Think Snow Flower Soft challenge

The Flower Soft team is featuring a

THINK SNOW challenge starting today. 

I'm going to share a few cards that I have shared here

before but when we are thinking of winter and snow,

they need to be shared again.

 When you think of Snow and Flower Soft, nothing beats their Polar White Flower Soft for the perfect "snow" look to projects. 

This first card uses a topper that is also by Flower Soft.  These come all colored and ready to accent.

 These stamps are by The Stamps of Life, gotta love a cute snowglobe and of course, some wonderful, fluffy Flower Soft snow.

 These stamps are by JustRite stamps and behind that snowflake is a bed of Polar Ice Flower Soft.

This is another topper by Flower Soft with a fluffy little bear and some fluffy snow, both Polar White Flower Soft.

Thanks for visiting, Linda, lbpost

Clip Art and Digital

Gotta share a couple cards today.  This one is using the Unscripted sketch for this week.  I turned the sketch.

 I purchased a set of clip art cards from Made by Janet's etsy store. LOVE the vintage feel of them. I printed them on a piece of textured cardstock that even adds to the vintage look. I did ink the edges with a brown Distress stamp pad to further the vintage look.

 I am madly in love with this wonderful doily die from My Favorite Things and I thought it fit here pretty nice. I used some amazing Tim Holtz Kraft cardstock, I just love the shades of colors in this collection.

 This is my Card Positioning Systems card for this week. I think it has to be the fastest card I have ever created!

 I inserted a piece of digital patterned paper by Cosmo Cricket in a Microsoft Word document and resized it.  Then I placed this cute little snowglobe digital element over the paper and printed them out at once. I printed them on the X-Press Copic paper, this stuff smooth like butter and the inks print wonderful on it.

The little banner is by Spellbinders and I stamped the Paper Smooches sentiment on that.

Now for a couple photos...

 The bottom dog, Sadie, likes to cuddle under blankets and pillows so she burrowed under this pillow and the little dog, K.C., came along and got comfortable on top of this sandwich! Funny dogs!

This is a photo of the sunrise I caught the other day. I was out taking photos of something else and I realized that the sun rays made this pattern when I caught it just right.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 135 SO SORRY card

Materials list:

Cardstock – Core’dinations

Clip Art tag – Made by Janet/Etsy store

Doily die – My Favorite Things

Distress stamp pad

Buttons and pearls

SKETCH 247 – MY COOLEST FRIEND card

Materials:

Cardstock – Core’dinations

x-Press Copic paper

Digital Patterned paper and Element – All I Want for Christmas/Echo Park Paper Co.

Sentiment stamp – Paper Smooches

Black Versafine stamp pad

Clear embossing powder – Stampendous

Banner – Spellbinder Nestabilities

Tulip 3-D Fashion Paint

New Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge

 Today is the day...

 A new Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge starts 

December 1st through December 15

 This is how I decided to interpret the inspiration piece.  I loved the filigree look of some of the pieces so I cut a piece using my Art Philosophy Close to My Heart Cricut cartridge. 

I picked up the vase of yellow flowers by stamping this cut flower stamp by Paper Smooches.  If you are familiar with this set of stamps, you will know that the flower comes with a smiley face in the middle. I didn't want my card to be quite that playful, so I but a piece of white paper to go in the middle of the flower and I colored that with Copic markers as well as coloring the flower with the markers.  The leaves are in this set too, I just cut each one out.

Thanks for visiting and be sure to play along for prizes, Linda (lbpost)

CPS and Unscripted cards

First off, I get to share my Card Positioning Systems card for this week. 

 Stamping Bella is our sponsor! I loved this little cutie as soon as I saw her and I knew I wanted to color the flowers in red. 

 I kept the rest of the coloring to the image very simple to let the flowers shine. 

 Now, on to my Unscripted Sketches card for this week. 

 I have been downloading more and more digital papers and elements recently, it is fun to use them for cards.  I use Microsoft Word and insert the elements onto a blank page.  After I added the paper piece and the mug, I placed the mug over the paper so I could print them both at the same time.  This is a set by Cosmo Cricket. There are so many great little elements in this set. The sentiment is a stamp by Paper Smooches. 

 Just a close up of how cute this little mug is. 
And, now for a couple photos...

 It didn't snow, a bomb did not go off!!! We can only blame the two dogs! I had just walked in the door from the grocery store. I dropped a big package of 12 rolls of toilet paper on the floor to take to the bathroom when my hands were free and when I wasn't looking, our older dog dragged the package outside and proceeded to have a ball. I only wish I had a video of the event instead of just the aftermath!

As I was trying to quickly pick up all of the pieces so there wasn't more distruction, the little dog was going for a little more fun.
Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 246 – HAVE A MAGICAL DAY card

Materials:
Stamps courtesy of Stamping Bella
Cardstock – Core’dinations
x-Press Copic paper
Patterned paper – Happy Days/Echo Park
Scallop circles – Spellbinders/Nestabilities
Black Versafine stamp pad
Clear embossing powder – Stampendous
Copic markers

SKETCH 134 WARM THOUGHTS card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Core’dinations
Digital Patterned papers and image – Cosmo Cricket
Sentiment stamp – Paper Smooches
Black Versafine stamp pad
Clear embossing powder – Stampendous
Distress stamp pad - Ranger
Self adhesive rhinestone – Queen & Co.
Corrugated cardboard

Greetings and Hope

I was able to play along with this great Play Date Cafe challenge this week.

