MUSE #185, SSS Wednesday: Anything Goes

Well wonders never cease! I made a card and it miraculously fit into a couple challenges!  If I make a card for a challenge, it doesn't seem to work for anything else; but when I just make a card it usually NEVER fits into any challenges!  Well, I broke out of the dilemma for a bit!  This card is on its way to a special someone who made a generous card donation to RFK.  What is that you ask?  Just check the tabs above....  So on to the card, shall we?

I started with a colored card base, added the pp cut using a border die, cut the base and outline for the word die and popped it up on foam dots.  Finally, I placed a few Doodlebug sprinkles, thanks to the wonderful generosity of Michele!  A close-up showing the dimension...

And an attempt at showing you the wonderful sparkle from the sprinkles!

This little ditty will be heading to MUSE #185 (Aileen Ryan), and SSS Wednesday: Anything Goes.

For the MUSE challenge, I used Aileen's beautiful floral inspiration, and her wonderful stand-out sentiment.  For the SSS Wednesday, I used Spellbinders.

Products -
   Paper:  PTI Winter Wisteria, pp from Colorbok Fresh Linen, Neenah 80# white and SSS Gray
   Dies:  Spellbinders A2 Scalloped Borders 1, SSS Thankful (NBUS)
   Stamp: ME True Friends (inside sentiment NBUS)
   Doodlebug Sprinkles in Lily White Glitter

Thanks for spending your time with me!  I love having you visit me!  Hope your day is truly blessed...
TK

Playing Kards with Michele

Dear, sweet Michele asked me to do a "Play Cards with Friends" post with her today, and I was thrilled!  We had chatted on the phone Monday, while playing with some supplies and I sorta talked her through  Ink Smooshing an embossing folder.  Immediately, she went in an additional direction and now we're going to post the kards we made out of our "playing". Soooo (drumroll please)...

...here's my kard!  I used two colors of distress ink to ink up my ef, then spritzed with water, inserted my watercolor paper and pressed with my hands.  After 30 seconds or so, this is what I opened up.  I then trimmed it down a bit and mounted it offset, cut a diagonal strip, ink blended and added my sentiment, then mounted that.  I also inked another sentiment to go inside, because this will be my Mother's Day kard!  My mom doesn't have internet, so she doesn't see anything that I make until she gets it so I'm safe.  :oP

Edited to add:  I did run my original argyle folder through the die machine, but while playing, ingenius Michele came up with that idea and loved it (give her the credit for this one)! So on second watercolor paper, I did just that using the mostly debossed side of the card.  However, not as pretty IMHO.  I think the original, mostly embossed side on this folder would work much better.  Just have fun it it!!!

EF:  Darice Bold Daisy

Ink:  Distress Inks - Wild Honey and Mustard Seed

Stamps:  ME Blessed, MCS (out of business) Chunky Alphabet and PTI My Mother, My Friend

Die:  Li'l Inker On the Diagonal

I'll be sending this to a couple challenges:

   Stamplorations CAS: March - Anything Goes, twist of Yellow

   CAS Mix Up: March - Watercolor, Stamping & (my choice) Die cut

 
   

I hope you all hop over to Michele's to see her kard!  I'm sure she made something amazing, as always!  Again, thanks for stopping by and leaving your sweet comments that bless my socks off!

TK