Month: March 2022

Hey there, birthday girl!

Hi friends! Hope your week is off to a great start! I’ve been having a large time in my studio, as usual! Life is good! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m super stoked to share my DT inspiration project for LTSCB #154 – Anything Goes! I can’t even begin to tell you how much I enjoyed creating this card! Shoes have always been high on the list of life loves, and this card is amazing! The cut file is from The Dreaming Tree and of course I used my Scan N Cut to make it! I wonder if there’s a 12-step program for Scan N Cut addicts?!

I cut the pieces from Neenah Classic Linen 100# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Curious Metallic Night cardstock, CutCardStock Grape Jellybean cardstock and CutCardStock Pop-Tone Jellybean Green cardstock. The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions Simple Strips – Birthday stamp set which I stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, cut with the Taylored Expressions Simple Strips – Assymetrical die set, and adhered horizontally across the front. I added Eyelet Outlet Green Jewel Bling to the flower centers to complete the card front.

I simply embellished the inside panel with Trinity Stamps Amethyst Accent Embellishment Mix (using the Trinity Pick Up Stick) so they are visible when the card is closed. I added a tiny magnet closure.

And one more peek… so loving how this turned out! I can definitely see more of these in my future! So fun!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: 33-2022 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Team Challenge: March #3 – Anything Goes
3. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #121 – March Anything Goes Always
4. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: #97 – March Anything Goes
5. Crafty Friends Challenge Blog: #153 – Flowers
6. Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenges: #545 – Birthdays
7. If You Give A Crafter A Cookie: #166 – March Inspiration Photo (looks like birthday to me!)

8. The Creative Crafters: #49 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Linen 100# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Curious Metallic Night cardstock, CutCardStock Grape Jellybean cardstock, CutCardStock Pop-Tone Jellybean Green cardstock
Stamps: Taylored Expressions Simple Strips – Birthday stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: Taylored Expressions Simple Strips – Assymetrical die set
Accessories: Brother Scan N Cut, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Eyelet Outlet Green Jewel Bling, Trinity Stamps Amethyst Accent Embellishment Mix, Trinity Pick Up Stick

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and you’ll link up with us this time! Hopefully you got a chance to visit the challenge blog in January to see our new challenge structure and increased length of time to play! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Embossed Happy Mother’s Day

Hi friends! Hope you’re having a terrific Tuesday! Is it warming up any at all where you are? Things are status quo here… the hubs and I always ‘do our own thing’ which keeps us sane, lol! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Love To Craft Challenge Blog and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for LTCCB #67 – Anything Goes! I have created several heat embossed commissioned Mother’s Day cards over the past couple years using this Clearly Besotted stamp set (with basically the same design) and each one turns out so beautiful using different colors for the flowers.

I cut a standard A2 top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock and layering panels from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and Stampin’ Up So Saffron cardstock. I stamped the image from the Clearly Besotted One In A Million stamp set in black ink, stamped over that in Versamark and heat embossed it with Hero Arts Clear embossing powder. I learned this trick years and years ago to virtually get any color of heat embossing on a project. The only colors of embossing powder I have in my stash anymore are metals and some red I found not too long ago. ;) So I colored the embossed image with alcohol markers and adhered the panel to the yellow cardstock panel and then to the card base. I stamped the sentiment from the Dare 2B Artzy Flowers For Mom stamp set in black ink and added several dots of Nuvo Ivory Seashell Crystal Drops to finish the card front.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, stamped the sentiment from the same Clearly Besotted stamp set, and layered the panel on the yellow cardstock.

And one more peek… this is such a pretty CAS design that compliments any kind of girly card! And the image is absolutely stunning!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: 33-2022 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Team Challenge: March #3 – Anything Goes
3. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #121 – March Anything Goes Always
4. Crafty Friends Challenge Blog: #153 – Flowers
5. My Time To Craft: #476 – Embossing (Wet or Dry) – outline of image heat embossed in black
6. Paperbabe Stamps: #162 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Stampin’ Up So Saffron cardstock
Stamps: Clearly Besotted One In A Million stamp set, Dare 2B Artzy Flowers For Mom stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Versamark; Nuvo alcohol markers- Woodland Greens Collection 413/415/417, Fair Skin Tones 473, Sunshine Yellow Collection 403/405, Royal Purples Collection 437/439/441
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, Hero Arts Clear embossing powder, Milwaukee heat tool, Nuvo Ivory Seashell Crystal Drops

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up with us this time! Hopefully you got a chance to visit the challenge blog in January to see our new challenge structure and increased length of time to play! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

O Snowy Christmas Tree

4/28/22 DT Favorite at A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge!

