CAS Cherries

Fresh fruit, nature maide, clean and simple. Why not make a clean and simple card using fruit?

Then, Freshly Made Sketches posted their new sketch that is perfect for a pair of cherries.

The sentiment under the cherries says "you sweet little thing". The background is stamped.
CAS Cherries is linked to:
Double Click Skittleshttp://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/2015/08/use-food-challenge-here-at-doubleclick.html
Freshly Made Sketches http://www.freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2015/08/freshly-made-sketches-198-sketch-by.html
Addicted to Stampshttp://www.addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2015/08/challenge-156-anything-goes.html

Apples for the teacher

Back to school shopping is starting as I have a ninth grader and a grandson who is going into pre K this fall. Soon we will see the yellow school busses with anxious students climbing aboard. Who can forget bringing an apple for the teacher?

Today is a card made for returning to school. A school house, apples and rulers. The stamp set is School Days from Close To My Heart.

Apples for the teacher is linked to:
4 Crafty Chickshttp://4craftychicks.blogspot.com/2015/08/4cc-back-to-school-258.html
Double Click Skittleshttp://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/2015/08/use-food-challenge-here-at-doubleclick.html
Curtain Call http://curtaincallchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/08/curtain-call-inspiration-challenge.html
Simon Says http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-tie-it-up/

Autumn Butterfly

Stretching my wings (metaphorically speaking) a gift bag with card is the craft of the day. I have been watching tutorials on mixed media. I have been reading blogs on mixed media. I have been buying some supplies that work for mixed media. So, I decided to do something different than a card and tried a gift bag. I decided to do a card that would match since the supplies were out.

Since autumn is comine, I decided to used browns and fall colors. I am using an ARTplorations Happy Flowers stencil, Mixed Media Grunge and Trendy Butterflies stamp set. I am also using another stencil that I do not know the name of.

Steps:
1. Mask off area for a square. Using ragged masking tape gives a rougher edge.
2. Apply Gesso and let it dry.
3. Using water soluble colors, color and blend the background.
4. Stamp written image in Distress Ink.
5. Stencil with texture paset items you would like on your bag. Let dry.
6. Color images with water soluble colors. I used gold paint on one stenciled ares.
7. Stamp butterfly in Distress Ink and lightly coat areas on the stamp with gold acrylic paint, line up and stamp butterfly on top of the
previous image.
8. For card layer and add metal embellishment.

A closer look:

The card and gift bag is for my sister, Julie. I put a metal piece with a j for her.

Autumn Butterfly is linked to:
STAMPlorations http://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2015/08/stencil-sunday-august-2.html


Just Us Girls http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2015/08/just-us-girls-304-word-week.html

Mixed Media Card Challenge http://themixedmediacardchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/08/mmcc-14-butterflies.html

House of Cards http://www.houseofcardschallenge.blogspot.com/2015/08/august-challenge-metallics.html

STAMPlorations http://stamplorations.blogspot.com/p/stamplorations-anything-goes-challenge.html

Christmas Cookies

Christmas cookies and holiday hearts, what a perfect combo for Jingle Belles challenge this week. Gingerbread people all decked out is the plan for this card.

Using Mojo Monday's sketch #409, the gingerbread people lined up in a row!!

Zig zags and the workds were embossed with white embossing powing. The pepermint has a clear wrapper around it.

Christmas Cookies is linked to:
Jingle Belles http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2015/07/cookies-4-santa.html
Mojo Mondayhttp://mojomonday.blogspot.com/2015/08/mojo-monday-409-contest.html

You May Need Sunglasses

Here is a bright, fun, colorful card I made for CCC at Society of Stampaholicshttp://dominodebi.typepad.com/sos/2015/08/july-2015-card-chain-challenge-reveal.html

. It went to Marga in Spain for the card exchange.

The bright colors make me think of my boys when it was cool to wear neon...twenty seven years ago!!

I used STAMPlorations Happy stamp set.

You May Need Sunglasses is linked to;
Crazy 4 Challengeshttp://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/2015/08/crazy-4-challenges-c4c297.html
Simon Sayshttp://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-18/
STAMPlorations http://stamplorations.blogspot.com/p/stamplorations-anything-goes-challenge.html

Dyno Mite!!

My grandson, Riley, whom just turned four loves crafting. He loves getting mail and started making cards to send out so he could get his own mail!! I received this in the mail and since Simon Says has a kid's challenge this week, it had to be added to their gallery.

Dyno Mite is linked to:
Simon Saushttp://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/kids-summer-vacation-challenge/

You Are The Apple Of My Eye

What a fantastic job the design team at Stamplorations did this week with their inspiration project post!! I wanted to play along and CASEd Kim's card. I love the images seperated by the solid color.

I stamped rows of apples and colored them in reds and greens. Then, I made the dark brown wood looking paper at the top and seperating the apples. It was done using Mississippi McGyver's post using distress inks, glue and acrylic paint. Although it did not crackle like hers did, the next piece I tried turned out perfectly.

You Are The Apple Of My Eye is linked to:
STAMPlorationshttp://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2015/07/inspiration-post-july-31.html
Simon Says http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-18/Eureka Stamps http://eurekastamps.blogspot.com/2015/07/eureka-stamps-challenge-151-anything.html
DL Art http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2015/07/dlart-thankful-thursday-challenge-161.html
Curtain Call http://curtaincallchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/08/curtain-call-inspiration-challenge.html