Harvest Time

Playing catch up, but wanted to play along at Make My Monday Challenge where the challenge continues to be Autumn and specifically Vellum.  I rarely work with vellum, so this was a great challenge for me to try.  I began by stamping some acorns and leaves onto vellum with Black StazOn Ink.  The acorns and leaves by Studio 112 were colored with Distress Markers in various shades.  Paper leaves were layered over a paper doily and accented with a vintage button.  Lace, burlap string and a scrap of seam binding are wrapped around the bottom of the card.  The sentiment, also by Studio 112, was added to the top of the card and accented with Copper Liquid Pearls.  Thanks for dropping by.  Yvonne

Crisp Autumn Air

Greetings!  This tag is for the most recent challenge over at Dragons Dream Tag it On.  I have not had an opportunity to join in their challenges for awhile, so I was excited to do so this week.  Their current theme is called Misty Autumn Glaze. We are asked to create an Autumn tag with at least one stamp image on it.  The tag must also include Mica dust or ink spray and Glaze.  I chose to mist my tag with three different Dylusions Ink Sprays.  Cheese cloth was soaked in Distress Inks, dried and layered to the tag next.  The focal image by Studio 112 was stamped onto a torn vintage book page, distressed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and layered over the cheese cloth.  The sentiment, by The Stamp Pad Company, was stamped on white card stock, smushed into Ripe Persimmon DI, cut apart and added to the tag.  A snippet of Raven ribbon adorns the bottom of the tag.  The oak leaves by PSX were stamped in Spiced Marmalade, Seedless Preserves, Festive Berries and Scattered Straw DI.  I must admit, I have never used glaze before.  I purchased some Perfect Pearls for my tag and applied it to the oak leaves. I really like glazing!  What fun.  As always, thanks for dropping by.  Best wishes, Yvonne

Sweet as can be!

Hope your Tuesday is going well! I have a card to share with you that I made for the most recent challenge at PanPastel UK. This week, we are asked to make a project with "Sweet Treats" as the theme. I only have a few stamps that fit the bill, so I pulled out these clusters of cherries by Studio G and this cupcake and sentiment by Studio 112 and stamped everything onto white card stock with Black StazOn ink. The cherries and leaves and the cupcake were colored in with soft, creamy PanPastels. Not sure if you can see the quality the PP produce, but in person, it is just so light and airy and much different than using markers. The images were set off with black matting and a simple length of vintage leaf green seam binding fashioned into a bow. A perfect card for an upcoming summer birthday! Thanks for dropping by. My best to you. Yvonne

Bloggers' Challenge - Color Challenge

The challenge at Bloggers Challenge this week is a color challenge. Specifically, we are to use, green, purple and brown. We have latitude to select whatever shade of each color we desire. For some reason, this is not a color combination I use very often. I decided to go with inch and a half squares for my card in the various colors. The stamps I used are by Studio 112. I added lace, liquid pearls, buttons, craft thread and rick rack to complete my card. Enjoying every one else's entries. Have a great week. Yvonne

365 Cards - Day 162 - At Odds

The challenge at 365 Cards for Day 162 is called "At Odds." The goal is to place an odd number of decorations (including the sentiment) on your card. In particular, we needed to remember that each embellishment counts toward the total, no matter how small. I think that I may have taken this too literally, but here goes! The focal stamp by Studio 112 includes the image and sentiment. However, I stamped just the image a second time and raised it on pop dots for dimension over the original. I also matted the sentiment and focal image. (Up to three in my book.) I added the black and white checked bow (four) and three buttons that pick up the colors in my focal image/sentiment (up to seven). Looking forward to seeing what everyone else comes up with on this one. Thanks, Yvonne

365 Cards - Day 156 - When Life Gives you Lemons...

The challenge for Day 156 at 365 Cards is to make a card of encouragement that would cheer someone up with either the sentiment or the image. I started with a lemon yellow card base. I then sponged various warm distress inks onto a white panel. I over stamped a sentiment by Studio G to complete the background . For my focal point, I stamped this image and sentiment by Studio 112. To complete my card, I added a definition of a friend by Rubber Stampede. A bit of ribbon, black matting and my card is complete. I would feel loved, and cared about if a friend sent me this card and told me they were there for me! Hope everyone is having a great day. Yvonne

365 Cards - Day 153 - Super Sketchy Sunday

Sundays, since I have followed the 365 Cards blog are typically a sketch. For Day 153, our sketch is above. I made my card in the wee hours of the morning, following another card for a CAS challenge, and perhaps either the hour or the previous challenge explains the sparseness of my card. After much contemplation, I decided my card did not need clouds as some days there's not a cloud in the sky! The images and sentiment are by Studio 112. Liquid pearls and baker's twine complete the card. Looking forward to a new week of challenges. Thanks for stopping by. Yvonne

