Merry Little Christmas - Turnabout Stamp

Sweet Stampin' was the inspiration for my card today. It's Christmas! 

There was a lot of stamping on this card. I used a Turnabout stamp from Concord & 9th to create my background. Four different shades of ink created a great background, and the stamp also had a focal image of a larger tree which I placed on vellum. 

Gold and green . . . the perfect combo. Turnabout stamps can be tricky, but this on was a lot of fun. If you haven't tried one, highly recommend.

Happy stamping!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Stamps and Dies:  Tiny Trees Turnabout Stamp Set and Dies (Concord & 9th);

Ink & Embossing:  Evergreen, Nutmeg, Artichoke, Sprout Ink (Concord & 9th); Embossing Pad and Gold Rich Regular Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper: White Cardstock (Park Lane Paperie); Evergreen Cardstock (Concord & 9th); Brushed Gold Cardstock (Stampin' Up); Vellum (Close To My Heart);

Other: Gold Smooth Discs (Spellbinders);

Holly Jolly Christmas

My card today was inspired by the colors at Color Dare. 

I used an old 6 x 6 Christmas pack from Bo Bunny. I matched my inks in my tree to the greens in the paper, attempting to get variation in color from one side to the other. 

Hoping stamps and dies are under my tree.

Hope your day includes some creating. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

Stamps and Dies:  Falala Fringe Stamp Set and Dies (Concord & 9th);

Ink & Embossing:  Embossing Pad, Golden Glow Embossing Powder, Opaque Bright White and Pure Platinum Embossing Powder (Wow); Deck the Halls and Martini (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper:  White Cardstock (Park Lane Paperie); Mistletoe Pattern Paper (Bo Bunny); Gold Glitter Cardstock (The Paper Studio);

Other: Gold Smooth Disc (Spellbinders);

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); 

Translation of a Woof and Meow for Color Throwdown

Loved the color palette at Color Throwdown this week. So relaxing and calm, and I translated it to a translation of the bark.

I can't say that my dogs keep me calm 24/7. They get a little crazy. But I like to think they appreciate me as much as I appreciate them.

I hope you find some time to create.

Debbie

Supplies Used 

Stamps and Dies:  Critters in the Burb, Critter Chatter Pets and Speech Bubble Die (Lawn Fawn);

Ink: Flirty Fuchsia, Lime Rickey, All That Jazz, Black Jack, and Sand Castle (Catherine Pooler Inks); Blender Pen (Zig)

Paper:  White Cardstock (Park Lane Paperie); White Daisy Cardstock and Black Glitter Paper (Close To My Heart);

Big Thanks - Masculine

Masculine cards are the assignment at Alphabet Challenge Blog. I find I struggle with masculine cards, likely because I'm drawn to the bright rainbow hues. Although, what guy doesn't like a rainbow?

For my card today, I decided to try to stick to true masculine, and I found myself drawn to a not-so-cute pattern paper from an old Halloween paper pack. 

This was a Halloween pack from Authentique. The patterns were just perfect for masculine. In fact, any of these would make a great tie (just saying). 

The lettering from Catherine Pooler Designs also is great for a masculine card. 

Kept it simple . . . hope you find a way to keep it simple.

Cheers!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Big Thanks

Stamps and Dies:  Big Thanks Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper:  White Cardstock (Park Lane Paperie); Black Cardstock (American Crafts); Pattern Paper (Authentique);

Other:  Cats and Bats Dots (Close To My Heart);

Color Throwdown - Hope Anchors the Soul

 As I get back into the challenge game, I was inspired by the color combination at Color Throwdown this week and pulled some older stamp sets from my shelf. 

I knew I had pattern paper in this color combination, I added some stamped images and dies to create a liquid shaker. 

I love the look, but I'm nervous about my "liquid" leaking or air getting in the bag.  I suppose time will tell.  

I hope you had the opportunity to get creative today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Hope Anchors the Soul

Stamps and Dies:  Refuse to Sink and Vitamin Sea Stamp Set and Dies, Circle Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs)

Ink: Green Tea, Eucalyptus, All That Jazz, Twilight, Midnight, Sand Castle (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Pad (Wow); Sand Dunes Embossing Glitter (Wow);

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

Other:  Big Sur Sequins (Catherine Pooler Designs); Zip Lock Bag, Sookwang Double-sided Tape, and Anti-bacterial Gel for water element;

Taking the Positive with the Negativie - Take 2

 I'm big on negative and positive dies, and using both to create cards.  Several weeks back I had my first post showing an example of how I use pieces from both. I'm back today to show another example.  

 

I won't lie about this one.  Whether it's my water technique piece or just me being me, I like my negative die card better.  But here are both . . . 

 

I started with a watercolor panel and used a die to cut.  On my positive die piece, I put sentiments on the base of my card and then popped the die on top and created a shaker card.

Yep - it's o.k.  But the negative pieces.  Never throw them away!  I love my negative piece card even more! Entering this one below in Use Your Stuff.  The inspiration there was stripes!  STRIPES!

I encourage you all to show your negative/positive die pieces! Now go create.  

Debbie

Supplies Used - Happy Birthday Watercolor

Stamps and Dies:  Horizontal Stripe Cover Plate Die, Layered Greeting Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs); Big Scripty Words Stamp Set and Dies (Lawn Fawn)

Ink: Party Dress, Samba, Suede Shoes, Mardi Gras and Midnight (Catherine Pooler)

Paper:  White Cardstock (Park Lane Paperie); White Daisy Cardstock (Close To My Heart); Watercolor (Bee)

Other:  Motor City and Clear Sequins (Catherine Pooler Designs)

 

Supplies Used - Howdy

Stamps and Dies:  Horizontal Stripe Cover Plate Die, Ways to say Hey Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink: Party Dress, Samba, Suede Shoes, Mardi Gras (Catherine Pooler)

Paper:  White Cardstock (Park Lane Paperie); White Daisy Cardstock (Close To My Heart); Watercolor (Bee); Black Cardstock (Hero Arts);

 

To the Beach and Back

Took a stab at a CAS card for CAS Colours & Sketches.  This week they had a color challenge. 

CAS cards are not always easy for me, so I tried to keep some white space, and tried not to have too much layering of my elements, which is where the colors from the challenge came into play.  

I hope you have a chance to inky and sparkly today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - To the Beach

Stamps and Dies:  She Sells Sea Shells Stamp Set and Dies, Vitamin Sea Stamps and Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink: Juniper Mist, Green Tea, Eucalyptis  (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Pad (Wow); Sand Dunes, Coastal and Zeus Embossing Glitters (Wow);

Paper:  White Cardstock (Park Lane Paperie); White Daisy Cardstock (Close To My Heart); Other:  Shell Parade Stencil (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Refuse to Sink - Cardz 4 Guyz Inspired

I created this card for Cardz 4 Guyz.  The challenge was to use a die as the main feature of the card. 

And so I created a nautical wheel using an awesome die from Catherine Poolder Designs and some crazy cool embossing powder from Wow.  It's a bit different for sure.  Love that powder.  

I hope you were able to find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Refuse to Sink

Stamps and Dies:  Ships Wheel Die and Refuse to Sink Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs)

Ink: Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Pad (Wow); 101 Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper:  White Cardstock (Park Lane Paperie); The Bees Knees Pattern Paper (Honey Bee Stamp)

Other:  Big Sur Sequins (Catherine Pooler Designs);