Blessed - Color Dare #263

This color challenge shouts out "Autumn/Fall" and a card fold that was shared by one of our Little Crop Group participants.  The fold gave me the panels needed for all the colors giving the fall dies a great background.  Sentiment on the back panel was left blank so you could fit it to any fall occasion.  Used a lot of dies and assortment of design paper from Falling For You and the Promagrante was a perfect color to throw into the this paperpack.  

Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #263: We are challenging you to Use (All and Only) these three CTMH Colors: Fern, Pomegranate, Saffron, Espresso, Toffee, White Daisy and Optional Gold. If you don’t have these CTMH colors you may substitute similar colors. Hop on by and see the many inspirational cards by our DT and other entrants.  

Our Weekly Color Dare Challenges are open for two weeks, so if you have not yet created and entered your project for Color Dare #262, click HERE or click on the sidebar at the top of our challenge blog. 




Also submitted to the following challenges: 
Three Amigos BlogHop Challenge "Insirpational - Falling for You" 
Happy Little Stampers "Anything Goes With Dies" 
The Outlawz - Twisted Thursday "Anything Goes" 


CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 
Design Paper 
     Falling For You 
     Paper Fundamentals "Enchantment - Promagranate"
Cardstock 
     Espresso, Toffy and White Daisy 
Dies 
     "Cattails" Spellbinders S2-002 
     "Bird"  Peachy Cheap Exclusive Flower Die Set 
     "Owls" My Momenta 16978542
     "Stitched Pumpkins" Simon Says S306 
     "Small Stitched Leaves" Lawn Faun LF994
     "Pinecone" Ultimate Crafts ULT 157693
     "Blessed" Spellbinders Fall Botanical S2-220 
Other 
     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Boo - AHSC #231

We had a crop in Mesa this weekend and were sharing ideas for Halloween cards.  I had ghosts that I was going to put on the panel border but because I didn't have my 3D foam tape with me it was not completed.  So I very carefully placed my ghosts in a very convenient spot to complete when I got home.  Well unpacked everything and went to complete my card the next day and my ghosts disappeared.  Thus my plan changed and decided on another border and used a larger ghost in the middle of the panel.  When I went to complete the inside of the card, my ghosts appeared.  How ghostly...now they go in my stash for a future card.  

My card this week as Design Team Member for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #231. Join this challenge...you have until Sunday, October 1st to enter your project.

The design team reveal for this sketch will be on Wednesday, so be sure to stop by to see the beautiful cards from the rest of the design team and other entrant inspirations for this challenge...and stop by every Monday for new sketches. Don't wait for the DT post to create your project...show us up with your artwork.  

Also sent to the following challenges: 

Happy Little Stampers "Anything Goes With Dies"  

Craftin' Desert Diva's "September Mood Challenge"

Products used:  
Design Paper 
     Halloween Packet - From Friend's Stash
Cardstock 
     CTMH White Daisy and Black  
Dies 
     Elizabeth Craft Designs "Ghosts" 
     Craftin' Desert Diva's "Harvest Border" 
Embellishments 
     Bow - Gift from Friend's Stash 
Other 
     3D Thin Foam Tape

Warmest of Wishes - H2H Sept Wk# 4

Heart2Heart has a fun challenge for you this week...if you are a fan of coloring this week it's all about Markers and what creative, fabulous ideas and designs you all come up with. 

My cricut explore has been sitting patiently on my counter anxious to be used. So today it got all its attention from me. This whole card, both inside and out, was created with markers/pens using three images from Cricut Design Space (listed under products) and of course some fussy-cutting.  

The floral was printed on two different design papers and then layered and fussy-cut.  The sentiment was printed directly on the background design paper.  The green floral was added directly to the background and the flowers were adhered with 3D Thin Foam Tape.  

My friend and neighbor has not been feeling very well lately and thought this card would boost her up a little...pink is a favorite color of hers. 

