Good Luck with Faux Embossing!

Yep. I tried me out a new technique tonight--faux embossing! And I am so pleased with the results, that I couldn't wait to share it with y'all! :)

I'm gonna get straight to the point and show you the card first, then tell you what challenges I'd like to enter it into. I'm much more pleased with this card than the first one I posted this month, so if you don't agree, please don't tell me! ;D

Here's the card and details~

Isn't it FUN?! And so seasonally appropriate. Fabulous! And faux embossing is so fun to play with--I made another card with the same technique that I'll show you tomorrow. :) All you need to do is either punch or die cut paper in the same color as your panel and attach them as you desire. For this card, I used a small heart punch to create four leaf clovers. :)

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges~

Mojo Monday Sketch

{Cupcake Inspirations} Photo Inspiration

colourQ: Going Gray, Glorious Green, Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery

Pile It On: St. Patrick's Day/Green

Just Us Girls: Faux Embossing

Gingersnap Creations: Faux Techniques

A little CAS CASEing...

Hello!!! Wow. I feel like it's been a while since I last posted, but it's only been 2 days--crazy! ;) I have a CAS style card that I've CASEd from Bonnie, who in turn CASEd it from Paper Crafts magazine. ;) Isn't crafting and sharing fabulous?!

Okay, so now that you know where I got the layout idea from, let me tell you about the fabulous challenges that I'll be entering this into--as they're the other inspiration for the card! Over at Colour Q, the colors this time are Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Lucky Limeade, and white. Over at Stampin' Royalty, they've challenged us to create a card with NO EMBELLISHMENTS. BE STILL MY HEART. This was a hugely challenging challenge for me--I love my rhinestones! ;) But, I did it! Paper and ink only, friends! The final inspiration was the Alter it With a Mosaic Challenge over at Try It On Tuesday. This is a very simple take on a mosaic, and I'll try to get something else in that is a little more challenging. :)


Also, I received my first commission to create cards for a co-worker of mine. She requested 5 sympathy cards. So, that's what you'll be seeing for a bit to come. :) I used sentiments on most of them that could be for sympathy or just for thinking of you in case she changes her mind, but this isn't one of them. Definitely a sympathy card.

Here's the card~

Details~

So, what do you think? I like the way it turned out--the blocks of color look really good contrasted against the whole lot of white!

I may create something else with these colors...probably with some bling. ;) Thanks to the ladies of these two fabulous challenges, and thanks to Bonnie for her inspirational cards! I hope you've been inspired to create something today! Happy stamping! :)

Sweet Pea

I'm back with another punny Valentine for you! :) This one is for this week's ColorQ challenge, the Paper Playtime tag + sentiment challenge (my sentiment is a tag...), and also for the Mojo Monday Sketch challenge!

Here's the card~

Details~

The little peas and outer shell were coated with crackle accents after being colored and I really LOVE the way it turned out! I decided to add some little heart accents as it IS a Valentine and all. What do you think of the placement of them? I was going to do them along the outside edges, but changed my mind. Still not sure if I like it best this way. Anyway, come play with us! :) Happy stamping!!!