Ready-Set-GO! Delayed!

Today is NOT the third Wednesday of the month--BUT this is my Ready, Set, Go Challenge Card! I messed up this month and went up north for a few days and did not make my blog post.  Cards were done--just not posted.  But--I am here now!  The 3 of us, Kelly, Jeanette and me, are back with another challenge for July, our 51st month!  That means we are into year #5 for us-WOW!

Kelly provided the challenge for us this month: Cut It Out!  

I don't know about y'all but that was a popular saying in my house growing up!  My mom was constantly telling my brother and I to knock it off or cut it out!  So your challenge is to use that phrase, literally! 

Your July RSG challenge:  Create a card or project with 'cutting it out' as the main focus.  You can be as creative as you like!  You can use a simple die like an oval or get fancy schmancy and REALLY cut up your card - it's up to you!  BUT! Because we are 3 and we 3 like being 3, you must use at least 3 cuts on your card! I will leave it up to you how you interpret where those cuts will be :)  Everything else is as you wish - colors, theme, etc!

I hope you have fun with the theme. Ready Set Go! 

I went with a fun Birch Press Designs trio of dies called Fiori Plate Blueprint Craft Dies. Each panel was cut with a different color of cardstock. The bottom was White, the middle is Pink Pirouette and the top is Pink Mirricard. The card base is a silver sparkle cardstock. The die cut is a newer fun die set from Concord & 9th called Everyday Sayings--love the boldness! This was also cut from white cardstock and layered three times for added dimension.  

So--my three's are 3 layers of Birch Press Blueprint Dies along with 3 layers of the word HI.

Here is the inside of my card, with a strip of washi tape:

Please be sure to check out the other Ready, Set, Go cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's and Kelly's blog.  Remember--they probably did post on the scheduled date of the 21st so be sure to look back........   I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of great cards! I hope Kelly and Jeanette like my card. I am up for the next theme, so be sure to check back to see what we are up to on the 3rd Wednesday in August.

Image/Sentiment:  Concord & 9th Everyday Sayings Die Set

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White. Pink Mirricard, Silver Sparkle Cardstock;  Stampin' Up Pink Pirouette; 

Ink:  None

Accessories:   Birch Press Fiori Plate Blueprint Craft Dies

24 Hour Blueprints Debut

Welcome to the first post of 24 Hour Blueprint.  This is another brainchild of Kelly and I think it might be our 8th challenge between the three of us--Kelly, Jeanette and me!  Yes, we have agreed to try another type of fun challenge.  Pretty soon my blog will be full of challenges with the three of us!!!!!!

So--how does 24 Hour Blueprint work? 

1--We each have 24 hours to make your card(s),  We post the following morning of the hostess's mysterious challenge.

2--Hostesses will announce the number of card(s) 24 hours before the challenge - not 2 days before or 20 minutes before ... you get 24 hours and that's. it! 

3--Hostesses can chose up to 4 mysterious blueprints but they must be made in under an hour - so nothing FANCY SCHMANCY!

4--Hostesses give us ONLY the specs for the card requirements (blueprints) and what EACH layer should be. The stamps/colors/papers used may vary per player.  You may say A2 card bases or slimline, 1 base layer DSP, 3 heart and 1 circle for card #1 yadda yadda!  Each card must have it's own blueprint so please give a description for each!

5--We use any stamp and/or company.   It's open to interpretation. 

6--We are going to post every other month--dates to be determined each month.  

So--yesterday morning, we had an email from Kelly with the following attachment:

I love the sketches she sent and such a fun theme--Summer Fun!

For Sketch #1, I picked a fun Whipper Snapper Designs stamp called Haagen-Daz Bear.  I think this shouts summer!  I colored the image with my Copic Sketch Markers and die cut it with The Ton Couture Cuts Double Stitched Circle.  I used two colors of washi tape for the strip on the side of the circle.  The patterned papers are from the American Crafts Summer line called Sweet Treats.  I added some glossy accents on the 4 scoops of ice cream-or sherbet.  From the bottom-Orange Sherbet, Chocolate, Mint Chip, Strawberry, topped with hard chocolate and a cherry on top!

Here is the inside of that card:

Now on to Sketch #2.

For this one, I made a square card in order to try to get all of the components from the sketch placed on it.  I still used a bit of liberty with it.............  This time, I picked Hero Arts Polka Dot Vase Bouquet.  I have had this wooden stamp for a long time and is one of my favorite floral images.  I colored the image with my Copic Sketch Markers and used the necessary pink, orange and green! The Sweet die cut is from Birch Press and the backer is vellum.  The background paper is from the same American Crafts line and is the backside that looks wood grained.  I used my Stampin' Up Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder for the pink strip at the bottom.  An orange flower is the added touch and I added a few yellow enamel dots to match the center of the flower.

Here is the inside of that card, with a strip of washi tape:

And the final card:

For Sketch 3, I made a mini slimline card. This time it is a Penny Black cute stamp called Lazy Days--a perfect summer image!  I colored the image with my Copic Sketch Markers. The sentiment is from the Spellbinders Many Words stamp set--layered on a strip of Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon. The fun patterned paper is also American Crafts Summer called Swimsuit.

Here is the inside of that card:

This was a great challenge Kelly--loved it very much!  Please be sure to check out the other 24 Hour Blueprints cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's and Kelly's blogs. I am sure you will enjoy checking out what each of them have created in the past 24 hours!  I am up for the next challenge and that will happen sometime in July.  Please be sure t check back.

Image/Sentiment: Gina Penny Black-Lazy Days/Spellbinders Many Words; Hero Arts-Polka Dot Vase Bouquet; Whipper Snapper Designs Haagen-Daz Bear

Cardstock:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White; Stampin' Up Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Powder Pink, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive; Taylored Expressions Mini Slimline Base; Vellum; American Crafts Summer Cold Treats/Swimsuit

Ink:  Simon Says Stamp Intense  Black

Accessories:  Copic Sketch Markers; Stampin' Up Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Pumpkin Pie 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon; Glossy Accents; Orange Flower; Yellow Enamel Dots; Birch Press Designs Sweet Die and Backer; The Ton Couture Cuts Double Stitched Circle

Faith, Hope, Love

This is my March Crafters of Faith card as we are continuing in 2020.  This is a great group that my friend Kelly started on SCS. and we are well in our 4th year. Sue gave everyone this challenge: 

Scripture:  1 Thessalonians 5:5-8
for you are all sons of light and sons of day We are not of night nor of darkness; so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober. For those who sleep do their sleeping at night, and those who get drunk get drunk at night. But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.

Challenge:  Daylight Savings Time begins in March. We’ll see more light as our days get longer. Make a card that illustrates how you shine the light of Christ to others. OR Make a card that illustrates faith, hope or love.

I looked at my religious stamps and found the perfect one that highlights all three of these awesome words--Faith, Hope and Love!  I then decided to use a set of Birch Press Designs dies called Dazzle and used So Saffron as the yellow layer, peaking out from the other two colors, representing the sunshine. 

Here is the inside of my card, with a strip of Washi tape of inspiring words:

I hope Sue and Kelly,  along the others from the Crafters of Faith group like my card this month!  We are to post between the 7th and 10th of each month, so if you look on my sidebar, you may see other creations.  I know that there will be many posted in the COF thread on SCS too!  Tracie is up for our April challenge, so be sure to check back to see what I create!

Image/Sentiment:  Stampabilities Whimsy Faith, Hope, Love

Cardstock/Patterned Papers:  Stampin' Up Merry Merlot, Rococo Rose, So Saffron

Ink:  Stampin' Up Merry Merlot,

Accessories:  Copic Marker; Stampin' Up Punch and Circle Die; Birch Press Designs Dazzle Layer A-B-C

November is Use your Dies!

This is the 45th week of A Card a Week Challenge. One card a week--for 52 weeks--with a preset challenge for each month. November is here and the challenge is to make a card using just dies.  Every Tuesday in November, that is my goal.  I have many dies and this will be my chance to use them!

For my first card in November, I used a set of three Birch Press dies called Issa Snowflake.  I cut each layer from some metallic paper from The Paper Cut--bottom layer is green, middle layer silver and top layer red metallic.  I then die cut the words Winter Cheer from the same green metallic paper.  I layer the dies on a piece of Real Red that I ran through the Stampin' Up Subtle Dynamic Embossing Folder.  I rotated the cardstock 90 degrees and ran it through a second time.

And, I realize this is a very hard card to photograph and the shine is hard to work with. It has the same colors all around the circle................

I really like the look of this card and hope you do too. 

  

Here is the inside of my card, with a strip of the silver metallic paper.

I hope you will stop back each Tuesday to see my creation for my A Card a Week Challenge!  November will be highlighting dies, so sure to check back to see what I create with my stash of dies!

Image/Sentiment: Birch Press Designs Issa Snowflake Dies/Penny Black Word Die

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up Real Red, Shaded Spruce; The Paper Cut Metallic Paper in Red, Green and Silver

Ink:  None

Accessories: Stampin' Up Subtle Dynamic Embossing Folder, Silver Brads

Spring Blessings One+12

Welcome to One Plus Twelve, month 4!  This is the brainchild of Kelly and she asked Jeanette and me to join her in this challenge. We are to use just one stamp, to make a card every month--but we may add a sentiment if we want!  One Stamp/Twelve Months-here we go into our fourth month of one plus 12!  We post on the 3rd of each month, reflecting the three of us and our three challenges we currently do together--3 Musketeers, our first challenge along with Ready, Set Go and now this one!

As a mentioned for my first card in January,  I picked my favorite Stampin Up set--Lovely as a Tree.  For my challenge this month, I used the Stampin' Up Woodland Textured Embossing Folder with Pool Party Ink and ran my brayer over the folder.  I then inked up the tree stamp with Mossy Meadow and stamped directly on the folder. I then ran it through my Big Shot and created this birch tree and evergreen image! I added the large Spring Blessings sentiment from a newer stamp set by Birch Press Designs.

Here is the inside of my card:

Please be sure to check out the other One plus Twelve cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's and Kelly's blog.  I am sure you will enjoy checking out what stamp set is picked and will see a couple of great cards! I hope Kelly and Jeanette like my card and that you might too! We will be back each month, so be sure to check back to see what we are up to on the 3rd of May.

Image/Sentiment: Stampin' Up Lovely as a Tree/Birch Press Designs Spring Blessings Stamp Set

Cardstock: Recollections 110# White; Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow, Pool Party

Ink:  Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow, Pool Party

Accessories:  White Fiber; Stampin' Up Woodland Texture Embossing Folder; Brayer