More HYCCT Cards

As I stamped this weekend, I tried as much as possible to combine challenges, and it worked out pretty well.

My first card is for HYCCT07 and the challenge involved something borrowed and something not necessarily blue.  So I started with a fabulous card by Leslie Miller that I found on the Flourishes website under the background tutorials section as the borrowed idea.

I used ODBD's "Brocade Background" as my top panel and stamped it in SU! Pretty in Pink.  Then I added a sentiment from Verve's "Believe" to PIP cardstock.  The lace is from my stash and the velvet ribbon is from JoAnn's.  I debated on adding the pink rose and finally decided that adding it would be imparting my own style to the design. 

My next card is for HYCCT15 which was a color challenge.  We were to use pink, aqua, and olive.  I combined this challenge with the VLV week 3 challenge to CASE Jackie Pedro.  I chose this card. 

I changed the sentiment and used paper roses in place of the paper pieced flowers.  I also left off the 4 corner brads as I didn't have any white ones.  The sentiment is from Verve's "Believe."   The dp is from the DCWV Butterflies and Blossoms stack.  I used a MS border punch for the scalloped edge.  It is an eyelet punch, so I just covered most of the punched design to give me the simple scalloped edge I needed.  I tied the satin ribbon with my Bow Easy.  The roses are all from Michael's.

My last card for tonight doubles for VLV week 2 and HYCCT14.  The VLV challenge was a sketch and the color combination of brown, orange, turquoise, and white.  The HYCCT challenge is to use any color of ribbon.

The sentiment is from Verve's "Believe."  The image is from Verve's "One Person."  I stamped a large and a small flower and colored them with Copics.  I cut out the smaller flower and mounted it on foam tape for dimension.  The edges are sponged with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  I used an orange glittery organza ribbon that I had in my stash, think it was a clearance find at Michael's last year.  I cut a narrow band of white cs to put under the ribbon so it would appear more orange on the brown base.  I tied the ribbon with my Bow Easy.  This color combo really pushed me out of my comfort zone!  Orange is not a color I reach for very frequently.

That's all for tonight!

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Also, a huge thank you to all of you who've left me such kind and thoughtful comments on my creations.  I really appreciate it!

Blessings to you!
Sarah

HYCCT16 with Mojo Monday 160

I used the week 160 Mojo Monday sketch as the basis for my HYCCT16 card. 

This challenge involved using felt, so I hunted and hunted until I found this little felt flower that I know I've had for ages.  The dp are from DCWV's The Glitter Stack.  Most of the dp is covered, so you don't see very much of the glitter.  The bottom is a MS border punch.  I used one of the Nesties labels dies for my pink side piece and just cut it to fit the space.  The sentiment is from Verve's "Believe." 

Thanks for stopping by!  I'm going to do one more post tonight with 3 cards in it as they aren't going to be linked to other sites for challenges. 
Sarah

The Shabby Tea Room Pumpkins

I had the chance to stamp this weekend, and I made 10 cards for HYCCT!  I know that I'm not going to get all of them posted tonight, so I'll probably split them into batches and add them as I have time this next week.  I'm happy to say that I'm down to just 1 previous HYCCT challenge card to go and then I'll be entirely caught up.

The inspiration photo this week at TSTR was this great fall scene of pumpkins.

I inked up a new C.C. Designs stamp and colored my image with Copics.  I cut out the image and then mounted it on a white oval and then on a yellow oval cut with Nesties.  The plaid dp is from DCWV's Fall Stack. 

The HYCCT05 challenge was to use twine on a card in a new way.  I crocheted some twine into a trim and then added some Favorite Findings maple leaves buttons tied with embroidery floss. 

Thanks for checking out my pumpkin card, and I'll be back shortly with another post!
Blessings to you!
Sarah

More HYCCT cards

I finally had a chance to photograph a couple of cards that I finished earlier this week.  The first one is for VLV October week 1.  I picked this gorgeous cake as my inspiration photo.

Here's a look at the sketch.

I used plain brown cardstock for the card base and then added some texture by using a Sizzix and a Cuttlebug embossing folder.  The sentiment comes from Verve's "Believe" and I added a bunch of flowers since they were prominently featured in the photo.  The flowers are a combination of Primas and Recollections, all from Michael's.  I also added a few punched swirls.  The sentiment panel was cut out with Nesties and I sponged around the edges with Vintage Photo and Tea Dye Distress Inks.  I used a MS leaf punch and sponged the edges of the leaves with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. 

The first card also fits HYCCT08 challenge to use flowers.  It also fits ODBDSLC32 to use leaves, but I don't have a lot of leaves on this card, and I didn't use ODBD stamps, so I made another card.  :)

My second card also fits 2 challenges, ODBDSLC32 and HYCCT04.  The HYCCT challenge was four by four.  Use a total of 4 layers of papers and then 4 different embellishments.  The dp is "Jovial" from Basic Grey.  It has a couple of different leaves in the design.  I layered the dp on some red (layers 1 and 2) and then the mat and the stamped image are layers 3 and 4.  For the 4 embellishments, I used white satin ribbon tied with my Bow Easy, a red rose, a pine needle border punched with a MS border punch, and a snowflake that I have had for ages.  I used "Sing for Joy" by ODBD and colored the cardinal with Copic markers.

