Plaid tree Christmas - SCC #175

Hello!  It is August 1 and time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  I got to choose our theme this month and chose "include a tree" which is pretty easy for a Christmas card! :). 

Here is my card...

I inked the Kraft panel through Echo Park Star Bright stencil.  My trees are MFT Cool Christmas cut from random plaid paper from my Christmas paper stash.  The sentiment is from Concord & 9th Yuletide Ornament.  

Challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #760 - Christmas

ABC Christmas N or O - Non-Christmas stash or One layer card (I used a non-Christmas stencil) 

The Holly and the Ivy #188 - AG Christmas 

This year is flying by, so come play along at Sparkles Christmas Challenge and work on your Christmas card stash! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Thinking of you - C4G #255

Hello!  It's time for our new challenge at Cards 4 Galz!  The theme is "fun fold."  I made an easel card a couple of challenges ago (that's my go-to fun fold), so I wanted to make a different fold this time... a slimline gate fold with extra panels...   

I found the instructions for this card on YouTube HERE at about the 10:50 minute mark. 

I used a Kraft base.  My paper is K&Co Julianne.  The 3D flower is TH Tattered Flowers cut from the BG paper.  My sentiment is Scrapbook.com Homemade Essentials. 

The inside.

The view of the back when it's opened.  

(Oops!!  I now see that forgot to add my "made by..." stamp.)

There are so many fun (and easy) folds, so please make your favorite and join us at Cards 4 Galz! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Happy forevering - C4G #254

 Time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Summertime often means wedding season, so I've been busy creating wedding cards.  "Wedding" (or wedding anniversary) is our theme this challenge, so here is one of the cards I made...

This was pretty simple to make, but it is still very pretty.  My image is Happy Forevering from Colorado Craft Co.  I colored it, added the sentiment, cut it out, and all done.  

Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #706-707 - AG family friendly
Heart's Quest Celebration of Love #7 - BEWAS (mine is wedding)
Addicted to Stamps and More #496 - Make your mark (I used Spectrum Noir markers)  

Please come play along at Cardz 4 Galz!  

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Sparkle & joy - SSC #174

 Happy Canada Day to my family and friends!! 

Being the first day of the month means it’s time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  This month, our theme is “Christmas sparkle.” 

Here’s my sparkling card… (you can see the sparkle better in the closeup 3rd pic.)

I am not a fan of glitter, but I do like shimmer and shine and sparkle.  I started by making a top fold card in black.  I cut Poppystamps Pointy Lace Plate in silver and added it to the card. I cut out the Poppystamps Delicate Poinsettias with DCWV Hippie Chic sparkly cardstock.  My sentiment is from a set that I purchased when I started card making in 2011... back when I didn't pay attention to who made it. ;)

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

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

In a tent - C4G #253

Happy Thursday!  It's time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  

Our theme is "welcome summer" which includes anything summer related.  I went camping several times in the summer growing up, so when I saw this digi in my stash of images, I knew it was perfect for this challenge...

I believe my image is Doodle Pantry.  (I have a whole box of printed digis waiting to be used!)  My paper is We R Memory Keepers Sunsplashed.  I added greenery from a MS punch and a few Prima flowers. 

Note I said I went camping many times as a child.  As an adult, we tried it a couple of times... it's a LOT or work to get everything ready!! I appreciate all the work my parents put into it!  but I have to say that I now prefer a hotel or timeshare. LOL

Please come play along at Cardz 4 Galz!  

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!! 

A friendly easel card - C4G #252

It's time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  This time, I got to chose the theme, and we are making easel cards! :)  

Here is mine...

It was a fun and very easy card to make.  (Link to instructions below.)  My paper, including the main image/sentiment, is Carta Bella My Favorite Things.  My inside sentiment is Creative Worship Heartfelt Thoughts.  I fussy cut a flower and used a foam dot to raise it so it would hold the folded panel upright. 

 I found the instructions in this Youtube video... Beautiful World Easel Card. 

