May 2016 MISSION- Cards for A Cause (Rose's Fund)

Hi Friends!

I hope you are having a great week so far!  I have been having fun creating cards this month for the Splitcoaststampers' May 2016 MISSION- Cards for A Cause (C4AC39- Rose’s Fund for Animals- see details here) and decided to share the majority of them in one blog post with the supply details for each card (I had previously shared the 14th card in this post  and the 15th one in this post:-)).

Card #1-All You Need is Love and a Cat

Challenges: Splitcoaststampers (SCS) SC591 Sketch

Stamp Sets: Raining Cats and Dogs (Graphic45® Hampton Arts®)

Ink/Mediums: Stāz-On® Jet Black

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, retired Poppy Parade

Accessories: Simply Scored™ Scoring Tool, Big Shot™, Impression Obsession™ Cat Dies, MFT Die-namics™ Pet Accents Dies

Technique: Clean and Simple (CAS), Scoring, Inlaid Die Cuts

Card #2- A Friend Loves At All Times

Challenges: SCS Free For All F4A323 “Dogs Are Kids,Too”, Dragonfly Journey's "#59 Polka Party" 

Stamp Sets: Blessed by God (Stampin’ Up!), Furry Kisses (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink/Mediums: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink (Stampin’ Up!)

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Graphic45® Bohemian Collection

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Rounded Rectangle Dies, MFT Stitched Jumbo Fishtail Banner Dies, Note Tag Punch (SU!), MFT Pet Accents Dies, Docrafts™ Dog Dies, Stapler, ¼” Stitched Tangerine Tango Satin Ribbon

Technique: Clean and Layered (CAL), Die Cutting, Inlaid Die Cuts

Card #3- Thank You Cool Kitties

Challenges: SC08 Sketch Challenge (SCS)

Stamp Sets: Short and Sweet (Stampin’ Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Lost Lagoon DSP, Graphic45® Raining Cats and Dogs  Collection

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Rectangle and Stitched Squares Dies, Hexagon Punch (SU!), ¼” Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Sponge Applicator

Technique: Clean and Layered (CAL), Die Cutting

Card #4- Postage Stamp Dog “Thank You”

Challenges: F4A323 “Dogs Are Kids, Too”

Stamp Sets: Short and Sweet (Stampin’ Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink

Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Graphic45® Raining Cats and Dogs Collection

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Rectangle Dies, Darice® Pawprints Embossing Folder, Hexagon Punch (SU!), Ivory Crochet Lace, 1” Black Satin Ribbon, Sponge Applicator

Technique: Vintage, Layering, Die Cutting

Card #5- Sending Love and Sympathy

Challenges: WT583 “TheOwl and the Pussycat”, SC07 Sketch, CAS369 “St. Patrick's Day or Anything Green or Lucky”

Stamp Sets: Love and Sympathy (Stampin’ Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink

Paper: Basic Black, Lost Lagoon, Graphic45® Raining Cats and Dogs Collection

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Horizontal Strip Dies, MB/Poppystamps™ Curious Cat Die, Sponge Applicator, White Tea Lace Doilies, Pearls

Technique: Vintage, Layering, Die Cutting

Card #6- Strolling Kitty “Thank You”

Challenges: SC41 Sketch (SCS)

Stamp Sets: Short and Sweet (Stampin’ Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink

Paper: Basic Black, Graphic45® Raining Cats and Dogs Collection

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Rectangle Dies, MB /Poppystamps™ Strolling Kitty Die, Sponge Applicator, Hexagon Punch

Technique: Layering, Die Cuts

Card #7- Walking Kitty “Love You”

Challenges: SC05 Sketch (SCS)

Stamp Sets: Short and Sweet (Stampin’ Up!), Furry Kisses (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink/Mediums: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink

Paper: Basic Black, Graphic45® Raining Cats and Dogs Collection

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Rectangle Dies, MB /Poppystamps™ Walking Kitty Die, Sponge Applicator, Hexagon Punch, Ivory Crochet Lace Trim

Technique: Layering, Die Cuts

Card #8- Curious Kitty “Thank You”

Challenges: SC13 Sketch (SCS)

Stamp Sets: Short and Sweet (Stampin’ Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink

Paper: Basic Black, Graphic45® Raining Cats and Dogs Collection

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Rectangle and Square Dies, MB /Poppystamps™ Curious Cat Die, Sponge Applicator, Hexagon Punch, Ivory Crochet Lace Trim, ¼” Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Pearls

Technique: Layering, Die Cuts

Card #9- All You Need is Love and a Cat #2

Challenges: SC04 Sketch (SCS)

Stamp Sets: Raining Cats and Dogs (Graphic45® Hampton Arts)

