A Little Hope, A Little Sparkle, and A Little Nacho's (Nacho's Challenge That Is) NAC #36

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Hey y'all. Happy Saturday! I hope you had a great week. Well, it's Saturday again and as usual that means I'm getting the Nacho Average Challenge card in just under the wire. I meant to get it in early this week but I had swaps to make, they'll be up later this coming week, and my mom's birthday card, did you see it, earlier this week? And I had my friend that's a realtor over to look at my house and we had a snow storm, and well you get the picture. LOL!

Well, the good news is I've got a card a card for this week's challenge that I'm so excited to show you, even though it's a color challenge, or maybe I should say especially since it's a color challenge. Many of you know those pose a particular challenge for me.  Here's this week's challenge card-

Card featuring Blooming with Kindness

Here's this week's challenge over at Nacho Average Challenge-

So it's actually a really pretty combination together. I had the whole card together and was really happy with how it looked but then I went back and let Tink have a moment. Not many people know this, but sadly, there hasn't been a lot of sparkle in my life lately. I don't know if you've noticed it in my cards or not, I just did, but even they haven't been sparkling much. :'(   I'm working on it and give me a month or so and hopefully it will be back where it should be. I'm really happy that I went back and added that extra touch-

You can see it a little here. It just glows in person. The flower is Certainly Celery and I tap-danced the Gumball Green marker over it, huffed on it and then stamped it, before cutting it out with my oval framelet and mounting it on dimensionals.

Here's the inside-

I kept it simple, but pretty. The flower is just the second stamping from the front and the sentiment is from the same set. Well, that's all I have for you today. I hope you like it and I hope those fabulous ladies over at NAC like it too. If you like it or have any questions I hope you'll take a moment to leave me a comment in the space below. I love hearing from you and read all of your comments. They really do make my day! If you'd like to +1 or Pin today's card I've put to buttons on my blog for your convenience. Friends and Followers are always welcome too!

Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to stop by my little corner of the world. You are very appreciated! Till Next Time-

Remember- Life is often more about the storms than the peace they seek to overwhelm. It's not about Waiting for the storms to pass, but Learning to Dance in the rain.

Be Safe-

Shan Pin It

A Sunny Little Easter Greeting /NAC #34 / My Challenge # 64

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Hey y'all! Happy Tuesday. I hope you had a safe and enjoyable and restful holiday weekend. I stayed busy and am in training all week but am so excited to be posting to my favorite challenge (over with the fabulous ladies over at Nacho Average Challenge) early this week with a quick and easy and I hope you'll think, cute little card. It goes with a project that with any luck, I will get posted later this week, however, this class has a test associated with it so we'll see. Augh!!!!!

Here's this week's project-

Easter Egg Treat Holder with
3 x 3 Easter Card featuring Everybunny Stamp Image and Sentiment

This week's challenge with the Nacho's was a color challenge. Normally not my favorite kind of challenge but I am so ready for spring right now, I was so excited when I saw what they had for us-

I stamped my sweet little bunny in Black Staz-On on a 6 x 3 piece of Very Vanilla c/s and then used my Blender Pen and these colors to just brighten my day! I added a touch of Sahara Sand for shading outside the lines and a tad of Basic Gray for her shading lines on her ears and face, although you really can't see it even with the big picture below. Otherwise just the 3 colors in the challenge. I love how the blender pens allow you to change the intensity of your colors and to layer them until you get just the level you want. *HappyDance*

Oh, just in case you were wondering, the little egg is a basket made with the 2 tags die and the oval framelet. I made them for my team swaps this past weekend and when I saw the colors for this week's challenge I thought it would make a cute set, so I decided to make another set. I'm sure someone will enjoy it. At least I hope they will. :)

Well, that's all I have for you today. I hope you enjoyed today's card and I hope it inspires you to make a little something fun and cheery. If you liked it or have questions about it, I hope you'll take a moment and leave me a comment in the space below. I read all of my comments and they really do make my day! If you'd like to +1 or Pin today's project I've put those buttons on my blog for your convenience. Friends and Followers are always welcome too! :)

Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy day to stop by my little corner of the world. You are very appreciated! Till Next Time-

Remember- Life is often more about the the storms than the peace the seek to overwhelm. It's not about Waiting for the storms to pass, but Learning to Dance in the rain.