Hi friends! A big Happy Tuesday to you! I hope you had an awesome weekend and your week has started off nicely! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project for MLCCB #43 – Anything Christmas Goes! I’m sure you all remember that Ed and I rescue cats and kittens and our current count is 18 – 11 inside and 7 outside. That said, we haven’t put up a regular Christmas tree in a few years, and we have a small one I made with my Scan N Cut that we put up high and out of reach along with a few other decorations!

I cut all the pieces from CutCardStock Pop-Tone Jellybean Green, Pop-Tone Gumdrop Green and Stardream Metallic Antique Gold cardstock. Using a fan brush, I splattered the green pieces with white acrylic paint mixed with a tiny bit of water spritzed from my Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer to resemble snow.

I assembled the Christmas tree, and added an Eyelet Outlet Gold Glitter Enamel Dot to the star on the top. I then added Eyelet Outlet Green, Orange, Pink, Blue and Purple Pearl Bling to the tree along with a red bow.

And one more peek… so loving how this turned out! Definitely a fun little decoration to add a bit of festive cheer to our living room even with 11 feline kids running about! ;)

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: 33-2022 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Team Challenge: March #3 – Anything Goes
3. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #121 – March Anything Goes Always

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Pop-Tone Jellybean Green, Pop-Tone Gumdrop Green and Stardream Metallic Antique Gold cardstock
Dies/Punches/Cut Files: Scan N Cut Canvas Rosette Christmas Tree cut file
Accessories: Brother Scan N Cut, Liquitex White Acrylic Paint, Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, bamboo skewer, Eyelet Outlet Gold Glitter Enamel Dots; Eyelet Outlet Green, Orange, Pink, Blue and Purple Pearl Bling; Darice White Pearls, Stampin’ Up Real Red ribbon

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up a Christmas project with us this time! We’d love to see what you create! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Sending Hugs & Good Vibes

Hey everybody! Hope you had a good weekend and your week is off to a nice start! I tell you what… March 1st sure got here fast, lol! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! Another one of my projects was a Featured Creation over at Scrapping4fun Challenges so I’ve once again been invited to guest design, this time for Challenge 210 – Something with Watercolors! I created a watercolored panel for the front of this clean and simple get well card, and I actually attempted my first process video while creating the watercolored panel… and my dang brush kept losing bristles on the wet panel! So the camera got turned off and the brush went into the garbage! Bahahaha! I’ll try again soon, so stay tuned! :D

I created a narrow watercolored panel from Ranger Distress Watercolor cardstock and Ranger salty ocean, peacock feathers, mowed lawn and mustard seed distress inks. I used the heat tool to ensure that it was dry before stamping the floral image from the STAMPlorations Beautiful You stamp set in Catherine Pooler Midnight ink. I then layered the panel on CutCardStock Royal Linen Eclipse cardstock. I cut a standard A2 size top-folding landscape card base from CutCardStock Basis 110# White cardstock and rounded the bottom right corner. I adhered the watercolored panel to the card base along with a sentiment from Taylored Expressions Simple strips In Reverse – Everyday Occasions cut with the coordinating Taylored Expressions Simple Strips – Asymmetrical die. The finishing touch was adding several gemstones from Trinity Stamps Melanite Magic Embellishment Mix with the Trinity Pick Up Stick.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a wide strip of CutCardStock Pearl Canvas Textured Surf cardstock layered on CutCardStock Royal Linen Eclipse cardstock. I added another sentiment from Taylored Expressions Simple strips In Reverse – Everyday Occasions cut with the coordinating Taylored Expressions Simple Strips – Asymmetrical die, and layered the panel on the smooth side of the surf cardstock.

And one more peek… I’m so smitten with this card! I’m telling you, less really is more sometimes! Love how this turned out!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: 33-2022 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Team Challenge: March #3 – Anything Goes
3. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #121 – March Anything Goes Always
4. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: #97 – March Anything Goes
5. Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge: February Anything Goes
6. Paperbabe Stamps: #162 – Anything Goes
7. QKR Stampede: #439 – Anything Goes
8. The Crafter’s Cafe: #282 – Make Your Own Background
9. The Creative Crafters: #49 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Basis 110# White cardstock, Ranger Distress Watercolor cardstock, CutCardStock Royal Linen Eclipse cardstock, CutCardStock Pearl Canvas Textured Surf cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
Stamps: STAMPlorations Beautiful You stamp set
Ink: Ranger distress inks- salty ocean, peacock feathers, mowed lawn and mustard seed; Catherine Pooler Midnight ink
Dies/Punches: Kadomaru Pro corner rounder, Taylored Expressions Simple Strips – Asymmetrical die
Accessories: We R Memory Keepers Large Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Ranger Distress Sprayer, Milwaukee heat tool, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Taylored Expressions Simple strips In Reverse – Everyday Occasions, Trinity Stamps Melanite Magic Embellishment Mix, Trinity Pick Up Stick

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project with watercoloring and will link up with us this month! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,