Beary Happy Birthday

 Hello and welcome crafty friends!

I'm sharing a card I made over the weekend for

a couple of challenges.

The current challenge at Just Us Girls #760 is to CASE a DT 

member's project. All of them are amazing, but I kept on 

returning to Bobby's adorable card. I switched out the heart

embossing folder she used for a quilted heart cover plate.

I also had the bear she used but made a birthday card instead,

my bear is holding a balloon instead of a heart.

Here is the inside:

Since I used Kraft and Red on my card, I'm also linking this

up at Seize the Birthday #298.

Thanks for visiting! I hope you have a good day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Birthday Wishes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Catherine Pooler - Over Coffee

CS: Neenah; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Honey Bee Stamps - Heart Hugs dies; Sunny Studio - Quilted Hearts Landscape cover plate; Poppy Stamps - HBD die; Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen; MISTI

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; SA - tape runner

Send Wine

 Hello and welcome!

Here's a card that I had a lot of fun making:

A few months ago I received this 'send wine' die from my

snarky sister, Barbara, and put it in a safe place until I was

ready to play with it. Such a safe place that I only rediscovered it

yesterday. Anyone else have that problem?

Anyway, as soon as I found it, I wanted to use it,

and so this card was created.

I used the pink/red theme at Color Hues #103 and what do you know?

They are doing a collaboration with Inkspirational Challenge #334

so I'll add my entry there as well.

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

Supplies:

DP: PhotoScraps - Wine Lover's Collection

CS: Taylored Expressions; Cardstock Warehouse; Neenah

Accessories: Send Wine die gifted by Barbara Godden; Fiskars - corner rounder

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; SA - tape runner

A little hello

 Hello and welcome!

It's been a while since I've been on here, other than

scheduled posts. My fur baby had an

eye procedure done a couple weeks ago and we've

been on monitor duty, making sure he's comfortable and that

 he doesn't try rubbing his eye. He is wearing

the 'cone of shame' until his follow up on Tuesday.

It doesn't stop him from trying every so often. Sigh.

He is doing a lot better, though, so

we hope he won't have to keep wearing the

cone after Tuesday. 🤞

So, onto my post. Here's a CAS card I put together.

CAS cards are not my strength. All that white space!

I love my layers. LOL!

I stamped and colored the image, adding some

glitter glue onto that tiny heart. Once dry, I 

die cut it using a square die that had stitches incorporated.

I did some creative masking to get just the 'hello' from

the whole sentiment stamp.

Along with the heart and stitches, which are my 'Pick Two' at 

Time Out Challenges #281, I could say I've added a layer,

but since it's only 1-1/4" square, does it even count? LOL!

Also, Addicted to CAS #275 calls for a center focused card

so I'm entering this card there.

Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a great rest of your day.

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Feb. 2024 Pretty Postage, Motivational Monday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Paper Rose - stitched square die; MISTI; Nuvo - white blizzard glitter drops

Adhesives: SA - foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #259 - L is for Love

 

Hello and welcome, snarky friends!

It's a new month, so time for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This month, we'd like to see your Valentine,

or Anti-Valentine projects!

I'm not one to celebrate it, so of course I went with 

the Anti version:

The snark is subtle, but it's there! LOL!

I'm not even quite sure how that paper with the hearts came

to be living in my craft room. I'm guessing that I bought it for the back side,

which is the strip of flower paper under it. LOL!

I printed out the sentiment then added the "SS" with a pen.

I hope that you'll play along this month in our Love challenge

at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

There's lots of inspiration from my sisters, so do check 

out what they've created!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Supplies:

DP: Echo Park - Hello Valentine

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spellbinders - scalloped heart die; computer & printer; Freshly Made Sketch #668;

MFT - scalloped rectangle die; Faber Castell - black Artist PITT pen

Adhesives: SA - tape runner

Have a fangtastic day!

 Hello friends and welcome!

This is my second post today. A rarity!

I've opened up a brand-new stamp set

(that I purchased at least two years ago *cough*)

for the first time and created this card:

These bats are just too cute! I've colored them with Spectrum Noir

markers, and die cut a simple circle in yellow cardstock for

my moon. The sentiment was white heat embossed on the same

dark blue cardstock as the base.

