Fusion Card Challenge

It's time for a new Fusion Card Challenge and I decided to go with both the sketch plus inspiration from the cloth bunnies in the photo! I flipped the orientation of the sketch to a horizontal position.

 

This was such a quick and easy CAS card which is a rare occasion for me. It involved all die cuts except for the sentiment which is from the Just Sentiments: Easter set by Papertrey Ink. 

STAMPS: Just Sentiments: Easter (PTI).

INK: True Black (PTI).

PAPER: White, Hawaiian Shores, Green Parakeet, Bitty Big: Harvest Gold (PTI); Snap! Color Vibe 6x6" pad by Simple Stories. 

DIES: Bunnies & Bows (Lil Inker Designs); Rounded Banner STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things); Simple Strips (Pretty Pink Posh).

We'd love to have you join us in this challenge! See you in the gallery!  ~Wanda

 

Kitty Hugger Favors

I used the Kitty Hugger stamps and die by Lil Inker Designs last year and adhered them to heart-shaped Valentine cards. This year I went with a tag creation to add to our gifts for our grands! I used small adhesive dots to adhere the paws to the candy.  You will need something that really holds "tight" since simple glue just doesn't work well. The tag dies are by My Favorite Things. I had made some extras and took them to my radiation appointment this morning and handed them out to several of the technicians who have young children.  I also gave away some extra Valentine cards to radiation staff.  I told them there would be no excuse for any of them not to give a card to a special person in their life - lol!

Glittery Birthday

Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️  I have a really quick post of a card I created last night after getting off work at 11 PM.  It uses the sketch for the Sunday Stamps Challenge and is also for SCS CAS Challenge to use words aka sentiment stamps that carry the whole card.  Guess I should have posted a card that is pink or red with lots of hearts - lol - but I was done with hearts for this year and decided a red/orange/yellow combo was due instead!  Actually, I couldn't resist breaking into a new paper pad that has a number of glittery patterns (The Citrus Matstack by DCWV).  The sentiment die is by Lil' Inker Designs.  

I'll leave you with a sweet photo of my youngest grand...isn't she a sweet Valentine treat?!

Color Throwdown

Hey, hey! It's hump day and that means a new Color Throwdown Challenge! Lori has a fabulous combo for us: pale pink, rose, kraft and green.

I started to go with a Christmas card, but these new stitched panel dies from Lil Inker Designs were calling my name and these florals - also from LID - have been neglected for too long!  I went with a very clean and simple design that's self-explanatory. 

Be sure and check out the beautiful card from our talented December guest designer - Sue Lelli from the Card Therapy blog!

Our guest star stamper this week is Rosemary Dennis of Hey There... rosigrl!.  Congrats, Rosemary!

For details on how to play along and for more inspiration, be sure and check out the rest of the design team's creations on the CTD blog or you can go to the links below:

Barbara Anders  
Broni Holcombe   
Joan Ervin  
  Jodi Collins 
  Lori Tecler   
Monika Davis
Tammy Hershberger  
Vickie Zimmer 
  Wanda Cullen (you are here)

  Sue Lelli - December Guest Designer

STAMPS: Sketched Floral Stamps (Lil Inker Designs).
PAPER: Kraft, Blushing Bride, Regal Rose, White, Black.
INK: Blushing Bride, Regal Rose, Versafine Onyx Black.
ACCESSORIES: Stitched panels, floral and sentiment dies - all by Lil Inker Designs. Sequins by Avery Elle.

Fusion Card Challenge

 A quick and simple card inspired by both the inspiration photo and the sketch for the current Fusion Card Challenge.  Love this chevron patterned paper with these soft, summery colors!

PAPER: Park Bench 6x6 pad by Fancy Pants Designs.
DIES: Lil Inker Designs.

Seriously

I have a gazillion flower stamps, but just couldn't resist these great two-step stamp images and

matching dies just released by Lil Inker Designs!  Also love that word die...seriously! :-)  I started with the current Retrosketches Challenge for the layout and guess I took a pretty loose interpretation.  I'm also playing along with Stacy's Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge with this inspiration photo and bow tie theme (photo on right).  I didn't have a single bow tie stamp, but remembered seeing a paper bow that was made using SU's oval punch.  I punched 3 ovals and wrapped two of them around my piercing tool to form the curved loops.  The ends were secured with a tiny glue dot and I also used the mini stapler from Tim Holtz to better hold it together (the button covers this up).  I cut the 3rd oval in half and V-notched each side and adhered it behind the two looped parts of the bow. Love it! 

STAMPS: Lil Inker Designs
PAPER: Authentique "Bundle" pad, Pool Party (SU)
INK: Crushed Curry, Black Licorice hybrid ink
ACCESSORIES: Large oval punch (SU), Button (SU), LID flower dies, LID seriously word die, Black pearls.

Thanks for stopping by...
Wanda

Bunnies and Blooms

This card is a "threefer"...i.e., made for three different challenges:
SCS Free 4 All Challenge - Use circles in the background.
Colour Q Challenge 
Sketchbook Saturday Challenge - sketch by Chupa.

I had happy mail earlier today - several stencils from Simon Says Stamp and
some new stitched dies by Lil Inker Designs!  I picked Tim Holtz distress inks that were close to the Colour Q colors and stenciled the background using TCW's Mini Well Rounded stencil.

Here's my enabler's list:
STAMPS: Rainbow and Clouds Sentiments (Lil Inker Designs)
PAPER: Bermuda Bay, Smoky Slate, White, Calypso Coral, Groovy Guava
INK: Peacock Feathers, Spiced Marmalade, Weathered Wood, Dried Marigold - all distress inks by TH
ACCESSORIES: Stitched bunny and floral dies by Lil Inker Designs; Buttons by SU, A2 Curved Borders One by Spellbinders; TCW Mini Well Rounded stencil.