Chasing Summer for The Paper Players

Sharing a card I made using the sketch from The Paper Players. 

So my paper, all cardstock  Kraft cardstock for my background, my image mat and sentiment strip.  Watercolor paper for the rest.  A watercolor background, and a watercolor image. 

We will be chasing summer into the winter. 

Go create! 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Chasing Summer

Stamps and Dies:  Dog Days of Summer (Newton's Nook); Catching Rays House Mouse (Stampendous); Stitched Rectangle Die (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink & Embossing:  Black Onyx (Versafine); Clear Embossing Powder (Wow); Various Distress Inks (Ranger); Versamark; Sand Dune EP (Wow);

Paper: Watercolor (Canson); Smooth Watercolor paper (Close To My Heart); Desert Storm (Neenah);

Other: Lemon Yellow and Orange Color Burst (Ken Oliver)

Tic-Tac-Toe for Tuesday Throwdown

Went with the second row for the challenge at Tuesday Throwdown . . . . used green, a die and a stencil. 

And maybe there were a few dies and a few shades of green.  My background piece was created using a few shades of green ink and some shaving cream.  Then I used a stencil to get the darker green dots on my background. 

My original die was the sentiment die.  But I had an extra butterfly and those white negative die pieces cluttering my work surface.  They made their way onto the project. 

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Hey There

Stamps and Dies:  Lava Lamp Cover Plate Die, Great Wings Stamp Set and Dies, Hey There Friend Word Die (Catherine Pooler Designs)

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight, Lime Rickey, Mardi Gras Ink (Catherine Pooler Inks)

Paper:  Cascade and Black Cardstock (American Crafts); Solar White (Neenah);

Other:  Pop Art Stencil (Catherine Pooler Designs); Boston Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); Diamond Stickles (Ranger);

Cry. Laugh. Remember. for HMFMC

House Mouse & Friends Challenge over the last two weeks was to include pastels.  And so, pastels it is . . .

 I have lots of favorites from House Mouse, but I do adore this one with the bubbles.  So fun.  Thought it might be a sweet card for the loss of a parent. 

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Cry. Laugh. Remember.

Stamps and Dies:  Life in Full Bloom Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs); Blowing Bubbles (House Mouse by Stampendous);

Ink:  Midnight (Catherine Pooler); Black Onyx Versafine; Clear EP (Ranger);

Paper:  Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); Watercolor Paper (Canson); Pattern Paper (The Stamps of Life);

Other:  Glitter Gems (Close To My Heart)

Vintage for Cardz 4 Guys

When I saw "vintage" as the prompt at Cardz 4 Guys, I new I had to play long with some paper that I had off to the side of my work table. 

I don't own a lot of vintage stamps, so while there was ink for inking, there was no no ink for stamping.  I used pattern papers from an old button farm kit that I couldn't part with.  I did enjoy making the tag, which has a vellum background and a kraft paper string. 

Something different . . . keeps me being crafty. 

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Go Someplace You've Never Been

Ink: Black (Hero Arts)

Paper:  Cityscapes (Graphic 45); Desert Storm (Neenah); Vellum (Bazzill)

Accessories:  Wooden Arrow (The Stamps of Life);

Mommy-to-Bee for SOS

Created a card for my friend, a mommy-to-be, and I used an old kit in my stash!  Just had to enter it in this weeks Shopping Our Stash. 

 I colored my bees using a blender pend and some inks.  And I created my card on pattern paper.  Love that heart heart shaped stitched bee trail.  I love how the mommy bee is holding her belly anticipating what is to come. 

Creating in Covid helps to pass the time!  I hope you find some time to create. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Mommy to Bee

Stamps and Dies:  Bee Yourself Stamp Set and Hexagon Die (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight and Tiara Ink (Catherine Pooler); Black Shimmer Pen (Close To My Heart); Wink of Stella; Blender Pen (Marvy);

Paper:  White Daisy (Close To My Heart); The Bees Knees Pattern Paper (Honey Bee Stamp); Black Cardstock (American Crafts);

Other: Black Sequins (Simon Says Stamp)

Moment of Magic for House Mouse & Friends

The challenge at House Mouse & Friends was anything goes, with the optional theme of "better together". 

For my frame, I cropped corners and wrapped a bit of ribbon on my corners.  I love all my House Mouse stamps, but always love images that feature other critters.  And I love trying to find sentiments that speak to those images.  

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Take a Risk

Stamps and Dies:  Hummingbird Feeder House Mouse (Stampendous); The Right Words (Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley and Ranger);

Ink & Embossing:  Midight (Catherine Pooler Ink); Black Onyx (Versafine); Clear EP (Ranger);  Various Distress Inks (watercolor of image);

Paper: Sea Glass (Simon Says Stamp); Black (America Crafts); Watercolor (Canson);

Other:  Whisper White Ribbon (Stampin' Up); Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh);

Smile!

A box of supplies, some dies and some acetate.  Hoping this can create a smile, inspired by the prompt at The Paper Players. 

A shaker with the word "smile" has to create a smile.  Or maybe some distracting shaking in these odd times. 

My fun challenge for this card was getting that twine to stick to the acetate and create that frame.  And I used stuff I had on hand!

All good stuff.  Hope you find some time to create soon. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Smile Shaker

The Stamps of Life Kit of the Month - November 2017

Additional Supplies:  Acetate Sheets (The Stamps of Life) and Circle Dies (Sizzix)

Mommy to Be - Inspired by TIME OUT

When I saw the challenge at TIME OUT Challenges, all that black and yellow, I had to play around.  Black and white and any color makes me smile. 

While I wanted to do stripes, I happened to be going thru some boxes of old kits and found a stash of black and yellow pattern paper.  And so I got busy as a bee . . .

So there are all sorts of shapes here . . . stripes in hexagons, and hexagons made of "stripes". 

I used a blender pen and some ink to color my bee. 

I had fun creating this one, inspired by TIME OUT Challenges and a box of old supplies from a Simon Says Stamp set. 

I hope you find some time to create. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Mommy to Bee Honeycomb Border

Stamps and Dies:  Bee Yourself Stamp Set and Hexagon Die (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight and Tiara Ink (Catherine Pooler); Black Shimmer Pen (Close To My Heart); Wink of Stella; Blender Pen (Marvy);

Paper:  White Daisy (Close To My Heart); The Bees Knees Pattern Paper (Honey Bee Stamp); Black Cardstock (American Crafts);

Other: Gold Sequins (Simon Says Stamp)

Sunday Stash Day - You are a Super Hero.

Today was my day to use paper in my stash, and try to make a dent in old supplies.  So I pulled out a box and got busy making a card, this one inspired by the word prompt of "Hero" at Just Us Girls.  

Now I was inclined to make a card honoring our medical folks that are out in the field, but I didn't have any good medical stamps or dies.  So I went with just a festive card to put a smile on a hero's face. 

I used paper from an old kit from The Stamps of Life with a great sentiment die and stamp set from them as well.  For ink, my sentiments, the black stars within the circles in the pattern paper, and I inked my edges to give a crisp look before popping them on my card. 

Tomorrow is a new day . . . go be creative! 

Supplies Used - Super Hero

Cardstock, Pattern Paper from 2019 February Card Kit (The Stamps of Life)

Other Supplies:  Super Statement Stamp/Die Set (The Stamps of Life); Licorice Ink (The Stamps of Life)

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);

Luscious for TSOT

The prompt at Try Stampin' on Tuesday was "luscious", and it came along with a sketch as well (posted further below).  I decided to play along using way more flowers and layers than I would usually use.  

Now the sketch had a circle that was the center focal point.  I changed that up a bit with a sentiment that spans across my card.  

Not my normal, but a challenge for sure, and a fun card to create.

I hope you found some time to create today.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Aloha

Stamps and Dies:  Tropically Yours (Catherine Pooler Designs)

Ink & Embossing:  Coral Cabana, Grass Skirt, Limoncello, All That Jazz, Grape Crush and Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks)

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Green Apple Cardstock (The Stamps of Life);

Other:  Golden Sunset Glitter Drops (Nuvo); Sequins (Hai)

Forest and Dear Inspired Holiday Card

I was inspired by the prompt at Christmas Card Throwdown which had the prompt of "forest and deer".  I couldn't wait to play along.  

 I used some pattern paper in my stash that I knew was perfect for a winter forest.  There are some deer in the background!  To that, I added some Lawn Fawn creatures. 

And one more holiday card to add to my stash! 

Go be creative! 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Merry Christmas

Stamps and Dies:  Toboccan Together Stamp Set and Dies and Stitched Hillside Backdrop Die (Lawn Fawn);

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

Paper:  Solar White (Neenah); Pattern Paper (Miss Kate Cuttables);

Other: Icicle Stickles (Ranger); Very Cherry Spinkletz (Buttons Galore);

Thinking of You for CAS(E) this Sketch

So a bit of a stretch for a sketch, but I love stretching a sketch. 

Here is my take on this week's CAS(E) his Sketch, where I flipped to landscape.

Went with yellow roses for this card. The color yellow speaks to sun and warmth.  Friendship and optimism.  Who doesn't need all of that during these difficult times. 

I hope you find some time to create today.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Thinking of You

Stamps and Dies:  Pair of Roses Dies, Sealed with a Kiss Stamp Set and Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

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

Paper:  Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Yellow Cardstock from my scrap stash (using crap I have);  Silver Foil Paper (Close To My Heart);

Other:  Silver Confetti (Pretty Pink Posh);

Spring Fling Birthday Card

Hard to know that spring is here in Connecticut.  Yesterday woke to four inches of snow.  Today it got into the 60's. 

But here is my take on the spring birthday card for Seize the Birthday. 

 Butterflies and sparkle in various forms.  

I love the sheen of those Nuvo Glacier Paste dots. 

I hope you find some tie to create today.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Happy Birthday

Stamps and Dies:  Great Wings Stamp Set and Dies and So Much Possibility Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight, Grape Crush, Flirty Fuchsia, Coral Cabana, Samba, Suite Shoes, Mint to Be (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler);

Other:  Pop Art Stencil (Catherine Pooler Designs); Golden Era Glacier Paste (Nuvo); Diamond Stickles (Ranger); Crater Lake Sequins (Catherine Pooler);

Hugs for Just Add Ink

Dug into my stash to create a card for Just Add Ink.  The challenge was to create using a die cut word. 

Love working with kraft cardstock.  This was a set I got back in the fall; love the background script.  

And a bit of yellow ink is always going to brighten a day. 

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Hugs

Stamps and Dies:  Life in Full Bloom Stamp Set and Dies, Background Textures Stamp Set, and Thought Greetings Word Dies (Club Sursee from Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink:  Icing on the Cake, Shea Butter, Over Coffee,

Paper:  Desert Storm Cardstock (Neenah); Premium White (Catherine Pooler);

Other:  Cloud Nine Dream Drops (Nuvo);

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);

New Technique for Try it on Tuesday

I always try to keep a list of techniques I want to try.  Try it on Tuesday had a challenge to "try a new technique", so I went to my list and picked one. 

Over the last couple of years I've seen card fronts created by layering die cuts and having a see-thru look.  I decided to try my hand at it and created this card . . .

I used stamps and dies from Catherine Pooler Designs that had some larger pieces and smaller ones.  I stamped a bunch in varying colors and then die cut them all, and then went to work to lay them all out. 

 I started with the bigger pieces and tried layering them over a card base.  I have read that "press and seal" wrap helps with this technique . . . but didn't have any. 

Take note of the two sentiment pieces on the front of the card.  When the card is closed, they match up to the inside sentiment pieces on the inside of the card. 

I had a lot of fun creating this card.  Always fun to try a new technique! 

I hope you find some time to create today! 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Thank You - See Thru Card

Stamps and Dies:  Made My Day Stamp Set and Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Skylight, Polished, Sauna, Sugared Lavender, Juniper Mist, Seafoam (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: White Cardstock (Papertrey Ink);

Other: Santa Fe Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);

CAS Card for The Card Concept

Created this CAS card for The Card Concept. 

I was inspired mostly by the shamrocks in the inspiration photo, the linear shelves and the black printed words on the canisters. 

Love that shiny gold shimmer! 

I hope you find some time to create today! 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Lucky to Have a Friend

Stamps and Dies:  Lucky Me Stamp Set and Aztec Border Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight and Grass Skirt (Catherine Pooler Inks)

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Gold Glitter Paper (Close To My Heart);

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);

Thank You Daffodil for CAS(E) this Sketch

Created this using the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch, replacing balloons with some flowers. 

Had not used washi tape in a while, so it was fun to use my supplies along with my latest Club Sursee set from Catherine Pooler Designs. 

I hope you find some time to create today.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Thank You

Stamps and Dies:  Sealed with a Kiss Stamp Set and Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight (Catherine Pooler Ink), Tuxedo Black (Memento), and various Copic Markers for image coloring;

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler)

Other: Washi Tape (Little B) and Diamond Stickles