Jingle all the way - SCC #185

 Hello!  It's time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  Our theme - chosen my yours truly - is "jingle bells"!  Here are my jingle bells...

Supplies: 
*Simons Says Stamp Sleigh Bell
*Poppystamps Orchard Leaves (I don't have any holly leaf die!) 
*Tonic Studios Warm Winter Wishes sentiment
*Cheapo Dies Stiched Scalloped Rectangles
*Darice Big Dot embossing folder
*Twine from my stash

We'd love to have you come play along at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Happy B...day - C4G #275

 Hi!  It is time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Our fun theme is "bees"!  We'd love to have you buzz on over and play along! ;) 

Supplies:

• Pebbles Garden Party paper
• DCWV Spring & Summer Corrugate Stack
• There She Goes Bee Happy bee stamps
• Creative Worship Script Sentiments
• Echo Park Stitched Hexagons
• Sizzix Impresslits Sweet Friend honeycomb die
• Cuttlebug Honeycomb EF
• TH brushed corduroy distress oxide ink
• MS branch punch
  
  

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamps Wed - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #750-751 - Anything goes family friendly
Tic Tac Toe #TTC291 - center column: die cut, embossing, layers

We'd love to have you come play along at Cardz 4 Galz!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Sleigh bell Christmas - C4G #265

 Hi!  Time is flying by, and it is time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  This is our last challenge for 2025!  

Our theme is "Christmas sparkle" and here's my card... 

I am not a fan of glitter, but I do like shimmer and shine.  My jingle bell is SSS Sleigh Bell.  The bow is Poppystamps Little Bow and String.  My paper is DCWV the Christmas Glitter Matstack.  (This is very old paper, but I love it because it is sparkly but DOES NOT shed any glitter!!!  Whoo-hoo!!)  My BG is navy cardstock that I dry embossed with Sizzix 3D Snowflakes after swiping Cloud 9 Lisa Horton Opaque White ink on the flat side.  My "merry" sentiment is Hero Arts Merry Stamp & Cut and "Christmas" is from a freebie I received years ago.  The tiny stars are from MS Diamond Star border punch.    

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Sparkle and shine
Word Art Wednesday #728-729 - AG that's family friendly
Die Cut Divas December - Christmas/winter

We'd love to have you come play along at Cardz 4 Galz!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Warmest wishes for Christmas - SCC #178

 Hello!  It's time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  This month, our theme is "festive wear."  Unfortunately, I don't have an ugly sweater stamp, so I went with hats.  :)

I dry embossed the BG paper with Darice Snowflake Swirl, then swiped white pigment ink over it.  My hats are made from a trimmed Spellbinders Classic Oval die, a handcut piece embossed with Cuttlebug Distress Stripes for the band, and the pompom is 3 snowflakes from SSS Build a Snowman.  My sentiment is from that set, too. 

We'd love to have you come play along at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

happy birthday to my sweet friend - C4G #262

 Hi!  It is time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  This time our theme is colouring.  I'm not very skillful in my colouring, but I played around and tried to blend a few markers.  Not very impressive, but it's better than I used to be able to do...

My flowers and sentiment are Honey Bee Stamps Darling Dahlias.  The background paper was in my scrap box.  The sentiment was kind of lost against the busy background, so I added a piece of vellum across the bottom and it really helped it stand out.   I added a few tiny silver circles to finish it off. 

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #722-723 - anything goes that's family friendly

Addicted to Stamps and More #504 - any occasion (I did birthday)

We'd love to have you come play along at Cardz 4 Galz!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Inking and embossing and die cutting, oh my!

Hi!  I had some time to play in my craft room and had fun with embossing and dies and made a Christmas card for a few challenges...

