The Card Concept ~ Butterflies!

The Card Concept Challenge is all about Butterflies!

And we all do love our butterflies, don't we?

I used Altnew's Painted Butterflies and PTI Tip Top Dies

My inks were WPlus9 Wild Mango and Sweet Nectar

My sentiment is from Altnew: Love Labels

A few Pretty Pink Posh Clear sequins to finish it off!

I think this is CAS!

 

Thanks for looking!

Thinking of YOU ~ The Card Concept

I just had to try my hand at the "doodling" or sketchy technique again that was shown on MIM two weeks ago.  I used the same flower that Ashley used.

I am entering this in the Card Concept Challenge.

I am not sure, but maybe this would be a "freestyle collage"??

Stamps:  PTI Enclosed flower, Keep it Simple:  Thinking of you

Inks:  W Plus 9:  wild mango, Miami spice, sweet nectar, sweet gelato, PTI sweet blush, berry sorbet

dies:  Keep it Simple

paper:  white, berry sorbet

 

Thanks for taking a look!

Have a wonderful weekend!

We are volleyball free this weekend, but getting ready for a trip north to Spokane Washington for a three day tournament that will start off the Spring Vacation for the girls next Thursday!  then we are going to drive to Montana to visit a cousin for two days!  Looking forward to the trips!

Card Concept ~ Feel better soon

...and inside it says, "feel better soon"!

This is a rubber stamp and people, I had to go to YOUtube to remember how to use the Stamp a ma jig!  I am so used to the clear stamps, this one threw me for a loop!!

So I did some placement with the stamp a ma jig and some masking and managed to get 5 'suckers' stamped!

I am entering this is The Card Concept where the challenge is a

Get Well Soon kind of card.

 

thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

 

stamps:  Deadbeat Designs (sucker and sentiment) both rubber and wood mounted

paper:  PTI harvest gold, simply chartreuse

die:  Bells & boughs (for the bow!)

Card Concept # 9

 

This card is for the Card Concept Challenge :

We are to use Purple!!

 

The first thing I did was pull out all the "purples" I have and smeared them on a paper with a dauber.

some of them I was not liking the color.  I ended up using

PTI Winter Wisteria, Royal Velvet, memento grape jelly, distress ink: Dusty Concord.

I used three of those colors for the base of the card, using a swiping motion with my dauber.

Then I went back and laid a TCW Stencil: chicken wire and daubed it with the royal velvet, using the same dauber I sponged on some butterflies from a Heidi Swapp butterfly collection stencil.

I die cut a PTI mat stack # 1 in winter wisteria and heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder.  The sentiment is from SSS:  Blessed.

 

Thanks for taking a look!

We are having a glorious day...suppose to be 86 degrees today!!

I have already been out and planted my sugar snap peas!

I really need to wash some screens and some windows...

 

Heart Hugs,

Colleen



The Challenge & Card Conncept

You know I am just loving the sketches provided by Lesley at Always Playing with Paper

and this time I decided to join it with the Card Concept challenge # 8...use and umbrella

The sentiment and umbrella are from Wplus9,

the pattern paper is Doodlebug:  Hello Spring

 

 

Thanks for taking a look, I have a full weekend of volleyball. 

It is the regional championships, both granddaughters are playing in the same location,

and fortunately it is in town at the Portland convention Center!

At least we don't have an hour drive (or more!) to get there!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Heart Hugs,

Colleen

Colour Me # 14 & Card Concept #7

I know this looks really red almost, but it is definitely an orange.

I sponged the flowers from a stencil, starting with bright orange zest

and then going with a lighter hand and less of the ink for the remaining flowers.

I am entering this in both the colour Me # 14

and Card Concept # 7

I just wanted to show you the card...I was having some editing issues and it would not let me crop or edit this card, so I started all over, but truly the colors are what you are asking for...more pumpkin than red!

 

 

 

Either way, I do like the card and using one color is pretty striking!

stamps:  PTI Wet Paint, Butterfly Dreams

ink:  PTI orange zest

stencil:  MFT spring flowers

 

Friends, I am going to be out of the craft room for almost a week

My husband and I are going to a practice round of the Master's Golf in Augusta, Ga,

That is just one day, then we are going down to Savannah and spend a couple of days, then head to Charleston, SC for another couple of days before we drive up to Atlanta and see some of the sights and explore that city.