This is my Design Team project for Heart2Heart "Marker Madness". You have until the end of the month to create to be eligible for recognition as one of the Top 10 "Darlings". AND if you create a project for each challenge in the month of September you will earn a badge as an H2H Addict for Perfect Attendance. 

For additional inspiration on this Challenge hop on by to see what other Design Team members have created and join in the fun. Hope this gives you some inspiration and enthusiasm to link your artwork as a participant ... we look forward to your creativity. 

The inside of the card was another image printed on to the card base and then colored with Copic markers and a design paper trim along the edge.  When I went to complete my sentiment and card to give to my friend, I reversed the card around...and I couldn't decide which way to send the card.  I liked the simplicity of the front, and with the verse it seemed that should be the inside of the card.  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 
     Flowers and Background - Paper Fundamentals "Adventure - Blossom" 
     Leaves and Background Panel - Falling For You 
Cardstock 
     White Daisy 
Markers/Pens 
     Inside of Card - Copic alcohol-base Pens
     All Images and Sentiment - Cricut "Midnight" Pen 
Cricut Design Space - Anna's Garden Cards & Embellishments
     Warm Wishes Sentiment #M28D41 
     Inside Flower Border #M28D36B 
     Flower Decorative Element #M28D2C2 
Other 
     3D Thin Foam Tape


     

     

Hocus Pocus 2 - Coffee Lovers Fall BlogHop

DAY 8 PM - 2017 FALL COFFEE LOVERS BLOGHOP  

This card was made using the freebie image of Brentwood "Hocus Pocus" at Jessical Lynn's Originals.  Brentwood was my choice for the first card for the Coffee Lovers Fall BlogHop, and Brentwood was chosen as my last card to the Fall BlogHop...I love him.  

However, my card was not made without a comedy of errors...

• The image was on stamped on daisy white cardstock and did not look good with design paper chosen 
• Image had been colored but set aside because the eyes had been messed up
• The frame was a die-cut which did not die cut all details of the frame design. 

Just needed a little tender care and cleanup...the focal panel was distressed/sponged in expresso and chocolate inks, able to fix the eyes, and used the negative of the frame. Happy with result and Brentwood was not cast away.  Brentwood says "So Long" and see you at the Holiday Coffee BlogHop.  

For the inside just added a corner strip of the same design paper used on the front of the card.  

Products Used: 
Design Paper  
     Authentique "Harvest Three" 
     CTMH "Falling For You" 
Cardstock 
     CTMH Espresso, White Daisy and Colonial White
Inks 
     Copic and ShinHan alcohol-based markers 
     CTMH Cocoa and Chocolate Inks
Image
     Jessical Lynn's Originals "Brentwood" 

Cats & Bats - Color Dare #262

DAY 8 AM - 2017 FALL COFFEE LOVERS BLOGHOP

Ooooh, doesn't this look like a pumpkin spice latte or cappuccino...even a witch can make something brew-tiful.   Chose to use the Cats and Bats design papers, cut a few dies and the Lil' Inker stampset, a llittle fussy-cut and layering made up my card.  

Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #262: We are challenging you to Use (All and Only) these three CTMH Colors: Willow, Goldrush, Emerald and then use one, 2, 3 4 or 5 of the neutral colors (White, Pebble, Black, Charcoal and Pewter)  All these colors are in the Cats & Bats Paperpack.  If you don’t have these CTMH colors you may substitute similar colors. Hop on by and see the many inspirational cards by our DT and other entrants.  

Our Weekly Color Dare Challenges are open for two weeks, so if you have not yet created and entered your project for Color Dare #261, click HERE or click on the sidebar at the top of our challenge blog. 

On the inside just added a couple of Zip Strips from the Paper Pack and more of the Halloween Holiday dies from Peachy Cheap.  














