Fast Card Friday

It's been awhile since I've done a Fast Card Friday, but here we are.

The card I decided to make today was mostly an excuse to use up some of these postage stamp stickers I had laying around.  I thought a card would be a good way to display them all in their glory, and I also was running low on thank you cards in my emergency bin.

I think it turned out pretty cute and it was fast to make which is always a bonus for me.  As much as I love crafting, sometimes I don't have much time to do it so quick projects are great.

Identifiable Elements:

Greeting - "One Big Meaning" by Stampin' Up!

Pastels

This page was a good way for me to try out some colors that I usually don't gravitate to.  Pastels are not really my thing ever, but I forced myself to try.

It looks a little sparse and lack luster to me, but it's alright all things considered.  I was excited that I got to use more of the buttons I picked up from an estate sale though.  I bought a lot of a couple thousand buttons so I'll be working my way through them until I die.

Identifiable Elements:

• Butterflies - Jolee's Boutique
• Flower - Textured Elements by Petaloo

Trash Kitty

This page was mostly inspired by my want to purge some of my embellishment stash I've been hoarding for far too long.  I wanted to use the flowers you see on the page and happened to have these cute photos of my cat just waiting to be scrapped.

I really liked how it turned out, though I'm pretty biased since I love the color orange and I love my cat.  I did like how I used the washi tape to create decorative squares.  It's given me a new way to use up some of my tapes and it's a technique I'll probably start using more often.

Identifiable Elements:

• Flowers - "Blossoms" in the color orange by Queen & Co.
• Letters - "Marquee" Thickers by American Crafts
• Washi tape - Bella's BLVD

17 Days

This should hopefully be the last bad camera photo that I put up for this month.  I don't know what got into my phone, but I think it's done throwing a tantrum now.

I wish you could see the glitter aspect of the "boo" better. I used a lot of different textures and elements for this card and yet somehow I think they all come together nicely.

I unfortunately used only scraps and random bits whose origins have been lost to time so there are no identifiably elements.

18 Days

Once again my phone camera isn't doing this card justice, but it's good enough.

I really enjoy using funky colors for these types of cards and these leftover bits I found in my stash really give me room to play.

I also was a bit of a cheeky lady and sent this to one of my chemistry friends hoping they'd appreciated the apothecary type theme.

Identifiable Elements:

• Light blue raised bubbles - Jolee's Boutique

19 Days

 I fell a little behind with posting cards these last few days/week thanks to an unexpected colonoscopy procedure.  So fun.

Hopefully I'm done with all that and back on my cardmaking game.

I had some major problems photographing this one on my phone, but I think you get the idea.  I really liked using up some bits and scraps and breaking out twine.  I haven't used twine in a long time and I'm quite pleased with it.  It was a fast card to assemble and get in the mail which is another added bonus.

Identifiable Elements:

• Sentiment - "Wacky Wishes" by Stampin' Up!

25 Days

 Today's card feels surprisingly whimsical despite the large dark skull gracing the front of it.

Once again, I got to use some embossing powder which I think looks pretty cool with the other raised and textured elements in the design.  I'm using up scraps and still creating pretty pieces that I'm very proud of.  So far this October Halloween countdown has been very productive!

Identifiable Elements:

• Felt skull - DIY Crafts by FLOMO