Thanks a Bunch!

Hey friends - I'm back with my card for Episode #240 of Craft Roulette which aired last night:

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Solar White;

Paper Studio kraft; Tim Holtz jewel kraft; scrap of green

Stamps - Hero Arts Thanks a Bunch Monkeys &

Owl-oween (retired)

Embossing Folder - Spellbinders Scattered Tropics (3EOM-May24)

Dies - Lawn Fawn Grassy Border;

Hero Arts Tag Frames Infinity Dies (retired);

AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Other - Copic Markers; foam tape

Host Mary Gunn FUNN had the delightful Eileen Hull as her guest. