Moxie Fab World - Stamp It Challenges

I was inspired by the CR84FN Colors and the Moxie Fab World challenges for paper piecing and stamping with markers. When I was working on my CR84FN projects I was trying different techniques and ended up creating a smooshed background using acetate, water color markers and my water mister.

The flower (Hero Arts) and butterfly (Memory Box) are stamped on the background created from the watercolor markers. The flower was stamped six times and cut out and curled and layered. The background was stamped using a light green dye ink and the Hero Arts Flourish. The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

The next card is a baby card. I had this sweet sentiment from Verses called: Wee bit of Heaven (FM0241-F) and the greens and pinks seemed suitable for a baby card.

The little hippo and bird were stamped with Versafine Smokey Gray and colored using watercolor pencils and a waterbrush.

Have a lovely Monday!

Suzz

CR84FN17 - Spring is Coming

There are some beautiful spring colors for the CR84FN17 challenge this week.  I paired them with brown as my neutral to make them really pop.

Here is the gorgeous inspiration photo: 

All the stamps are Memory Box: E1711 Circle Word Background, E1713 Wonderland Butterfly, C1714 Cocoa Bean Butterfly, G1720 Birch Branch Print, F1328 First Flight, E1335 Springtime Wishes Block.
The inks are Versafine Vintage Sepia, Memento RoseBud, and Adirondack Brights Citrus.

I ended up making three cards using these colors as they were so pretty. I will share them all later this week.

For all the details on the challenge this week go to the CR84FN blog.

Check out the beautiful cards from the  CR84FN Design Team:

Deborah Frings * Sue Lelli * Meredith MacRitchie * Andrea Matthews *  Stephanie Kraft * Suzanne Czosek (me)  *  Heather Jensen * Mona Pendleton  * Lisa Somerville

This is the last week with our wonderful and talented Guest Designer Stella Schenkel  stop by and leave her some love!

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by! 

Suzz

Texting Birthday Messages

Our oldest (GULP) child is turning 16 in a month.  I have been trying to come up with a clever card that is appropriate for a 16 year old boy.  

Cath has a fun challenge over at the Moxie Fab World Get Daring with Decorative Tape.  The challenge was the inspiration for my son's birthday card.

 

The tape is from 7 Gypsies and it reminded me of a tape measure. I decided to cut a strip that showcased the number 16.  I started with a circle of gems around the number 16 and it was too blingy. So I searched in my odds and ends bins and found the tag rim instead. The background is stamped with Hero Arts designblock Special Day Words.  The phones and messages are from Stampendous. I purchased the set a long time ago and this is the first time I used it. Although now my tween daughter has seen this she is already requesting more cards with the phones and text messages. :) 

A big thank you to Cath for the letters (Thickers) I won from the Moxie Fab World blog the American Crafts collection awhile ago and you would not believe the amount of fabulous papers and Thickers that showed up in my mail. 

The Arrow came off a set of stickers that were a RAK from Louise. (Thank you Louise!) 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Suzz

Embellish Challenge - Birds and Colors

I am still playing with the colors and birds challenge from Embellish Challenge.  I was admiring the beautiful cards and tags on  Jacqueline's blog and tried to capture her beautiful style in my cards. 

I first created this card:

and then I shared this card with a friend. She mentioned that my words on my backgrounds and the eggs were going the wrong direction. So I redid my card and rotated the background papers.

So which design do you like?  I ended up liking my first project better even with the words/script going the wrong direction. :) 

I love this paper from 7 Gypsies called Conservatory and used it for the background on the cards. The bird is from Impression Obsession called Chickadee on a Candy Cane.  The sentiment is from Verses QQ-1007D Hope Feathers.    The background is also from Impression Obsession and is Nest Definition stamp. The birdcage is from Hero Arts.

Hope you are having a wonderful week!

Suzz

Layers of Colors Cake Decorating Party

Today I am participating in a fun Cake Decorating Party hosted by Layers of Colors and a fantastic lineup of chefs who cooked up some delicious fat free projects.   :)


I was so inspired by the beautiful flowers that I created a wedding cake for a layout. I purchased a frame made for scrapbook pages and this will become a gift to my Mother-In-Law.

