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);

Hey There for Always Fun Challenges

Went with a polar bear for this card, inspired by the prompt at Always Fun Challenges. 

This little critter is from a set I got last year - Best Dressed Critters.  I dressed him in a hat a scarf that are paper-pieced using new pattern paper.  

I used the two patterns on the left side of the card for the scarf and hat. 

 

I hope you find some time to create today.  

Debbie

 

Supplies Used - Hey There

Stamps and Dies:  Best Dressed Critters Stamp Set and Dies and Ways to Say Hey Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

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

Paper: Premium White Cardstock and In the Alps Pattern Paper (Catherine Pooler); Pewter Cardstock (Close To My Heart);

Other: Icicle Stickles (Ranger); Crater Lake Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);

 

Critters saying "Just Breathe"

How about a cute critter for Always Fun Challenge?  Created a few cards for my friends in a few different color combinations.  My favorite combo is the middle one.  

My face masks were just white cardstock that I scored and punched a hole.  Added some twine . . . because how else would the cute pups keep them on their faces? 

Die I mention this color combo was my favorite?  So tranquil with those clouds. 

But I won't lie . . . this last one makes me laugh, as I added a little sentiment.  He's a bit fiesty!

 

His bark is worse than his bite. 

I hope you find some time to create over this long holiday weekend.  

Debbie

 

Supplies Used - Just Breathe

Stamps and Dies:  Just Breathe Stamp Set and Peeking Pets Stamps Set and Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Skylight, Green Tea, Sauna and Midnight (Catherine Pooler Ink);

Paper: Banana Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Cooper 6 x 6 Paper Pack (Bella Blvd.); Soft Suede Cardstock (Stampin' Up);

Other: Washi Tape (Little B); Something Blue Twine (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Supplies Used - Just Breathe

Stamps and Dies:  Just Breathe Stamp Set and Peeking Pets Stamps Set and Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs); This Sucks (CAS-ual Fridays);

Ink & Embossing:  Royal Treatment, Seafoam, Skylight and Midnight (Catherine Pooler Ink);

Paper: Grape Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Cooper 6 x 6 Paper Pack (Bella Blvd.); Soft Suede Cardstock (Stampin' Up);

Other: Washi Tape (Little B); Something Blue Twine (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Supplies Used - Just Breathe

Stamps and Dies:  Just Breathe Stamp Set and Peeking Pets Stamps Set and Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs); This Sucks (CAS-ual Fridays); Outside In Stitched Speech Bubbles Dies (Lawn Fawn);

Ink & Embossing:  Pink Champagne, Skylight, Orange Peel and Midnight Ink (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Cooper 6 x 6 Paper Pack (Bella Blvd.); Soft Suede Cardstock (Stampin' Up);

Other: Silver Shimmer Trim (Close To My Heart); Something Blue Twine (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Good in Every Day for Always Fun

 This week's prompt at Always Fun Challenges was embossing powders!  I played with a few techniques and powders using this same stamp.  

Different colored embossing powders for this one, three with glitter and some white on black . . .

For this next one, it was all watercolor on white embossing, and then multiple inks.  The bumpiness of that watercolor paper made it hard to get embossing ink coverage. 

For legibility of my sentiment, I did have to stamp my sentiment on cardstock and cut it out for the circles and banner, and then trim them out.  Did my best to match up the colors.

 For my final card, I just used white embossing powder and some ink blending.  

Nice and smooth coverage of the embossing powder.  

 I had fun playing with this stamp and the different embossing powders.  

Supplies Used - Everyday Embossed Glitter

Stamps and Dies:  Good Day Background Stamp

Ink & Embossing:  Wow Embossing Pad; Carousel, Lime Rickey, White, and Something Borrrowed Embossing Powder/Glitter (Wow)

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Black Cardstock (American Crafts);

Other: Crater Lake Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler)

Supplies Used - Everyday Watercolor

Stamps and Dies:  Good Day Background Stamp (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Flirty Fuchsia, Fiesta Blue, Lime Rickey, Tutti Fruity, Party Dress, Tiara (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Pad and White Embossing Powder (Wow);

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

Other: Crater Lake Sequins (Catherine Pooler Designs)

Supplies Used - Everyday Ink Blend

Stamps and Dies:  Good Day Background Stamp (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Sangria, Sugared Lavender, Hot Tub, Skylight, Juniper Mist (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Pad and White Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper:  Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler);

Other: Tinsel Town Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);

 

Birthday Card for Always Fun Challenges

I created a few cards today, to take my mind off this crazy virus spreading across the world.  This one here was created with the "rule of thirds" in mind.  Always Fun Challenges had a "birthday" prompt, It's a bit more masculine, created with the inspiration from StampNation's current workshop. 

