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);

Inspired by The Beatles

Could not resist to play along with this week's challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz, as the prompt was "inspired by The Beatles". 

My brother taught me everything about the fab four.  I went simple with this card and a stamp with one of my favorite lyrics.  

I adore the guitar playing in this song.  And I adore the sparkle of some embossing powders. 

And a second version with a different pattern paper (because, why not). 

I hope you find some time to create today! 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Here Comes the Sun

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

Ink & Embossing:  Versamark, Black Sparkle Embossing Powder (Ranger); Tiara and Tiki Torch (Catherine Pooler Ink);

Paper: Midnight Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); scrap of white and pattern paper from my scrap stash;

Supplies Used - Here Comes the Sun

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

Ink & Embossing:  Versamark, Black Sparkle Embossing Powder (Ranger);

Paper: Desert Storm and Solar White Cardstock (Neenah); pattern paper scrap from stash;

Watercolor Inspired

I was inspired to make a watercolor background for the Watercooler Challenge.  It was an "anything goes feminine" prompt, so I decided to go floral with some friendly colors. 

 I started by creating my watercolor background piece using two of Nuvo's shimmer powders.  I went with a soft background so I could try to either remove or add color once I added my stamped background.  I stamped the background with a black pigment ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I then used my Close To My Heart watercolor set to add color to my flowers and leaves. 

For my sentiment, I used some Wow embossing glitter. 

No lie though . . . I left my craft room with ink stained fingers and glitter on my shirt.  :)  Worth it. 

I hope you find some time to create. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Awesome

Stamps and Dies:  Awesome Die and Climbing Background Die (Catherine Pooler Designs)

Ink: Solar Flare and Cherry Bomb Shimmer Powder (Nuvo); Black Pigment Ink (Close To My Heart); Clear EP (Ranger); Wow Embossing Pad with Carousel Embossing Glitter (Wow); Watercolor Paints (Close To My Heart);

Paper:  Cherry Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); Black Cardstock (American Crafts); Vellum (Close To My Heart); Cold Press Watercolor Paper (Bee);

Other:  Charleston Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Snow Much Thanks for Sweet Stampin' Christmas

Included a snow person for the current challenge at Sweet Stampin' Christmas and decided to make a holiday thank you card . . . I'm challenging myself to send more thank you cards this year.  

 I used supplies in a kit from Simon Says Stamp . . . still had some supplies hanging around, and I love to use the supplies that I have. 

I paper pieced the hat, scarf and mittens.

I hope you find some time to create today.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Snow Much Thanks

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); Surf Blue and White Cardstock (Simon Says Stamp);

Other: White Pom Poms (Darice)

Cardz 4 Guyz - Sailabrate!

Created a card inspired by the prompt "Celebrate" at Cardz 4 Guyz.  Of course, my sentiment is appropriate to the theme of my card! 

I still have some "go to" guy paper from an old card kit.  I cut some sailboat pieces, embossed the body of my sail boat, and added some colorful sails. 

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Sailabrate

Stamps and Dies:  Sailboat2Stamp and Sailboat Dies (The Stamps of Life)

Ink & Embossing:  Versamark; Silver Embossing Powder (Ranger); Licorice (The Stamps of Life)

Paper:  Cardstock and Pattern Paper from The Stamps of Life February 2018 Card Kit

Other: Epoxy Star Stickers (The Stamps of Life February 2018 Card Kit); Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh);

Watercolor Creation for Color Throwdown

Created a little something inspired by the color combo at Color Throwdown . . .

 I've been really trying to get into watercolor backgrounds the last few days so I used the color combo, made a watercolor background and then used a cover plate to create my dotted background. 

 I matched up some jewels to the colors and put them on my vellum sentiment. 

