Sparkly Wallflower

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #458 Hello everyone! Today's cards are my Design Team work for Atlantic Hearts Sketch #458 and were super fun to make.We hope that you can join us this week for our sketch challenge. Supplies used: Dies: Altenew's Tropical Leaf Mix die set, Concord & 9th's Fresh Cut Florals Edition 3 die set, Simon Says Stamp Etched Layered Daisy Stem die set, Circular stitched die in my stash, A2-sized rectangular die, Hello sentiment stash in my stash Punches: Heart punch in my stash, Ek Tools’ Confetti Hearts Paper: Patterned paper in my stash, already alcohol inked and foiled Yupo paper, gold glitter cardstock, Concord & 9th's Neutrals and Formal foil paper packs, Pearlescent Specialty Paper , gold foiled patterned paper Markers: Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers Gansai Tambi Gem Colors watercolor set Washi tape in my stash Sequins/embellishments: Catherine Pooler's Manhattan sequin mix, gold sequins in my stash , Doodlebug Designs Hello

Thinking of You x 2 Hello all! Today I have a couple of cards created with some of my Hero Arts products to make a few thinking of you cards and inspired by a few challenges: Crafty Catz #580 (anything goes with optional twist-add flowers), Daring Cardmakers' challenge "in frame" (on the second card), Aud Sentiments' challenge #290-anything goes + a sentiment , Simon Say's Stamp's Wednesday challenge (anything goes) and finally Passion for Marker's challenge #625-embossing . One of my big crafty projects over the last couple of years is to donate 300 cards to Bring Smiles to Seniors , which sends cards to seniors who don't have a lot of friends and family. This organization needs mostly hello/generic cards so I focus on those a lot over the course of the year. I think these two cards are so bright and pretty and hopefully they will make someone's day. Before you get to looking the cards, I just wanted to apologize about card #2's pictures. W

Using what I have! Today's card was created with a few challenges in mind-- Crafty Animals challenge #57 , Mixed Media Lovers Challenge #9 , and A Bit More Time to Craft January 15 Challenge . I had a lot of fun making this card with supplies that I had in my classroom.   Supplies used: Stamps: Pink Ink Design's Midsummer Owl Dies: Honey Bee Stamps' Deckle Edge A2 Honey Cuts (die set) Stencil: Picket Fence Studios' Rainbows slimline stencil Pigment Powders: Atlantic Burst Nuvo Shimmer Powder (retired), Mandarin Perfect Pearls Pigment Powder (retired)   Paper: Watercolor paper Ink: Hero Arts' Charcoal Shadow Ink, Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink Embossing powder: Ranger's Holographic embossing powder Gina K's Gold Glitz Glitter Gel Sprinked Sugar Stickles Glitter Glue  (retired) Markers: Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers , Grass and Orange Red Karin Brushmarker Pro Gansai Tambi Starry Colors watercolor set     Sequins: Catherine Pooler Providence seq

Make the Cards Challenge #47: Create a Valentine! Hello all! Today's cards are my Design Team inspiration for Make the Cards Challenge #47 , where you can share your Valentine's Day cards! We hope you can join us during this challenge and look forward to seeing all of your wonderful creations. Supplies used: Stamps: Simon Says Stamps' Love Word Mix 2 , 2 very old stamps in my stash (for adding texture to the heat embossed hearts: Inkadinkado's Collage Rubber Stamp by Dawn Houser (retired) and wavy lines stamp from Magenta stamps (retired) Dies: Gina K's Master Layout 7 die set, Gina K's Master Layout 2 set, Essentials by Ellen (Hutson)'s Essential Squares die set, circular die in my stash Punch: Ek Tools’ Confetti Hearts Stencils: Simon Says Stamps' Stencil Hearts and Streamers Layering set Ink:  VersaMark Frost Dazzle ink Paper: Patterned paper in my stash, smooth white cardstock, gold glitter cardstock,  Simon Says Stamp White Glitter Cardstock

Try Stampin' On Tuesday #540 Hello all! Today's card was inspired by Try Stampin' On Tuesday's Sketch Challenge #540 and the need to make a congratulations card for a colleague who is making some big changes in her life. The Design Team hopes that you can use this sketch to inspire some creativity--it sure did for me!This was definitely a stretch of a card--I am not into monochromatic cards, so I hope that you forgive my use of gold on the leaves (I just couldn't help myself). Supplies used: Dies: Honey Bee Stamp's Lovely Layers: Hydrangea Honey Cuts (dies), Simon Says Stamp and CZ Design's Congrats wafer die, Reverse Confetti Outlined Frame die (retired) Paper: previously alcohol inked and foiled hot pink/magenta/red Yupo paper, patterned paper in my stash, Pearlescent Specialty Paper from Stampin' Up! Ink: Frost VersaMark Dazzle ink, Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Embossing powder: Ranger's Gold embossing powder Gansai Tambi Gem Colors wate

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #457 Hello friends! There is another fabulous sketch at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch blog--challenge #457 --and we hope you can join us.  I am also sharing this card over at the Mix it Up Challenge (#56) because I used foil on my Hydrangeas. As I write this post, I am taking a break from creating some Valentine's Day cards and making a couple of floral cards to send out to some family members who are needing a little encouragement right now. Supplies used: Stamps: Honey Bee Stamp's With Sympathy stamp set Dies:Honey Bee Stamp's Lovely Layers: Hydrangea Honey Cuts (die set), Gina K's Master Layout 2 set, sentiment strip die in my stash Paper: Alcohol inked and foiled Yupo paper, patterned paper in my stash, green paper in my stash, white smooth cardstock, gold glitter cardstock, gold foil cardstock, watercolor paper Ink:  Warm Breeze VersaFine Clair Embossing Powder: Ranger's Holographic and Gold Embossing Powder Sprays: Technique Junkies&