Starry Camper

Followed Sketch #595 at Freshly Made Sketches to create this card for a guy who loves to camp. I was inspired by Cindy's card entry to use a stencil for my starry background, so I also entered this card in the Anything Goes Challenge at Happy Little Stampers. I smooshed VersaMark through the star stencil then embossed the stars with silver glittery embossing powder. Found some old SU designer paper that had the perfect pattern for the teepee/tent and as a bonus, the reverse side was perfect for the trees. The Happy Camper title was cut from another piece of designer paper, though it is a little difficult to see it very well. Was going to forgo embellishments, but had a 'happy accident' with the glue, so had to cover it up. I actually like how the blue dots add a subtle coordinating touch. Thanks for stopping by!

 

Darker photo shows stars better

Supplies Used: 

Dies; Momenta: Happy Camper; Lawn Fawn: Happy Trails;

Ink: Distress Oxide; VersaMark;

Paper: Stampin' Up

Stencil: Heidi Swap: Spray Stencil;

Other: Nuvo Drops; silver embossing powder

Autumn Camping

Entering this in the colour challenge over at Fusion. I love how the camper stamp goes so well with the Happy Campers paper pad...I am sure to be making a whole lot of camping cards for my outdoors-loving family members. The colors from the paper match almost perfectly with the Colour Challenge: Autumn Leaves at Fusion. I also used the sketch. Love all the inspiration I get at Fusion! I had a lot of fun inking up the images from the stamp set and coloring them in. I decided to use the star map for my sky background - wouldn't it be so much easier if all the constellations were so easy to identify irl? To add interest between the two halves of my circle, I cut and copic-colored a small mountain range. My husband & I have plans to buy a camper someday....can't wait to go on some fun outdoor adventures! Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies Used: 
Paper: We R Memory Keepers: Happy Campers 

Stamps: Lawn Fawn: Happy Trails 

Dies: Lawn Fawn: Happy Trails; Spellbinders: Sentiments One; MFT: Stitched Circles Stax 

Ink: Copics; Versafine: Vintage Sepia

 

 

Flowing Drops with Azaleas

Happy Accidents. We don't make mistakes, just happy accidents. That's what Bob Ross used to say when we would think 'oh no he made a mistake!'. Well, here I was apply ink through my stencil when it moved slightly. The result: a happy little accident! Some of the drops have extra dimension because the stencil shifted. I blended two shades of yellow distress oxide ink to make the background. I colored the Azaleas with my copics and mounted them to a green oval laid into a white oval outline. After die cutting the sentiment, I used a white gel pen to create some highlights. Added Nuvo Drops to finish this card. Thanks for stopping by!

I'm adding this card to the following challenges:

Challenge # 603 - Say it with Flowers at Little Red Wagon

Stencil Challenge at Happy Little Stampers

Supplies Used: 

Stencil: Altenew: Flowing Drops

Dies: Spellbinders-Nestabilities: Classic Ovals; Lawn Fawn: Scripty For You

Stamps: Power Poppy: Azalea

Ink: Distress Oxide: squeezed lemonade and fossilized amber; Copics

Other: Nuvo Drops: Apple Green

 

A Bunch of Birthday Wishes

Spending my "Sheltering At Home" Time in my Craft Room, adding to my stash of birthday cards. I'm really making good use of the DCWV paper pad called 'The Birthday Wishes Stack'. All of the papers are so cute just on their own, yet I still managed to embellish them all (even though I only added tiny enamel dots to the last one). I had so much fun making these bright and happy birthday cards! My 30 year old nephew got a big kick out of the card with his baby picture...hope the other cards can also bring smiles to the yet-to-be-named recipients! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies Used: ODBD: Ballons & Streamers, SSS: Wishing

Supplies Used: MFT: You're the Sweetest, Penny Black: YAY, Spellbinders: Classic Edges One, Brutus Monroe: Birthday Surprise Faux Sprinkles

Supplies Used:Sizzix: Stars #2, Graffiti

Supplies Used: Sunny Studio: Sweet Shoppe Stamps and Sweet die, Lawn Fawn: Here's the Scoop Stamps and Dies, Copics, TPS: small scallops scissors

Supplies Used: Nuvo Crystal Drops: Carnation Pink

FMS432

Spent some time coloring up a whole bunch of these cute images from Lawn Fawn's Here's the Scoop Stamp Set. Using the sketch at FMS helped me to create a clean & quick little card. Added some background embossed dots and a die cut circle frame and called it a day! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn: Here's the Scoop

Ink: Colorbox Pink, Copics

Dies: Sizzix: Circle Frames

Other: Cuttlebug EF: Swiss Dots

Summer Coolness

I was so excited to find this popsicle paper along with the coordinating drippy rainbow paper. How perfect for Lawn Fawn's here's the scoop stamp/die set! Sending this to my junior camp counselor on her final week. I miss my seventeen year old who has been gone all summer! She was home for July 4th, but that was forever ago. Guess it's good preparation for when she's off to college...I'm going to try to make the best of her last year home! 

Had fun coloring these cute little popsicles. Intended to add a coat of glossy accents, but, as usual, I didn't have time as I had to get this in the mail quickly so she would get it before she leaves camp! Funny thing about the glossy accents: I accidentally knocked it off my file cabinet, which led me to move the super-heavy piece of furniture laden with way too much paper. I ended up breaking the cabinet, so now I am forced to go through all my files! On top of that, I just bought a new standing-desk (with a huge crafting surface💙) so I was kind of already in the process of reorganizing my craft room. Hope I manage to finish this enormous task before Christmas!!

Supplies Used:
Ink: Copics, Memento: Tuxedo Black, Distress Oxide: Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade
Stamps: Lawn Fawn: here's the scoop
Dies: Lawn Fawn: here's the scoop, Nestabilities: Labels Eleven
Paper: The Paper Studio: dp, Recollections: Pink