CYCI 77 - A Sketch Challenge

 

I hope that all of my readers from the good ol' USA enjoyed their 4th of July celebrations yesterday!  My sister and her family came to visit and it was so nice hanging out with them!  They visited once before on the 4th when we lived in Alaska.  This year was warmer and no so rainy :)

 

Today's challenge over at Can You Case It? is a simple sketch challenge.  This was an easy sketch to play along with, so you have no excuse not to join the fun!

 

 

I chose some fun DSP from the Cherry on Top stack!  This is perfect for birthday cards - for a guy or girl, kid or adult!  This particular card is for a special stamping friend that lives close to me!

 

 

 

I cut this piece of DSP so I would have the Watermelon Wonder banner for the inside of the card.

Simple and sweet :)  The sentiments are both from the Butterfly Basics set.

 

 

Please join us this week!  We'd love to see your creation!  Click on the CYCI image at the beginning of the post to see all of the Design Team's inspiration!

 

Happy Stamping!

-Holly

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CYCI76 - New In Color Challenge

Hey everyone!  I'm sorry that I haven't been posting as much as I normally do.  We are finally done with our move!  All that is left is cleaning the house and having the landlords do the walk through.  I cannot wait to be done!  And my sister and family are visiting this week!  I am beyond excited!! :) I'm ready to relax after these past few weeks.

 

Sorry - enough jabbering...

it's Sunday which means there is an all new challenge over at Can You Case It? 

 

 

This week we are working with the new in colors.  I decided to actually challenge myself and use 2 of the colors I'm not a fan of (yet) - Cucumber Crush and Delightful Dijon. 

 

I chose one of the new hostess sets called Floral Wings and paired it with Gorgeous Grunge. 

 

 

To add more detail, I only taped in body of the butterfly so that I could lift the wings a little.  I added the new gold thread and some dimension to the roses.

 

 

This new thread is great and thin enough for the inside of the card!

 

And wouldn't you know, I took the picture outdoors at our new home and there are these itty bitty pink roses (?) that were such a coincidence!  The perfect backdrop =)

 

Come join us this week.  It's a perfect chance to test out the new in colors!  I confess - I'm liking the Cucumber Crush and Delightful Dijon a little more now.

 

:)

 

-Holly

 

 

CYCI75 - A Sketch Challenge by Terri

Happy Sunday everyone!  This has been such a busy week for me.  We are in the process of moving but I was able to move what stamps that I am keeping. 

So fear not! I'm still here to share with you my card for this week's challenge at Can You Case It? ;)

 

This sketch was made by the very talented Terri that is on the design team with me.

 

 

When I sat down to make a card, I had the intentions to make a Father's Day card but then realized my boys needed to be the ones making their dad a card.  So this gave me a chance to play with a new stamp set I got last Monday!

I wanted to try the new framelits and Watercolor Wings stamp set.  I stamped the body of the butterfly a little to high though and the framelit didn't line up quite right. 

 

If you don't have the new framelits, you can still fussy cut the butterfly and it looks just as nice!

 

 

I hope that you take time this week and play along with us at Can You Case It? ! In the meantime, head on over and get some inspiration from the other talented members of the design team!

 

Happy Stamping!

-Holly

CYCI74 - Summer Fun Edition

Welcome back for another Can You Case It? Challenge! If you are new to this challenge, I hope you are inspired to join us!

This week's theme is Summer Fun!

When I think of summer here in Rhode Island, I think of the beach!  Beachy colors, the ocean, being together with family...  So here it is all thrown on a card!

I love the pop of Calypso Coral fish among all of the Lost Lagoon fish.  To start, I inked the stamp with Lost Lagoon and then wiped off two of the fish and colored them with my Calypso Coral marker.

The card below is actually the original card that I made.  I love it too, so I wanted to share!

The Lost Lagoon fish are cute too. :)

I added Calypso Coral buttons to each card.  Love the ridged texture of the larger one and the smooth side of the small one.  They both work!

Which one is your favorite?

I hope this makes you think Summer and are inspired to play along! 

Head on over to Can You Case It? and see what the other Design Team members have for you!

Happy Sunday and happy stamping! :)

-Holly

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