ATSM #292- make your mark 5/12

I was looking through my stamps for a project the other day and came a across the set with these cute little guys. While looking at it I realized I've never used it! I know it's a shame, but I have a few sets that are like that. They've been sitting in my stash because I had to have them, but haven't gotten around to using them. I know I'm not the only one. ;-) 

Well since they were in my hand, I thought no time like the present to put them to use. I know it's not even summer yet and I made a halloween card... (even my youngest asked why), but when an idea strikes you go with it! 

Using a die from MFT I measured where my images should go before stamping them. Colored the images and their backgrounds with copics. For the sentiment window I decided to add coordinating colors by stamping smaller sentiments in the colors of the squares above.

Finished the card by add hearing the panel to the cardbase and adding stitching to the window borders.

Don't forget to stop by the blog and play with this weeks CAS challenge, I can't wait to see what you share with us. Thanks as always for stopping by! Feel free to leave a comment and follow the blog for updates with new posts! 

Monica

Supplies:
Stamps - Close To My Heart
MFT- hybrid black ink and die
Copics
Memento dew drop inks
Black gel pen
Recollections- black and white cardstock

Super

I'm here with my second post today, I'm getting a few crafty things done and playing along with challenges. (Which I haven't been do much of lately) What else is a girl to do when she is practically confined to the craft room... I mean it is currently the most comfortable room in the house.

I'm sharing a post I made for the CSI challenge. It is very super hero related and with three boys in the house it's a prefect theme for me. ;-) I love how they set the theme up in case files and the options they give to use on a layout. 

Besides using the sketch and colors, I have four evidence and 2 testimony options on my page.

Evidence: Speech bubbles, starts, stripes and twine

Testimony: Super (inspration word) and Speech bubble journaling

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Monica

Coffee Break

I haven't played along with a blog other than for the design team in a long time!!! I saw the post about the link up party over at the Coffee loving cardmakers blog. I really wanted to play along by CASE-ing the DT. 

The card to case is this one by Chaitali

Here is my card I made flipping the sketch ..

On a side note I had to grab a frapp after making this card on my way to a crop night at Michaels! Yum!!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Monica

Supplies:

Technique Tuesday- Coffee Break seal

MFT- Cool Cup dies

American Crafts- Shimelle True stories

Close To My Heart- Outdoor Denim and Lagoon ink

cardstock

Happy Halloween (Fusion challenge)

Stopping in with a card for the Fusion Card Challenge.

I decided to make my card based on using the photo for my inspiration...

I used a few papers from previous years paper pads and die cut doily that I picked from work (Michaels) and a halloween set from Close to my Heart that I hadn't used before. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Monica

Fall,Family. Blessed...

Hello everyone! Today I'm stopping by with a fall card I made with The AAA card challenge mind. The AAA card challenge  I love the little image they included, I want to sit on one of those benches snuggled in a sweater and drinking a coffee. Who's with me?

Here is the card I made...

The image was inked with tape over the colored letters, since I wanted them different colors. Once I stamped in brown I carefully inked the other words in the colors and stamped the image again. I die cut the leaves and colored them with distress inks.

I added some stickles to the letters for a little more texture and fun on the panel.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!
Monica

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn- Stitched leaves dies and orange pattern paper

Close to My Heart- Sentiment panel

Doodlebug- woodgrain paper

Ranger/Tim Holtz- distress inks and stickles

Misc- memento inks, ribbon, cardstock

Distressed Thank You

Here is my last August post for a2z scrapbooking. I wanted to work on having the look of texture and "layers" on my card. I started by stamping the background. I then crumpled the paper and distressed the edges. I ran a brown ink pad of the paper. 

I put my stencil over the paper and dabbed my versa mark pad over the top, so the embossing powder would stick. After heating the embossing powder I used another ink to ink up the paper so the embossed image would show. Inked the distressed edges with more brown ink and adhered the panel to the base.

To finish off the card I wrapped some twine around and added the embossed sentiment circle. 

Below are some pictures I took to try and show the embossing and texture. 

I hope you will get a chance to join our Challenge this month.  Remember: (Hero Arts Products Required)  This challenge runs though the end the month.   You have a chance to win a $25.00 gift card to the a2z Scrapbooking Store.

