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);

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);

Peace & Love - Christmas Trees

Back to Christmas cards. Christmas trees was the prompt at Make My Monday. I pulled out some Hero Arts supplies from an event a few years ago. 

Trees with glitter paper is all Christmas. I added some rub-ons for my background, and strip of glitter paper to anchor it all. 

Another holiday card for the stash. 

Need a task? Pull out some old supplies and get busy. 

Debbie

Supplies Used  - Peace & Love

Stamps and Dies:  Northern Lights Stamp Set and Die and Tree Pattern Cover Plate Die (Hero Arts);

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

Paper: Daisy White Cardstock and White and Silver Glitter Cardstock (Close To My Heart); Blue Glitter Cardstock (Stampin' Up);

Other: Snowflake Hero Transfers (Hero Arts);

Holly Jolly for 52 Christmas Throwdown

Today's card is inspired by the October sketch at 52 Christmas Throwdown. It was my pick from this past year's sketches. 

I did shift some elements a bit in my card, and I chose an ornament instead of a tree. I also used a fair amount of pattern paper for my elements. 

That ornament paper background began my inspiration for this card, and is why I shifted to an ornament for the focal point. 

Another Christmas card for my stash. 

Get creative!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Holly Jolly

Stamps and Dies:  Ornament Stamp and Stitch Stamp Set and Dies (Concord & 9th);

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

Paper:  Powdered Sugar Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); White Christmas Pattern Paper (Moda Scraps); Brushed Gold Cardstock (Stampin' Up); Favorite Flannel 6 x 6 Paper Pack (Lawn Fawn); Vellum (Close To My Heart);

Other: White and Gold Ribbon (Close To My Heart); Dublin Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);

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);

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);

Heat Embossing Goodness!

Another holiday card today, and this one was inspired by the challenge prompt at Christmas Card Throwdown. The current challenge is a technique challenge to use foil or hot embossing. I went with heat embossing for my card, and I used both gold and clear.

I have a number of sets with holiday lights. I used a Stampin' Up set in my stash that came with a punch. My gold embossing is in the center ring, in the base of the bulbs, the sentiment, and the edges of the cardstock panel. 

I used the clear embossing for each of my bulbs, stamping them with varying colors of ink and then triple embossing them with clear embossing powder to get the maximum shine.

Time-consuming, but worth the results for these bulps. 

Heat-gun goodness. Nothing more satisfying than melting embossing powder.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Friends Make the Season Shine Slimline

Stamps and Dies:  Making Christmas Bright and Making Every Day Bright Stamp Sets (Stampin' Up);

Ink & Embossing:  Embossing Powder, Clear Gloss Regular Embossing Powder (Wow); Cranberry Fizz, Martini, Glitz, Glam, Dress Blues, Uptown and Flame Ink (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: White Daisy Cardstock (Close To My Heart);

Other: Christmas Bulb Builder Punch (Stampin' Up); Crater Lake Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Design); 

Joy to the World - Color Inspiration

Today's card was inspired by Color Dare Challenge, where the colors led me to a holiday card. I tried to keep the colors as subtle as the image and have more greenery than the pinks. 

Pinkfresh Studios has such a great suite of products, and these were from a holiday event a few years ago.

I really enjoyed creating with this set. I hope you find time to enjoy the sets in your stash.

Be creative! 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Joy to the World

Stamps and Dies:  Art Deco Frame, Christmas Sentiments Stamp Set and Dies, Snowflakes Die, Berry Brach Stamps Set and Dies (Pinkfresh Studios);

Ink & Embossing:  Embossing Pad and Cream on the Top Embossing Glitter (Wow); Rose Petals, Peppermint Scrub, Sage, Spruce (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: White Cardstock (Scrapbook and Cards Today); White Glitter Cardstock (Close To My Heart);

Other: Ballet Slimmer Dies (Pinkfresh Studios);

Just Choose Two Creation

 Today's card was inspired by the Just Choose Two Options at Just Add Ink. 

For my options, I chose the sentiment and the embossing. I did some embossing on my background with an ink resist technique, and I also embossed my sentiment.

My colors were inspired by the pattern paper that I chose from Catherine Pooler Designs. I love how their inks match their pattern paper packs perfectly. 

Find some time to be creative - never a bad decision.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Thinking of You

Stamps and Dies:  Towering Blooms Stamp Set and Dies and Through the Prism Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Crushed Violet, Lilac, Terracotta, Whipped Honey, Matcha, Sage and Spruce (Catherine Pooler Inks);   Embossing Pad and Opague Bright White Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper:  Premium White Cardstock and Because Flowers Paper Pack (Catherine Pooler Designs); Other: Hallerbos Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); Key Lime Jewel Drops (Nuvo);

Red Alert at Little Red Wagon

Red Alert! 

That's the challenge this week at Little Red Wagon this week. So I brought in some red pattern paper and some red inks to create a friendship card.

And did I mention red sequins! This is card with a card. 

It's a "friend" card and a "thank you" card. 

The lace was a border stamp and I stamped and embossed with white detail powder. 

I hope you find some time to create!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Friend

Stamps and Dies:  Love & Lace and Roses are Red Stamp Sets and Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Rockin' Red, Mardi Gras, In the Park, Party Dress (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Pad and Wow Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder (Wow); Sakura Sparkle Pen;

Paper: Premium White Cardstock and Rockin' Red Prints (Catherine Pooler Designs); Black Cardstock (Scrapbook and Cards Today);

Other: Vienna Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Bit of Glitz in a Heart

My card today was inspired by the challenge at Just Us Girls, which was to use a heart die.

I cut my die from watercolor paper. My die had a coordinating stamp, which I had to bring in with some metallic watercolors.

Love a bit of glimmer and shine on my projects. And I love that heart cards double as birthday, sympathy and all the reasons to share love.

I hope you find some time to share some love today.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Sending All My Love

Stamps and Dies: Yours Truly Stamp Set and Die and Scribble Grid Background Stamp; (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Black Onyx Ink (Versafine); Clear Gloss Regular Embossing Powder, Dress Blues Embossing Glitter and Embossing Pad (Wow); Christmas 2021 Watercolors (IUILE);

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

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

Sending Love

Red and pink were the Inkspirational prompt, and it indeed inspired me. Queue the red and pink inks with my balloon stencil!

A simple card with layered balloons and the added element of a few balloon dies.

Happy creating!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Sending Love

Stamps and Dies:  Hello Cupcake Stamp, Die and Stencil (Photoplay Say it With Stamps for Let's Stamp Together SCT Magazine); Everyday Sentiment Banners (Lawn Fawn);

Ink & Embossing:  Salt Water Taffy, Worn Lipstick, Lumberjack Plaid Distress Ink (Ranger); Versafine Black Onyx; White Gel Pen (Gelly Roll);

Paper: Daisy White Cardstock (Close To My Heart);

Other: Clear Gloss Regular Ink (Wow); Silver Diamant Thread (DMC); 

 

Monochomatic for Color Dare

I love purple, so the opportuntity to create something in those hues makes me happy. Purple was the color at Color Dare Color Challenge. 

My inks are a bit more muted, as I used the Spa Collection of inks from Catherine Pooler. But they're so beautiful together!

I do love that the Catherine Pooler paper pack and inks work so beautifully together.

Nothing like some monochromatic goodness.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Thinking of You

Stamps and Dies:  Flourished Butterflies (Catherine Pooler Designs); Stitched Frame (Lil' Inker);

Ink & Embossing:  Merlot, Serene, Crushed Violet (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Pad and Halo Embossing Glitter (Wow);

Paper:  Premium White Cardstock and Paper Hearts Pattern Paper Pack (Catherine Pooler Designs);

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

Just a Little Bling

 I pulled out some old sets to add "just a little bling" to my card, which was the challenge prompt at Just Add Ink.

I kept my bling in my glitter embossed background and my sequins.

And while it's hard for me, I left some white space!

So hard.

Go leave some white space somewhere, and add a bit of glitter.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Hello

Stamps and Dies:  Kaleidoscope Background Stamp, Sealed With a Kiss Stamp Set and Dies, Stitched Rectangle Die, and  Ways to Say Hey Dies Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks); Copic Markers; Embossing Pad and Iced Silver Embossing Glitter (Wow);

Paper:  Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); White Daisy Cardstock (Close To My Heart); Black Cardstock (Hero Arts);

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

Black and White 50th Card

Happy New Year!

Creating along with the Color Throwdown challenge. 

What's not to love about black, grey and white. I'm often reminded of the opening scenes in Wizard of Oz, but I do find it's fun to create in black and white.

I used an old set for this one with the balloons that you could only imagine being much more colorful. Balloons are usually always colorful, unless you're celebrating a milestone birthday. 

I used a mix of supplies for this one! I hope you can get your mix going and create something.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Don't Let Turning 50

Stamps and Dies:  Happy Birthday Stamp Set and Die (Photoplay for Scrapbook & Cards Today); Aging Stamp Set (Stampendous);

Ink & Embossing:  Jet Black (Lawn Fawn); Copic Markers; Embossing Pad and Diamond Splash Embossing Glitter (Wow);

Paper: Accent Opaque Cardstock; Solar White (Neenah); Pattern Paper (The Stamps of Life); Disco Ball Paper (Reminisce);

Other: Motor City Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Design);

Joy, Peace & Love

 Bringing in the blue shades for today's card, which was inspired by Color Dare challenge. I also used a fun fold for this card. 

My shades of blue are in my cardstock for the base, the ink used for my cardstock letters. I used direct to paper technique to get that rich, dark color. And then finally, I used a paste for my ornament. 

I challenge you all to do something monochromatic, and in particular use some blues!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Joy

Stamps and Dies:  Holiday Joy Sentiment Stamp Set, No Shaking Tag Dies, Festive Joy Word Die (Catherine Pooler Designs); Sentiment Strip Dies (Pretty Pink Posh);

Ink & Embossing:  Embossing Pad and Metallic Silver Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper: White Cardstock (Scrapbook and Cards Today); Winter Lake Cardstock (My Colors); Let It Shine Pattern Paper (Lawn Fawn);

Other: Denim Blue Lawn Trimmings (Lawn Fawn); Clear Skies Astro Paste (Ranger);

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I love a good Tic Tac Toe board! I played along with the Tic Tac Toe Challenge this week. I went across the middle row . . . Gems/Embellishments with Embossing (I used wet embossing) and Snowflakes. Here is my card . . . 

I just love all the texture in this card. between the stamped/embossed card base using embossing glitter to the die cut frame, and then all those sparkly snowflakes. This card just makes me smile.

And then add a bold sentiment! 

Highly recommend you layer up some things. 

Cheers!

Debbie

Supplies Used - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Stamps and Dies:  Snowflakes Die, Christmas Sentiments Stamp Set and Dies, Art Deco Frame, Large Snowflakes Die, Winter Foliage Stamp Set and Stencil (Pinkfresh Studios);

Ink & Embossing:  Embossing Pad and Pure Platinum Embossing Powder (Wow); Black Embossing Powder (Hero Arts); Garden Party, Lime Rickey, Samba, Cummerbund, Fiesta Blue (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Paper: White Cardstock (Scrapbook & Cards Today); White Glitter Paper (Close To My Heart);

Other: Iridescent Clear Drops (Pinkfresh Designs);