Tic Tac Toe Challenge #111

 Hello Friends! Time for a new board over at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge:

This time I worked with the Right Column Down:  Flowers, Dragonfly, and Scallops.

This is a pretty simple layered card that lets the die cuts do most (if not all) of the work!  Here are the products I used:

• Stampin' Up Misty Moonlight cardstock, Vellum, and Basic White
• Stampin' Up Misty Moonlight ink 
• Stampin' Up Hand-Penned DSP (available May 4th)
• Stampin' Up Scalloped Contours Dies (available May 4th)
• Stampin' Up Scripty 3D Embossing Folder
• Stampin' Up Honey Bee sentiment
• Stampin' Up Detailed Dragonfly dies

Thanks for stopping by ~ We'd love to have you play along this week!

Hugs,

Annie

Shopping Our Stash #430: Slimline Cards

 Hi Friends! I'm playing along over at Shopping Our Stash where they are getting trendy this week and looking for slimline cards. 

 This is only the third slimline card I've made.  I did buy a slimline die set from Catherine Pooler so I didn't have to think about the measurements too much!

I used Distress Inks with a SSS Leaves stencil on watercolor card, did some splattering, and die cut into squares.  I added some SU linen thread and a SU sentiment and then finished off the card with gold confetti sequins.  Now I just need to practice how to photograph these tall cards! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by ~ hope you're having a good week.

Hugs,

Annie

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #071: Hello!!

Hi Friends!  Today is a special day!  It is my first time over at the  Tic Tac Toe Challenge as a member of the uber-talented Design Team.  I'm thrilled they asked me to join Team O and so excited to be part of this fabulous challenge that gives us lots of creative choices for our projects.  This week is no different!  Check out the latest board:

I went with the left row on the diagonal:  Picnic (watermelon), Stripes (DSP), and Word Die (Sweet). 

On a Neenah solar white card base, I layered a bit of MFT's Dots & Stripes DSP die cut with PTI's border dies.  The watermelon were from SOL's watermelon2stamp stamps and dies that I've had for a very long time (over 5 years).  The sweet word die from MFT was die cut three times, layered together, and then smothered with some Glossy Accents.  I added a bit of Wink of Stella to the seeds and finished it off with May Arts red natural twine.  Watermelon is my absolute favorite fruit in the summertime!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll play along this week!  See you in the gallery!

Hugs,

Annie

 

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #069

Hi Friends! Today I'm playing along over at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge:

I ended up going with the first row down:  Hugs, Pink, and Diamond.

I die cut numerous diamond shapes from an old DCWV paper pad with different pink patterns.  (I'm really trying to use up my DSP!)  The die cuts were laid out on a piece of copy paper and then glued down.  The piece was trimmed down and layered onto a Neenah Solar White card base.  The Hugs sentiment was die cut 3 times and glued together.  I used Worn Lipstick Distress Ink to give the letters a "dipped" look before attaching to the card.  A little Nuvo Glitter Gloss gave the sentiment alot of sparkle.  I finished off the card with Stampin' Up's Glitter Enamel Dots.  

Thanks for stopping by ~ Have a great weekend!

Hugs,

Annie

Shopping our Stash #422: UFO's (UnFinished Objects)

Hi Friends!  Shopping our Stash is looking for projects that use up bits and pieces that we have that never quite made it to a final project.  Things like die cuts, backgrounds, images, ribbon, etc. that are in our stash just waiting for a new home!  Perfect challenge for me and my many tubs and cups and containers of bits and pieces :)

My UFO's for this card are 1) Cattails die cut (over a year old); 2) Distress Ink blended background on watercolor cardstock (at least 6 months); and 3) a strip of black/white DSP from scrap bin.  The sentiment is a newer one I had to have from The Stamp Market called Hugs & Hellos.  Feels good to use those bits!

Thanks for stopping by ~ hope you're having a good week!

Hugs,

Annie

The Paper Players #490: Claire's Color Challenge

Hello!  The latest challenge from The Paper Players is a colorful one!

I used Concord & 9th's Wreath Turnabout stamp set and Stampin' Up inks for this card.  I added sparkly gold embossing for a neutral to fill in the wreath and added Glossy Accents to the berries.  The wreath layer and inside layer were die cut with Mama Elephant's Creative Cuts and added to the Melon Mambo card base.  I popped up the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp to finish off the card.  Happy colors make for a happy card!

Thanks for stopping by ~ hope you're having a good week!

Hugs,

Annie

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #60

Hi Friends! Time to play along over at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge with another fun board:

I decided to go with the first row down: Tilted (flowers), Stitched (borders), and Blue (stenciled sky). 

When I saw this card design on Nancy Leppek's blog, I knew I had to case it! I stenciled the blue sky with DOX Tumbled Glass and MFT's Small Cloud Stencil.  Then I added the top stitched border layer (Lawn Fawn).  I die cut Tim Holtz's Wildflower Stems a couple of times in yellow and green cardstock, glued them together for dimension, and added them to the card...tilting in the wind.  I stamped the bottom stitched layer (Lawn Fawn) with a sentiment from Stamps of Life and added it to the card.  Thanks, Nancy, for the inspiration!

Have a great weekend and stay safe!

Hugs,
Annie

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #058

Eek...I almost missed playing this week! I've been organizing, purging, and cleaning like so many others and we've had some sun so I've been giving the yard some love.  The Tic Tac Toe Challenge board from Felicita this week is a good one:

I decided to go with the bottom row across for my card:  Stripes (the leaves), Black, and Heat Embossing (the sentiment). 

 I must give credit to Gina K. for this card design.  I watched this video --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d55aE0HizZo one night and realized, 'Hey...I have that stamp!' I love it when that happens :)

I stamped the Bold & Blooming image in VersaFine Onyx Black on Classic Crest Sand cardstock. I colored the blooms and leaves with a white Prismacolor pencil.  The perfect sentiment is from Unity & Co. and it was heat embossed with Brutus Monroe Raven embossing powder and popped up with foam tape.  I added a white cardstock layer and mounted it onto a Hero Arts Black notecard.  The finishing touch was some black bling from my stash.  This card is going to one of my buddies from the Cancer Center where we met during chemotherapy.  She's one of the most positive people I have ever known!

Hope all is well with everyone and you're staying safe and crafty!

Hugs,

Annie

The Paper Players #483: Claire's Sketch Challenge

Hello! Back again with another card for the latest challenge over at The Paper Players:

Such an easy sketch for any occasion!  I went with a monochrome look for a friendship card:

I don't know why, but I just love the Calypso Coral color from Stampin' Up.  I used both the cardstock and ink for this card.  The SU Country Floral Embossing Folder was perfect for a very textured layer.  I inked the embossed layer with white pigment ink for highlights and fussy cut one of the roses out of the center for a little embellishment.  The stitched rectangles and ric rac are from MFT.  The sentiment is from SU's So Sentimental stamp set and layered on SU's Stitched So Sweetly die cuts.  A little bit of SU Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon and tiny white pearls finished the card. 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Stay well!

Hugs,

Annie