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge - CFC13

I discovered a new challenge called CAS-ual Fridays. No my non-card making friends, I recently learned that CAS stands for Clean and Simple, which I guess is pretty self-explanatory. For Challenge #13, we are to make the card to measure 4" by 9". I am comfortable with this size and make a number of cards in this format, so it was all good for me! I highlighted the front of the white card with Distress Ink in Broken China to give a soft illusion of clouds. I stamped the balloon three times in black Memento Ink directly onto the card front and colored the balloons with Copic Markers. The balloon and the sentiment are both by Studio 112. To finish my card, I added some gemstones by Bazzil and some black liquid pearls by Viva Decor. I resisted the urge to do more with my card and called it a night. Looking forward to making new friends who also follow this blog challenge. Thanks for dropping by. Yvonne

365 Cards - Day 138 - Saturday Collage Card

Since I got through the whole week of Collage Challenges over at 365 Cards, and finally realized that I had done every day so far, I felt I had to finish out the week on Saturday. With insomnia ever present, I headed to my studio to work on the challenge at 365 Cards for Day 138 that required Tearing, Piercing and Painting. What a challenge indeed! I could not find my paper piercing tool and everything thing I used tore huge holes in my paper or my holes were terribly crooked. I finally found a paper needle and got a half decent green panel pierced after more tries than I care to reveal. The tearing was easy. For my paint, I used water color pencils and then turned them to paint with a blender pen. The dog images are from the Adventure plate by Artistic Outpost, the sentiment and paw prints are by Studio 112. It was a great week of challenges! Thanks for stopping by. Yvonne

Bloggers' Challenge - Floral Frenzy

This seemed like such an easy challenge over at Bloggers' Challenge when I first read about it, but when I had insomnia in the middle of the night, and decided to get started on my entry, I struggled with my approach! I couldn't decide if I wanted my flowers to be the background paper, the stamp or the embellishments. In the end, I remembered a stamp by Anita's that I had that had lots of flowers on it and I added felt flowers over some of them. The "Mother" sentiment is by Studio 112. Perhaps it was the hour of creation, but I decided to keep my card clean and simple. I have really enjoyed seeing everyone else's creations. Why not enter too?

365 Cards - Day 101 - Keep Your Distance

I just love the challenges over at 365 Cards! They really have stretched my creativity. For Day 102, the challenge is "Keep Your Distance." We were challenged to use lots of design elements and to try to keep as few of them from overlapping as possible. I normally would have done just that, overlapped the elements. I must say that it still looks nice without overlapping. I hope your weekend is going well. Thanks for stopping by. Yvonne

365 Cards - Day 99 - It's My Party!

Greetings! The challenge over at 365 Cards for Day 99 is to create a Birthday Card that YOU would like to receive. Wow! The sky's the limit, right? The card base was easy. My absolute favorite color in the whole world is GREEN! I love Navy Blue to set off my Green, so my main colors were set. I also love modern, so I chose the funky background paper to add a bit of modern to my card. You can't have a birthday without cake, so I chose the very popular "cupcake" by Studio 112 for my card. The sentiment is also by Studio 112. I also selected this young woman by Stampington and Company. She is one of my all-time favorites. I often add her to a card to express a deep human element of expression. Somehow, I feel like I am there in person when I use her on a card that someone receives. She also looks a lot like me when I was younger (lots of curls)! You can never have enough green so I embellished my card with green felt rickrack and flowers. I felt my card needed sparkle, but I did not want to add any more elements, so I grabbed some glitter pens and added a soft, subtle sparkle to the cupcake and girl, and though it is lost in the scanning process, it is really pretty in person. I can truly say that this card would speak to me if I received it for my birthday. Thank for stopping by. I always appreciate it. Have a great day! Yvonne

365 Cards - Day 92 - My Favorite Thing

The challenge over at 365 Cards for day 92 is "My Favorite Thing." We are to make a card that reflects our favorite ice cream. I guess it is no secret that my favorite ice cream is Mint Chocolate Chip! The image stamps are by Artistic Outpost and the sentiment is by Studio 112.

Sparkle and Shine Challenge

The Challenge at Simon Says this week is to Sparkle and Shine! My card includes lots of bling so hopefully it fits the bill! I am thinking my granddaughter would like to receive this card. Stamps by Studio 112, Cardstock by Bazzill Basics. Thanks for stopping by! Yvonne