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

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

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

'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

Fall foliage birthday

 Hello and happy Tuesday to you!

Here's a card that I made using a fun embossing

folder technique by Gina K.

I made one panel, and I loved how it came out,

so I made four more. This is the 4th panel

finally being used:

I didn't want to cover up this gorgeous panel, so

I triple die cut the happy birthday sentiment,

stacked and glued together, then went over the top

with glitter glue for some sparkle.

A simple sentiment finishes the inside:

We've been having a lovely stretch of cooler weather here

in North Carolina, so I think I'm going to go enjoy it!

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

 Just Add Ink #718 (I chose texture and foliage}

AAA Birthday #65 - Background Focus

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings: Birthday

Ink: Ranger DI - Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Faded Jeans; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Darice - Fall Leaves Swirl embossing folder; Poppy Stamps - Happy Birthday Po Script die; Nuvo Crystal Drops - White Blizzard; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner; Bearly Art Glue

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #251 - D is for Die Cut

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's a new month (how did THAT happen?!),

and so, a new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

As the amazing graphic by our sister, Lee, shows,

we want to see die cuts on your projects.

Here's what I made:

 

I must state that this was a case of a card I saw somewhere, maybe Pinterest,

but I neglected to make note of who I cased, so if this seems

familiar to you, thank you so much for the inspiration!!

This is a mix of newly die cut items and UFO's,

(UnFinished Objects - items that for some reason I die cut but didn't use)

The "stencil" was even a die, cut into printer paper, then

used to sponge the ink onto the center of the panel. Pretty

much everything was die cut, but for the sentiment, 

which I fussy cut.

I added some Nuvo glitter drops to the wildflowers

for a bit of sparkle.

I hope that you find time this month to play along in our die cut challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more inspiration, do check out what my sisters and our 

newest reigning Queen, Gail, have created for your viewing pleasure!

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions: Signature Sentiments

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Fruit Punch

CS: Neenah

Accessories: Taylored Expressions: Frayed Edge dies; Honey Bee Stamps - Spring Leaves cutting plate; Sunny Studio - Frilly Frames Lattice die; Poppy Stamps - Daisy Stems dies; MISTI; Nuvo Glitter Drops - white blizzard

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