His and Hers - Day 2

Day 2...

Topic: Birthday Cards

His

Hers



Please pardon the wild sequins - got a little carried away and just kept gluing randomly!

 



Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Versafine - Onyx Black, Hero Arts Shadow Inks - Butter Bar, Bubble Gum, Stone Wash, Soft Pool, Tide Pool, Soft Granite, Neat and Tangled - On the Strip and Party Dots, Hero Arts - Wish Big Candles
Cutting/Embossing: Ranger Superfine clear embossing powder
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, sequins from Neat and Tangled

His & Hers - Day 1

We're off and running...

Topic: Thinking of You

His:

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White
Stamps and Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Soft Granite, Neat and Tangled - Party Dots,  Hero Arts - sentiment set
Misc.: Copic marker

Grumpasaurus

And, for everyone who wants to feel grumpy on a birthday...

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, TH Distress Ink - Antique Linen, Lawn Fawn - Claire's ABCs and Quinn's 123s , Paper Smooches - Cuteasaurus
Cutting/Embossing: Paper Smooches coordinating die cuts, SSS - banner die
Misc.: Mister Huey's mists, copic markers, Stampin Up - eye sticker, stickles - gold

CAS(E) this sketch!

Needed a "Congratulations" card and browsed around for a good sketch and came across, "CAS(E) this Sketch!"

Here's the sketch:

Here's my take on it:

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock, My Mind's Eye - Hootenanny (6x6)
Stamps/Inks: Stampin' Up - Patterned Occasions, Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Stone Wash
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Lacey and Nested Pennants
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, jewel embellishments

Verve Stamps: April Diva Dare

This is my first time playing, but I love the Verve stamps that I do have... and they actually work for this challenge!

"Bright Blooms and Butterflies

"So this month, we dare you to create a colorful card using either a flower or butterfly image, (or if you'd prefer... a fun die shape) as the focal element."

The Rules

1. Win a $40 Verve gift certificate! Play along with our April Diva Dare and link up your creation to the linky widget entry form.  A winner will be chosen by random draw. To be eligible, your entry must:
• Be a new creation - posted April 12th or later.
• Be a card or project using bright colours and having a flower and/or butterfly (or other die shape) as your focal point.
• Use at least one Verve product.
• Be added to the linky widget before 5pm Mountain on Wednesday, May 1.
2. Win a Verve set of your choosing! Leave a little shout-out for the Divas in the comments section as we post our answers to this month's dare weekdays through April 29th.  A random comment winner will be chosen from all the comments over the course of the Dare.
3. Winners will be announced on Friday, May 3rd.

Here's my card:

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Verve - Surely Goodness, Versafine - Onyx black, Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Grape Juice
Cutting/Embossing: Verve - Surely Goodness coordinating dies, Judikins Opaque white embossing powder
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, diamond stickles, pearl embellishment, copic markers, Mister Huey's Mists - Splash, Mister Huey's Mask - Intertwined Circles

Yes, it sometimes snows in April...

But I wouldn't normally expect almost two feet!

 Which makes it a perfect time for crafting...

Today, I decided to tackle a Lawnscaping Challenge!

I was inspired by Lisa Petrella's card:

I like the technique of stamping and having a die cut image over top. And, I love using all of my ink pads.

Here's mine!

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Lawn Fawn: Plus One, Hero Arts Shadow Inks - Green Hills (Mid-tone), Grape Juice (Mid-tone), Tide Pool (Mid-tone), Red Royal (Mid-tone), Butter Bar (Mid-tone), and Soft Cantaloupe
Cutting/Embossing: Hero Arts - Frame Cutes - Baby Motifs
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, twine from The Twinery, button

And, a little knitting...

I finished the KPH knit-a-long... here's Ridgely!

Hardest part about this pattern was keeping all the skeins from tangling as knitting (worked with all three simultaneously) - I'm happy with the end result. I will wait and see what next week offers, as far as some crochet edging possibilities, but as crocheting is not my forte, I suspect that this shawlette will be staying as is.

Materials:
Cobasi yarn (3 skeins, but there were leftovers of each)
Needle size - 6

CAS-ual Fridays (CFC98)

It's been a while since I've had time to play with CAS-ual Fridays, but I really liked this week's theme...

CFC98:  Use glitter, stickles, glitter ribbon, etc on your CAS project to make it sparkle.
As always, cards are certainly welcome, but so are layouts, tags, gift items, etc.

I based this card on a sketch from Stamping Bella:

Here's mine:

The stickles are subtle, so I thought I'd get an up close view, as well.

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, Lawn Fawn DP
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, TH Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass, Stamping Bella - Uptown Girl Brigitte the beautiful bride
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Circles
Misc.: Diamond stickles, copic markers, dimensional adhesive, ribbon from Michael's