Birthday Cupcakes

 Hey Guys!!

Popping in here again to share another xard I made using a couple of challenges, the challenge at Seize the Birthday:

and the challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More:

My card:

I pulled out another retired set, I really love this set with its old fashion style scale. 

It is the Measure of Love set.

I stamped the scale image and cupcakes onto some scrap basic white cardstock.

I colored with my Blends using Pool Party, Bubble bath, Lemon Lolly Crumb Cake and Gray Granite.

The arrow on the scales face was stamped with Real Red.

The base of the card is Thick Basic White.

I then used a piece of DSP from the retired Pattern Party pack that I matted with a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

I fussy cut out both images and added them with dimensionals onto a Basic White die cut arch, cut with the Everyday Arches Dies.

The sentiment is from the Lovely Arrangements stamp set and is die cut with a die in that same set.

I finished with a few pink adhesive backed gems from the Strawberry Slush and Pretty in Pink Gems pack.

I also added a small bow to the scales using some retired bubble bath ribbon.

Thanks for coming by for a look today!

Vicki

Happy Birthday

 Hey Guys!!!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

I am using another of the new InColors for my card, Crisp Cantaloupe, which actually is a returning  color from a few years back. I really like this color, so soft and pretty, right up my alley!

My Card:

For my flowers I am using the Lovely Arrangement stamp set.

I stamped them on basic white and colored with my Crisp Cantaloupe Blend.

The leaves are a couple of die cuts from the same Lovely Arrangement Bundle. I die cut them using another new InColor, Peaceful Pine.

The base of the card is Crisp Cantaloupe, follwed by a piece of Basic White that I embossed with the Lazy Daisy EF.

The DSP on here is from the Bloom Boutique pack, with a little sneak peek at a new DSP coming available in July Online Exclusives, the InColor Gingham Gallery. It is so pretty and I love gingham paper.

The scalloped edges you see are Dies from the Fancy Border Dies. retired.

The sentiment comes from the Lovely Arrangement stamp set and is die cut with a matching die in that same Bundle.

I finished up with a few InColor adhesive backed Butterflies.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Vicki

Sending You a Big Hug

 Hello Peeps!

Today's card share is one I made using the challenge at

Inspired By 

My card:

I started with a base of Petunia Pop and then I used a piece of basic white to build my "quilt" on.

I used a few designs from the Cute as can Bee DSP

I then embossed this layer with the Hive EF.

My bees fre from the retired Meant to Bee stamp set, they are stamped with Dafforil Delight, Basic Black and the wings are stamped with Pool Party.

I die cut them out with the matching dies,

I used another die in the Meant to Bee dies to die cut the Hexagon.

I stamped the sentiment from the Hugs for Love stamp set. I added a few Bee trails and the little hearts are from the give it a whirl dies.

I added the hexagon to the card with dimensionals and the bees are on dimensionals as well.

 I finished with a few little adhesive backed flowers in Pool Party.

Thanks for stopping by!

Vicki

Just a little Note

Hello Peeps!! 

Today's card share is made using a couple of challenges:

The sketch challenge at The Paper Players

and the challenge at Just Add Ink

I love both of these, I always love a good sketch challenge and Polka Dots, well they are just my jam!! LOL!

My card:

I used the fun little set called Cutest Crew. The line of cats seemed perfect for the 

strip in the sketch across the bottom of the circle.

I stamped my row of kittens on basic white with black memento ink.

I colored with my blends using golden glow, gray granite, basic black, crumb cake and fresh freesia, peach pie, and lemon lolly for the butterflies.

The die cut circle is from the Spotlight on Nature dies.

The base of the card is golden glow followed with another piece of golden glow that I embossed with  the polka dot EF.

The DSP is from the InColor 12 x 12 pack. I finished with a few golden glow adhesive back dots.

Thans for stopping by today!

Vicki

Rock & Roll Birthday

 Hello Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card Imade with a couple of challenges in mind:

The challenge at Tic Tac Toe Challenge 

and the challenge at Inkspirational

I remembered I had this Rock Star Set and dies in my retired sets.

I knew it would be great for the Black and white and for the guys challenges.

I am not good with masculine type cards; I generally go for floral and girly but wanted to give it a try.

 My card:

I used the Vellum, die cut and black & white row.

I started with a base of Basic Black, and the DSP comes from the Rock & Roll DSP pack.

I then stamped the guitar on some basic white and colored it with my Basic Black Blends. I added some highlight with a white gel pen.

I used the Spotlight on Nature Dies to die cut my Vellum and DSP circle.

The sentiment was stamped on some basic black with Versamark and embossed with some White embossing powder. I die cut out the sentiment "pick" and the guitar with th e dies from this set.

I also found in my stash the embellishments that went with this set and added a few stars and lightning bolts.

I wasn't prepared for how emotional I would be making this card.

The last time I used it was when Imade a birthday card for my late husband. He has been gone a little over 2 years and I am still a mess most days. 😢

When two becomes one it can be so isolating and lonely. 

Anyway, I found the card I made for him back then:

He played the guitar and had a large collection of them, some still hang on the wall in our bedroom;

There are several more, this is just part of one wall. They guitar on my Black & White card is inspired by this one.

Thanks for stopping by and indulging me as I went down memory lane.

Vicki

Tulips for a Birthday

 Hello guys!

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

This challenge has an extra add on, in a time challenge.

Gather your supplies and set a timer for 10 minutes, in my case I did a stop watch, and see if you can make your card in less than 10 minutes.

Here is my card[

I saw a card similar to this one online somewhere and wnted to make one.

I had got the Sunshine and Tulips Bundle when it was on our preorder and had not used it. That large tulip die had me wondering about how I would use it.

Then seeing so many cards made with the die cut into strips, I thought genius!! 

A perfect way to use that large die.

I gathered up mu supplies, Basic White cardstock, some poppy parade cardstock, granny apple green scrap, a piece of Poppy Parade DSP, my Eyelet EF. and the sentiment I wanted to use.

I was ready and I had my Alexa start a stopwatch and away I went.

I may have had a better time if i hadn't dropped and couldn't fins a couple of my tulip die cuts. I had to re-cut them.

My time:

I made it!

While I had all the supplies out I decided to make another one like this in a different color.

This one I used Fresh Freesia. 

Well, thanks for coming by.

Vicki

Sending a little pickup

Hello Guys!

Today's card share is one I made using the challenge this week at Addicted to CAS 

Code Word travel: 

My card:

This one was an easy for me to pull together, as I already had the cute little truck assembled. I have had it for a long time just hanging by a clip on my bulletin board.

I see it almost daily and when this challenge popped up I knew this would be perfect for it.

The truck is a die of the month from Spellbinders.

I was in their die and stamp of the month for a while a few years back. This was one of my favorite dies from that club.

The sentiment is from the stamp of the month for the same month.

The truck is made using Coastal Cabana cardstock , along with some crumb cake, basic black and some silver foil.

Isn't that the cutest little pickup truck?

Very Clean and Simple wouldn't you say?

Thanks for coming by!

Vicki