Stitched Flowers----Happy Birthday

I enjoy combining sketch challenges with color challenges and find that the results are often so pleasing!  The current MFT sketch is clean and versatile, and the Color Throwdown palette is cheery and refreshing.  

After sifting through scraps to match the color cues, MFT's Stitched flowers were cut in some tiny patterned pieces that I was so glad to have saved!  

Linking to:

MFT Sketch Challenge

Color Throwdown

SSS Wednesday Challenge

Word Art Wednesday

 

Camp Create Shaker Card: Stitched Flowers Bouquet

I enjoy the lessons and challenges for MFT's annual Camp Create.  Today's video contains excellent instructions for creating a shaker card, and this is my first.  The bouquet features MFT's stitched flowers 'arranged' in a shaker jar.  I should have added double layers of foam tape to make the shaker well a little deeper, but otherwise the process went very smoothly!

Linking to:

MFT Camp Create

                                                        Word Art Wednesday

SSS Wednesday Challenge

 

 

Happy Birthday with Into the Blooms

 

I am so thankful that today allowed for some crafting time as it's been busy lately.  Playing along with PTI Challenge to use 'raindrops' to adorn a card. The base of my card was created with Bitty Big scraps in Summer Rain.  The next layer is a Shape Shifters Oval, and the flowers are from Into the Blooms II.  The flowers were cut from white card stock and inked in Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Green Parakeet, and New Leaf.  All the flowers were assembled with foam tape between the layers, so there is lots of dimension.

Linking to:

PTI Blog-- What do I do with this?

Double D---Colors of Summer

Word Art Wednesday--A/G

SSS Wednesday--A/G

Watercolor Butterfly

 There's yet another fun challenge on the PTI blog---The Great Cover Up plan is to use a watercolor background.  The idea for this card came from a beauty by Korin  (of Sweet-N-Sassy) using a jewel-like combination of blue and purple with the fun background stamps added for interest. It made a great resting place for the big PTI butterfly embossed in gold glitter and tinted with more blues and purples.

Linking to:

PTI Blog--The Great Cover Up

Double D---Colors of Summer

Word Art Wednesday--A/G

SSS Wednesday--A/G

Because He bends down to listen....I will pray

    

Shauna shares another gorgeous card on the PTI blog this week, challenging us to create a tropical card.  This prompted me to pull out Flourishing Florals and some bright inks.  Of all the hibiscus I stamped, I liked the orange ones best as they remind me of the ones that bloom outside the kitchen window.  (When my son was little, we watched for humming birds "in the high biscuits", as he called them.)

The Tin Stitched border brings focus to the sweet scripture by Verve.

Linking to:

PTI Blog---Shauna's Video Series Challenge

Word Art Wednesday

Double D Challenge (Colors of Summer)

SSS Wednesday Challenge (Old and New---retired sentiment with new florals and dies from PTI)

 

Psalm 31:7 MemoryDex

 This scripture brings such a tender message about God's care for us.  I love the phrasing that He SEES my trouble, but He CARES about the anguish of my soul.  Now that this dear word has been memorized, it's time for it to have a spot in my MemoryDex.  

The pretty lilies are MFT Die-Namics cut from white and inked in shades of pink and green.  The accent words are cut from a Sween-N-Sassy alphabet set.  And yes....the scripture is a little blurry because my printer has outlasted its drivers, I think. 

Thanks so much for taking a look....I hope the scripture was a blessing to you.

Christine

Linking to:

Word Art Wednesday

Wishing you a happy birthday

 The PTI blog has another fun instructional video and associated challenge.  The border of this card was created according to the video:  liberally dampen a watercolor panel, dab inks directly from the pads, and add lots more water to blend.  After using the Tin Stitch border die, I added a center panel and some Effortless Beauties blooms.  It was a quick and easy technique!

Linking to:

 PTI Blog

Word Art Wednesday

SSS Wednesday (Retired sentiment and new stamps and dies from PTI)

Sparkly Floral Wreath

 The July 21st "What do I do with this?" post on the PTI blog is all about adding sparkle and shine to cards.  After stamping the Favor Box Wreath, I stamped it again in Versa Mark and embossed with clear powder for some shine.  Similarly, the second layer of the yellow blooms was embossed in gold glitter powder to add a little sparkle.  The final layer of glitz comes from the gold card stock behind the frame.

To meet the SSS challenge theme, the newer PTI Wreath stamps and dies are paired with the classic A2 Noted layering dies, also from Papertrey Ink.

Linking to:

What do I do with this? Challenge on the PTI Blog

Word Art Wednesday

SSS Wednesday (Old/New)

Winter is Warmer Together

 Birds and Bunnies by Stampendous is a new set in my collection (AKA Never Before Used Stuff, or NBUS).    Stampendous images include a colored image on the acetate carrier sheets, and I used this to select shades of Arteza Real Brush Markers for coloring.  The photo doesn't show it well, but there is a dash of Wink of Stella on the snow.

The watercolor panel and the gingham layer were cut with Waffle Flower's A2 Layering Dies......they are hard to catch in stock, and I can surely see why. It made layering so easy, and I was also able to cut a smaller rectangle from the gingham panel to save for another use.  Wonder if I can convince DH that this "paper conservation" will soon pay for the dies?

Thanks for stopping by,

Christine

Linking to:

Double D Challenges (Summer Gingham)

July NBUS Challenge (I remembered!)

Word Art Wednesday

Layered Bouquet with Gingham

 

What's not to love about the Double D challenge to use gingham?!  A pink gingham strip forms the base of  the card and is topped with a layer cut with Reverse Confetti Edgers and a layer embossed with a lattice design by Paper Studio.  The floral are the Layered Bouquet by Pink Fresh Studio.  This little card is exactly what is needed for a note to a friend.

Thanks so much for visiting,

Christine

Linking to:

Double D Challenge (Gingham)

SSS Wednesday Challenge (Emboss It!)

Word Art Wednesday (A/G )

Find your sunshine and bloom

 

The Inky Paws challenge is to use the colors red, pink, yellow, and white which gives an opportunity to watercolor Newton's Floral Fringe, one of my favorite images.  I used Arteza Real Brush Markers and a watercolor brush, sneaking in a little green for the foliage.

Thanks for taking a look,

Christine

Linking to:

Inky Paws Challenge

Word Art Wednesday

My Whole Heart

 There's another fun challenge on the Mod Squad blog---to use vellum flowers.  This is my first attempt at that technique, and I like the result.  After heat embossing an image from Stampin' Up's Flower Shop, I inked the back with PTI's Hawaiian Shores dye ink.  The images stayed ink-side-up on my craft mat while I worked on some chores.  It seems the most common way to ink vellum is with alcohol inks or markers, but standard dye inks work if  given plenty of time to dry.  I was happy to learn that!

Thanks so much for visiting,

Christine

Linking to:

Mod Squad Challenge

Word Art Wednesday

Praying for you

 

I love gingham---aprons, curtains, paper, stamps...the list goes on, so I was thrilled to see that it's the theme of the current Double D challenge.

I recently received this pretty Sunny Studios stack and am enjoying using the lovely gingham prints.  Along with my favorite color, pink, it was fun to layer on some of the Lilies Die-namics from MFT.

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Christine

Linking to:

Double D Challenge

Word Art Wednesday

Birthday Bouquet with Oxide Inks

 

On the Papertrey Ink blog, Amy Kolling shared a  floral card stamped in Distressed Oxides and challenged card makers to do the same.  I used soft Distress Oxides to stamp the fun flowers from Birthday Bouquet.

Thanks for visiting,

Christine

Linking to:

Papertrey Ink (Great Cover Up) 

Word Art Wednesday

Happy Birthday with Effortless Beauties

 The Papertrey Ink blog has a wonderful series of tutorials and challenges featuring blender brushes.  To participate, I created an ink-blended panel using Lemon Tart and a brush.  The polka dots were stenciled in Summer Sunrise,  and coordinating Effortless Beauties florals were layered over a circular die and a doily to complete the card.

Thanks for visiting,

Christine

Linking to:

Papertrey Ink "What do I do with this?" Challenge

Word Art Wednesday

PIP Challenge

Happy Birthday to YOU

 As Shauna Todd shares a gorgeous birthday card featuring alcohol-inking, she challenges us to share our own floral birthday card on the Ink to Paper blog.  The base of my card is a Tin-stitched frame which came in last week's mail and was inked in rainbow order using Autumn Rose, Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise, New Leaf, Aqua Mist, Summer Rain, Blueberry Sky, Lilac Grace, and Plum Pudding.  Then, I cut a rectangular panel to glue over the center section...and I glued it a little crooked.  The Large Scalloped die covers the mistake and leaves a spot for a flower from Into the Blooms II.  

Thanks so much for taking a look,

Christine

Linking to:

Shauna's Floral Birthday Challenge on the Ink to Paper Blog

PIP Challenge

Floral Wreath

 Melissa's Fab Friday Feature on the Ink to Paper blog includes a gorgeous intricate card featuring a delicate cover plate die, a frame, patterned paper, and stunning florals.  To meet the challenge, the Dainty  Deliveries die is layered over a kraft panel, topped with a delicately stitched rectangle and Favor Box Wreath.  It's finished with a tiny love tag and twine bow.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Christine

Linking to Melissa's Fab Friday Feature

SSS Wednesday Challenge

PIP Challenge

Dies Only Wedding Card

 This week's Great Cover Up challenge is to create a card using only die cuts.  The large Scalloped Stackers formed the base of this design and is cut from a gorgeous pearlized and textured paper.  Continuing with specialty papers from the same stack, Into the Blooms II florals were cut from varying shades of white papers.  The top flower is cut from a paper that has a chunky glitter finish.  While lovely in real life, it looks less than stunning in the photo.  I wasn't as happy as I'd hoped to be with the white card, so I cut a few more leaves and inked them with Aqua Mist which made all the difference!

Thanks for visiting,

Christine

Linking to:

Ink to Paper Great Cover Up

SSS Wednesday Challenge

His Grace is Sufficient

 My ladies' Bible study teacher is just the sweetest, and she studies so hard to lead in great lessons, so I wanted to do a little something for her.  The gorgeous bookmark die from Papertrey Ink is stamped with layered blooms from The Greetery and is finished with a scripture from Verve.  It was laminated in the little Scotch laminator I use in my classroom, and that process worked very well.

Thanks for visiting,

Christine

Linking to:

SSS Wednesday Challenge

Word Art Wednesday Challenge

PIP Challenge