 I found a free vintage image at The Graphics Fairy.  I printed it out and used it on a tag.  The tag is cut with my Cricut.

 That wonderful, green doily piece in the background is cut with a Kreaxions 4-in-1 punch.  I cut a circle and then punched around it, I love the look. The leaves are also a Kreaxions punch.

 Next up, my Card Positioning Systems card for this week.  Clearsnap was our sponsor again and this time we were to use one of their Rollograph wheels.  I used two different ones on my card. 

 The butterfly postage piece is one of the images on one of the wheels.  The text words on the other strips are from another wheel.  I rolled this one on a piece of patterned paper and then sprayed it with Smooth Spritz.  The green punched border is punched with a Kreaxions 4-in-1 punch. 

And for a few photos...

 I took these with my Hipstamatic camera on my phone.  We were at a shopping center that has a huge ferris wheel.  I love the different effects.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 245 – HOPE card
Materials:
Stamp wheel courtesy of Clearsnap
Cardstock – Core’dinations
Patterned paper – Echo Park
Clearsnap stamp pads
Smooch Spritz - Clearsnap
Foam tape – 3M
Corner rounder punch – Fiskars
Kreaxions 4-in-1 punch
Self adhesive pearls – Queen & Co.
Aleene’s Paper Glaze


THANKSGIVING GREETINGS tag

Materials list:
Core’dinations cardstock
Art Philosophy Close to My Heart Cricut cartridge – Tag 3 1/2”
Vintage tag – Free at Graphic Fairy
Kreaxions 4-in-1 punch #903 and leaf punch
Ribbon, button, pearl
Clearsnap Fluid Chalk stamp pad

A Trigger and a Sketch

First off, a Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger.

 This is the current Trigger.  I love challenges so I made sure I got to play along with this one.

 First of all, I loved the shape of the purse and then the dots arranged in the pattern.  I didn't have a purse shape to cut with my Cricut but when I saw this adorable typewriter, I knew that would be the look I wanted.   

 This shape also cuts the piece of paper and it slips inside the cut out in the typewriter.  The rub-on sentiment is by EAD Designs/Paper Smooches. 

 The keys in the typewriter are cut out with this cut but I wanted the keys to be more pronounced, so I punched circles in the colors in the Trigger and added them with foam tape.  Smaller black circles were added on top of those and I coated them with Aleene's Paper Glaze. 

Now for the Unscripted sketch for this week.  I turned the sketch for my card.

 This sketch has a Piggyback challenge to go with it and that is to use only cardstock.  I did use tiny pieces of a BoBunny patterned paper though since it was the perfect color. 

 That wonderful doily shape is cut with the Art Philosophy Close to My Heart Cricut cartridge.  The two layers of doily stamps are by Waltzing Mouse stamps. 

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

MUCH APPRECIATED card
Materials list:
Core’dinations cardstock
Doodeltype Cricut cartridge – 4 1/2”, Shift 4 1/2 ”
My Little Shoebox patterned paper
Rub-on sentiment – EAD Designs/Paper Smooches
Circle punch- McGill
Aleene’s Paper Glaze
Heart sticker



SKETCH 133 YOU MAKE MY WORLD… card
Materials list:
Cardstock – Core’dinations
Patterned papers - BoBunny
Art Philosophy Close to My Heart Cricut cartridge
Doily stamps – Waltzing Mouse stamps
Sentiment stamp – Technique Tuesday
Black Versafine stamp pad
Clear embossing powder - Stampendous
Button
Foam Tape

New Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge

Yeah, it is time for another SPARKS challenge. I am so glad Kim started these, I am always up for a challenge of some kind.

 This is the newest inspiration piece.  Be sure to check out Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge page for all of the details.  This runs from November 17th to November 30th and there are prizes to be won!

 Here is my take on the challenge.  I was inspired by the colors but also the placement of the elements in the photo.  I knew I wanted a wonderful turquoise background and I knew that I needed at least one larger size bright green piece.  I decided to go with snowflakes in rather unconventional colors because I really wanted to be able to have my card be winter/Christmas in theme and I wanted to use this cutie of a snowman. I just received this cute set from Paper Smooches and I want to use it a whole lot during the season.

Since I wanted snowflakes, I knew exactly where to go to get a variety of sizes.  I pulled out my Art Philosophy Close to My Heart Cricut cartridge.  This cartridge includes several snowflake shapes so I was set.  If you notice, my little snowman has some Aleene's Paper Glaze added to his little scarf for some additional interest. 

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

Be sure to check out the other cards by the team members because you will be amazed at the great variety of looks and give this challenge a try yourself!