That's it for tonight.  I'm hoping to find some time over the weekend to really get going on the HYCCT challenges.  It's a worthy cause, and if that wasn't enough incentive, there are some fabulous prizes up for grabs!

May you be richly blessed!  Thanks for stopping to visit my blog!
Sarah

Edited to add:  I'm so excited to write that my cardinal card was chosen as one of the ODBD Shining the Light Challenge Award!  Thank you!

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Victory is Possible

I'm back with a second post today!  I managed to finish my entry for Mojo Monday week 159 and combined the Mojo sketch with the HYCCT02B challenge at SCS.

Here's a look at the sketch.

Here's my card. 

The HYCCT challenge was to make something inspired by lingerie, so I went with a MS jumbo eyelet punch (lacy), a white satin ribbon with a pink organza ribbon layered over it, satin edged organza ribbon, and some bling.  I added the smallest rhinestones to the flower centers and used the biggest rhinestones for the flower center and as a trim on the ribbon.  The sentiment, ribbon stamp, and the layered flower are from Verve's set "Believe."  If you don't already own this set, now is a great time to buy it since it is on sale.  Plus Julee makes a donation of $10 for every Believe set sold to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

I took some closeups.

The little ribbon is stamped in SU! Mambo Melon, and I used Versafine Onyx Black for the sentiment.

The set includes 4 different sizes of the flower, so I stamped 3 of them on pink paper and then the center on yellow to mimic the pattern in the Cosmo Cricket "De Lovely" paper.  The yellow floral is also from the same CC 6 x 6 pad.  I handcut the flowers and layered them using foam tape.  I curled the flower edges a little bit, but it's kind of hard to see in the picture.

I used my Bow Easy to make a triple layered bow and added a little rose to it.

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed evening!
Sarah

SNTODBD19 Movement

The current Stamping in Time challenge at ODBD is to create a card with movement.  We have the option of using a card style that actually involves movement or an image of a moving creature.

I decided to try to make a waterfall card which I'd never tried previously.  I think that it would have been pretty easy to make except that I altered the panels to fit my sentiments and then I had to do a lot of figuring out just how exactly this is put together.  If you haven't tried a waterfall card, try it!  For what it's worth, my advice is to make your first one following whatever measurements are given in any of the various tutorials out there, and then once you know what you're doing, you can alter things for different sized cards and panels!  I made my card 6" square.  The dp is from The Paper Studio's 12 x 12 pad called "Faith." 

I decided to use the ODBD set "Never Thirst."  I hadn't had time to ink this set up yet, and I decided that the image and the 3 verses would be perfect for a 4 panel waterfall card.  Here's the card as you start pulling on the tab to start the waterfall effect.

I used the stamped image as the front panel  and then I used the 3 verses in the set as the panels.  I stamped the Brocade Borders design (also from ODBD) on each panel and then added the verses.  The panels are each 3" square, and the mats are 3 1/8" square.  I used 1/4" scoring intervals for the waterfall panels as I wanted the exposed parts to just be white so that the image panel would be highlighted.

The top panel:

The middle panel:

 The bottom panel:

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it with Copic markers.  Then I sponged around the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  The borders and sentiment were stamped in Versafine Onyx Black.

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!

Sarah 

Create a Scene - Christmas is the Theme and HYCCT

I thought that I wasn't going to meet the challenge deadline for this one, but I'm going to squeak in just under the wire!  On the All that Scraps blog, the Magnolia Challenge was to make a Christmas scene.  So I picked one of my favorite Tildas - I think she's so cute in her snowsuit with the fur muff, the holly trimmed envelope, and the finch stamp.  They are colored with Copics, and then I cut out Tilda and the bird and placed them on the envelope.  The sentiment is from an old C.C. Designs set called "Olivia's Birdies."   I added glitter to her wings and used white Flower Soft for the "fur" trim on the hood edge and the muff.

I also made this card for one of the Hope You Can Cling To challenges over on SCS.  This fits the pink holidays challenge, HYCCT02A.   The dp is Basic Grey's "Eskimo Kisses" and the pink is from BG's "Lemonade" collection.

I made a second HYCCT challenge card this morning.  It's actually today's challenge which is HYCCT09, Let's Dabble in Some Scrabble.  I may have taken the challenge a bit too literally, but I made a 6 x 6 card with words that I hoped would be inspiring and/or comforting to the recipient.  The background is scored at 1/2 inch intervals using a Scor-Pal.  Then I cut the tiles just shy of 1/2 inch and wrote the letters on them.  A few flowers and a satin ribbon and I thought it needed something more, so I added the large pearls as a border. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a blessed day!
Sarah