Waving 'hi"

I made a "wiper" card -- when you pull on the left side of the folded card (see smaller photo to right), the little "wiper" hand pops up with a message. 

This card features a really sweet set of stamps from Simon Says Stamp -- The little tin-can telephone setup cracks me up.  I used silver gel pen on it to add a little metallic sheen, which you can see quite clearly in the pop-up wiper part of the card. The kitty is colored with pencils, and the greenery around him includes both stamped bits and blades of grass I just drew in with markers.  The message goes on the back of the card. (Instructions for the card are found in the SCS tutorials section.)

This card is entered in these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- 4-legged friends

Word Art Wednesday #760 -- anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2628 -- anything goes

 

Pattie's Creations #244 -- use  stamped or digi image

 

Digi Chooseday -- anything goes

 

 Crafts Galore Encore #149 -- -- anything goes

 

Polkadoodles challenge -- anything goes 

 

Wish I were there

 Oh my gosh, it is SO HOT. A nice sea breeze would be quite welcome. At least I can create one on paper.

This card features a beach scene from Purple Onion Designs, colored in pencils. The striped segment is stenciled. 

This card is entered in these challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2626 -- water

Creative Inspiration -- Summer sunshine

Paper Funday #89 -- Splash 

Simon Says Stamp Monday -- stripes

Word Art Wednesday #758  -- anything goes

Digi Chooseday -- anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore -- anything goes

 

Christmas candle

 

 The Jingle Belles have a sketch challenge going on.  This is a digi from The Stamping Boutique, colored with pencils and sparkled up with Wink of Stella on the snow on the window mullions and a silver glittery gel  pen on the candle holder. The sentiment is red embossed ( I have two different glittery red EPs, but decided plain red would be better... two sources of sparkle are all this card called for.)

This card is entered in these challenges:

Jingle Belles -- sketch

The Paper Funday -- stripes option

Creative Inspiration -- Christmas in June

Word Art Wednesday#758 -- anything goes 

CRAFT #782  -- anything goes 

Polkadoodles -- anything goes 

Digi Chooseday -- anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- anything goes

One-layer roses

 I find one-layer cards intimidating, but I challenged myself with this one.  I masked off the central area and ussed blending brushes to apply yellow and coral inks. (The colors look so much smoother in person, I don't know if the eye just smoothes the colors out or what). After removing the masking, I stamped the beautiful roses (Studio Katia) in Memento Black.  I die-cut the sentiment from another piece of cardstock where coral ink was blended.  Added a few gems for a little sparkle.

This card is for these challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms #42 -- florals

Crafter's Cafe -- blooms optional

Pick 3 Challenge #6 -- ink blending, sparkle, sentiment, yellow

CRAFT #782 -- anything goes

Pattie's Creations #243 -- use an image

Word Art Wednesday #756 -- anything goes

 

Snowflake wreath

 A friend shared the idea of using die-cuts to create a wreath. I don't have a snowflake-shaped die, but looking through my stash of embellishments, I discovered a baggie full of snowflake-shapes in a white/slightly iridescent plastic. They have a tiny hole in the middle, so I guess they are sequin-esque? Anyway, I figured they'd work as well as die cuts to create a wreath. The center of each is embellished with a red gem. The sentiment is green embossed. (I don't normally buy EP in colors, but I bought a big box of stamping goodies at the thrift store a few years ago, and it included green EP. I don't think I've used it before today.)

This card is entered in these challenges: 

ABC Christmas -- L is for Let it Snow

Christmas Kickstart #111 -- Snow day 

Creative Inspiration -- Christmas in June

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2624 -- anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #756 --  anything goes

CRAFT #782 -- anything goes

Camping fun

My family, especially my husband, loves camping (although, tbh, we gave up tent camping a while ago and enjoy a little travel trailer.) When the Double Trouble challengers asked for a card representing what "my guy" likes to do, camping was the  obvious choice. I created a starry night sky by blending inks and splattering a shimmery white water color, then die-cut the tent and a few trees to finish the scene of camping under the stars. I used the Try a Sketch on Tuesday layout and incorporated some plaid scraps (plaid = outdoors, right?)

This card is for these challenges:

Double Trouble #218 -- 3 strips, 2 die-cut items, masculine project; TSOT,; my guy twist

TSOT #697 -- sketch

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- add a sentiment

Die-Cut Divas -- anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2624 -- anything goes

The Paper Funday #88-- anything goes

A Cut Above -- use die-cuts

Word Art Wednesday #756 -- anything goes 

 

Masculine texture

 I purchased this plaid EF a while ago, but life intervened and I hadn't used it yet. Plaid is good for a masculine card, as is kraft. To add some color, I did a little color blocking with a mustardy strip and a drak green strip, then added a striped ribbon. I've had these burlap leaves forever, and they added a contrasting texture that worked well. 

This card is entered in these challenges:

Make My Monday -- embossing

Double Trouble #217 -- masculine with kraft

Word Art Wednesday #754 -- anything goes 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday  -- anything goes 

Polkadoodles challenge  -- anything goes 

Digi Choosday  -- anything goes 

Pammie's Inky Pinkie's #2622  -- anything goes 

Crafts Galore Encore #148  -- anything goes