Happy Everything

Monochromatic cards are a favorite of mine. The color combination at Color Dare hooked me right in, and I got inky quick. 

For this card, to get some shades in, I used white pigment ink. I love the results here. It allowed me to get several shades.

For this card, to get some shades in, I used white pigment ink. I love the results here. It allowed me to get several shades. The depth of the embossing folder contributed to the contrast.

Try your hand at something monochromatic. Never a disappointment.

Debbie

Supplies Used  - Happy Everything

Stamps and Dies: All Together Happy Occasion Stamps and Dies, Bits and Blooms Stamps and Dies (Taylored Expressions);

Ink & Embossing:  Coral Cabana (Catherine Pooler Ink); Versafine Black Onyx Ink, Clear Gloss Embossing Powder (Wow); Yeti Ink (Lawn Fawn);

Paper: White Cardstock (Scrapbook & Cards Today); Cantalope Cardstock (The Stamps of Life);

Other: Fluttering Friends 3D Embossing Folder (Taylored Expressions); Gems (Spellbinders);

Christmas in January - Season's Greetings!

Making a Christmas card in January? Not sure what I was thinking, except that I was inspired by the challenge at Time Out Challenges. 

Not a shaker card, but it gives that appearance.

What's not to love about a little sparkle.

Hope your day sparkles!

Debbie

Supplies Used  - Seasons Greetings

Stamps and Dies:  Tree Pattern Cover Plate Die and Holiday Season Messages Stamp and Die Set (Hero Arts);

Ink & Embossing:  Versafine Black Onyx Ink; Clear Gloss Regular Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs); Gold Glitter Cardstock (Close To My Heart);

Other: Sequin Mix (Concord & 9th); 

Missing You

My card today was inspired by the sketch at TGIF Challenges. 

I pulled this Concord & 9th set from one of the Scrapbook & Cards today sets. Some about white and kraft makes me happy. And then add the splash of color in the flower centers. 

I hope you find some time to gt sketchy!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Missing You

Stamps and Dies:  Seaside Postage Stamp Set and Die (Concord & 9th);

Ink & Embossing:  Embossing Powder and Opaque Bright White Superfine Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper: Ginger Snap Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); Pattern Paper Scrap from my stash; Blueberry, Buttercup, Parsely, Harbor, Spliced Cider Cardstock (Concord & 9th); White Daisy (Close To My Heart);

Other:  Oak City Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Encouraging Cards

Today's card is an encouragement theme, inspired by the prompt at Just Us Girls.

I pulled out some old supplies from a Simon Says Stamp kit (purging the boxes in the new year) and on of my favorite sets for encouraging sentiments from Catherine Pooler Designs. I couldn't stop at one, of course, because my goal was to empty the box of cardstock and pattern paper. I have three cards today, all of them centered around encouragement and using the sentiments as the focal points, stamping on pattern papers. 

I used similar layouts on these cards, merely swapping out the patterns, colors, sentiments and stamps. 

Love a good stripe as a border, so for this one used the black and white "words" pattern with the colorful rainbow pattern above that. 

This second one is my favorite, I think because of the bright yellow background. I'm also a fan of those hexagons that were stamped on the background.

And then this final one is basically a portrait flip of the first one. Instead of rainbow colors across, we have them running down the card. 

All super easy and fun cards inspired by encouragement sentiments. And I have an empty box out of my craft room. But the big question . . . did I free up space or just make room more new stuff. 

I'll never tell.

I hope you find some time to create some encouragement today.

Debbie

Stamps and Dies:  Fearless Pursuit Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: Cardstock (Simon Says Stamp); "Believe" Collection (Bo Bunny);

Other: Charcoal Sequins and Marigold Jewels (Pretty Pink Posh); 

New Year and New Goals!

Happy New Year!

When I saw the challenge at AAA Cards Challenge, I was inspired to create. New Year's is all about clean slates and new goals, and a white on white card is a clean slate!

So first my card . . . because the card will be far easier than any new goals or resolutions. There is something magical about a white on white card. For me, it was all about the dimension, and this stamp set gave me everything I needed for dimension. 

A solid flat flower anchored to the base, and then an open flower offset so the petals float and provide all that great dimension. Some clear confetti, a layered whit sentiment. 

The goals and resolutions? Easy to make, but harder to follow through on for an entire year. But I'll still try, and I'm going to keep it to crafty goals.

This past year I created just over 350 cards. Some were classes that I took, but most were my own creations. I am going to guess that I mailed about 20% of that number, donated around 10% for someone looking for Get Well Cards for a project, and I have a stash that is just sitting. 

My goals for this year:

• Continue to track the cards I create and log in a journal.
• Continue to create cards based on amazing prompts and inspiration on the blog posts, such as this one. However, I need to up my game and follow through to post and actually enter the challenges. My goal is to try to enter at least one a week!
• Mail more cards and/or donate more cards to friends and family to share handmade kindness.
• Make more interactive or fun fold cards.
• Buy less new products and use the items I have. 

And the big goal . . . offer myself grace when I don't meet these crafty goals, because I likely won't. 

White card . . . clean slate . . . new goals. 

Now to create.

Debbie

Supplies Used  - Hello - White

Stamps and Dies:  Hello Blooms Dies (Scrapbook.com)

Paper: White Cardstock (Scrapbook & Cards Today);

Other: Sparkling Clear Confetti (Pretty Pink Posh);