My baking on this project went much better than my cooking in real life! :) I suppose if I spent as much time practicing my baking as I do my crafting it might be as good. LOL! 

I had so much fun creating this beautiful wedding cake using the lovely Floweret Cling Stamp. I stamped the flowers  multiple times using Versafine gray pigment ink. Painted on the color with Twinkling H2O's and a water brush.  Added shadowing with a grey watercolor pencil. I cut layers of flowers to give it depth. The layers of the cake are just rectangles of white cardstock with the corners rounded and sponged. 

Behind the cake I created a big doily with a circle punched around the edges using a corner punch and stenciled using the beautiful Belle Brocade Art Stencil and Memento Rose Bud. The paper is My Minds Eye Lost & Found Portabella Road. I cut out the center and placed a picture of my Mother in Law and Father In Law.

The sentiment was printed and die cut.  The next step was to sponge soft pink dye ink with the beautiful stencil.  I then added the finishing touches on the die cut and the background.  

The sentiment was stamped up in the right hand corner using the Happy Wishes clear art stamp set. 

If you arrived here from Sherri's lovely blog you are in the right place.  Next stop on the hop is the Layers Of Colors blog and you have finished the hop! You're invited to feast your eyes on the Layers of Color Design Team and Guest Designer's Cake Party treats!

Layers of Color

Beatriz Jennings

Dawn Burnworth 

Diana Queen

Grace Nywening

Gunn Thelin Knutsen 

Guro Aarre

Heather Wombacher

Iwona Palamountain

Janice Whiting

Jennie Harper

Jessica Fick

Joan Ervin

Julie Overby

Kazan Clark

Keri Lee Sereika

Linda Lucas

Lynn Stevens

Maxine Diffey

Nina Brackett

Sharri Seffens

Suzanne Czosek
Layers Of Color

Be sure to swing by Layers of Color Boutique and grab a FREE Cupcake Card Template! In celebration, there are SALE items and Special Bundle offers with fabulous pricing on Spellbinders Dies! And when you subscribe to the LOC blog and leave a comment, you will be entered into the  Party Favor Drawing to have the chance to WIN this yummy Layers of Color art stamp set!...

Birdday Party art stamp set

Go and enjoy some delicious goodies from all the chefs who have cooked up some wonderful projects! 

Suzz

Chicken Soup?

The Embellish Challenge is to use earthy colors and a bird on your project. I have the cutest Cat's Pajamas get well set and this funny little chicken sitting in a soup bowl. So I thought it would be funny to create a card using the chicken.

I had this tiny little charm that says aspirin for a long time and decided to add that to the card. Now I have a card on hand to send to a friend who might not be feeling too well. : )

The image is stamped with brown StazOn ink and colored with markers. The background is stamped with the Memory Box Alpha stamps using Hero Arts Shadow Ink Soft Sand.

Here is the inspiration photo

Hope your day is filled with sunshine!

Suzz

CR84FN16 - Fields of Ranunculus

I blended the  CR84FN16 colors and the Moxie Fab World Stamp It Techniques - Stamping with Shimmer Mists challenges to create this card. 

Here is the gorgeous inspiration photo: 

The flowers (Ranunculus Fields - Stampendous)  were stamped using Tattered Angels Pomegranate Glimmer Mist as ink and colored with watercolor pencils.  The script (Old French Writing - Hero Arts) was stamped over the background using Memento London Fog.  The sentiment (Impression Obsession)  was stamped using StaZon gray. The bumblebees (Impression Obsession) are stamped using the dark gray StazOn ink.  The background damask (Hero Arts Large Fabric Pattern)  is stamped using gray dye ink.

For all the details on the challenge this week go to the CR84FN blog.

Check out the beautiful cards from the  CR84FN Design Team and our wonderful guest designer Stella Schenkel.

Deborah Frings * Sue Lelli * Meredith MacRitchie * Andrea Matthews *  Stephanie Kraft * Suzanne Czosek (me)  *  Heather Jensen * Mona Pendleton  * Lisa Somerville

Have a blessed Sunday! 

Suzz