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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Supplies:

Hero Arts- Leaf and Flourish Stencil and CL810

Distress inks- Tea Dye, Cracked Pistachio and Walnut Stain

Misc- cardstock, background stamp, twine and embossing powder

Happy Anniversary

I started my day off very crafty as I got 2 cards done and another started all before I left to pick my boys about an hour and half away. The card below was the first and was made for some friends for their anniversary. I made it with the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge in mind.

Here is this weeks sketch...

Here is my card...

I masked of the area to create my strip across the top. I stamped and embossed the images, then added color to the back ground with some distress inks. Adhered the panel to the card base, stamped my sentiment and added some hand drawn lines to make a border to the yellow strip.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!!!

Monica

Supplies:

Close to my Heart- heart stamps

Hero Arts- sentiment

Tim Holtz- Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed and Fossilized Amber distress inks

Recollections- Silver and gray embossing powder and cardstock

December poster greetings

This card is to help kick start the August challenge over at Die Cut Divas. The theme this month is Favorite Holiday and the Sponsor is Le Crystelle. 

I chose Christmas as my favorite for the first card, it was an easy choice!

Using the precut and embossed card I measured my pattern paper to fit. I stamped my poster greeting image on come cardstock and colored in a few words. I then put two poinsettias on top of each other and adhered them to the card base, adding some red gems to the center.
Don't forget to stop by the DCD blog to play along for a chance to win a $25 gift card to the Le Crystelle  store! Good luck and I can't wait to see what you make too!

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day!
Monica

Supplies:

Bazzill-Center step card

Spellbinders-Poinsettia die

Close to my Heart- Stamp

Recollections- pattern paper, and red gems

Copics

With Sympathy

A little post before I head to bed (I have a 5 am shift in the morning). I saw the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches and really wanted to play along. 

 My goal was to use multiple patterned papers, since I have more than I need and don't use them often enough. This card is going to a co-worker who lost her grandmother last week.

I cut the pattern paper to fit the sketch and stamped the sentiment on the larger panel. I added the flowers around the sentiment and put some stickles in the centers. To be honest the flower in the center was the product of a block drop (oppsy daisy), but I decided to just go with it. (Instead of scrapping it)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Monica

Supplies:

MME- Cut & Paste Charm

Close to My Heart- Sentiment and flowers

Ranger- Stickles

Misc- cardstock and twine

Land of the FREE!

 Good morning! I wanted to share a card for the 4th of July before I mail it out! Since the 4th is Saturday, I'd better make it quick!

I made a side step card...

Here is a view from the side to help see the layers...  

I stamped the sentiments and flag pole on the card base. The flag was then stamped and fussy cut before adding it to the card. The cityscape was die cut out of gray. To finish the card I added some blinb stick on stars and scattered white star confetti.

I will link this card to both Simon Says challenges Anything Goes and Summer
Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!
Monica

Supplies:

Close to my Heart- Stamps and ink

My Favotrie Things- Cityscape die

Misc- cardstock, bling stars and star confetti

USA!

Hello blogland! Thought I'd share a card I made while craft skyping with you real quick. It's very patriotic since the 4th of July is next weekend and I need to send some cards out! I made the card with theCAS(E) this Sketch challenge in mind...

My take...

a closer look of the top corner... 

The card was pretty quick to make and I could easily make more. I stamped and embossed the fireworks with a glitter embossing powder. Once that was heat set I stamped the USA and colored it with copics. I know the fireworks are hard to see, but are sparkly in person.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you stop by again tomorrow and join me in the Lawnscaping Blog Hop!

Have a great day!!!

Monica

Supplies:

Close to my Heart- Frame work Alpha set, Home of the Brave

Memento- Gray Flannel

VersaMark- Frost

Recollections- Clear Silver embossing powder, 110 lb cardstock

Copics 

Another Anniversary card

Got a card done for an upcoming Anniversary today. The little challenge I do with my friends and family was to use brads or eyelets, so I kept that in mind while using a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

I picked the papers and distressed the edges (mostly to cover up a little boo boo I made while cutting) ;-) Added a little distress ink on the edges before adhereing them to the pattern paper panel. Used my crop-a-dile to add the eyelets and then adhered the panel to the card. I then added some color the the chipboard shape using some distress paints before stamping the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the weekend.

Monica

Supplies:

Ranger- Distress paints (Spun Sugar and Antique Linen) and Pumice stone distress ink

Hero Arts- sentiment

Close to My Heart- Grey Wool ink, chipboard shape, and twine

Misc- pattern paper and eyelets