Woof

Today I made a card for a friend who is recovering from surgery. I used the Crafty Cardmakers challenge, to make a card featuring embossing. I just love these goofy pups from the Tim Holtz Crazy Dogs set by Sizzix, which especially awesome because it includes the stamps, dies and this fun splotch embossing folder. I colored the pups with Copic Sketch markers and glued to a craft card base. On the inside I wrote "Translation: Get well soon. We miss you." 

Hello Rosebud

Made a card for a long distance friend I met in Alaska last summer. We both make cards so we send each other one at least once a month. Her nickname is Rosebud and this card has roses in full flower and bud form, so it's perfect for her.

I used the sketch challenge from Sketch Saturday #598 but mixed it up a bit, moving the ribbon to the side and reversing the direction of the strips...which I had to do because I cut them in the wrong direction. I also stitched around the edge because I just love stitching on cards. The papers are scrapbook papers from Jen Hadfield. The photo is slightly washed out because I don't have an indirect lighting source at the moment.

And here is the fun sketch from Sketch Saturday. 

For some reason, I can't center the sketch. One of these days I'll spend some time learning more about formatting!

Getting "Red-y" For Christmas

Today I made a card for the  Jingle Belles  and Christmas Kickstart challenges, to make a card prominently featuring the color red. I loved coloring this silly little reindeer.

Materials used:

Reindeer from Unity Stamps.
Colored with Spectrum Noir markers.
Papers are Doodlebug milk & cookies.
Stitched around the white cardstock, added a Christmas bulb to cover where the stitching didn't quite match up and finished with a bit of twine.

Hello Spring!

Well, it might not be spring just yet but temps hit 72 F this weekend in my neck of the woods. It feels amazing but doesn't bode well for the water outlook in NoCal this year. 

Today I made a card based on the Cut it Up Challenge 194 Your Favorite Color. TBH, my favorite color varies depending on how it is used. I love green but I look ghastly wearing it. But I think every room in a home looks better with a plant, even faux, because green complements pretty much everything. 

I die-cut the card using Stephanie Barnard Sizzix Framelits and Jen Hadfield scrapbook papers. I fussy cut the flower and die-cut the Hero Arts Hello.