Dry embossing has always been my favorite technique.  It just adds so much to any card, IMHO.  But when I discovered adding ink to the EF, I think it takes it to another level.  This is Spellbinders Poinsettia 3D embossing folder that I inked with Tsukeniko Moonlight White ink.  I then spattered some watered down paint, but the cardstock was damp from the ink, so it ended up more pink than white.   The poinsettia is Poppystamps Delicate Poinsettia cut from vellum.  I colored the leaves with a green Copic.  My sentiment is Tailored Expressions All Together - Occasions 3, stamped with VersaMark and heat embossed in gold.  I have made/will be making more like this.  So easy, yet so classy!  

Challenges:
Die Cut Divas October - AG with die cuts
12 Months of Christmas Link Up #127 - AG Christmas w/ opt twist (I did AG)
Allsorts Challenge #834 - Traditional Christmas Colors (red, green, gold)
Crafty Catz #702 - embossing 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Christmas (I used a Spellbinders EF) 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Warmest wishes

 I have made a lot of design team cards lately, but haven't just played in awhile, so this morning, I perused Paper Playful's list of challenges and found lots of inspiration for a card...

I created the background by smooshing ink on my glass plate, adding water, and dragging the white cardstock through it.  Once it was dry, I randomly rubbed VersaMark and heat embossed with clear EP.  I like the texture and shine it added! (see closeup below) My sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Build Me a Snowman.  My cup of cocoa is Honey Bee Stamps Love You S'More.  Branches from a MS punch and green cardstock and a PaperTrey Button (cut from extra background) finished it off.  

Here are the challenges I'm entering...

A Cut Above Sept - AG with a die cut
Addicted to Stamps and More #500 - die cuts and/or stencils (I used die cuts)
As You Like It - layered or flat **I chose layers because I just love layers!  I also love CAS/one layer cards, but I am never satisfied with how mine turn out.  I always end up adding layers. :) 
Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #45 - coffee, tea, or cocoa
Creative Knockouts #554 - lots of layers 
jingle belles - cardstock Christmas (no patterned paper) 
Just Us Girls #791 - die week
Merry Little Christmas #64 - AG Christmas and family friendly 
Simon Says Stamp Monday - Stamp It
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Stamp It
Word Art Wednesday #714-715 - AG family friendly

 Thanks so much for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

A happy, holly Christmas - SCC #176

Time is flying by!  It will soon be fall!  But there's still lot of time to get your Christmas cards created, and we are trying to help at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  Our new challenge theme is "Let's see some holly!"  

Here is my holly card...

I could not find any cute holly paper in my stash, nor do I have a holly die, so I pulled out some scraps.  I dry embossed the green polka dot panel with Cuttlebug Holly Ribbons EF, and inked it with white pigment ink.  It's amazing how just a little ink makes it pop!!  My ornament is Echo Park Snowflake Ornament Trio, and the bow is Poppystamps Little Bow and String.  My sentiment is MME Holly Jolly and cut with SSS Tiny Tags. 

Please come and play along at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Minibus, Bulli, Kombi, or hippie van?

What do you call  a WV van?  They've had many nicknames over the years.  We say "Kombi" because that's what they call it in Brazil, and we saw them everywhere on our trip there a few years ago. :)   Anyway, my daughter loved them, and I found this die set and made her birthday card...  

My "Kombi" is Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers: Beach Bound.  It was a little fussy to make, but such a fun outcome! I inked my cardstock with TH before cutting the main part of the vehicle.  I tried to make the BG panel look like a road and sunset.  I inked blended with TH brushed corduroy, mustard seed, ripe persimmon, and barn door Distress Oxide inks.  The tree is Die-versions Four Seasons.  My sentiment is Penny Black Your Day. I cut it twice in black and glued them together then cut it is silver and adhered it slightly offset to make it pop. 

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - transport it 

Shopping our Stash #543 - Think Ink (inking but no coloring) 

Seize the Birthday #301 - Anything that Flies or Anything Goes (I did Anything Goes)

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Polka dot birthday - C4G #243

 Happy Thursday to you!  It is time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!   I got to pick our theme for this challenge and it is "polka dots"!  Here's my card...

