Seize the Birthday # 326

Hello from North Carolina, my Crafty Friends! After five months of planning, remodeling, packing, etc, etc, etc we are finally here.  I still have a few challenge cards to share before I go on a temporary leave.  It's going to take some time getting this house (and my craft room) up and ready.  

Nancy S. is our host this fortnight and she's chosen Focal Animal as her Topping.  I pulled out a really old die from PaperTrey Ink for my simple card.

The kitty was die cut in pink, white and designer textured black cardstocks.  I added three narrow strips of the black to ground the kitty, added a few flowers and a stamped sentiment.  The card base is watercolor paper.  

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink - Kay's Cat die set

MFT - Housecats stamp set

I invite you to join us on our blog and in the gallery.  Animals are optional however birthday greetings are not.

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #274

 

Hello Crafty Friends!  It's the first Saturday of the month which can only mean it's time for a new Snarky prompt at the Sisterhood.  Drum Roll Please....

Our prompt for May is Gnome.

 

I pulled out my favorite Gnome die for this one.  He doesn't get a lot of use but he's sometimes the perfect supply for a card.  Besides that, he's cute.  

I die cut him from some coral and green designer papers, adhered him to an embossed die cut circle and matted it in another designer paper.  The card base is watercolor paper.  The sentiment is tiny so I've enlarged it below.

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp - Gnome for the Holiday set

Simon Says Stamp - Sassy Flaps stamp set

Spellbinders - Plaid Company embossing folder

Honeybee Stamps - designer paper pad

I invite you to visit our blog for more inspiration and hope to see your card in our gallery.  It's a month long challenge so give it some thought and join in!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Color Hues #132

 

Happy May 1st to all of my Crafty Friends!  As the time this posts we hope to be moved into our new home in North Carolina.  After over forty years in Florida we're ready for a change of scenery however the main incentive for moving is to be closer to our kids.  The past few months have been extremely hectic but hopefully we're on the home stretch now.

Enough of that.  Let's get to my Color Hues challenge card for this fortnight.  Stef is our host and she's chosen Yellow and Blue as her pairing.  Here's my card....

I felt like creating something whimsical this time around so I chose this fun fish as my starting point.  My focal grounding is a circle in a circle with some stamped waves and a few gems.  My fish was die cut in challenge colors and the same blue hue was chosen as my card base.  I thought this cute sentiment was a perfect one for my design.

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp - Picture Book Fish die

Ellen Hutson - S'Whale stamp set (waves)

MFT - Cooler with You stamp set

I invite you to visit our blog.  We have a variety of blue and yellow examples to show you and hope you're inspired to play along!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

Seize the Birthday # 325

 

Hello again my Crafty Friends!  I'm here today to share my card for our latest Seize the Birthday challenge.  Our fearless leader Nancy is the host and she's chosen "Primarily Pink" as our Topping.  As you will see below, I went all in.

This is an example of how a very simple design packs a lot of punch.  The background was created with one die, an embossing folder and a white pigment ink pad.  The sentiment is a stacked die cut.  Finally a few white gems for interest.  So easy!

Supplies:

The Greetery - Capsule Basics die set

The Greetery - Rosemal Reflections embossing folder

Memory Box - Happy Birthday Script die set

Honeybee Stamps - white gem stickers

I invite you all to visit the our blog for more pretty pink inspo.  We look forward to seeing your contribution to the gallery.  Just make sure it's a birthday card!

Thanks for visiting!

Jules

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