Better Together

Here's my card for the current challenge at Global Design Project. I combined an image I colored during the March Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge with the sketch for this coffee themed design.

The image from Neat and Tangled's Big Bold Brew stamp set was colored with Copic markers and cut out with the matching die.  I used foam tape to adhere the image to the top of a wide green fishtail flag strip over a nest of twisted cream twine.  The set's "we are better together" sentiment was stamped on the flag beneath the image.  I adhered the flag to the top left edge of a multicolored striped panel. The finished panel was adhered to a coordinating light blue card base.

Materials Used:
Big Bold Brew stamp set, Big Bold Brew dies (Neat and Tangled); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Sno Cone cardstock, Fishtail Flag STAX dies (My Favorite Things); Green Parakeet cardstock (Papertrey Ink); twine; foam tape

Keeping Christmas: November 2018

It's time for the November installment of Keeping Christmas with The Challenge design team!  I mixed it up a bit this month by making a Hanukkah card using a new stamp set from Neat and Tangled. 

I colored the set's dreidel people images with Copic markers, then used my Scan 'n Cut machine to cut out the colored images.  I made a simple background for the images by layering panels of two different shades of blue, one dark and one light, and adhering them to the edge of a medium blue card base.  After positioning a long sparkly, shiny fishtail flag strip over the blue panels, I added the images on top using foam tape for dimension.  The Hanukkah sentiment was stamped just above the blue panels in black ink.

Don't miss what the rest of our team has created to inspire you to get a head start on your holiday card making!  There is a lot of inspiration and ideas to get your creative juices flowing.  Here's where to find the team members:

Kelly Lunceford

Lesley Croghan

Anita Madden

Broni Holcombe

Claire Broadwater

Julee Tilman

Kim Heggins

Lori Tecler--you're here!

Nance Salkeld

Nancy Guse

Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

Vicki Finger

 
Materials Used:
Darling Dreidels stamp set (Neat and Tangled); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Blueberry Sky cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Night of Navy and Bashful Blue cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Silver cardstock (Recollections); Fishtail Flag STAX dies (My Favorite Things); foam tape

Color Throwdown 516-Hello Deer

It's time for another Color Throwdown!  Lisa is our hostess this week with a rich fall color combination--dark teal, rust, and cream.

I created a simple scene using stamps from Neat and Tangled.  I colored up one of the deer images from the Oh Deer set with Copic markers, then used my Scan 'n Cut to cut out the colored image.  I set the cutout image aside to build the background on a teal blue card base.  The top of the panel was stenciled with a dotted pattern for a subtle snow-like look.  The soft shimmery white ink looks so pretty!  I added a die cut cream snowbank on the bottom of the panel, then stamped the "hello deer" sentiment on it.  I filled in the letters in "deer" with some color, then added the deer to the scene using foam tape for dimension.

To play along, just create a paper crafted project using these colors as a starting point and add a direct link to your finished project using the linky tool found at the end of this week's CTD post.  As always, if you don’t have exact color matches, something close works just fine.  Just be sure that the challenge colors are the dominant ones in your project.  And, if you upload your project to an online gallery, use the keyword CTD516.  If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd51 and #colorthrowdown.  You can find us on Instagram and on Facebook with the username colorthrowdown.  Before you get started, here’s some inspiration from the talented Color Throwdown team, October's Guest Designer, Birgit Edblom, and our Guest Star Stampers, Elizabeth Stewart and Stephanie Severin.

** Amy Rohl **  Amy Rysavy ** Barbara ** Broni ** 

 ** Jodi ** Lisa ** Lynn ** Vickie ** Wanda **
** October Guestie Birgit Edblom **
** Guest Star Stampers Elizabeth Stewart and Stephanie Severin **

Materials Used:
Oh Deer stamp set (Neat and Tangled); Memento Tuxedo Black and Delicata White Shimmer inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Blue Bayou cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Landscape Trio dies (Mama Elephant); stencil (Heidi Swapp); foam tape

Color Throwdown 498-Time to Celebrate

It's time for another Color Throwdown!   Lynn is our hostess this week with a yummy color combination--peach, light pink, hot pink, and green.

I paired the colors with the current sketch at CAS(e) this Sketch to create a fun birthday card.  Instead of stamping, I used one of Neat and Tangled's Balloon Duo stencils and some distress inks to make a line of balloons across the card. For the sentiment, I stamped "time to celebrate" from the Celebrate stamp set on the panel in gold ink, then heat embossed the text in gold.  I wanted to add strings to the balloons, but didn't want to use black since I thought it would be too bold and take away from the pretty balloons.  I settled on using a sparkly clear Stardust gelly roll pen.  It was the perfect look!  The finished panel was adhered to a coordinating hot pink card base.

