Hello, everyone! It’s the first day of the month and you know what that means, lol… busy busy morning! A new challenge is live over at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project for MLCCB #7 – February Anything Christmas Goes! I’ve been bitten by the Impossible Card bug and have made several of these over the past couple months. They are just so cool!
The patterned paper and fussy-cut elements are all from the KaiserCraft Letters To Santa 6×6 paper pack which I’ve fallen madly in love with! I used the traditional red and green color combo with Santa, holly and poinsettias. ;)
And here’s another view with the flap down, ready for mailing. L-O-V-E this card!
Products used: Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Garden Green cardstock, KaiserCraft Letters To Santa 6xy6 Paper Pad, Marco’s Gold Venicelux cardstock Stamps: Stampin’ Up Suite Seasons stamp set Ink: Stampin’ Up Cherry Cobbler ink Accessories: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, Stampin’ Up Window Sheet, YNS Gold Glitter Gumdrops
I hope you’ve enjoyed this Impossible Card and will link up a Christmas project with us this month! We’d love to see what you create! Thanks so much for stopping by and we’ll see you again… real soon! ;)
Hello, crafty peeps! Happy February 1st! Today would have been my parents’ 71st wedding anniversary – I know they are celebrating in Heaven! It’s time for another fun challenge over at Love To Craft Challenge Blog and I’m stoked to share my DT inspiration project for LTCCB #31 – February Anything Goes! I was commissioned by a co-worker a to create a thank you card and this is what I came up with. She loved it!
I heat embossed this large image in black and colored it with Spectrum Noir markers, keeping it very simple with just shades of yellow and green. I cut the image with a dotted rectangle die and layered it on pastel green pearlized cardstock and then on thick black foam for dimension.
I embellished the inside panel with a strip of the pearlized cardstock, layered it on black cardstock and stamped a simple greeting.
And here’s one final look… love this image as it sure packs a powerful punch!
Products used: Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick and regular Very Vanilla cardstock, Stampin’ Up Basic Black cardstock, Paper Accents Pearlized Pastels cardstock Stamps: Stampin’ Up Floral Statements stamp set, Paper Smooches Word Salad stamp set Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Versamark Dazzle; Spectrum Noir- CT1, CT2, CT4 ,LG1, LG3 Dies/Punches: Sizzix Dotted Rectangles die Accessories: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder, thick black foam
I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link something up with us this month! We can’t wait to see what you’re working on! Thanks so much for stopping by today and we’ll see you very soon! ;)
I really enjoyed coloring up this adorable image and pairing it with the soft digital papers and pop of gold. I used one of my favorite dotted dies to cut the image and layered the sentiment in vertical fashion.
I decorated the inside with some leftover strips of paper used on the front, and cut the sentiment with a mini stitched scalloped die (another favorite). I had a scrap piece of Paper Heaven 2 digital paper from Octavia Moonfly Big Kahuna Digital Craft Download Bundle laying on my desk that I used to layer the panel on.
I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up an ‘anything goes’ project with us this week! Be sure to check out all the fun stamps, dies, papers and digital images over at the Polkadoodles shop! OMG, you’ll be in heaven! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!
Hello crafty peeps! Gosh, the month of January has gotten away from us already! Today is my Featured Post Day on the Gecko Galz blog and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project featuring a gorgeous image from the True Loves Kiss Collage Set, Bo Peep paper from Miss Muffet Paper Pack, Pixie Dust paper from Neverland Paper Pack, and sentiment from the Charming Words Collage Set. This is my last post for Gecko Galz and I’d like to shout out to Lee Ann and the rest of the team for having me along these last few months! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed myself!
Despite the complex look, this really was an easy card to put together. I love the colors in the background papers (which match her dress) and built the card elements and layers off the colors. The pop of gold really makes a hit.
I embellished the inside panel with leftover strips of paper and cardstock used on the front, and stamped a fun quirky sentiment. :P
And here’s one more look… very pleased with how this turned out. These images are so pretty!
Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick and regular Whisper White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Watermelon Wonder and Flirty Flamingo cardstock, Marco’s Gold Metallic Venicelux Paper, Gecko Galz True Loves Kiss Collage Set, Gecko Galz Bo Peep paper from Miss Muffet Paper Pack, Gecko Galz Pixie Dust paper from Neverland Paper Pack, Gecko Galz Charming Words Collage Set
Stamps: STAMPlorations Funny Kinda Love stamp set
Ink: Stampin’ Up Watermelon Wonder ink
Dies/Punches: Squared Squares die set
Accessories: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform
I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s card and will link up a ‘love’ project with us this month! And don’t forget to check out all the fun goodies at the Gecko Galz Etsy store! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)
Hi everyone! A very happy Monday to you! I’ve popped in this morning to share my first project as a card team member for Stick It Down! I’m absolutely thrilled! Cheeky Studio is our sponsor this month so come on over and play for the chance to win a prize! The card team is showcasing projects today on the blog and this is our super awesome card sketch this month:
I created a pretty thank you card – I don’t ever seem to have enough of those in my stash. This is a simple design that could be easily be reproduced to create a set to give as a gift. Mandi did a great job designing this sketch!
