Quilled flower birthday card

 Hello and welcome!

I'm popping in at the last minute

with a card I just made:

This came together rather quickly, which is rare for me,

as I usually take hours if not days to make a card.

The background is stenciled using an olive and a

mustard-y looking butterscotch ink

I went through my ever-growing UFO pile,

(Un-Finished Objects) and came upon

these quilled pieces I made years ago and never used.

They were all white, but I used the same inks to

color them.

All I added was a few rhinestones to finish the front.

Another sentiment was added to the inside:

The latest Color Hues challenge calls for, you guessed it,

olive and mustard, two great fall colors, so I'll be

entering this card there.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Let's Celebrate

Ink: Simon Says Stamp - Olive; Ranger Adirondack Earthtones - Butterscotch; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Thunderbolt; Bazzill

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Leaf Prints stencil; Avery Elle - Double pierced rectangle die; mystery rhinestones from my stash; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner; Bearly Art glue

'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

Dotty birthday wishes

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

I'm back with another card to share.

I love a simple design with a bold color pallet. This

card just makes me happy! 😊

Another sentiment finishes the inside.

I finally put up some Halloween decorations today.

I didn't go all out like I usually do, but it was

enough to make me feel good.

Now it's time to get some dinner started.

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

I'd like to enter this at:

Seize the Birthday #293

Addicted to Stamps and More #478

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampendous - Birthday Wish

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Sunny Studio - Polka-Dot Parade

CS: Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spellbinders - stitched read & sip dies; Nuvo Crystal Drops - Dandelion Yellow; MISTI

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #255 H is for Halloween

 

Hello and welcome snarky friends!

It's been a minute since I've posted anything.

To rectify that, here's my slightly late post for

the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS: HALLOWEEN!

As is my way, I mixed some old and new items

to create this card. I just love this cauldron die!

Another sentiment finishes the inside.

Since I had everything out, I created another card.

As I said earlier, I've been remiss in sharing cards here.

I'm making them, but just wasn't blogging about them.

Also, we just survived hurricane Helene. We live

in western North Carolina. Though we

luckily didn't get washed out from flood waters or mudslides,

we lost power for 7 days. 11 of 22 Leyland cypress trees

that lined our driveway and ran to the back of our

property came down. In our neighbor's yard.

We've been busy cutting the trees down and hauling

everything away. Ever since Helene, we've had spotty

internet connection. It's taken until today

for me to be able to post anything.

Things are getting better here, but

there's still so much needed for those

who've lost everything in the mountains.

And now, hurricane Milton gave a double

blow to Florida. It's heartbreaking.

Well, enough of me being 'Debbie Downer'.

I hope that you'll play along in our Halloween challenge

this month at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

If you need some inspiration, simply visit the blogs of

my sisters to see their amazing projects!

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Sweet Spiders; Queen & Co. - Halloween

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black; Altenew - Just Green; Hero Arts - Neon Green

DP: Taylored Expressions - Build A Scene Halloween; Queen & Co. - Hocus Pocus

CS: Cardstock Warehouse; Bazzill; scraps

Accessories: Lawn Fawn - Build-A-Cauldron dies; Pink & Main - Reverse Scallop rectangle die; Stampendous - Champagne EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, 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 #254 A is for Autumn

 

Hello and welcome!

Can you believe that it's already September!?

I swear that it was just June yesterday. 😦

Well, since it's getting to be that time of year,

this month's challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS

is A for Autumn. What does that mean for you?

Cooler weather? Colorful leaves? Sweater weather?

Pumpkin Spice? Let's see it!

For me, as always, Autumn means Halloween,

so of course I created a Halloween card:

The background panel was created by smooshing mixed media paper

into water spritzed Distress Inks, drying, then selectively adding more

inks with some cellophane packaging smooshed into the inks.

This was repeated until I liked the look of it. I did also

blend more black soot ink around the edges.

I spritzed some water droplets onto the panel then

blotted with a paper towel for more blotches.

Mr. Bones was stamped, fussy cut, and then I blended

Vintage Photo DI around the edges.

Lastly, I cracked open a vial of Aged Black embossing powder and

used for the first time. Holy Wow! It looks amazing IRL!

A mix of silver, black and gold. It really looks like

aged metal! Of course, it was impossible for me

to photograph, as usual. LOL!

Here's the finished inside:

Since I had all the materials out, I created a second card:

I hope that you'll join in our Autumn challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

Need more inspiration? Simply visit the blogs of my Sisters and

our reigning Queen, Leslie, to see their takes on the challenge.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at Two Old Bats September 24 ATG challenge

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampers Anonymous - Mr. Bones, Bold Frights; Queen & Co. - Halloween

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark; Ranger DI - Black Soot, Wilted Violet, Crackling Campfire, Vintage Photo

CS: Strathmore mixed media paper; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse; scrap

Accessories: MISTI; Stampendous - Aged Black EP; heat gun; water mister; cellophane packaging

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