Life Happens . . . Chocolate Helps!

Today's card was inspired by the photo inspiration at Just Add Ink.

I was inspired by the chocolate and really wanted to try my hand at a box of chocolates with a stamp and die that had been in my set for quite some time.

My one regret was not using gold paper for the wrappers for each candy. The last box of candy I had was from a company in Ohio who has gold foil box covers, which I did go with if you see the outline of the box. Their papers for each candy were brown, and I knew that wouldn't stand out so I used white. I felt like the gold would be too much, so I went with white. 

My overall goal was to create a card with chocolates that looked real, with that shine upon them. I used embossing powder to get the shine, and it definitely has shine. I may take this in a different direction next time.

But now I crave chocolate.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Life Happens . . . Chocolate Helps

Stamps and Dies:  Quilted Heart Backdrop Landscape (Lawn Fawn); chocolate2stamp and chocolates2Love Dies (The Stamps of Life);

Ink & Embossing:  Embossing Pad and French Toast Embossing Powder (Wow); Jet Black (Lawn Fawn);

Paper:  White Cardstock (Scrapbook Cards Today); Brushed Metallic Cardstock (Stampin' Up); Solar White (Neenah); Cranberry Cardstock (Concord & 9th); Early Espresso Cardstock (Stampin' Up);

Other:  Liquid Glass and Resin Mini Hearts (Close To My Heart);

My Favorite Color?

My card today was inspired by Seize the Birthday's inspiration of favorite color. 

I'm horrible with favorites. From colors to music. Movies to books. Beverages to foods. I never can choose. And if I do choose, it can only last about 42 seconds, and then my mind changes. 

And so my card today is inspired by my favorite color across the span of time it took me to create the card.

I am drawn to color combinations, and nothing beats a rainbow card. There is something about it that just makes me happy. I had the pattern paper on my desk from cards over the last few weeks, so I brought it in some matching inks to create my birthday card.

Am I the only person that stinks at determining favorites? (I secretly tell all my dogs they are my favorite.)

Crafting is my favorite! 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Celebrate

Stamps and Dies:   Celebrate Today Dies and Cardscapes Stamp Set (Concord & 9th);

Ink:  Honeysuckle, Buttercup and Oceanside Ink (Concord & 9th); Jet Black (Lawn Fawn);

Paper: White Cardstock (Scrapbook & Cards Today); Pattern Paper (Concord & 9th);

Other:  Clear Sequins (Concord & 9th); Silver Trim (Concord & 9th);

Another Ruff Day Design

I had the critters still on my desk from a few days ago when I created another card, so a CAS card for CAS on Friday seemed to be right in front of me.

Similar pups and sentiment that I used the other day, but a completely different look. Dogs on parade commiserating with you about a "ruff" day - who doesn't need that? 

If you have a furry friend in your life, tell them I said hello!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Heard You Had a Ruff Day, Sending Pawsitive Vibes

Stamps and Dies:  Bow Wow Dies (Photoplay); Newton's Kite Stamp Set (Newton's Nook); Simply Celebrate Pets Stamp Set (Lawn Fawn);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: Bow Wow Pattern Paper (Photoplay); White Cardstock (Park Lane); Licorice Cardstock (The Stamps of Life);

Other: Black Smooth Discs (Spellbinders); 

Masculine Shaker - Out of This World

Tonight's inspiration came from Little Red Wagon's prompt for a masculine card. For this card I pulled out a set from Pretty Pink Posh.

I kept my colors masculine, which is easy when it's space themed! I had fun with the little shaker windows. Shakers are always fun!

If you haven't created a shaker recently, you should definitely shift gears. They can be magical!

Shake it up! 

Debbie

Supplies Used - You're Out of This World

Stamps and Dies:  Stacked Squares Dies and Outer Space Stamp Set and Die (Pretty Pink Posh);

Ink & Embossing:  Jet Black (Lawn Fawn); Copic Markers; Black Jack (Catherine Pooler Ink);

Paper:  White Daisy Cardstock (Close To My Heart); Vintage Dots Pattern Paper (Simple Stories); Acetate (American Crafts);

Other: Clear Star Gel Pen (Sakura); Star Duo Stencil (Dare 2B Artzy); Starry Galaxy Mix (Pretty Pink Posh);

Ruff Day for Freshly Made

My card today was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches. I flipped the sketch for this one and went portrait (because I needed all the dogs). Here is the card . . . 

This particular card included paper and dies to match a stamp set. I only used the stamp set for the bone borders top and bottom. The rest of the card is all paper. 

I find that when working with matching paper/dies, you get a tremendous amount of dimension if you cut dies from white cardstock and stack your paper images on top. The images are sturdier, and it makes them pop. 

Love the message this card sends - perfect for dog lovers.

Go be creative!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Heard You Had a Ruff Day

Stamps and Dies:  Bow Wow Stamp Set and Dies (Photoplay);

Ink & Embossing:  Buttercream (Catherine Pooler Ink);

Paper: Bow Wow Pattern Paper (Photoplay); White Cardstock (Scrapbook & Cards Today);

Other: Washi Tape from Stash; Clear Sparkling Confetti (Pretty Pink Posh);