketch #127
2. VVV#15: Ombre/Monochromatic
3. Word Art Wed #187: Anything Goes/Family Friendly
4. Simon Says Friends or Superhero
5. Addicted to CAS #65: Butterfly

Second card:


Playing with some new stamps...
I sprayed Color Shine on the bottom, stamped two "slices of oranges", doodled the centers, glittered the "flowers" and stamped the stems and sentiment.

Challenges:
1. One Layer Simplicity #17: Round and Round
2. Simon Says Mon: For the love of Plants
3. Happy Little Stampers June CAS: Sprays/Mists

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I'm in love with coral and gold, so this is what I made for a friend's birthday:



Patterned papers are from a 3x4 and a 4x6 pocket cards (CTMH). I trimmed the small card for the "frame" and backed it up with green cardstock.
I stamped the feathers (Unity Stamp Co.), heat embossed in gold, fussy cut and adhered them on the card using foam tape.
I added a strip of washi tape and some hemp. Then, I added some glitter on the "frame".
It's like my little collection of feathers! =)

Challenges:
1. VVV#15: Ombre/Monochromatic
2. Word Art Wed #187: Anything Goes/Family Friendly
3. Simon Says Friends or Superhero
4. Friends with Flair (Unity)

Have a nice weekend!

I made a gift set for Father's Day: a stamped notebook and a card.


My card was inspired by an old sketch (Sketch#123) at Cardabilities:




And the notebook was super easy to make!
I just added a strip of washi tape and some mustache stamps to a store-bought notebook.

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