Category Archives: cards

Special Birthday

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I have 11 nieces and nephews – it is hard to keep track of them all! One of my nieces turned 18 a few days ago (oops!). She is a beautiful young lady who is a wonderful musician. I created this card to send to her.

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I also found a new challenge – all about birthdays!! Seize the Birthday is a weekly sketch challenge (starting on January 10th) – the twist being you must make a birthday card (and one week is feminine and the next, masculine). I’m so looking forward to those challenges!

The nice thing about this new challenge – for me – is that it isn’t CAS restricted. Yes, CAS is my preferred style, but sometimes you just need more (like with the card above).

18
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Stitches & Swirls;
Colors: Hibiscus Burst, White;
Other: Sweet Blush (stripe) pattern paper, Raspberry Fizz (Sweet Symphony) pattern paper, Parisian Lace die, By the Numbers die, Chocolate Satin ribbon;

Smooch Draft

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I’ve been sick most of this week and haven’t stamped. I spent yesterday and today making tags for Christmas presents. Tonight I decided to get some fun stamping in.

I created the following two cards for the Paper Smooches Draft challenge this week.

The first thing I thought when I looked at the sketch was Christmas lights.

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I hand-drew the lines and added the lights. To get the halo effect, I used the back side of the bulb image and used a lighter shade of ink. Then I used Copics to color in the bulbs.

I wanted to create a non-Christmas card too, so I came up with this one.

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I love this little squirrel! I’m really happy with the colors on this one too. I ended up with the dropsies on this card, but man am I lucky – the smudge happened under where the squirrel was going – I didn’t have to re-design or start over, whew!

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Let’s Be Merry
Stamps: All Yule Need, Christmas Sampler (Paper Smooches);
Colors: Pure Poppy, White (PTI); Tuxedo Black (Memento);
Hang in There
Stamps: Hang Ups (Paper Smooches);
Colors: Berry Sorbet, Cream (PTI); Brown (Memento);

Picture Purrrfect

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This card is for the latest Trend Watch at the Paper Smooches Sparks challenge blog (cameras).

I started the card last night but had to ‘sleep on it’ before finishing it. I finally decided to keep the card very simple so the focus stayed on the kitty (love him!). To add some interest I embossed the background with circles – reminiscent of camera flashes.

Oh, while I do love the kitty image, I did pick him on purpose – he had paws just in the right position (i.e., would be covered by the camera). To add the paws back in, I just stamped them again and cut them out and glued them on top (in the right orientation).

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You’re Purrr-fect
Stamps: Chubby Chums, Teen Routine, He Said She Said (Paper Smooches);
Colors: Baja Breeze (SU); White (PTI); Black (Memento);
Other: markers (Copics); Stone DSP, Sunshine circles impression plate (PTI); Square die (Spellbinders);

Warm Heart Snow Globe

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Today I was able to just play with my stamps. I wanted to use my latest Paper Smooches sets and decided to make a snow globe card.

I used the circle of the Snow Globe die to cut a hole in my top layer. The trees, which are paper pieced, are stamped directly on the card base; the snowman is cut out and adhered without dimension to the card base.

I added glitter, but wish I had put more (not something I’d thought I’d ever say, lol).

Thanks for taking a peek!

Merry Christmas
Stamps: Warm Hearts, Christmas Sampler (Paper Smooches);
Colors: White (PTI); Soft Suede, Candy Cane Christmas DSP, Blushing Bride DSP (SU);
Other: Snow Globe die (Memory Box); Acetate; Glitter;

Joyous Doilies

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I found a new challenge 🙂 It is CAS Colours & Sketches. I made this card for their latest color challenge (challenge #2). The colors to use are: Garden Green, Lucky Limeade, Real Red. I did substitute Riding Hood Red as I prefer that slightly muted shade.

