Inspired by a Cookie

 I think this may be my first time playing along with If You Give a Crafter a Cookie.  I knew I had a stamp that fit the image, so I got to work stamping and paper piecing my sloth.  I was inspired by the sloth cookie in the picture. 

And I used one of my favorite techniques which is paper piecing to crate my little guy from pattern paper. 

I hope you find some time to create today.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Wishing You a Chill Birthday

Most supplies from The Stamps of Life Card Kit - July 2018

Additional supplies:  Midnight and Icing on the Cake Ink (Catherine Pooler Inks); sloths2stamp Stamp Set and Dies (The Stamps of Life); Onyx Pearl Liquid Pearls (Ranger);

Favorite Birthday Guy

I created my own background for Cardz 4 Guys. This one was created on regular cardstock using a baby wipe that I had used to clean a background stamp.  I didn't use the background stamp on this card, just the baby wipe and ink that was cleaned off.    I bunched it up and smooshed it on my white cardstock and kept shifting and pressing. 

Once dried, brought in a stencil and used some glitter gel to add some additional texture. 

And then it was all sentiments from there . . . stamps and a die.  I stacked my die, and have one layer of green that is slightly offset. 

I struggle with masculine cards, so this was a win!  

I hope you find some time to create today.  

Debbie

 

Supplies Used - Favorite Birthday

Stamps and Dies:  Favorite Word Die and My Favorite Sentiments Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight, Lime Rickey, Something Borrowed, and Fiesta Blue (Catherine Pooler Ink);

Paper: Premium White and Midnight Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Green Pattern Paper from scrap stash;

Other: Star Stencil (Catherine Pooler Designs); White Glitz Glitter Gel (Gina K Designs); Cats and Bats Dots (Close To My Heart);

 

 

 

 

 

Taking the Postive with the Negative - Take 5

It's time for another positive/negative die creation.  I just can't throw out the parts. 

The prompt at Inspirational Challenges is "Triangles".  I decided to play with a die in my stash that is a circle, but has triangles in the design of the die.  Hard to know what was truly positive and negative on this one.  But here is where I ended up.  

First, I created a background  using watercolor paper and a large background stamp.  I used distress oxide inks and created some "generational" backgrounds.  This is one of the three.  I trimmed it down and then my used my die to create that focal point. 

Love the colors of the ink on this one.  I married it with other embellishments in my stash and some sentiments and dies. 

And of course, I can't throw away "the pieces"!  And so a second card . . . 

Love them both, but the second one!  LOVE!  

Want to see more examples of positive/negative creations, check out these posts.  

I hope you find some time to create today.

Debbie
 

Supplies Used - Hello - Happy Day

Stamps and Dies:  Simple Greetings Dies, Party Print Circle Die, Cottage Garden Background Stamp and Pick Your Pot Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide (Ranger); Midnight (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Paper: Pixie Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); Watercolor Cardstock (Ranger); Solar White (Neenah);

Other:  Romance Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); Grape Shimmer Trim (Close To My Heart); 

 

Supplies Used - Thank You

Stamps and Dies:  Simple Greetings Die, Layered Greetings Stamp Set, Party Print Circle Die, Cottage Garden Background Stamp (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide (Ranger); Midnight (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Watercolor Cardstock (Ranger);

Other:  Romance Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);

 

 

 

 

Just Add G . . .

 It was Just Add G at Just Add Ink.  I managed to add some G and some ink!  

 I went with gumdrops for my card.  And I added a lot of sparkle because gumdrops are sparkly with sugar! 

And some extra G''s for Goody, Goody! 

I also dug and used some old items in my stash.  I hope you found some time to create today!  

Debbie

Supplies Used - Goody, Goody Gumdrops

Stamps and Dies:  labels4jars, sayings4jars, jars2stamp Dies (The Stamps of Life); Step Up Dies (Sizzix);

Ink:  Various Markers (The Stamps of Life); Midnight and Orange Twist (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper:  Cardstock and Pattern Paper*, Silver Cardstock (Bazzill)

Other:  Stickles (Ranger), Twine and Epoxy Dots*

 

* From The Stamps of Life January 2019 Card Kit

Always Fun - Old and New

 I combined old and new, which was the inspirational prompt at Always Fun Challenges.  This creation will be presented to my mom for Mother's Day.  

