Colors of Summer

 Sarah has picked the fun theme of Colours of Summer for Allsorts Challenge.

 My card:

I started with blending cheery summer colors of Distress Oxide on my

background: squeezed lemonade, picked raspberry and cracked

pistachio.  I then stenciled on top of this with a stencil in the same

colors.  I stamped a sentiment stamp randomly in gray on the background.

My focal image is a Poppy Metal flower die which I dipped in

Oxide inks until I got the color I wanted.  I layered the flower on a 

vellum die cut so t would stand our from the background.  Birthday wishes

is by StampIn Up.

 

I hope you will join in with this fun theme, be inspired by my

team mates and join at Allsorts Challenge for a chance to

win: 

                                                 

 

Supplies:

Catherine Pooler Loop Braid stencil

Hero Arts old writing stamp (retired) 

Poppy Metal Flower Die 

Quick Cutz Nesting Lace Oval die

Distress Oxides

 

A few favorite challenges: 

Ellibelle's Garden Party #17   8/5

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: ATG (spellbinders  option) 8/4 

The Paper Funday #89  8/2 

Time Out Challenge #318 8/6

 

Triple B August 

Word Art Wednesday-#762-763   8/5

Seaside

 Val has chose the theme of Seaside or Anything goes for this

challenge at Allsorts. 

 

 My card:

I blended oxide inks on my back ground. I added a darker

brown to the sand area using a stamp from Stampin Up.

Palm tree die is from Inloveartshop but the name is

 not on the packaging-this is my first time using

this die (NBUS) 

 

It would be lovely relaxing seaside right now! 

  

 Supplies:

Inloveartshop die-name unknown 

Stampin Up Waterfront stamp set

 

 See what my talented team mates have made and

the collection of stamps for one winner from Stamp Addicts 

at Allsorts Challenge page. 

 

 

A few fun challenges:

Cut It Up #360-Create your own background   7/21

 

NBUS challenge #88- first time using the palm tree die 

The Paper Funday Challenge #89: Twist of Splash  8/3 

Time Out Challenge #317: Water  7/23 

 

We Love Stamping: Summertime July 8/1 

Word Art Wednesday #760-761  7/21 

Buttterfly

  My turn to host at Allsorts challenge this fortnight. I chose:

 use a stencil,  or anything goes.

 

My card:

 I started with white card stock and blended with three colors,

I used  AALL & Creates Cascading Dots stencil and used the

same colors with a heavier hand.  Next I stamped AALL & Creates

Glide stamp and colored it with Copics.  I used deckled 

dies to cut my layers.  I used Wink of Stella on the

butterfly-it does not show up well on a photo.

Supplies:

AALL & Create Cascading Dots Stencil 

AALL & Create Glide stamps

Sizziz-Tim Holtz Stacked Deckle Dies 

 

Prizes this round:

Two winners will each receive three random stencils/sets 

from those pictured at Allsorts challenge.   See the

creations of the blog team here also. 

 

A few fun challenges: 

Addicted to Stamps & More-Diecuts and Stencils  7/8 

Cut it Up: Critters  7/8 

Crazy is our fame-Stencils is our Game  -June//butterflies 7/4  

Tic Tac Toe #296 -diagonal, Summer Colors, DieCut, Layers 7/18

 

Triple B 8/4

 

Word Art Wednesday #758-759 7/8 

Happy Independence Day

 

Sharing a CAS card I made for the Fourth of July holiday coming up.

I used an oldie but goodie stamp from Stampin Up and a stencil

by Hero Arts.  Sparkly stars made from card stock covered with

Holographic laminate sheets and then punched out. Dies are Tutti 

Designs nested banners to cut white and red snippets. 

 

A few fun challenges: 

Die Cut Diva's: ATG 7/1 

Simon Says Stamp Monday: Stars/Stripes7/6 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: ATG 7/1 

Snippets Playground #535 7/5 

We Love 2 Create #4-Anything goes mixed media  7/2 

Birds, Blooms or Bees

It's challenge time at Allsort and Ellie has chosen: Birds, 

Blooms or Bees. ATG's is also an option.

 

 

 

  I went with an easel card this fortnight.  I cut the 

flowers and leaves out of white card stock and ink blended them

for a more realistic look.  Layered it up on several arch panels,

added an embossed layer, some pearls for holding the top part

 up and a sentiment from my prestamped selection.

 

Laying flat for easy mailing:

 

 

Supplies:

Floral Bundle by Poppy 

Papers and embellishments by StampIn Up 

Spellbinders Perfect Touch Arches and Tags

 

 

Join in the fun at Allsorts Challenge for inspiration and a 

chance to win: Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Glorious Bouquet stamp 

 set available from Buddly Crafts.

 

 

A few favorite challenges: 

Beautiful Blossoms #42  6/22

 

Can You Handle the Pressure  (option boys or men) 6/22

Creative Creases #116  7/2

Die Cut Divas  June 7/1 

Ellie's Garden Party #16 7/5

Fab'n'funky challenge #639-summer flowers 6/24 

Triple B June  7/1 

We Love Stamping June 7/1 

Word Art Wednesday #756-757 6/17

 

Dragonfly Card

 

 I had some coordinating  snippets that I wanted to use up and

looked for a sketch to follow.  I went with Sweet Sketch Saturday

 Sketch #328.  I thought it turned out nicely! 

 Supplies:

Crafty Roo stamp

Tim Holtz cascading Dots stencil

Dragon fly die Memory Box Dazzling Dragonfly die

Sentiment: Stampin Up 

 

Snippets:   Small flowered piece-I used the flip side and the 

aqua background piece is left for another project.

A few fun challenges:

Die Cut Diva's June 7/1 

Snippets Playground #534 6/20 

 Sweet Sketch Wednesday

 

 

From the Garden

Time for a new bi-weekly challenge at Allsorts.

 Helen's week to chose and she has chosen: From the

 Garden or Anything Goes.  

 I have been enjoying my Spellbinders Arch dies lately.  I created

an arch opening  on an embossed card front, picked out some pretty

flowered paper and created a shaker card with flower and round

sequins.  I added 3 butterflies and a sentiment.  

 

Gardens are a beautiful and peaceful place. 

 

Join in the fun with a garden or ATG's card and be inspired by my

team mates at:  Allsorts Challenge.

 

Our prize is three die sets from Oakwood Direct and an 

A5 stamp set from AALL and Create 

 

 Supplies:

Spellbinders: Perfect Touch Arches and Tag 

Catherine Pooler: Happy Butterflies

Darice Embossing Folder 

Lawn Fawn Extra Sentiment Banner die

Shaker filler: Pretty Pink Posh and Studio Katia 

 

One of my favorite crafting buddies:

   

A few favorite challenges: 

Can You Handle the Pressure  embellishments 6/12

Triple B - blooms & Butterflies   7/1

 

 

Die Cut Divas  June 7/1 

Winner June

 

 

Ellie's Garden Party 6/16 

Just Us Girls #826  6/1

 

Triple B June  7/1 

Word Art Wednesday #754-755 6/10