Be Safe,

Shan

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By the Tide / NAC #29 / My Challenge #56

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Hey y'all. Hope you're having a good day and week. We're waiting on some yucky snow here in the DMV. Augh! Today's card reminds of the Ocean and home, a nice warm place. I have a friend at work who's getting ready to go on vacation and he was the recipient of this. He had some very pretty paintings in his office painted by a friend of his and he liked his card so much he said he's going to frame it. *Happy Dance* Here's today's card, I hope you like it too!

1 Layer card featuring By the Tide and
 Masking and Reverse Masking Techniques.

For those of you that know me, Yes, you're seeing this correctly. It's a 1-Layer card. I know it's card to believe, but it is. I actually surprised myself with this one. Here's the sketch I was working with-

When I saw the sketch and started trying to decide what I wanted to create with it, the rounded edges reminded me of our new Ovals Framelets. I decided to see what I could come up with and the card just evolved from there. As soon as I saw the By the Tide set in the new Occasions Catalog I knew I had to have it and I was so excited to be able to get it out and ink it up. Today's sketch comes from the Nacho Average Challenge site. I love those ladies! There's still time to play along with this week's sketch so don't forget to get out your paper and stamps and play along with us. :) Here's a closer look-

I started with a base of Whisper White. It was cut at 4 1/4 x 11 and scored and folded at 5 1/2. Before I started with my inks I took my new Ovals Framelets and cut two ovals using the 3rd and 4th framelets from the center. Once I had those cut I had my masks. I used Dotto Temporary Adhesive to hold my c/s pieces in place. In the open center area I stamped the coral piece with Calypso Coral and VersaMark and then heat embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder. I then stamped the seahorse in Soft Suede and VersaMark and heat embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder. Next I sponged the background with Pool Party Classic Ink. Using my Blender Pen, I then went back in and lightly added some more color to my little seahorse. Then using the cut-out center piece as a mask, I sponged Island Indigo to form the darker frame. This reminds of looking out of a port-hole even though it's oval and not round. What made me really happy, is my friend said that's what it reminded him of too. (without me mentioning it) I felt like it still needed a little something and so I sponged the edges of my card base in Island Indigo too and the front was done. Yea!

Here's a look at the inside-

The sentiment is from Friendly Phrases and is stamped in Island Indigo. The shell was stamped in Pretty in Pink and then very lightly colored in with Blender Pen in the same color.  A little love from Tink, and a little sponging around the edges and my card was done. Here's a closer look-

I was soooo upset by the little edge I caught but hoped the shimmer and shine would help detract from that. Wow, but it looks really big when you do a close-up and then enlarge it. Thank goodness it wasn't that noticeable IRL or it wouldn't have made it. Luckily, my friend will be showing the outside and not the inside. Sometimes I have to remind myself that my cards are unique and I am much more critical of them than anyone else ever would be. I remember a time when I would have thrown the whole card away. Other than that little spot though, I was so happy with the card, and it would have really hurt my feelings to get rid of it.

Well, that's all I have for you today. I hope you liked it and I hope the fabulous ladies over at NAC like it too! Don't forget to check them out. They have an Amazing DT and always have great samples. If you liked today's card or have questions about it, I hope you'll take a moment to leave me a message in the space below. I love hearing from you and your comments really do make my day! If you'd like to +1 or Pin today's card, I've put those buttons on my blog for your convenience. Friends and Followers are always welcome! :)

Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy day to stop by my little corner of the world. You are very appreciated! Till Next Time-

Remember- Life is often more about the storms than the peace they seek to overwhelm. It's not about Waiting for the storms to pass, but Learning to Dance in the rain.

Be Safe,
Shan


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