SEP SID- Raise a glass

Hello all and welcome to September! Fall is on the way and I can't wait. Here is our sketch for September Stick It Down challenge. 

I kept pretty true to the sketch this month and fun creating the background with some distress oxide and die cut for interest. I asked a friend of mine what kind of card she wanted for her birthday... she said some with drinks or maybe tropical theme. I decided to blend them and she loved it! The drinks do have some glossy accent on them to make them look more like glass and I love the look of the little beads on the foam. I added them on some vellum before putting them on the card. 

Here is a closer look at the details on the beer glasses. 

Hope to see you over on the new Facebook group with your card based on the card sketch or one of our scrapbook layouts! If you aren't a member yet please see the post here for the link. We all love to see how you use the sketches. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Monica

AUG SID- summertime

 Hello all and welcome to my card for Stick It Downs August card Sketch. Aug... wow can't believe we are already over halfway through 2021, I swear the years get shorter and shorter! ;-) Here is a look at our card sketch this month...

For my card I decided to stencil the decor across the background. I wanted to angle it a little more like the sketch, but my stencil (MFT) wasn't wide enough for that. I still like the look of the various distress ink in blues created. I used the summer time die (SSS) for the sentiment and then just added some sequins and stars for sparkle and a little more color. 

Hope to see you over at Stick It Down with your card based on the card sketch or one of our scrapbook layouts! Love to see how you use the sketches. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Monica

Edited to add:

A second card I made using the same sketch, this time I used Arteza metallic water colors for the background with a Simon Says Stamp Die cut sentiment for the focal point on the card. Love the shimmer the metallic water color added to the back ground! I will be adding this to the Die Cut Diva's Challenge blog... it's been too long since I've played along with another challenge. 

JULY

 Hello all and welcome to my post for the Stick It Downs July card Sketch! I think it's a fun sketch and thought it would be a great one to use up some pattern paper! Here's the sketch...

... and here is my card which I used a a couple pattern papers from my stash! I love fall and sometimes can't help but pick up a 6x6 pad of fall papers, so I have a few (even a double or two). I need to use them more and this was a start. I loved being able to use one of the sheets with a scene on it for the main focal point of the card and then accent it with some smaller coordinating patterns. 

I stamped my sentiment on some coordinating cardstock. Stamped, colored and die cut the pumpkin and leaf for embellishing. To finish the front I added a little strip of washi tape between the pattern squares, as well as some brown sequins and a few Nuvo dots. Made for a pretty quick card, once I decided what paper to use. ;-) 

Hope to see you over at Stick It Down with your card based on the card sketch or one of our scrapbook layouts! Love to see how you use the sketches. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Monica

Coffee lover blog hop- Coffee Anytime

Today is the start for the Spring and Summer Coffee Lovers Bloghop! I'm so excited to be playing along with Joy Clair, be sure to stop by the  Joy Clair blog to sweet what my teamies made to play along! For my project I was inspired by bright seasonal colors as well as butterflies and flowers! I decided to create an art journal page in appreciation that I love my coffee anytime! ;-) This could be cute to do again to show all for seasons.

I used distress inks to color the back ground and spritzed with water. I then added some  beans (stamp) and stenciled on the coffee rings. I stamped the cup images on some coordinating pattern paper and fussy cut them. I then colored in the coffee with a copic and added glossy accents over it. I die cut two arrows from vellum to create the hour and minute hands, then glued them to the center.

Hope you get inspired by any of the stops along the blog and play along. The hop always has wonderful sponsors and it's fun to play along! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Monica

Supplies:

Joy Clair- Christmas Cocoa, Stiff Letters and Christmas Coffee (coffee bean)

MFT- hybrid black ink and dies

distress ink- Stencil

pattern paper

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

ATSM #290- Your Kindness

It's the start of another challenge over at ATSM and it's a photo inspiration! Love the chic look of the photo with it's colors and textures on the frames.

I chose the color theme to use for my card and wanted to add the texture from the frames. I started by stamping the images on the some light green cardstock. Since I used a layering stamp set on the cardstock, I started the first layer of stamping with some white pigment ink. Then layered the other colors on top and used the matching dies to cut them out.

I ran the white panel through my die cutting machine with an embossing folder. I realized after I embossed that I had forgotten to stamp my sentiment and the little flowers first... Doh! So I used my MISTI to carefully stamp the sentiment and flowers. Which worked out great since I knew I'd have to stamp it a few times because of the embossed texture. There were a few spots in the sentiment that I couldn't get to stamp correctly, so I used a micron pen to color those areas better. I glued the stems of the leaves directly to the card panel under the carnation popping the leaf tips up with a pop dot and adhered the carnation with foam adhesive as well to finish the card!

