Happy 4th of July

 Hello Peeps!

I am sharing a card today I made using the sketch at 

Freshly Made Sketches

And since it is a anything goes challenge at Cupcake Inspirations

 I am linking my card there as well;

The challenge this week at Addicted to Stamps & More:

Die cuts and/or Stencils. 

I have many images that is die cut on my card s well as the Arch background piece.

and my card:

I used the set I got a couple weeks back for my Creative Challenge with Wendy.

I am wondering if my focal image is too large for the sketch, but I had this idea and needed to get it out!!

My card base is Rel Red, followed by another layer of Rel Red that I embossed with the Starstruck EF.

I die cut the with piece with a die from the Everyday Arches die set.

I then stamped all my images onto scrap cardstock, colored them with my Blens, using Real Red and Azure Afternoon. I then die cut them out with the matching dies.

All the images are mounted to the Arch with dimensionals.

I stamped the Happy 4th of July with versamark and embossed with white powder.

I added a small strip of Azure Afternoon DSP across the bottom of the card before adding the focal piece.

I finished up with a few rhinestones.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Vicki

Hello Friend

 Hello Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the challenge at As You See It.

A bright an colorful color challenge. Use Berry Burst, a color I almost never use, Melon Mambo, Lemon Lim Twist and Coastal Cabana.

I thought these colors would be perfect for some bright and pretty flowers, so I pulled out my Flowers Fair stamp to use

My card:

I kept my card pretty simple to let the flowers be the star.

I colored my flowers using the challenge colors. They are so striking in these colors.

I then used one of the Everyday Arches dies to cut out the flowers.

I cut another Arch using some Berry Burst cardstock an layered the flower image on it.

The base pf my card is Thick Basic White followed by another layer of white that I embossed using my fave embossing folder at the moment, Stone & Vine.

I added the focal image to the base with some dimensionals.

The sentiment comes from the Lovely Arrangement stamp set and is embossed with white embossing powder onto some Basic Black cardstock. I die cut it out using a die that is in the Lovely Arrangements Die set.

I finished it up with a few brass butterflies embellishments. 

So, what do you think, does these colors play well together?

Thanks for stopping by today!

Vicki

Thinking of You

 Hey Guys!!!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the sketch this week at

 Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

And here is my card:

As you can see, I flipped my card an elongated the squares to make rectangles.

But you can still see the sketch in my card. Let's just say this is my interpretation of the sketch.

I pulled out an older retired set called Nature's Harvest.

Summer is barley here and I am already dreaming of fall. 😆

The flowers were stamped onto Basic White cardstock and colored with my Blends

I die cut it out with the matching die.

The base of my card is Crumb Cak cardstock and the DSP here is from the Easter Joy pack.

I dug out some long ago retire Cork Paper and cut my rectangle, I also cut my white rectangle and embossed with the Vine & Stone EF.

I added these to the card base each at an angle.

I then added the die cut flowers to the card with dimensionals.

I stamped the sentiment, which is from the Friendly Flowers stamp set an die cut it out with a die from the Stylish Shapes Dies.

I added it to the card and added a small little yellow bow and finished with a few rustic adhesive dots.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Vicki

Rainy Days

 Hello Guys!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the challenge this week at 

The Paper Players 

A CAS challenge with the theme of Weather

I pulled out my retired Playing in the Rain Bundle.

My card:

I stamped the cute little Fox with an umbrella image onto a Basic White scrap with Memento Black and colored it up with my Blends. I used Cajun Crae, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight and Lost Lagoon.

I cut him out with the matching die.

I adhered him to a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White,

I then stamped the sentiment next to him.

I stamped a few clouds from the set and shaded them a bit with a Light Gray Granite Blend

Die cut them out and added them above the Fox on this layer.

This layer was mounted onto a Lost Lagoon card base.

A pretty Clean & Simple card wouldn't you say? I think that Fox is so cute!!!!

Thank you for stopping by today.

Vicki

Get Well Soon

Hey Guys!

The challenge at Addicted to CAS is Code Word Frame:

I pulled out a bundle I have had for some time and never used, Friendly Foliage, to make my card.

The base of my card is Thick Basic White.

I die cut a rectangle from the Texture Notes dies set and stamped my sentiment at the bottom of the die cut using Memento Black. I then glued this rectangle to the base with liquid glue.

I stamped the foliage image onto a piece of Basic White using Granny Apple Green.

I then die cut it out using the matching die.

I added this to the card with dimensional and it was done! 

As much as I like layers, I am growing to love these CAS cards.

Thanks so much for coming by today.

Vicki

You are the Sweetest

• Hey Guys
• I am popping in here quickly to post my card for the challenge at 
• Inspired By 

And my card:

This card looks easy and simple, but I fought it for so long, I can't tell you how many times I almost threw it across the room!

I stamped the 4 donut images onto some scrap basic white and colored with my Blends using Bubble Bath, Peach Pie, Fresh Freesia and Lemon Lolly.

The donut image is from the retired More than Autumn set.

I die cut them out with the matching die.

Tha base of my card is Bubble Bath and the next layer is Basic White. I stamped the splatter image that is behind the donuts with matching colors. The splatter die comes from the rtired Painted Poppies stamp set.

I added the donuts to the card with dimensionals, staggering them downward so they would fit.

The sentiment comes from the Filled with Sweetness stamp set.

The strip down the side of the card was added to cover an accidental drop of my black ink pad that hit the edge of my card.

I finished up with a few pink dots from the Party Dots pack.

Thanks for coming by for a peek.

Vicki

Let it Snow

 Good Morning Peeps!!!

I recently found this snowman die from Hero Arts that I have had for a loooong time and hadn't used, I came across it when doing some purging in the craft room'

So, when I saw the challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown I knew it would be perfect.

 and the challenge at Christmas Kickstart Challenge

My card:

The die set is called Peeking Snowman an it is so cute!

I die cut all the pieces of the snowman to assemble onto the card front.

The base of my card is Thick Basic White and then the red layer is a piece of Velvet Red Specialty paper from Stampin Up, retire.

The next layer is a piece of Basic White that I embossed using the Brick & Mortar EF.

Then I added a strip of wood look gold paper.

I then assemble the peeking snowman to the side of the gold strip.

I added a die cut piece a piece of Holly and Berries that is in the snowman die set, to add to the hat.

I layered this panel onto a piece of gold foil paper.

The sentiment is on a die cut circle from the Stitched Shapes dies.

I used a couple of matte black dots for the eyes and finished with a few snowflakes

Thanks for stopping by today.

Vicki