Also submitted to the following Challenges:
Happy Little Stampers "Anything Goes With Dies"


CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 
Design Paper
     Cats & Bats 
     Paper Fundamentals "Enchantment - Goldrush" 
Cardstock 
     Goldrush, Black, White Daisy and Black
Stamp Set
     Lil' inker Designs "Simply Brew-tiful" 
Dies
     Peachy Cheap - Special Halloween Dies
Other 
     Dollar Store - Foam Sheet 

Fall Coffee Card

DAY 7 PM - 2017 FALL COFFEE LOVERS BLOGHOP  

This card was created using the Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #421 using a Fall Theme at Cuttlebug Mania "Golden Harvest" and the Inspiration Photo "Falling For You" at Three Amigos BlogHop Challenge #6.  

Tuesday Morning Sketch - Janice's Favorite Pick

On the inside of the card I cut out some of the leaves from the Falling For You paperpark and layered in the inside corner.  

Also submitted to the following Challenges: 

Happy Little Stampers "Anything Goes With Dies" 

CTMH Products Unless Otherwise Identified:  

Design Paper 

     Falling For You and Complements

Cardstock 

     White Daisy and Espresso

Stamp Set 

     Fox - Unknown, in my Stash

Dies 

     IO Dies #523-W "Scribble Circles"

     Paper Sweeties "Keep Calm & Drink Coffee"

Inks / Pens

     ShinHan alcohol based pens 

Hug In a Mug - Dare to be Artsy

DAY 7 AM - 2017 FALL COFFEE LOVERS BLOGHOP

Purchased a new Stamp Set by Dare 2B Artzy "Hug in a Mug" for the Fall Coffee Hop.  In viewing their Shop noted there was a link to their current months Challenge "Ship Shape" which required a shaped card.  I was making a K-Cup Holder as a thank you gift and thought this would fall into that category.  Previously made K-Cup holder as a gift for Christmas so I went back to the You Tube tutorial Simply Simple K-Cup By Connie Stewart to refresh my memory.  

For my cups I stamped one in second generation black, and then used a Mirror Block from Paper Smooches to do a reverse cup. Colored cups using a combination of Copic colors to match up to the design paper, fussy-cut and then adhered to background with thin foam tape for dimension.  Stamped Sentiment and put on the K-Cup finger handle behind the the K-cups.  

Products Used:  

Design Paper 
     Stampin' Up "Coffee Break" 
Cardstock 
     Stampin' Up "Coffee Break" 
     CTMH White Daisy 
Stamp Set 
     Dare2BArtzy 17245 "Hug in a Mug" 
Pens/Inks 
    Variety of Copic alcohol-base pens 
    CTMH Cocoa Ink 
Other 
    Dollar Store - thin foam sheet

With a latte Love

DAY 6 PM - 2017 FALL COFFEE LOVERS BLOGHOP

Back a couple weeks ago created a few backgrounds using the shaving cream technique with the thought in mind to use this particular background for the Fall Coffee Bloghop with colors to represent a latte for my Lil'inker stamp set...I think it turned out brew-tiful. 

This was the Lil' Inker stamp set I won for one of the random draws at the 2017 Summer Coffee Lovers BlogHop ... so anxious to use this stamp set in the next Coffee Lovers BlogHop.  Using the masking technique, I stamped three cups in cocoa color using the Misti to cover the background well. The latte tops were stamped with chocolate ink lightly so that the background colors showed through the design. Combined two of the stamps for the sentiment because they both fit the image so well. Used three different color sequins from the bronze sequin packet in the bottom corner. Card went together pretty fast, CAS, and turned out brew-tiful. 

Along the border of the inside stamped with cocoa ink the same latte designs.  

Products Used:  
Design Paper 
     Shaving Cream Background Technique
Cardstock 
     Espresso and Colonial White 
Ink/Pens 
     Refill Inks from Copic Colors for Background
     Sentiment - CTMH Cocoa and Chocolate Inks 
Stamp
     Lil' inker "Latte Love"  
Embellishments
     CTMH Bronze Sequins

Happiness Is a Cup of Coffee

DAY 6 AM - 2017 FALL COFFEE LOVERS BLOGHOP

Back a couple weeks ago created a few backgrounds using the shaving cream technique with the thought in mind to use this particular background for the Fall Coffee Bloghop with colors to represent an autumn day.  

