Here Comes The Sun!

I think spring is on it's way, even tho it has been known to snow around here til June... Honestly I'd be okay with a lot more snow, but since it's mid-March, I'll take whatever rain wants to come instead!

Today's card feels like spring coming after a long winter. I used the sketch from Global Design Project and the color combo from CAS Colours & Sketches to make it. It almost got tossed because the Navy ink smudged a lot when I sponged on some Balmy Blue sky, and I don't even know why! But then I decided it added to the stormy look, *and the weirdest part got covered with the words, haha, so it worked out after all! 

Supplies:
Stamps: After The Storm
Ink: So Saffron, Balmy Blue, Night of Navy
Paper: Basic White, Night of Navy, Balmy Blue card stocks, Gold Metallic Paper 
Accessories: sponge

World Card Making Day #1

Happy Saturday to you! I don't often post on Saturdays, but today is World Card Making Day! I am already committed to a lot today, but I didn't want you to miss out on some inspiration! I have two cards for you at the time of writing this, but I might get more made... we'll see....
I've scheduled them a few hours apart, to keep you thinking and crafting. 

This first card looks more complicated than it was. I was immediately inspired by the sketch on the Try Stamping on Tuesday blog to use the sun rays. I think this set is so perfect to send to someone going thru a hard time, and I would imagine we all know someone like that. And I know exactly who I'm sending this one to. Anyway, to use the sketch, I used some old washi tape to tack down scrap paper to "mask off" the area I wanted cloudy, and then the area I wanted sunny. Super easy, very impactful!

Supplies:

Stamps: After The Storm
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate, Gray Granite, Basic Gray
Paper: Crushed Curry & Basic White card stocks
Accessories: Dimensionals

Come back later and see what else I've got for you! 

Summer Trees!

This card was actually made last week with all the others, but I never got around to stamping a greeting and taking a picture! It's been a long, busy week!  

For this card, I was inspired by the current Inkspirational Challenge. Amazingly, I'm not too late to link! 

I actually used two stamp sets here, but you can't see one of them, unless you look very closely. I wanted sun shining behind the trees, but the trees covered up the rays, haha! Oh well.... I ran the trees die through the Bark embossing folder to add some texture and detail. I also sponged on some sky and some grass. Finally I layered up three colors of tree leaf die cuts, scattered all over the trees! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Inspired By Nature, After The Storm
Ink: Soft Suede, Balmy Blue, Pear Pizazz, Daffodil Delight
Paper: Basic White, Sahara Sand, Pear Pizazz, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green
Accessories: Inspiring Canopy, Bark embossing folder, Dimesionals, Big Shot (retired), Sponges (retired)

A Color Challenge

Happy Friday!! 
While looking for challenges to make cards with, I knew immediately I would use this brand new stamp set with the Color Throwdown color combo. This isn't a set I've seen other stamp bloggers use but I absolutely loved it. I take pictures of the sunset at least a few times a week, and sunrays are one of my favorites. (see below. hahaha....) I also love rainy days, and I send a lot of thinking of you style cards, so this set will get a lot of mileage. It also works perfectly for the Global Design Project theme of "sky".

For the color challenge, I used two different grays to add depth, and two different yellows. I sponged a bit of Daffodil Delight to lightly fill in between the rays and in the corner where the rays are coming from.

Supplies:
Stamps: After the Storm

Ink: Smoky Slate, Gray Granite, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Memento Black

Paper: Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Stamping Sponge

But I also wanted to play with this other new bundle, Inspired Thoughts. I am a sucker for tree sets, haha. This was the first order my mom got from the new catalog and I hadn't gotten to play with it yet. I noticed that little circle die could be a yellowy moon (or sun) behind the trees and hey! This same color combo would work great with this set too!! Yeay for new toys! There's hardly any stamping, but I really like how this one turned out too. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Inspired Thoughts

Ink: Memento Black
Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight card stocks

Accessories: Inspiring Canopy dies, Dimensionals 

It's fun to see the versatility of things. What have you made this week? 
Oh, I almost forgot- I was going to share my favorite sunrise/sunrays picture that has been my phone's background photo since August.