Tag: card challenge

Spreading a Little Warm Weather Cheer

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Mama

Our beautiful warm weather inspired me today, along with the simple little Freshly Made Sketch, of course, so I just knew I had to incorporate a fun little flower somewhere on my card. While the colors are a bit fallish, I think the bright flower gives this card enough whimsy to wish someone special a happy spring or summer day.

I used The Green Stack from DCWV to create this card; and to tell you the truth, I was very glad to be able to use a few pages out of this paper pad because I’ve owned it for a very long time and really haven’t used it much (for whatever reason).

I opted not to put a sentiment on the front and just used the flower for that element from the sketch because I was afraid it would be too cluttered. The effect is simple, but I think it’s kind of cute. Along with an added banner element, a staple and some inking around the edges, this card is complete!

Stretching the Sketch With New Home Card

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Mama

I decided to stretch the Mojo Monday sketch this week and took a bit of creative license with this New Home card.

I started with my own watercolor creation on the card base and added other elements from here and there. Painting on paper usually causes a somewhat wavy effect, so I lined the inside of the card to give some stability to the overall piece.

I also added several elements like the button, twine ribbon and mounting tape for extra texture and interest. With a bit of ink around the edges, this creation was complete. . . now someone I know needs to move into a new home.

Hello Card and Hello Clean Craft Room

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Mama

Whew! It’s good to be back to blogging. After my year-end wrap-ups, I decided to take an unscheduled hiatus for most of the month because we as a family have had so many irons in the fire, on top of the winter crud and craft room cleaning that has been dragging on for weeks. I’m not sure which was worse — the sickness or the cleaning, but at least I now can get crafty without being confined to the itty bitty strip of walking room in the obstacle course that was my craft space. Yay!

So to celebrate the cleanliness of the craft room, I whipped up a cute little card for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge this week. The sketch is a simple design and actually one of my go-to recipes when I create cards on my own.

The background paper is from Teresa Collins’ Now & Then designer 6×6 pad and the polka dot paper is from Iron Orchid’s Ragamuffin 6×6 pad. I also added a strip of pleated ribbon (I love it when it pays to save those scraps) and a cute little wooden button from Fairy Rhymes that I picked up on the cheap at Tuesday Morning last month. A bit of dark blue twine and some ink around the edges were the finishing touches for this super cute Hello card. I like that it is feminine without being too sweet, and I already know to whom I’ll be sending this one. I have a sweet friend who started chemotherapy this morning, so I hope this cute little card will brighten her day.

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