To play along, just create a paper crafted project using these colors as a starting point and add a direct link to your finished project using the linky tool found at the end of this week's CTD post.  As always, if you don’t have exact color matches, something close works just fine.  Just be sure that the challenge colors are the dominant ones in your project.  And, if you upload your project to an online gallery, use the keyword CTD498.  If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd498 and #colorthrowdown.  You can find us on Instagram (and on Facebook!) with the username colorthrowdown.  Before you get started, here’s some inspiration from the talented Color Throwdown team.

** Amy Rohl **  Amy Rysavy ** Barbara ** Broni ** 

 ** Jodi ** Lisa ** Lynn ** Vickie ** Wanda **
** Guest Star Stamper Jacquie Southas **

Materials Used:
Celebrate stamp set, Balloon Duo stencil (Neat and Tangled); Spun Sugar, Dried Marigold, Picked Raspberry, and Shabby Shutters distress inks (Ranger); Delicata Golden Glitz ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Raspberry Fizz cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Zing! Gold embossing powder (American Crafts); clear Stardust gelly roll pen (Sakura)

Color Throwdown 493-Celebrate

It's time for another Color Throwdown!  Broni is our hostess this week with a beachy palette that is so Broni--aqua, lime,and white.

I've had the Balloon Duo Stencils from Neat and Tangled in my collection for a while now and finally tried them out on this birthday card.  I used one of the stencils to create a balloon pair in the upper right corner of a white panel.  The birthday sentiment from the Celebrate set was stamped at the bottom of the panel in Versamark in, then heat embossed in lime embossing powder.   Once the text was in place, I used a black pen with a super fine tip to add in the balloon strings.  A few small aqua enamel dots were scattered around the balloons like confetti. I adhered the panel to a coordinating green card base to finish the design.

To play along, just create a paper crafted project using these colors as a starting point and add a direct link to your finished project using the linky tool found at the end of this week's CTD post.  As always, if you don’t have exact color matches, something close works just fine.  Just be sure that the challenge colors are the dominant ones in your project.  And, if you upload your project to an online gallery, use the keyword CTD493.  If you upload your projects on social media, go ahead and use the hashtag #ctd493 and #colorthrowdown.  You can find us on Instagram (and on Facebook!) with the username colorthrowdown. 

Before you get started, here’s some inspiration from the talented Color Throwdown team, our May guestie Rachel Avarado, and this week's Guest Star Stamper, Cher Marsino .

** Amy Rohl **  Amy Rysavy ** Barbara ** Broni ** 

 ** Jodi ** Lisa ** Lynn ** Vickie ** Wanda **

** May guestie Rachel Avarado **
** Guest Star Stamper Cher Marsino **

Materials Used:
Celebrate stamp set, Balloon Duo Stencils (Neat and Tangled); Twisted Citron Distress ink (Ranger); Sprinkles ink (Taylored Expressions); Versamark ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); black multiliner pen (Copic); Simply Chartreuse cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Zing! Leaf embossing powder (American Crafts); aqua enamel dots (My Mind's Eye)

You Are Amazing

April 2 marked this year's observation of World Autism Awareness Day.  As a teacher, I've worked with a number of children and families whose lives have been touched by autism.  I created this card with its encouraging message as an entry into the Stamping for Autism Awareness blog hop.

I used Neat & Tangled's A-Mazing stamp set and coordinating Maze die for my card.  I cut the maze out of a light blue cardstock panel.  To bring in the bright blue color that's associated with autism awareness, I used foam tape to adhere the panel to a bright blue card base.  The blue shows through the negative space of the die cut.  For contrast, I cut a heart from a scrap of red cardstock and positioned it in the maze.  I stamped the "you are amazing" sentiment on a red pierced double fishtail flag strip and placed it just below the maze to complete the card.

 Materials Used:
A-Mazing stamp set, Maze die (Neat and Tangled); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, and Real Red cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Blueprints 21 dies (My Favorite Things); foam tape

Sending Hugs

Here's my card for this week's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  Another image that I colored for this month's Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge is front and center on this design.

The image is from Neat and Tangled's Better Together set.  I colored up the image with Copic markers, then cut out the image with the matching die.  After adhering the image to a white panel with foam tape, I stamped the "sending hugs" sentiment next to it, nestling the text against the bottom of the image. 

 For the background, I adhered a red striped panel to a blue card base.  Red and navy fishtail flag strips were tucked beneath the edges of the panel.  I edged the image panel with narrow strips of navy cardstock to set it off from the background, then placed it at the center of the card.  The red stripes add just the right amount of contrast and pattern to the simple design.