Here's the inside:

This could have easily been a card for someone

who has a birthday in October simply by changing

up the inside sentiment. My design is based on 

the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

Also, Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge has an Anything Goes challenge.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Fangtastic Friends & dies

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

DP: Lawn Fawn - Let It Shine Starry Skies

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Spellbinders - Standard Sm Circle die; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares

Let's Celebrate

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

I'm still trying to make a dent in my NBUS pile.

This time, I've finally opened up a paper collection

that I bought a couple years ago from Photo Scraps store. Sadly,

they closed their brick-and-mortar store, but Tracy still has an 

online shop that you can order custom papers from!  I cut into

one of the 12" x 12" papers for this card:

The heartbeat lines with the word 'wine' in it just cracks me up!

Here's the inside:

I've used the current sketch at Atlantic Hearts for my card,

and since I've finally cut into some new paper, I'll enter

this at Seize the Birthday also.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope that you have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Free Spirits; Avery Elle - Happy Hour

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Photo Scraps - Wine Lovers Collection

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Paper Smooches - Drink Glasses die; MISTI

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

Literal Birthday

 Hello friends and welcome!

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

I bought this adorable stamp set in September last year around it's

release date, and I've only just opened the packaging.

(I'm really trying to make an effort to whittle down

my NBUS pile!)

I love the book theme this stamp set has, and it also

has some great sentiments. Here's the inside:

There's a few challenges I'd like to enter this at. First,

I've used the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #668.

Next, Seize the Birthday #297 prompts us to use something

new. Also, I'm entering this at NBUS #70.

Thank you for visiting. Have a great rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Little Woodland Library (& dies), Offset Sayings: Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions - Peaches 'N Cream

DP: Queen & Co. - The Great Outdoors

CS: Spectrum Noir; Thunderbolt; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir and Copic markers; Sunny Studio - Stitched Circle dies; MFT - Scalloped stitched rectangle die; The Crafters Workshop - cloud stencil; MISTI

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

Another year older?

 Hello friends and welcome!

I've been doing some organizing in my

craft room the last week or so.

Rearranging, dusting (cough!),

and putting things away.

I recently ordered some paper trays for my

cardstock, and now it's all neatly stored

in rainbow order. I just took the time

to assign and label blenders for my inks,

and they are now stored in rainbow order too.

So nerdy, but oh so satisfying!

Anyway, onto the card I'd like to show you:

Mixing old and new items again. The sentiment is an older 

sentiment builder set and the crocodile is from

Paper Smooches. The new item is the fern background stamp,

fresh out of it's packaging finally.

The punch line is on the inside,

which was computer generated then printed out:

Since this card is rather clean and simple for me, I'm entering

it at The Male Room #194.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Ferns Forever Background; Paper Smooches - Zoo Crew; Paper Issues - Ah Real Birthday Sentiments

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions - Cilantro

CS: Spectrum Noir; TE; Thunderbolt; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Paper Smooches - Word Bubble die; Nuvo - Morning Dew Crystal Drops; MISTI; computer & printer

Adhesives: SA - tape runner & foam squares

Tropical Birthday wishes

 Hello and welcome friends!

If you are like me, you're getting pretty sick

of winter and are looking forward to warmer weather.

With that in mind, here is a

tropical themed birthday card I made:

I've been challenging myself to use something from my

ever growing NBUS pile. First is that gorgeous shell/flower stamp.

I purchased it at least 6 months ago and finally opened the packaging.

Also, the flamingo paper I've had for over 2 years and I finally

cut into it. It's from a 12" x 12" sheet.

Here is the inside:

Since I (finally) used some of my new supplies, I'm entering

this at the current NBUS Challenge #70. I also used the current 

sketch from Atlantic Hearts Challenge #611.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Anchor of Hope and Inside Birthday (& dies)

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Echo Park - Summer Fun

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spectrum Noir & Copic markers; Sunny Studio - Stitched Oval die; Cuttlebug - D'Vine Swirls EF; MISTI; Nuvo - white blizzard Glitter Drops

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares