Snow days are the best days

 Welcome and happy Friday!

I thought I'd show some love to some

older products.

I dived deep into my stash and

came up with this card:

These cute snowmen are from a set called 'Chill Out' by

The Alley Way Stamps. I'm not sure how old they are

but the little digging I did on the Google showed these

are approximately from 2013. These were colored and 

fussy cut. The background paper is the last snippet I had

from this collection from My Mind's Eye called Colorful Christmas.

I couldn't find much about it, it's that old. I'd say this

is at least 10 years old, probably older. 😉 The

sentiment is from a Penny Black set from 2021.

These snowmen are just too cute!

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

I hope you have a great rest of your day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Retro Rubber #222

Freshly Made Sketches #619

Supplies:

Stamps: The Alley Way Stamps - Chill Out 2013; Penny Black - Snow Days 2021

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Teal Zeal

DP: My Mind's Eye - Colorful Christmas; DCWV - metallic purple; scrap

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Newton's Nook - Petite Snow stencil; MISTI; Gina K - Lg & Sm stitched square dies

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

Warm Winter Wishes

Hello and happy(?) Monday, crafty peeps!

I got into the Christmas (in July) spirit this weekend and

cranked out several cards to add to my severely depleted stash.

Here's one of them:

and the inside:

The stamps are from the same set by Bo Bunny (2013). All the papers are

at least 5 years old. (Shopping my stash for this one!) I used these super

cute teapot and mug dies from Paper Smooches as my warm beverages.

I forgot I had these. It's amazing what one finds when one actually looks

at what she has accrued over the years. (*cough*)

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Christmas Kickstart challenge #14 - Your favorite hot beverage

52 Christmas Card Throwdown #25-19

Retro Rubber #114 - Christmas in July

Supplies:

Stamps: Bo Bunny - Holiday Wishes (2013)

Ink: VersaMark; Memento - Nautical Blue

DP: American Crafts - Jack Frost (2014); HOTP - plaid (2003); Provo Craft - knit (at least 10 yrs)

CS: Neenah; Darice

Accessories: GC; Paper Smooches - coffee & tea dies; SB - lg & sm Std Circle Nesties; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares

Yum....cake!

Hello and happy Saturday to you!

I'm just popping in with a card I made for a few challenges.

Lots of stash shopping went into this card.

The sentiment is from an American Crafts set dated back in 2008;

the cake is from an MFT set dated 2010! There are a lot of metallic touches on this card:

 the gold embossed sentiment, gold floss on the die cut tag, gold sequins. I even edged 

the tag, white die cut circle and edge of the DP in gold ink! The cake was colored 

with Spectrum Noir markers then I went over the icing with a WOS pen. 

You can see the shimmer a bit more in this pic:

Guess it's time for me to get a move on and start putting up some Christmas decorations.

There should be an icy/rain mix arriving soon to our neck of the woods, so

indoors I shall stay. LOL!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Retro Rubber #100 - Tic Tac Toe - I used the last column: metallics/die cut/cake

Freshly Made Sketch #364

Seize the Birthday #155 - tags

Supplies:

Stamps: MFT - Lovin from the Oven 2010; American Crafts - Birthday 2008

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; VersaMark; Brilliance - Galaxy Gold

DP: American Crafts - #Summer

CS: Neenah; Crafter's Companion

Accessories: GC; Taylored Expressions - tag die; SB - Lg & Sm Std Circle Nesties; Spectrum Noir markers; hole punch; DMC floss; Stampendous - champagne EP; heat gun; MISTI; Darice - sequins;

K & Co - candle sticker

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

Ahh, a sketch challenge with lots of layers!

Hey all, I'm popping in with a card I've made based on the

newly resurrected Mojo Monday #502! I'm so

happy that Julee brought it back, because

sketches with lots of layers are my thing,

and there doesn't seem to be many left out there in blogland.

I may have basically cased her card, (thank you for the inspiration Julee!),

 but I've put my own spin on it. Check it:

and the inside:

 

Lots of stash shopping with this one. And can you believe that

poinsettia stamp was just inked for the first time? (since 2012!)

Really, the only thing newish on this card is the twig dies, which I 

purchased at the beginning of the year. (or the end of last year).

That's it for now. I'm going to go get my jammies on

and relax with my hubby and fur baby now.

Have a good evening!

I'd like to enter this card at:

Mojo Monday #502

The Flower challenge #26 - special occasion

Jingle Belles - Mele Kalikimaka

Retro Rubber challenge #99 - ATG

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity Stamps - poinsettia from the August 2012 KOM; Hero Arts  - Merry Christmas Message; Stampendous - music score

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Grey Flannel

DP: Creative Imaginations - Winter Woodland

CS: Thunderbolt; Bazzill

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; GC; Poppstamps - Shasta Twigs dies; SB - standard circles lg & sm Nesties; MISTI; Wink of Stella pen; Martha Stewart - Arch Lattice border punch

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

And now for a little subversive cross stitching...

Hello crafty friends!

I broke out my neglected embroidery floss to

work on an idea for a card I had rolling around in my head.

I've been working on this card for a couple days,

and I'm finally finished with it.

Check it out:

and the inside:

 

I used some ancient floss for this project. I think I've had this floss for at least 20 years,

from back when I was doing a lot of cross stitching projects.

I have a booklet of different cross stitch alphabets and I picked 

this one to use, mostly because it fit. LOL!

I used the stitched circle die along with the embroidery hoop die. The embroidery 

hoop was cut 4 times, stacked, and glued.

The patterned papers I used are from the same collection. (2012)

I cut flowers and leaves from the flower dies set (2015) and added them to the hoop.

My sentiment is stamped on the inside using the Happy Birthday set (2014).

I gotta say, this is probably one of my favorite cards to date. I'm sure

happy that my family shares the same sarcastic sense of humor I have because

some lucky member will get this in the future. LOL!

That's all I have for now. Thanks for visiting, and I hope you have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Sunday Stamps challenge #178

Happy Littel Stampers - ATG with Dies

Retro Rubber challenge #86

Paper Smooches May Fun challenge

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Happy Birthday (2014)

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: My Mind's Eye - The Sweetest Thing (2012)

CS: Neenah; Thunderbolt; scraps

Accessories: GC; Paper Smooches dies - embroidery hoop, stitched circle, flowers (2015); DMC floss; needle; STAMPlorations - Art Edges die; MISTI; Goodnatured Girls - Alphabet Order cross stitch pattern booklet

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

JUST US GIRLS #373 - Trend Week

Hello and welcome crafty friends! It's Trend Week at JUST US GIRLS. Judy is your hostess, and she's picked 'jars' as your inspiration. Here's my card:

 and the inside:

I took a mason jar stamp and die and made a Christmas 'snow globe jar' shaker card. I used an ancient dimensional sticker (soooo easy!) for the sentiment. I filled it with a couple different glitter mixes and some insanely tiny clear beads.

I hope you get some time this week to play along at Just Us Girls! For more inspiration, please check out what my teammates, and our Guest Designer, Teresa Gregory, have made for your viewing pleasure! Thanks for visiting! I hope you have a fantastic day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Addicted to Stamps and More #223 - holiday

Retro Rubber Challenge #53

Paper Smooches - December 2016 challenge 

 

 



Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Crystal Clear (2013), Joyful Greetings (2012 or 13?)
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Rhubarb Stalk
DP: HOTP
CS: Taylored Expressions, Crafter's Companion, scrap
Accessories: GC; Paper Smooches - Crystal Clear jar die; Avery Elle - Pierced Rectangle die; Recollections - tree sticker; Stampendous - Multi Crystal mix & Silver Glass mix glitter; Craft Outlet - glass beads; Crafter's Companion - acetate
Adhesives - SA by 3L - tape runner; Scotch - foam tape; Ranger - Glossy Accents

BOO!

Hello friends! I wanted to pop in here to share another Halloween card:

 here is the inside:

Most everything on this card is at least 3 years old. The stamp set I used (Hero Arts - Celebrate Everyday) is from 2012. The paper collection (Thrilling - by Authentique) is from 2013. I'm pretty sure all the stickers I used are at least 3 years old also! LOL! I actually have to go and MacGyver the bats, as they are so old, they're not sticking too well. HA! 

That's all I have for now. Just a quick fly by in blogland! Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:
Tuesday Morning Sketches #373
Retro Rubber Challenge Blog #49

 


Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts - Celebrate Everyday (2012)
Ink: Ranger DI - Black Soot; Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: Authentique - Thrilling (2013)
CS: Darice
Accessories: American Crafts - Thickers, 3D stickers from the Nightfall collection; Recollections - bat stickers
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

SHOPPING OUR STASH #268 - Mary Had a Little Lamb

Hello crafty peeps and welcome! This week at SHOPPING OUR STASH, we'd like to see farm animals on your cards or projects! Here's my card:

and the inside:

In another attempt to use my NBUS, I unearthed a stamp that I won at Kraftin Kimmie stamps in 2013, and yes, this is the first time it's been inked. (Can I tell you that coloring pig tails is very hard to do? This image was my 3rd attempt.) Here's a tip: if you screw up coloring an image, keep it, and use it to practice on for future color combos. 

Ok, so it's your turn. Just create a card or project using a farm animal and link it up at Shopping Our Stash!  For more inspiration, please check out what the Design Team have created for your viewing pleasure, and please leave them some bloggy lovin! And 'hay'! We have a Guest Designer joining us this month! Please also welcome Jennifer Fahnestock and check out the adorable card she made!

Remember that we are looking for Guest Designers now! If you wish to be considered as GD for October, simply add "DT" after your name when linking up! 

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

I'd like to enter this at:

The Challenge #76

Retro Rubber Challenge #46 - critter time

Ellibelle's Let's Color linky party #12

 

Supplies:
Stamps: Kraftin Kimmie - Down on the Farm 2013; Stampendous - Birthday Wish 2012
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: DCWV - The Spring Mix stack
CS: Crafter's Companion; Darice; scrap
Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; GC; SB - Deckled Rectangle die; Martha Stewart - loop punch; Rhinestones - a gift two years ago from my Snarky Sister Barbara Godden; MISTI
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares