Wonderful Friend

| Lisa K

Day 5 of Camp Create is all about die cutting. I chose to use the MFT stamp set, Sending Sunshine with matching dies for my card.

https://www.mftstamps.com/blogs/news/camp-create-august-4-2021

I searched Pinterest for ideas with this stamp set. I saw so many ideas and after a while they jumbled together in my mind, so I can’t give credit to any one designer for using her work. I paper pieced the girl’s clothing. I used a Carta Bella paper pad from a prior year. The background paper came from the same pack. I enjoyed coloring today. All images were colored with Spectrum Noir markers.

Following is the final badge for participating in each challenge.

Thank you for spending time with me this week. Now I will take a few days off and figure out what I will choose for my Faith based card which I really should have ready to post on the 7th. Following I need to get into birthday mode as birthdays are quickly coming in my household and I have done nothing to prepare much less make gift suggestions.

Baby Miles

| Gayle Chrvala
AAA Cards CAS Game #195

Another baby card for my new grand-friend’s parents. So another attempt at a CAS along the edge card using Beth Silaika for GKD’s Bella Elephant stamp set, some patterned paper for paper piecing and although you cannot see it I scored three lines next to my image to complete the optional twist of dry embossing for this week’s challenge.

Hope everyone enjoys their day. We are heading back to hotter and more humid temperatures beginning tomorrow. Stay cool, stay safe and thanks for stopping in for a peek.

Nonna’s Miles

| Gayle Chrvala
Sunday Stamps SSC262 Getting Sketchy

A card for a new grand-friend born yesterday. Mom, Baby Miles, Dad, Big Sister and Nonna are all doing well!

The Sunday Stamps challenge this week is a sketch challenge by Melissa.

I feel like a rebel instead of the rule person that I normally am. I turned my version of the sketch into a gatefold card. With those two strips behind the circle, the sketch just seem to scream gatefold to me. And I jumped in that direction. I have all of the elements and move the sentiment to the top right. It was a fun card to create using stamps from Stamp Oasis’s Little Cowboy and Gina K Designs Oh Baby! and patterned paper from my stash.

Thanks for stopping in and taking a peek.

Where’s the mint?

| Gayle Chrvala
Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge

I have been waiting to turn that calendar page to play along with the August Halloween challenge with the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge group. My project today includes patterned paper from a SSS Halloween kit and SSS sentiment strips. My spider was created using SU punches. OMG….years ago I made so many of these with my girlfriends for their grandkids to take to school as treats. Unfortunately, the packaging was changed on the York Peppermint Patties so I think this candy treat is a thing of the past.

Just Us Girls #595 Wild Card Week

Just how much fun is this that I can also play along with the Just Us Girls Challenge by turning my project into a gift card holder. Wild Card Week challenge is anything but a card. I continued the inside gift card holder section with the same patterned paper and used SU’s Googly Ghosts.

So much fun to make this card and brings back good girlfriend memories. They may be receiving this card—-minus the gift card part…LOL. Thanks for stopping in for a peek.

CASE-ing Lisa

| Gayle Chrvala
The Paper Players PP552

The challenge at The Paper Players is a theme challenge by Joanne: Beside the Seaside. We finally had our first visit to a beach at the Jersey shore on Friday so I remembered our Buddy Lisa K’s recent card and used our visit, her card and the inspiration photo to create my card.

The stamps used for this card were: Hero Arts Color Layering Waves, GKD’s Nurturing Blooms for the sentiment, Melanie Muenchinger for GKD’s Gifts from the Sea for my birds and my Bonnie cloud stencil.

Lisa’s sympathy card can be seen here.

Thanks for stopping in for a peek. Stay Safe!

Beautiful Day

| Lisa K

Day 4 at Camp Create is all about making the background. The assignment is to use stamps, stencils, dies, any way you choose to create a background.

https://www.mftstamps.com/blogs/news/camp-create-august-3-2021

I looked at a die and drew my own design on MFT Summer Dots Patterned Paper. I used the stamp and matching dies Spread Your Wings, embossing with Taylored Expressions Diamond EP. It is basically sparkly glitter in a clear powder. I added sequins to complete the card.

I chose to use this card for the Crafters of Faith challenge with Splitcoast Stampers. The verse if Psalm 118:24 This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us Rejoice and be glad in it. I think the sentiment fits this verse as it is all about a beautiful day.

Emboss Resist with Fruit

| Lisa K

Day 3 of MFT Camp Create is Emboss Resist. Mindy Eggen was the camp counselor and she showed how to use emboss resist with small images as usually she uses it with a background. I gave her idea a try.

https://www.mftstamps.com/blogs/news/camp-create-august-2-2021

I used the MFT stamp set Bunch of Happiness and the Scripty Birthday die for this card. I followed Mindy’s idea with stamping each image and embossing with white embossing powder. Then I used dye inks as opposed to Distress Oxide inks like Mindy used. I fussy cut each image and glued them to my background. I am not sure if I will ever ink blend small images like this, but it was nice to learn and give her idea a try.

Watercolor Blooms

| Lisa K

Day 2 of MFT Camp Create mixed with Just Add Ink is what I have been working on with this card.

https://www.mftstamps.com/blogs/news/camp-create-august-1-2021
http://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2021/07/just-add-ink-565colour.html

I used the MFT Flower in Bloom stamp and matching die for this card. I stamped in Versamark and Gina K Designs Black ink and embossed in clear. I like to emboss in clear when watercoloring to keep the water where I want it. I used Ranger WC paper. The colors used are Pale Payaya and Polished Pink from SU 2021 – 2023 in colors. I like Pale Payaya as it is a light peach color and lovely to color. The Polished Pink is a bright pink.

Smile Shaker Card

| Lisa K

Today is Day 1 of My Favorite Things Camp Create 2021. Each day there will be a new technique or card idea shown with a video and participants can win a shopping spree.

https://www.mftstamps.com/blogs/news/camp-create-july-31-2021

I used MFT Smile Maker stamp set and the Big Smile die for this card. I used Altenew watercolor paints on the card front trying to go in a rainbow of colors. I saw this idea on Pinterest from a Smile Kit from MFT. I added shaker bits using sequins and gems. The background paper is MFT. The foam used is SU foam strips made for shakers. I will see what tomorrow brings and hopefully continue with the card ideas.