ATSM #299- CAS

Today's card is for Addicted to Stamps and More, we are working on Clean and Simple. My card is a little more busy than my usual clean and simple, but I included it for this challenge since it was pretty simple to make. I used my MISTI to stamp everything, except for the image (it's a wood stamp). I made 10 of these... you can see some of the others peeking out from the bottom of the top card.  They are a going away gift for my folks who are moving back to Texas, I thought they could use them to send their new address.Before adhering the panels to the cardbase, I added some color with Copics keeping the coloring simple.

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:

Hero Arts- Destination Texas and Kelly's Texas

Close To My Heart- Framework Alphabet

Stampin'Up- Script alpha

Copics

Guide me with Joy Clair

Today's card is my take on the challenge over at Joy Clair blog for the month of July, please stop by the blog to play along and see the DT's inspired projects!

Here is a look at the inspiration photo...

I started my card by adding some glitter in shades of blue and white to create my background. I then stamped, colored and fussy cut the ship from Light House. I die cut a circle to create a window and laid it over the glitter background. After I adhered the boat, I stamped the sentiment and added some white stars on the glitter background and sentiment areas.

Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment or follow me for blog updates! Have a great day!

Monica

ATSM- #298 Holiday

Here is my card for the  Holiday Challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More! I was happy to pull out an older Lawn Fawn set and pattern papers to create a scene.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you play stop by the blog and play along, can't wait to see what you create to with the theme! 

Monica

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn- Winter in the Park, paper and twine

Sky is the limit with Joy Clair

Today I'm posting over at the Joy Clair blog! Using the new set Sky's the Limit with some inks from Imagine crafts.

I decided to share a image of my attempt to stamp on a cork coaster, using VersaFine Clair inks from Imagine Crafts. So far so good, I need to see how it stands up with a sweaty glass on it, but I like the way it looks and the ink stamped well on the cork!

Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment or follow me for blog updates! Don't forget to stop by the Joy Clair blog for details! Have a great day!!!

Monica

Supplies:

Joy Clair- Life's a breeze, Inspirational Arrows

VersaFine- Onyx Black
VersaFine Clair- Green Oasis, Morning Mist, Warm Breeze

Copics

Cardstock- Recollections

ATSM- #296 Anything Goes

Time for a new challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More!

I used a new Catherine Pooler stamp set and  some inks I picked up at a local stamp shop while visiting my parents. I just stamped the images around the edge of the card bade to create a decorative border. Added the sentiment and some coordinating Nuvo Drops.

Be sure to stop by the blog and see everyone's inspiration and to play along! Thanks for stopping byt and have a great day!!!

Monica

Supplies:

Catherine Pooler- Wonderful WildFlowers, Polised, Shea butter, Sea Foam and Skylight

Mom window card with Joy Clair

Today I've got a card up on the Joy Clair blog featuring two of the new sets, Mother's Day Love and Broken Brick background. 

Visit the blog for details on the card. Supplies are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment or follow me for blog updates! Have a great day!

Monica

Supplies:
Joy Clair- Mother's Day Love and Broken Brick
Imagine Crafts- VersaFine Clair Morning Mist
Recollections- Gray and 110 white card stock
Lawn Fawn- louie's ABC's
Copics

Happy 4th with Joy Clair

Today I'm sharing a post for Joy Clair's June challenge. I love the patriotic feel of the inspiration photo.


So went with a very summery, patriotic theme on two cards. The first one is a card for the 4th of July.  I jumped on the chance to Joy Clair's Happy Fourth set, I just love the pinwheel and fireworks.

I started by stamping the image and sentiment, then placed some pattern paper above and below my stamped area. Then I colored the pinwheel in coordinating copic colors. Then added some Wink of Stella for a little sparkle!

For my second card I also used the Grungy Flag background, as well as the fireworks from Happy Fourth. I just love the look of this flag stamp.

I inked the star part of the back ground stamp with blue and the stripes in red and stamped the image. I had to set it aside for awhile since I used a pigment ink. Once the ink was dry I stamp the large fireworks and embossed them with a glitter embossing powder. Then I used silver embossing powder for the little fireworks.

I made this card for my dad's birthday (he loves anything patriotic and he was born on Memorial Day), so I used the Enjoy your day sentiment from the new Joy Clair set Life's a Breeze. 

Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment or follow me for blog updates! Have a great day!

Monica

Supplies:
Joy Clair: Happy Fourth, Grunge Flag and Life's a Breeze
MFT- Hybrid black
Momento Luxe- Love Letter, Nautical Blue
VersaFine- Onyx Black
Embossing Powder- Silver and Glitter
Wink of Stella- Clear