Color Hues #131

 

Hello Crafty Friends!  I'm here today to share a card created for the newest Color Hues challenge.  Sheri is our host and she's chosen the color pairing of Coral and Green.  It's truly one of my favorite combinations, so much so that I had it slated for my next pick but she beat me to it.  Definitely a win/win!

I began with colored cardstocks in our challenge colors along with a woodgrained kraft cardstock.  The trellis was die cut in triplicate, once in each of the colors.  I then puzzle pieced them for an inlaid die cut appearance.  I die cut the vase in smooth kraft cardstock and the plant leaves in green.  The sentiment was heat embossed in white and the focal then adhered to the card base.  

Supplies:

Hero Arts - Trellis Window die set

Spellbinders - Propagated Plants die set

Spellbinders - Essential Sentiments stamp set

Spellbinders - Ceramic Vases die set

I invite you to visit our blog for more colorful designs.  We hope to inspire you to play along in the gallery.  Please remember that only hues of coral, green and approved neutrals are allowed.  

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Seize the Birthday #324

 

Hello, Crafty Friends!  It's time for a new Seize the Birthday challenge.  Linda is our host and she's chosen Spring Garden as her Topping.  I took this opportunity to use some new to me florals from The Stamp Market.

I overdid the die cutting a bit so I used the extras

 to create three Thank You tags.

My designs and assembly processes are fairly straightforward.  After adhering the florals to the card panel I added a bit of die cut grass to the bottom, stamped the greeting and added lots of clear droplets in the open spaces.  Finally I added a narrow mat to the panel before adhering it to a white card base.  

Supplies:

The Stamp Market - Dainty Daisies die set

Hero Arts - Thorn Tree and Grasses die

Flora and Fauna - Letterboard Stamp set

Tags --  

The Stamp Market - Dainty Daisies

MFT - Gift Tag dies

Altenew - Many Thanks stamp set

I invite you to visit our blog where Jennie is our Surprise Party Guest.  I look forward to seeing your beautiful florals in our gallery!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers # 273

 

The Sisterhood is bringing you the most basic of monthly prompts.  We are looking for Snarky Birthday cards.  That's it.  No special techniques/themes/colors.  Just a the good old fashioned "Damn, You're Old" kinda cards.

Today I combined a fabulous Art Impressions image with a greeting from the Pissy Kitty line over at Unity.  

Meet Maude!

I stamped a very unpleasant Maude onto a light beige piece of designer paper before coloring her with Copics.  I fussy cut out her bunny slippers so that I could slip a slightly darker piece of paper beneath her to mimic a floor.  This was adhered to yet another piece of designer paper before adhering it to gray card base.  The sentiment was stamped along the bottom and I added a bunch of tiny stars to the background to jazz it up just a bit.

Supplies:

Art Impressions - Super Maude

Unity Stamps - Snarky Cat Thoughts stamp set

Miscellaneous designer papers

Honeybee Stamps - Tiny Stars

The winner of our last challenge, Anne, is joining us today.  If you haven't yet played along with us,  this is the perfect time!  Snarky birthday cards are the best, in my opinion.  Come play along in the gallery!  (Make sure it's a birthday card!)

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Color Hues #130

Hello Crafty Friends!  I'm here to share my card for the newest Color Hues challenge hosted by our fearless leader, Nancy.  I love her chosen pairing!

I once again chose to use watercolor paper for my base and design.  I'm just really loving the weight and the texture.  I mixed a hanging basket from one company with some leafty stems from another and I think they coordinate perfectly.  Add in a stamped sentiment and a few clear droplets and this baby was done.  

Supplies:

The Greetery - Macramade for You die set

Photoplay - Sorry/Sympathy stamp set

MFT - Pots and Plants die set

I invite you to visit our blog for more inspiration.  We'd love to see your card in the gallery.  Just remember to use only these two colors along with approved neutrals. 

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Seize the Birthday #323

 

Hello my crafty friends!  I am the host of the Seize the Birthday challenge and have a very simple Topping for you all this fortnight.  I'd like you to Add a Tag to your birthday card design.  Easy Peasy.  

My card is very CAS.  I changed things up a bit and used some old watercolor paper to create my tag and card base.  I've seen many crafters do this over the years but I had yet to try.  I'm rather digging it as you will see in some of my upcoming card designs.  I believe this particular paper is a Hobby Lobby brand from years ago.  Unfortunately my photo doesn't illustrate the cool texture of this watercolor paper.

I added some die cut greenery to the base and popped up the sentiment tag over top.  Some really old twine finished this one off.  I think this is a great design for a gender neutral card.

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Stylish Oval Birthday Wishes stamp set

MFT Stamps - Fab Greenery dies

Watercolor Paper for card base and tag

I invite you to visit our blog and play along in our gallery!  Whether or not you incorporate my Topping, remember to make it a birthday card.

Color Hues #129

Hello again, my crafty friends! 

It is time for another color pairing for our Color Hues 

challenge and I am convinced, now more than ever,

 that my teammies have it out for me.

Yep.  PURPLE and Marigold.

(Thanks a lot Marcia.)

You want it.  You get it.  

I'm EMBRACING it.

ROFL!

 

My favorite part of this card is that an entire sheet

 of purple cardstock has left the craft room.

I began by embossing an A2 sized panel to create some background texture.  The florals were then die cut using the same purple cardstock (leaves/stems) and what is an orangey/yellow cardstock (florals).  (Don't believe the photo.)  I adhered the florals to the panel, added a sentiment strip and then adhered the finished panel to a purple card base.  

Supplies:

Honeybee Stamps - Wildflower die set

The Greetery - Tear Strip Tags die set

Photoplay - Sorry/Sympathy stamp set

Spellbinders - EF (sorry, didn't record the name at time)

I invite you to visit our blog for more Purple and Marigold inspiration.  We are delighted to have a "Man in the House" so please give Chris some love while visiting.  As always, we'd love to see your card in our gallery!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Seize the Birthday #322

 

In celebration of spring our host JoAnn has chosen the color of Green as her Topping for this new Seize the Birthday challenge.  I have once again turned to the brilliance of Betsy Veldman, owner of The Greetery, to assist with my card design.  (I do not know her personally and have purchased all of her supplies myself but her horn definitely needs so tooting as she's absolutely spot on in her designs.)

Once again I've chosen my favorite green shade of cardstock, Pinefeather, from PaperTrey Ink as my card base.  I die cut the capsule oval, stamped the border and sentiment, and then ran it through my machine with an embossing folder.  I popped it up and added a few gems for interest.

Supplies:

The Greetery - Capsule Collection Floral Borders

The Greetery - Capsule Basics die set

Fun Stampers Journey - Inspire embossing folder

We have Jennie Maier joining us as our Surprise Party Guest so I hope you'll give her and the rest of the Design Team some appreciation.  We would love to see your card in our gallery!  If you'd like to be considered for a Guest spot be sure to use our Toppings.

Thanks for visiting!

Jules