Tomatoes and Seeds Cards

 The first 2 cards were originally planned for our current challenge at Shopping Our Stash called My heart beets for you (where we want to see either hearts or vegetables). But due to my lack of planning I'm a bit late :) I still decided to make them as I would like to use them in the seed swaps I'm participating in.

Stamps are from Flourishes set called Italian Garden and papers are from MME Miss Caroline. All the images are colored with alcohol markers

For these 4 cards I used the same papers as before, just the stamp set is different - called Garden Dreams.

Challenges:

Passion for Markers - Anything Colored with Markers + Sentiment

Dream Valley - 2 or more patterned papers

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes with patterned paper

MME - Love Me - 23 cards from 6x6 pack

 I don't make a lot of Valentine / love themed cards - but I did use up a partial 6x6 pack from My Mind's Eye called Love Me. I made 23 cards, from some designs 2 of them.

these are made with retired Stampin Up stamps and dies (except love word)

Inspirational - Hearts

Cut It Up - All You Need Is Love

A whole bunch with Penny Black stamps - set called Stuck On You

My Time To Craft - Love

Daring Cardmakers - Share The Love

Flourishes stamps - all colored with alcohol markers

Fab n Funky - Love, Hearts

Basic Grey - Eskimo Kisses - 30 Christmas cards from 6x6 paper pad

 Phew, finally done! I finished using up another paper pack - this one is called Eskimo Kisses from Basic Grey - if I'm not mistaken it was released in 2009, so I was sitting on it for long enough :)

I already posted some of the cards in previous posts, now I'll show you the rest.

I managed to make 30 cards - from the simple ones I made 2 of each. The pad was not full, but I also found 2 partial 12x12 sheets from the same collection so I used those too.

I made several cards with cute critters - stamps are from Stampin' Up - owl and fox are retired and the polar bear is from a current set.

Crimbo Crackers - Anything Christmas Goes

Then I did some coloring - most of these images all from Flourishes, cardinals and teacups are from Power Poppy - all images were colored with alcohol markers

Always Fun Challenges - Anything Goes

and last but not least - cards featuring sentiments - different brands and scripts, but I like them all

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

SOS417 - Rock-a-by Baby

This week's challenge at Shopping Our Stash is called Under The Sun, Moon and Stars and here is what I made:

I used a VERY old Flourishes stamp set and made a shaker card - background is one of my experiments with pigment powders and the star sequins are from a past Christmas project.

The picture is not the best, but the card fits the challenge well :)

Challenges:
The Paper Girls - Babies

Love To Craft - Anything Goes

30 day Use Your Scraps challenge - Day 19 - Get Well Apples

Day 19

forgot to post this yesterday, but better late than never, right?

The apple stamp is from Flourishes and it's colored with Prismacolor pencils. Cut it out by hand and used the current sketch from Fusion Challenge. Sentiment is from a file of digital ticket sentiments.

Challenges ;

Fusion - Sketch

Colour Crazy - Anything goes with hand coloring

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

SOS258 - Watercolored Poppies

This week's challenge at Shopping Our Stash is called How Does Your Garden Grow and obviously we want to see flowers, fruits, veg and anything else garden related.

For my card I used stamps from an older Flourishes set called Poppy Patch, stamped the images in water soluble ink and used my aqua painter to pull the colors out for a quick and messy watercolor look. Sentiment is from Stampin Up.

Challenges:
Alphabet Challenge - I is for Ink It Up
Stampotique - all things garden

SS414 Birthday Apples

Here is a card I made with the newest Sketch Saturday sketch:

and here is the sketch I used:

The apples image is from Flourishes (long retired) - it's colored with alcohol markers, the peach colored paper is from Penny Black's Painted Blooms collection

Challenges:
Dragonfly journey - Tooty Fruity
Ceative Knockouts - Anything Goes
Star Stampz - Hand Colored Image
Let's Color Linky Party - anything with colored image

Orchids - water colored

I made this card for the new challenge on Power Poppy - the challenge was to use a coloring medium that you don't usually use. I don't have any Power Poppy stamps, but I do have a bunch of Flourishes, designed by Marcella Hawley. This one is from Orchids stamp set.

Since I usually reach for markers I decided to water color + use no line coloring. I stamped the image in medium green and started experimenting. It's not perfect, but rather interesting so I used it.
I used a sketch from Papercards.cz

Embossing folder is from Spellbinders, cardstock from Stampin Up, leaf die probably from Joy craft and the rest is from my general stash :)
I'm also entering it into these challenges:
Alphabet Challenge - Y is for You Choose
Morgan's Art World - Add Flowers

SOS219 - Baby & the Moon

This week's challenge at Shopping Our Stash is called Outta This World and we want people to use their alien/space/monster images or celestial objects.
Since I'm an alien/monster free crafter I went with stars and the Moon and a baby:

The moon image is from an old Flourishes set called Rock-a-bye Baby. The background was made using a star template on watercolor paper. I embossed the stars with clear EP and then water colored the background using Night of Navy and Bermuda Bay ink. The moon image is also watercolored using SU inks.

