A musical birthday card

 Hello and happy Friday to you!

I'm back with another birthday card.

Earlier this year I made at least 5 panels

using this technique by Gina K. This is the

last panel to be used.

I cut the guitar from red cardstock and used a black marker

to color the neck, bridge and bolts. The pickguard was cut

from black cardstock with a shimmer to it.

The sentiment was white heat embossed onto black cardstock.

And now I have a dude card for my stash!

AAA Birthday challenge #79 is a music themed challenge, so

I am entering this card there.

That's it for now. Thank you so much for visiting.

I hope that you have a great rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings: Birthday

Ink: Versamark; Ranger DI - Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain

CS: Cardstock Warehouse; Neenah; Bazzill; Thunderbolt

Accessories: MFT - Rock and Roll dies; Darice - sheet music EF; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI; Faber Castell black Artist Pitt Pen

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares: Bearly Art Glue

I hope your day rocks

Hello and welcome crafty friends! It's been a while since I've blogged about anything. The Christmas rush to get my cards made and sent out was even more hectic because I flew home for 10 days this month. On top of that, I decided to paint a bunch of mandala dotted ornaments to give away as gifts. (That will be an upcoming blog post) I hope that your holidays were as fun filled as mine was! It's been almost 10 years since I was back home for Christmas and it was so fun to see my family, including my newest grandnephew, Henry, who decided to make his debut a couple weeks early!

Well, onto why I'm here. After cleaning up the craftnado that went through my craft room before the holidays, I created this card with a new-to-me die set mixed with older stamps:

Not sure if the millennials out there will understand what this is, but I know my fellow Gen Xers will!

Here's the inside:

I chose to use blue and purple so that I could enter this at the current Color Hues challenge. Since

that cassette tape die has 6 different dies layered together, I'm also entering this at AAA Birthday #68,

and for the birthday challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

Thanks for stopping by to check out my latest post. I hope that you have a wonderful rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Be Boppin and Birthday Sampler

Ink: Memento - Gray Flannel, Grape Jelly

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Bazzill

Accessories: MFT - Cassette Tape die; MISTI

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

 

Gold Glitzy Snowflake

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

In my effort to crank out Christmas cards,

here's yet another card that I've made:

I die cut the snowflake from some holographic gold

paper that I've had forever. It looks really cool when you

move the card around. I kept the snowflake theme by

using a snowflake cover plate on the back panel.

I even rummaged in my stash for some blue 

rhinestones to glue to the center. 😊 

I heat embossed the sentiment in gold, die cut it, and

glued to the panel. Another sentiment finishes the inside.

Because I had all the materials out, I made a few more:

I'm playing along with the current challenge at Just Us Girls, 

which is a color challenge this week: gold, white & blue.

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

Supplies:

Stamps & dies: My Favorite Things - Christmas Wishes

Ink: Versamark; Taylored Expressions - Blueberry

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions:

DP: mystery gold holographic paper

Accessories: Gina K. - Snowflake die; Honey Bee Stamps - snowflake cover plate; Sunny Studio - slimline basic borders die; MISTI; WOW! - gold EP; heat gun; Darice - rhinestones

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner; Glue Dots

You Rock

 Hello and welcome friends!

As I mentioned on this post, I needed to create

another card using the other drum set I die cut.

Ta-Da! Here it is:

For some reason, I felt compelled to use orange on this card.

Gotta say, I'm digging it! LOL!

Since I still had the stamp out, I used the same one on the inside:

I'm happy to have yet another dude card ready. 😊

Thank you for stopping by. Enjoy your day!

I'd like to enter this at The Paper Players #691

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Knick Knacks; Picket Fence Studios - My man my friend

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Reminisce - Got Ink?/ Bazzill - gold & silver mirror

CS: Cardstock Warehouse; Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: Pink & Main - Zig Zag circle die; Sunny Studio - stitched circle die; My Favorite Things - Keep On Rockin' dies; Cuttlebug - Swiss Dots EF; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, 3D foam squares; Ranger - MMM

Hope your day rocks

 Hello and welcome friends!

I've been rather MIA lately.

Between a vacation, yard work, getting my veggie

garden going, planting flowers, and mostly

just not having any desire to craft,

it's been rather a ghost town here on my blog.

Well, I finally discovered some crafty mojo this

week, and here's one of the cards I made:

This drum set die was picked out of my NBUS pile. I purchased it earlier

this year, and as usual, I'm only getting around to using it now.

It's cut from both gold and silver mirror paper. 

The idea for the background was to make a dark stage with

stage lights pointing down on the drums.

You get it, right??

I used a Tim Holtz rays stencil with Mustard Seed DOX sponged

onto the black panel. I then matted that with more gold mirror paper.

The sentiment is heat embossed in silver.

Mirror paper is SOOOO hard to photograph!

Another sentiment finishes the inside:

Yay, I have another dude card made! Now I just have to

make another card with the other drum set. 😊😊

That's it for now. Thank you for taking time to visit.

It's much appreciated!

Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Seize the Birthday #248 - use metallics

NBUS Challenge #62

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - BeBoppin; Picket Fence Studios - My Man, My Friend

Ink: Ranger DOX - Mustard Seed; Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Bazzill - gold and silver mirror

CS: Cardstock Warehouse; Thunderbolt

Accessories: Stampers Anonymous/TH - Rays stencil; MFT - Keep On Rockin' dies; Taylored Expressions - Frayed Edge die; Whispers - Silver EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner; Ranger - MMM

Here's another birthday card

 Greetings friends, and welcome!

I'm still working on replenishing my

stash of birthday cards. Here's one

I just created:

I went a little more dramatic and used black cardstock with this

cool faux holographic paper. I had this image already colored,

just waiting to be used. Today was the day!

Here's the finished inside, using another

sentiment from the set:

These gnomes are just so cute!

Thanks for visiting, and happy Leap Day!

I'd like to enter this at My Favorite Things WSC #687

Supplies:

Stamps: MFT - Happy Birthday to my Favorite Gnomie (and dies)

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Honey Bee Stamps freebie paper

CS: Spectrum Noir; Cardstock Warehouse; scraps

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MFT - Stitched Oval Frames dies, banner from Blueprints 27, Open Simply Scallops Trio border die; Cuttlebug - Swiss Dots EF; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - MMM

Grab your party hat!

 Hi there. I'm back with another post

today to share this fun card:

I've had this party hat die for years, and I can't remember if I've

ever used it before. (Oh the shame!)

I cut it from that rainbow striped paper and a couple more

from white card stock, then stacked and glued them together.

I found a bit of multicolored polka dot paper from another company

that matched the colors rather well, so that was die cut

with the scalloped oval die. A simple sentiment finishes the front,

and another sentiment was added on the inside:

I'm slowly adding to my depleted birthday card stash. 😊

That's it for this post. Thanks for popping by!

Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at AAA Birthday #57

Supplies:

Stamps: MFT - Birdie Brown Greetings Galore; Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Birthday Sentiments

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Cherry Pop

DP: PhotoPlay - Tulla's Birthday Party; Doodlebug Design - Lot's O' Luck

CS: Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: MFT - Jumbo Party Hat dies; Sunny Studio - Scalloped Oval Mat 1; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Ranger -MMM

Holiday Greetings

 Hello and happy Fri-Yay!

I've been having fun playing

with more poinsettia dies

and created another card with them:

In a challenge to myself to use older papers in my stash,

I grabbed a paper pad that's at least 11 years old,

and has a distressed, grungy look to it.

I die cut the main panel from kraft cardstock, then

decided to splatter it with black and white acrylic paints.

It reminded me of burlap after I did that!

I decided that the flowers and leaves needed to be

distressed also. I used a blending brush with whatever

brown ink was on it already and went over the petal tips and leaves.

Here's the finished inside:

I'm taking advantage while Mr. Mojo is in town and

am trying to make a card a day. 😁

That's it for now. Thanks for visiting.

I hope that you have a great day!

Merry Christmas!

I'd like to enter this at My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge #677

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things - Christmas Wishes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

DP: My Mind's Eye - Signature Christmas

CS: Thunderbolt; MFT

Accessories: MFT - Christmas Wishes dies, Winter Poinsettia dies, Cross Stitch Rectangle die; DecoArt Americana black & white acrylic paint; WOW! - clear EP; heat gun; MISTI; Nuvo Crystal Drops - dandelion yellow

Adhesives: 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - MMM

Joy to the World

 Hello and welcome!

This is my third post in as many days. That's a record

for me lately! LOL!

Today I'm sharing a Christmas card.

Yep, I'm still making them, but now for

next year. 😄

It's hard to take photos of cards that incorporate gold mirror paper,

but I did my best. The leaves are half gold mirror/half gold glitter.

IRL this card just SHINES!

Here's the finished inside:

It's starting to get a bit gloomy outside, but that happens when a

Nor'easter is headed your way. For those of you on the east coast,

stay safe! Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Atlantic Hearts #555

The Flower Challenge #87 - use gold

Christmas Kickstart #81 - ATG Christmas

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things - Christmas Wishes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

DP: Recollections - Believe

CS: Neenah; Bazzill - gold glitter; American Crafts - gold mirror

Accessories: MFT - Winter Poinsettias dies; Paper Rose - stitched square die; Honey Bee - Pierced Fancy Flakes cover plate; MISTI; WOW! - clear EP; heat gun; Ranger - gold Stickles

Adhesives: 3L - tape runner; 3D foam squares; Ranger - MMM

Cheers, Chick!

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

I made a card that combines a few challenges

and I'd like to share it:

It looks rather CAS for me, but there's actually 5 layers on this, not

including the card base. I've used DP from a collection that

looks like alcohol ink blends. I cut a strip for the diagonal element,

as well as using more to fussy cut the wine in the glass. I used

a red marker to darken the 'surface' of the wine. The

tiny bunch of grapes came with the same stamp set as the 

wine glass, and I colored it with Prismacolor pencils.

I didn't want to hide that gorgeous strip of paper, so I cut

the circle element from vellum.

A couple stamped sentiments and a bit more of 

the same DP on the inside finishes my card.

That's it for now. We've had a nice run of beautiful days, and

so I'm going out to enjoy the day.

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

Seize the Birthday #259 - Alcohol

AAA Birthday #48 - Layer it Up

Sketch Saturday #723

Supplies:

Stamps: Dare2BArtzy/Totally Tracy - Always Wine Time; MFT - More Essential Sentiments, Girls Night Out

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Craft Consortium - Ink Drops Vivid; Bazzill - Vellum

CS: Thunderbolt; Spectrum Noir; Bazzill

Accessories: MISIT; Spectrum Noir markers; Prismacolor pencils; GC; Sunny Studio - Stitched Circle die

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