An Autumn Leaf Birthday Card

Hi everyone - hope your week is off to a great start! It's the second Monday of the month so Darnell (djkardkreations) is doing Dies for her IDEAS program. Thought I'd play along with some die cut leaves and also join a couple of other challenges. Here's my card:

Supplies: Paper - Park Lane A2 card; 

Basic Grey Herbs & Honey;

many scraps for leaves and sentiment

Stamps - My Favorite Things Itty Bitty Birthday

Dies - Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Leaves 

& Stitched Leaves

Other - foam tape

I had a pile of leaves left over from a previous card so decided to use them on a birthday card for my dad. Simply arranged the leaves along the edge of a patterned paper on my gold card, then popped on a sentiment strip. Kept it very simple for a more masculine feel.

My card fits at Day of the Month Card Club Challenge #68 where they're celebrating Tic-Tac Day with a Tic-Tac-Toe board. Once again (my second entry) I've used the top left to lower right diagonal - Die/Fall Colors/Leaf. 

I'm also playing for the second time at Just Us Girls Challenge #748 where the theme is Leaves.

That's all for today - thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!!

A Gift Bag on a Card!

Hey everyone - Happy Sunday! I had a busy couple of days so just watched Craft Roulette Episode #236 on replay last night. Here's my project:

Supplies: Paper - Park Lane A7 card;

American Crafts (map); Basic Grey (bag); many scraps

Stamps - Sunny Studio Color My World 

& Color Me Happy

Dies - Spellbinders For You Gift Card Holder (DOML-Apr19 retired)

& Stitched Fall Leaves (DOM-Sep22 retired) ;

Hero Arts Tag Frame Infinity Dies

Press Plate w/die - Spellbinders You Are Everything Sentiments

Inks - Spellbinders Betterpress Bark;

Taylored Expressions Pumpkin; Hero Arts Cup O' Joe

Other - Hero Arts Orange+Shimmer Spray & enamel dots;

DMC embroidery floss; Hallmark tissue

Host Mary Gunn FUNN had Charlene Madrid (YouTube Dream Craft Create; blog) as her guest for the 4th time! Charlene has only been card making since 2021 & started doing videos pretty quickly thereafter. She belongs to the Hero Arts, Picket Fence, & Honeybee Creative Teams so check out her blog. She's teaching at the Hero Arts Holiday Stamp Along this year (coming up 10/19-20/2024) and you can still purchase a spot HERE.

The wheel spun some interesting parameters, including "Guest's Choice" for random. Charlene very promptly named Splatters as her choice.

• Project - Include a small bag: I made an A7 card with a gift bag atop.
• Colors - Cornucopia: I found a Thanksgiving Cornucopia palette at Lemon Paper Lab showing colors goldenrod, rust, tangerine orange, olive green and moss green. Plus, I own a woven brown cornucopia basket so I used that color too but left off the greens.
• Element - CAS from Last Week's Gallery: They meant copy & share (I've seen it as CASE) some element from an entry last week. There were 524 from which to choose - wow!! I kept it simple and picked from the first page I came to in the Episode #235 gallery when sorting by member contributions. I used the map paper and sentiment elements from Alisa Howard's card; that was her 80th card!
• Random - Splatters: I splattered the map paper.

I had a gift bag die set that I've used before (see a previous gift bag HERE if interested). This time I added the completed bag to a goldenrod A7 card matted with map paper; tried a slimline but didn't like it. Adhered some stitched leaves in more cornucopia colors. 

There was a lot of discussion on the element because CAS to many means Clean and Simple. Plus, the idea wasn't to make the person's project so much as to be inspired by elements of it. I stamped the same worded sentiment on a matted label as did Alisa and added enamel dots. Also added a birthday sentiment among the leaves.

So, typical me, I'd photographed the card and was about to upload when I realized I forgot the splatters!! Had to bring the card out of the photo station & dilute some shimmer spray liquid to apply the splatters with a small brush. I first masked off the bits I didn't want splattered - note to self: splatter background before adding to card!! The splatters are hard to see but in real life they have a nice rusty shimmer.

My card fits at Day of the Month Card Club Challenge #68 where they're celebrating Tic-Tac Day with a Tic-Tac-Toe board. I used the top left to lower right diagonal - Die/Fall Colors/Leaf. 

And since my poor stitched leaf die set is getting first play after owning it for two years, I'll at my card to Darnell's October NBUS Challenge #67. And the theme for Just Us Girls Challenge #748 is Leaves so I'll play there too!

That's it for today - thanks for visiting & I wish you a crafty day!

Two ornament cards!

Hey everyone - hope you had a wonderful World Card Making Day yesterday!! I missed the Craft Roulette WCMD event but chorus had a great show & I can always watch the CR replay.