Challenges:
Daring Cardmakers - Wonderful Watercolors
Amusing challenge - Heat embossing
Simon Says Stamp - use stamps
Crafty friends - anything goes
Cards und More - no designer paper

SOS211 - Relaxing Beach

This week at Shopping Our Stash we have another fun challenge - it's called Don't Get Stressed, Get De-Stressed. We want to see what makes you relaxed (other than card making)
I immediately imagined a beach with palm trees, hammock and no people :) so here it is:

I used an old Flourishes set and made a beachy scene, which I colored with distress ink. All the papers other that the card base come from my scrap box.

Challenges:
Crafty Cardmakers - water
MFP Stamp Shop - Make a beach scene
Natalie and Amy's Challenge - summertime

SOS210 - Coffee with Friends

This week's challenge at Shopping Our Stash is very easy - Paper Piecing.

For my card I used an old Flourishes stamp set called Coffee With Friends and paper pieced the cups using my new Penny Black papers - love the fun summery colors of this pack. Sentiment is from the same stamp set.

Challenges:
Cupcake Inspiration - colors
Sweet Sunday Sketch - sketch
My Time To Craft - Paper Piecing

SOS168 - Peacock Inspiration

This week's challenge at Shopping Our Stash is to use a chicken or any other bird on our creations. I'm not a big fan of chickens - growing up had to clean LOT of chicken coops.. so I decided to use a much prettier bird - peacock.

My peacock is from an older set from Flourishes called Strut Your Stuff. I colored it with Prisma pencils and added a bunch of flowers from my collection (stash). Funny  - no matter how many flowers I use, my drawers and shelf seem still full :) Nooo, I don't have too much stuff - just need a bigger craft room

Challenges:
Inkspirational - inspirational image with a fabulous peacock
Craft Hoarders Anonymous - use those flowers
Fitztown Challenge - Anything Goes

SOS167 - Corrugated Sunflower

This week's challenge at Shopping Our Stash is called "Don't Crimp My Style" and we want everyone to use a paper crimper OR a piece of corrugated cardboard/paper OR rik rak.
Since I don't have a crimper I used a piece of corrugated cardboard, sunflower image from Flourishes and created this:

Scripture sentiment is from CTMH and the background was stamped with En Francais background stamp from SU.

Challenges:
Southern Girls Challenge - all about texture
Aud Sentiments Challenge - any sentiment other than Happy Birthday
Dream Valley Challenge - Flowers
Creative Inspirations - Flower Power

SOS161 - Eat Five a Day

This week's challenge at Shopping Our Stash is called Eat Five a Day - yes, we mean fruits and vegetables :) I think it's a perfect challenge for summer when we go fruit picking and also have all kind of goodies in our garden.
I'm a fruit person so for my card I used a blackberry image from Flourishes and colored it with Blendabilities markers. Papers are also from Stampin Up  - Moonlight collection

Challenges:
Sketch Saturday - Sketch
Love to Create - Bright and Sunny

Watercolored Poppies

In my online class Watercolor for card makers I learned about letting the color do it's "job" on wet paper.. here is my first attempt in creating something artistic :)

I used poppy stamp from Flourishes and distress inks on 140 lb watercolor paper.

Challenges:
Just Add Ink - just add watercolor
Cards und More - lots of flowers
Fairytale stampers - flowers
Inkspirational - Bloom

SOS149 - May Day Daffodil

Good Morning! It's time for a new challenge at Shopping Our Stash. This week, since we get to turn the calendar to May, we're celebrating May Day. We'd like you to be inspired by the May Pole:

I was inspired by all the ribbons so I wanted to make something with lot of them...something else than just tying them in a bow..

I taped down scraps of ribbons on a CS panel and then secured them with decorative stitches.
Image is from Flourishes (Signs of Spring) and is colored with Prisma pencils. All the CS (even the base) are from my scrap box, so I'm not sure about exact colors :)

Challenges:
Sweet Stampin - no designer paper
Use Your Stuff - Flowers
Crafts 4 Eternity - use some scraps
Paper Crafting Challenges - no patterned paper

CAS Ornament Cards

Since I'm a big fan of non-traditional Christmas cards, I made couple more for Flourishes Christmas with a twist challenge.

This time I used ornament from All That Glitters set and made them very clean and simple. Color panel is made using acrylic block technique.
and a closer look:

Flourishes - Santa in Gold

here is a card I made for Flourishes Christmas with a twist challenge - that means Christmas card with no red and green

I used Santa, I Believe set, stamped him in brown Memento ink - lightly colored him and used gold accents. The gold background paper is embossed with musical score embossing folder.

Flourishes August Release Challenge - Stitched For You Card

This is a card I made for Flourishes color challenge. As you can see on the picture below, the colors were teal, rusty orange and gray.

 I used my brand new Stitched For You stamps and retired SU papers. Image was colored with Prisma pencils and of course I had to add some stitching.
Inside I stamped the same image in Tumbled Glass distress ink

HOC - Inspiration Challenge

This week we have a photo inspiration challenge over at House of Cards. Each day you'll find different style creations and today is Classic & Elegant.
this is the inspiration picture

and here is my card:

I was inspired by the elegance of the image and also used orange with gold flourishes in the corners. Image is from Flourishes and it was colored with a mix of pencils and markers.

I'm entering it into these challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - anything goes
Paper Playtime - use patterned paper
That Craft Place - It's a girl thing