CASology Week 191: WASHI

I've had CASology booked marked for quite awhile now but I never had time to play along...So I thought I would give it a shot since I have tons of washi tape and some crafty time....I never think to use it on cards,normally I use it on my scrapbook layouts...

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Muse Challenge #159

I love playing along with the Muse challenge blog because it gives me a reason to work on my coloring/water coloring....I really don't think I'll get the hang of it but it sure is fun trying LOL I love how my flower turned out but the leafy stuff not so much! :(
Anyway here is my take on the new Muse.....I love the poppy image Jenni used...well to be honest I loved everything about her card!

Here's this week's Muse: Jenni Murray

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less is more 269

Here is my take on the recipe challenger over at Less is More....this weeks its Polka Dots.. I was thinking spring and lots of smiles. Its nice to have a card in my stash that I can use for anything ....

FUSION {Everything's Owl Right}

I know I've followed the Fusion card challenge blog for awhile now but I don't think I've ever played along until now....I just couldn't resist the owls LOL I tried really hard to incorporate the sketch...I was also inspired by the owls and the colors in the image

FUSION {Everything's Owl Right}

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retrosketches #208

I don't normally make square cards (I think I've made two LOL ) I tend to stick with the standard 4.25x5.5 but when I saw the new sketch I thought I'd give it shot! Now I was a bit concerned about using 4 different patterns on my card but I think they all go well together,using the colors tan,blue and white might have helped that along...

here is my take on the new sketch over at  Retro sketches

 retrosketches #208

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ARTastic march

Here is my take on the march challenge over at the ARTastic challenge blog, I was inspired by the bold colors and the feathers on the owl....I tried to incorporate them into my card...I also use a cute wood veneer heart.

CRITERIA - Wood Veneer

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CAS(E) this Sketch #165

When I saw this weeks sketch I knew just what stamp set I wanted to use...it just happens to be a favorite of mine from TAWS called lighter than air....
here is my take on this weeks sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #165

CAS(E) this Sketch #165

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Less is more Challenge 268

If you had asked me to look out my window last week my card probably would have been full of spring flowers......but that's not to be....as I look out my windows the last couple of days all I see is ice and snow :(  we have had about 3 weeks of beautiful warm weather,I've had my windows open and everything! yesterday I was so disappointed that I had to drag my sweater out because I was cold! Anyway for this weeks challenge over at Less is more its a recipe challenge to show us What's outside your window.... Well when I look out my window I see bare trees and tiny snow flakes...that's what inspired my card!

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Muse Challenge #158

I loved Tracey's card this week over at Muse challenge blog,her placement of the flower in the corner it what caught my eye so I kind of went with it....then I couldn't decided between purple or blue flowers so I made both...

Muse Challenge #158


Here's this week's Muse: Tracey McNeely

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March DT reveal LGS TMA wk2

Its that time again.....a new sketch from Lets Get Sketchy , here is my take on this weeks sketch...... I turned the sketch on its side....for some reason I just liked it better...

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CAS(E) this Sketch #164

Here is my take on the newest sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch #164. I haven't deiced if I like it or not LOL I think I spaced the elements to far apart for my liking...the happy and three borders were cut using my Silhouette portrait and the Birthday is from a stamp from Tree stamps.

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Week 303 ~ Make It Green

Here is my take on the make it green challenge over at City Crafters Challenge 

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Muse Challenge #157

I love Antia's card this week over at Muse challenge blog,I really liked the idea of masking off the center (keeping it white) when I started making this card I had masked off the area I needed but then I had a mishap my mist...haha I kind of dumped it so needless to say my masking wasn't as clean and my misting looked atrocious LOL so I tried to save it by cutting the panel and using a paint brush to move the extra mist around...

it didn't turn out like I planned but I like it!

Here's this week's Muse: Anita Bowden

 

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Scrap Africa Mood Board no.71

here is my take on the new challenger over at Scrap Africa....they have an awesome mood board with some bright orange and blue and the cutest little robot....as you can tell those are the things that caught my eye....I thought those things would make a cute boy card...so that's just what I did...
I just had to create a robot using my silhouette Portrait and make it into a paper piecing of sorts....I think its kind of cute...

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Words and Paintery March

Fabulous challenger over at Words and Paintery they are celebrating the words of Marilyn Monroe....so of course the colors are a bit girly....

"Nothing lasts forever.So live it up,drink it down,laugh it off,avoid drama,take chances and never have any regrets because at one point everything you did was exactly what you wanted." Marilyn Monroe

  the only thing I knew for certain at the beginning of this card was the stamped sentiment I wanted to use...my daughter gave it to me awhile back and I thought it kind of fit what Marilyn was saying....as for the colors I had no clue....I'm not the best with colors and my go to person for bouncing ideas has moved out :( (my daughter) so I was on my own...I'll admit I was shocked when I uploaded the photo and looked at the inspiration photo side by side...haha I got the colors without even realizing it! anyway I went through my stash and pulled out a couple bits I thought might work...the only pattern paper I found that would fit what I wanted was a piece of scrap (which I used a border punch on) all the rest is mists and inks...I just kept messing with the combos until I liked them...


Words and Paintery March

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Pixels and Paper march

I decided to play along with the march challenge over at Pixels and Paper....normally I am all about the paper layouts but lately I've been playing around with digital designs and different elements...anyway I was inspired by the coffee and since I have an abnormal coffee addiction hehe my family doesn't even talk to me until after my second cup! Oh and I also have a small coffee cup collection...they kind of go hand and hand...

CRITERIA - A monochromatic colour scheme (can be any color).

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CAS(E) this Sketch #163

Here is my take on the latest sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch

CAS(E) this Sketch #163

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Week 267 One Layer Sentiment

So I had what I thought was a good idea for this challenge over at Less is more....lets just say it didn't quite turn out the way I saw it in my head lol...

anyway I wanted to make a thank you card with a big bold  thanks on the front of the card,I cut out a a thanks to use as a mask and sponged around it with some ink...so far so good I liked it....then I used the flat end of a skewer dripped in paint to go around the masking again :( it did turn out how I pictured it.....it looks so messy  .... but its how we learn LOL

So I took my idea in a different direction same thanks and out lining but I used my silhouette pens instead and I think this makes a cute thank you note card

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Muse Challenge #156

here is my take on the newest Muse challenge.....I really liked the technique Michele used on her card...I've seen it before but never knew it was called Camouflaging Die Cuts so I couldn't even look up how it was done until now ....so as you can see I had to try it out.....I don't own too many dies so I was limited and Michele wanted us to make a thank you card...
I wanted to keep it real simple since it was a new technique for me....I'll admit I was lucky I didn't toss the left over bits of the die cut (you know like in between the t and h)...I hadn't realize I had to add those back in at the end to make it look right ..

Here's this week's Muse: Michele Ferguson

 
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March DT reveal LGS TMA wk 1

Happy Monday...yeah yeah I know I wanted to sleep in too.....the weekend just seemed to fly by! well as you may know by now Mondays mean a new sketch from Lets Get Sketchy and here is my take on this weeks sketch.....

the triangles were a bit hard for me but once I got the black and white theme in my head I just went for it LOL

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less is more CITRUS

This weeks challenge over at less is more is a color challenge "CITRUS" now you didn't need to use fruit but I thought it would be cute and I truly thought I had a stamp for it LOL but I was wrong.....but since I had fruit on the brain I had to figure something out so I created my own version of lemon,lime and an orange on my silhouette and just cut them out and pieced together....

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CAS(E) this Sketch #162

I pulled a couple different silhouette files together to create this card based on the new sketch over at CAS(E) this Sketch...I never really get a chance to use my sketch pens so this was the perfect opportunity!

CAS(E) this Sketch #162

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Scrap Africa Sketch Challenge no.70

I've used photo shop for years making banners and such for my daughter's cosplay websites and recently I've used it to create some really cool printable papers/elements that I use in card making/scrapbooking.....when I saw the new sketch over at Scrap Africa I couldn't help but open my photo shop and play around....I have all these really cool paintbrushes ...the grungy kind that I thought would be perfect....here is my take on the latest sketch.....my digital layout

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OLS25 - Let Green 'March' In

I'm sharing my take on the latest challenge over at One-Layer Simplicity Challenge which is  to Create a card using shades of green and one other neutral on your white card

 

CCCB wk 301

City Crafters Challenge Blog...this weeks challenge is all about the elephant LOL well you just needed to have an elephant on your project.....

CCCB Week 301 ~ The Elephant in the Room

I decided to combine this challenge with the challenge over at Silhouette Challenges #35 "Anything Goes"

I didn't have an elephant so I created one on my silhouette,I think they turned out really cute for using basic shapes.

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