Since I didn't have to leave for the show until 11:30a, I had time to make a card on World Card Making Day - just didn't have time to post it until now. Decided I'd make something for Just Us Girls #747 where they're using the colors chartreuse, light blue and gray (with any neutrals, of course). What a gorgeous combo & friend Lisa (My Paper Tales) is hosting so I wanted to play.

Supplies: Paper - My Favorite Things Christmas Cheer

& Limelight; Anchor Paper grays;

Spellbinders Betterpress Pebble; TH kraft metallic

Dies - My Favorite Things Blueprints 20 (retired);

Impression Obsession Pine Branch;

Birch Press Design Ornament Basics

& Belle Ornament Layer Set

Press Plate with Die - Spellbinders Merry Bright Sentiment Strips

Other - Spellbinders Betterpress Thunder ink;

Hero Arts Spring Enamel Stickers

Just did a bunch of die cutting and used a Betterpressed sentiment from the stash. Sorry the darkest color looks a bit blue in the photo; definitely is a dark gray! The top ornament layer was cut from a medium gray linen paper which has a reverse side of the lightest gray. Pebble Betterpress paper is a soft gray and I used a gorgeous gray Betterpress ink. The toppers were cut from Tim Holtz kraft metallic silver.

While I was diecutting the Belle ornament layers (there are 3), some labels cut from the centers. I decided to make another card, this time with just a basic ornament & the labels. Nice & simple.

Additional supplies: Spellbinders Sparkling Snow 3D Embossing Folder;

Poptone Berrylicious cardstock

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by & have a crafty day!!

Happy World Card Making Day!!!

Hi all - Happy WCMD!!! Today Mary Gunn FUNN is hosting a bunch of wonderful crafting luminaries at Craft Roulette but, sadly, I will have to watch it on replay. My chorus has a show this afternoon so I will miss the entire event, oh well... But we had a pre-event during CR Episode #235 last night & I made this card during the show:

Supplies: Paper - Spellbinders Betterpress Bisque;

blue cardstock by unk

Pressplate - Spellbinders Christmas Gospel

Dies - AJVD Mini Slimline Backdrop Set

Distress Inks - Weathered Wood, Tumbled Glass, 

Crackling Campfire & Tattered Rose mixed with Antique Linen

Spellbinders Betterpress Ink - Coastal

Other - Memory Box Merry & Bright chipboard sentiment

Host Mary Gunn FUNN had Amanda Stevens, an owner of Pear Blossom Press, (YouTube ‪PearBlossomPress) as her guest. They're the ones with the lights to put behind candle flames that you can blow out!!

The Wheel was on "vacation" so was pre-spun; a big surprise by Mr. Wheel - oh my!! And these are the same parameters that are being used today by all the Craft Roulette WCMD participants!!

• Project - Not Single Fold A2: I made a mini-slimline card.
• Colors - Mood Board: I used the Mood Board from Christmas Kickstart Challenge #91.
• Element - World: My sentiment banner contains the word "World".
• Random - Star: Nativity image has a star.

Here's a photo of the CKC moodboard (exact match not required & neutrals allowed):

My blue card base looks a bit off but I was trying to match the ink on the letterpress, oh well. Die cut both the cardstock and pressed image with stitched mini-slim dies. Loosely watercolored the images with Distress Inks; the sky was ink-blended after masking off the hills and Nativity. Added the sentiment banner. Quick and easy - great for mass production!!

Since I used the colors from CKC, my card is going there too! I'm also linking up to Darnell's October NBUS Challenge #67 since my Nativity press plate is getting first play here and to Merry Little Christmas #58 where Anything Goes Christmas. Oh and by the way, we're doing World Card Making Day all month long for the Die Cut Divas October Challenge. Pop on over if you've made a card which includes any die cut or dry embossing!! We'd love to see you there!!

Thanks for stopping and enjoy WCMD!!

September 2024 Card Chain Reveal

Hey there - welcome! I participated as usual in the Card Chain & today we're revealing the cards sent around the world in September! Twenty-eight people played and my card went to a second time player who also plays at Craft Roulette, Lyneen (I Am Dreaming of Castles) in Washington state. You can find the full reveal HERE.

Supplies: Paper - Hero Arts Dove A2 card, 

Pitch Black & Arctic cardstocks;

MFT Heavyweight Translucent Vellum; Neenah Solar White

Stamps w/Dies - Spellbinders Colorful Expressions Blossom (Dies)

3D Embossing Folder - Spellbinders Floral Expressions

Dies - Spellbinders Outlined Sentiments

Other - Copic Markers; foam tape

Here were the options for this month:

Color Option:

Sketch Option:

Theme Options: Egypt/Paws/Friendship

Product/Technique Options: Embossing Powder/Inlaid Die Cut

Hard to believe, I know, but I didn't use the colors or sketch as I typically do. Just wasn't feeling either of them. Luckily I went with the usual theme of friendship since I used dry embossing, not the product/technique of embossing powder - oops.

