A few last retreat cards

Today I'm sharing the last few cards that I made at my craft retreat. It's kind of a miscellaneous grouping.

These two cards both used the patterned paper we received in our goodie bags from the retreat organizer. They also happen to be cards that helped me mark off squares on my craft retreat BINGO card. The card on the left used at least four patterned papers -- I used strips of different widths and added a die-cut sentiment in the widest strip. And the card on the right was made using a layout from an idea book. The focal layer seemed a little plain, so I added a doodled border around the sentiment. I really like that extra detail.

The baby card in this group was another BINGO square. I chose a mystery grab bag of die-cut pieces and embellishments and had to make them into a card or scrapbook layout. My grab bag included the letters, card stock buttons, sequins, and heart banners (there are three banners glued together to give it depth), as well as a few other things. I don't make a lot of baby cards, so this was a little challenge, but I think it turned out pretty well.

The card in the middle was one I made when I was tired of coloring. (I learned that if/when I go on another craft retreat or weekend I won't plan on doing so much coloring.) I borrowed a stamp set and inks from my friend so I could just do some good ol' stamping. It was a much-needed break -- and I love the finished card.

Finally, the card on the right was made with the Ice Cream Day Mini stamp set (Colorado Craft Company). The Anita Jeram animal characters are so cute, and I'd had this stamp for a very long time without using it. It was perfect for an easy birthday card.

And that's it for the cards I made at the craft retreat. It wasn't as many as I'd hoped to make, but all-in-all it was still a productive weekend. Thanks for stopping by!