Three birds

Hello there and welcome!

I'm really trying to replenish my 

stash of birthday cards.

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

I had this (in hindsight, not so) brilliant idea to use the

negative of a die cut for my focal image, and let the

paper behind it show through. I forgot about the few itty bitty

pieces that had to be put back. Trying to glue a tiny bit

of cardstock that's smaller than a pin head made me

feel stabby, but I did it. (I'm never doing that again)

I did first try using a white marker to fill in the 

two tiny spots, but it wasn't opaque enough.

Here's the finished inside:

Now I have yet another birthday card done! Yay!

That's all for now. Thank you for visiting.

I hope that you have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at AAA Cards Challenge #255 - sketch and "cold"

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee - Birthday Wishes

Ink: Memento - Gray Flannel

DP: Craft Consortium - Ink Drops Ocean

CS: Neenah

Accessories: STAMPlorations - For the Birds dies; Penny Black - Swirly Stitches rectangle die; MISTI

Adhesives: Ranger - MMM; 3L - tape runner

SHOPPING OUR STASH #331 Snow Much Fun

Hello and welcome friends.

This week at

SHOPPING OUR STASH,

we want to see your snow related projects!

I created a snowy scene on my card:

and the inside:

The snow scene was die cut from silver foil paper, and very hard to photograph!

The deer is cut from silver glitter paper, and I've added a teeny tiny red rhinestone

for his nose.

To continue that silver vibe, I heat embossed the

sentiments in silver EP.

We hope that you find some time this week to play along with our

snow themed challenge at Shopping Our Stash!

For more ideas, do yourself a favor and visit the blogs of my

very clever teammies to see what they came up with.

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

AAA Cards #104 - Christmas

Jingle Belles - Baby It' Gold Outside (or silver or copper!)

Supplies: 

Stamps: Hero Arts - Merry Christmas Message

Ink: VersaMark; Brilliance - Silver Starlite

DP: Nicole - silver mirror; American Crafts - silver glitter

CS: Taylored Expressions

Accessories: GC; Poppy Stamps - Boddington Tree Scape & Regal Deer dies; Whispers - silver EP; heat gun; MISTI; Recollections - red rhinestone

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares; Ranger - multi medium matte

SHOPPING OUR STASH #277 Gobble 'til you Wobble

Hello crafty friends! We have a new challenge starting today at SHOPPING OUR STASH! With the American Thanksgiving Day holiday fast approaching, the SOS gals challenge you to make either a Thanksgiving Day or a Thank You card or project! Yep, choices! You'd think with that subtitle, I'd have made a Turkey Day card. Nope. A Thank You card it was:

 and the inside:

I won this paper pad and the accompanying tags 3 years ago? 4 years ago? And of course, I'm a hoarder, so I've barely cut into the paper. I used one piece of paper and one tag from the collection. It was rough. After I cut the patterned paper, I thought the card base needed something, so I used an Autumn themed background stamp with Antique Linen Distress Ink on it. I used some ancient string and some star sequins from 'I have no idea', that were screaming at me to be used, so I did. ☺

So now it's your turn. Have some fun and make a Turkey Day or Thank you card or project! Be sure to link up at Shopping Our Stash so we can admire it! For more inspiration, do check out what my teammies, and our Guest Designer, Cornelia, have made for your viewing pleasure. It would be great if you left them some crafty lovin on their blogs! 

Just a reminder: We are looking for Guest Designers! If you wish to be considered for our GD in December, simply leave a "DT" after your name when you link up! It's so easy even a caveman could do it! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Case this Sketch #197

AAA Cards #77 - Thanks/Thanksgiving

The Paper Players #320 - Thankful

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampendous - Autumn Words; MFT - Essential Sentiments

Ink: Ranger DI - Antique Linen; Memento - Rich Cocoa

DP & tag: WRMK - Autumn Splendor

CS: Darice

Accessories: mystery string and star sequins from my stash

Adhesives: SA by 3L - 3D & Thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - Multi Medium Matte

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #61 V is for Vroom!