Materials Used:
Better Together stamp set, Better Together dies (Neat and Tangled); Memento Tuxedo Black and Nautical Blue inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Brocade Blue, Night of Navy, and Real Red cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Pure Poppy patterned paper (Papertrey Ink); Die-namics Fishtail Flag STAX and Fishtail Flag STAX Layers dies (My Favorite Things); foam tape

The Sprinkles on My Donut

Here's my card for the current sketch at Match this Sketch.  This sweetie has been hanging out on my desk all colored up for a while and I thought she'd be a perfect fit for the sketch!

The image is from Neat and Tangled's Say Yes to Donuts stamp set.  After coloring the image with Copic markers, I used the coordinating die to cut out the colored image.  I kept things super simple to keep the focus on the image.  A kraft card base was covered with pale pink dotted paper that I'd matted on coordinating pink cardstock.  I stamped the set's "you are the sprinkles on my donut" sentiment on a kraft cardstock strip and placed that across the cardfront, then added the image on top, using foam tape for dimension.  A few white enamel dots arranged around the text completed the design. 

Materials Used:
Say Yes to Donuts stamp set, Say Yes to Donuts dies (Neat and Tangled); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Sweet Blush and Kraft cardstock, Sweet Blush patterned paper (Papertrey Ink); white enamel dots (Eyelet Outlet); foam tape

Donut Mind If You Have a Great Day

Who can say no to a donut?  Not me, especially if it's from my favorite local place, Duck Donuts.  But I digress . . .  I couldn't say no to the adorable Say Yes to Donuts stamp set from Neat and Tangled.  I used one of the images to put together this card based on the current sketch at Match this Sketch.

I colored the image using Copic markers, then cut it out with the matching die.  After stamping the set's "donut mind if you" sentiment at the top of a white pierced circle die cut, I added the image to the panel using foam tape for dimension.  The panel was matted on a slightly larger blue circle, then adhered to a striped blue panel. 

I finished the rest of the sentiment on a blue fishtail flag strip.  It took a little creative stamping to get the sentiment to say "have a great day" instead of  the "have a great birthday" as it does on the stamp.  The finished panel was adhered to a blue card base.

Materials Used:
Say Yes to Donuts stamp set, Say Yes to Donuts dies (Neat and Tangled); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Marina Mist cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Spring Rain patterned paper (Papertrey Ink); Die-namics Pierced Circle STAX and Fishtail Flag STAX dies (My Favorite Things); circle dies (Spellbinders); foam tape

Mojo Monday 457-Sending Hugs

Happy Monday!  It's time for a new Mojo Monday sketch. I put together a sweet design using stamps from Neat and Tangled.

The girl and teddy bear image from the Better Together set was colored with Copic markers, then cut out with the matching die.  I used foam tape to adhere the image to a light blue rounded rectangle panel with a strip of grass along the bottom.  To go with the feminine image, I found a piece of floral print patterned paper to use on my cardfront.  After edging it with the same green cardstock I used for the grass, I adhered it to a pale pink cardstock panel, then added the image panel on top.  The set's "sending hugs" sentiment was stamped in gray pigment ink on a rounded square panel.  I matted the panel on pale pink cardstock and adhered it to the panel, overlapping the image a bit. A pair of die cut hearts--one pink and one rose--were adhered to the top of the sentiment panel in place of the sketch's triangle elements.  The finished panel was adhered to a coordinating rose card base.

Head on over to the Mojo Monday blog for more inspiration from the design team and to add your own take on this week's sketch!  You can also find all of the Mojo Makers at their blogs here:

• Julee Tilman (Owner)
• Justin Krieger
• Marisa Ritzen
• Sarah Bigelow
• Teresa Kline
• Wanda Cullen

Materials Used:
Better Together stamp set, Better Together dies (Neat and Tangled); Memento Tuxedo Black and Memento Luxe Gray Flannel inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Regal Rose and Kiwi Kiss cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Sweet Blush cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Sea Glass cardstock (Avery Elle); Bundle of Joy-A New Addition 6x6 paper pad (Echo Park); Die-namics Staggered Heart Border die (My Favorite Things); Grass border punch (Fiskars); corner rounder; foam tape

Mojo Monday 456-My Feelings for You Are So Strong

Happy Monday!  It's time for a new Mojo Monday sketch.  Since it's always a good idea to kick off the week with coffee, I thought I'd put together a coffee themed design using the layout.

My focal image is from Neat and Tangled's Big Bold Brew stamp set.  I colored the oversized mug and sweet little guy with Copic markers, then used the matching die to cut out the colored image.  The image was adhered to a blue stitched rectangle panel placed at the center of a red gingham patterned paper panel.  After matting the gingham panel on red cardstock, I adhered it to a blue cardstock panel on an angle.  The set's "my feelings for you are so strong" sentiment was stamped on a red fishtail flag strip and adhered at the bottom of the gingham panel. I accented it with a bunch of different sized red enamel dots.  The finished panel was layered on to a coordinating red card base.

