Happy 3rd Birthday Niece!

TGIF!!

 

Another great-niece of mine (she and her cousin were born just 6 days apart!), is turning 3 very soon, and I incorporated 2 different challenges for inspiration...

 

The first is a sketch challenge from Tuesday Morning Sketches #369, and the other is from the 

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #156 to "use dimension & bling".

 

Both of my nieces are just darlings, and I enjoy spending time with them.

 

Hope you have a great weekend,

thanks for hopping by!

 

~Cheryl

 

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: TPS White, Recollections Pink

Stamp:  TPS

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Other:  Offray Satin Ribbon, #3 Diecut, brads, flower 

Fusion 30th Birthday Nephew

Hey there!

 

I needed some inspiration for my nephew's 30th birthday, and found it over at Fusion Card Challenge.

 

I decided to "fuse" both the sketch and colors together, and this is what I came up with.

 

I can't believe my nephew will be 30 soon, 

my the time does fly by quickly!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

~Cheryl

 

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU Basic Black, TPS White & Lime

Stamp: TPS

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbok "Aloe Vera" chalk ink

Other: Chevron embossing folder, SEWeasy Baker's Twine, stickers, button, & foam-adhesives 

Ballerina Whirls of Wishes

Hey there!

This card I created with my great-niece in mind, as she'll be turning 3 soon.

Inspiration came from 2 challenges...

the Mojo Monday #465 sketch challenge,

and the SplitcoastStampers #600 color challenge.

My sweet lil' niece is into ballerinas and princesses, so I'm sure she'll love it.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: SU Melon Mambo, Pretty In Pink, Pumpkin Pie, white

Stamps: CD Stamps "My Little Ballerina"

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbok "Pixie Dust" chalk ink, Prisma Watercolor Pencils

Other: Swirls embossing folder, circle punch, Offray Ribbon, want2stamp pearls, Stickles "Icicle" 

Happy Birthday Circles

Hey there, thanks for stopping by today!

 

Today's creation was pretty easy to create.

 

I punched out circles from the piece of DP, placed them strategically, added the image, and viola!

Hope you have a great week!!

~Cheryl 

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: SU Old Olive, white, brown

DP: Colorbok "Blue Daddy-O"

Stamp: TPC "Greetings"

Ink: Rubber Stampede

Other: TPS Circle Punches, 3D adhesives 

Celebrate Father-In-Law

Happy Friday!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch challenge over at 

Splitcoaststampers SC609, and the color palette from the

 Stampin' Royalty's color challenge #345 

to use Delightful Dijon, Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler.

  (I substituted using More Mustard, Sage Shadow & Ruby Red). 

I needed a card for my father-in-law's upcoming birthday and this sketch and color combo worked out perfectly!

Have a great weekend, thanks for stopping by!

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU Sage Shadow, More Mustard, Ruby Red, white

DP:  SU "Autumn Traditions"

Stamp:  Fiskars "Make A Wish"

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark "Gingerbread" Chalk Ink

Other:  Swiss Dots embossing folder, SewEasy Baker's Twine 

Verve Birthday for Mom

Happy Thursday!

 

Today's card was created for my mother-in-law's upcoming birthday.

 

I needed some inspiration, so I chose to participate in 2 different challenges this week...

 

The sketch is for Mojo Monday #464, and the color palette is from the ColorQ to use So Saffron, Night of Navy, Cool Caribbean (I used Bermuda Bay), and Poppy Parade (I used Riding Hood Red). 

 

Thanks for hopping by today, 

I hope you have a great day!

 

~Cheryl

 

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU So Saffron, Riding Hood Red, Night of Navy, Bermuda Bay, white

Stamp:  Verve "Because of You"

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark "Aloe Vera" Chalk Ink

Other: Marvy Scalloped square punch, Studio G butterfly punch, embossing folder, pearls by want2scrap, 3D adhesives 

Celebrate Best of Birthdays

Hey there!

 

I'm in the process of creating some cards for my sister's stash, and this one was fun because I was able to color...coloring isn't just for kids anymore!

 

I started with Kraft paper, tucked in a bit of blue using the Swirls embossing folder, then added that image after coloring with Prisma watercolor pencils and punching it out.

 

I think the added twine and button really finish it off.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

~Cheryl

 

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Colorbok Kraft, TPS Blue

Stamp: SU "Best of Birthdays"

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Prisma watercolor pencils

Other: Swirls embossing folder, twine, button, Marvy square & scalloped punches, 3D adhesives 

CAS Music Notes Birthday

Hey there, I hope you had a great weekend.