My recipe:

• Papertrey Ink Dotty Biscotti DP
• Echo Park Stitched Hexagons
• Sunny Studio Hawaiian Hibiscus layering stamps
• Poppystamps Orchard Leaves die
• KatScrappiness Stitched Fishtail Banners
• sentiment from my "extras" box
• enamel dots

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - bright & cheerful

Beautiful Blossoms #25 - Anything Floral Goes (w/ opt mood board - I just did florals)

Fab 'n' Funky #609 - include stamped image

Word Art Wednesday #685-686 - AG family friendly

We'd love to have you come play along with us at Cardz 4 Galz!  

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

My happy place - C4G #227

 It's time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Our theme is "summer fun" for this challenge and my mind immediately went to this camper die.  

For me, summer fun meant we went to the lake.  My grandparents had a small cottage on a lake, and five of my aunts and uncles (so that meant cousins!) had cottages in a row.  My grandparents' cottage wasn't big enough to house them plus all 6 of our family, so we kids slept in the camper.   We spent our summers swimming, boating, water skiing, and having fun with sleepovers in the camper. It's my favorite place in all the world!!  (We had a pink Shasta, so I had to color it this way.)  When my grandparents passed away, they left to cottage to my mother, so we continued to spend wonderful summer days there.  Sadly, several years ago, the lake rose well above flood stage, and the cottage was destroyed.  My parents now have a different camper there, and some of my grown family and I will be there next month!  Can't wait!!!  (Below I added a pic of my kids on the dock at sunset several years ago.) 

I used Sunny Studio Happy Camper dies and sentiment, Pebbles Woodland Forest DP, Sizzix Cloudy Day EF, Poppystamps Stitched Landscapes, and Simon Says Stamp Tiny Tags. 

Please come play along at Cardz 4 Galz and show us what you do for summer fun! 

Here's my happy place...

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Just BEE-cause - C4G #225

Hi!  Glad you stopped by!  It's time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  May 20 is World Bee Day, so that is our theme for this challenge.  Here's my bee-utiful card... ;) 

My paper is Crate Paper Bloom.  My images are There She Goes Bee Happy.  The honeycomb and tiny bee die cuts are Sizzix Impresslits Sweet Friend.  This set also has words and an EF which I used on the pink panel.  It embosses and cuts the hexagons.  

Challenges:
Word Art Wednesday #647-648 - AG as long as it's family friendly
Try It On Tuesday - small things
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - use patterned paper
The Paper Shelter #596 - lots of layers

Be sure to come check out the DT creations and play along with us at Cardz 4 Galz!  

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Happy Mother's Day Mum - C4G #224

Happy Thursday!  It's time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Our theme is "Celebration" which can mean many things... Mother's Day, baby, graduation, wedding... we want to see what you are celebrating!  I made a Mother's Day card as that is coming soon here in the US and Canada, and I needed to make one for my mother...    

My flowers are Altenew Sweet Spring layered stencil.  I used Catherine Pooler Samba and Coral Cabana inks. The script sentiment is Raisin Boat Marvelous Mom, and the die cut word is Simon Says Stamp Mum.  I added a few Nuvo Crystal Drops in Caramel Cream.  (I was impatient and when I added my panel to my card base, a couple of them flattened, but I guess that's ok because they surely will be squished in the mail.)

We'd love to have you come play along at Cardz 4 Galz! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

I miss you - C4G #219

Hi!  It's time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Our theme is "seascape."  We want to see whatever that means to you.  Most people think of a beach, but this image immediately came to mind and is a perfect representation of what I would see when I went to the bay/sea near where I grew up and also when I traveled... (Below I added a couple of pics I took when we were in northern Scotland several years ago.)

My image is Delicious Doodles Scottish Castle.  It does seem more of a masculine image, but it's all I had to represent the sea.  And I added sparkly dots to make more girly. :)   My DP is MME Portobello Road.  My sentiment is Raisin Boat You Said It! and cut out with Simon Says Stamp Tiny Tags.  Twine and adhesive dots from my stash finished it off.   

Here are my pics taken in a small town on the North Sea in Scotland... 

Please come and play along with us in our "Seascape" challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Thank you - C4G #211

It's time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Our theme for this challenge is "Thank you, Thankful, or Thanksgiving."  

I chose to make a fun thank you card...

My thank you is a Simon Says Stamp Thank You Cover Plate.  I embossed it with CB Swiss Dots EF and layered it on a plaid piece of paper that was on my desk.  The ribbon is from Hobby Lobby.  

Please come and play along at Cardz 4 Galz!  

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!

Snowman greetings - SCC #152

 Another new month and another new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  This month, we like you to "Build Me a Snowman"!   (I really hope we get enough snow where I live to build a snowman this winter!!)  

I embossed a panel with Darice Snowflake Swirl.  I cut a "hill" with Poppystamps Stitched Landscapes and colored the edge.  My snowman is Simon Says Stamp Build a Snowman.  The sentiment was ready and waiting in my extra box.  The plaid frame and scarf are Recollections Christmas Plaid. 

Fall is almost here.  Then comes the Christmas season, so come play along, build a snowman, and join us at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!

Smiles across the miles

 This card I just made for fun (and to enter into a few challenges).  I have to say it was VERY fun to make!!  I saw this die set months ago and wanted it, but it was out of my budget at the time.  A couple of weeks ago, I was in Hobby Lobby, and they had quite a few dies with sale stickers.  This was one of them.  I was very excited!!  I bought it then went looking for the coordinating stamp set.  I found it (It was on sale, too!!), and voilà... my card...

I created the BG with Paper Rose Abstract Trees stencil and TH stormy sky Distress Oxide Ink and TH peeled paint Distress Ink.  The car die that I was so happy to find is Spellbinders Sunday Drive.  Both sentiments are from Sunday Drive All-Occasion Sentiments.  "Miss you" is cut out with Kat Scrappiness Stitched Fishtail Banners.  Both were stamped and heat embossed.  

Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday - AG uplifting/family friendly

Dies R Us #200 - AG w/ die brand DRU sells (Spellbinders)  Sadly, this is their last challenge. 

Happy Little Stampers - HSL Sept stencil challenge

Happy Little Stampers - HLS Sept AG with Dies

Simon Says Stamp Monday - stamp it

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!! 

Birthday wishes - C4G #178

 Good morning!  It's time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  The theme for this challenge is "Black, and white, and 1 other color."  This opens up so many fun options!

The black and plaid paper from my stash were cut with Spellbinders A2 Fancy Postage Edge. The sentiment is from Raisin Boat You Said It! and cut with the same set.  My rose is Altenew Cartoon Rose.  Quick and easy and cute. :)

Challenges...

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes

Fab 'n' Funky #556 - anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #553-554 - anything goes family friendly

Happy Little Stampers - anything goes w/ dies (July) 

Please come play along for these next 2 weeks at Cardz 4 Galz!  

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!

Soda-lightful - C4G #175

 It's time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Our theme is "use dies and/or punches."  I used dies for my card...

I used a stencil and blended 3 Catherine Pooler colors.  (The stencil is from a pack of cookie stencils I got at Tuesday Morning that never made it into my kitchen!)  My pop bottles and sentiments are from My Favorite Things Soda Pop clear stamps and dies.  The flower was in my stash.  

These are not usually my go to colors, but I really like how this turned out. 

I'm entering this card in a few challenges...

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Add a sentiment

Happy Little Stampers  - June AG with dies

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - use 3 of a kind (must include stamping)

Do Al(l) Creative - group (at least 3 of something)

Please come play along at Cardz 4 Galz and add some girly cards to your stash!  

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!

Warmest Wishes - TMS #628

 Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  And I've got another Christmas card...

I used a couple of pieces of paper from my scrap box, an old snowflake punch, SSS Build a Snowman stamp and die set, distress inks (Not sure why the shading around the snowman looks so purple! LOL), CottageCutz Double Stitched Ovals, and Poppystamps Landscapes die. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to go check out the creations from the TMS DT... 

Andrea

Debi  

Melissa

Patti

Tammy

We'd love to have you play along with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!