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);

After Christmas is Before Christmas - Little Red Wagon

The theme at Little Red Wagon this week . . . After Christmas is Before Christmas.  And you have to keep working on those Christmas cards to be prepared after you empty your stash each December.

Here is one of first Christmas cards of 2020 . . .

For this one I used a super intricate die that came with my Gemini.  

Just red and kraft cardstock. 

I hope you find some time to create! 

Supplies Used - Peace & Love

Stamps and Dies:  Opulent Swirls Die (Gemini, Crafters Companion); Peppermint Stick Background (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Rockin' Red (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Paper: Jingle Pattern Paper (Authentique); Desert Storm (Neenah);

House Mouse . . . Food and Drink Inspired

The current challenge at House Mouse & Friends is all about food and drink.

What says food for a House Mouse more than cheese!!!!  Cheese, glorious cheese.

 Gouda . . . and a strip of vellum for my sentiment. And it is just floating above my colored image. 

I love trying to find the perfect sentiment to go with my House Mouse stamps.

I hope you find some time to create today.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Age Only Matters if Your Cheese

Stamps and Dies:  birthdaygreetings2stamp (The Stamps of Life); Gouda Wish House Mouse (Stampendous);

Ink & Embossing:  Versafine; Clear EP (Ranger); Various Distress Inks for Watercolor; Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: Lemonade and Licorice Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); Watercolor Paper (Canson); Vellum (Bazzill)

Other: Wink of Stella Clear;

Shopping Our Stash - Special Delivery

I love the concept of "Shopping Our Stash" . . . using supplies that we have on hand.  I dug thru my stash of supplies to create a holiday card, and really dug deep for this one.  I had a box of supplies from an old Simon Says Stamp Card Kit, lots of pattern paper left.  Created a simple card using one of the panel pieces. 

Used the border with the cars and trees that matched up well to the panel with Santa and his presents and tree . . . 

There is one less box in my craft room.  Barely noticeable, so I should likely come back and play some more.  

Cheers . . . go create!  

 

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge

First holiday card of 2020, and of course I would choose to use some of my favorite products, including some House Mouse stamps.  This one was inspired by the House Mouse & Friends Monthly Challenge.

My watercolor background was created using one of my favorite stencils from Catherine Pooler Designs.  

I love the little candy canes that circle the mug. 

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Supplies Used - Thoughts of You Warm My Heart

Stamps and Dies:  Rose Stencil (Catherine Pooler Designs); House Mouse Christmas Cheer Mice Mini Stamp (Stampendous);

Ink & Embossing:  Black Onyx (Versafine); Clear Melt It Powder (Wow); Worn Lipstick, Walnut Stain (Distress Inks, Ranger);

Paper:  Strathmore Watercolor; Desert Storm (Neenah); Licorice (The Stamps of Life);

Other: Heart Epoxy Stickers (Doodlebug);

Holiday Critters for Lawn Fawn

If you were to ask me a few months back if a Yeti was a critter, I'd say "Oh, heck no!"

But enter the Lawn Fawn Yeti or Not Stamp Set and dies . . . they are adorable critters.  I used them to create some 6 x 6 gift card holders for some folks in my life.  

 I used some combined supplies to create these five boxes . . . including paper from Carta Bella . . .

 Sentiment stamp and die cut words from Catherine Pooler Designs . . .
 

Lawn Fawn stamps and dies and gift card holder pocket . . .

Love how these turned out and can't wait to gift them. 

I hope you found some time to create this weekend. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Yeti Boxes

Stamps and Dies:  Yeti or Not SS and Dies, Stitched Mountain Border, and Diagonal Gift Card Pocket (Lawn Fawn); Jolly and Happy Word Dies and Happy Buddies Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs); Stitched Rectangle Die (Lil' Inker);

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

Paper: Snow Much Fun (Carta Bella); Midnight Cardstock (Catherine Pooler);

Other: Square Pop-up Box Card (The Paper Cut); White Glitter Paper (Close To My Heart); Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (Stampin' Up);

Jolly Holly Day for Color Throwdown

Went pure color today on this one for Color Throwdown.

In this particular case, I let my pattern papers do all the talking.  I added a stamped sentiment, and some dimension with the fold-over corner. 

I hope you find some time to create today.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Jolly Holly Days

Stamps and Dies:  Christmas Wishes (Pink by Design)

Ink & Embossing:  Licorice Ink  (The Stamps of Life)

Paper: Cardstock (Simon Says Stamp), Pattern Paper (Doodlebug), Vellum (Bazzill)

Other: Epoxy Sticker (Doodlebug)

Monochromatic Mint

Sharing a card inspired by Use Your Stuff challenge blog, where the inspiration this week was a color challenge . . . mint. 

I got a bit monochromatic for my card . . .

Shades of mint with some black and white sentiments.  My "Nice" sentiment was stamped on a heat resistant acetate.  A different look! 

I hope you find some time to create. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Because Nice Matters

Stamps and Dies:  Hello Friend Floral Stamp Set, Nice is Nice Stamp Set, and Nice Word Die (Catherine Pooler Designs Club Sursee); Stitched Circle Die (Simon Says Stamp);

Ink & Embossing:  Seafoam, Spruce and Midnight Ink (Catherine Pooler); Versamark; White EP (Wow) 

Paper:  Mint Chip Cardstock (The Stamps of Life);  Acetate (Paper Wishes);

Other: Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh);

Dear Santa, I Can Explain . . .

The prompt at Inkspirational Challenges was "Naughty".  I couldn't resist playing around using a stamp set in my stash that came right into my head.

The sentiment on this stamp set screamed "naughty" to me.  This little guy had to explain himself, as it appears he has lots of letters to Santa . . . not sure what his story is.  Did he take them out of the mailbox?  Did he write multiple letters to Santa?  I can only imagine his naughty story.  

I had the mailbox embellishment sticker in a kit, and dug it out.  I thought an actual envelope would make a cool background element for the card, so I created my scene on a scrap of white cardstock with some dimension, and then adhered it to a small envelope for some added dimension. 

I hope you are able to carve in some time to create today. 

Debbie

Stamps and Dies:  Santa & Friends Stamps and Dies (Taylored Expressions)

Ink & Embossing:  Licorice Ink and Licorice, Green Apple, Gingersnap, Spearmint, Chocolate and Strawberry Markers (The Stamps of Life)

Paper: Cardstock (Bazzill and Simon Says Stamp), Pattern Paper (Doodlebug)

Other: Sticker (Doodlebug), Envelope, Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); Moonstone Glimmer Paste (Nuvo)

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);

Happy Birthday for Little Red Wagon

"You Say It's Your Birthday" is the theme at Little Red Wagon this week.  So I pulled a kit down and got creative. 

I love the thin font on that happy birthday die. 

Go create something!  :) 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Happy  Birthday

All Supplies from The Stamps of Life March 2019 Card Kit

Additional Supplies:  Sparkle Glitter Brush Pen Clear (Spectrum Noir) and Licorice Cardstock (The Stamps of Life)

Autumn is Calling

Sharing a card created for the challenge at Cut It Up Challenge Blog, where this weeks prompt to was celebrate fall!  I used some leaf dies in celebration. 

The pattern papers were scraps that were left over from creating my Thanksgiving shadow box.  I also used a die for my "hello" sentiment. 

Lots of ink on these fingers! 

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Hello - Leaves are Falling

Stamps and Dies:  Autumn is Calling Stamp, Simple Greetings and Little Leaves Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Icing on the Cake, Rockin' Red, Orange Twist (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Knit Picky Fall 6 x 6 Paper (Lawn Fawn);

Other: Diamond Stickles (Ranger);

Spots and Sparkle for Just Add Ink

Created a card with some spots and sparkle for the Just Add Ink challenge blog.

For my spots I let my pattern paper do all the work.  And for my sparkle . . . hard to see . . . but my flower centers are loaded with Nuvo drop sparkle, and my hello sentiment was cut from glitter paper. 

I hope you find some time to create today!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Hello

Stamps and Dies:  Find Your Happy Stamp Set and Dies, Friendship Border Die and Ways to Say Hey Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs)

Ink: Bellini, Garden Party, It's a Girl, It's a Boy, Sweet Sixteen  (Catherine Pooler Inks)

Paper:  Premium White Card Base (Catherine Pooler); The Bees Knees Pattern Paper (Honey Bee Stamp); Black Cardstock (American Crafts); White Daisy Cardstock (Close To My Heart); Black Glitter Paper (Close To My Heart);

Other:  White Blizzard Glitter Drops (Nuvo)

Happy Hello for Freshly Made Sketches

Created this card today for Freshly Made Sketches. 

I used these new retro papers that I had from Catherine Pooler Designs.  Definitely a CAS card. 

I hope you found some time to create this weekend! 

Debbie

Supplies Used - A Happy Hello

Stamps and Dies:  Frosted Blossoms Stamp Set and Snowflake Trio Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs)

Ink & Embossing:  Hot Tub Ink (Catherine Pooler)

Paper: Premium White Cardstock and Feeling Chilly Pattern Paper (Catherine Pooler Designs)

Other:  Diamond Stickles (Ranger)

Fall Thank You

I created another fall card using some scraps from a recent project along with new stamps and dies on my craft table.  This one was created using the prompt "Thanks" at Just Us Girls challenge blog. 

No stamping required . . . just dies and some sparkly Stickles to give some dimension to my leaves.  

I hope you find some time to create today!

Debbie

 

Supplies Used - Thank You

Stamps and Dies:  Simple Greetings and Little Leaves Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Knit Picky Fall 6 x 6 Paper (Lawn Fawn);

Other: Diamond Stickles (Ranger); Heart Epoxy (Dooodlebug);

Hallloween Card for Shopping our Stash

It was quite a few months ago when I started this wreath builder piece, and with Shopping Our Stash's Halloween prompt, I revisited it today and added additional elements before turning it into a card.  I used the Gina K Wreath Builder stencil.  (And the hardest part of revisiting this was finding the stencil!)

My witches hats were waiting for me to add some surrounding color . . . which I did with stars and 31's.  And I dropped some color onto those witch's hats.  

A little late for Halloween this year . . . but prepared to send next year.  

Supplies Used - Happy Halloween

Stamps and Dies:  Everything But the Broom Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs); 

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight, Grass Skirt, Tiki Torch, Flirty Fuchsia (Catherine Pooler Inks); Versamark and White Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper:  Orange Peel Cardstock (Bazzill); Watercolor Paper (Canson); Midnight Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); pattern paper from scrap stash; 

Other:  Wreath Builder Stencil (Gina K. Designs) 

Fall Inspired for The Card Concept

Created this clean and layered card for The Card Concept, inspired by their inspiration photo.

I used stamps and dies from Catherine Pooler Designs and combined them with fall paper from Lawn Fawn.  

A little ink, some Stickles definition on the leaves, and a bit of layering!  

I hope you find some time to create today.  

Supplies Used - Leaves are Falling on Wood Grain

Stamps and Dies:  Autumn is Calling Stamp Set and Little Leaves Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Icing on the Cake (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Knit Picky Fall 6 x 6 Paper (Lawn Fawn);

Other: Diamond Stickles (Ranger);

Try it on Tuesday - Witchy

Created this card inspired by the challenge at Try it on Tuesday - Witches/Wizards/Halloween. 

Made a watercolor piece in orange, green purple (those Halloween colors) and embossed witch words down the side of my card base.  

 

Cute little spiders!  

A witchy mouse on the move. 

I hope you found some time to create today. 

Supplies Used - Witchy

Stamps and Dies: Skateboard Witch (House Mouse/Stampendous); Spooky Hallow and Everything But the Broom Stamp Sets and Spider Web Background (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Spiced Marmalade, Pine Needles, Black Soot and Seedless Preserves Distress Ink (Ranger); Versamark; White EP (Hero Arts); Versafine; Clear EP (Ranger); Midnight (Catherine Pooler); Various Markers (Zig Clean Color Brush Marker);

Paper: Licorice (The Stamps of Life); Watercolor (Canson);

Other:  Dots (Close To My Heart);

Inspired by World Card Making Day

Sharing a few cards inspired by World Card Making Day over at StampNation, my favorite crafty place. 

I had some new stencils for making clouds and grass.  I definitely need some practice.

My watering can was white and I used direct to paper to get that deep color.  It looked like velvet when I was done.

And my clouds got better on this next one.  

Love the airy look to this one.  

And a sparkly "awesome". 

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - How's it Growing

Stamps and Dies:  In the Garden Stamp Set, Grass and Watering Can Dies (Whimsy Stamps);

Ink & Embossing:  Twilight, Grass Skirt, Limoncello, Flirty Fuchsia, Black Jack (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper:  Premium White and Midnight Cardstock (Catherine Pooler)

Other: Cloud and Grass Stencils (My Favorite Things); 

Supplies Used - Your Are Awesome

Stamps and Dies:  Love is in the Air Stamp Set and Dies, Awesome Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Skylight, Peppermint Scrub, Sauna, Daydream, Mandarin Spice, Spruce, Royal Treatment, and Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: Premium White and Midnight Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Black Glitter Paper (Close To My Heart);

Other: Cloud Stencil (My Favorite Things); Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Birthday Card for Try Stampin' on Tuesday

I was inspired to make a card using a sketch at Try Stampin' on Tuesday.  Here is the sketch . . .

And here is my card . . .

 Shifted things a bit, and did some coloring with a Zig Blender Pen.  

I'm off to do more creating! 

Supplies Used - Puppy Present

All Supplies from The Stamps of Life March 2019 Card Kit

Additional Supplies:  Puppy Presents Cling Stamp (Stampendous); Midnight, All that Jazz, Party Dress and Limoncello Inks (Catherine Pooler); Blender Pen (Zig)

Waving Hello for a Tic Tac Toe

I have not been creative enough the last couple of week, so decided to work on some challenge.  This week's challenge at Use Your Stuff was a Tic Tac Toe challenge. I went with red, blue and a stamp and created a card that says hello! 

 

I used a stencil with circles to line of my crabs.  They remind me of the "Under the Sea" song from the Little Mermaid!  But alas, they are not singing, they are only waving "Hello".   

I hope you get a chance to be creative today!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Waving Hello

Stamps and Dies:  Hook, Line and Sinker Stamp Set and Circle Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink: Rockin' Red (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Pad (Wow); Rockin' Red Embossing Glitter (Wow);

Paper:  White Cardstock (Park Lane Paperie); White Daisy Cardstock (Close To My Heart); Salt and Seaweed Pattern Paper (Catherine Pooler Designs);

 Other:  Pattern of the Rings Stencil (Winnie and Walter);