Today's card was inspired by a creation via Pinterest, (I love Pinterest)!

Again, I layered the stamps/inks and I love this technique, it's fun too! 

Another creation that is CAS, and easy to make.

As always, thanks for visiting today!

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! White

DP: TPS "Music on Damask"

Stamps: Fiskars "Make A Wish", TPC

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Rubber Stampede

Other: foam-adhesives 

CTD407 Happy Birthday CAS

Hey there!

Today's creation was inspired by the color combo over at 

the Color Throwdown to use lime, teal & yellow (I used SU Crushed Curry).

I haven't participated in a challenge in years, so this was a ton of fun!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: SU Crushed Curry Textured, white, teal & lime

Stamps: TPC

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Other: Cuttlebug "Birds & Swirls" Embossing Folder, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Sew Easy Fancy Floss "Limeade", Pearls by Want2scrap 

Happy Birthday Daughter

Hey y'all, Happy Tuesday!

Today's creation is one I made back in June for my daughter's birthday.
  

I love the look of layering different stamps and inks, 

 I think it adds a bit of dimension to it.

Thanks for stopping by today, 

have a great rest of the week!

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  TPC Brown

DP: Colorbok "Luxe", Paper Pizazz "Barnwood", TPS

Stamps: Fiskars "Make A Wish", and TPC

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Rubber Stampede

Other:  Stampin' Up! "So Saffron" Grosgrain Ribbon, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, pearl  

CAS Birthday

Happy Monday, 

I hope you all had a good weekend!

 

Today's card is CAS, made for my niece in mind.

 

Just a few embellishments, punches, ribbon, and viola, it was easy-peasy!

 

Hope you have a great week,

thanks for stopping by!

 

~Cheryl

 

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  White, Black

DP: Colorbok "Rhapsody"

Stamps: Hampton Art, Studio G

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Studio G Teal

Other:  Marcy Uchida Scalloped & Square Punches, Black Sheer Ribbon (Michael's)  

Celebrate Masculine Style

Hey there, and TGIF!

 

Today's card was created for someone special turning 75 this weekend.

 

It's my sis-in-law's father, 

(like a father to me too, as I've known him for over 30 years).

 

As a car-guy, I have a feeling he's going to love it!

 

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!

 

~Cheryl

 

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  Brown, Teal, Kraft

Stamps:  Fiskars "Make A Wish"

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Gingerbread chalking

Other:  Die cut, Embossing, twine 

Well hello there, it's been a while!

Hey y'all!

Wow, it's been almost 3 years since I've posted, 
and so much has happened.

Sadly, my Mom passed away unexpectedly in April last year, and I've been at a loss...trying to recoup from losing her.

In an effort to help with my grief, I've been busy back in my scrap-room, creating cards.  I must admit, it truly is great therapy.  The card above was created for one of my dear friend's birthday 
(she is also a card-creator, so I'm sure she'll appreciate it)!

I hope all of you are doing well, and I'll be hopping over to your blogs to see what you've been creating as well.

Have a great day, thanks for stopping by!

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Black, White, Kraft, Red, Teal

DP: Colorbok "Rhapsody"

Stamps: Studio G

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Gingerbread chalking

Other:  Stampin' Up! Riding Hood Red Striped Gros-grain ribbon, brads, Spellbinders Rose Creations Dies 

Happy Birthday Fusion#12

Happy Wednesday!

Today's card is inspired by the 

Fusion #12 Challenge:

 

Again, I fused both the sketch & colors together,

and here's my take on it:

 I started out with my SU! Crushed Curry Textured cardstock, put the Whisper White bg through my Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots embossing folder.

The flowers were made using my Spellbinders Rose Creations dies,  

(SU! Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango & Melon Mambo), and anchored them with some pearl-brads I had in my stash.

The sentiment is from TPC.  There ya go, clean & simple!

Thanks for stopping by today!

I hope you'll join us over at my A.R.T. Card Challenge tomorrow 

(Thursday at 10am) for a new challenge...it's "anything-goes"!

~Cheryl

Mojo Birthday Wishes

Happy Wednesday!

Today's card is for this week's Mojo Monday:

 

Here's my creation:

I haven't quite decided whether this one is more juvenile or masculine, but either way, I am happy how it turned out!

 I popped up the sentiment, big star and balloon for a 3-D look.

Thanks for stopping by today, 

and make sure you head on over to my A.R.T. Challenge blog tomorrow for our winners and this week's new challenge...

