L-O-V-E!

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A simple, yet bold sentiment on a stenciled background. The letters are from a die by Scrapbook.com out of Simon Says Stamp’s Matte Silver cardstock and the stencil is the Lots of Hearts Background stencil by Lawn Fawn. The pink hearts were stenciled with Lawn Fawn’s Plastic Flamingo ink and the silver hearts with Simon Hurley’s Lunar Paste in Silver Lining. The pink papers are from my stash.

Shiny!

 This is an entry into Simon Says Stamps Wednesday challenge. The theme this week was Anything Goes, so I pulled out some products I've been wanting to play with: Lindy's Magical Powders! You can't really tell from the picture, but the background is very shimmery. I first embossed the SSS Arches background stamp in white on watercolor paper. Then I wet the paper thoroughly and flicked on the powders. I combined Beach Ball Blue and Dip a Toe Teal. The sentiment is CZ Designs for Simon Says Stamp, and I used SSS Matte Silver Cardstock for the mat and sentiment. Both panels are cut with Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles. I then added a few silver sequins just for fun. 

Challenge #197-Colors

 My entry into the Inky Paws Challenge #197-use olive green, royal blue, sunshine yellow, and white to create a card. I layered pieces cut with the Newton's Nook Circle Frames set and cut from papers I had in my stash, except for the yellow dot-that comes from the Newton's Nook Springtime paper pad. I colored Newton and his fishbowl with Copic markers and backed him with vellum to mute the green and make him stand out a little more. The green circle is mounted on foam tape, as is the banner below. The image of Newton comes from Newton's Summer Vacation, and the sentiment is from Newton's Antics. If I was that fish, I would be very concerned!

HBD!

 This is another card from the Crop & Create Delivered weekend. This one was taught by Angie from LDRS Creative. I shared it with my sister-in-law for her birthday. It did involve fussy cutting, not my favorite as everyone knows, but the cutting wasn't that bad and the card came out pretty nice. I know I'll be using these sets for other cards in the future.

Another Purrfect Entry!

 This is my entry into the current sketch challenge in the Inky Paws Challenge group. The patterned papers are from the Newton's Nook Birthday Party paper pad, and the image of Newton and his gifts, as well as the sentiment, come from Newton's Birthday Bash. The image was stamped and then colored with Copic markers. Happy birthday!

Be Kind

Kindness was the theme of many of the cards we made over the four days of the Crop & Create Delivered Spring 2023 weekend. I especially like this one made with layering stencils and coordinating stamps from Brutus Monroe. Simon Hurley's inks give it such a pop!
 

Fun with Gina K.!

 

Here's another card from the Crop & Create Delivered Spring 2023 classes. This one was taught by the incredible Gina K. using her new Curved Floral Banner stencil and die set along with her Masks and Fillers stencil and her beautiful inks as well as Master Layout 2. I love how it turned out.

Fun with Pink & Main

 This card from the Crop and Create Spring 2023 event was taught by Michelle from Pink & Main. It's a pop-up card that fits in an A2 envelope. This one has a little more masculine flair than most cards. All dies and patterned paper are by Pink & Main. I colored the stars and sentiments to match with markers-I think I got pretty close.

What a Wonderful Weekend!

 I've been out sick for a couple of weeks, but the most important thing I've done recently is attended the Crop and Create Delivered Spring 2023 workshop put on by Scrapbook & Cards Today. I made twenty-five cards and have several more yet to make from the wonderful workshops and fabulous instructors. Thank you Catherine and all the folks at Scrapbook & Cards Today, as well as Sara, Angie, Meghann, Libby, Kim, Laura, Taylor, Simon, Gina, Stephanie, Jenn, Yasmin, Christopher, Cathy, Kelly, Michelle, Angie, and Jennifer. We laughed, we cried, we had the best time. This was my first time attending but definitely won't be my last. The card to the left is a top folding shaped card from the Stamps of Life class. All the needed supplies, from the paper to the felt to the shaker bits to the dies and the paper pad that the kitty with the present is from was provided by Stamps of Life. They aren't the only generous manufacturer, all the class providers sent wonderful assortments of product-twelve and a half pounds total to 2900 attendees! I can't say enough good things about this event!

Happy St. Patrick's Day a little early!

 

May the luck of the Irish be with you! This card uses some shamrock patterned paper I had in my stash, textured green cardstock, and bright white cardstock. The die is by CZ Designs for Simon Says Stamp and the sentiment is from a Newton's Nook set. The green sequins are from Trinity Stamps Plastic Pine Tree set. I used Wink of Stella clear to paint all the white shamrock outlines, though you can't tell in the picture. The sentiment was stamped with Distress Ink in Pine Needles.

Congratulations Grandmother!

