Paper Smooches Sparks - Designer Draft June 2013

Hi all! I'm on vacation visiting our families back in Illinois and Wisconsin, but I did take some craft supplies, you know, just in case I got to create! And I did! I made a card loosely based on the current Paper Smooches Sparks challenge - designer draft.

Here is the sketch:

                          

It's pretty much like the sketch, I just had to flip the sentiment and flower elements. I even did some masking for the sentiment! I stamped, colored and fussy cut the watering can. Stamped the flower (on two of them, I stamped off on some scrap then inked around the edges, one I just stamped off once before stamping). After fussy cutting I attached them to the watering can, one directly to the can, one using glue dots, and one with foam squares for different levels of dimension. The can was attached with foam squares also. I added the rhinestones, because I love al little bling... and I wanted to! Ha!

Sorry for the wonky non-watermark! I don't have my editing software on my laptop and had to go 'old school'! LOL!

Well, that's all for now. Thanks for stopping by! We may be going out on the pontoon to cruise the lakes one last time before heading back down to my parents tomorrow. Have a great day!

Chris

Supplies
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Green Thumb, Crystal Clear, Briny Blue
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Clear Snap - Chestnut Roan
DP: MME - Stella & Rose: Mabel
Card stock: Paper Smooches - Ed collection
Adhesive: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares; Glue Dots
Accessories: Marvy Uchida Markers; Colorbok rhinestones

Drunken Stampers Challenge 131 - My Best Friend's Wedding

Good morning and happy Saturday to you! It's time for the latest Drunken Stampers challenge: #131 - My Best Friend's Wedding!

Our challenges for this term are based on movie titles, or you can use the theme (blue), or go all cray cray and use both!! LOL! This week is Team Midnight Margaritas turn and this is what I came up with:

Here is what the inside looks like:

There's a whole bunch going on on this card, so let me break it down for ya! First I stamped the cake stand, cake and birds on some scrap white card stock. I made sure that the birdies were kissing when I stamped them! Hee hee! Then I stamped the cake and birds again on Strathmore water color paper, adding the tiny circles to the cake (it's a separate stamp!) After I colored them, I fussy cut and glued them over the stamped images on the white card stock, then glued a bit of scrap paper under the stand to give it something to sit on. After die cutting the image from the oval die, I took that same die and put it inside the lacey oval to make a frame (using some washi tape to make sure they didn't move while cutting). It's cut from paper with a weathered wood design on it. LOVE how that came out! The back panel had the edges inked then distressed, sort of a nod to cut off jeans shorts! I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment in white, added foam squares to the frame and adhered, then adhered the cake image flat against the blue panel, so it looked like a picture in a frame. (Well, that's the look I was going for anyway! LOL!) Finished the inside and boom, done!

This challenge was perfect, as I have a girlfriend who is getting re-married later this year. Since this is a second marriage for both of them, they are going REALLY casual. Like, shorts and flip flop casual. (Oh! That's why she mentioned cut off jeans shorts!) And her colors are beachy blues (hence the reason why I picked these different shades to use on my card!)

Anyhooo, that's it in a nutshell - a rather large nutshell! LOL! Thanks for reading through my windbag of a post, and please don't forget to stop by my fellow Midnight Margaritas to see what fabulousness they came up with! Have a great day!

Chris
Supplies
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Hubby and Wifey
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versa Mark; Staz On - Jet Black; Clear Snap - Chestnut Roan, Creamy Brown; DI - Broken Glass
DP: MME - Dolled Up
Card stock: Recollections
Strathmore water color paper
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares: Elmer's extra strength glue stick
Accessories: Marvy Uchida markers: Grand Calibur, Classic Oval Lg & Lacey Ovals Nesties; Tonic/TH distress tool; Stampendous white embossing powder, heat gun

Happy Birthday...CTS#31

Good morning and Happy Friday!!! Woo Hoo!! Hope everyone on the east coast is gearing down for tropical storm Andrea. We are already feeling the effects, and it hasn't even gotten here yet! Ugh!

Here is a card I made for Case this Sketch #31:

the inside:

And the sketch:

I needed to make a masculine birthday card for one of my nephews and really wanted to use this sketch for it. Those are real feathers that I found over the winter. I knew that they would look cool on a card, and finally got to use them! A wood grain embossed background, some corrugated card board, a simple sentiment and I was done!

Thanks for stopping by and feel free to leave a comment! I read every one and I appreciate the input! Have a great day!

Chris
Supplies
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Hullabaloo
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
Card stock: Bazzill (cream); Recollections (black); DCWV (blue card base)
DP: corrugated card board - ??
Adhesive: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares; Glue Dots; Helmar 450 glue
Accessories: Grand Calibur, Classic Ovals Lg Nesties; Darice wood grain EF; featheres

Dad You Are Special....JUGS#191

Hello and good morning to you all! I'm trying out a new (to me) challenge today. It's called Just Us Girls #191, otherwise known as JUGS (ha ha! Love that!!) I made a somewhat interactive card:

TA DA!!!! One of the pages in the Echo Park This & That Charming collection has this great page of flash cards. I just cut one row out, accordion folded it and glued it onto the top of the card.

And the inside of the card:

I based my card from the JUGS sketch #191:

That stamp I used was actually all on one line, but I cut it (GASP!) and stacked the sentiment to fit better. This was a fun sketch with lots of layers. I've been on a CAS kick lately, and this was a nice change of pace.

Well, that's it for now. Time to take my fur baby for a nice long walk before it starts to rain. ☺ Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great day!

Chris
Supplies
DP & stickers: Echo Park - This & That Charming collection
Card stock: Bazzill Basics
Stamps: Hero Arts - Celebrate Everyday set
Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa; Clear Snap - Chestnut Roan
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik
Accessories: Slice die cut machine & Vintage Findings cartridge; Grand Calibur; Paper Smooches Hexalongs dies; Marvy Uchida marker

ConGRADulations!

Hello my lovelies! I have a quick card that I want to share with you all. When looking through my March/April 2013 PaperCrafts magazine, I saw this one card that just screamed to me to CASE it.

 Here's my inspiration: It's the Grungy Congrats Card designed by Lynn Mangan.

And here is my take on it:

...and the inside:

I used Glimmer Mist in Sapphire and Graphite for the splotches. Instead of circles, I used a graduation cap stamp and checkers replaced the chevrons. I just loved the graphic/grungy look to Lynn's card!

If I've stepped on anyone's copyright toes, I do sincerely apologize. I'm not entering this for any publication, challenge or selling it. My intention was innocent and only meant to flatter. ☺

That's it for now. Back to housework (UGH!) Have a great day!

Chris
Supplies
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Smarty Pants, Sunny Side Up, Birthday Sampler; TAWS - Background Check
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Gray Flannel, Teal Zeal, Paris Dusk
Card stock: Bazzill Basics - blue; Recollections - white
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares
Accessories: Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist

Lilliana...SBS May challenge/SSSC#185/SOS#103

Hey peeps! I have a card to share with you all. I was coloring up in the craft cave last night. Haven't done any major coloring in a while it seems, so it was past time! This pretty little fairy is Lilliana. She's a free digi image to anyone who's a member of the Simply Betty Stamps Fan Group. All Betty asks is that you use the image for that month's challenge. Lilliana is for the May challenge.  (A gorgeous free image to color? Yes please!) Plus, the fan group has really helped me improve my coloring skills, what with all the tidbits of information and helpful coloring tutorials! (and signing up is free!) Anyway, onto my card:

Here is a close up.

And the inside:

My card is based off the the current Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #185, I just substituted the bling for the ribbon.

Since I used some older papers (the small strip is from Basic Grey's 2008 Ambrosia collection, and the chevron paper is from Recollection's 2011 Simply Autumn collection), I'm also entering this for the Shopping Our Stash #103 graduation  challenge. Also on the SBS challenge, you were prompted to use the colors white, black, yellow, and orange. I knew I wanted to use that Basic Grey paper, since it has all the colors in it. (It's hard to see, but there is even some yellow in it! Sweet!) After coloring her, I added some Stickles to her wings, because every fairy needs a little sparkle! The inside sentiment was printed using Microsoft Word. I thought it was a perfect pairing with the image and the graduation theme!

That's all for now. Thanks for stopping by, and even though I'm entering these challenges all at the last minute, there's still time on all for you to enter them as well, if you are so inclined! Have a great evening!

Chris
Supplies:
Stamp: Simply B stamps - Lilliana digi 
Markers: Marvy Uchida
DP: Recollections - Simply Autumn (2011); Basic Grey - Ambrosia (2008)
Card Stock: Bazzill Basics - black; The Paper Co. - orange
Strathmore Water Color Paper
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares
Accessories: Grand Calibur; Fleur de Lis boarders and Labels One Nesties; Stickles; Recollections - adhesive rhinestones; sentiment printed from Microsoft Word

The older I get....

Hey all. Just one more quick post about this card I made and want to share with you:

And the inside:

I made this yesterday and finished it under 15 minutes! WOO HOO! No sketch or color guide. I just went for it! It's a personal best for me I think! LOL! I love off color humor. If you met my family you'd understand! This card is for my Dad! HA! He's gonna love it!

Well, I'm done with the computer for tonight. Time to relax with my book now. Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you all have a fabulous weekend!

Chris
Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps - golfing Gus; Happy Birthday from Stella - friggin candle set
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Clear Snap - Chestnut Roan
DP: Echo Park - This & That Charming
Card stock: Recollections
Adhesive: SA by 3L - MyStik, 3D foam squares; American Crafts foam dots
Accessories: Fiskars corner rounder; Tonic/TH distress tool