Craft's Meow September Challenge!

Sending Butterfly Kisses!
What a terrific way to celebrate saying goodbye to summer!

Cooler weather is on its' way!

 

Techniques abound over at Craft's Meow this week!

Check out all of the DT's great tips on how to ink up your projects!

 

I used the blending ink colors to mimic water colors and also used the metallic look for my background.

 

Using my favorite little stamp,

"Butterfly Kisses"

I heat embossed her over a misted green/blue background, and then highlighted her delightful little wings with some vibrant color!

The background is embossed with

Spellbinders'

M-Bossabilities, "Flora".

I inked it in Momento, Gold and Copper, and then rubbed on some
Copper metal Rub-n-Buff.

It really shines!

 

My little butterflies were stamped and fussy cut to pop off the card!

 

 

This card says so long Summer and welcome Fall !

Entered into the challenge at Craft's Meow (techniques)
and
Moxie Fab World, (All that Glitters)
Simon Says Monday Challenge Blog (Embossing)
Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog (Embossing)

The Craft's Meow sketch challenge!

I always love an excuse to pull out my

Craft's Meow

Stamps

and the fun sketch this week was just that opportunity!

 

Here's my card:

 

 

 

 

I thought about coloring the image from the

"Let it Snow"

stamp set, but decided that simply heat embossed in dark blue to match the pattern paper was all the little birdhouse needed!

 

The Craft's Meow store is having a sale right now, and oh, how I am tempted!

Better go have a look see!

 

Pattern Paper;  DCWV, "Bouquet de Fleur" 

 



Hellooooo.....

Just a quick CAS card for the Craft's Meow sketch challenge!

The bird cage in the "Fly Away" stamp set is one of my absolute favorites! It heat embosses so beautifully.

I added the stick pin with the little silver-blue and pink acrylic beads to add some bling,

I played a bit with the card shape by rounding the top INSIDE corner of the card base.

The scallop was made by cutting a section of the Spellbinders, Labels Six
three times and layering down the left side.  The butterflies were stamped, embossed, and supplemented with brown cardstock cut with a Fiskars punch.
The background is embossed with the Cuttlebug, "Wicker Weave" folder.

I like to keep a few "No Special Occasion" cards on hand.

Entered into challenge the challenge at
PaperPlay challenges (stamps with pins and pearls)

Star Quality!

The sketch challenge at The Craft's Meow this month is so fun,

I had to do it twice!

This card will be perfect for my grandson when he has his first

guitar recital next month!

He is convinced that he will be the next rock star!

And at 7 years old, why not?

Keep aiming high, Sweetie!

I heat embossed the star from the Craft's Meow stamp, "Star Quality"

along with background paper that I've had in my stash forever.

The die cut at the top is Monarch Border from MFT.

And see those cute little gold sparkles on the stars?

These are a new product from Queen & Co. called Twinkle Goosebumps!

I just picked those up at the CKC here in Mesa, Arizona.

DYSU Challenge #44

Now that we're moving out of the Halloween mood,

this week the challenge over at "Do You Stack Up" is especially fun!

We want to see some Teal on your project.

I know I'll be looking for teal/blue to be the main color or the POP of your project,

so pile it on!

This week's Sponsors:

The Craft’s Meow Winner’s Choice of 1 Stamp Set

Stretch ‘n Bubbles Winner’s Choice of 4 Digis

Copic Marker Scrapbooking

6 Copic Ciao Markers (North/South America),
Martha Stewart punch (rest of the world)

I was fortunate to get the most adorable stamp from one of our sponsors this week,

 "The Craft's Meow"!

I have several of their stamps and I absolutely love them all!

They lend themselves to paper piecing so well, and I can still get that little bit of Copics coloring in besides!

Sorry about the lighting. Really makes the blotchiness on her skin show up! I am working on finding a better paper... one that works with my ink jet printer.

Entered in challenge at:

4 Crafty Chicks (Die Cuts)