Inspiration from Heidi, Card Extraordinaire"

 A good friend of mine Heidi, is a Stampin Up demonstrator and holds card making classes each month. I have had the opportunity to gather a lot of inspiration from her! The cards below are from sketch challenges she has posted as well as cards she designs and we get to make. Check out her blog if some creative inspiration is needed!

The first 2 cards are from sketches she has supplied for the gals in her monthly stamp club. 

I created this card using things my mom purchased for my birthday surprise!!

Another fun sketch challenge.

Next is a card we completed at one of Heidi's card nights. It is so fun to make cards someone else has done all the work for. Then I can chat with the other ladies and enjoy a fun night of crafting.

Finally my favorite!! I requested Heidi show us how to make an easel card for our monthly stamp club. Of course Heidi went above and beyond to create an amazing card to show us the technique.

First the view from the card when it is closed. Second is when it is opened!                                    

Aren't these amazing cards!! I am so glad to have Heidi as an inspiration for cards and for a friend!

Sympathy Cards

A very close friend of my mothers has a wonderful ministry where she makes stuffed bears out of clothing from someone who has passed away. These bears are a labor of love as she does not charge for them and they are all hand sewn. I had the opportunity to see one she was making and it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Maybe it was the amount of love put into creating it, maybe it was the precious gift of having it made from "Grandpa's" favorite shirt, but it melted my heart to see the workmanship that was put into something so special.

I feel blessed and honored that Cheryl asked me to make cards to send along with the bears. I love knowing my cards will be added to her work of art to comfort someone who is going through a tough time.

Over the past month I have been working on making 50 sympathy cards to accompany the bears. I thought I would show you pictures of the cards. Many were done in duplicate so there wont be 50 pictures, but there will be several. Enjoy!

Friendship Card

The Paper Players has created another color challenge. I always think the color challenges will be the easiest, however they really challenge me to think...Don't I say that every week!

The colors this week are Not quite Navy, Pool Party and Certainly Celery.

I have to admit, I did not realize that until writing this post. I thought it was Night of Navy. Oops...Fortunately I was able to recreate the card without too much effort. Now I have 2 beautiful cards to show you.

The first one is the one using the correct colors for the challenge...

The second card is using Night of Navy instead of Not Quite Navy. I have to say I like the colors of the color challenge better then the bold Night of Navy!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Triple Flower Treat, Tea Shoppe
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy, Pool Party, Certainly Celery
Ink pad/markers: Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy, Pool Party, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Big Shot, Elegant Lines embossing folder, Eyelet Border Punch,Curly Label punch, corner punch (non SU) , Certainly Celery Taffeta Ribbon, green pearls (non SU), dimentionals

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to visit The Paper Players blog to join in or see other creations.

Kids Birthday Card

The Paper Players has another fun challenge this week. They always inspire to step out of the box. However, this challenge really took a lot of thought until I came across my Bugs and Kisses set and knew exactly what to do. 

My "funny" card!

Recipe for the card (all Stampin Up supplies used).

Stamp Set: Bugs and Kisses

Cardstock: Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Whisper white Pool Party.

Ink: Island Indigo, Soft Suede, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party

Accessories: Island Indigo Bakers Twine, dimentionals, Scoring Tool, snail adhesive (non SU), sticky strip, 

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Fun Sketch Challenge

The Paper Players did another fun challenge this week. I am finding they really inspire me to create fun cards. This layout was a great way for me to expand my abilities. It took a while to get the colors right, but when I decided to put the white ribbon on the white strip of paper, the card was complete. I love the way it turned out.

The sketch for the challenge...

 My card using the sketch...

Materials used were all Stampin Up.

Paper: So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, Rose Red, White
Markers: So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, Rose Red
Stamp Set: Up In The Air and All Natural (Thank You)
Punches: Decorative Label Punch and Eyelet Border
Big shot with Beautiful Wings folder
White ribbon, pearls, Dimentionals, and glue dots.

Paper Players Color Challenge

 Paper Players has created a beautiful color combination for this weeks challenge. I had so much fun with the "Spring Has Sprung" Challenge I thought I would join in again today!

I created a flower pot card with a slide out message.

 Front view of the card...

and the view of what the card looks like when you "open" it up.

All supplies were Stampin Up.

Cardstock: crumb cake, wonder wisteria, pool party, white and lucky limeade

Stamps: Create a Cupcake

Accessories: wide oval punch, 5 petal flower punch, bird builder punch, buttons, ribbon, designer frames embossing folders

Spring Has Sprung...

Paper Players has a new challenge this week. It is called "Spring Has Sprung". My friend and card extraordinaire Heidi, encouraged me to play along. I am so glad she did as the card came out looking very spring like.

I used Stampin Up supplies,
Season of Friendship and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set,
Chocolate Chip, Lucky Limeade, and Regal Rose stamp pads
Bashful Blue, white, and Regal Rose Cardstock
In Color DSP
Beautiful Wings and Big Shot
Scoring tool, pearls, Word Window punch,
Flowers were from my "Junk Supply Drawer".

Thank you for stopping to take a look. I am excited about this challenge and how it has inspired my love of blogging and sharing my creations.
Enjoy your Monday.