CPS Sketch 149

I played the CPS Sketch this week, I took a break for a while but I am going to try to do better of making a card everyday. In order for me to make a card everyday, I am going to have to play along with challenges or I will end up with a bunch of cards that all look the same.

I tried to keep this card gender neutral as well as occasion neutral. So, it came out feeling neutral when I was done :-) I am not digging it, I think because I don't like the color green. Green, however, is my daughter's favorite color and she was 'helping' me with this one (she is 4). So whenever she is involved, green is usually the color we use. She also picked out the image from my journal notes pad from Crafty Secrets.

The stamps I used were all from Crafty Secrets as well.

Journal Note Christmas Card

Journal Notes from Crafty Secrets make card making a snap. I needed a quick card for my mom so I figured my Journal Notes were the way to go. I embossed a piece of 2 colored card stock and then sanded it a little to allow the color on the other side to show through. This kind of paper is great for embossing. I added my Journal Note, using the top and bottom and that was it. Super Simple.

Frugal Stamping Tip: Journal Notes are a great way to be a frugal stamper. I did not use any stamps on this card (which can be expensive). So you don't need an arsenal of stamps on hand in order to have a great choice of images and sentiments to make a beautiful card.

Crafty Secrets Journal Notes

I have a few more favorite things to add to my arsenal of supplies. The company Crafty Secrets has a product called Journal Notes and they are indeed a crafty secret! This pad is filled with vintage images to make quick work of beautiful cards. One part of the page is the image and the other part is a place to write a few words or maybe even a grocery list.

The snowman card I used the image and the journal area as part of this card. The bow I tied with my new bow easy. I added some clear stickles to the snow line to add sparkle to the snow.




For this angle image, I used a metallic paper for the background that I embossed with my cuttlebug. I mounted the sentiment (also part of the journal note) with silver brads. I again used my bow easy for the small white bow.



Both of these cards were created for challenges on splitcoaststampers.com.

World Card Making Day

I was just thinking how cool it would be if my birthday was on World Card Making Day. I could be given the day to play challenges all day, making cards and go to the stores around town today giving away free stuff to celebrate the special day. OH well, it isn't so my husband took our daughter camping and I am home with my 1 year old today. I love him to death but he does not make it easy to sit and make cards.

Splitcoaststampers.com had a day full of challenges and here are my cards I created while playing along.

Challenge A - Make a quote or saying your focal point.



Challenge B - Make it pop




Challenge C - Go 80's




Challenge D - Gratitude, Chocolate, and a Sketch



Challenge E - Color Challenge



Challenge F - Make an ornament



Challenge G - Color Challenge & Challenge H- Sketch Challenge (I combined them)






Challenge I - Z Fold Card

Challenge J - Color Challenge




Challenge K - Sketch

Challenge L - Sketch