I like making Christmas cards out of non-holiday sets – it makes me feel like I’m getting the most out of them.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Joy at Christmas
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Delicate Doilies, Perfect Punches;
Colors: Riding Hood Red, Garden Green, Lucky Limeade, White;
Other: Scallop Circle punch;

Making a Difference

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My husband requested I make some cards he could give out at the office. They are doing a charity drive and the cards are for the top givers.

This is a government office so I went with a patriotic color scheme. Since the cards could go to either gender, I stayed away from frou-frou.

I did try 3 predominately red stars and I really liked having one white star – now if I just understood why! I think it just feels more dynamic and less predictable.

In addition, he wanted one card that was “more”. I have a hard time with more – especially if I don’t know the gender! I ended up adding a few touches and created this one:

I’m not sure anyone but a crafter would notice the “more” but at least it is different.

This is the inside of all the cards:

For the inside I used the Super Star border die, Seeing Stars die, and an image from Military Stars.

If you are interested, here is the card I did last year.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Making a Difference – First Card
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Star Prints, Think Big Favorites #2, Teach & Inspire;
Colors: Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy, Spring Rain, White;
Other: Seeing Stars die;
Making a Difference – Second Card
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Star Prints, Super Stars, Think Big Favorites #2, Teach & Inspire; Framed Greetings (MFT);
Colors: Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy, Spring Rain, Blueberry Pie, White;
Other: Seeing Stars die, Simple Stripes impression plate; star rhinestone (?-stash); Framed Greetings die (MFT);

Holiday Thanks

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Next week is the December InkUp stamp camp. I had two cards to create for the camp.

This first card is a holiday thank you card using Watercolor Winter. I love this stamp set and wish it was part of the big catalog so I could use it again next year.

The flower is cut-out and popped up, then finished with a few rhinestones. I used Old Olive as the base, but it seems a bit bright in the photo.

My assignment for this second card was to use heat-n-stick powder. It is hard to see in the photo, but above the mug is the steam image in glitter. Honestly, I’m not sure why StampinUp sells heat-n-stick. If I want to have a sparkly shape, I use the Iridescent Ice embossing powder. But I do use heat-n-stick for adding flock to images so I am glad I have it around.

Thanks for stopping by!

thank you
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Watercolor Winter, Delightful Dozen;
Colors: Old Olive, Primrose Petals, White;
Other: Jewels-Rhinestones;
Merry Christmas
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Scentsational Season, Teeny Tiny Wishes;
Colors: Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Vanilla;
Other: Be of Good Cheer DSP, Heat-n-Stick powder, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Holiday Collection framelit dies, Labels Collection framelit die;

Tea for Three

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This is another clean and simple card I created a couple months ago.

I’m always in awe of folks who can write blog posts. Me, I just think, well, here it is. I never know what else to say.

Anyway – I’m just thankful for your peeks at my blog!

Thinking of You
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Two for Tea Additions;
Colors: Ripe Avocado, Aqua Mist, Lemon, Cream;
Other: Aqua button, machine stitching;

Cameo

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I’m quite fond of this card; I think because of the colors. And I’m such a sucker for cameos.

I finally used the Lace Bouquet set that after a couple months of wanting I finally broke down and bought – only to have it sit. I love it, but find the images intimidating.

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[blue cameo]
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Simply Jane, Lace Bouquet;
Colors: Fine Linen, Cream, Aqua Mist, Dark Chocolate;
Other: Simply Jane dies, Aqua Mist ribbon, machine stitching;

Halloween Flashback

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I know, I know. Not only has turkey day passed and my neighbors have Christmas decorations already up – but here I am posting a Halloween card.

This was a card for my secret sister, so I couldn’t post it when I created it, but I still wanted to share it.

I had just received the spooky music background stamp and just had to use it. I added a bit of cheesecloth wrapping and stitching. Pretty simple, but then those are my favorite cards.

Thanks for taking a peek!

happy halloween
Stamps: Halloween Dingbats (CTMH); Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU); Spooky Music background (October Afternoon);
Colors: Black, Vanilla;
Other: cheesecloth, sewing machine;