Card Patterns sketch #171 & An Announcement

Hello!  I'm back with a card using this week's Card Patterns sketch, but first I want to share some news.  It was announced today on the Card Patterns blog that the challenge will be closing at the end of June.  The Card Patterns sketches have been a source of inspiration to many of us for a long time, and it will be sad to see them go, but you will still be able to access the archives of prior sketches and design team inspiration to help jump-start your projects in the future.

I have enjoyed being a part of this wonderful team and want to thank Tracy and Michelle for all of their hard work!  I hope you'll stop by and wish them well in their future endeavors, too.

Please play along with us on our last 2 sketches, including this week's layered beauty:

This is the last day to enter my giveaway for the Half Pint Heroes set!  I've shown you cards this week using the rocket and car images, so today it's the submarine.  I love how it turned out!

I stamped the sub onto white cardstock, colored it with Copics, and cut it out.  It's popped up on the white panel, where I added three fish and a sentiment from the set.

The starfish are from WPlus9's Guiding Light--I thought they were perfect for this design.  I also stamped "waves" on the background strip using a border stamp from The Craft's Meow's Retro Foundations.  I added shading with a Copic marker to give the waves some depth.

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (Smokey Shadow), WPlus9 Design Studio (White)

Patterned paper:  Papertrey Ink (Men of Life)

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse (Half Pint Heroes), WPlus9 Design Studio (Guiding Light), The Craft's Meow (Retro Foundations)

Ink:  Memento (Tuxedo Black), A Muse Studio (Apricot), Stampin' Up! (Pool Party), Copic markers

Tools:  Spellbinders (circle die), We R Memory Keepers (Corner Chomper)

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll be back tomorrow to announce the winner of the Half Pint Heroes set!

CAS-ual Fridays #58--Pretty in Pink

Welcome back for another CAS-ual Fridays challenge!  Did you know that June 23 is National Pink Day?  We're celebrating with a Pretty in Pink challenge this week.  Just use pink on your clean and simple design--it couldn't be easier!

Many thanks to our sponsor this week, The Ribbon Carousel, for providing a fantastic prize to this week's winner!

Although ribbons aren't required for the challenge this week, I thought it would be fun to incorporate them into my design.

I'm showcasing images from Half Pint Heroes and Half Pint Heroines again today.  Have you seen my giveaway for the Heroes set?  You still have time to enter!

I couldn't wait to make a sweet little pink car with pink ribbons trailing behind it.  I think I would prefer a thinner ribbon, but this was what I had on hand.  It would be fun with baker's twine, too.

The card was stamped and colored with Copics, with silver pen and Stickles accents.  I cut out the body of the car and popped it up with foam dots.  I tucked the ribbons under the car, then stitched the ruffles into place.

The road was stamped using PTI's Library Ledger and colored with a T4 Copic marker.

Cardstock:  WPlus9 Design Studio (White)

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse (Half Pint Heroes, Half Pint Heroines), Papertrey Ink (Scrapbook Series:  Library Ledger)

Ink:  Memento (Tuxedo Black), Copic markers, silver pen

Accessories:  Stickles (Candy Cane, Diamond), ribbon, thread

The Girl Fridays always have amazing designs to inspire you, so be sure to visit them for some fantastic ideas using pink!  I hope you'll join us this week, too.

Thanks for your visit, as always!  Have a great Friday!

ColourQ #124, CAS-ual Fridays 39, & WMSC 84

Happy Valentine's Day!  I hope you're able to spend some time with the ones you love most today!

I've got a new ColourQ palette to share with you, and it was perfect for making a couple of cards for my kids.

I loved the challenge of using vanilla and white together, as I don't usually think of it but love the way it looks on other people's cards.

On my daughter's card, I stamped the frame and bunny image from PTI's Tiny Treats:  Valentine onto a spiral notebook die cut.  I wrapped the panel with cream ribbon, stitched a pink button in place, and popped the panel up on foam dots.

The white card base has a panel of Pool Party cardstock stitched with a strip of patterned paper from PTI's Library Ledger pack, which has those sweet cream dots to match the ribbon.

Two more pink buttons add the final touch.

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! (Pool Party), Papertrey Ink (White)

Patterned paper:  Papertrey Ink (Library Ledger)

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink (Tiny Treats:  Valentine)

Ink:  Stampin' Up! (Real Red), Inkadinkadoo (Black), Copic marker

Tools:  Papertrey Ink (spiral notebook die, Linen & Canvas impression plate)

Accessories:  Michaels (ribbon), buttons, DMC floss, thread

My daughter's card was inspired by the Waltzingmouse Sketch challenge this week, but since a Waltzingmouse Stamps image is required for the challenge, I made my son's card with the same sketch and the Half Pint Heroes set.  I also used paper piecing, so this qualifies for the current challenge at CAS-ual Fridays.

I just adore how this polka dot car turned out!  I paper pieced the entire car body with PTI's Distressed Dots paper, then pieced the bumpers with Pure Poppy cardstock.  I added a "road" using journaling lines from PTI's Scrapbook Series:  Library Ledger.  The hearts are from Tag-its #4 and the sentiment is from Half Pint Heroes.

Isn't this little guy so cute?  My son loves this stamp set!

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! (Pool Party), Papertrey Ink (Pure Poppy, White)

Patterned paper:  Papertrey Ink (Library Ledger, Distressed Dots)

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse (Half Pint Heroes), Papertrey Ink (Tag its #4, Scrapbook Series:  Library Ledger)

Ink:  Inkadinkadoo (Black), Stampin' Up! (Pretty in Pink), Copic markers

Tools:  Papertrey Ink (spiral notebook die)

Accessories:  The Twinery (Maraschino baker's twine), thread

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll check out the rest of the samples at the ColourQ blog and share your creation with us this week.

Have a great day!

WMSC #54 & PDCC #88

Ahoy there, friends!  (Sorry, I couldn't help myself!)  I have a cute little card to share that I made for the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge.  I also used the colors of last week's Play Date Cafe challenge, but I missed the deadline to enter it.  Still, it was just the color combo I needed for this card.

As soon as I saw the sketch, I knew I wanted to make a card using the portholes from Half Pint Heroes.  I was inspired by the submarine included in this set to make the whole card look like the side of a sub, complete with fish swimming by!

I drew lines and dots by hand onto a Baja Breeze card base, then sponged the edges with Baja Breeze ink.  I stamped the portholes onto cardstock and cut them out, leaving a window in the center.  I adhered white cardstock behind the window, stamped two little faces and colored them with my Prisma pencils.  Then I popped the portholes up on foam dots.

The tiny fish is included in this set, as well.  I stamped it a few times on Poppy Parade and Daffodil Delight cardstock, cut them out and adhered them to the card.  

Finally, I stamped the sentiment onto a white cardstock strip, notched one end, added a fold, and adhered it with a foam dot to balance the other two raised elements.

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! (Baja Breeze, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight), Papertrey Ink (white)

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse (Half Pint Heroes)

Ink:  Inkadinkadoo (Black), Stampin' Up! (Baja Breeze)

Coloring medium:  Prismacolor Premier pencils

Other:  Sakura (black pen)

Here's a look at the inside so you can see the cute little submarine in this set.

I can't believe I'm leaving for a road trip to Indiana in less than a week!  I'm trying to get some cards finished up before I leave, but with the kids home and wanting to play in the kiddie pool every day, I still have lots to do!

Thanks for dropping in today!  See you back here soon!