WCMD - Ellen's Holiday Card Challenge

Here's my final submission for the World Card Making Day challenge over at Ellen Hutson's CLASSroom in the Holiday Card category, using a sketch from this month's Hero Arts challenge:

supplies: white and red cardstock, Hero Arts CG377 Merriest Christmas Wishes, VersaCraft Cerulean ink, CG118 Stripes Pattern, CG222 Music Background, barn door distress ink, punched snowflake, dotted button from the Ribbon Girl, white twine, small snowflake sequins, small clear rhinestones

Tuesday Trigger

Oh YUMM, is this not a treat and a half?!  I'm imagining it's peaches and raspberries, and ice cream.  It's the Tuesday Trigger for this week; here's my interpretation, influenced by the rich colors:

supplies: kraft, deep red, and butternut card stock, shaded with lot of distress inks: tea dye, vintage photo and fired brick, Hero Arts CG292 Timely Bird, AR137 Script Messages, Anita's Teddy Bear ink,  red gemstones, platinum pearls, natural twine

Sharon's Inchie Challenge at the CLASSroom

Here is my 3rd entry for the wonderful candy at the CLASSroom, this time using Sharon's challenge.  I loved her example to use an inchie to highlight a stamped image.

supplies: white, black, and pale green parchment card stock, pink marbled dp, Penney Black 4037K Mixed Media, black ink, pink and green Prismacolor pencils, PTI sentiment from Embellishment set, Hero Arts CG102 Antique Brocade, Skipping Stones Designs Heartsong, VersaMark ink, white embossing powder, bundled sage and spun sugar distress inks sponged on colored panels to bring out the white embossing, pink and green silk ribbons, scrapbook adhesives 3D foam squares to raise flower panel and inchie

This works for THREE Autumn challenges!

This card was made for 3 challenges - CR85FN #39, to use orange, yellow, and brown, the Ribbon Reel challenge #12, to use orange, neutrals, and flowers and using the photo inspiration below (and coincidentally one of the same ones used by CR94FN), and The Shabby Tea Room #82, whose inspiration is also shown below.

supplies: white, kraft and brown card stock, an old scrap of a DCWV autumn pad (tablecloth) and various other scraps for pumpkins, Hero Arts H3129 Flower Cluster Sketch, Prismacolor pencils in yellows and oranges, F5270 Traditional Pumpkin, CL361 A Season of Giving (little punkins), CL119 Happy Thanksgiving, Memento Cocoa and Tuxedo Black inks, Hero Arts designer twine, tea dye distress ink

Here are the inspiration pictures:

for Joan's Gardens challenge

The criteria at Joan's Gardens this week is to use something from nature, layers, glitter, and a border.  Here is my submission; this fleur de lis die has always been a snowflake to me:

supplies: white and blue card stock, cuttlebug snowflakes embossing folder, Hero Arts CL234 Winter's Butterfly, faded jeans distress ink, Spellbinders Fleur De Lis die, Cheery Lynne butterfly die, Jelly Roll glue pen and Hero Arts prisma glitter, clear rhinestones

Color Challenge at Ellen Hutson's CLASSroom

Here's another card for the World Card Making Day Challenge over at the CLASSroom, based on the colors given to us by Julie Ebersole:

supplies: aqua, yellow, and black cardstocks, dps from Basic Grey, DCWV Mariposa stack, and Jillibean Soup Blossom Soup, Die-namics doily, PTI flower die, Basic Grey brad, Hero Arts CL434 Just Find Me

Here's the color inspiration picture:

the CLASSroom WCMD sketch

Over at Ellen Hutson's CLASSroom, there is a wonderful challenge going on with GREAT candy for the winner!   Here is a sketch by Julia Stainton:

And here's my card for the challenge:

supplies:  gold and light aqua cardstock, dps from FoBunny, The Paper Store and My Mind's Eye Hattie pad, Sizzix swiss dots embossing folder,  Hero Arts CL498 Live Life, Cheery Lynn butterfly die, tiny gold button

World Card Making Day!

It's rainy and dreary here, a perfect day to stay in and play at our craft!  Hope you are able to do the same!  I have several cards I want to make for some challenges, so I'll just add to this during the day.