So I will be able to play a little bit more today, but if I don't check back in, have a good week and I will see you all sometime during Easter Week!

 

Heart Hugs,

Colleen

 

 

Card Concept #6

I think this card would be "Clean and Layering", it is almost a one layer card, I just added a bit of black to help it pop and then mounted it onto an aqua mist card.  First I stamped my gifts and bows, then I used two different cuttlebug embossing folders to do the top and bottom of the card; using my scoring board, I made two lines at the top and bottom of the embossed image; tied a twine around it and stamped "Make a wish"...  What a fun challenge this week at Card Concept .  I hope you will take the time to join in and make a birthday card!
                                      

Happy Birthday and big dot embossing folders

stamps:  PTI Make a Wish

ink: simply chartreuse, aqua mist, melon berry

twinery twine

paper: PTI white, aqua mist, black

 

Off to Spokane for a three day Volleyball tournament for my two granddaughters!

And this weekend is the beginning of the Spring Vacation here!

 

I will be missing until Monday...have a great weekend!

 

Heart Hugs,

Colleen

Colour Me # 10 and Card concept # 5

First up Card Concept with a color inspiration and the one liner is really die cut using PTI chocolate brown, NOT black!

stamps:  PTI Autumn Pattern Pieces, Be Happy

inks:  chocolate brown, limeade ice

paper:  PTI white, limeade ice, chocolate brown

This next card is for Colour Me # 10 and they are asking for a monochromatic card using green.

stamps:  Meadow Greens, Botanical silhouettes

ink:  Distress Inks: peeled paint, shabby shutters

twine from the Twinery

 

I hope you will join in these challenges and play along, especially if you like the color green!  this seems to be a popular color with challenges this week...is it because St. Patrick's day is coming up?

Heart Hugs,

Colleen

 

 

 

The card Concept # 4

 the Card Concept  challenge this week is a floral theme.

I pulled out the Sweet Life and Mega Gracious Vases.

I think I would still consider this to be Clean and Simple.

I added some dots from here for the roses to just give a little dimension.

 

PTI stamps:  the Sweet Life, Mega Gracious Vases, Beautiful Blessings

ink:  sweet blush, berry sorbet, spring rain

 

Thanks for taking a look...

we have sunshine!!

 

Have a good weekend everyone!

Heart Hugs,

Colleen

  



The Card Concept #3 Monochromatic Pink Challenge

You still have a few days to play along with this challenge, it ends on Monday Feb. 17 at noon PST.

The challenge is to use pinks!

You can go HERE to access this challenge.

stamps:  Lil' Inkers Stay Beautiful

dies:  Lil' Inkers stitched hearts. MFT stitched squares

paper:  sweet blush, hibiscus burst, raspberry fizz, white

 

Make it a good Holiday weekend friends!

 

Heart Hugs,

Colleen



Card Concept # 2

I was low on thank you cards, so I thought I would do one more for this challenge. 

Again I used the canvas Impression Plate for texture.

The flower is from PTI Flower Garden.

I cut the angle myself...no die,

and added a strip of Pure Poppy striped pattern paper.

the 'thanks' is from Embroidered Blooms.

You can go HERE to play along.

 



CAS(E) this Sketch 61 and Card Concept # 2

A sweet, simple little 'thanks' card.

Dry embossed with the canvas PTI Impression Plate.

PTI Floral Foliage, SSS Thanks die

new leaf ink, red copics

soft stone paper

Lil' Inkers stitched Mat

You can go HERE to play along with this challenge.
Will also link up with the Card Concept  asking for some texture on the card.

 

 



The Card Concept ~ A new challenge!!

Another NEW Challenge in town people! You must go check it out...go HERE ... it is another challenge created by Lesley from Always Playing with Paper ...you know her...she creates Seize the Birthday, Merry Monday and so many others.  This one has 12 designers, two for each "style" of card making...
   Clean & Simple (CAS)

   Clean & Layered

   Clean & Graphic

   Freestyle Collage

   Shabby Chic

   Classy & Elegant

I think maybe this card would be Clean and layered? 

I love these colors this week!

The challenge ends on Monday the 20th noon PST

PTI vintage cream and sweet blush pattern paper

Ruby Reprise stamps

kraft, sweet blush and dark chocolate ink

Lil' Inkers die, Ruby Rose dies