Coffee Time Card

This week, to showcase this adorable digital image for the Beverage Challenge from Bugaboo Designs, over at Pile It On! Challenge Blog,  I made this simple, yet cute card. 

The digital image is Coffee Time-Perfect Blend.

I colored the image in with my Watercolor Pencils from Close to my Heart.

The card base is Peach cardstock from Close to my Heart. 

The layers are Peach cardstock, Carolina cardstock, and some patterned paper from my stash.

The inside sentiment is also part of the digital image set.

For a little added dimension, I placed a few pink dots from the retired Documents Dots set from Close to my Heart randomly.

I also tried to rough up a few of the edges as well. 

Since I didn't use ink this time to distress, like I usually do. 

I entered my card into a few challenges as well:

Jo's Scrap Shack- Fun Day Friday Challenge #280 Anything Goes 

A Gem of  a Challenge- Week 8 Anything Goes 

Crafty Catz- #460 Anything Goes 

Cute Card Thursday- #580 Anything Goes 

Thank you for stopping by!

Feeling Blue Thinking of You Card

Happy Sunday!

Today's card was one I created for the Feeling Blue Challenge from Pile It On! 
I chose to use various shades of blue to fit that theme. 

This Challenge is sponsored by All Dressed Up

The card was created using the "Amore" Digital Image.

The digital image was colored with Copic Markers.

All of the layers of cardstock are from Close to my Heart. 
The card base is Peacock cardstock.
The overlay is Carolina cardstock, distressed with Lagoon Exclusive Ink. 

I cut the overlay from the Cricut Cartridge Edge to Edge.
The Digital Image is layered with two pieces of Glacier cardstock. 
I just turned one to the lighter shade. 
I distressed several layers of the cardstock with Glacier Exclusive In k from Close to my Heart.

Since the Digital Image had it's own sentiment, I didn't add an additional one, however to highlight it, I added two banner strips behind it. 
The white banner strip is distressed with Glacier Exclusive ink. 

For a little added bling, I added a few Silver Glitter Gems from Close to my Heart.

The inside of the card is a layer of White Daisy cardstock also distressed with Glacier Exclusive Ink. 

I entered my card into the following challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog- Pink or Blue 

Crafting From The Heart- #234 Anything Goes 

A Bit More Time To Craft- #86 Anything Goes 

Classic Design Team Challenge Blog- February #2 Anything Goes 

Magic Moments With Corrosive Challenge Blog- February #2 Anything Goes 

Love to Craft Challenge Blog- February Anything Goes 

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog- #37 It's A Love Thing

Beautiful Spring Card

I don't know about your neck of the woods, but here, it has been way too cold for my liking.

The last couple of nights it has been in the low 30's and during the day it hasn't been much better.

I need to see Spring soon.

For the holiday I stayed in and spent my day crafting, and whipped up this cute Spring themed card, in hopes it gets warmer soon.

The white card base is from Close to my Heart.

Then I distressed a layer of Sapphire cardstock with Sapphire ink.

Then added a distressed layer of Carolina cardstock with Sapphire ink.

Then I took a layer of Canary cardstock and distressed it with Saffron ink.

Then finally added a piece of distressed patterned paper from the Grateful Heart Paper Packet from the 2018 Holiday Expressions from Close to my Heart.

The adorable girl digital stamp is Peekaboo Butterfly from Digital Stamps 4 Joy.

I colored her in with water color pencils.

The "Just Because" sentiment is from the 

2019 January Stamp of the Month stamp set 

"Card Captions".

It is stamped in Tuxedo Memento Ink on White Daisy cardstock.

I distressed it with Saffron ink and layered it on a piece of Carolina cardstock.

For my embellishments I added Gold Flecked Gems from Close to my Heart 

and some White Mulberry Flowers from my stash. 

I was able to add some color to them with Sapphire ink, Canary ink and Saffron ink. 

They already had the cute little gems in the middle of them.

I entered my card into the following challenges:

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge- #84 Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters- #12 Anything Goes

Love to Craft Challenge Blog- #30 January Anything Goes

I hope you enjoyed my card, thank you for stopping by.

Cute Card Featuring the January 2019 Stamp of the Month "Card Captions"

Here was a quick and cute card I made, to add to my card stash for later use...

Today's card features the color combination, Kraft, Bluebird, and Carolina.

The card base is Kraft paper.

Then I added a layer of Bluebird cardstock.

Then a layer of Carolina cardstock.

I stamped the Carolina with one of the larger hearts from the 
Beautiful Soul Operation Smile stamp set. 
While this set is now retired, its so versatile, I love using it.

I placed a distressed Bluebird circle for some dimension.

For my sentiment, I used "Just A Note" from the 
January 2019 Stamp of the Month set, "Card Captions".

With 26 stamps in the set, this is an awesome deal for 

only $5 with a $50 purchase from my 

Close to my Heart online store.

Each layer was distressed with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

The inside of the card, is a piece of White Daisy cardstock, distressed with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. 

I used two of the small heart stamps from the "Beautiful Soul" Operation Smile stamp set.

Thank you for stopping by, if you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact me!