Joy and Cheer

 Hello and welcome!

Here's a card that I've been working on for a couple days

and finally finished:

I love all the die cuts and how this came out.

But wow, that was a lot of die cutting! LOL!

The reason it took me so long to make this?

I made four of them!

Did I mention it was a lot of die cutting? 😉

I'm again squeaking in at the last minute with an entry at

Freshly Made Sketches #660

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great day!

Supplies:

DP: Honey Bee Stamps - Holiday Wishes; DCWV - gold glitter; Bazzill - vellum

CS: Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Memory Box - Joy and Cheer dies; Sunny Studio - stitched oval & scalloped oval dies; Poppy Stamps - Shasta Twigs and small wispy pine needles dies

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; SA - tape runner

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #256 - C is for Critters

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

This month's challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS

is C for Critters!

Here's what I created:

I stenciled the background, it's a set of four, and

I thought, this panel needs a dinosaur. LOL!

I added a snarky sentiment and there ya go!

Everything just paired so well together. 😆

The inside is finished with a simple sentiment:

I hope you find time this month to play along in our Critters challenge

at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

If you need more inspiration, simply visit the blogs of my sisters

and our reigning Queen, Helen,

to see what fantastic critter creations they came up with!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Cutasaurus; Taylored Expressions - Snarky Birthday & the Inside Scoop Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Teal Zeal, Northern Pine, Gray Flannel; Gina K. - Kraft

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah; Thunderbolt; Spectrum Noir

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Sunny Studio - stitched circle dies & woodgrain EF; Taylored Expressions - Great Outdoors layering stencils; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares

A little birdie told me...

 ...that it's your birthday!

Hello and welcome, crafty friends.

Here's another card I'd like to share with you:

I love the versatility of this bird die. I used a few shades

of teal ink to blend all the bits then assembled them.

Admittedly, this is a recent purchase, but I've paired it

with items in my stash, ranging from a few years ago

 (the sentiments and stitched circle die)

 to 2012 (the paper and lacey circle die).

Anther sentiment on the inside finishes this card:

There are a few challenges I'd like to enter this at:

The Paper Players #713

Seize the Birthday #294

Shopping Our Stash #533 - Birds of a Feather

Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Birthday Sentiments

Ink: Altenew - Mountain Mist, Volcano Lake, Lagoon; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: American Crafts - Color Crush

CS: Neenah; scrap

Accessories: Poppy Stamps - Nordic Plumed Bird die; Sunny Studio - Stitched Circle die; Spellbinders - Lacey Circle die; MISTI

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; SA - tape runner, foam squares

Quilled flower birthday card

 Hello and welcome!

I'm popping in at the last minute

with a card I just made:

This came together rather quickly, which is rare for me,

as I usually take hours if not days to make a card.

The background is stenciled using an olive and a

mustard-y looking butterscotch ink

I went through my ever-growing UFO pile,

(Un-Finished Objects) and came upon

these quilled pieces I made years ago and never used.

They were all white, but I used the same inks to

color them.

All I added was a few rhinestones to finish the front.

Another sentiment was added to the inside:

The latest Color Hues challenge calls for, you guessed it,

olive and mustard, two great fall colors, so I'll be

entering this card there.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Let's Celebrate

Ink: Simon Says Stamp - Olive; Ranger Adirondack Earthtones - Butterscotch; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Thunderbolt; Bazzill

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Leaf Prints stencil; Avery Elle - Double pierced rectangle die; mystery rhinestones from my stash; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner; Bearly Art glue

'Tis the season

 Hello and welcome!

In my last post, I used this

adorable sweater wearing moose.

I had so much fun with it that

I made a couple more cards using it:

This time, I grunged it up some. Once I blended the stenciled

backgrounds, I added some Vintage Photo Distress Ink around the edges

then splattered both black and white paint on them.

Here's the inside:

Both cards are very similar. I just flipped the colors and

used two different die cut sentiments.