Here is my first, made for the Hero Arts Blog challenge this weekend:

supplies: red and white cardstock, The Paper Studio "Classic Snowflakes Blue" dp, Hero Arts CL558 Snowflake Ornaments, versamark ink and white embossing powder, CL462 Magic of Christmas, Memento Tuxedo Black ink and clear embossing powder, K5242 Big Pine Bough, Memento Cottage Ivy ink, glue pen and glitter, red embroidery floss


And a tag for the 25th Scramble at Hero Arts Flickr, hosted by Arlene:

supplies: tag, Hero Arts E3375 Fall Memories, CL338 Be Yourself, CG152 Two Birds, S5507 Envelope Pattern, Anita's Teddy Bear brown ink, lots of distress inks


I started this next one this morning, but had to put it aside to do the Scramble above.  It's for the Skipping Stones Design blog, using my new set of stamps that I received from Kryssi this week.  It's the first inking - I just made a simple 1-layer card, starting with the acrylic block technique to make the background rectangle, defined a little more with a blue colored pencil to bring out the blue in the bird.  Then I just added some heart buttons and a twine bow.  I love all the elements in this musical set and I know I'll use the sentiments often!

supplies: blue and ivory parchment card stock, Skipping Stones Designs "Heartsong" stamps, antique linen, tea dye and vintage photo distress inks, Memento Rich Cocoa ink, blue prismacolor pencil

And the winner is.......

Thanks to everyone who kindly commented on my post when I was a guest designer at Jill's blog last month.  After taking out the comments for those who already have the Hero Arts Antique Engravings set, there were 48 comments. I used Random .org, and the winner is #35, Karen, who said on September 21: "Gorgeous card, Lin....I love your work!".

Karen, I can't find an email address for you, so please contact me within 7 days with your mailing address so I can send this stamp set out to you.

September Diva Dare

At the Verve Stamps blog, this month our challenge is to CASE-a-Diva!  I chose Betty Wright's gorgeous card (2nd one in her post) because she showcased the lovely leaf sprig from the Bloom & Grow set.  That same leaf sprig was what influenced me to get the set.  Here's my card:

supplies: ivory cardstock, Basic Grey dp, Nesties scalloped oval die, Cheery Lynn butterfly die, Verve VS-0144 Bloom & Grow set, stamped in peeled paint distress ink, my own dyed seam binding, Basic Grey brad, Hero Arts spring art flowers, pale pink pearls.

CASE Study #59

Julie Lacey is our muse this month at CASE Study.  

I loved her blue and brown combination!  Here's my version:

supplies: kraft, bugundy, and Core'dinations Perfect Plum card stocks, Hero Arts CG248 Large Solid Flower stamped in Versamark ink and clear embossed, AR130 Handwritten Sentiments stamped in Adirondack Cranberry ink, plum ribbon, bright pink rhinestones

Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger

I just loved this photo inspiration for the Tuesday Trigger - these colors take me back to the 50's, and I'm so glad we had 2 weeks to play this time!  I was drawn to the heart doily, the little bouquet of red flowers, the red and white gingham check, the tiny touches of aqua, and the buttons.  Here is my submission to this challenge:

supplies: white cardstock, unknown green dotted paper, October Afternoon Modern Homemaker dp, white heart doily from Carol, red ribbon flowers (craft store), Hobby Lobby red gingham ribbon, Hero Arts AR130 Handwritten Sentiments, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, assorted buttons 

I think this would make a cute Valentine card for a friend!

Play Date Cafe Challenge #101

I was sorry to be away for the Play Date Cafe's 100th challenge, as it is one of my favorite ones, but I'm glad to be back in the swing of things and playing again for their 101st one!  Here is this week's photo inspiration - the colors are in the lower left-hand corner:

Here's my card using these colors and the feel of the inspiration photo.  I'm also adding this to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge "Anything Goes", as these Tim Holtz stamps came from my win there last month:

supplies: parchment, brown, wine, and charcoal card stocks, Tim Holtz Papillon stamp set, Archiver's Vintage Sepia and Memento Tuxedo black inks, clear embossing powder, rusty silk ribbon, and a copper buckle (Spellbinders?)

I was drawn to the splashes of copper in the inspiration, and I was lucky enough to find this copper foil buckle, given to me by my friend Yvonne,  in my scrapbasket.  The Play Date calls the brown they chose "leather" and the brown cardstock I used for the card base actually has a leather texture to it!  I think I'll be sending this to a male friend who has a birthday next month.   

Fall Memories

Another card for the Everything Autumn challenge at the Hero Arts Blog, influenced by Leni's use of this wonderful Fall Memories stamp and by Jacqueline's background technique. 

supplies: watercolor paper, cream parchment for frame, kraft notecard, various design papers, Hero Arts CG122 Leaf Background, E3375 Fall Memories (from LL007 Seasonal Memories set), G5269 Tall Pumpkin, F5270 Traditional Pumpkin, Anita's Teddy Bear ink from Carol,  distress inks: mustard seed, wild honey, and barn door, thin olive grosgrain from Sue