This is my last post for Summer Card Camp 2 - these 3 weeks went by so fast! I was really inspired by Debby Hughes’ vintage card the other day, so I CASE’d her flower technique using one of this week’s sketches; I did my best to get as close to this week’s color combo as I could using the patterned papers in my stash.

I have been saving those felt leaves for so long - I tore them off another flower and added them to this one, but both pieces are from Prima. The sentiment is from Hero Arts’ Year Round Sentiments collection, and I used Antique Linen Distress Ink around the edges of the cream cardstock.

It has been such a busy week, so I’m really looking forward to the weekend!

Suzanne

I played around with these Mayberry papers and stamps today - the colors are so fun, and with all of the hot weather, it just seemed like a good time to embrace the humidity. Maybe it’s working because I heard it’s supposed to cool down this week! The hexagon comes from Hero Arts and was stamped in Winter Sky ink from A Muse.

And in case you’re interested, I updated my For Sale page with some more items today.

Sooo not ready for Monday…
Suzanne

Here’s my latest creation for Summer Card Camp 2! Today’s challenge was to create a card using this week’s color scheme and holiday stamps on a non-holiday card. As if my craft room wasn’t a mess enough…I pulled out my Christmas Box O’ Joy (where I stash all my holiday crafty supplies) and got going. I posted on Facebook the other day that I really hope there’s a video on the last day to teach us how to clean our crafty messes really fast!

For my card, I used two different holiday sets from Hero Arts: their Snow Dots background stamp and the tree stamps and dies from Holiday Cheer. I paired these with that fun sentiment from Kristina Werner’s Happy Every Day set. The oval and chevron dies are from Papertrey Ink, and the brown rhinestones are from Hero Arts.

I hope that you have a fun weekend ahead of you!
Suzanne

I am back in action today with a card for Summer Card Camp 2 - I fell a little behind this week but I am committed to catching up by Monday. For day 2, I was inspired by Tami Hartley’s card on which she used acrylic paints and a stencil to create a fun background. A little hiccup for me, though, was that I don’t have any stencils or acrylic paint.

Instead, I thought I would use the negative diecut from my Lil’ Inker Pieced Chevron die and some spray mist to create a background, and then I stamped the Hero Arts houses across the front using Memento Luxe ink, which stamps like a dream. I added some pink hearts and a paper strip, as well as some yellow enamel dots. Those hearts were diecut using a SImon Says hearts die and the sentiment comes from their Like Your Style stamp set.

Have a fun day!

Suzanne

No, you are not seeing things. Yes, that is a 1-layer card! It may be a first for me, and lemme tell you how difficult this was for me: VERY!!

I made this card using lots of Hero Arts goodies for their One Layer Card Challenge and for A Blog Named Hero’s Fave Stamp Challenge. I started with a piece of Bazzill taffy cardstock which was diecut using the Hero Arts tag die. Then I started stamping with lots of masking using my favorite stamp right now: the Scalloped Flower. I’ve linked up all the supplies for you below.

Thanks so much for looking!

Suzanne

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Stamps (all from Hero Arts): Tropical Leaf, Thank You, Envelope Pattern, Scalloped Flower, Big Tag; Ink: Hero Arts (pale tomato, raspberry jam, cup o’ joe, tide pool), A Muse Studio (latte); Other: HA large tag die, rhinestones, Bazzill cardstock (taffy), A Muse Studio cardstock (white).

Happy Friday! Last night I signed up for Summer Card Camp 2, and made this card for Pre-Class Challenge 2. I love the font on this Hero Arts sentiment, which was also stamped in Hero Arts navy ink, my most favorite of favorite navy inks! The patterned paper and flowers are from Fancy Pants, and I used the stitched rectangles from Lil’ Inker Designs to create the rectangle frame.

Are you signing up for Camp too? I am also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Challenge for this week, since “anything goes”! Have an awesome weekend!

Suzanne

Here’s another Kansas Kreation…using Hero Arts this time!

The set is called Love Jar, and I also used the coordinating jar die. The white cardstock has a woodgrain texture to it, but it doesn’t appear well in the photo…

Have a fun weekend,
Suzanne

Day 2 of Pattern Play really took me out of my comfort zone, but the technique that Jennifer McGuire shared with us was too awesome to go untried. I did my best to find a good background stamp for emboss resist on patterned paper, and this great Flower Bursts image from Hero Arts was the one with the most open and filled space.

I used patterned paper from Doodlebug Designs’ Sugar and Spice line (ETA: Thanks, Bobby, for suggesting I show the original pattern. You can view it in 12×12 form here.) and a Framed Fonts sentiment from Avery Elle, as well as some Distress Inks - don’t see those much around here, either! Below you can see how I made this card twice using lighter and darker shades of Distress Ink:

You may also notice that the shine from the clear embossing powder is gone, and that’s because I also used Jennifer’s ironing technique to remove it - GENIUS!

Anyway, I think I prefer the darker green color since it makes the patterned paper stand out more, but these matching cards will come in super handy this weekend for my twin sisters’ birthday! Even into their 30s, I feel like I need to give them the same thing.

So what do you think? Not bad for my first try, and now I think I need a whole new suite of background stamps for this technique! And with all the green going on here, I am entering this in the elegant emerald challenge over at Moxie Fab…

Suzanne

Hello! Sorry for the silence these last few days but I am leaving on a jet plane today for work and somehow getting ready for a one night trip throws me for a loop. Today I am going to Alexandria, but I also get to visit Chicago and D.C. later this month, and Atlanta in May. I get excited to travel for work - I love going to new places and big cities (and meeting really smart people) - so I made this card using some Hero Arts dies. I used their Floral Lace, Layered Hearts, and Skyline dies, along with some My Minds Eye papers. And more glitter paper because it makes me happy!

Have a great day!
Suzanne

Hooray for my 400th post!

Tonight I made this card for Lucy’s Sketch Challenge and A Blog Name Hero’s Challenge, which was to create a card in the shabby-chic or vintage style.

I used Hero Arts‘ True Friendship and Tiny Ink Spots, which was inked up in grey and yellow on the background. I added lots of flowers and pearls, and stitched the bottom right corner to make this a little more shabby.

Thanks very much for stopping by!
Suzanne