Welcome New Baby Card...

So recently I have had several friends either give birth or announce that they are expecting. So I decided to go ahead and get a head start on my baby shower gift cards. 

Who says they always have to be pastel colors, pink or blue...

The main focal point stamp "Bitsy Bug Rosa" is from A Day For Daisies.

A Day For Daisies (ADFD) provides themed categories of over 1000 digital illustrations, including fairy tales and magical mermaids, cutie kids, vintage illustrations, sentiments and lovely designs for all occasions! 

ADFD WEBSITE: www.adayfordaisies.com

I colored in the design using mostly copic markers. 

I then also applied some clear shimmer to her wings and face, using the shimmer brush by Close to my Heart. 

The shimmer brushes are also available in gold and bashful.

For the base of the card I used a pre-cut and pre-scored card from the White Cards and Envelopes set from Close to my Heart. 

I used the "Blacked Out" technique that I love so much. 

The red cardstock is Ruby from the Close to my Heart Enchanted Cardstock Pack collection. The green is Sweet Leaf from the Whimsy Cardstock Pack Collection.

The smaller sentiment "Welcome Baby" is from the "Short & Sweet Sentiments" stamp set by Close to my Heart. 

I love this little set, it has so many great sentiments in one complete set, and it's an amazing value at only $6.95.

These are all of the sentiments that are included:

As a small bit of embellishment, I added two Sparkles, to the lower part of the card. Did you know that you can color them using your Shin Markers? That's right, since they are clear, you can color them any color you want. 

I entered the card into a few challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog - #141 Think Small
Cardz TV- Anything Goes 
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Inside the Box
Crafting From The Heart - #200 Anything Goes 
The House That Stamps Built - #M2818 Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 
Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - #1812 Anything Goes 
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  - Work It Wednesday 
Crafty Catz - #409 Anything Goes

A Card of Encouragement...

Sometimes we all need a word of encouragement. I made this card recently for a dear friend, as he was going through a period of doubt. I hope that it lifts his spirits, as he treks along. 

This particular card is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in size, a size I am quite fond of. 

The card has several layers, with a layer of black cardstock under each layer of patterned paper, for the technique I call "Blacked Out". 

I used Canary cardstock, and two of the patterned prints from the Stargazer Patterned Paper Packet by Close to my Heart. I love the colors of this paper, and it really does have such a versatile style. The darker blue paper, has several planets to include Saturn on it. The lighter colored paper has telescopes of various colors on it, along with mini Saturns.

The sentiment "The World Is Yours To Explore" is from the "A New Adventure" stamp set also by Close to my Heart. The sentiment is stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, with Pacifica Ink used to distress the edges. The layered circle also contains two Bitty Sparkles.  

I also entered this card into a few challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog - #140 Circles with optional bonus of Squares

World Wide Open Design Team Monthly Challenge-#3 Anything Goes 

Simon Says Monday Challenge Blog - Road Trip 

Classic Design Team Blog- #23 Anything Goes 

Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog- #63 Anything Goes 

Through The Craftroom Door- Anything Goes

Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges - #11 Anything Goes 

A New Thank You Card

Hope you all have had an amazing weekend! 

I'm so excited that the temperature has dropped some here in Western Georgia. 

It's still warm, but certainly cool than it was a few weeks ago.

Here is the cute little thank you card I created this weekend. 

I used the "thanks" stamp from our Feel So Blessed set, from Close to my Heart! 

If you purchased this set for $5 during September, then you already have it! 

I used Sweet Leaf exclusive ink for the sentiment. 

I used a few rhinestone bitty sparkles, to jazz it up. 

Then there're three layers of patterned paper. 

All three layers are from the Cats and Bats paper pack from Close to my Heart. 

The cobwebs layer, the orange layer and the letters layer.

I submitted my card to a few challenges this week:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog #135 Spiders/Cobwebs

Creative Moments #128 Anything Goes 

Jo's Scrap Shack Fun-Day Friday Challenge #210 Anything Goes 

Addicted To Stamps and More Challenge #263 Holiday

Sweet Stampers Challenge Blog #12 Autumn or Halloween
Cardz 4 Guyz #180 Halloween or Autumn

A Little Card For A New Little One...

A good friend, is expecting a little girl any day now. 

Her nursery theme is dragons and fairytales. 
So this digital Dragoon stamp from Sasayaki Glitter Digital Stamps was perfect!

The stamp has been colored in with copics. 

The Sweet Leaf cardstock is from Close to my Heart. 

Embellished with Bitty Sparkles. 

The sentiment is from the For You Darling stamp set from Close to my Heart as well.

I submitted this card into a few challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog #135 Fantasy 

Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes 

Creative Moments Challenge #127 Anything Goes 

Addicted To Stamps and More #261 Anything Goes 

Jo's Scrap Shack Fun-Day Friday Challenge #208 Anything Goes 

Beautiful Scales Card

Today, I get to share a simple yet elegant card I created using the 

Mermaid #3 Digital Stamp from IKEsART shop. 

Such a lovely stamp to color using my ShinHan Markers. 

The white layer, and the green layer are both distressed on the edging. On the white layer, I used the Blossom Mini Pigment Ink Pad. 

The green cardstock is Sweet Leaf by Close to my Heart. 

The "Just For You" greeting is from the retired Say It All stamp set by Close to my Heart. If you were fortunate enough to purchase it while it was available you will find it is so versatile.

Three Bitty Rhinestone Sparkles in the corner and that's all it took. 

I submitted my card to a few Challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog #134 Scales or Feathers 

Jo's Scrap Shack Fun Day Friday Challenge #204 Anything Goes

Crafty Catz #382 Anything Goes 

Crafty Gals Corner #138 Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #135 Anything Goes 

Crafty Creations #349 Anything Goes 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Blog Anything Goes 

4 Crafty Chicks #366 Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog Quick and Easy 

Crafting With Friends #49 Anything Goes

My "Red" Cards for the Rainbow Swap at Splitcoaststampers

Yesterday, you had an opportunity to see my "Green" cards,  for the Rainbow Card Swap over at Splitcoaststampers. Today I present to you, my "Red" cards. 

Originally, I had planned to go with a Christmas theme, since you know it's already July, and Christmas will be upon us before you know it... However, as I was reorganizing some paper kits and what not, I came across a pack of paper, that I just had to use. 

For this swap, all 8 cards are different, but for the most part they have the same basic components. They are all stamped with the same sentiment from Close to my Heart. I used the "Just for You" stamp from the Petite Perks set "Just For You". They were all stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. All of them have a white or beige layer inside for the sender to write a message. 

Here is my main card, I am submitting for a few Challenges as well...

The challenges are:

Cards In Envy: Red White & Blue Challenge

Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes #484

Jo's Scrap Shack: Anything Goes #195

Here are a few extra photos of some of the other 7 cards. 

I hope the other ladies in the group enjoy them.