Just love the look with the dimension and texture!

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:
Altenew- Build a Flower: Carnation
Leaves (ink)- Whip Cream (MFT), Wild Wasabi (Stampin' Up)
Carnation (ink)- Whisper White, Flirty Flamingo and Watermelon Wonder (SU- retired) and                              Peachy Keen (LawnFawn)
Little flowers- Peachy keen (LawnFawn)
VersaFine- Onyx Black
Cuttle Bug- Swiss Dots embossing folder
MFT- BluePrints #27 (Scallop panel die)
Cardstock- White and soft green 

Lucky to have.

I've got a quick card to share that I will be linking up to a few challenges, they will be listed down below. It's a very clean and simple card that would be easy to remake.

I stamped the sentiment in my go to hybrid ink by MFT and the clovers in Distress inks Old Paper for a tone on tone look. Then I used my Prisma colored pencils to color the clovers green. 

Linking up with the following challenges...

Addicted to CAS- Luck/Lucky

Less is More- Monochrome

House of Cards- Color pencil on color cardstock/ or colors



Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Monica

Thrilled for you

I had some time to sit around and play for a bit this morning, I decided to work on a card inspired some MFT challenges. Luckily got them done in time to link them up too! Usually I end up being a little to late to link up by the time I get a card done. I need to work on my timing! ;-)

I used the color combo ( Pinks are not a go to color for me but loved them with the gray and black)

and the sketch from the MFT challenges.

I used an older stamp set to stamp some leaves across the front of my card in black ink. Then colored them in using some copics to coordinate with the colors. I stamped the sentiment and used a banner from a blue prints die set to cut it down. 

I finished the card by popping the sentiment strip on with some foam tape and added some irredescent glitter for some sparkle. 

Thanks for stopping by and havea great day!

Monica

Supplies:

MFT- Geometric Greenery, Blue Prints 27 , Black licorice ink

Copics

Cardstock

irridescent glitter

Love Grows Here and Refuel My Soul

I have another post today for the Joy Clair blog and I'm sharing two projects.

I made a card using Gnome is where the heart is for my first project.

Linking up to:

Simon Says: Add a die Challenge

For my second card I used Refuel my Soul to create an art journal

Please visit the Joy Clair blog for all of the details!


Thanks for stopping by and have a happy Valentines Day!
Monica


ETA: Linking to Die cut Diva's - Love is in the air challenge

Dream Big

Today over at the Joy Clair blog we are having a special post in honor of Mardi Gras. Below is the photo inspiration we used to make our projects.

For my card I used an older set from Joy Clair called Dream Big and I was inspired by the colors. I also thought the beads and feathers were a nice fit for the theme. 

I stamped the dream catcher, feather and some beads with black ink. I then drew on the strings with a pen before adding the other beads using distress inks. I added some Wink of Stella to the feathers and the dream catcher. 

To finish the card I added some stripped washi to the side of the cardbase and stamped my sentiment. Then adhered the panel to the cardbase.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Monica

Supplies:

Dream Big

MFT- Black Hybrid ink

distress oxide- Twisted Citron, Fossilized Amber and Wilted Violet

Birthday Drink

Today I'm sharing a card I made for my Father in Law. I used the Fusion Card Challenge for inspiration, I like the sketch and the colors were looking like the picture until added the pattern paper.  

My image is from a retired set by Avery Elle. I wanted to tie the card to the gift. My FIL likes non alcoholic beer so we got some new ones for him to try. 

I stamped the outline in black and the "beer" in Fossilized Amber distress ink. Then I die cut it with the double stitched rectangles from MFT stamps. I layered my pattern strips and image layer on gray cardstock. I measured the where the layers would be and stamped my sentiment so that it would be in between the layers. Then added all of my layers to my cardbase. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Monica

DCD- Camper

Popping in with a post for the Die Cut Diva's and our Masculine Challenge.I mad this card for both of my parents as a thank you. They hosted some of our cub scouts for a camp out and we were able to watch the meteor shower, back in Aug. We've dub their property Camp Caldwell, it was a great weekend!

I used a die cut rectangle as my panel and added some distress inks to the background for my ground and sky. I stamped and die cut both the bear and lantern from kraft cardstock, then used copics to color them. The bears shirt and tent were stamped on a pattern paper and fussy cut. I stamped the tent directly on my background and then adhered the plaid tent directly on top. 

I added my panel to the card base and used pop dots to adhere the lantern and bear. Once they were in place I decided to hand draw a little sign for Camp Caldwell. Mom and dad seemed to both like the card. Hope you all will too.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Monica

Supplies:

MFT- diagonal stitch rectangles

Distress ink-

Hero Arts- 

Copics

Pattern paper

star sequins

DCD- Woodland Shaker

Hello all! Today's card is a shaker card for the Die Cut Diva's blog. It's my second card in my little series of 3 cards 1 set. I'm using the adorable Woodland Pals set from our sponsor Elizabeth Craft!

When I got my set I stamped multiple images on some scrap cardstock. Decided to color them all before die cutting. Made my planning a little easier for my cards. Since I had colored and cut a lot of extra little bits I thought they would be cute in a shaker.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Monica

Supplies:

• Woodland Pals Stamps
• Woodland Pals Dies
• Black ink
• cardstock
• Copics

DCD- Peace and Joy

Here is my second card for our Christmas in July challenge over at the Die Cut Diva's. Today's card was pretty quick to put together and could be a good one to mass produce if needed for Christmas cards.

• Stamped sentiment and die cut panel
• Stamped and die cut branches
• Die cut patterned layer
• Adhered stamped panel with foam adhesive to the paper layer before adding to card base
• Placed branches to top panel and added a twine bow

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Monica

Supplies:

• Peace and Joy (Hero Arts)
• Holly Pine Branch stamps and dies (Hero Arts)
• Inside out Diagonal stitched rectangle stax (MFT)
• Cardstock
• pattern paper
• twine

DCD- birthday girl and her dragon

My card today is a Birthday card for the April challenge at the Die Cut Diva's. Our sponsor this month is Fabrika Fantasy.

I colored my image with PrismaColor pencils and die cut it, before layering it with panels on the cardbase. I used some glitter pens and a white gel pen to add texture to the dragons skin in places. I finished the card off by adding the sentiment. 

Here is a closer look at the texture, even though I didn't get a good shot of the sparkle.

You still have a few days to join our Birthday challenge for your chance to win, so be sure to stop by and link up!

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

Supplies:

FabrikaFantasy- Flying Elf

MFT- double stitch rectangles

Stampin'Up- pattern paper

Misc- Cardstock, PrismaColor pencil, glitter pens and white gel pen

DCD- Celebrate

Hope everyone is have a great day so far! Today's card is for the Die Cut Diva's. Our theme this month is Birthdays and our wonderful sponsor is Fabrika Fantasy.



My card...

After printing out my image I colored it with colored pencils, adding some glitter details. I die cut my image before stamping my sentiment. I layered my image panel on some pattern paper and added them to the card.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Monica

Supplies:

 Fabrika Fantasy- Air Fairy

 Prisma Color pencils

MFT- Double stitched rectangles

cardstock

pattern paper

DCD- love bunny

Hello all it's past the halfway point of January already! Time is flying by so quickly and it will be Valentines day before we know it. So I'm starting on my Valentine stash with this little card using an adorable bunny from our sponsor.

I printed and colored the image with colored pencils. I used an MFT die to make my top panel. Once all the layers were adhered to the cardbase, I added some hearts and sequins for embellishments! 

Visit the Diva's blog to see more and to play along with our No Sentiment challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Monica

Supplies:

Sasayaki Glitter- Heart Bunny
MFT- Diagonal stitched dies
Misc- pattern paper. sequins, wood veneer hearts and colored pencils

DCD- Merry Christmas

Today's post is for the Die Cut Diva's and we are sponsored by Dies R Us. Our theme is layer it...

I used a die to create window to get more layers with out a lot of extra bulk.

I started by stamping my images and coloring the deer and presents with colored pencils. I used my dies for the bench and light, but fussy cut the other images. I did stamp and color two of the green presents, so that I could layer one with a pop dot on top of the other. I die cut the window out of my panel and used it to layer all of my pieces in the right area. Once all my images were adhered on the cardbase, I stamped my sentiment on the panel and then layered it on the top of the card.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Monica

I'm also going to link this card up to the last Lawnscaping Challenge. :-( So sad to see this challenge go after 5 years. It was always a fun challenge to play along with when I could!

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn- Toboggan together, Winter in the park (stamp and die)

MyFavoriteThings- PeekaBoo window

OMCF- Pumpkin Pie

Poppin' by to share my card for Open-Minded Crafting Fun challenge blog. Our theme this month is Thanks/Thanksgiving and I'm showcasing one of our wonderful sponsors The Stamping Boutique.

I used the pumpkin pie image for my card, since it is one of the things I look forward to most at Thanksgiving. The last few years I've made a pumpkin cheesecake pie instead of the traditional... Yum!

I printed and colored my image before die cutting it. I inked up all of my layers with some distress ink, added some brads and then adhered all the layers to the cardbase.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamping boutique- Pumpkin pie

MFT- double stitched rectangle

Misc- Copics, brads, pattern paper and cardstock