 I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Thanks (Pastel Watercolor)

Stamps and Dies:  Throwing Confetti Cover Die and Just Thanks Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  It's a Girl, Bellini, Limoncello, Garden Party (Catherine Pooler Inks);

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

Other:  Buttercream, Lemon Drop, Spring Green and Pink Blush Jewels (Pretty Pink Posh);

Creating Outside Comfort Zone

The challenge at Sweet Stampin' was "Pretty in Pink".  I channeled pink using supplies on my desk. 

Preface this by saying this is not my norm.  But I wanted to play with putting a background stamp to cardstock, adding some shimmering embossing powder, and then using some punches in my stash that I'd not used in YEARS.

No joke, years.  

 

Not sure I love the card . . . love that background stamp.   And I do love some tone on tone. 

The curve on that front panel is interesting.

I hope you find some time to create outside of your comfort zone. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Get Well Soon

Stamps and Dies:  Get Well Soon (The Stamps of Life);

Ink & Embossing:  Versamark; Frosted Crystal EP (Ranger);

Paper:  Bubblegum and Powdered Sugar Cardstock and Pattern Papers from February 2015 Card Kit (The Stamps of Life);

Other:  Friendship Mix Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh);  Mini 8 Punch Flower (We R Memory Keepers);

K is for Kraft

One of my favorite places for inspiration is StampNation, and I was inspired to create this card by the prompt, K is for Kraft. 

I created this card using a fairly new stamp set from Club Sursee. 

 

I love the muted tones on this card.   

I hope you find some time to create today.  

Supplies Used - Wildflower

Stamps and Dies:  Life in Full Bloom Stamp and Die Set (Catherine Pooler Club Sursee Set)

Ink:  Icing on the Cake, Sand Castle, Polished, Mandarin Spice, Sugared Lavender, Royal Treatment (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper:  Desert Storm and Solar White (Neenah); Artichoke (The Stamps of Life);

Other:  Twine (The Stamps of Life);

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

Inspired by Little Red Wagon

I clearly go in waves with creating . . . blame it on my day job.

But I was inspired to make a card using scraps from a scrapbook layout, and I made a card inspired by Little Red Wagon's challenge, "Dog Days of Summer".  And that led to more cards because I was "that" inspired.  Love using my stuff.

Linking up one of my cards, but sharing them all.

This first one will just be a blank note to send to someone . . . someone who knows me and my love of my puppie . . .

The one I'm linking up speaks summer to me . . . I mean come on, if you're a working girl like me, you are longing for those shiny weekends.  It means more time with my pups in the sun! 

Had to throw in a card using similar design, but a completely different sentiment. 

I'll be bummed when I have to use that . . . and then finally, and another blank note card . . .

I do love using my scraps.  You find my original layouts using these papers and stamps here.  I hope you will check it out.  

Now go use up some scraps.  

Debbie

Supplies Used - My Heart (A Diagram)

Stamps and Dies:  A Piece of My Heart Stamp Set (Close To My Heart)

Ink & Embossing:  Ballerina, Bashful, Raspberry, Candy Apple, and Black Ink (Close To My Heart)

Cardstock, Paper, Shimmer Trim, and Glitter Gems from Heart Happy Workshop Kit (Close To My Heart);

Supplies Used - Is It The Weekend Yet

Stamps and Dies:  Paw Prints on My Heart (Close To My Heart);

Ink & Embossing: Midnight Ink (Catherine Pooler)

Cardstock, Paper and Glitter Gems from Heart Happy Workshop Kit (The Stamps of Life);

Supplies Used - Never To Be Forgotten

Stamps and Dies:  Paw Prints on My Heart (Close To My Heart);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks)

Cardstock, Paper, and Glitter Gems from Heart Happy Workshop Kit (Close To My Heart);

Supplies Used - My Heart (A Diagram)

Stamps and Dies:   Paw Prints on My Heart and A Piece of My Heart Stamp Set (Close To My Heart)

Ink & Embossing:  Ballerina, Bashful, Raspberry, Candy Apple, and Black Ink (Close To My Heart)

Cardstock, Paper, and Glitter Gems from Heart Happy Workshop Kit (Close To My Heart);

Merry & Bright Greetings for Shopping Our Stash

I was inspired to create a Christmas card using my stash of items from leftover holiday kits.  My thanks to Shopping Our Stash for the inspiration to really use stuff in my craft room. 