Die cut a rectangle from HA Arctic cardstock (LOVE it!) and dry embossed it with the floral 3D folder from August 2024 Spellbinders Clubs. Stamped, die cut & colored the floral arch from the same series. Popped the arch with foam tape onto the embossed panel, matted in black then adhered to top fold A2 card. Die cut the sentiment - outline from vellum & letters from black, then assembled. Stamped and die cut the subsentiment. Arranged sentiments on card - done!

I received this lovely card from Joanne (Slices of Life). I just love the embossed ink-blended background & sheer ribbon!! Thanks Joanne!

Come and join us - it's fun & easy! Simply make one card and mail it, then receive one card from the next person in the chain. Sign up by 10/06/24 to play in October - details HERE.

Thanks for stopping & have a crafty day!!

Sympathy Cards for Die Cut Divas

Hi all - I missed my regular Diva post on the 21st due to a family emergency. But I'm here for the end of the month post with last minute inspiration for our September Die Cut Diva Challenge. We're sponsored by the amazing Poppystamps & doing sympathy cards which could stretch to care and concern. I went ahead and made a sympathy card, plus I have a bonus:

Supplies: Paper - Hero Arts Antique Ivory;

Paper Studio A2 card; many scraps

Stamps - Divinity Designs Mini Tag Sentiments

Dies - Poppystamps Nordic Fanfare Butterfly,

Cortina Pinpoint Plate, Oval Fold Frame,

& Teardrop Butterflies

(retired at Poppystamps but HERE at Frantic Stamper)

Spellbinders Back to Basics Tags (retired)

Other - Hero Arts gems

Prize for our random winner = $20 to their store!

I die cut a Cortina coverplate and an oval, then added to an A2 card. Die cut butterfly pieces and assembled. Added to the card. Stamped and die cut the sentiment; trimming off the hole portion of a tag to make a small label. Added some gems to the smaller butterflies - done!

I even managed a bonus:

Supplies: Paper - Poptone Blue Raspbery;

Neenah White; many scraps

Dies - Poppystamps Floral Vase Pop Up Easel Set

(retired at Poppy but HERE at Frantic Stamper)

Spellbinders Back to Basics Tags (retired)

Stamps - Divinity Designs Mini Tag Sentiments

3D Embossing Folder - Altenew Organic Linen

Other - Memento Tuxedo Black & Hero Arts Cup O' Joe inks;

Hero Arts Sunshine pearls (retired); May Arts string twine

This card took more die cutting and then a quick stamped sentiment tag, plus a stopper sentiment. The tag I used was just a tad longer than I needed so I repositioned the die to trim the excess. The stopper was made with a bookplate die from the same set - I just used the inside layer and then trimmed and stacked it. Added some pearls but mostly used the flower centers from the set. I dry embossed the vase and rubbed with some dark brown ink to enhance the pattern. Here are a couple more views - closed and side:

 

That's it for today, friends. Hope to see you in our September Diva gallery by 9pm Pacific time today! Have a crafty week!!

Mouse with a Flower

Hey everyone - TGIF! Once again I watched Craft Roulette live (see the replay of Episode #234 HERE) from the satellite studio & made my card during the show. This was my 25th submission which is a milestone in the CR world.

Supplies: Paper - Core'dinations & My Mind's Eye;

Neenah white; silver glitter (colored indigo)

Stamps - Hero Arts CL125 a thank you gift to subscribers

Dies - Poppystamps Floral Vase Pop Up Easel Set (flower)

(retired at Poppy but HERE at Frantic Stamper)

Other - Copic Markers; foam tape;

Hero Arts gems; Celebrate It ribbon;

Distress Oxides Wilted Violet & Villianous Potion;

Memento Tuxedo Black and Paris Dusk

Mary Gunn FUNN had Tiffany Solorio (@Tiffany.Solorio) as her guest. Tiffany mainly does mixed media on her cards & loves to get inky! Here's what the wheel spun for us:

• Project - 6x6 Card: I used 1/2 a sheet of 12x12 paper to form a card.
• Colors - Rainbow: Every color in the rainbow is here somewhere.
• Element - Single Flower: Mouse image is holding a flower; I used a die cut blossom.
• Random - Cloth: I used velvet ribbon.

Formed a 6x6 card. Stamped, colored and fussy cut the mouse, trimming off the dandelion from the image. Added a colorful panel to the card onto which I stamped the sentiment. Added the ribbon across the card with double sided tape, then popped the mouse on with foam tape. Added a few gems & the die cut flower to finish it off. I inked silver glitter cardstock with purple and dark blue to get the indigo color of the rainbow.

That's it for tonight! Hope you're enjoying the weekend and thanks for stopping!!