Masked and stamped the background with several leaves in a variety of colors, and then to give it more texture ran it through the crackle embossing folder.   I then went through my stash of previously stamped die cuts and chose the branch and little birdies holding a cup, colored and adhered with 3D foam tape.  Found a stamp sentiment, colored, layered and adhered to background with foam sheet.  

On the inside of the card, stamped masked and stamped three leaves and acorn on the bottom corner and stamped a frame for a sentiment. 

Also submitted to the following Challenges: 
The Outlawz - Twisted Thursday w/Twist Leaf/Leaves (2nd Card) 

Happy Little Stampers "Anything Goes With Dies" 
AAA Cards Game #99  "CAS and Autumn Colors" 

Paper Sweeties - Facbook


Products Used: 

Design Paper 

     Shaving Cream Technique, Embossing and 

         Stamping - Background 

Cardstock 

    CTMH Autumn Terracotta and Colonial White 

Stamp Set 

    Sentiment - Paper Sweeties "Keep Calm & Drink Coffee

    Birds - Paper Sweeties "You Warm My Heart" and Sweet Cuts 

    CTMH D1181 Autumn Splendor

Inks 

    Copic Pen Inks for Shaving Cream Technique 

    CTMH Inks - Autumn Terracotta, Goldrush, Honey, Chocolate 

Embossing Folder 

     Darice "Crackle" 

Other 

     CTMH Liquid Glass 

     CTMH 3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Dollar Store - Foam Sheet 

Thank You - Coffee Lovers 2017 Fall BlogHop

DAY 5 AM - 2017 FALL COFFEE LOVERS BLOGHOP

When we had our Crop back East, one of the girls (Donna Davis, Diary of a Scrapbook Addict) introduced us to the Mosaic Moments Photo Collage System for scrapbooking. Usually scrapbook pages to me are minimal...so I decided to make a couple of cards (a little larger than A2's) using their 12 x 12 scrapbook cardstock, and dies for the squares.    

Chose a couple of floral design sheets from a 6 x 6 Paper Pad by Jen Hadfield "Simple Life" for placing on the squares.  The sentiments were in the same paper pad.  Added flowers and foliage and placed a small wooden teacup among the flowers.  You can see my other floral card HERE.  

Also submitted to the follow Challenges:
DL.Art September Linky Challenge "Anything Goes"

Products Used:  
Design Paper 
     Jen Hadfield Simple Life #733524
Cardstock 
     CTMH Colonial White
     Snap&Crop - "Mosiac Moment 12 x 12 Design Sheet"
Embellishments 
     Wood TeaCup, Flowers and gems from Stash - Unknown 
Dies 
     Snap&Crop - "Mosiac Moment Dies"  
     Foliage - from Stash Unknown
Other 
     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Love Each Other - Coffee Lovers 2017 Fall BlogHop

DAY 5 PM - 2017 FALL COFFEE LOVERS BLOGHOP

When we had our Crop back East, one of the girls (Donna Davis, Diary of a Scrapbook Addict) introduced us to the Mosaic Moments Photo Collage System for scrapbooking. Usually scrapbook pages to me are minimal...so I decided to make a couple of cards (a little larger than A2's) using their 12 x 12 scrapbook cardstock, and dies for the squares.    

Chose a couple of floral design sheets from a 6 x 6 Paper Pad by Jen Hadfield "Simple Life" for placing on the squares.  The sentiments were in the same paper pad.  Added flowers and foliage and placed a small wooden teacup among the flowers.  You can see my other floral card HERE.  

Products Used:  
Design Paper 
     Jen Hadfield Simple Life #733524
Cardstock 
     CTMH Colonial White
     Snap&Crop - "Mosiac Moment 12 x 12 Design Sheet"
Embellishments 
     Wood TeaPot, Flowers and gems from Stash - Unknown 
Dies 
     Snap&Crop - "Mosiac Moment Dies"  
     Foliage - from Stash Unknown
Other 
     3D Thin Foam Tape