Chasing Summer for The Paper Players

Sharing a card I made using the sketch from The Paper Players. 

So my paper, all cardstock  Kraft cardstock for my background, my image mat and sentiment strip.  Watercolor paper for the rest.  A watercolor background, and a watercolor image. 

We will be chasing summer into the winter. 

Go create! 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Chasing Summer

Stamps and Dies:  Dog Days of Summer (Newton's Nook); Catching Rays House Mouse (Stampendous); Stitched Rectangle Die (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink & Embossing:  Black Onyx (Versafine); Clear Embossing Powder (Wow); Various Distress Inks (Ranger); Versamark; Sand Dune EP (Wow);

Paper: Watercolor (Canson); Smooth Watercolor paper (Close To My Heart); Desert Storm (Neenah);

Other: Lemon Yellow and Orange Color Burst (Ken Oliver)

Tic-Tac-Toe for Tuesday Throwdown

Went with the second row for the challenge at Tuesday Throwdown . . . . used green, a die and a stencil. 

And maybe there were a few dies and a few shades of green.  My background piece was created using a few shades of green ink and some shaving cream.  Then I used a stencil to get the darker green dots on my background. 

My original die was the sentiment die.  But I had an extra butterfly and those white negative die pieces cluttering my work surface.  They made their way onto the project. 

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Hey There

Stamps and Dies:  Lava Lamp Cover Plate Die, Great Wings Stamp Set and Dies, Hey There Friend Word Die (Catherine Pooler Designs)

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight, Lime Rickey, Mardi Gras Ink (Catherine Pooler Inks)

Paper:  Cascade and Black Cardstock (American Crafts); Solar White (Neenah);

Other:  Pop Art Stencil (Catherine Pooler Designs); Boston Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); Diamond Stickles (Ranger);

Cry. Laugh. Remember. for HMFMC

House Mouse & Friends Challenge over the last two weeks was to include pastels.  And so, pastels it is . . .

 I have lots of favorites from House Mouse, but I do adore this one with the bubbles.  So fun.  Thought it might be a sweet card for the loss of a parent. 

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Cry. Laugh. Remember.

Stamps and Dies:  Life in Full Bloom Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs); Blowing Bubbles (House Mouse by Stampendous);

Ink:  Midnight (Catherine Pooler); Black Onyx Versafine; Clear EP (Ranger);

Paper:  Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); Watercolor Paper (Canson); Pattern Paper (The Stamps of Life);

Other:  Glitter Gems (Close To My Heart)

Vintage for Cardz 4 Guys

When I saw "vintage" as the prompt at Cardz 4 Guys, I new I had to play long with some paper that I had off to the side of my work table. 

I don't own a lot of vintage stamps, so while there was ink for inking, there was no no ink for stamping.  I used pattern papers from an old button farm kit that I couldn't part with.  I did enjoy making the tag, which has a vellum background and a kraft paper string. 

Something different . . . keeps me being crafty. 

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Go Someplace You've Never Been

Ink: Black (Hero Arts)

Paper:  Cityscapes (Graphic 45); Desert Storm (Neenah); Vellum (Bazzill)

Accessories:  Wooden Arrow (The Stamps of Life);

Mommy-to-Bee for SOS

Created a card for my friend, a mommy-to-be, and I used an old kit in my stash!  Just had to enter it in this weeks Shopping Our Stash. 

 I colored my bees using a blender pend and some inks.  And I created my card on pattern paper.  Love that heart heart shaped stitched bee trail.  I love how the mommy bee is holding her belly anticipating what is to come. 

Creating in Covid helps to pass the time!  I hope you find some time to create. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Mommy to Bee

Stamps and Dies:  Bee Yourself Stamp Set and Hexagon Die (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight and Tiara Ink (Catherine Pooler); Black Shimmer Pen (Close To My Heart); Wink of Stella; Blender Pen (Marvy);

Paper:  White Daisy (Close To My Heart); The Bees Knees Pattern Paper (Honey Bee Stamp); Black Cardstock (American Crafts);

Other: Black Sequins (Simon Says Stamp)

Moment of Magic for House Mouse & Friends

The challenge at House Mouse & Friends was anything goes, with the optional theme of "better together". 

For my frame, I cropped corners and wrapped a bit of ribbon on my corners.  I love all my House Mouse stamps, but always love images that feature other critters.  And I love trying to find sentiments that speak to those images.  

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Take a Risk

Stamps and Dies:  Hummingbird Feeder House Mouse (Stampendous); The Right Words (Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley and Ranger);

Ink & Embossing:  Midight (Catherine Pooler Ink); Black Onyx (Versafine); Clear EP (Ranger);  Various Distress Inks (watercolor of image);

Paper: Sea Glass (Simon Says Stamp); Black (America Crafts); Watercolor (Canson);

Other:  Whisper White Ribbon (Stampin' Up); Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh);

Smile!

A box of supplies, some dies and some acetate.  Hoping this can create a smile, inspired by the prompt at The Paper Players. 

A shaker with the word "smile" has to create a smile.  Or maybe some distracting shaking in these odd times. 

My fun challenge for this card was getting that twine to stick to the acetate and create that frame.  And I used stuff I had on hand!

All good stuff.  Hope you find some time to create soon. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Smile Shaker

The Stamps of Life Kit of the Month - November 2017

Additional Supplies:  Acetate Sheets (The Stamps of Life) and Circle Dies (Sizzix)

Mommy to Be - Inspired by TIME OUT

When I saw the challenge at TIME OUT Challenges, all that black and yellow, I had to play around.  Black and white and any color makes me smile. 

While I wanted to do stripes, I happened to be going thru some boxes of old kits and found a stash of black and yellow pattern paper.  And so I got busy as a bee . . .

So there are all sorts of shapes here . . . stripes in hexagons, and hexagons made of "stripes". 

I used a blender pen and some ink to color my bee. 

I had fun creating this one, inspired by TIME OUT Challenges and a box of old supplies from a Simon Says Stamp set. 

I hope you find some time to create. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Mommy to Bee Honeycomb Border

Stamps and Dies:  Bee Yourself Stamp Set and Hexagon Die (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight and Tiara Ink (Catherine Pooler); Black Shimmer Pen (Close To My Heart); Wink of Stella; Blender Pen (Marvy);

Paper:  White Daisy (Close To My Heart); The Bees Knees Pattern Paper (Honey Bee Stamp); Black Cardstock (American Crafts);

Other: Gold Sequins (Simon Says Stamp)

Sunday Stash Day - You are a Super Hero.

Today was my day to use paper in my stash, and try to make a dent in old supplies.  So I pulled out a box and got busy making a card, this one inspired by the word prompt of "Hero" at Just Us Girls.  

Now I was inclined to make a card honoring our medical folks that are out in the field, but I didn't have any good medical stamps or dies.  So I went with just a festive card to put a smile on a hero's face. 

I used paper from an old kit from The Stamps of Life with a great sentiment die and stamp set from them as well.  For ink, my sentiments, the black stars within the circles in the pattern paper, and I inked my edges to give a crisp look before popping them on my card. 

Tomorrow is a new day . . . go be creative! 

Supplies Used - Super Hero

Cardstock, Pattern Paper from 2019 February Card Kit (The Stamps of Life)

Other Supplies:  Super Statement Stamp/Die Set (The Stamps of Life); Licorice Ink (The Stamps of Life)

Refuse to Sink - Cardz 4 Guyz Inspired

I created this card for Cardz 4 Guyz.  The challenge was to use a die as the main feature of the card. 

And so I created a nautical wheel using an awesome die from Catherine Poolder Designs and some crazy cool embossing powder from Wow.  It's a bit different for sure.  Love that powder.  

I hope you were able to find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Refuse to Sink

Stamps and Dies:  Ships Wheel Die and Refuse to Sink Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs)

Ink: Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Pad (Wow); 101 Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper:  White Cardstock (Park Lane Paperie); The Bees Knees Pattern Paper (Honey Bee Stamp)

Other:  Big Sur Sequins (Catherine Pooler Designs);