The old is the Deco Label Frame dies (which I still love to use).  I think they've been in my stash a good eight years.   

The new is the Wrapped Bouquet stamps and dies.  

Really love the way that frame die showcases my bouquet of flowers.  

I hope you find some time to create today.  

Debbie

Supplies Used - Happy Mothers Day

Stamps and Dies:  Deco Labels Dies and Wrapped Bouquet Stamp Set and Wrapped Flowers Dies (Stampin' Up);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight Ink (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: White Daisy Cardstock (Close To My Heart); Oh So Ombre DSP (Stampin' Up); Rockin' Red Prints (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Other: Big Apple Sequin Mix and Cookies and Cream Twine (Catherine Pooler Designs); Simply White Crystal Drops (Nuvo);

"Float" Inspired at Just Us Girls

The inspirational quote at Just Us Girls was Float.  I decided to play along with stamps and dies in my stash from The Stamps of Life.  And so two cards with "floats" . . .

For this one I used some pattern paper to encourage cheerfulness and went with a fairly solid colored dragon float that I stamped on pattern paper. 

For my second card, I went with a busy pattern paper design and the unicorn flat.  The bright colors in the paper seemed perfect for a unicorn! The sentiment was tucked into the float. 

I hope you find some time to create today!  

Debbie

 

Supplies Used - Just Keep Swimming

Stamps and Dies:  Floaties Stamp Set and Dies (The Stamps of Life);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight (Catherine Pooler Ink);

Paper: Guava Cardstock and Cheerful Pattern Paper (The Stamps of Life);

Other: Flamenco Beach Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);

 

Supplies Used - You've Got This

Stamps and Dies:  Floaties Stamp Set and Dies (The Stamps of Life);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight (Catherine Pooler Ink);

Paper: Midnight Cardstock and Cheerful Pattern Paper (The Stamps of Life);

Other: Tybee Island Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);

 

Thinking of You - Inspired by a Rose

Little Red Wagon's challenge this week was to smell the roses.  So I stopped for a bit to create some roses. 

But there was no rosy scent to take in . . .  

 

I do love the lift of those rose dies and the border they created.  

For the scent, I ended up in my kitchen and took in the scent of my Meyer's Clean Day Rose Scented  Multi-surface cleaner.  My kitchen counter is clean.  

I hope you find some time to create!  

Debbie

Supplies Used - Thinking of You

Stamps and Dies:  Pair of Roses Dis, Sealed with a Kiss Stamp Set and Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks); Copic Markers;

Paper:  Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Red Pattern Paper from my scrap stash (using crap I have);  Silver Foil Paper (Close To My Heart);

Other:  Valentines Day Sparklets (Buttons Galore);

 

Love My Lawn Fawn!

I've been inventorying my Lawn Fawn, so it was a great time to be inspired by a few sets.  One that caught my attention was that darn hammock from the Hammock and Trees set.   I decided to create a scene for the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge. 

And who better to relax in a hammock but a selfie-taking octopus. 

 

I had a lot of fun creating this scene and see more hammocks in my future. 

Supplies Used - You Take the Best Shell-fies

Stamps and Dies:  Tropical Backdrop, Ocean Shell-fie Stamp Set and Dies, Reveal Wheel Puffy Cloud Add-on Dies and Hammock and Trees Dies (Lawn Fawn);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight, Lime Rickey, and Icing on the Cake (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: Desert Storm and Solar White Cardstock (Neenah); Kiwi and Banana Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); Soft Suede and Early Espresso Cardstock  (Stampin' Up); Pint-sized Patterns Beachside (Lawn Fawn);

Other: Diamond Stickles (Ranger); Liquid Glass (Close To My Heart);