Sparkle

Today I have a sparkly Valentine's Day card to share.

For this card I used a Memory Box Texture Brilliant stencil and Wendy Vecchi Gold Embossing Paste. The embossing paste was applied over the stencil to a Neenah card stock panel. While the embossing paste was still wet, I added Tim Holtz Distress Stickles Dry Glitter in Clear Rock Candy. 

After the panel dried, I trimmed it and added it to a Neenah card base that I had inked the edges of with Delicata Golden Glitz Ink. That same gorgeous gold ink was used to stamp one of the hearts in the Hero Arts Four Hearts stamp set. I cut out the heart and used foam tape to adhere it to my card.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

     AAA Cards: Game 32 - LOVE

     Happy Little Stampers February CAS Challenge - Embossing

Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment. I so appreciate them all. 

                                                               Pam

Happy Birthday

This is my second post today. Can you believe that? I really did take advantage of the snow day we had here. I managed to finish all my valentine cards and get a few birthday cards done, too. Does everyone run out of these as quickly as I do? It seems I never have enough birthday cards on hand.

This is one I came up with after about ten attempts. I was trying to create it to go in a couple of challenges, and it took forever to come together. It is a one layer card, but I think it appears to have some dimension. I'm happy with how it finally came out.

The balloon image is an old Stampin Up stamp that I've had for a long time. For the confetti along the edge, I used winnie & walter's fabulous Scenery: Big Bang Bling stamp set. I love winnie & walter products. Both the balloon and the confetti were stamped with Blush ink from A-muse. 

I used the Handwritten Borders set from Simon Says Stamp for the sentiment and the string on the balloon. The border along the confetti is a stamp in the Happy Every Day set, also from Simon Says Stamp. Those were all stamped using Hero Arts Wet Cement Mid-Tone Shadow ink. I always love pink and grey together. It's one of my favorite color combos.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

     Less is More - Color Challenge: pink and grey

     Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

     CAS(E) this Sketch #109

Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous week!

                                                      Pam

Hugs & Kisses

Wow! It finally stopped snowing and I think we got almost a foot of snow. We did get our snow day, so I'm taking advantage and squeeking in a card for another challenge.

 Addicted to Stamps and More is a photo inspiration challenge this week.

Here's my take on the inspiration photo. 

I took my inspiration from the text and the frame in the picture. The sentiments are from the Hero Arts XO stamp set. I used different pink and grey inks to try to mimic the text in the framed subway art photo. My frame was created using Simon Says Stamp's Stitched Rectangles Dies. I love these dies and seem to be using them a lot. The stitching is on both sides of the cut line, which enables you to make frames. The six dies in the set make several different sizes of frames and panels.

I would also like to enter this into the current challenge at Less is More. They are celebrating their 4th birthday with a color challenge using pink and grey.

Now I need to finish my valentines for the sweet little ones I work with. Thanks for stopping by!

                                                                 Pam

Have a Sunshiny Day

Another very snowy day here, with significant accumulation expected. I'm sure all the kids will have their pajamas on backwards tonight and cotton balls in their freezers, in hopes of a snow day tomorrow. As for me, I wouldn't mind. I didn't get my valentines for the kindergarteners all stamped this weekend, so another day off would help.

I do have a card to share that's not a valentine today. I really would like to see some sunshine soon.

I used the March 2014 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit to make this card. (Yes, I still haven't used it all.) These kits are a great deal. Follow the link to find out the details if you're unfamiliar with SSS kits. The paper was included in the kit and is from the Lawn Fawn Hello Sunshine 6X6 paper pad. Sadly, the paper is no longer available. 

The stamp set is the Color and Sunshine set from Simon Says Stamp that was also included in the kit. I used papaya ink from A-muse for the sun rays and Hero Arts Butter Bar Mid-Tone Shadow Ink for the smiley face. I fussy cut the image and used foam to adhere it to my card. The sentiment is from Verve, It was included as a Thank You in an order I placed a year or so ago. So kind of the sweet people there.

I am entering this in the challenge at CASology Week 132: HOT.

Have a wonderful week. I'm off to put some cotton balls in the freezer.

                                                       Pam

You're Just My Type!

Another cold, dreary day here in Central NY. It's been snowing a little all day, and the forecast is calling for another big storm tomorrow into Monday. I'm ready for spring!

Today I'm sharing a card I made for the latest Lawnscaping Challenge - Challenge #99: Clean and Simple.

I used an older stamp set by Lawn Fawn called Just My Type. The set includes some sweet retro images and sentiments. I used the typewriter image and stamped a sweet sentiment onto the typing paper. Some small punched hearts are cascading onto the paper. 

Then I die cut the stamped panel with Simon Says Stamp's Stitched Rectangles dies. I love these dies! There is a line of stitching on both sides of the cutting line. That's how I made that awesome frame around the outside of my card. The set includes six dies, so you can make several  sizes of panels and frames. 

Both my white frame and stitched panel were adhered to a piece of red card stock. I used my  Clear Wink of Stella pen to add some sparkle to the red card stock and the red hearts. The typewriter keys were colored with Glitter Red Wink of Stella. Love the sparkle it adds.

Click here to see all the entries in this Lawnscaping Challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by!

                                                                        Pam

mwah!

Hello. I'm sharing another CAS Valentine's Day card today. I'm finding CAS cards easier and easier to make, as long as I stay away from patterned paper and just use stamps and dies. As soon as I grab the patterned paper (especially Graphic 45), I have to pile on the ribbons and other bits and bobs. Is it just me, or is everyone like that?

This one is very CAS. Okay, I did add a button and some twine, but it's still CAS, right? I used the Heart Confetti punch by Martha Srewart on Neenah card stock and added red card stock underneath. A wooden heart button from my stash was colored with a Copic marker. After wrapping May Arts twine around the panel several times, I added the button with a knot. 

The sentiment is from a new set by C.C. Designs called Elegant Valentine. This great stamp set has lots of sentiments in many different fonts. Love it! The panel was added to a Neenah card base with foam dimensionals for a bit more interest. Done! That quick, that clean, that easy.

I'd like to enter this into these challenges:

     Addicted to CAS Challenge #56 - Code Word:  Hugs & Kisses

     Happy Little Stampers February Sketch Challenge

     Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - kissing booth

As always, thanks for stopping by!

                                                                         Pam

     

CAS Valentine

Due to some major snow in Central NY, we had a snow day today. What a bonus! So I was able to take advantage of some extra time off, stay home and make some cards for challenges.

Today I'm sharing a CAS Valentine. Sometimes clean & simple cards are hard to make, but lately I've made quite a few. This one came together quickly. I die cut some red card stock with the Impression Obsession Heart of Hearts die. The red panel was adhered to a top folding Neenah card base. Then I added some of the smaller hearts that were die cut into larger spaces. 

All that was left to do was to stamp the greeting. This sentiment is from DeNami Designs. I love the font. I had the pleasure of meeting Nami at a stamp show a few years ago, and was able to watch her demo. What an amazingly talented and sweet lady she is, and I love the stamps she designs. 

Like I said: very clean & simple, but I like how it came out.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

     Less is More - Little Ones (small heart elements)

     Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #129 - CAS

     Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

     Fusion Card Challenge - Heartful

                                                Pam