...wagons?
Once I finished this card, for the new Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge, I realized it might only be me that thinks a wagon goes with this sentiment. :D And yes, I could change it, but I like it the way it is. I really like the little sleeping kitty on his pile of pumpkins! I know the patterned paper isn't exactly autumnal, but at least there are falling leaves on it. The design is based on the challenge sketch:
The challenge doesn't close until Friday, so you have lots of time to play along, too! I'm also linking this to the current Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes challenge as well.
Supplies: white & Bazzill green cardstock, Cosmo Cricket Clementine & Lily Bee Design Pinwheel patterned papers, Newton's Nook Designs Wagon of Wishes & Campfire Tails stamps, Memories black ink, Twinery peapod twine, Studio Calico heart wood veneer, pop-dot tape
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Happy Labour Day weekend! It's Saturday, I'm hoping we've already dealt with any weekend rain, and the Drunken Stampers have a new challenge for you:
A campsite! Maybe that's where you're spending your weekend. Or if your crafting supplies don't quite stretch to campsite appropriate material, you can create anything related to woods: use a woodgrain print or wooden elements.
I went for a classic: canoeing into a campsite at sunset:
I ♥ these images from Stampscapes! (The canoeists are a tiny separate stamp.) It is far too easy to let the large image carry the entire load of making the card, so I decided to add a little extra something with a double mat and some patterned papers. The image panel is stamped, embossed and coloured on watercolour paper.
You really should check out the other creations of the Yellow Canaries for this week's challenge! You might be able to guess who likes camping... and who doesn't. :P (Although I suppose you'd never tell from my card that I'm not a big camping fan.) Why not come and join us around the campfire with your camping project?
P.S. I almost forgot that I was going to add this card to a couple of other challenges! Simon Says Stamp is having one of their Anything Goes weeks; and Shopping Our Stash wants a card For the Boys.
Supplies: blue, navy & Stampin' Up Naturals white cardstock, Kaisercraft Check In & Crate Paper Acorn Avenue patterned papers, Stampscapes Lakeside Cove & Paddlers stamps, Versafine onyx black ink, clear embossing powder, Grumbacher watercolours, pop-dot tape
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This week at Crafty Creations Challenges, we want you to add a number to your project! Lots of possibilities here: stamps, patterned papers, stickers, die cuts... I recently bought my first ever Thickers, and broke them out for this birthday card:
I had to play around with my lighting a bit to make sure the "happy birthday" embossing showed. Aren't these multi-patterned numbers fun? I thought the patterned paper in the background added an extra-festive touch to the overall design.
We have a terrific sponsor back with us this week... Whiff of Joy. So why not take a number and join us?
Supplies: white cardstock, Echo Park Everyday Eclectic patterned papers, chipboard, Cuttlebug Happy Birthday embossing folder, Spellbinders circle dies, American Crafts patterned Eric Thickers, pop-dot tape
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Sunday evening, and I'm once again sneaking in a last-minute Paper Smooches SPARKS entry. This week is a "Cool Shades" colour challenge:
For most of this week, the colours weren't really doing anything for me. But then I had an idea...
A super clean and simple tag that incorporates all the colours, with a little bonus teal thrown in. This will be perfect for a gift of homemade goodies, don't you think?
Hope your week ahead is looking good!
Supplies: white & Stampin' Up kraft cardstock, Echo Park Dots and Stripes Candy Shoppe & My Mind's Eye Six by Six Away We Go patterned papers, Paper Smooches Nine Lives stamps, Brilliance coffee bean ink, Zing! clear embossing powder, Twinery lemon drop twine, hole punch, pop-dot tape
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Happy Friday! It's a beautiful day here, and I have a card that seems just right for a summer afternoon.
I combined this cute bicycle stamp I won in a previous Unity Friends with Flair hop with the sentiment from Wheely Fun. Isn't it ideal for bicycles, too? Just the blue bike doing the wheely is heat-embossed, to add a little extra dimension. I think the patterned paper makes a fun hill. For once, I thought to decorate the envelope at the same time (and not just when I'm ready to give the card), so I added it to the picture, too.
I see there's already lots of fun inspiration up at Friends with Flair today! Now, if I can just hold out against the temptation of the latest Unity sales... ;) Enjoy your weekend!
Supplies: white, blue & Stampin' Up bashful blue cardstock, Crate Paper Acorn Avenue patterned paper, Unity bicycle (unknown) and Wheely Fun stamps, Versamark, Memento rhubarb stalk, tangelo, Paris dusk, bamboo leaves & elderberry inks, clear embossing powder, Lil' Inker cloud dies, pop-dot tape
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Hope you've been having a great weekend so far -- I've been able to divide my time quite nicely between enjoying the beautiful weather and playing around with some stamps and stuff. ;) Including making a bird-day card for this week's Designer Drafts challenge at Paper Smooches SPARKS.
Hot air balloon? Not today, thank you. But I did like the circle as a design focus, the clouds and the central background panel. Here's my take:
For a while, Birthday Buddies was my only Paper Smooches set, and sometimes you'd think it still is, I use it so much! I thought it would be fun to try colouring this bird in red... I like it! I restamped and cut out his facial features and party hat for some dimension. His eyes have Glossy Accents and his hat some Stickles, plus a custom-Sharpie-coloured rhinestone. Cloud paper AND die cuts (thanks, Jessi! You know I'm going to need my own dies, of course) ensure he's flying high. The sentiment is stamped on a wood veneer banner that I prepped with a light coat of gesso for a bit of a whitewashed look.
And with hours to go, I'm off to pop this into the running. Enjoy the rest of your day!
Supplies: white & red cardstock, Echo Park Sweet Summertime Blue Sky patterned paper, Paper Smooches Birthday Buddies stamps, Memories black ink, watercolour pencils, green Sharpie, Paper Smooches clouds dies, Studio Calico wood veneer, Claudine Hellmuth Studio gesso, Clear Rock Candy distress Stickles, Glossy Accents, rhinestone, pop-dot tape
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