I created a top fold card base using my curved matting basics die set. I stamped the woodgrain background and added randomly-placed wood planks and acorns for a little interest. I cut the dark layering panel and the background panel with graduating sizes of dies from the set, then stamped the wheat and cut it with a smaller die, and adhered it to the front. I stamped the sentiment on dark cardstock, heat embossed it and trimmed it down. I cut a slightly wider strip which I layered underneath and adhered them across the center of the card front. To finish the design, I added three metal studs on the bottom right.
I cut panels for the inside using the same curved matting basics die set. I stamped the woodgrain, acorns and wood planks randomly down the left side of the panel and then stamped the sentiment.
And here’s one more look… really loving how this turned out!
Products used: Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Very Vanilla cardstock, GKD Charcoal Brown cardstock Stamps: Stampin’ Up Truly Grateful and Love What You Do stamp sets Ink: Stmapin’ Up Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Baked Brown Sugar and Delightful Dijon ink, Versamark Dies/Punches: Spellbinders A2 Curved Matting Basics A & B die sets Accessories: Sweet Stamps Fine Detail Pearl Embossing Powder, Basic Grey Metal Studs
I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up with us! Feel free to play along with the double page or single page sketch if you’re a scrapbook layout designer, or the card sketch if you’re a card maker! You have until the end of the month to play and we’d love to see what you create! Be sure to check out all the fun goodies at Cheeky Studio! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)
** 1/25/19 Winner at Crafty Catz! ** ** 2/3/19 Top 3 at CCC Digi Creations! **
Hi everyone! Happy Friday – hope you’ve had a good week and are planning a fun weekend! It’s time for another fun challenge over at Polkadoodles Craft Challenge and I’m super stoked to share my DT inspiration project for Week 3 – Anything Goes Challenge, a pretty Winter birthday card featuring the absolutely adorable pre-colored Winnie Winterland – Skating Around digital craft stamp. Green just happens to be my favorite color and I so enjoyed creating this!
I cut the image with a double stitched square die and layered it on a postage stamp die cut and then added foam tape on the back for a little dimension. I used papers from Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Paper Heaven 3 and Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Paper Heaven 2 to create the background panel and coordinating strip which are layered on solid green cardstock. I cut the sentiment in a double stitched rectangle die and punched a couple hearts from green paint cards. I’ve been using pieces of paint cards in my crafts a lot lately, lol! The finishing touch was the addition of a few green sequins.
I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up an ‘anything goes’ project with us this week! Be sure to check out all the fun stamps, dies, papers and digital images over at the Polkadoodles shop! OMG, you’ll be in heaven! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!
Hi everyone! Happy Hump Day! Today is my post day on the Simply Crafty SVGs Blog and I’m super excited to share my DT inspiration project with you, a set of six super adorable Christmas tag boxes created with the Simply Crafty SVGs Christmas Tag Box Set cut file. These are so stinkin’ cute! Each one has a different aperture cut in the front and different shaped tabs at the top. I added a tiny square of clear window sheet behind each aperture and tied some twine at the top of each one.
Let’s look at them individually! First up, we have a Christmas tree…
A snowflake…
A mitten…
A stocking…
A star…
And finally, a candy cane… I just love how these turned out! What an adorable way to tag a gift and include a little extra somethin’ somethin’ (such as yummy candy) in the box!
Products used: Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Cherry Red, Garden Green, Real Red, Soft Sky and Marina Mist cardstock, Stampin’ Up clear Window Sheet, Echo Park Wise Men Still Seek Him patterned paper, Photo Play Holiday Cheer patterned paper, Kaiser Craft Letters to Santa patterned paper Stamps: Stampin’ Up Tin of Tags stamp set Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink Dies/Punches: Simply Crafty SVGs Christmas Tag Box Set cut file Accessories: Hemptique Red, Green and White Bamboo Cord, Horizon Turquoise and Red Braiding Cord
I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing these Christmas tag boxes as much as I enjoyed creating them! Be sure to check out all the fun cut files in the Simply Crafty SVGs store – you’ll have so much fun! And there are tons of freebies to get started! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)
Hi everyone! Hope you’re having a good week! The January Anything Goes With Dies Challenge is live over at Happy Little Stampers! Several weeks ago I was invited to join the HLS Die Team and of course I said yes… I have a ton of dies that have gotten pretty lonely not being used, lol! So needless to say, I’m absolutely thrilled to share my first HLS DT inspiration project with you today!
