CTS85: More Christmas in July

Played along with the CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge #85.

I went with a Christmas theme because I scrapped Christmas 2013 

and had everything out at the time.

The sticker is from Echo Park.

The swipe and splatters are from a stamp set by Karen Baker called "Typically Teen" 

Inks are Hero Arts and Simon Says Stamp

Here's the Sketch:

Thanks for visiting,

Kelly

Happy Birthday, Sunshine!

I had a few minutes the other day while the little guy was playing in the tub. 

My craft room is across the hall so I grabbed one of my stamp sets called "Typically Teen" and my new distress ink pad "mustard seed".

I grabbed some scrap paper and stamped here and there, 

added some different colors and liked my color scheme.

I decided to try a sun ray pattern with the stamp I had been using 

and the color combo I had put together.

Here is the result:

Once the ray was finished, I added a sentiment in a black and the

 the word "sunshine" in the orange to be a bit playful. 

I finished the card with a light mist of Perfect Pearls and water to add some sheen.

Supplies:

Stamps: Typically Teen by Karen Baker for The Craft's Meow and Harold's ABCs by Lawn Fawn 

Ink: Distress inks in mustard seed, spiced marmalade and pumice stone, black memento

orange cardstock: Bazzill

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

  The Papercraft Star #144: Let the Sun Shine!
 

Thanks for looking,
Kelly

CAS birthday card

Made a quick CAS birthday card.

I used the stamp set "Typically Teen" designed by Karen Baker for 

The Craft's Meow with Memento London Fog and Tuxedo Black inks. 

There are two score lines at the bottom above the gems:

 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

CAS-ual Fridays #77:  masculine project

Thanks for stopping by today.

Love to have you join my Card Drive for Addison.

I have received about 60 cards to date.

My goal is 100+ to give her one handmade card per week for two years.  

You can also send cards to her sisters!  Check out all the info HERE. 

There are many mighty fine prizes from some GENEROUS peeps!

~Kelly

Weeeeeee! another Halloween card

Sharing another Halloween card I made using the Craft's Meow August sketch.

This one features their "Typically Teen" set.

I am just "over the moon" with this set... get it?  I know... I know....

I heat embossed the "moon" in white and added a "swoosh" 

to show the witch's flight path using another stamp from the set. 

Trying to show the background stamping on the black die cut:

The Craft's Meow August Sketch

 I am entering this card into the Craft's Meow August Sketch Challenge

and Simon Says Stamp: Bingo! Challenge

Typically Teen set images used in background: 

Supplies:
Papers: WRMK
Stamps: Craft's Meow
Witch: K and Company


Thank you so much for looking,
Kelly

Birthday Butterfly

Browsed through challenge blogs last night while watching the Olympics 

and designed a card inspired by a few.

The design is inspired by The Craft's Meow August Sketch. 

The watercolor background colors were inspired by the latest Runway challenge photo. 

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 I chose the colors from the dress (on my phone the third color looked more pumice, 

but on the computer looks more green, go figure...) and loved the movement of it so 

I chose a butterfly to represent that movement.

For the background panel, I stamped Concord, Pumice and Spiced Marmalade inks onto my mat, sprayed it with water and perfect Pearls and inked up my white cardstock.  

LOVE the look!

I embossed the butterfly on patterned paper and embossed the sentiment on cardstock.

Sketch:

Blooms (in patterned paper)

RIC #17 Inspiration Photo: Carlos Miele

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Craft's Meow August Sketch Challenge

Simon Says Stamp: Bingo Challenge

A Blog Named Hero #9: Freestyle!

Runway Inspired Challenge #17: Carlos Miele

Supplies:

Patterned Papers: Lawn Fawn

Stamps: Hero Arts (butterfly) and Craft's Meow (sentiment)

Inks: distress in concord, pumice, spiced marmalade

Other: Embossing powder, ribbon, Spellbinders wonky rectangles, Corner Chomper, Stickles

Thank you so much for visiting!

Kelly

blue/orange b-day card

Sharing a birthday card.

I changed the Craft's Meow sketch up a bit to get a more masculine feel.

Always need more masculine b-days cards in my stash, 

but really this could go to either gender. 

I used my Cricut to cut the star.

The stamped images/sentiments are from the Typically Teen set
designed by Karen Baker for The Craft's Meow.

I stamped the swosh from the set on the inside.

I put pumice and spiced marlade inks on my mat and inked the stamp.

Then, I spritzed it with Perfect Pearls and water.

Hard to see the shimmer, but it looks pretty cool!

Here's the July Sketch:

Supplies:

Stamps: Typically Teen

Papers: MME The Bright Side: One

distress inks: spiced marmalade, pumice, faded jeans

Other: buttons, gems, burlap string, Cricut, Sizzix stars die, pop dots

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Craft's Meow July Sketch challenge

Moxie Fab World: Birthday Challenge

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Thanks for looking,
Kelly