Purple thank you

Here's a closeup of my latest creation.

It's another monochromatic card. I love that Caardvarks Core'Dinations challenge! I've used a 365 Cards sketch as the basis for the design:

I glimmered up some Core'dinations cardstock, masking a couple of parts to create a design with the original color. The card looks less yellow, more gold and more sparkly and subtle in real life.

The card also works for the following challenges:

Crafts and Me Challenges: Sparkle

ABC Challenge: T is for Thanks

Stampin Royalty: Punches

365 Cards: Favorite color

Papertake Weekly: Do Something Different (masks)

The Shabby Tea Room: Bling

Here's some detail on the card. After using a Cuttlebug embossing folder, I sanded the raised sentiment to show the lighter purple of the cardstock core.

The original pictures are more true to color, but... After moving to a different light source, I got some pictures that I think make the card look sparkly... or at least gold instead of yellow!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Core'Dinations, The Paper Company

Paper: DCWV

Accessories: embossing folder from Cuttlebug Thanks set, Nestabilities grand lace border and In Spades Borderabilities, EK Success Moroccan Lace punch (inside), Tim Holtz "Regal" mini mask, Gold Glow Smooch Spritz

Birthday Blues

I'm never blue about my birthday because it means cake and presents. But this CARD features several shades of blue. The card is based on this Flourishes Timeless Tuesdays sketch, which I turned sideways:

The card also incorporates design challenges from some other sites:

Caardvarks: Monochromatic cards

Creative Belli Blog: Die cuts

Raise the Bar: Favorite color

Secret Crafter: distressing
A Spoonful of Sugar: birthday

I love blue, teal and purple. I guess you could say my favorite color depends on my mood.

Here are some closer looks.

HINT for bling word stickers: Cover the whole word with clear low tack tape then lift from the sticker backing. Then you can position the word as you like without losing the shape!

The numbers were embossed with a Cuttlebug folder and then sanded. I used Core'Dinations cardstock that has a lighter blue core. I think it's much easier to sand and expose a different color than to ink so much real estate on a card.

I created the medallion by cutting and embossing with Nestabilities circles then decorating the top and bottom with an EK Success border punch. Then I backed the punched area with coordinating cardstock.

Supplies:

Cardstock: DCWV, Core'Dinations, The Paper Company

Dies/Embossing: Spellbinders circles, Cuttlebug Numbers

Accessories: EK Success Scroll & Dots punch, emery boards for distressing, Studio 18 rhinestone word, pop dots

Paper Piercing for Baby

There's no PIERCING here. It's another paper PIECING card for that Moxie Fab challenge. And it works for the current Caardvarks baby card and The Shabby Tearoom "Hip to be Square" challenges too.

I used a 3/4 inch punch to make the paper squares. I grabbed a bunch of paper from my stash that coordinated, but paper piecing is a great way to use up scraps. I based the card on Kazan's Sketch 50 at 2 Sketches 4 You. Here's the sketch:

And here's a closer look at the detail of the card. The sentiment is actually cut from designer paper.

Caardvarks is hosting a huge blog hop now with over 20 designers and their challenge is to create a baby card. You've got until April 17th if you want to play along.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Halcraft ivory

Paper: Paper Pizazz, ProvoCraft, Making Memories

Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folder from It's a Boy set, EK Success 3/4 inch square punch

Challenge Card - Lace Heart

Here's another card here for the Lacy Days challenge at Caardvarks. It's a fairly straight forward card, but it marks the first time I used Zip Dry. I've heard about it for years but never could find it in my local craft stores. I picked up a bottle when I was 400 miles away, and now I seem to find it everywhere locally. Go figure! But it worked so well to attach the lace to the paper heart.

Supplies:

Cardstock: The Paper Company, Basic Grey

Paper: Canford gold

Stamp: JustRite

Ink: Stazon black

Dies: Sizzix Lace Heart Frame, Spellbinders Labels One

Accessories: lace, pop dots, rhinestone