back to the drawing board

ALWAYS TAKE THE SCENIC ROUTE

taylored expressions has a summer challenge going on right now - just use anything from their summer release to create a card. my little birdie is out taking a scenic walk along a mountain road that i created with the new serene scenes dies. the sun, mountains, trees & rolling hill are all from the die set. also from the summer release is the sentiment stamp i used which was perfect for this little scene.

supplies
cardstock: [pea pod, pineapple, potato chip, sugar cube, toffee] taylored expressions
patterned paper: [scraps]
accents: [enamel dots] hero arts, [flower sequins] taylored expressions, [green wire, wooden bird]
liquid accent: [dandelion yellow crystal drops] nuvo by tonic 
dye ink: [lemon meringue, pineapple, fruit punch, oreo] taylored expressions
rubber stamp: [happy camper] taylored expressions 
craft dies: [build a scene - on the road, serene scenes - landscapes vol 2] taylored expressions

SWEET AS CAN BEE

i forgot to post this card several weeks ago when i created it for the may taylored expressions maker challenge. the theme back in may was to create a card using the masking technique. i die cut the hexagon honeycomb pattern from cardstock & used the negative pieces to create a mask. then i applied a good amount of ink to create the honeycomb design on the card base. to make the sweet bee i used a layering stencil which makes it super easy to apply the three colors of ink.

The Secret Life of Bees - have you read it or watched it? i have not yet seen the movie adaptation that came out several years ago but the book is one of my favorites. 

supplies
cardstock: [cherry pop, sugar cube] taylored expressions
patterned paper: [scraps]
accents: [enamel dots]
liquid accent: [clear wink of stella] zig
dye ink: [honey, lemon meringue, oreo, sea salt] taylored expressions
clear stamp: [what's the buzz] taylored expressions
rubber stamp & stencil combo: [the bee's knees] taylored expressions 
craft dies: [honeycomb cluster, sweet as can bee, the bee's knees] taylored expressions

SENDING SMILES & SPARKLE

fireworks & sparkly stars since today is the 4th of july. i made this card for the june taylored expressions maker challenge using the sketch shown below. i flipped the sketch around & created a starry sky with an inked background & glimmer paste for the stars. the firework was created with a layering stencil and a few bright colors of ink.

 

supplies
cardstock: [sugar cube] taylored expressions
liquid accent: [moonshine glimmer paste] nuvo by tonic
dye ink: [blue corn, blue raspberry, dragon fruit, lemon meringue, poppy seed] taylored expressions
rubber stamp: [simple strips - crafty] taylored expressions 
stencil: [party in the usa, superstar] taylored expressions
craft dies: [party in the usa] taylored expressions

HAVE A HOPPY DAY

last weekend was the annual concord and 9th virtual summer camp cardmaking event. to finish up the event i made this hoppy card using several of the items from our summer camp kit. no stamping on this card - everything was die cut but for the enamel dots. and the tiny little mushroom - definitely my favorite part.

supplies
cardstock: [artichoke, avocado, black, cranberry, juniper, lemongrass, nutmeg, pebble, spiced cider, tidepool, ] concord and 9ths
accents: [black enamel dots, dew drops] concord and 9th
craft dies: [frog/clementine cabin, summer sprigs, tiny terrarium] concord and 9th

today's card features a birthday fish - he was created with a stamp & stencil combo from taylored expressions. the yellow & gray inks were applied through a stencil & his black details were then stamped. the background school of fish was also created with a stencil & couple of colors of blue ink. 

supplies
cardstock: [solar white] neenah paper, [poppy seed] taylored expressions
accents: [fishing hook]
liquid accent: [black enamel accents] ranger ink
rubber stamp: [reely great] taylored expressions
stamp & stencil combo: [hook, line & sinker] taylored expressions
dye ink: [potato chip, lemon meringue, mushroom, salt water taffy, sprinkles] taylored expressions
hybrid ink: [sea salt, oreo] taylored expressions
marker: [clear glitter wink of stella] zig
craft dies: [hook, line & sinker] taylored expressions
stencil: [just keep swimming] taylored expressions

here is a card i put together using a bunch of leftover die cuts from one of the classes i took during the c9 summer camp virtual event. the only thing i added that didn't come with the event kit was the birds stamp.

and these are the two cards i made during the class - the top two cards. the 'hello card' was also a scraps card -  a slide show of how i put it together is below. 

supplies
cardstock: [solar white] neenah paper, [aqua sky, buttercup, oceanside, parsley, peacock, poppy, wheat, black, white] concord and 9th
clear stamps: [sunflower field] hero arts
dye ink: [buttercup, grapefruit] concord and 9th
pigment ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko
watermark ink: [clear versamark] tsukineko
embossing powder: [white detail] hero arts
craft dies: [stitched squares] taylored expressions

supplies from c9 summer camp kit
patterned paper: [aqua sky gingham, grapefruit polka dot] concord and 9th
embellishments: [dew drops]
clear stamps: [cardscapes, summer blossoms] concord and 9th
craft dies: [aqua sky cabin gift, cardscapes die set, patterns and posies, summer blossoms] concord and 9th
stencil: [sun rays] concord and 9th

it's time for summer crafting! this weekend was the concord and 9th summer camp - a virtual craft retreat. there was a pre-event craft challenge to make a card using the kit supplies. below is a short slideshow showing how i assembled my card.

supplies
cardstock: [solar white] neenah paper, [stardust, sprout, parsley, oceanside, peacock, black] concord and 9th
embellishments: [poppy enamel dots] concord and 9th, [thread] mettler
dye ink: [] hero arts, [stardust] concord and 9th

supplies from c9 summer camp kit
clear stamps: [sentiment/cardscapes stamp set] concord and 9th
craft dies: [cardscapes die set, patterns and posies] concord and 9th
stencil: [sun rays] concord and 9th