Circles, dots and many thanks

I've had this 6x6 Authentique pad for awhile and finally found a card to use it on. My inspiration can be found here. The circles were done with Spellbinders and the border punch is EK Success. Those dots are Pearl Pen done with a very light touch. I used an Inkadinkado sentiment on the banner.

Thanks times two

Here's a simple layout that packs some punch with the design papers. I used DCWV paper on the left and Me & My Big Ideas on the right. The button punch is Martha Stewart accented with black Pearl Pen. For the sentiment, I used one from Paper Smooches.

clean & simple 283

I love the look of this card. The clean & simple sketch 283 was perfect for an easy Mother's Day card. I used a Spellbinders heart die on some Bazzill then my Scor-Buddy to make the lines. The dots are dabs of silver Pearl Pen. I did a simple banner for the SU sentiment and edged it in the same color of SU Rich Razzleberry.

Owl Miss You

I had some more fun with my SU owl punch on this card for the OWH MWT Color Challenge. The idea came from here. I like how the black really pops on the pastel colors. I dry embossed the background using some yellow Bazzill and chose some patterned scraps. The eyes have a smidge of Pearl Pen for the pupils. The eyelashes and mouths were done with a Copic Multi Liner. Black and white card stock were also used. For the sentiment, I used one from Lawn Fawn and stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black.

Owl be missing you

These cards turned out cuter than I thought. I got my Stampin' Up owl punch out again and actually used it the way it was meant to be used! This idea is based on the idea I pinned here. The patterned papers are from a mixed pack put together by an LSS. The brown owl, solid blue, light grey and solid red are Bazzill. The dark grey is DeNami and the white is basic card stock. The frames for the owl are from Spellbinders and I decided to use Pearl Pen for the pupils. For the sentiments, I used Stampin' Up Real Red and Pacific Point inks.

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

I love finding new uses for punches and dies. This is my SU owl punch with the little feet chopped off to make a reindeer head. The antlers are parts of snowflakes I chopped up. There was a lot of chopping going on with these cards since I made 31...six for me and the rest for Operation Write Home.

The brown paper is Recollections and has a linen texture. The red and green papers are Bazzill as are all of the patterned papers. The gold scalloped circle is DeNami paper and the white circle/sentiment is SU Whisper White. I also used a SU punch and sentiment stamp while the ink is VersaFine Onyx Black. The eyes have a very thin dot of Pearl Pen and I used my Copic Multi liner to draw his smile. Isn't he just so cute?

 

 

Have you started your holiday cards yet? Thankfully, I'm done with mine and can focus on making cards for gifts.

Halloween Happiness

I have a couple more Halloween cards for you today. Both of them use DCWV papers and some basic card stock. The first one uses one of those dollar stamps for the pumpkins and a sentiment from Endless Creations stamped in VersaFine Onyx Black. The white dashes are done with a Gelly Roll pen and the bling is Pearl Pen. The second one uses a cool witch's hat brad from Eyelet Factory and an OWH sketch. 

I hope you're having a wonderful week.

October fun

Here are a couple of Halloween cards for you. The first one uses some DCWV papers, a pumpkin from Stampendous and a sentiment from Stampers Anonymous. The inks are SU Pumpkin Pie and Memento Tuxedo Black. And the bling is from my stash. These cards fit perfectly into the current Cards in Envy challenge.

The second card uses some Heidi Grace stripes and orange, yellow, black and ivory card stock. I'm not sure where the stamp is from, but it's stamped in SU Old Olive. This time the bling is Pearl Pen.

 

Are you enjoying the cooler fall weather? Or are you ready for summer already?

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!

 

Freshly Made Sketch 94

My favorite stamps lately have been my Paper Smooches set. I love the writing style and the images are so cute and adorable. Both the image and sentiment are by Paper Smooches. I colored the chickie with Copics and used Pearl Pen for the dots. The brown is textured card stack and the white is from Stampin' Up! The background paper is by Paper Adventures. I used FMS94 for the sketch.

I hope you have time to get crafty today!

Luv U

Here's another card I made using sketch 168. Isn't it cute? I think it makes a great kid card!

The image is Recollections and the sentiment is My Favorite Things. The patterened papers are both from Paper Pizazz. All of the card stock is from my stash. I did add a bit of Pearl Pen after I took the picture.

 

What kind of cards have you been making?

 

Cherie

I'm no quitter!

I haven't decided if I like this card or not. For me, it's very busy but my hubby assures me it's not. So today, I'm sharing it with you and letting you decide.

The background paper is actually plastic with brown cupcakes on it. The red and brown are Bazzill and cut with Nesties. I used a sentiment/image stamp from SU and a some Pearl Pen to help define it.

 

What do you think...too busy or okay?

 

Cherie

Easter!

I wanted to share the Easter cards I made for my family. I only made three this year and it was the day before Easter. I completely forgot!

This one uses lots of Nesties and the paper is all from my scraps. The flowers are a Recollections punch with a center of Pearl Pen. The background is a Cuttlebug embossing folder and googlie eyes give it a fun touch. The inspiration was found here.

 

This one is my favorite of the group. The patterned papers are Authentique and the rest is all from my scrap pile. Again, Nesties were used for all of the bunny shapes. The nose is from my bling bag and the tail is part of a cotton ball. The edge was pierced and done with a black Micro pen. I found the idea for this card right here.

 

 

For the last one, I used my new Fiskars grass border punch and a Cuttlebug embossing folder for the grass. The bottom two eggs were stamped with Inkadinkado stamps before trimming. The other three were just traced onto paper and cut out. Pearl Pen gives each one a bit more detail. Yet again, the paper is all scraps.

 

 

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

 

Cherie

 

 

Reindeer Owls?

I found an adorable card on Pinterest that can be found here. The colors are a bit off in this picture, but it's still cute. I made five of these. Maybe if I keep it up with five Christmas cards a month, I'll be done and won't have to worry about them as December starts looming lol!

The reindeer heads are made from the Stampin' Up! owl punch. I chopped off the feet and sponged some ink around the edges. The eyes and noses are also from the same punch with a bit of Pearl Pen for the eyeballs. I drew on the mouths and eyebrows with my Copic multi-liner. The antlers are made with parts from an EK Success snowflake punch and the Merry Christmas is also Stampin' Up! I used some scalloped Nesties for their "stalls." Lastly, the paper is kraft with some Bazzill design paper at the bottom.

 

Enjoy yourself today!

 

Cherie

 

 

Sketch 105 & 106

It's time to start working on sketches again. The first one today is sketch 105. I started with some pink Bazzill and started using up my two sheets of Basic Grey Lime Rickey patterned paper. The sentiment is from the set "Love" by Little Yellow Bicycle stamped in VersaFine Black Onyx. I used Nestabilities to cut out the circles and a hole punch on some of the Basic Grey for the little accent dots. The sentiment circles are popped with some 3M dimensional adhesive.

Sketch 106 is my second card for today. I used the same papers for this one, with the addition of some magenta Bazzill. The stamp is from the same set as well. I cut out some of the circles from the Basic Grey paper and mounted them on some black circles I cut with Nestabilities. This time I accented the middle of the circles with some Pearl Pen.

 

I hope you're enjoying your weekend.

 

Cherie

Miss you...sketch 103

Here is sketch 103 for you. I thought it was a little busy, but my craft group assured me it wasn't. I used the Hero Arts All the Time stamp set. I love how this set has the hands of the clock as separate stamps so you can choose the time you want. Since I wanted the stamps to shine, I only used a little piece of Pebbles Lil' Bubbles paper as a layer for the sentiment. The rest of the papers are Bazzill except for the basic black cardstock. The circles are done with Nesties and there is a black dot of Pearl Pen in the middle of the clocks.

 

Have a fantabulous day!

 

Cherie

 

 

Missing you...sketch 101

This was a fun sketch to do. I love making banners. I used some Pebbles Lil' Bubbles paper for the banner flags and layering. The blue and green papers are Bazzill. Some baker's twine attaches all the flags together. Thank goodness for my friend Sheila, who let me borrow some of her glue to make it stick. The sentiment is Stampendous and those little black dots are Pearl Pen.

 

Enjoy your week and take some time to get inky!

 

Cherie

 

 

Thinking of you...sketch 100!

Woohoo! I made it to sketch 100! I feel like I'll be able to complete all of the sketches now by the end of the year. I'm so excited!

The DP is Pebbles Lil' Buddy Bubbles and the blue and green are Bazzill. I used a plain old hole punch for the blue and green dots. The line of black dots is Pearl Pen.  For the sentiment, I used a stamp from the Stampendous Happy Messages set.

 

Be on the lookout for more of that Pebbles paper. It is...or was...a 12x12 sheet.

 

Cherie

Thank you so much

This card is for a kit for one of the Operation Write Home birthday bashes. It follows one of the OWH sketches but I don't remember which one off the top of my head. The DP is Recollections and the bling is Pearl Pen. The sentiment is Fiskars. There was a bit too much white space around it so I did some piercing.

 

Happy day!

 

Cherie

VCMP Challenge Six: Sketch 136

Our next challenge comes from Linda at Creepin' Along. She wants us to do a card using the new sketch that came out on Sunday. This works for me since I'm trying to work my way through all of the sketches. I'm only on 77 now, so by the time I get to 136 I'll probably forget I already did it lol.

I used some scraps I had laying around for this one. The flowers are from The Angel Company, which sadly is no longer in business. The base DP is some I've had around forever and am glad to see it almost gone. I used Stampin' Up! ink colors Elegant Eggplant, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive. The brown is distressed with black Memento. The circles are done with Nestabilites and the sentiment is Hero Arts. For a bit of shine, I added Pearl Pen dots to both sides of the sentiment.

 

Whew! Only four challenges to go!

 

Cherie