I started this card by stamping the sentiment, and then masked it off and used a border stamp and stamped across the card in varying colors.  

When trimming this card down to fit the base, I had this one thin strip that was cut from the bottom of the card front.  I thought it would add some interest to run it across the card, below the sentiment.  Gives a bit of added interest. 

No sequins, as I was going for a masculine look. 

I hope you find some time to create today.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Happy Birthday

Stamps and Dies:  So Many Possibilities Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight, Hot Tub, Skylight and Juniper Mist  (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs); Cascade Smooth Cardstock (American Crafts);

Fun Fold Challenge

Making a fun fold card was the challenge at Always Fun Challenge, and there was a fun fold card that I had been wanting to try.  Back in December I had gotten a really cute gift card holder as part of a card swap.  So I studied and created this little 4 x 4 fun fold card.  

My theme is winter, so I'll be saving this one for next year.  But I really wanted to use these cute critters on my card.  Here is where the folding comes into play . . .

This turns into a little stand-up card.  That "happy winter" panel swipes across "the floor" of the card.   

And full disclosure ..  . the gift card tucks into the floor in a pocket.  But "someone" glued the paper down and forgot to leave an opening . . . so next time.  

I had fun figuring this one out.  

I hope you find some time to create today!  

Debbie

Supplies Used - Snow Much Fun This Way!

Stamps and Dies:  Build-a-Snowman Stamp Set and Dies, Happy Buddies Stamp Set and Dies, Snow Much Fun Stamp Set, Winter Words Die, Snowflake Trio Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight, Icing on the Cake and It's a Boy (Catherine Pooler Inks); Copic Markers;

Paper: Desert Storm and Solar White Cardstock (Neenah); Patterns and Pine Paper Pack (Catherine Pooler); Silver Cardstock (Close To My Heart);

Other: Icicle Stickles (Ranger);

Sparkle for Always Fun Challenge

"Sparkle" is the theme at Always Fun Challenge, so I had to play around with some bling.

 Varied degrees of shimmer . . . the shimmer of the Nuvo powders, the sparkle of the embossing glitter and the added shimmer trim tape. 

Decided to keep my snowflakes and sentiment flat white with all the other sparkly happening.

I hope you find some time to create.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Merry Christmas

Stamps and Dies:  Kalaidoscope Background Stamp, Winter Words Die and Snowflake Trio Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Blue Blitz, Storm Cloud, and Lilac Waterfall Powders (Nuvo); Embossing Pad and Iced Silver Embossing Glitter (Wow);

Paper:  Watercolor Paper (Bee); Black Cardstock (Hero Arts);

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

Two Cards for Two Challenges

Created two cards using a card kit that still had some supplies left.  The first one is for Use Your Stuff challenge, where the prompt was snow. 

I stamped and fussy cut my penguins and my igloo.  I let my pattern paper serve as that snowy background and used a "snow" sentiment.  And my igloo gets that sheen from me piping some Liquid Glass . . . ice block by ice block! 

And using the same kit of supplies and the inspiration from Always Fun Challenge, I created a second card and used up my kit!  For this one, the prompt was Snowman. 

For this one, I stamped and fussy cut my snowman, along with stamped and fussy cut mittens, hat and scarf.  

I hope you find some time to create today.  

Supplies Used - The World Changes When It Snows

Stamps and Dies:  Snow Much Stamp Set (Simon Says Stamp);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight and Orange Twist (Catherine Pooler); Blender Pen (Zig);

Paper: Celebrate Winter (Echo Park); White Cardstock (Simon Says Stamp);

Other: Diamond Stickles (Ranger) and Ivory Seashell Nuvo Drops (Tonic)

Supplies Used - Snow One Like You

Stamps and Dies:  Snow Much Stamp Set (Simon Says Stamp);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight and Orange Twist (Catherine Pooler); Blender Pen (Zig);  White Gelly Roll Pen (Sakura);

Paper: Celebrate Winter (Echo Park); Island Blue and White Cardstock (Simon Says Stamp);

Other: Liquid Glass (Close To My Heart);

Circles for Always Fun

The inspiration prompt at Always Fun Challenges this week was Circles.  I created a card using some circle paper and circle dies. 

 I used supplies from an old kit that I had hanging out in my craft room.  The pattern paper outlining the sentiment "amazing" has pattern paper in the same font as the die.   I tried to find the best cut so that the word would show. 

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - You Are Amazing

The Stamps of Life Kit of the Month - November 2017 and Sizzix Circles

Anything But a Card

Anything but a card was the prompt at Always Fun Challenges.  So I made a little gift box with a tag. 

No stamping required . . . just creation of a box from scratch.  I notched the bottom with a circle punch, and embellished with some ribbon. 
 

I hope you find some time to create today!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Sweet (Treat Box)

Stamps and Dies:  Stitched Tag Dies (The Stamps of Life)

Paper:  Powdered Sugar Cardstock and Pattern Paper from The Stamps of Life March Card Kit 2018

Other:  Ribbon, Twine and Puffy "Sweet" Sticker from The Stamps of Life March Card Kit 2018; Fiskars Circle Punch

Double Inspired Watercolor Card

My card today was inspired by two challenges.  The color palette was inspired by Always Fun . . .

 I decided to create a watercolor background in an "occasion" theme, inspired by Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  My occasion . . . early start . . . Mother's Day. 

 My occasion . . . early start . . . Mother's Day.  I had so much color on that background piece, that I decided to go black and white with the flowers stamp/die piece. 

I hope you find some time to create this weekend. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Happy Mother's Day

Stamps and Dies:  One in a Million Stamps and Dies and Chevron Divide Cover Plate Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink: Midnight, Be Mine, All that Jazz and Flirty Fuschia (Catherine Pooler Inks); Versafine; Pewter EP (American Crafts);

Paper:  Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Watercolor Paper (Canson); Glitter Paper (The Stamps of Life);

Other:  Crystal Gems (Nuvo);

Flowers for Always Fun

I fussy cut some flowers for Always Fun Challenge.  This one isn't my usual style, which is always a little fun and a little uncomfortable.  I pulled supplies from an old card kit from Simon Says Stamp (June 2016).  The flowers were on one of the papers in the 6 x 6 paper pad from Bo Bunny. 

I die cut the "dream" sentiment, and embossed it to give some pop.  And my flowers . . . Wink of Stella shimmer!  

 

I hope you find some time to create.  

Supplies Used - Dream

Stamps and Dies:  Look for the Miracles* (Simon Says Stamp); Holographic Embossing Powder (Ranger);

Ink & Embossing:  Versamark; Clear Glitter Pen (Wink of Stella); White Gel Pen (Uniball Signo)

Paper:  Island Blue Cardstock* (Simon Says Stamp); Believe Collection 6 x 6* (Bo Bunny); Basic Black (Stampin' Up); Solar White (Neenah)

Accessories:  Rainbow Sprinkles (Doodlebug)

Pattern Paper Embossing

I was inspired by two challenges to pull out some supplies and create a few cards. The supplies came from an old Simon Says Stamp card kit, and I wanted to do some heat embossing onto pattern papers to create some simple cards. 

This first one was inspired by the prompt "thank you" at Always Fun Challenges.  For this one I stamped the border and the sentiment in Versamark and embossed in white, and then used some white snowflake sequins and pearls. 

My second card was inspired the photo inspiration at Just Add Ink. 

I was inspired by the snow in the scene and the consistent look the trees. 

 For this card, I used silver embossing powder and silver snowflakes. 

Supplies Used - Thanks Snow Much

Stamps and Dies:  Hand Lettered Winter Wishes (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink & Embossing:  Versamark and White Embossing Powder (Ranger)

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

Other: Pearls (Simon Says Stamp)

Supplies Used - Thinking of You

Stamps and Dies:  Hand Lettered Winter Wishes (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink & Embossing:  Versamark and Silver Embossing Powder (Ranger)

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

Other: Silver Snowflake Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); Offray Ribbom

Dies and Punches for Always Fun

The challenge at Always Fun this week was Dies and Punches.   I focused on a pattern paper and some circle punches for my card . . .

 No stamping, but lots of cutting and pasting! 

I hope you find some time to create! 

Supplies Used - Awesome

All supplies from May 2017 Cheerful Collection (The Stamps of Life Card Kit)