ALPHABET CHALLENGE - J is for JUST KIDDING

 

Hi friends, and welcome back to my newest ALPHABET CHALLENGE DT card!

The theme this go-around is J is for JUST KIDDING / Funny. 

You have two whole weeks to play along, and you can enter up to three times any handcrafted items featuring the current theme.

Year after year, I can never get enough of this penguin pair – I just love them so much!! And I love that he understands her struggle :o) I’m not much of a drinker but I do love a good limeade ice cream freeze so that’s what we’re having poolside today!

Special thanks to Sarah for sharing some of her de-stash treasures with me - could not have pulled this card together so cutely without you!

SOME DETAILS

 Penguins were colored with pencils, then fussy cut. They were stamped again on patterned papers and their clothing was fussy cut and applied because, honestly – who wants to look at naked penguin parts? :o)

 I used a stamp positioner to stamp the main quote in pink as well as black, so that it would be easier to read, and then I die cut it with an oversized quote bubble. I also cut a couple extra blanks from scrap card stock to give the bubble stability. Mr Penguin’s bubble was cut from a larger cover plate full of various sized bubbles. 

*TIP OF THE DAY*

When doing this style of card, if you cut your card base first, you can experiment to be sure your second image has enough room to hide under the fold of the top panel.

SUPPLIES

stamp - Art Impressions #p-3158

quote dies -unmarked, probably Taylored Expressions

patterned paper - Taylored Expressions Hello Happiness 6x6 pad

colored pencils

Thanks for stopping in today, I can’t wait to see what you create!

GOLDEN LEAVES

 

Hi friends!

Playing along with this FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES challenge by Michele (ends 8/31)

 

SOME DETAILS

This leaf die set includes a base and an openwork die in each size. So I cut both bases from a speckled mustardy yellow, and also the openwork dies from white and gold cardstock. Then it was just a matter of gluing in some inside pieces as shown - the gold pieces into the white frame, and the white pieces into the gold frame. 

The dark brown square was embossed with a SU Subtle folder. 

SUPPLIES

sentiment stamp - SavvyStamps Happy Fall Sans Script #697B

leaf dies - Paper Trey Ink Leaf Silhouettes set

dies - Spellbinders Push Pin Notes #S3-550

brown square embossing folder - Stampin’ Up! subtle

tree trunk embossing folder -  Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations 

flat back pearls and gold balls

Thanks for stopping in today!

MOSAIC WITH SCRAPS

Hi friends!

Playing along with this INSPIRE.CREATE challenge (ends 9/2)

and this GIRLZ CREATIVE FUN ART OF SCRAP challenge (ends in a month)

and this 613 AVENUE CREATE challenge (ends 9/4)

 I started this process by die cutting the full mosaic pattern to get some frames and inserts - once in white, once in textured yellow, once in sheet music, once in a leftover piece of handmade wood grain card stock. Then I also used all my leftover coordinating patterned paper scraps from recent projects to get a bunch of die cut inserts. 

I’ve just finished three for this post but hope to get the others turned into sendable cards soon. 

SOME DETAILS

Fine gold twine was adhered to the back of the die cutting label, and some flat backed pearls and gold balls were glued around this. 

SUPPLIES

leafy branch die - Paper Trey Ink? Leafy Silhouette 

label die - SpellbindersPierced Mini Labels #S1-127

 large Hi die - MFT Dynamics A Very Big Hi #MFT-2440

shadowed hello die - Spellbinders Hello Smile #S1-154 

patterned paper scraps

pearlized green card stock

gold twine 

flat back pearls and gold beads

Thanks for stopping in today!

BEACH CHAIR

 

Hi friends!

Playing along with this THE PAPER PLAYERS challenge

(ends 8/28)

and this DRAGONFLY DREAMS Beach or Seaside challenge 

(ends 9/5)

Congratulations to The Paper Players team on so many years of consistent work to bring us a wonderfully interesting and beautiful challenge!!! You are much appreciated!

 

SOME DETAILS

Umbrella and chair were colored in with alcohol markers.

Ocean and sky were colored with various SU inks and blending brushes. My blending brush had a lot of dry finely caked on ink in it which lent itself well to providing a little visual texture to the ocean area. 

I added some reflective silvery white solid sequins to mimic seashells/sand dollars on the beach

SUPPLIES

 chair stamp and die - Paper Trey Ink Love Notes set

umbrella stamp and die - Gemini Road Trip set

sentiment stamp - Paper Trey Ink Button Bits set 

alcohol markers

Gina K Designs sequins

Stampin’ Up! inks

Thanks for stopping in today!

VINTAGE ENTOMOLOGY

Hi friends!

I have another new Alphabet Challenge card, following our current theme, I is for Insects. You still have lots and lots of time to play along, and you can enter up to three times any handcrafted items featuring the theme. 

Playing along with this RETRO RUBBER CHALLENGE  

* I’ve had all of these stamps a really long time - decades on the RBBB stamps, I bet! *

and this Lots of Layers SIMON SAYS STAMP challenge

SOME DETAILS

The three tags were stamped in black, colored in with pencils and stamped in blue with random lab markings

Tags were edged with Distress Pumice Stone and a small blender brush

Vellum postage edge pieces were added as shown (got this fun idea from a sweet flower card on www.stampedblessings.com) and also for the shadow behind the hello

SUPPLIES

tag stamps - unknown, possibly Stampendous

vintage lab words (in blue) stamps - Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers

hello die - My Favorite Things #MFT-1538 Sweet Hello

postage die - Waffleflower Nesting Postages

Distress Pumice Stone ink 

textured metallic copper tone card stock

colored pencils

Stampin’ Up! edging tool

Thanks for stopping in today, I can’t wait to see what you create!

BEE WREATH

Hi friends!

I have another new Alphabet Challenge DT card, following our current theme, I is for Insects. You still have lots and lots of time to play along, and you can enter up to three times any handcrafted items featuring the theme. 

 

I introduced some die cut vintage sheet music to my card for a little unobtrusive visual texture

Playing along with this WORD ART WEDNESDAY challenge #766-767 (ends 8/31?)

and this INKSPIRATIONAL challenge (ends 8/28)

and this THE PICK 3 challenge, choosing Wreath, Stamping and Insects (ends 8/18)

SOME DETAILS

 Wreath was die cut from an old discarded hymnal page. 

The center area of the card base was blended with some Distress yellow ink before gluing the wreath in place. 

Bees were foam mounted. 

Flower stamens were highlighted with white gel pen.

SUPPLIES

flowers and bees stamps and dies - Hero Arts Kit January 2021 #MH0121C

sentiment stamp - Creative Worship #SNS-14-006 The Future

wreath die - Spellbinders Shapeabilities #S4-572 Wreath

sheet music

alcohol ink markers

white gel pen

Thanks for stopping in today, and I can’t wait to see what you create!