For this one, I used sentiments that were on a 6 x 6 piece of pattern paper, and lined them up in different lengths and widths for added interested. 

 

This kit was from Simon Says Stamp "back in the day" so it was fun to revisit.  Still plenty of pattern papers to be used.  

I used the overall stamped sentiment of "Merry & Bright Greetings" in the upper corner that sums it all up. 

I hope you find some time to create . . . and to shop your own stash.  

Cheers.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Merry & Bright

Stamps and Dies:  Merry & Bright (Simon Says Stamp); Circle Die (Sizzix)

Ink & Embossing:  Versamark; White Embossing Powder (Hero Arts)

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

Other: Berry Bright Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Transport for Cards 4 Guys

This week's prompt at Cards 4 Guys was "Transport".  I know that my husband would love to do nothing more than travel via boat anywhere.  So I went with a sailboat, because on our bucket list is a sailing trip . . . one day . . . 

Now yes, I did wonder about that scallop border being a bit feminine . . . but it reminded me of water, so I felt it appropriate.  

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Seas the Day

Stamps and Dies:  Sailboat2Stamp, Sailboat Dies, and Scalloped Rectangle Dies (The Stamps of Life)

Ink & Embossing:  Licorice Ink (The Stamps of Life); Versamark; White Embossing Powder (Wow!)

Paper:  Cardstock and Pattern Paper from The Stamps of Life February 2018 Card Kit

Other: Ribbon (The Stamps of Life February 2018 Card Kit); Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh);

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);

Literature Inspired by The Library Challenge

My card today was inspired by The Library Challenge's book cover, Five Weeks in a Balloon.  Here is the book cover . . .

For my card I was inspired to use some Graphic 45 paper and paper piece my balloon image using a stamp and die from The Stamps of Life. 

I split by sentiment for added interest.  Lots of inking and popping of images, and I love those little postage stamps. 

I hope you find some time to create today.

Debbie

Supplies Used -Let Your Dreams Take Flight

Stamps:  hot4balloons and patterns4airballoons (The Stamps of Life)

Ink: Licorice (The Stamps of Life)

Paper:  Cityscapes (Graphic 45); Desert Storm (Neenah); Licorice (The Stamps of Life)

Accessories:  Hot Air Balloon Dies (The Stamps of Life)

Repeating for Repeat Day

Celebrating "Repeat Day" with Little Red Wagon . . . their inspiration for this week was to repeat an item, stamp, etc. on a card.

The dogs repeat, but my real repeat element were the bones.  

I hope you find some inspiration to create today! 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Thanks a MIllion

Stamps and Dies:  Sentiment Stamp*; Jar2Stamp Dies;

Ink & Embossing:  Versamark; White EP (Ranger);

Paper: Cardstock and Pattern Paper*

* From The Stamps of Life January 2019 Card Kit

Inspired by The Paper Players

Created a little something using the tic-tac-toe board on The Paper Players challenge blog. So many options, but I went with that top row . . . ribbon, patterned paper, die cut . . . and here is my card. 

 I used a stand-up base for my card.  This is what it will look like out of the envelope.  And once stood up . . .

So a few pattern papers, and some ribbon and technically a few dies. 

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - You're One of a Kind

Stamps and Dies:  sayings4jars (The Stamps of Life); Sentiment Stamp Set*, Scalloped Circle Stand-up Card Die Set (Sizzix);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight (Catherine Pooler)

Paper:  Cardstock and Pattern Paper*, Licorice Cardstock (The Stamps of Life)

Other:  Ribbon and Epoxy Dots*

* From The Stamps of Life January 2019 Card Kit