AAA Cards - CAS Game #132 - Up to One Third with Masking - Best Wishes

Hello, and thanks for stopping by to take a closer look at my card for the current AAA Cards challenge, Up to One Third with an optional twist to use masking.

I needed to make a bridal shower card for a young woman whose wedding colors are very soft neutrals with minimal use of light green.  This challenge gave me the perfect design prompt.

I love The Ton's Haute Wedding Dress and Sending Peonies sets.  Both of the sets have gotten a lot of use over the past few years especially for bridal shower cards.

First I stamped the bride with Versamark ink on white card stock, then it was heat embossed with Liquid Platinum embossing powder.  It's a warm, soft gold, one of my favorites.  The bride was then stamped on a piece of masking paper with black ink and fussy cut, a very simple image to do.  I applied the mask to bride and then positioned the spray of peonies stamp above and behind her.  

For the peonies, Hero Arts Satin Pearl embossing powder was used.  I decided (after a few attempts!) that using gold for both images wasn't a soft enough look.  The lace bodice of the bride's dress was also heat embossed with Satin Pearl powder. 

Copic markers were used to add some detail, but I tried to keep the flowers very subtle.  The sentiment was heat embossed with the Liquid Platinum powder as well.

Initially I started out making an A6 card, 4 1/2 x 6 1/4-inches, but I decided to cut it down to 4 1/2-inches square.  Doing that brought the focus on the card right to the bride and pretty peonies, and I think it still meets the "up to one third" challenge.  I'll make a 4 3/4-inch square envelope to match the card.

I always think my cards look prettier in person, and that's the case for this one too.  It's soft yet crisp, very  bridal, and I think it suits the bride's taste perfectly.

Supplies:
The Ton: Haute Wedding Dress and Sending Peonies stamps
Neenah Solar White card stock
Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder
Hero Arts Satin Pearl embossing powder
Versamark ink
Inkadinkado masking paper and Versafine Onyx Black ink

Copic markers:
Skin:  E0000, E000, RV00
Hair:  E000, E31, E53
Peonies:  W00, W0
Leaves:  G20, G40
Dress (next to the gold folds of the skirt):  C00

The Flower Challenge #28, Pink & Gray - Happy Birthday

Today I have a card for The Flower Challenge.  It's my first time participating.  I was inspired to make a card and enter the challenge after I saw Aileen Ryan's pretty pink and gray flower card, along with a reminder about this month's challenge, on her Instagram post.

The Mondo Hydrangea stamp by Julie Ebersole is an Essentials by Ellen favorite of mine.  I stamped and heat embossed the image with silver embossing powder and colored it with just two Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers, Sugared Almond Pink and Light Gray, and a water pen.

For the background I used the Papertrey Ink Horizontal Stripes cover-up die.  I cut one with white card stock and trimmed it to a square shape.  A second one was cut with gray card stock for the stripes.  That piece was adhered to a die cut 5-inch square of gray card stock.

The colored and die cut hydrangea was adhered to the background piece with foam tape.  For added dimension I adhered three more flowers and a gray leaf.  The Happy Birthday sentiment is also popped up with foam tape.  A few Pretty Pink Posh sequins and white Nuvo Drops in the centers of the flowers, and my card is done. 

Thanks for stopping by to take a look at my card, and have a great day.

Supplies:

Essentials by Ellen Mondo Hydrangea stamps and dies

Altenew Birthday Greetings sentiment stamp

Papertrey Ink Horizontal Stripes cover-up die

The Ton Double Stitched Squares - Large die

Versamark ink and PA silver embossing powder

Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers 200 and 091

 Strathmore Mixed Media, Vellum surface 140 lb paper

MFT Stone Gray Prestige card stock

Paper Source Pure White card stock

Pretty Pink Posh Pink Blush sequins

Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss - Simply White

MFT Color Challenge 109 - Stomping By to Say Hello

I was trying to decide what to make for the current MFT Color Challenge when my sister-in-law called and asked me if I had time to make a card for a seven year old boy who's in the hospital recovering from surgery.  Perfect!  After giving her a few options, I was on my way with a maze and dinosaur theme.

The colors for the challenge are Limelight (I used Sour Apple), Kraft, Blu Raspberry and Sno Cone.  As always, I referred to the handy MFT reference guide that matches Copic colors to MFT card stock and ink.  Since I wanted to use three or four dinosaurs and a maze, I used a 5 1/2" square card base.

All of the MFT supplies are listed below.  Thanks for stomping by, and I hope you have a dino-mite day :-)

 

MFT Supplies:

Delightful Dinosaurs stamps and dies

Clouds stencil

Hit the Slopes dies

Wild Greenery dies

Circle Shaker Window and Frames dies

Circle Shaker Pouch

Maze Shape and  Maze Spheres

Card Stock:

Sour Apple, Kraft, Blu Raspberry and Sno Cone

MFT Birthday Project - "Time to Shine" - Celebrate

This month's MFT Birthday Project theme is "Time to Shine" with sparkle, glitter, sequins and metallics on a birthday card.

For the sparkle aspect of my card, I used MFT Silver Sparkle card stock.  It's my favorite silver paper, it has just the right amount of glittery shine.  I had a hard time getting a photograph of my card that really does it justice, but it's so pretty in person.

All of the MFT supplies are listed below.  Thanks for stopping by to take a look at my card.

 MFT Supplies:

Mandala die

Celebrate die

Wild Greenery dies

Slanted Sentiment Strips die

Beary Special Birthday sentiment stamp

Silver Sparkle card stock

Pink Lemonade card stock

Heavy Weight Translucent Vellum

MFT Sketch 419 - Sending You Hugs

I made another card for Christina Hor's Cards for Little Hearts card drive for this week's MFT sketch challenge.  February is "heart month" so Christina asks that all cards have hearts, and no reference to Valentine's Day, for pediatric and young adult cardiac heart patients.

My MFT Cheeky Monkey set hadn't been used for awhile, so I stamped one of the images and colored it with Copic markers for the main focal point.  The sketch was flipped upside down, and I used a heart instead of a circle behind the cute little monkey.  Both the HUGS and balloon dies were a MFT gift with purchase.  MFT is really great about that!  All of the MFT supplies are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

 

MFT Supplies:

Cheeky Monkey stamp and die

Clouds stencil

Stitched Hearts STAX die

Heart Shaped Balloon die
Bundle of Baby Clothes die (bow on balloons)

HUGS die
A Tweet Hello sentiment stamp (partial - Sending You)

Fresh Squeezed Chevron 6x6 paper pack

Tiny Checks Brights 6x6 paper pack

Crisp Cherry card stock 

AAA Cards - CAS Game 131 - Sketch Challenge

Hello.  I'm back today with a card for the first AAA Cards challenge of the new year.  It's a sketch challenge with an optional twist to use pastel colors.

Since I'm still working on cards to donate to the Cards for Little Hearts "Heart Month" card drive, I used the sketch challenge to make a heart themed card suitable for a young adult cardiac patient.  You can read more about Christina Hor's year-round card drive here.

First I used the Simon Says Stamp Stacked Hearts die to cut the hearts using white card stock.  The die cut was trimmed so I had three rows of connected hearts. After adhering the stacked hearts to the lower third of a piece of white card stock, I filled the open hearts with white, pink and gold hearts.  The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed with gold embossing powder.  The completed design panel was adhered to a piece of matching pink card stock, and then adhered to a A2 size card base.

I made a second card with another three row section of the stacked hearts die cut.  Using red, black and white hearts and red embossing gave the card a more masculine look, also suitable for a young adult cardiac patient.

Thanks very much for stopping by to take a closer look at my card, and have a great day!

Sketch Game #131

 

Second card

Supplies: 
Simon Says Stamp Stacked Hearts die
MFT Rectangle STAX Set 1 die
Neat & Tangled Itty Bitty Welcoming Committee sentiment stamp
Versamark ink
Ranger Princess Gold embossing powder
Recollections pink and gold card stock
Paper Source Pure White card stock


Additional supplies for second:
MFT Black & White Stripes 6x6 paper pack
MFT Crisp Cherry card stock
Recollections black card stock
Ranger Rich Red embossing powder

MFT Sketch 418 - You've Got Mail

It's been a few months since I've entered a card in a challenge, too long!  I'm back today with a card for the current MFT Sketch challenge that will be donated to Cards for Little Hearts, a year-round card drive created by Christina Hor.  You can read more about Christina's great cause that supports pediatric congenital heart patients here

From January 2 to January 31, Christina collects heart themed cards for February's Heart Month.  She asks that all cards have a heart on them, but no reference to Valentine's Day.

The MFT Pure Innocence You've Got Mail image is super easy to color and is perfect for a CAS card.  A simple background using the English Brick Wall stencil, three Stitched Heart die cuts and the cute PI girl colored with Copic markers, all make for a quick card.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I'll be back next week with another MFT Sketch challenge card for the Cards for Little Hearts heart month card drive.

 

MFT Supplies:

You've Got Mail stamps and die

English Brick Wall stencil

Stitched Heart STAX dies

A2 Rectangle STAX Set 1 die

Slanted Sentiment Strips die

Cherry Crisp card stock