Welcome snarky peeps to a new challenge at the SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS! V is for Vroom - we want to see any kind of motor vehicle on wheels added to your projects. Edna is ready to burn rubber on her hog and hit the biker bars! LOL! Here's what I came up with:

 Here is the inside:

I've had this stamp for a number of years, and yes, this is the first time I've used it. The sentiment it comes with is good, but I was looking for something more....more. So I stalked jeep memes and found this:

Then I went about creating that 'muddy' background panel, using Becca's Distress Ink Dipping Technique. I used Iced Spruce, Shabby Shutters, Brushed Corduroy, and Gathered Twigs, making two passes in the inky mess on my craft mat. Once it was dry, it was a simple matter of printing out the sentiments on my computer and completing this otherwise CAS card. 

Now it's your turn to haul out those stamps/papers/stickers, etc featuring motorized vehicles on wheels and make something with them! Just be sure to link up at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers so we can admire it! While there, please do check out what my Snarky Sistahs and our Guest Designer, Jane, have made to wow you, and leave some bloggy love! Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

AAA Cards #66 - Water Colour

Naughty or Nice #28 - Man Up

 

Supplies:
Stamps: Unity Stamps - Having Fun itty bitty
Ink: Ranger DI - Iced Spruce, Shabby Shutters, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs; Memento - Tuxedo Black
CS: Darice, DCWV
Accessories: GC; Avery Elle - Pierced Rectangle dies; Stapler; Sentiments computer generated
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Scotch foam tape

So, I took an online card class.....

Yep. Finally jumped on the OCC* bandwagon and I'm getting learnt. This card is the result of day one of Watercolor: Exploring Mediums Day 1. I'm a bit behind, but I plan to be getting crafty all day today. I've used my much neglected Marvy Uchida markers to watercolor the image. This was a practice-and-learn-as-you-paint kinda coloring job, so it's water colory is some spots, and not so much in others. But I'm happy for the most part how it came out. Check it:

 Here's the finished inside.

(The sentiment didn't ink well in some places. But, I've ordered

a MISTI, so I'll be getting better coverage soon! Woot Woot!)

I based my coloring skillz using Jennifer McGuire's 3rd video on day 1. Using Marvy Uchida markers, a paint brush, and a cup-o-water, I tried to watercolor the gold embossed image. Yeah, I know, I still have a lllloooonnnnggggg way to go. But it's a first attempt. I'll continue to keep at it. ☺

In case you are wondering, here are the markers I used:

I think my problem was that when I tried to go over some of the places, I didn't leave the paper to dry completely, so it still looks too blended and not so splotchy, as watercolor should look. Oh well. 

Well, back to the grind. Practice, practice practice! LOL! Have a great day!

My card is based on Tuesday Morning Sketches #319

and AAA Cards #48 - Autumn colors

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampendous - Eek a Boo; Inkadinkado - All Hallow's Eve
Ink: VersaMark; Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: Graphic 45 - An Eerie Tale, Olde Curiosity Shoppe
CS: Darice, Bazzill
Accessories: Marvy Uchida markers; Stampendous - Champagne EP; heat gun; paint brush; Doodlebug - twine
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares

...had a shiny nose

Hello there. It's been what seems like a long time since I've made a card for challenges other than my DT duties. Life has finally slowed down some, so it was high time to get crafty. Here's a card I made this afternoon:

 Here's the inside:

I usually cut all my square/rectangle panels with a paper trimmer. I splurged and recently bought the pierced rectangle dies and the zig zag stitch square dies. I'm loving them! 

You can see the stitches better here.

I really like how this card came out, and I have yet another Christmas card done! Woo hoo! 

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

I'd like to enter this card at:

CAS(e) this Sketch #127

Color Throwdown #346

AAA Cards #41 - Woodland animals

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - And A Partridge; Hero Arts - Merry Christmas Message

Ink: Memento - Gray Flannel

DP: MME - Ooh La La

CS: Darice; Recollections

Accessories: GC; Taylored Expressions - birch tree accessories (deer); Avery Elle - Double Pierced Rectangle dies; MFT - Zig Zag Stitched Squares Die-Namics; Hampton Arts - rhinestones; Spectrum Noir BP7 &  DR2 markers

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Glue Dots