thanks hexagonal style

a very simple card that is wholly dependent on the patterned paper to make it 'pop'

 using some left-over paper from a previous project, I cut the tapering design along the hexagon edges so as to follow this week's CAS(E) this Sketch #74

the 'thanks' sentiment comes from Paper Smooches - Simply Said stamp set, and with a couple of crystal 'blings' strewn across the hexagon wave, my CAS (clean and simple) card was done!

You turn me on...... electric!

made a fun and simple card based on this week's CAS.ology Week 93: Electric challenge

the electric die-cut (with jagged edges) is from Paper Smooches Borders 1, the sentiment and cute telly image is from Paper Smooches Boob Tubes ... added the mini heart and zigzag lines within the telly in line with the sentiment!

Card is also entered for this week's Paper Smooches SPARKS - May 4-10 Anything Goes challenge

Post Note (6 May 2014) - super cool that above card was selected by one of the Design Team members for Honourable Mention!

Post-It Purple Fun

Thanks to Kari (from the Lawn Fawn Design Team) for her great idea of using acrylic stands/photo frames in this really fun way - by turning them into Post-It Notes holders!

Admittedly, I didn't have any such acrylic stands lying around,  but that didn't stop me - and a trip to the stationery store was quickly made. Armed with a couple of 4" x 6" acrylic stands and some colourful neon 3M Post-It-Notepads, patterned papers, ribbons, punchers, stamps and die-cuts, embossing powders, colouring medium and some rhinestones blings, I was on my way into fun land!

The cute little birds come from Paper Smooches - Chubby Chums stamp set, whilst the 'have faith' sentiment comes from Paper Smooches - Spiritual Sampler stamp set. Since my post-it pad was neon purple, the selection of the orange and purple patterned paper (including the hexagon layered die-cuts - using Hero Arts -Geometric Shapes Frame Cuts), lilac ribbon, and colour choice for the two little birds was obvious!

This altered project is entered for this week's Paper Smooches SPARKS - April 20-26 Anything Goes (Wk 3) challenge.

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The Lord is my strength

A card to encourage another ... for all strength comes from God as we face each day and all that it brings!

This card design was based on this week's Freshly Made Sketches #130 from Linda

The beautiful verse (Psalm 27:1) is a stamp from Stampendous - Hope Verses clear stamp set 

the stamp is great, but my embossing skills on such detailed stamping leaves much to be desired .... sigh, I think I really need to find an anti-static pouch especially if I'm going to use black embossing powder!

POST NOTE: and thank you so much to Jen T (from Freshly Made Sketches) for choosing this card as an honourable mention ... am so very honoured indeed!

warm thoughts

warm thoughts, a photo by eatzycath on Flickr.

a quick and simple card made based on:

1. Retro Sketches #101 sketch design

2. Paper Players Color Challenge #182 - using the colors of midnight muse, crisp cantaloupe and gold

The card base is blue card stock, over which I layered the light orange 'cantaloupe' polka-dotted pattern paper with the edges die-cut using Paper Smooches Borders 1 die cut.

The sentiment is stamped on blue card stock using Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler stamp set - and embossed in gold - mounted on orange card stock.

Some lace, ribbon and co-ordinating buttons in blue and orange finish the look for this card.

you're purrfect

you're purrfect, a photo by eatzycath on Flickr.

a 'purr-fect' card to tell someone that they are just great the way they are....

the card design was inspired by this week's Paper Smooches - Aug 26-Sep 1 Picture Perfect Challenge - which show-cased lots and lots of frames!

* frames are die-cuts from Paper Smooches wise dies range - Duo Die 1 and Duo Die 2

* the little kitten and puppy - Paper Smooches : woofers and tweeters stamp set

* 'you're purr-fect' sentiment - Paper Smooches : Chubby Chums stamp set

Dare to be Remarkable.... roar!!

Dare to be Remarkable.... roar!!, a photo by eatzycath on Flickr.

A simple card with a 'roaring' message to encourage a young one ..... 'grrr....rrr..."

The design was inspired by this week's CAS(E) this Sketch #36 challenge.

This was a really fun card to make, especially with the coloring of the lion image, a wood-mounted stamp from Penny Black - His Majesty.

* The center banner is actually light yellow vellum - the texture was added by passing the banner through an embossing folder.

* The sentiment is a stamp from Impression Obsession - Follow Your Heart stamp set - stamped on a die-cut label from Spellbinders Nestabilities - A2 Distressed Edges set.

* a couple of zig-zagged cut patterned paper at the bottom of the white label and some orange pearls - and the card is done!

you color my life in zesty orange and green

you color my life in zesty orange and green, a photo by eatzycath on Flickr.

This is the 2nd card which I am entering for this week's Paper Smooches - Picture Perfect Challenge, the ink splotches and 'you add color to my life' sentiment were inspired by the picture below.

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And it so happens that Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger challenge this week is - Scene in Tangerine (look at picture below) - with colors in yellow, orange and green - which accounts for the color choice for my card - cheerful, bright and bound to bring on a smile!

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To make the card:

* the background was stamped with Hero Arts Chevron cling stamp, using Kaleidacolor's rainbow dye inkpad (Melon Melody) - I love how the colors are combined so well together and provide that smooth transition from one color to the next

* the notebook page was die-cut from white cardstock using Paper Smooches - Notebook Bracket die-cut

* the random ink splotches and sentiment comes also from Paper Smooches - I Heart Art stamp set

* the notebook page was then colored lightly using Pebbles Inc - chalks and edged-colored too for definition

* finally, the same was affixed to the chevron stamped paper at the right hand bottom corner with mounting tape, and the whole thing was then affixed with double-sided tape to the lime green cardstock

And finally, I just found out that Simon Says Stamp Challenge for this week is 'Anything Goes' - and so I'm submitting this card along to play as well.