Head on over to the Mojo Monday blog for more inspiration from the design team and to add your own take on this week's sketch!  You can also find all of the Mojo Makers at their blogs here:

• Julee Tilman (Owner)
• Justin Krieger
• Marisa Ritzen
• Sarah Bigelow
• Teresa Kline
• Wanda Cullen

Materials Used:
Big Bold Brew stamp set, Big Bold Brew dies (Neat and Tangled); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Real Red and Brocade Blue cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Pure Poppy patterned paper (Papertrey Ink); stitched circle die (Lil' Inker Designs); Die-namics Fishtail Flag STAX dies (My Favorite Things); red enamel dots (Eyelet Outlet); foam tape

Shine Bright

Here’s my card for this week’s star themed 10 Minute Craft Dash. I combined the star theme with this week’s sketch from CAS(e) this Sketch to come up with this bright design.

I randomly stamped the three different sized star images from Neat and Tangled’s Sparkle and Shine set in shiny silver ink on a dark pink panel. Once the stars were stamped, I added a strip of silver glitter tape along the left side of the card. I stamped the set’s “shine bright” sentiment on a pink panel, first in dark pink ink, then again in silver ink. The result is a slight shadow along the letters. I adhered the stamped sentiment to a contrasting orange panel, then used foam tape to attach it to the card. For even more sparkle and shine, I scattered a few sequins and teeny, tiny clear crystals in among the stamped stars. The finished panel is attached to an orange card base.  Time from start to finish?  8 minutes and 17 seconds.  Not too bad!

Materials Used:
Sparkle and Shine stamp set (Neat and Tangled); Encore Silver ink (Tsukineko); Melon Mambo cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); Orange Fizz cardstock (My Favorite Things); silver glitter tape (American Crafts); clear crystals (TPC Studio); sequins; foam tape

You Rock

Here’s a quick design for the current Ten Minute Craft Dash challenge. I combined the challenge colors with this week’s sketch from Freshly Made Sketches to put this card together in 7 minutes and 38 seconds.

I used a piece of gray dotted patterned paper to cover most of the cardfront. The panel is edged with a strip of melon cardstock and a piece of golden yellow  scallop edged velvet ribbon for a pop of bold color and some texture, too. I stamped the big diamond image from Neat and Tangled’s Sparkle and Shine stamp set in silver ink and cut out the stamped image. It’s adhered to the cardfront with dimensional dots.

The “you rock” sentiment is stamped in pink ink on a fishtail flag strip that’s tucked underneath the diamond image. I scattered a few silver sequins around the image for a little extra sparkle. They’re perfect accents for the diamond image!

Materials Used: 
from i {heart} papers: Neat and Tangled Sparkle and Shine stamp set, Tsukineko Memento Rose Bud ink, Pebbles Cardmaking 1 Basics paper pad,  spotlight/disco silver sequins, Sticky Thumb dimensional dots 

other: Melon Mambo and Whisper White cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); Encore Silver ink (Tsukineko)

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 184-You Rock

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It’s time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! I needed a thank you note for my sister—she took me to a Rick Springfield concert a few days ago as an early birthday present—so I used the sketch and a new stamp set from Neat and Tangled to put a card together for her.

I went with a “rock” theme to go with the concert. The focal image is the big stone image from the new Sparkle and Shine stamp set. I stamped it in silver ink for a nice shine, then cut out the stamped image and adhered it to the panel with dimensional dots. I used the same silver ink to add the little sparkly accents above the stone, then stamped the “you rock” sentiment beneath it in gray ink.

I used two different papers from a Pebbles patterned paper pad for the panels on the cardfront. After adding the image panel on top, I adhered a fishtail flag strip cut from shiny silver cardstock at the top of the panel. I machine stitched across the top of the flag to add a little detail to the simple design. The panel is layered on a light aqua mat, then on a darker aqua card base. I love the look of the shiny silver against the blues!

To play along, just create a card based on the sketch and link it up on Karen’s blog. For lots of inspiration be sure to check out what the other Sweet Sunday Sketch stampers have created for you this week. Here’s where to find them:

Dana White
Dawn Easton
Jackie Pedro
Karen Giron
Karen Motz
Lynn Put
Melissa Hubert
Sarah-Jane Kalé
Tracy Clemente
Vicki Burdick
Jenny Peterson, special guest stamper

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers: Neat and Tangled Sparkle and Shine stamp set, Tsukineko Memento Gray Flannel ink, Pebbles Cardmaking Basics 1-Brights paper pad, Sticky Thumb dimensional dots

Other: Sea Glass cardstock (Avery Elle); Bermuda Bay and Whisper White cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); Sterling Silver cardstock (Clear and Simple Stamps); Encore Silver ink (Tsukineko); circle dies (Spellbinders); sewing machine