(it's a sketch!).

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Textured Bermuda Bay & Dusty Durango, Whisper White & Basic Black.

Stamps:  Inkadinkado

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, CTMH Markers

Other:  Studio G star punch, Fancy Floss by WeR Memory Keepers, foam adhesives.

Pixie Dust Wishes

Hey there!

Today's card is a fun one, inspired by the Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge to use "fantasy or fairies".  You should play along too for a chance to win some free-digis!

I went CAS, as I wanted her (my fairy) to stand-out.

I inked her up with Memento Tuxedo Black, colored with Prisma and chalked around the edges with a Dew Drop.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Cheryl

Card Challenges:

CC&CC #40 ~ Fantasy or Fairies

CTD245 ~ Color Combo

Retro Sketches #66

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Melon Mambo, Groovy Guava, Certainly Celery & Whisper White

Stamps:  Image by Inkadinkado, sentiment by Clear Dollar Stamps

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

Other:  Studio G butterfly punch, pearls by Want2Scrap, Sakura Glitter Pen

Dusty Durango Birthday Flowers

Hey there...I hope you had a lovely Mother's Day weekend!

Today's creation is clean & simple and was a breeze to make.

I cased this one from Pinterest!

The flowers were made using my Spellbinders "Rose Creations" die set.  I chalked them up and secured them with that button and twine.

The small flower-punches were also chalked up and I added those tiny white pearls to finish them off.

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

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Dusty Durango Textured, Colorbok Kraft and TPS Cream.

Stamp:  TPC

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox Bronze

Other: Spellbinders Rose Creations Dies, Punches & Pearls by EK Success, button, twin, and foam adhesives.

Americana Birthday

Hi again!  

A friend of the family's son (I call him my nephew) celebrates his birthday near the 4th of July, so I decided this year to create a card with an Americana feel.  I just adore anything Americana...and in fact, my entire house used to be decorated in this theme.

The sketch is from the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge over at Karen Giron's blog "The Sweetest Thing".  I always enjoy her sketches, and you could win a Guest Stamper spot too.

I recently bought some Kraft Cardstock, and really like how it goes with the red, white & blue.

The stars were cut out by hand (after making a template using a SU! star stamp), chalked around the edges, then popped up.

The red-scallop strip was created using a corner punch by removing the guard; you can easily punch each scallop, and viola!  It takes some time, but I really love how it looks.

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

~Cheryl

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Whisper White, Real Red, Night of Navy and Kraft.

Stamp:  TPC

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Dew Drop in Gingerbread

Other:  Corner punch, button, twine & foam-adhesives.

Celebrate You!

Yah, it's Friday, thanks for stopping by today!

This image is from an older SU! set called Greetings Galore.  My sis gave this set to me recently (along with many other cool items) after she cleaned out her scrap & stamp supplies...Thanks Sis!

I inked it up in Memento Tuxedo Black, colored it in with my CTMH Markers, and cut it out using my Spellbinders Labels One Die.  Then, I re-stamped the image onto Pretty In Pink, cut out the cake and ran it thru my Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots Folder and popped it up using foam-adhesives for added dimension & texture.

I finished it off with some black ribbon & pearls.

Enjoy your weekend!

~Cheryl

Challenges:  Tuesday Morning Sketch #195

                   color Q #187

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Marina Mist, Pretty In Pink, Perfect Plum & Whisper White.

DP:  Colorbok "Luxe"

Stamp:  SU! "Greetings Galore"

Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, CTMH Markers, Dew Drops

Other:  Pearls by Want2Scrap, Ribbon by Offray, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, foam adhesives.

Birthday Bella

Happy Thursday!

Today's card is inspired by sketch #16 over at Sketchy Friday, 

and the color combo by the Color Throwdown:

 

I substituted and used Groovy Guava, Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi, 

and Baja Breeze.

I used the Birthday Bella image from Stamping Bella, inked her up using Memento Tuxedo Black, colored her in with my Prisma Watercolor Pencils and blended.

I popped her up with foam-adhesives and finished her off with some 3-D paper flowers that I lightly chalked with my Dew Drop.

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

~Cheryl

Card Challenges:  Color Throwdown #240

                           Sketchy Friday #16

Card Recipe:

Cardstock:  SU! Groovy Guava, Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi, Baja Breeze, and Whisper White.

DP:  TPS

Stamps:  Stamping Bella, and sentiment from Clear Dollar Stamps

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

Other:  3-D Paper Flowers, Cuttlebug Embossing Swiss Dots, & foam adhesives.