Forgeries on Fourth - well the Third this month

The Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog Forgeries are a day early this month due to International Scrapbook day being on the fourth. 

I pulled out the 6x6 Office Suite paper pad to make my forgeries this month.  I'll start with the Papertrey Ink Stamps Happy Camper and Heart 2 Heart along with the dies. Our Inspiration Kit from My Creative Scrapbook has some cute campers as embellishments and I had this stamp and die set that I picked up to make my own. I die cut several of them out of white cardstock and colored cardstock from the 6x6 paper pad then a set out of scraps of orange, yellow, green and kraft cardstock. I then stamped the images with color box ink. The little campers turned out so cute and will make great embellishments on my layouts. I also did a camping scene and am unsure if I will use it as a card or and embellishment. 

 

I also included an Autumn Leaves flower stamp which is the large flower on the top then I added two stamp sets from Unity Stamp Co - Kit of the Month June 2013 "Love the Little Things" and July 2014 "Beautiful - Inside and Out". I stamped them on a piece of scrap paper then layered  the different colors of papers from the 6x6 pad and cut them out. I will probably go back and re - stamp the multi colored flower in the pink as it looks just to busy for me. 

I did stamp the same images and used colored pencils to color in a few of them 

I turned the other image into a quick card using Freshly Made Sketches 386.  

Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to stop back on the Fourth for International Scrapbook Day.

Happy Father's Day Card

I used my June Counterfeit Kit - It's the Little Things to make a card using  Color Throwdown #496. 

The colors are perfect for the teals that were in my kit. I pulled out the Tinkering Ink Fred Astaire striped paper for the background which matches the lounge chairs.

I stamped the truck from the Unity Stamp KOTM and used a stitched die to cut it out. I added a little bit of twine around the Happy Fathers Day tag.

Thanks for stopping by.

Entered into Challenge:
Color Throwdown #496

June Counterfeit Kit:
3 - Cards

Recipe:
June Counterfeit Kit - Its the Little Things
Paper: Tinkering Ink - Fred Astaire; Recollections black cardstock; water color paper
Ink: distress Ink -black soot
Stamp: Unity Stamp Company KOTM March 2018 {stay classy}
Die: lawn fawn - stitched die
Misc.: adhesive; Glimmer Mist - Jazz Blue, black and white twine.

Word Art Wednesday and Mojo Monday Card

I used my August Counterfeit Kit Page set two to make a card, well it was some of the scraps from Mini Album I made a couple of days ago. I know I have one of each of the full sheets left and a lot of the punch outs but I want to use them on 12"x12" and 8 1/2" x 11" layouts for the guys.


Todays card used the Digital word art from Word Art Wednesday and the Mojo Monday Sketch 461.

I had a couple of strips of the orange paper from cutting my album page so I used that to make my circle.  Since I included the orange and yellow cardstock in the kit I used that for the matting the word art and pop up with foam tape. The blue strip is another piece from the album page.

I finished the inside of the card of by double matting white and yellow cardstock with another piece of the orange pattern paper.

Thanks for stopping by.

Entered into Challenges:
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes Challenge Weeks #242- #243
Mojo Monday Sketch 461


August Counterfeit Kit:
Cards: 1
DIY Mini Album - in progress
Mini Album - 6x6

Recipe:
August 2016 Counterfeit Kit:
Paper:  Deja View - fresh print Mango: Cardstock - Orange, White and Yellow.
Digital Image: Word Art Wednesday
Misc.: Adhesive and foam tape
Added to Kit: Dies: Small Stitched 4 Bar Rectangles, Spellbinders Nestabilities Dies 7

Chick Card

I've had this little piece of chick ribbon in my scrap ribbon jar forever.  I would work on a card and pull it out then wind up not using it and put it back.  Well today is the day that I get to use it.  I pared it up with this chick stamp from Unity and a few pieces of left over paper.

I used the same technique on Wishing You Joy card to make the frame.
Thanks for stopping by.


1 card for OWH

Cutting Instructions:
Card Base: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Background: 5 1/4 x 4"
Top Layer: 3 3/4" x 3"
Bottom Layer: 2 1/2" x 3"
Middle strip: 1/2" x 3 3/4" (adjust according to the ribbon size)

Recipe:
Paper: Recollection - Brown; everything else is from my scrap pile
Stamps: Unity Kit of the Month - March 2012 {from head to soul}
Embossing Folder: Stampin' Up - Designer Frame
Punch: Stampin' Up - Modern Label
Misc.: adhesive, scissors, scrap ribbon

'Tis the Season

The challenge at 52{Christmas} Card Throwdown is a sketch so I thought I would join in. I pulled out the Unity's October Kit of the Month {Oh Christmas Tree} to use one the sentiments.  The pattern paper is from a K&I Memories Kit and I'm sad to say I have a lot of it left - but I thought I would try to use it up on the Christmas Challenges, so here goes the first challenge. 

I started with  a partial sheet of the blue background paper and the already cut polka dot and striped paper.  I stamped the sentiment on a piece of white cardstock and punched it, then backed it with the same punch.  All of my edges are inked and I'm using a new ink pad so it's really juicy.

For the inside I added a white mat with a piece of  the background paper at the top.

Thanks for stopping by.

Entered in:
52{Christmas} Card Throwdown - Sketch
Unity Friends with Flair - Unity Stamps

2 cards for OWH

Recipe:
Paper: DCWV cardstock - brown and white; K&I Memories - Celebrate It
Stamp: Unity Kit of the Month - October {Oh Christmas Tree}
Ink: Color Box
Punch: Stampin' Up - Designer punch
Misc.: Pearls, scissors and adhesive.

to my Love

Hi All!  I've a couple of Valentine Cards here.  I decided to pull out my Designer Frame embossing folder for these.  They make such cute little frames.  I stated by cutting out the inside and cutting around the fame.  I then stamped the flowers and framed them. 

I hand cut the banners then stacked them up.  The sentiment is stamped then punched with the modern label punch.

Thanks for stopping by.

Entered into Friends with Flair Challenge.
2 cards for OWH

Cutting Instructions:
Card Base: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Background: 5 1/4 x 4"
Top Layer: 3 3/4" x 3"
Bottom Layer: 2 1/2" x 3"
Middle strip: 1/2" x 3 3/4" (adjust according to the ribbon size)

Recipe:
Paper: Recollection - Tan; everything else is from my scrap pile
Stamps: Unity Kit of the Month - February 2013 {let love grow} the flowers and April 2012 {Follow your own} wishing you joy.
Punch: Stampin' Up - Modern Label
Misc.: adhesive, scissors, scrap ribbon

wishing you joy

Today is Friends with Flair and I didn't have a card made up so I pulled out a couple of stamps I have not used from my Unity kit.  I know it's from 2012 and I haven't used all the stamps in the set.  I just couldn't figure out what to use the mini mushrooms and flowers on. 

I embossed the frame then cut around the inside and outside, stamped and colored my image.  I now have a pretty cute card.

Thanks for stopping by. 
Entered in: Friends with Flair
1 card for OWH

Cutting Instructions:
Card Base: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Background: 5 1/4 x 4"
Top Layer: 3 3/4" x 3"
Bottom Layer: 2 1/2" x 3"
Middle strip: 1/2" x 3 3/4" (adjust according to the ribbon size)

Recipe:
Paper: Recollection - Black; everything else is from my scrap pile
Stamps: Unity Kit of the Month - April 2012 {follow your own}
Embossing Folder: Stampin' Up - Designer Frame
Punch: Stampin' Up - Modern Label
Misc.: adhesive, scissors, scrap ribbon

Way To Go!

For this weeks Operation Write Homes Sketch #187 I'm using the golfers from Mary Ellen's Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps.

 

I have no idea what colors the watercolor pencils I used.  I printed out a sheet of images and colored them all at once. 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

2 Card for OWH

 

Recipe:

Paper: Recollections - white; Unknown scraps of pattern paper.

Stamp: Close to My Heart - Say It in Style

Ink: Stazon - black

Misc.: water color pencils, scissors, scraps of ribbon and adhesive

Just Because

Hi everyone, today I'm continuing the Just Because theme at Card A Day Blog.  For todays card I used the sketch from Mojo Monday and the Technique from Splitcoast Stampers.

I started by stamping my image onto white card stock and trimming it down. I colored the image in then matted it onto black card stock.    I then layered this onto the background paper.  From the silver paper I used the Double Arches border and topped this with a piece of black seam binding.  I made the yellow ruffled ribbon by stringing on yellow pony beads. I have a lot of pony beads so I will have to do this technique more often.

Thanks for stopping by.

Entered into the following challenges:
Splitcoast Stampers - Technique Monday - Ruffled embellished ribbons
Mojo Monday - sketch Challenge 298

Recipe:
Paper: Cardstock - Recollections - White, Black  and Gray; DCWV - Silver, Lemon Flower Stack
Stamp: Unity Kit of the Month February 2012 {lucky to have you}
Ink: VersaMagic - Midnight Black
Markers: Bic - Yellow Blaze, Moonstone Yellow, Cloud Nine Gray, Tropical Teal, Woody Brown, Honey Brown, Forest Green, Key Lime
Martha Stewart - Double Arches
Misc.: Adhesive, yellow pony beads yellow seam binding and black seam binding

Congratulations

Well I'm stepping out of my comfort zone and am going to participate in the Paper Craft Planet Progressive Challenge for the Sassy Studio images.  I'm used my water color pencils for this challenge. This month we were to use Sassy Graduation and the theme of "You did it".

I used a couple of different colors of blue colored pencils for the cap and gown, yellow for the hair and boots.

On the inside I stamped a cap border along the top and bottom of the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Recipe:
Paper: Cardstock: Recollections - tan, brown and white; DCWV Retro Prints mat stack
Digital Stamp: Sassy Studio - Sassy Graduation
Colored Pencils: Staedtler: Peach, red, light blue, bright yellow; General Kimberly - 703 blue, 711 lemon yellow, 713 yellow, 717 yellow ocher, 763 Prussian blue
Ribbon: Stampin' Up 1/2" Baja Breeze seam binding
Stamp: Unity it of the Month May 2013 {Totally and Utterly Amazing}
Ink: Inkadinkadoo - navy and burgundy.

Friends

Hi everyone, thanks for stopping by.  Today I'm hosting at the Card A Day Blog with the theme of Friendship. I needed some inspiration so I'm using the Deconstructed Sketch No. 103 on this card.

 

For the card front I cut the blue wavy paper to 3 3/4" x 4 1/4" and the stripe paper to 1 1/8" x 4 1/4" and layered this onto a piece of gray card stock cut at  3 7/8" x 5 3/8". Out of the green pattern paper I made a banner slightly smaller than my oval 2 1/4" x 3 1/2" and attached it to my card front.  I then wrapped a pieced of embroidery floss around the layers.  The embroidery floss is J&P #71 and I'm not even sure it's made any more.  I stamped the ship and used my Fiskars oval cutter to cut it out at 2" x 2 1/2", I did trim a bit of the waters edged off on each side.  I added a gray button with a double bow at the top.  I stamped "Friends" and added a piece of embroidery floss with the tiny attacher.

 

For the inside I layered the striped paper and a piece of white card stock stamped with the anchor.  I did forget to ink the inside of my card. Oh well next time.

Tomorrow Chris Durnan is continuing the theme at the Card A Day Blog so don't forget to stop back.  Thanks for stopping by. 

1 card for Operation Write Home (OWH)
Challenge Entry: Deconstructed Sketch 103

Recipe:
Cardstock: Recollections - gray and white; Unknown - cream;  DCWV "Summer Dream" Stack - blue wave and striped pattern paper; Unknown - green
Stamps: Stampin' Up - The Open Sea and You're a Gem
Ink: Stampin' Up - Basic Gray; VersaMagic - Midnight Black
Misc.: J&P embroidery floss 71; Fiskars oval template and cutter, x-acto knife; button, adhesive, pop up dots, tiny attacher

Operation Write Home

I used Sketch #162 from the Operation Write Home blog for this card.

It worked perfectly for this digital image.

I started with a piece of green embossed card stock then layered the Simple Simon pattern papers and my digital image.

 

For the next card  I layered onto a a white embossed pieced of card stock and cut my image out using a Spellbinders Nestabillity die.

 

 

I stamped then punched out the "4 You" sentiment and attached it with a bow to the card front.

 

I finished off the inside with a pieces of the pattern paper matted onto the red paper.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

2  Cards for Operation Write Home.


Recipe:
Card stock: Recollections - Kraft, white and blue, Unknown red and pattern paper;
Ink: Inkadinkadoo - navy blue
Stamp: Stampin' Up - Tiny Tags
Digital Stamp: Dearie Doll
Punch: Stampin' Up - Jewelry Tag Punch
Die Cut: Spellbinders Nestabilites Label Three
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug - Floral Screen; Tim Holtz - Woodgrain Embossing folder
Misc.: Color Pencils, offray sheer ribbon, adhesive

Miss You - Retro Sketch Challege #53

 I used the Challenge Retro Sketch #53 to make this Miss You card. 

 

I used an embossing folder for my background piece and then inked it with a light blue ink.

 

I layered all of my pieces onto black card stock before I attached them to my card front.

 

I added a strip of the purple pattern paper to the inside with another butterfly.

Thanks for stopping by.

1 Card for Operation Write Home.


Recipe:
Card stock: Recollections -  white and black, Pattern Paper - AC More
Ink: Stazon - Jet Black; Martha Stewart - Sea Lavender
Digital Stamp: Dearie Doll
Stamp: Clear Design "Y"
Die Cut - Stampin' Up - Beautiful Wings - Unknown colors as I cut them out ahead of time.
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug - Floral Screen
Misc.:  adhesive

The Deconstructed Sketch Challege #91

I was on a roll using up some of the scrap papers when I came across this sketch from The Deconstructed Sketch Challenge.  I had a little bit of the flowered paper left and thought it would be great as a focal for this sketch.

 

I started with a pink card stock base then layered and matted everything with black card stock.

The piece of vellum is from a leftover project that I had not put away.  I added the happy anniversary sticker to the front of the vellum, then layered the banners behind and in front of the vellum.  I added an old button with a piece of floss tied to it.  A few black pearls on the bottom of the card finish off the front.

For the inside I used a small piece of the same floral paper on the side of the card.  On the left side I added a small swirl sticker.

Thanks for stopping by.

1 card for OperationWrite Home.


Recipe:
Card stock: Recollections: black, pink and white; Unknown pattern papers
Misc: button and floss, happy anniversary stickers, black pearls, adhesive.

Belated Birthday

It's the last day of February and I realized I haven't entered anything into  The Craft's Meow February Sketch Challenge.

 

I found this stamped ship that was left over from another project so I decided to use it on this card.  All of the papers are from my scrap pile.  The "Oh Gosh I just remembered" sentiment is from Unity's Kit of the month.  I used the Sizzix Decorative Label set #4 to cut out the sentiment.  I added a brown Pearl to each side to finish off my card.

I finished the inside with a strip of the paisley pattern paper and a white mat.  I inked all of my edges in burgundy.

 

Thanks for stopping by. 


Recipe:
Recollections - blue card stock base and white card stock for the inside. The rest is from the scrap pile.
Stamp: Unity Kit of the Month December 2012 {everyday fairytale}; Stampin' Up - The Open Sea
Ink: Stazon - Jet Black: Stampin' Up - Bermuda Blue; Inkdinkdo - burgundy
Misc.: adhesive, pearls

Thanks

 I'm playing catch up with a few cards and challenges. 

Today is Friends with Flair. I used a card sketch from Retro Sketches and paper from my scrap box to make this card. 

 

To finish off the inside I punched a border strip and added it to the mat.

Thanks for stopping by.

I'm Entering this in the Retro Sketches Challenge #46 and Friends with Flair

Recipe:
Paper: Recollection Kraft, black, cream red and white; Unknown scraps of designer paper
Ink: Versa Magic - Midnight Black; Inkadinkadoo - Burgundy
Stamps: Unity Kit of the Month January 2012 {Heart and Soul}
Punch: Martha Stewart - Birds on a Wire

Itty Bitty Card

A couple of days ago Moxi Fab World posted Challenge #23 to make an Itty Bitty card.  My card measures 3" x 3".  I used the Paper Lace Cricut Cartridge to for my die cut, layered it on to a pieces of embossed white card stock then onto my card front. 

I finished it off with a few pearls.

Thanks for stopping by.

Recipe:
Card stock: Pink Paislee - Enchanting; Basic Grey - Kissing Booth "Oh Darling"; Recollections - White
Pearls: Recollections
Cricut Cartridge: Paper Lace

Blue and White

Today's card is for Sandy's Crafty Creations January Challenge which is to use white and blue..  I'm using the Damask Decor Cricut cartridge button 4 with the card feature for the front of my card.  The heart tag is made using the tag feature and button 47 on the key pad.  I've added an embossed piece between the two layers. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Recipe:
Paper: Cardstock: Recollections - white; Unknown Blue
Rhinestones -Recollections
Embossing folder: Cuttlebug- Textile
Misc.: scrap of white ribbon, adhesive, foam tape

So into You Challenge 83

 

Shopping Our Stash Challenge 83 is to create using all white or all ivory/cream/vanilla.  I've been wanting to use my Damask Decor Cricut Cartridge and thought this challenge would be perfect for the layers.

I used Damask  3 and the card feature to cut the front.  I layered underneath a piece embossed card stock and a sheer ribbon on top.  I stamped my sentiment then made a banner out of it and attached a bow.

For the inside I stamped the rose image on the inside.  It's light enough ink that the had written message will show up.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Recipe:
Card stock: Recollections - white
Stamps: Unity Kit of the Month November 2012 {so into you} - sentiment stamp, December 2012 {everyday fairytale} rose
Ink: Distress Ink - Antique Linen
Ribbon: 1 1/2" Sheer Celebrate It.
Cricut Cartridge: Damask Decor
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug - Textile
Misc.: Adhesive

Hugs and Kisses

Hi everyone and Happy Friday!  Thanks for joining me from the Card A Day Blog, I'm continuing with the Valentine's Theme.

I started with a tan base cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2, scored on the 8 1/2" side at 4 1/4".  The gold paper was cut to 4" x 5 1/4", then embossed with the textile folder and the edges are inked.

 

I stamped the rose image on white card stock and cut out using the Nestabilities circle dies, then I embossed and inked the edges.  I stamped the heart ticket stamp twice, cut it out and inked the edges.  The xoxo border was stamped onto white card stock, clear embossed then I trimmed around the edges.

 

 

I layered everything onto the paper doily and finishing by adding a couple of buttons and a bow.

 

For the inside of my card I stamped the lace border onto white card stock, used clear embossing power and cut it out.  I inked around the edges of the mat and the lace.  Thanks so much for stopping by today and don't forget to enter the challenge at the Card A Day Blog.

I'm entering this card in the Unity Friends with Flair Challenge and the January Sketch Challenge at The Crafts Meow.

Recipe:
Card stock: Recollections tan and white; Stampin' Up - Brushed Gold
Stamps: Unity Kit of the Month November 2012 {so into you} - the xoxox border and heart ticket stamp; December 2012 {everyday fairytale} - lace border and rose and butterfly stamp
Ink: Stampin' Up - Cherry Cobbler, Melon Mambo, Soft Suede
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug - Textile
Die Cut: Nestabilities - Standard Circles Large
Ribbon: Stampin' Up - 1/2 " Seam binding Rose Red
Misc: Adhesive, zots, paper doily, Clear Embossing Powder, Button, Embroidery Floss