Craft Roulette #65

Another good spin of the wheel over at CraftRoulette.live this past Friday. Having a blast playing along every Friday, you never know what will come up on the spin, but boy is it challenging.  I love digging through my stamps, papers and supplies, trying to figure out an idea, one that will meet all the parameters for the week.

Here's the spin from Friday - June 11, 2021

Project: card with patterned paper

Colors: Any 4 colors

Element: A Smile or Smiles

Random: Tone on Tone

For my patterned paper I used a floral pattern and black/white strip found in Perfect Match paper packet, limited quantity still available HERE 

Colors were Pink, Blue, Light green and Red for my 4 colors, the Close to My Heart cardstock colors are as follows: Ballerina, Carolina, Mint and Candy Apple, find all paper HERE

For my Smile, I chose to use a sentiment from a retired stamp set S2002 Cherishing Her, an older Stamp of the Month (STOM) from February 2020

And for my Tone on Tone, I used my Flamingo Shimmer brush to splatter the background on the Ballerina cardstock. Check out all the Shimmer Brush colors we carry HERE

To finish my card, I added 2 Candy Apple red Stitched Hearts (thin cut die) added a mint ink splatter image behind the sentiment, cut this out with Stitched Brackets (thin cuts die), then last of all, some black dots. 

Check out our Thin Cuts selection, these dies match perfectly with many of Close to My Heart stamp images.

I think I nailed it, meeting all the parameters for the challenge, and making a pretty fun card too! Easy card pattern, and I was able to use up some scraps from my stash as well.  

What do you think of my card? Please leave a comment.

Thank you for stopping by today

Karen

Craft Roulette challemge #64

This past Friday was a new challenge over at the Craft Roulette and boy was it fun!  With a new spin of the wheel, the parameters came up as...

Project: Easel Card

Colors: Green plus 3

Element: Plaids or Checks

Random: Markers  

This was a pretty good spin, and I am really happy with my card.

I haven't made an easel card in a while, but it is one of my favorite folds, and easy to make.  My green was Sweet leaf cardstock, my plus 3 additional colors were Pink, Yellow and Blue.  I used scrap pieces of paper from my stash for this card, the colors are Ballerina, Canary and Sweet leaf cardstock.  The plaid piece of paper from Jingle Joy paper pack (retired).  The sweet little bird is from Z3954 So Tweet stamp set with thin cuts, only available through the end of June.  The coloring was done with my Tri-Blend makers in the following colors Ice Blue, Citrus, Light Green and Bright Pink.  I finished my card with sparkles.  

Please let me know what think of my card and if I can answer any questions about products used.

Thanks for coming by,

Karen

Craft Roulette challenge #63

I haven't participated in card challenges for some time now, but been noticing a few other Close to my Heart Makers were playing along with the Craft Roulette Show, so I decided to give it a go this weekend. 

The concept is an improvised paper-craft challenge show, where the spin of the Roulette wheel reveals  the parameters, in 4 categories, for the weekly challenge.  The show is hosted by Mary Gunn FUNN, every Friday evening at 6:30 pm CT on You Tube CraftRoulette.live  You have 48 hours to create a project, following the spin parameters and submit your entry. 

Challenge 63

Project: 6 x 6 sketch - Color: cool - Element: car/truck - Random: envelope

We were given 2 sketches, so I decided to make one card, for each sketch.  My goal is to use any current and retired Close to My Heart stamps, papers and products, I have on hand, as much as possible, shopping.  Below are my two cards I created following the parameters.

Card 1

Colors are Bluebird, Grape and Lilac for the papers, and Bluebird and Grape ink.  I splattered the background with Bluebird shimmer brush, the striped paper is from I Heart Us paper pack retired).  Stamps used M1286 Sending Love Postage (retired) and CC61914 Bunches of Joy (retired).  I used a thin cut die for the Mini Envelope and added a few sparkles

Card 2

Colors used are Sapphire and Glacier, ink Sapphire and Ice turquoise Tri Blend marker for the truck.  Papers from a retired Mix-in paper packet. Thin cut die Mini envelope and stitched heart, then added sparkles to finish the card.

I really love a challenge, and this one really made me think outside the box.  I had fun thinking it through, shopping my stash and creating.  I hope you enjoyed my share today.  

Which one is your favorite? 

Thanks from coming by,

Karen