Please come play along at Cardz 4 Galz!  I think that easel cards are so pretty yet are very easy to make! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Merry - SCC #173

 It's June!!  Time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  Our theme for this month asks that you "include the word merry" which is pretty easy when making Christmas cards! :)

Here's my card...

Ardyth - a wonderful card maker - has developed a technique for card making called LIMES.  It's a great way to use the inspiration of another's card without CASEing it.  (I've had a card pinned for along time and used it as my inspiration.  It's the second card in this post.) 

I trimmed down the musical paper and inked the edges.  My "merry" is Hero Arts Merry Stamp & Cut.  My trees are Poppystamps Evergreen Trio, and I inked the branches with white pigment ink.  "Christmas" is from a "Happy Christmas" die that I use often.  At that point I felt it needed a little more, so I added the punched snowflakes. 

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

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Dimensional birthday - C4G #251

Time again for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Our them is "floral frenzy"!  

Here's my card... It's actually my daughter in law's birthday card. :)

The flowers on my background are Altenew Sweet Spring Stencil.  I splashed some watercolor on the panel.  I then cut out the letters for "happy" and layered them over some fun foam for dimension.  The pic below shows what it looks like IRL better.  "birthday" is from Penny Black Your Day that I trimmed the "happy" off of.  

Please come play along with us and show off your floral stamps or dies or papers!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

You are in my thoughts & prayers - C4G #250

It's time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Our theme is "things with wings - real or fantasy" for this challenge.  Here are my winged things... ;)

I started with a piece of paper from my "leftovers" (random sheets from paper pads) and inked the edge with black ink.  I heat embossed my sentiment from Creative Worship (formerly Sweet n Sassy Stamps) Heartfelt Thoughts.  My butterflies are Sizzix Thinlits TH Detailed Butterflies.  

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

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

A tulip bouquet - C4G #249

 It is time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  For this challenge, our theme is "flowers."   That's a very easy theme!  I don't create many cards that don't have at least a small flower. :) 

Here are my flowers...

I have made few trips to Joann to see what deals are to be had as they are closing, and these tulips are one of my finds.  It's Hero Arts Layering Tulip Bouquet Stencil.  (Now the matching stamp and die set are on my wish list!)  I ink blended with TH Distress Oxide Inks.  The panels are cut out with Stitched Scalloped Rectangles, and my sentiment is Creative Worship Stamps (formerly Sweet n Sassy Stamps) Script Sentiments. 

Grab your flower stamps or dies or embellishments and come play along with us at Cardz 4 Galz! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Fill your stocking - SCC #172

 A new month and a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  Our theme is "Christmas stocking."  

Here is my stocking...

I realized that I don't have a stocking die or stamps, so I hand cut this one.  My paper is Carta Bella A Wonderful Christmas.  I put a piece of vellum behind the stocking so it would stand out better against the plaid.  My sentiment is Hero Arts Merry Stamp & Cut.  A couple of branches from a MS punch and a few adhesive dots finished it off.  

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

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Art deco happy birthday - C4G #248

 Happy Thursday to you!  It's time for our new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Our theme for this challenge is "Art Deco."  

Here's my card...

I was wondering how/what to make for this theme when I remembered that I had Poppystamps Art Deco Birthday Greetings stamp set.  I started by making the BG using Paper Rose Abstract Trees stencil as a stamp with VersaMark and gold embossing powder.  I heat embossed the sentiment is gold and added a strip of gold behind the top and bottom.  I put a layer of foam behind it for some dimension.  I liked it, but it didn't necessarily look like it was for a gal, so I added Cheapo Dies Clover Flourish die cut in gold.  

Challenges:
Word Power Apr 2025 - sentiment as focus
Allsorts Challenge #821 - stencils. masks, or anything goes (I used a stencil as a stamp, but if that's not ok, this is anything goes)
Aud Sentiments #324 - embossing and/or flowers + a sentiment (I heat embossed my background and sentiment) 
A Cut Above: April - anything goes but must use die cut 

We'd love to have you join us for this challenge at Cardz 4 Galz! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Butterfly hello - C4G #247

 Happy Thursday to you!  It's time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Our theme is "stripes."  Here is my card...

The striped paper is MME Breeze Fun Day Today.  My butterflies are Tim Holtz Detailed Butterflies.  The branch they are sitting on is from Sizzix TH Small Tattered Flowers.  The "hello" is Memory Box Hello Banner Script.  

We'd love to see what you create with stripes, so come play along at Cardz 4 Galz! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

A green Christmas - SCC #171

It's April 1st, and I'm not fooling! :)  

It's time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  Unfortunately, I've had many green Christmases, but that's not what I'm talking about... our challenge theme this month is Christmas foliage.  (I have to admit that I had to look up to see if flowers were considered to be foliage.  Sadly, they are not.)  So we want to see your greenery. 

Here's my card...

My BG paper is a scrap that was sitting on my desk.  My wreath is made from a MS branch punch and Poppystamps Orchard Leaves cut from a variety of green papers.  The "berries" are the leftover dots from a die.  The bow is Poppystamps Grosgrain Ribbon Bos and the sentiment is Poppystamps Small Freestyle Merry Christmas. 

We hope you find time to come play along with us this month 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! 

Spring always comes - C4G #246

Spring is technically here, and our new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz is here!   You may have guessed that our theme is "springtime."  :)  

Our tulips have popped up through the ground but aren't in full bloom yet, so I had to color some for you...

I used Sweet n Sassy Stamps Spring Blossoms for the tulips and the sentiment... 
"No matter how long the winter, Spring is sure to follow"
I cut the panel with Spellbinders A2 Fancy Postage and inked it with TH stormy sky Distress Oxide ink before removing it from the die. I popped up a second flower and added a bow of baker's twine.   

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

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Happy Mother's Day - C4G #245

It is time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Our theme is "Mother's Day or For a Special Friend or Lady."  In the UK (where this challenge is based), Mother's Day is Sunday, March 30.  It's not until May 11 here in North America, but I've got to mail my card to Canada, so I thought I'd get a head start! ;)  

Here is my card...

This was so fun to make!  I recently got this cover plate die.  I wanted to keep the card simple but pretty, so I cut it out of white then heat embossed it with Stampendous Kaleidoscope.  It sparkles as you can see below.  My flowers are Honey Bee Stamps Darling Dahlias which I colored with my Spectrum Noir markers. (I know i used them in the last challenge, but I just got the set and really LOVE them!!) My sentiment is from Raisin Boat Marvelous Mom.
It's so pretty IRL, but it will still be easy to mail.  :)  

I know you have a special lady in your life, so whether it be your mother or sister or friend or mentor or coworker, please make a card to show them your love, and be sure to share it with us at Cardz 4 Galz! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

A merry little Christmas - SCC #170

Happy 1st day of March!  A new month and a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge.  Our theme is Christmas Critters.  Here's my "critter"!

This reindeer is a digital stamp that's been in my stash for awhile from Daydream Designs.  I colored him, but I grabbed the wrong marker so he's much darker than planned. :/  The panel behind him is Papertrey Ink December journal card.   

This year is flying by, so come play along and create a Christmas card for your stash. :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Big blossom birthday - C4G #244

 Hi!  It's time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Our theme is "embellishments," so embellish to your heart's content!  Add as much or as little as you like. :)  

Here's my card...  I was running out of time to get this made it, so my embellies are minimal. :( 

My embellishments are baker's twine, adhesive pearls, and die cuts.  

I started by inking the base through Carta Bella Blooms stencil. Then I dry embossed it with Darice Cherry Blossom EF.  It tore a little at the corners, so I cut a piece of cardstock the same size and inked the edges to match and adhered the embossed panel.  I wrapped baker's twine around it.  My flower is Honey Bee Stamps Darling Dahlias.  I inked after stamping, then die cut, and added adhesive pearls to the center, as well as on some of the embossed flowers.  My sentiment is Penny Black Your Day die.  

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

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!