Gorgeous Sunset

There is gorgeous new DSP from Stampin' UP! called Scenic Coast. It is a 6x6 paper pack. There are gorgeous sunsets on one side and a more plain pattern on the flip side.

The frame uses one of the reverse sides of the DSP. It is cut from an old SU cover plate die.  I trimmed out the center to create the frame. I think it gives a little peaceful zen feel to the card. I trimmed 1" off each side of the DSP so the sunset is centered. The sentiment is an old stamp in my stash, unlabeled.

On the inside I did a computer made sentiment and added a strip of the purple left over from the frame die cut.

I am entering several challenges with this card.

Time Out Challenges--Water

  

Neglected Stuff Challenge--the die has not been used for several years.

Cardz 4 Galz--Friend or Friendship. Hoping this card will bring a little comfort to a friend who recently lost her husband.

Trick or Treat

 I made this card yesterday and today discovered the challenge at Shopping Our Stash is "You're So Sweet", creating a project with something sweet. I had the perfect card for this sweet challenge.

I've been making Halloween Cards for Send A Smile 4 Kids

For the background, I used a retired paper from SU. The pail of candy is a clip art from Google, trimmed down and matted with purple. I'm not sure where the sentiment came from. I made one on the computer, trimmed it and added a purple mat. 

Inside the card is the answer

I hate to think of how I'd feel if I ate too much Halloween Candy. Fortunately I'm not tempted. We do not buy candy for trick-or-treaters. We no longer have kids at home who would go trick-or-treating.

Riddles that make you groan

 Do you like those silly jokes, bad dad jokes, and the riddles that make you groan? I'm sure kids will love this card I made for my stash for Send A Smile 4 Kids

I've been bored with flowers and summer cards so I pulled out my Halloween stuff and am making Halloween cards for Send A Smile 4 Kids 

The blue water paper is from SU, embossed with a wavy E/F. I used a piece of Crumb Cake Paper to make sand. I tore the top edge and sponged it with Tm Holtz Tea Dye. The witch is from a retired SU set called Best Witches. I colored it with SU Blends pens and fussy cut it out.  I added 3 shell stickers to emphasis the beach theme. 

I'm not sure where the sentiment came from. This one I did on the computer and die cut it with a deckle rectangle die. 

Have you figured out the answer? It is on the inside of the card.

I used the rectangle die again. Putting the sentiment on the upper half so I could add the white liner on the bottom.

I am entering several challenges.

As You See It Challenge--use an embossing folder. They are asking for use of a favorite E/F folder. I use this wavy one a lot so I guess you could say if is a favorite.

Can You Handle The Pressure--with a twist of purple.

The Card Concept--Summer by the Sea or Christmas in July. I made a clean layered card, Showing a witch on vacation at the beach. I guess it is a bit of a stretch for the concept theme.

Let's Craft and Create--anything goes and/or summer fun.

Trimming Shrubs

Cardz 4 Guyz has a challenge to make cards for guys with the theme Gardens/Gardening 

The image is a digital art from Imagine That.  All I added was some green "grass" and sponged in some blue for background. The sentiment is also from Imagine That. The plaid background was in my stash.

Boo!

Cardz 4 Galz current challenge is CAS (clean and simple). 

 I know it is a little early to think about Halloween cards but I am getting a head start on my stash for Send A Smile 4 Kids

This started out really clean and simple. I made an A2 card base in Highland Heather trimming off 1" on the front. The SU stripe paper is actually black and white. The polka dotted paper is the reverse side. So far so good. But it seemed to want some color so I strayed a little from the simple by filling in the spaces with SU Blends in Highland Heather, Pumpkin Pie, and Lemon Lime Twist. I was a little cross eyed by the time that was done! The ghost is an Impression Obsessions Die. The die cut leaves hole as the eyes and mouth so I punched a black circle and glued it to the back. Then I popped up the ghost on a wobbler. The kids really like interactive features on a card. The BOO! is an old wood stamp. I colored the BOO in the same colors as the stripes. It is popped up on diminsionals.

Inside, I added the white liner next to the polka dot and finished it off with a strip of Pumpkin Pie.

Row of Daisies

I found this piece of DSP in my scrap box and was thinking water or sky? Then I saw the The Paper Players  challenge of weather, I decided on sky. I made a row of daisies in the garden on a sunny day.

The daisies are die cut from an old SU die. I used a paper hole punch to make orange centers and dotted them with a fine black sharpie. The cloud is punched out and a punched circle sun glued behind it. The whole cloud is popped up on diminsionals. The sentiment is an old SU one.

I'll be putting this in my stash for Send A Smile 4 Kids and entering in their challenge Summer Fun Cards for Kids.

And linking up  on Let's Craft and Create challenge Penny for Your Thoughts (add a sentiment)

Colorful Birthday

 It is sad that any child should be sick and in the hospital. Doubly so when it is their birthday. I am happy to contribute to Send A Smile 4 Kids mission to see that hospitalized children get cheer cards. Every child likes balloons and that is the theme of my card. What a fun, colorful card to celebrate a birthday.

The background paper is Berry Burst by Stampin' Up! The pattern papers are some left over pieces of Memories and More card pack by SU. I used a punch for the balloons and attached twine for strings. The orange and purple balloons are glued down and the yellow one popped up. The sentiment is from SU and stamped in Melon Mambo, then fussy cut and popped up with diminsionals. To bring out the green from the papers, I added a scrap green and white stitched ribbon. 

Also posting to Lets Craft and Create challenge

Challenge #232 - AG + Penny for your Thoughts

Beach Scene

Are you a beachy person or mountain person?  I like both but today it is off to the beach for Cardz 4 Galz

The card base is Cloud Cover. The background paper is from the Paper Medley pack from SU.  I used the curvy dies to cut the sand from Crumb Cake.  A Tim Holz Tea Dye ink pad was dragged across the sand to give it some depth.I used a small circle stamp to make the sun peeking out behind the palm tree. I think the palm tree die is My Favorite Things.  I die cut the palm tree top with Crumb Cake and then cut just the top with a green in my stash and glued it over the Crumb Cake.. Then I did highlights with Stampin' Blends. The fence is from a package of chipboard die cuts by Stamperia. Grass is a die cut from On The Horizon. The sentiment is an old one from SU.

I hope you will be able to enjoy the beach sometime this summer.

I roughly interpreted this sketch from Freshly Made Sketches

The word week at Just Us Girls is Summer

Will add the TIME OUT challenges of pick two I actually have 4: summer, sun, water, vacation.

 

Transportation

What pre-teen and teen boy doesn't like a skateboard. Our town even has a skateboard park for them to do their tricks. Send A Smile 4 Kids monthly challenge is Planes, Trains, Automobiles, or any form of transportation. For kids who can't drive yet, skateboards are a good way to get around. I don't think I would recommend playing a guitar while skateboarding though.

The DSP is from Stampin' Up!. The picture and sentiments are digitals. The digital was even colored, Gotta love that--no coloring. Quick card.

Go to Sketch

Go to sketch. When stumped for design, I go to this sketch.

 The DSP if from SU (now retired) but I don't remember the name, Garden something. The base is Golden Glow. I had an extra strip of the DSP left over and made a  banner in the center which is matted with a piece that is the reverse side of the floral paper. 

The sentiment is SU as well as is the label punch. To emphasis the sentiment I surrounded it with 3 punched flowers centered with clear gems.

Just so happens that Freshly Make Sketches is featuring this layout this week.

Also playing with the tic-tac-toe chart from The Paper Players using the middle vertical row: flower, free, Patterned Paper.