Ink/Mediums: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink

Paper: Basic Black, Graphic45® Raining Cats and Dogs Collection

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Rectangle Dies, Darice® Pawprints Embossing Folder, Docrafts™ Cat Dies, Sponge Applicator

Technique: Layering, Die Cuts

Card #10- Thank You Sweet Kitty

Challenges: SC02 Sketch (SCS)

Stamp Sets: Short and Sweet (Stampin’ Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink

Paper: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, retired Poppy Parade; Graphic45® Raining Cats and Dogs Collection

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Rectangle Dies, MFT Pet Accents Dies, MB/Poppystamps Sitting Cat Die, Darice® Pawprints Embossing Folder

Technique: Layering, Die Cuts

Card #11- Walking in the Rain

Challenges: (SCS) SC21 Sketch (flipped)

Stamp Sets: None

Ink/Mediums: None

Paper: Basic Black, retired Poppy Parade; Graphic45® Raining Cats and Dogs Collection

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Rectangle Dies

Technique: Layering, Die Cuts

Card #12- All You Need is Love and A Dog

Challenges: SC10 Sketch (SCS)

Stamp Sets: None

Ink/Mediums: Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink

Paper: Basic Black; Graphic45® Raining Cats and Dogs Collection

Accessories: 1” Black Satin Ribbon, Sponge Applicator

Technique: Layering, Die Cuts 

Card #13- Sharing in Your Sorrow

Challenges: F4A327 "What's Your Interest"

Stamp Sets: Thoughts and Prayers (Stampin' Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Stāz-On® Jet Black

Paper: Basic Black, Wild Wasabi; retired Afternoon Tea Designer Series Paper (SU!)

Accessories: Big Shot™, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Gold Cord, MB/Poppystamps Sitting Cat Die, Pearls, Hexagon Punch

Technique: Layering, Die Cuts, Dry Embossing

Thanks for taking the time to visit- I had a great time creating these cards for a great cause!  Hugs and I hope you have a blessed week, my friends!

With Sympathy- Cards for A Cause using a Color, Sketch and Pretty Patterned Paper

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you had a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend!!  This card was designed using the Watercooler Wednesday Challenges #65 Sketch along with The Paper Players PP294 Color Challenge, the Free For All #324 “Pretty Patterns” Challenge and the May 2016 MISSION- Cards for A Cause Challenge (see details here)- both at Splitcoaststampers.

Rose's Fund for Animals is the recipient of the Cards for A Cause this month, so I decided to create a sympathy card with this soft color palette.

If you have not had a chance to check out the above challenge sites, I hope you will find time to do so- wonderful samples from all!

I used quite a few scraps, die cuts from my stash and retired designer papers to create this card:

On a piece of Pink Pirouette Designer Series Paper (from the retired Stampin’ Up! Bella Birds DSP), age the paper with a Sponge Applicator and Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink. 

Add additional texture using the graph stamp along with the scroll, border and splatter stamps from Timeless Textures stamps along with Wisteria Wonder Classic Ink (stamping the images off onto scrap paper before stamping onto the DSP).

Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Wisteria Wonder cardstock, trim again and mount onto the Basic Black card base.

Trim a piece of retired Afternoon Tea DSP and mount onto a piece of Wisteria Wonder cardstock, trim again and mount onto Basic Black cardstock.  Adhere to the card front for the vertical element of the sketch.

Stamp a scrap piece of Pink Pirouette DSP with the Timeless Texture stamp using Wisteria Wonder Classic Ink, trim and mount onto a piece of Wisteria Wonder cardstock, then again onto Basic Black cardstock. Adhere the strip to the card front (per the sketch).

Use the Big Shot™ with the My Favorite Things™ (MFT) Open Oval Scallop Doily to cut out the scallop oval from Pear Pizzazz cardstock (I had this already cut in my stash) and cut an oval with the Oval Framelits™ (Stampin’ Up!) from another pattern of the Afternoon Tea DSP for the center piece and another plain oval the same size from Basic Black cardstock, split the Basic Black oval in half and mount behind the DSP oval.

Mount the layered DSP oval to the scallop oval and mount the entire layered oval to the card front using dimensional foam.

Add the die cut cat, sentiment and Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Timeless Textures, Teeny Tiny Wishes (MDS version)

Ink/Mediums: Wisteria Wonder Classic Ink, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink; Printer Ink (sentiment)

Paper: Basic Black, Wisteria Wonder, retired Afternoon Tea and Bella Birds DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Scallop Oval Doily Die, Sitting Cat Die (Poppy Stamps™), Sponge Applicator, Hexagon Punch, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope you have a wonderful week!