Anything Goes!

Here is my entry to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.  I just received my July 2014 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit.  I LOVE IT!!!!!

I used the following supplies:

1. Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils
2. Simon Says Stamp Lipstick Red Ink Pad (Simon Says Stamp July 2014 Card Kit)
3. Simon Says Stamp "Sending Happy thoughts" Stamp Set (Simon Says Stamp July 2014 Card Kit)

4. White Card Stock (Simon Says Stamp July 2014 Card Kit)

Challenge: I ought to use this more!

I am entering Simon Says Monday Challenge: I ought to us this more!  I ought to use my Watercolor Pencils more!  I have never used Watercolor Pencils before.  When I think of watercolors, I always think back to when I was in grade school using those box watercolors.  I was never good with them.  My picture always ended up as a soupy mess.  No matter what colors I mixed they always became brown.  I was so surprised with Watercolor Pencils.  I loved them so much, I woke my husband up in the middle of the night waving a pencil in one hand and a paintbrush in the other declaring that they were the best thing since sliced bread.  Unfortunately, he didn't share my enthusiasm and promptly went back to sleep. 

I used the following supplies:

1. Ranger Archival Ink
2. Lawn Fawn Stamps "Love you S'more"
2. Lawn Fawn Craft Dies "Love you S'more"
3. Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils
4. Gelly Roll Sparkle Pen

Simon Says You Gotta Have Friends

I am entering in Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Simon Says You Gotta have Friends.   What could say friends more than fur babies!  As you can tell my fur baby, Bug, must have loved this card.  I promise I didn't pose her in the picture.  She decided to photobomb all by herself. 

I used the following supplies:

1. Card Stock and paper from Simon Says June 2014 Card Kit
2. Ranger Archival Ink
3. Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils
4. Art Impressions Crazy Cat Lady #SC0652

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Stencil It

Here is my entry for Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Stencil It.  I've had to set out a couple of challenges recently.  I've had a busy home and work schedule.  This card was interesting for me to make since I only own one stencil.  I love this stamp set and die cuts.  Hopefully I'll find the time to make some more cards.  Enjoy!

I used the following supplies:
1. Memento Ink Tuxedo Black
2. Memento Ink Dew Drop "Summer Sky" and "New Sprout"
3. Simon Says Stamp little pearls
4. Simon Says Stamp Stars & Dots Stencil (from Simon Says Stamp May 2014 Card Kit)
5.  Echo Park Paper Co. "That's My Boy" and various other paper that I lost track of
6. Lawn Fawn Clear Stamp Set "Beep Boop Birthday"
7. Lawn Fawn "Beep Boop Birthday" coordinating custom craft dies

Father's Day!

I have been crazy busy and haven't posted any cards lately, but I did make a couple of Father's Day Cards.  I used this really cute stamp set from Penny Black called "A Bear for All Trades.  I paper pieced one card and colored the other with my Prismacolor Colored Pencils.  Happy Father's Day!!

Challenge: Magic

Here is my entry into Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Magic.  I must confess, I didn't have anything in my card making stash that was magic related.  I didn't have papers, stamp sets, a magic wand, or anything.  I had to improvise a lot!  The card base is red card stock.  I stamped the rabbit and colored it with my colored pencils.  I had to make the wand and hat from scratch.  I drew the hat and wand on black card stock free handed.  Then I paper pieced the wand and hat with red and white card stock.  I added the final touches with my colored pencils.  The playing cards I cut out from white card stock and stamped the stars from Simon Says Stamp "All Boy" Stamp set.  I'm not sure what brand the individual wooden stamp letters I used are.  It was an inexpensive wooden stamp set  from Michaels.  It took me forever and many tries to get the lettering stamped somewhat straight.  I gave up and decided the crooked letters gave it character.  It makes me appreciate clear cling stamps and acrylic blocks.  I need to invest in some more distress inks and maybe a craft heating tool. The background of the cards would have been much easier to create using distress ink.  I had to go with what I had on hand,  the card background was created with color pencils and lots of blending.  Of course after all that work I realized that I was working on my card upside down and that it opened the wrong way.  I had to cut the front off and remount the card on a new piece of card stock.  I hope you enjoy the card!!

1. Fancy Pants "Be Different" Paper Pad (Simon Says Card Kit May 2014)
2. Prima Marketing Inc Item #545086
3. Prismacolor Colored Pencils
4. CN Crafts: Enamel Hearts (Simon Says Card Kit May 2014)
5. "All Boy" Simon Says Stamp Set (Simon Says Card Kit May 2014)