FLLCJUL13 With Sympathy

Hey y'all!

Today's card is my 2nd creation for the 

Flourishes July Release Sketch Challenge:

 

I started out with Kraft cardstock, and then I used my Spellbinders Labels One dies for that window on SU! Whisper White cardstock.

Both sentiments are from my ODBD "Loving Memories" set, and I just punched the larger sentiment using my large circle-punch.  I also sponged some SU! Old Olive around the edges too.

It's hard to tell in this picture, but that felt ric-rac under the banner is an olive green color (not brown).  And I added that huge button and twine to finish it all off.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Don't forget to head on over to my A.R.T. Card Challenge blog (tomorrow) Thursday morning!  We will reveal last week's winners PLUS start a new challenge 

(it's a theme).  I sure hope you'll join us, we're having lots of fun!

~Cheryl

FLLCJUL13 Miss You!

Happy Tuesday!

Today's creation is for the 

Flourishes July Release Sketch Challenge:





...and here's my take on it:

My "window" was created using my Spellbinders "Labels One" die set, and the white mat is popped up for dimension.

I went CAS with this one, as I wanted my image to stand out.

Thanks for stopping by today...
and don't forget to head on over to my A.R.T. Card Challenge blog Thursday morning!  We will reveal last week's winners PLUS start a new challenge 

(it's a theme).  I sure hope you'll join us, we're having lots of fun!

 

~Cheryl 

 

 

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Perfect Plum, Whisper White & Colorbok Kraft

Stamps:  Flourishes "Spring Blossom"

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Prisma Watercolor Pencils

Other:  Butterfly & Scallop punches, pearls & foam-adhesives

 

CAS Follow Your Bliss

Happy Monday, 

I sure hope you had a good weekend!

Today's creation is inspired by several challenges.

The layout is from CAS(E) This Sketch, 

the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge 

to use watercolors (or water-themed, or the colors of water), 

and the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge to use at least 1 arrow on your card.

And here's my take on all 3 of those challenges!:

This one really was a challenge for me, as I had to keep in mind to keep it CAS (clean & simple)....I sooooo wanted to foo-foo-it-up!  LOL

I went with my Flourishes Bees & Blooms set...inking the images up with Memento Tuxedo Black, then I used my Prisma Watercolor Pencils.  I added those tiny pearls in the center & used Liquid Glass on the bee's wings.

There ya go, keeping it CAS!

Thanks for stopping by today...enjoy your week!

*pssst....don't forget to enter the

 A.R.T. "Anything Goes" Card Challenge 

where you will also be entered to win a Guest Designer Spot too!

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Bermuda Bay Textured, Whisper White

Stamps:  Flourishes "Bees & Blooms", Arrow by TPS

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Prisma Watercolor Pencils, Rubber Stampede (sponged on edges)

Other:  Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing, Pearls, Liquid Glass, Fancy Floss, and foam-adhesives.

There Are Always Flowers

Happy Friday!

Are you looking forward to the weekend?

I know I am, as we will get to spend time with my grandbaby-girl Olivia...

she is such a sweetie!

Today's card was pretty quick & easy.  

I stamped out the sentiment, used my circle-punch and popped it up on foam-adhesives.

The panel across the middle was embossed, then I wrapped floss around it, die-cut those flowers, punched out those tiny butterflies and anchored them with pearls.

Thanks for stopping by today, 

I hope you have a great weekend!

***pssst...don't forget to enter your creation for our A.R.T. Challenge, 
it's "anything goes"!***

~Cheryl

Card Challenges:

Color Throwdown #248

Tuesday Morning Sketches #204

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Bermuda Bay & Pink Pirouette, Colorbok Kraft, TPS Cream

DP:  Colorbok Spring Morning

Stamp:  Flourishes Garden Gate

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Dew Drop Chalk

Other:  Pearls by Want2Scrap, Fancy Floss by WeR Memory Keepers, Cuttlebug Birds & Swirls Embossing folder, foam-adhesives

A Cheery Hello Fusion

 Hey there!

Today's card is inspired by the Fusion #11 Challenge:

 

And here's my creation:

 I chose the Flourishes "Spring Morning" set, inked with Memento Tuxedo Black, colored in with Prisma, then I added that punched-butterfly and a couple pearls to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Marina Mist, So Saffron, Indigo Island, Riding Hood Red and Whisper White.

Stamps:  Flourishes "Spring Morning"

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Prisma Watercolor Pencils

Other:  Square & Butterfly Punches, pearls by EK Success

Bees & Blooms Color Sketch

Happy Friday!

What are your plans for this weekend?

I will be hanging here with my family, celebrating my Mom's birthday.

Happy Birthday Mom!!

Now on to today's card...

I absolutely love the color-combo over at the colorQ this week.

I used SU! Bermuda Bay, Real Red, Certainly Celery & Whisper White.

