Casology Bloom + Simon Says Flower Power

I am lucky enough to have a neighbor with a gorgeous hibiscus in full bloom, so that inspired me to  pull out my MFT die when I wanted to work on a few "Thank You" cards this morning.

This card is being linked to both the Simon Says . . . Flower Power at Simon Says Stamp and the CASology Bloom challenges.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Tuesday Trigger: Right on Target Card Set + Muse #17 & CASual Fridays 101

First up today is my card for Muse #17 and the challenge to be inspired by this sweet card from Therese Calvird.

I am a complete sucker for googly eyes and this one has eyelashes! As much as I wanted to, I could not find a stamp in my collection that would work with google eyes, so I focussed on a repeat of the image and the word banner to create this card that may go to my daughter when she gets her driver's permit.

I stamped the bug on designer paper and then die cut the image (LOVE how easy it is to this with Tayored Expressions dies!), colored in the tires and fussy cut out the windows. I will admit I didn't see the CAS-ual Fridays post until after I finished this card, but am still going to link it up to their challenge to stamp on designer paper.

Next up is a card for the Tuesday Trigger: Right on Target at Moxie Fab World. I love the colors and asymmetry of this image.

Quite quickly, the Nestabilities Circle dies were out and I was trying to figure out what direction I wanted to go,

In order to get the color profile I wanted, I cut six sets of circles from designer paper. Because of the way I planned to make this card, I was going to end up with enough pieces to make another five cards. Since Cath also has a Card Set Challenge going on at Moxie Fab World, the full set and gift bag are being entered in that challenge.

Once I had my targets assembled, I made a pattern to cut the circles in 6 pieces of varying size. The pieces were shuffled and circles recreated.

Alternate pieces are popped up with foam adhesive and a jeweled brad placed in the middle.

Banners were inked and stamped with either "Thank You" or "Celebrate Today".

Using the same Simple Stories paper line, I made a gift bag to hold the cards.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Make It Monday #116 + CASology + Simon Says

The Make It Monday challenge at Capture the Moment comes from Betsy Veldman this week. You can check out her tutorial here, but the challenge is to use a tool to create texture to a stamped image.

I pulled out my Lovely Layers stamp set and spied this mesh pencil holder sitting on my desk.

After a few practice rounds I finally had a couple of images I could live with and quickly put this card together.

The CASology Cue Card this week is Bloom and Simon Says . . . Flower Power over at Simon Says Stamp so I will be linking up to both those challenges as well.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Fusion #6 Inspiration Photo + Paper Smooches

I managed to get my second Fusion #6 card finished and photographed before the deadline!

I used the colors and mug image from the Fusion Inspiration Photo and paired that with the Paper Smooches Designer Draft. The highlighted links will take you to the details for these challenges.

This thank you card is going in the pile for the kids' teachers. 

The cups are adhered with foam adhesives at different heights to allow them to stack nicely.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Fusion #6 Make a Wish

For this card, I chose to use the sketch only from the Fusion Card Challenge.

The sentiment banner is just adhered to the border strips across the top. I love the way these Squiggly border nestle into each other.

I am working on another card for the photo inspiration part of the challenge, but time is running out and I wanted to get this one linked.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

MFTWSC123 French Country Anniversary Card

At noon eighteen years ago I walked down the aisle to wed my sweetheart and it has been a wonderful, fantastic adventure ever since!

I used the My Favorite Things weekly sketch to make this card - you can find all the details of their challenge here at Splitcoast Stampers.

I loved this sentiment from the You Make My Day stamp set and knew I would use it on an anniversary card.

The papers are from Graphic 45's French Country and I made sure to line up the text panel so "mon amour" and "amour" were clearly visible.

With Simon Says . . . Things With Wings this week, I am also linking this card up at the Simon Says Stamp challenge blog.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

CAS-ual Fridays #100 Take Two

I am popping in with a quick post while my dear children fight over whether carrots go in salad and dear husband is grilling something for dinner. I'm the head cook in our house, so always enjoy an evening off for Mother's Day.

As CAS-ual Fridays is celebrating their 2nd Birthday and 100th Challenge it only seemed appropriate to make a birthday card.

CFC100: Each square represents one of our top 10 challenges.

Choose any row and combine those themes to create your Clean And Simple project.


I took the challenges from the 1st vertical row for this card: polka dots, square card and birthday.

Hope everyone is enjoying a great weekend and doing some fun.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie