Two beachy cards

(This is my second post today)

I love tropical beaches (haven't been to one in too long) and so I just had to make something for all the challenges which a beach theme! Look at the gorgeous inspiration pictures further down - don't they make you dream?

I wanted to use that framed beach scene from Stampendous. I stamped it in black and then embossed it in white to see which one I would like better. Then I watercolored both. They look very different but I like them both.

Stamps: Stampendous (beach frame), Hero Arts (sentiment)
Other: stencil (Memory Box), Sizzix (embossing folder), Recollections (paper)


Challenges:

Inkspirational #88 "Photo Inspiration"







The Male Room #16 "Vacation/On the Beach"

AAA Cards "It's so Hot"

Now, if you'll excuse me, I will close my eyes and dream about being on one of those beaches...

Hugs,
Susanne

50th Birthday in pink and silver

Are you thinking "ANOTHER 50th birthday card"? I know! I keep asking myself how it is possible that so many of my childhood friends are turning 50 if I am barely 22? Weird, huh?

Anyway, I recently found this Memory Box die on sale and since it was in German I just had to buy it! It says something like "Best wishes".

Stamps: Inkadinkado (numbers)
Dies: Memory Box (sentiment), Poppystamps (banners)
Other: matte silver cardstock (Marco's)

The background has been in my stash for a while. It was from an alcolhol-ink-background-making-spree. It also has some silver in it. I am glad it has finally found its way on a card!

Challenges:


Addicted to CAS #69 "Banners"






Happy Little Stampers "August Sketch"







Simon Says Work It Wednesday







Seize the Birthday
(I guess banners don't really fly, they flap more in the wind, so maybe this is without topping...?)







Thank you for your visit!
Hope you are having a fabulous day!

Hugs,
Susanne

Purple Birthday Card

Just flying by with a card for a challenge that is closing soon... Only realized it now... So I will be brief....

Stamps: SSS (sentiment)
Dies: SSS (banner), Memory Box (Madera corner, Flowering Vine Border)
Other: Stampin' Up (EF), butterfly punch


Challenge:


Color Me #83 "Monochromatic - Wisteria Wonder"
























Simon Says Work It Wednesdays "Die Cuts"








Quite a change from my more clean and graphic cards of late...
This was for one of the 7Cardologists whose birthday we celebrated last Thursday. She loves purple. Sadly she is about to move to another state! We will miss her a lot!

That was it for me! My bed is calling!
Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Susanne

Graphic 50th Birthday Card

How come it is already August???? Who is sitting on the fast forward button? Would this person please get up so that time doesn't fly by so fast!

Recently I noticed that my favorite sentiment stamp set had disappeared! I hate loosing things! But especially this set! It is small but I like the font and think it's very versatile! Of course it's discontinued and impossible to find anymore online. I looked and I looked and was very afraid that it had fallen into the trash can a while ago since it is not very big! 

Last weekend I found it hiding underneath some ink pads! I am so happy! And will be extra careful with it from now on! In case you want to know, the Happy Birthday on today's card is from that set. It's by Hero Arts and is called "Classic Sentiments".

To make the card, I mixed some Liquitex Heavy Gloss Gel with Marvy Ink pads and applied it over a stencil. I don't know why I don't use my stencils more often - it's so fun to play with them! Then I white embossed some stripes (an unmounted stamp I had for a long time and had never used) on grey, die cut the numbers, die cut them again out of foam and glued everything together. Some washi tape on a black strip of paper and there it is! 

In the close up you can see the shine and texture of the gel better! 

Stamp: Hero Arts (sentiment), DRS Design (stripes on the numbers)

Dies: Memory Box (numbers)

Other: TCW (stencil), Liquitex Heavy Gloss Gel

Challenges:

The Male Room #15 "Spots and Stripes"

ETA: This card won "Honorable Mention" at the Male Room!

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge "Anything Goes"

Inkspirational #88 "Photo Inspiration"

I was inspired by the turquoise sea and the shape of the swing. Oh, I so want to be there...






Looove your visits and your comments!

Hugs,
Susanne

Two Cards with a Gingko Leaf

With the kids home during the summer I don't have as much time to create but this year I have gotten better at making cards with little snippets of time!

Today I even have two cards for you! They are similar and feature both a gingko leaf die cut from Impression Obsession that has been living in my NBUS pile for too long! I had a scrap of green, watercolored paper and there was room for two leaves thus the two cards. Hard to see is that I gold embossed around the edges of the leaves. Should have taken a close-up - dang! Now it's too dark...

Stamps: Hero Arts ( woven square), Stampin' Up (sentiment

Die: Impression Obsession (leaf)

Stamps: Altenew (sentiment), burlap background unmounted/unknown

Die: Impression Obsession (leaf)

Other: Washi (Ranger, Stampin' Up, Little B)

Challenges:

Time Out #36 "CASE Alice"

Inkspirational #87 "Anything Goes with Kraft"

Since I used a snippet for the leaves I am popping over to the 

Pixie's Crafty Workshop 

to say hi to Parsnip (hope he remembers me because I haven't been there in so long...)

This week, the queen of the Playground, Di, is a Guest Designer at "Less is More" this week I am also sending my cards there wishing Chrissie a very Happy Birthday!

"Less Is More" #234 "Use snippets on a CAS card"

Now, look at that! The challenge stars have aligned wonderfully for me today! 

Let me know if you prefer one card over the other!

Thanks so much for visiting! Absolutely love reading your sweet comments!

Hugs,

Susanne

When times are tough...

Just popping in with a card for the Memory Box Challenge "Red, White, and Blue" and 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge "Sparkle and Shine". Underneath the raindrops is blue mirror paper. You'll see the shine in the close up.

Stamps: Art Impressions (sentiment)

Dies: Memory Box (raindrops, umbrella), Sweet 'n' Sassy (clouds)

Other: Marco's (mirror paper)

Thanks for your visit! Hope you have a fantastic week!

Hugs,

Susanne

Another CAS card for CAS(E) this sketch #132

As I said in my last post I had several ideas for sketch #132 of CAS(E) this sketch... That's why I am back so soon! And don't worry this time it is a card for a happier occasion!

Stamps: Hero Arts (flower), Technique Tuesday (sentiment)

The flower is heavily "winked" which is always hard to photograph. Here is a close up. Sorry it's not quite focused...

Challenges:

CAS(E) this sketch #132






a2z Scrapbooking July challenge "CAS"


And here are some more pictures from California. The last week we spent in the San Francisco Bay area on the coast. It was very hard to pick just a few from the many photos I took!
(You can see more pictures from our trip here and here)

Boardwalk in Santa Cruz

(Doesn't that roller coaster remind you of the die that SSS recently came out with?)

Big Sur

Along Highway 1 towards San Francisco

(Check out the coastal fog!)

That's about as much as we saw of the Golden Gate Bridge...

Capitola

And look what I found when we came back! 

Even the potatoes were sad that we were away for so long...

If you made it through the whole post - my compliments! 

Thank you for your visit and your kind comments! If you have any questions, please let me know!

Hugs,

Susanne