There's a few challenges out there that I'd like to enter:

Jingle Belles - While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - animals

Just Us Girls #750 - stencil week

Just Add Ink #725 - stencils

That's all I have for now. I'm still in Christmas card

making mode, so you'll probably be seeing more of

those here. LOL!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios - Inside Quotes Christmas

Ink: Altenew - Hunter Green, Crimson; Ranger DI - Vintage Photo; Memento - Toffee Crunch, Rich Cocoa, Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Poppy Stamps - Nordic Moose die and Nordic Motif stencil; My Favorite Things - scalloped rectangle die; Spellbinders - Make It Merry dies; DecoArt Americana acrylic paint - white & black; MISTI

Adhesives: Bearly Arts glue; SA - tape runner, foam squares

Merry Christmoose

 Happy Tuesday, friends, and welcome!

I'm playing with some new to me

goodies, and here's a card I created with them:

The moment I saw this sweater wearing moose die,

I knew I needed to have it! LOL!

OMG, the cuteness!!!

I die cut everything from white cardstock, then used

various inks to blend the different pieces. The same pink

ink on the sweater was used to stencil the background.

I still had the be merry die out on my desk, so I used

it again. A simple sentiment finishes the inside:

One of my Snarky Sistahs, Jules, was in town visiting family.

She discovered a paper crafting store not too far away, so

 we got together and made a road trip up there.

We were like two kids in a candy store! LOL!

What an adorable shop! It's only about 1-1/2 hours

away from where I live, so I will definitely be

visiting again!

I'm entering this card at Jingle Belles, where the challenge

is Pink Christmas (for the cure). It's Breast Cancer Awareness

Month, and each year at this time, these awesome ladies, Lauren

and Stephanie, each donate $2 for each predominantly pink Christmas 

card entered! 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a great rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Holiday Sentiments

Ink: Memento - Toffee Crunch, Rich Cocoa, Angel Pink, Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Recollections

Accessories: Poppy Stamps - Nordic Moose die, Be Merry die, & Nordic Motif stencil; BG9 Spectrum Noir marker; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner, foam squares; Bearly Arts glue

Be Merry

 Hello and happy Sunday to you!

I'm popping in with a Christmas card

I'd like to share with you:

This is a mix of old and new items. The new items are

the Nordic bird and Be Merry dies from Poppy Stamps.

Also, the patterned paper from Lawn Fawn is new.

I die cut the bird and twig pieces from white card stock

and blended all the colors with various inks. For some

sparkle, I added glitter drops to the berries.

Here's the finished inside:

Thank you for visiting. I appreciate you stopping by.

Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Freshly Made Sketches #658

Addicted to Stamps & More #479

NBUS Challenge #67

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Holiday Sentiments

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Guava, Fruit Punch, Mulled Wine, Lime Zest, Cilantro; Memento - Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa

DP: Lawn Fawn - Candy Cane Lane

CS: Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: Poppystamps - Nordic Plumed Bird die, Be Merry die, & Holly Twig die; Honey Bee Stamps - Pierced Fancy Flakes cover plate; MISTI; Nuvo white blizzard Glitter Drops; true black & CT4 Spectrum Noir markers

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner and foam squares; Bearly Arts glue

Dotty birthday wishes

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

I'm back with another card to share.

I love a simple design with a bold color pallet. This

card just makes me happy! 😊

Another sentiment finishes the inside.

I finally put up some Halloween decorations today.

I didn't go all out like I usually do, but it was

enough to make me feel good.

Now it's time to get some dinner started.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great rest of your day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Seize the Birthday #293

Addicted to Stamps and More #478

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampendous - Birthday Wish

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Sunny Studio - Polka-Dot Parade

CS: Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spellbinders - stitched read & sip dies; Nuvo Crystal Drops - Dandelion Yellow; MISTI

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; SA - tape runner, foam squares