Congrats in Kraft

Oh, boy!  It's been awhile since I  been here blogging, but let me tell you what a fabulous reason to be away from it....visits from family....and I don't think you can beat that!  They're gone now and our home seems so empty and silent.  We had such a great time, traveling around Maine seeing sights and eating in some fantastic places....I think my hubby could be considered an official Maine guide.....he finds some fabulous out-of-the-way places to visit that offer incredible photo opps!  (as my DSIL Beth discovered and, I wish she had a blog she could show you her "lobster buoys hanging from a tree" shots.) 


Over at StampTV  it's another "Free For All Friday" challenge.  This time Cat is hosting - here are her details:  

...if you know ANYthing about me it's my love of GKD kraft cardstock!!   Sooo my challenge to you is to use kraft cardstock!!  Easy right?!!  Kraft goes with EVERYthing!!  It's the NEW black!  :D   So show me what you can do with it, don't cover it up, I want to be able to SEE the kraft cardstock!!

(It does not HAVE to be Gina K kraft cardstock, but as close to kraft you can get if you do not have any...but you NEED this cardstock!! LOL!)

Here is my card for Cat's challenge.  

I used a CuttleBug EF to create the background and then sponged some Memento Rich Cocoa ink on the raised image.  A window was cut using Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Octagons and then framed using the scalloped octagons dies.  Using the same Nestabilities the focal image was stamped, cut and  colored using Copic markers.  I drew a glittery edge on the inside of the center of the flower with a Sukura Gelly Roll pen.  The stamps used were Gina K Designs "Year of Flowers" and (sentiment) "Arranged With Love" by Melanie Muenchinger.  Using tiny gold pearls I dotted the frame and then added a bow of twine (purchased from Gina K at StampTV) and a Prima Flower.  The cardstock is GKD Pure Luxury, "Kraft", "Creme de Menthe" and "Ivory".    

Thanks so much for stopping by.  

I also want to add that my prayers and thoughts are with the folks and their families in Missouri, Oklahoma, Alabama and the other areas where the horrific weather has taken so much.  God bless them all.  

Cheri

CSS Alumni Sketch Blog Hop

Welcome to another CSS Alumni Blog Hop! This time we're doing a sketch created by our own Melissa Cash.  Have some fun with us and create your own project using Melissa's sketch and then post it to the forum thread.  We'd love to see your creations.


If you've arrived here from the fabulous Deb's blog, you're in the right place.  If not, we invite you to link back to the beginning and take the whole hop so you don't miss a single project from this incredibly talented group.  


Here is Melissa's great sketch 

Here's what I came up with:
  

This will be used as a tag on a gift.  I love these colors together and really like how this tag came out.  
The DP is from StampTV Kit Sent with Love.  The balloon is stamped from the StampTV kit Eclectic Summer using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then colored the dots were made with Copic Markers.  The circles are made with Nestabilities and layered on a doily I got from Michaels.  CS is GKD, Lipstick Red and White.  The "ribbon" greeting is a Nestability  label die and MS punch created the pine sprigs.  


I then thought this sketch would look great layered on a card so I created this card with the sketch as a focal image.  

For this card I used stamp set "Nesting" by Asela Hopkins.  The CS is GKD Pure Luxury white, Sand, Ocean Mist.  The BG is done with CuttleBug folder branches.  DP is Prima Madeline paper, the strip of music notes is Tim Holz ribbon.  Spellbinder pendant die and circle Nestabilities.  The eggs were embellished with Liquid Pearls White Opels and then colored with Copic Marker BG01.  The feathers are real.

Thank you so much for stopping by, and don't forget to play along with us. 


Be sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (May 17th), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs and one of them will be drawn to win a Gina K Designs stamp set of their choice valued up to $24.95!  GOOD LUCK! 


Now, please hop on over to the incredibly talented Carolina's blog She always has something gorgeous to show us.

Cheri

  

Let's Get Sketchy

Hi my blog friends!  There's a new challenge going on over at StampTV called

The incredibly talented illustrator and design team member for StampTV, Theresa Momber, is hosting the challenge this week and she has created this great sketch.  

Here's what I came up with - I flipped it a bit, but that's the fun with sketch challenges!  

This card was made using Gina K Pure Luxury CS White as a base, then "Lovely Lavender" was embossed with a CuttleBug folder.  The DP is from Basic Grey "Olivia" paper pad.  Stamps:  Gina K Design "Little Critters" and "What's the Dirt".  I colored the bluebells with Copic Markers and layered it against the gorgeous new accent weight paper "Key Lime" (I LOVE this paper).  The sentiment was cut with Spellbinder Shapeabilities "Ribbon Banners" die.  


Thanks so much for stopping by, and watch for another fantastic CSS Alumni Blog Hop this weekend.  


Keep stamping!

Cheri

Mix It Up Monday

Hi blogger friends!  

There's a new challenge over at StampTV called "Mix It Up Monday".  This week the very talented Carolina Butching has challenged us to create something from this inspiration.

Look at all the creative possibilities here!!!  


I love the flowers against the white on the plate and the bowl and I also loved the flower shaped bowl on the top left, so, I combined them and came up with my card.  

I "framed" the focal flower with embossed circles cut with my Nestabilities and colored with Copic Markers.  The stamp sets that created my card are Melanie Muenchinger's sets "Branching Out" (her newest set) and "A Year of Flowers".  I used Gina K Design Pure Luxury White and Green Apple card stock for the base and layering.  The little flowers were stamped with Memento Ink "Cantalope" and Vivid Ink "Tea Rose".  I really like this color combination.  The center for the daisy is an antique button from my stash.  


Go on over to StampTV and play along.  I'm sure you can come up with a fabulous project from Carolina's inspiration.  


So glad you stopped by.  Have a wonderful day!

Cheri

Cards for James Card Drive

Greetings blog friends!  


No cards on this post, just some information and a request to help.


I recently came across a post from another crafter's blog asking for cards for a little 5 year old boy who is very sick and would love to get some happy mail.  


Here's the link with all the information and I hope you can help.  


Cards for James Card Drive.  






Thank you so much,

Cheri