Scraps with gratitude

I was ready to get rid of some of my scraps, so I looked through my Pinterest boards and found this card to help me out. I used a Darice folder for the background and added a Paper Smooches sentiment.

Age...just a number

I've been looking for a sketch that would let me showcase this Lily Bee bicycle paper and I found it in OWH bonus sketch 18. The A Muse sentiment seems to go perfectly with those blue bicycles and helps remind us that we're only as old as we feel. The circles were cut with Spellbinders and the clear bling is from Triveni.

clean & simple 285

For clean & simple 285, I pulled out my SU owl punch and borrowed a Lawn Fawn branch stamp/die. Then I found my DeNami sentiment stamp I bought over a year ago to use with the owl punch! The branch and sentiment were stamped with Fresh Ink Chocolate. The owl was punched out with kraft and a piece of polka dot A Muse. I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder for the background. The addition of googlie eyes and some Triveni bling finish everything off.

It's a die. It's a stencil. It's both!

A Blog Named Hero is having a stencil challenge and this Taylored Expressions die popped into my mind. Using the die, I created a stencil then pulled out my Color Box Cat's Eye stack of inks. I love how it turned out. It's so bright and cheerful. I even saved the stencil so I can use it again. The sentiment needed to be bold so I chose these two words from an A Muse set and stamped it with black VersaFine. 

Polka Dot Birthday

I have a friend who loves green and when I saw this green Echo Park polka dot paper, I knew I had to use it for her birthday card. I paired it with some green paper embossed with a Cuttlebug folder and used some black and grey polka dot ribbon to cover that pesky paper seam. The sentiment is from Paper Smooches. I added some white American Crafts brads for extra dimension. This card is not only perfect for her birthday, it's perfect for the current Cards in Envy challenge to Think Green and the Anything Goes challenge at Seize the Birthday.

Lucky stars...and polka dots

Isn't this a bright, cheery card? I never thought I'd use this super bright green card stock, but it works so well with the A Muse polka dots and Recollections button. The tag is done with a Paper Trey die and the stars with Spellbinders. I used a Paper Studio embossing folder for the background. The Hero Arts sentiment is stamped in Fresh Ink Chocolate. The basic idea for this card came from Pinterest.

My Hero

This card uses the last of my red/white/blue Doodlebug 6x6 pad. I had so much fun using up the whole thing. I used Nesties for the stars and an A Muse stamp. The brads are by Recollections. The layers are Bazzill...red, white and black.

 

Do you have a hero you could make a card for?

CAS(E) this Sketch #37

This sketch from CASE(E) features five Doodlebug circles cut with Nestabilities layered on black with an A Muse sentiment. How cute and easy is that?!

 

I wish you a wonderful Sunday! 

Deconstructed Sketch 110

Today I have the new Deconstructed Sketch 110 for you. I was looking for a different color combo than I usually use and this is definitely it. I really like how the brown Simple Stories dp shows up against the red and yellow Bazzill. The sentiment is by A Muse and those dots at the bottom are Pearl Pen.

 

Have a fantastic Friday!

 

Scraps

I had this scrap of Doodlebug chevron paper I needed to use and this is what I came up with. I cut it diagonally and made two cards out of it. Both cards use red and blue Bazzill as well as some basic card stock. The first one has two A Muse stamps. The HAPPY is really dark and pops much better in reality. The second has a Paper Smooches sentiment heat embossed in white

Have a fabulous week!

Cherie

One layout...four cards...lots of red, white & blue

This layout is pretty simple and easy to make into any type of card. I used Doodlebug paper from a 6x6 pad, some Bazzill, and some white and black card stock. The "screw" brads are by Recollections and one of my new favorites as you'll soon discover. The black brads are American Crafts and the red is bling from a friend.

This one has an A Muse sentiment I got at their huge sale a couple of weeks ago.

The bug stamp is by Hero Arts and the sentiment is Studio G.

The motorcycle and sentiment are from Hero Arts on this card.

Last one for today has another sentiment from A Muse.

Have a happy and safe Fourth of July!

Cherie

Kathryn's 6x6 Tutorial

One of the blogs I follow, Kathryn's Cards, posted a wonderful tutorial back in May. She took the time to figure out two different ways to cut some 6x6 papers and make several cards with a minimal amount of scraps. You can find her tutorial right here. The first time you do it, it take a little time to figure it all out, but once you have that first set of cards done, it goes so much faster. The first tutorial I did was the second one and it makes eight cards.

Here is what I came up with. I used a Doodlebug Sweet Cakes 6x6 pad that has 24 double-sided pages. All of the other papers are basic black and white card stock. The first card uses a Stampin' Up! stamp and the sentiment is A Muse. The silver embellies are JoAnn Craft Essentials. There are three of this card.

 

This one uses more JoAnn Craft Essentials embellies and another A Muse sentiment. There are two of this layout.

 

 

There is only one of this card. The sentiment/embellishment is from Michaels dollar bin. I used a white gel pen on the darker pink to make a border.

 

 

This last one (although there are two of them) has banners which I love! I added some American Crafts black brads and what I believe is a Studio G sentiment.

 

 

I'm looking forward to using this tutorial again as well as giving the other one a try. Are there any tutorials that have truly inspired you?

 

Cherie



 

Spring Has Sprung! (and S&S Sketches 13 & 14)

Crafty Contagion is challenging us to make a spring card over the next two weeks. We've had snow here and 60 degree weather in the last week or so, so I'm more than ready for spring! For my card, I used S&S sketch 14:

The image is Rainy Day Ruby from Sparkle Creations that I got when I took a Copics class but never had a chance to color. I think it's the perfect "spring" stamp considering the weather in WA this time of the year. The sentiment is from OWH Hero Arts All the Time set. I used white Gelly Roll pen to add the dots to her umbrella. The background was Cuttlebugged with Swiss Dots. All of the papers I already had.

I also finished S&S sketch 13. When I first saw this with a diagonal sentiment, my mind went blank. I'm more of a straight lines kind of person. But thankfully there was an example to give me some inspiration.

The letters are A Muse Graffiti alphabet with the Cuttlebug folder Floral Fantasy as the background.The floral paper is by DCWV. The flowers are Prima and I was happily surprised to see how well they went with the paper. I'm not sure where the flower brads came from. Again, I already had all the papers on hand. It's a bit over the top for me, but hubby assured me Mom cards should always be over the top lol.

Today is a busy day for me with a SU party at 10, my craft group and a friend's birthday party. But I'm looking forward to all of it!

Happy Saturday!

Cherie

Masculine Birthday

Here's another masculine birthday card, but according to my hubby it can be a feminine one as well. What do you think?

All of the papers are from my stash, as well as the blue eyelets. The letters are from an A Muse set I've had for awhile. I love how well they stamp the first time. Again I used the black pearlized paper and the tag layer is silver. No Cuttlebug or Nestabilities used!

Enjoy your day!

Cherie