Thinking of You / It's Black & White

Hi there, hope your Monday has started off right! I took a small blogging break last week - one of my husband's closest friends passed away and it just wasn't a good time to be on the computer. I know you understand.

I created this card with his family in mind and used the color pallette from PDCC115.

Layered cards aren't normally my style but I've been feeling really inspired lately by cardmakers such as Lea L. and Michele and decided to give it a go. I really like the results too!

Lots of dimension and a little pocket to pull the message out from. Almost all of these supplies came right out of my scraps bin too, so bonus!

Here is the lovely, earthy inspiration piece if you'd like to try it too.

Also took on another challenge this weekend from CAS-ual Fridays which was surprisingly more difficult than expected. I started out with one design in mind and ended up with 2 totally different cards somehow.

The first is pretty simple and straightforward. I repeated the sentiment without reinking the stamp to get a gradient effect and a little color diversity (hope that's not cheating!)

And for the second I went with a valentine's card even though I think most of us know that love is anything but black and white. :) Also pretty simple but to add a little something extra, I punched one of the circles with a heart punch and stamped a heart inside.

That's all folks. Hope the rest of your day is wonderful!

PS. My ribbon giveaway is still open til the 28th if you are interested.

Bees, Butterflies, Babies and Birthdays

Hello. I have a few card challenges to post today. Gonna make it quick, hope you don't mind :).

First up, a card for a new baby boy inspired by CFC35 - scallops. I've been wanting to try the decreasing apertures technique for awhile now and decided to give it a go with my scalloped circles die.

The sentiment is from a new Design Adhesive design - Sweet Pea, and is embossed with the Truffle Mix'd Media Inx embossing powder. Also had to add a little sparkle to the bees wings with Smooch Glitz.

The second card is a two-fer, utilizing both the technique from MIM#49 and the color combo from PDCC114. Perhaps not colors I would normally think to pair together but I think my sister's grandma will enjoy on a card for her birthday. In fact I think all my grandmas like red and purple.

I had to stamp this card 3 times before finally getting the ghost masking to work for me! A more challenging technique but the results are worth the effort. For a twist, I stamped the butterfly last and embossed the section out side the frame for a touch of dimension.

Dye inks from the SB for Colorbox line are - Strawberry, Grape, Avocado and Licorice. Pigment ink in Gold. Stamps from PTI, Jenni Bowlin, and Pink Paislee.

Have a lovely Tuesday!

Cozy Cups - CFC33

Okay just another quick post today!

This will be my first time participating in CAS-ual Fridays and can I just say how much I'm loving card making lately?! Instant gratification!

I used kraft paper, cappuccino twine from the Twiney and those cutie mugs are a free download from Market Street Stamps to make this mini valentines card perfect for giving away with a travel mug and maybe a tasty coffee blend.

The mugs were colored in with Colorbox chalk inks and a q-tip, then smooched with the new Smooch Glitz for a hint of glitter.

Link up to CFC33 here.

PS. Did you know that all Colorbox Queue Inks are 25% off right now at TwoPeas?!

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