 A dear friend of mine welcomed a new granddaughter a few days ago and I made her this card to celebrate. The baby girl paper is from my stash, the letters were cut using Lawn Fawn's Henry's ABCs, the vellum heart was cut with Newton's Nook Heart Frames, and the bunnies are from Simon Says Stamp Hoppy Days Ahead collection. They were colored with Copic markers. I hope she likes it!

Thanks, Mom!

 

An entry for the Stay Crafty With Hero Challenge, although I suspect I'll see it again as a Mother's Day card (my youngest loves handmade cards, she just doesn't like to make them herself.) I used Hero Arts cardstock in Mist and Paradise and cut them in strips of varying widths. Then I adhered them diagonally, along with strips of silver matte cardstock, to the front of a top fold A2 card. I cut the Hero Arts thanks die out of the same silver cardstock and glued it on top. I stamped the cats and small sentiment from the Hero Arts Mother and Father Animals set and colored the cats with Copic markers C1, C3, and R21. I die cut the cates and trimmed the sentiment. I glued the sentiment on and popped the cats up on some foam tape. I then added some silver sequins. Unfortunately, I posted the non-sequined version to Instagram. I think I like this one better.

Friendship wreath!

 

This card was made for the February 2023 Wreath Challenge in the Gina K. Designs and StampTV Friends Facebook group. I used the Gina K. Wreath Builder, Prickly Pear, Blue Lagoon, and Wild Lilac inks, and the Holiday Wreath Builder and Mini Wreath Builder stamp sets for the wreath and the Autumn Wreath Builder stamps for the sentiment. I used Master Layouts 3 to cut everything out. I enjoyed creating an anytime card using holiday themed sets.

3-dimensional card!

 Here's a card I made for the Inky Paws Color Challenge. The colors were cherry red, daffodil yellow, pewter gray, and white. The card is kind of a shadow box with Newton floating on a piece of acetate. I made the plaid and the paw print papers using Newton's Nook stencils. Little red and yellow twine bows finish off the card. I wanted to repurpose a Valentine's stamp set, so this one uses the sentiment from another Newton set to wish you a happy PURR-thday!

This card was selected by Amy as an Inky Paws Favorite! Thank you Amy!

Hopefully, that's over...

 I've really been off my card making game recently. I've had back problems, then I had COVID, then we had an ice storm that stranded me at my daughter's house for a week. I need to get back to crafting, for my own mental health. I made a set of four Valentine's Day cards for my family. I stenciled four different color combinations using the same stencil and then paper pieced them using the CZ Designs Heart Panes cover plate die from Simon Says Stamp. The "love you" is also a CZ Design from Simon. I cut the frame and shadow layer from Simon's matte silver cardstock. The red paper is from my stash. The interior of the card has "Happy Valentine's Day" stamped below a row of hearts.

Inky Paws Challenge #188- Color Challenge

 

The challenge for this card was to use the colors teal, kraft, silver, and white. I used the Newton's Nook Light Strings stencil with silver and white inks, then went back over the white lights with a glittery paste. The Snowflake Oval was stamped in teal ink and heat embossed with clear powder, then I stamped the sentiment in clear embossing ink and embossed it with silver embossing powder. Since I probably won't post again before the holidays, I wish everyone a very merry season!

Kitten's Christmas

I've had this card in mind since I saw the Platform Pop-Up and Christmas Dreams. It also includes the kitties from Purrfectly Wicked, although they aren't wicked here, they're getting ready for Christmas! All images are colored with Copic markers and the platform is made from the Let it Shine paper pack. The sentiment is from the Winter Scripty Sentiments. 

Thankful, grateful, blessed

 

I am thankful, grateful, and blessed this year. I had almost stopped crafting due to the shaking in my hands, but I decided this time last year to give it another chance. I really missed being creative. I was able to find tools to minimize my physical limits, and now I'm enjoying myself again. This card was done with the Gina K. Wreath Builder System, Autumn Wreath Builder stamp set, and her Autumn ink selection as well as Master Layouts 2. I did use cream and dark brown instead of white and black as she often does.

Harvest blessings

 Another Newton card! I can't help it-he's a favorite. Colored with Copics, the papers are from Hobby Lobby, and the embellishments are from Trinity Stamps. The oval was cut with Newton's Nook oval set. I promise to provide some non-cat cards and projects soon! No posts until Monday, due to family obligations.

New Inky Paws Challenge!

 This challenge uses the colors coral, wine red, denim blue, and caramel brown. Using the Newton's Nook Oval Frames set, I cut the concentric ovals and then added the kitty from Newton's Birthday Bash. It's hard to see in the picture but the ribbon on the present is shimmery from the Wink of Stella I used. I fussy cut the sentiment (I know-more fussy cutting) and popped it and the picture up on thin foam squares.