The images are from the Flourishes "Bees & Blooms" set that I inked up with Memento Tuxedo Black, colored in with my Prisma Watercolor Pencils, and the bee is cut out, popped up and has Liquid Glass on its wings.

I went CAS, keeping it without a sentiment for now. 

 I can always add that later, as needed.

Thanks for stopping by today, 

I hope you have a great weekend!

~Cheryl

Card Challenges:

CQC #193

Tuesday Morning Sketches #202

Follow Your Bliss

Hey there, I hope you had a great weekend!

Today's card is a creation that was CASEd from Julie over at the Flourishes blog.  They have challenged everyone to CASE one of her cards that were shared,  (It's their way of allowing everyone to get to know their Senior Design Team better), and I chose this one:

Aren't those butterflies gorgeous?!  I knew immediately when I saw this one, that I wanted to CASE it!

Here's a closer view of mine:

The images are from the Flourishes "Bees & Blooms" set.  The bees are inked up with Memento Tuxedo Black, colored in with CTMH markers, then I put Liquid Glass on the wings to make them shine.  The flowers were inked up with Colorbox Chalk in "Tangerine".

This was a ton of fun, and I'm looking forward to the new Designer Focus Challenge this Friday.

Have a great week!

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Whisper White

DP:  Colorbok "Luxe" and "Darling Jewel"

Stamps:  Flourishes "Bees & Blooms"

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black & Colorbox Chalk "Tangerine"

Other:  Liquid Glass, Pearls by Want2Scrap, Offray Black Ribbon, Oval-Scallop-Punch, and foam-adhesives.

Miss You Flourishes

Happy Friday!

I decided to play along again with this week's Timeless Tuesday challenge over at the Flourishes blog; using blues & greens.

Here's my creation:

I absolutely love this image!  I inked it up in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it in with Prisma Watercolor Pencils & blended.

The big, black bow & button were a last-minute addition, and might be a tad over-done, LOL.

Thanks for stopping by today, 

I hope you have a great weekend!

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Basic Black & Whisper White

DP:  Colorbok "Spring Morning"

Stamps:  Flourishes Spring Blossoms

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Prisma Watercolor Pencils & Dew Drop

Other:  Offray black ribbon, button, butterfly punch by Studio G, and pearls by EK Success.

Friend

 Happy Wednesday!

Today's creation is clean, simple & fun.

I'm playing along with the May Verve Diva Dare combining stars and/or stripes.  This month's random winner will receive the entire Verve May 2013 New Releases....that would be awesome!

This DP is from the SU! Thoroughly Modern Series, as are those stars that I stamped with Versamark, cut out and popped up for dimension.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Cheryl

Card Challenges:

Verve May Diva Dare

FTTC #220 (use blues/greens)

Retro Sketches #63

SCS Color #426

Color Throwdown #242

Cards Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Bermuda Bay & Melon Mambo Textured, Certainly Celery, and Whisper White.

DP:  SU! Thoroughly Modern

Stamps:  SU! Stars, sentiment by Verve "Because of You"

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark

Other:  Pearls by Want2Scrap, Offray Ribbon, foam-adhesives

You're Too Kind!

Hey there!

Since my card-stash has run low on thank-you's, 

I decided to make one today.

Those pretty designer papers are from the Colorbok "Luxe" series.  The sentiment is from the SU! Whimsical Words set.

 

I punched it out with a circle punch, chalked around the edge with a Dew Drop, popped it up using a foam-adhesive and added the 3 black pearls.

The layout is this week's Mojo Monday Sketch + Contest, and am also playing along with Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge to add "black accents".

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you have a great day!

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  TPS

DP:  Colorbok Luxe

Stamp:  SU! Whimsical Words

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Dew Drop Chalk

Other:  Circle & Scallop punches, Pearls by Want2Scrap, button, black floss, and foam adhesives.

Spring Blossoms Flourish

Hi everyone!

I must say, I am really enjoying my new stamps from Flourishes.  I have always preferred clear over wooden stamps, and Flourishes are awesome!  They stay put on the glass block, the ink goes on well, and the details are amazing!

You should play along with this week's challenge at Flourishes, it is according to your birth-month.  Mine is April...to use 2 patterned papers and a flower stamp.

For today's card, I used this image from their "Spring Blossom" set with a special someone in mind for her upcoming birthday.

I inked it up with Memento Tuxedo Black, colored it in with my CTMH Markers, Prisma Watercolor Pencils and blended.  I cut the image into a circle (yep, by hand...I don't own a circle-cutter), did some paper-piercing around the edges, outlined with a glitter-pen and popped it up using foam-adhesives.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Cheryl

Challenges:  Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #218

                  Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge #152

                  Splitcoast Stampers Color Challenge #424
                  Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge #37

 

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Basic Black, Whisper White, Rose Red

DP:  TPS

Stamps:  Flourishes "Spring Blossoms"

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, CTMH Markers, Prisma

Other:  Pearls by Want2Scrap, Sakura Glitter-Gel Pen, piercing, foam-adhesives.