I’ve decided to create a set of ‘awesome’ cat cards (as you’ll see by the inside sentiment) and this card is the first in the series. It features some adorable cat die cuts created with a new set of dies as well as a stitched border on some pretty patterned paper. So stay tuned for a few more!
I cut a strip of some awesome cheetah print paper which I adhered to the bottom front of the card base, rounded the corners and ran it through my Big Shot with a plain stitched border die across the top edge of the patterned paper. I created some cat die cuts and affixed three of them to the front, and then stamped a sentiment.
I decorated the inside with a coordinating piece of patterned paper, stamped the ‘awesome’ sentiment and affixed another cat die cut.
Here’s one more look… so adorable! Can’t wait for the next one!
Products used: Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White thick cardstock, Stampin’ Up Go Wild DSP Stack, GKD Charcoal Brown cardstock scrap Stamps: Paper Smooches Nine Lives and Lovely Thoughts stamp sets Ink: Stampin’ Up Early Espresso ink Dies/Punches: Impression Obsession Cats die set, Lawn Fawn Stitched Borders die Accessories: Fiskars Corner Rounder, Tim Holtz Stamp Platform
I hope you’ve enjoyed this card and will consider linking up an anything goes project with us this month using dies! We can’t wait to see what you create! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)
Hi everyone! Happy, Happy Friday – my favorite day of the week! It’s time for another fun challenge over at Polkadoodles Craft Challenge and I’m happy to share my DT inspiration project for Week 1 – Anything Goes Challenge, a pretty friendship card featuring Octavia Rose Garden and Rose images as well as papers and sentiments – and they are all from the Octavia Moonfly Big Kahuna Digital Craft Download Bundle. This bundle is a new one in my stash and I’m having the best time using the elements!
I printed the Octavia Rose Garden image, colored the wings with sparkle overlay marker, and cut it with a double stitched die. I printed the two papers I wanted to use with the image and created layered panels. I printed the front sentiment and cut it with a stitched round die, and cut another circle die cut from glitter paper to layer under the sentiment. I also die cut a doily to tuck under the image. I popped the image and sentiment up on foam for a little dimension. The final touch was the addition of a few flat-back pearls.
For the inside, I printed a faded Rose image and added the fairy dust sentiment on white cardstock, trimmed it and layered it on the silver cardstock.
Products used: Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White and Blushing Bride cardstock, Marco’s Silver Venicelux cardstock, DCWV Glitzy Pastels; digital papers from Polkadoodles Octavia Moonfly Big Kahuna Digital Craft Download Bundle Stamps: Octavia Rose Garden and Rose images and sentiments from Polkadoodles Octavia Moonfly Big Kahuna Digital Craft Download Bundle Ink: Spectrum Noir Crystal Clear Sparkle Overlay Marker Dies/Punches: Cottage Cutz Double Stitched Rectangles die, Memory Box Stitched Circle Layers die, Spellbinders Standard Circles Large die, Cherry Lynn French Pastry die Accessories: Darice Foamies Pink Foam, Small and Medium Flat-back Pearls
I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up an ‘anything goes’ project with us this week! Be sure to check out all the fun stamps, dies, papers and digital images over at the Polkadoodles shop! OMG, you’ll be in heaven! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!
Howdy, crafty friends! A new challenge is live this morning over at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog and I’ve been chomping at the bit to share this DT inspiration project with you for MLCCB #6 – January Anything Christmas Goes! I made several of these pop-up snowman cards last year and they were such a hit, I made a few more this year to add to my Christmas card stash!
This is a Karen Burniston die set and these are so cool – all the work is done for you! You just cut the pieces and put them together! I used a cool blue cardstock panel on a red card base with white snowflakes, snow banks and snowmen (one on the front and one on the inside). The snowmen are wearing top hats embellished with silver glitter paper and a snowflake with a gemstone.
The snowman on the inside is wearing a ‘scarf’ of knotted ribbon, has coal buttons made from Crystal Drops, and pops up when the card is opened. This couldn’t be any cuter!
And here’s a close-up of this most adorable little guy…
Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Real Red, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black and Early Espresso cardstock, Stampin’ Up Silver Glimmer paper, GKD Powder Blue cardstock
Stamps: Stampin’ Up Oh, What Fun stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: Karen Burniston Snowman Twist Circle Die Set, Paper Smooches Stitched Borders die
Accessories: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, Stampin’ Up Rhinestones, Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops
I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up a Christmas project with us this month! We’d love to see what you create! Thanks so much for stopping by and hanging out with me this morning – we’ll see you again soon!
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