Happy Birthday Chef

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a clean and simple (CAS) card I made for a few challenges.  I started out by dusting off an old, retired, Stampin Up set called Viola and stamped my images and saying in memento tuxedo black.  Taking my Castle Arts pencils, I colored only the cake/candle, plate and neck handkerchief before decided to highlight parts of the saying as well.  Viola!!  Literally done!  It took longer to photograph then color thanks to a residual migraine and lingering COVID stuff.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers F4A634 - Renewal, Old To New (used old stamp set)

Less Is More #462 - Occupations (chef)

Aud Sentiments #293 - Use A Birthday Sentiment 

A Place To Start #042022 - Anything Goes Optional Keep It Simple 

Outlawz Festive Friday April 15 to April 28 - Birthday Theme 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!

Stamps: Stampin Up

Card Stock: Neenah White

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils

Flowers And Bears

Hello and welcome.  Second post from me today.  For my Pammies Inky Pinkies post, please scroll down one.  As I type, we are finally getting some rain and snow in the nearby mountains here in Central California.  Hopefully as the week goes one, the rain predictions will come true.  In the meantime, I'd like to share a couple of cards with you made with a stamp set from The Cats Pajamas I during their Black Friday sale called Nature's Hello..

 

Onfer

 

I started out by stamping my images in memento black onto a Hammermill white scrap then colored it using prismacolor and copic markers before stippling tumbled glass and garden green ink around it.  Once that was done, I layered the main image then dusted off my Crop-A-Dial and some eyelets I received as a RAK.  After adding the eyelets, I stamped the main image for card background using spiced marmalade distress ink. The border was stamped in summer sun.  I then added the layered image before die cutting my sun out twice from scraps; once in summer sun and once in only orange.  After adding the die cut suns using dimensionals, I dusted off my clear epoxy circle stickers and added one to the suns center.  The final touch was crystal ice stickles to the flower centers.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #22 - January 2021 Use Your NBUS 

The Cats Pajamas #375 - Think Spring 

My Time To Craft #449 - Glitter or Sparkle 

Outlawz Monday Greetings Jan 18 to Jan 31 - Anything Goes 

 

 

Twofer

 

My second card I chose to keep clean and simple (CAS).  Using the same stamp set, I stamped the main image repeatedly in a row in memento tuxedo black ink.  After coloring using prismacolor and copic markers, I layered it once onto a pacific pointe scrap, added the layered image to the card before stamping the saying also in memento black.  I received the saying as RAK and I'm not sure what Stampin Up set it came from.

Challenges entered:

 

Less Is More #435 - In A Row 

Taylor Made Cards 4U #1 January 2021 - Friendship 

Outlawz Festive Friday Jan 22 to Feb 4 - Anything Goes Theme 

CAS On Friday #197 - Animals 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  Stay safe out there and please wear a mask!

Stamps The Cats Pajamas

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Spiced Marmalade; Stampin Up Summer Sun, Garden Green

Card Stock: Hammermill White, Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Stipple Brushes, Ice Stickles, Crop-A-Dial, Dimensionals, Eyelets, MFT Sun Die, Big Shot, Clear Epoxy Stickers

 

Watercolored Koi

Hello again and welcome.  Today I am sharing a one layer card I made using some koi and dragonfly images from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company.

After stamping my images in memento tuxedo black, I pulled out my prismacolor watercolor pencils to color the images before blending using an alcohol marker.  I kept the card very clean and simple with no embellishments or additional layers.

Challenges entered:

Less Is More #177 - Watercolor
OSA #278 - Japan Sea Day Challenge

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP Koi Fish, Dragonflies Mini
Ink: Memento Black
Card Stock: White
Accessories: Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils, Blender Marker

Thank You Flowers

Since I'm still trying to get my stamping mojo back from taking care of my hubby for a few months from his total hip replacement, then my own migraines going into overdrive, I decided to try my hand at Clean and Simple cards (CAS) with the Less Is More One Layer challenge.  I was able to make a couple of them for my daughter to use as thank you cards for gifts she's received for graduation.

The first card uses stamps from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company's sets called Great Flowers and the Nature's Brushstrokes mini along with various memento dew drop inks.  The second card uses Nature's Brushstrokes, Big Cupcake mini, and Marsh Silhouettes along with the memento dew drops.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP Nature's Brushstrokes Mini, Big Cupcake Mini, Marsh Silhouettes, Great Flowers, Fall Apples

Ink: Memento Dew Drops

Card Stock: White

Accessories: None

Monochromatic Script

Hello and welcome to Tuesday.  Today I am sharing an early sneak peek of a new set being released by Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company next month called Love Script.  This set is so easy to use as a background for another stamp set or even just by itself.  The script saying is beautiful.  Since I am entering this card in a couple of challenges, I decided to go with a monochromatic theme and showcase the script on it's own.

After stamping directly onto some Prima Blush designer paper using memento tuxedo black ink, I then cut down the designer paper to fit onto a square card before adding an olive ribbon across the lower portion of the card and tying it into a knot.  The only embellishments I went with were some large Prima daisies and a small light green pearl.

Challenges entered:

Less Is More - Week 104 Sketch #8
Anything Goes Challenge - Week 85 Monochrome

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP Love Script (to be released Feb 2013)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card Stock: MFP Olive, Prima Blush Designer Paper
Accessories: Ribbon, Primas, Glue Dots, Pearl Sticker

Cheers!

Hello and welcome to Wednesday!  I've been trying to practice my clean and simple cards a bit more, so I'm going to share another one with you today using a stamp set I was gifted from Unity Stamps called Cheers! 

After stamping my champagne glasses in memento black onto white card stock and coloring with a prismacolor marker, I layered onto some black card stock before adding Making Memories baby brads and lightly stippling Stampin Up! so saffron ink around the edges.  Then taking a cuttlebug dots and spots embossing folder, I ran it through my big shot before stippling so saffron lightly to highlight the embossing before adding my layered images, ribbon, and finally diamond ice stickles.

Challenges submitted:

Less Is More - #101 Black/White/Color
Drunken Stampers - #112 All That Glitters
Paper Craft Planet - Cuttlebug Embossing Challenge

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps:  Unity Stamps Cheers
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! So Saffron
Card Stock: White, Black
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Glue Dots, Making Memories Brads, Ribbon, Stipple Brush, Ice Stickles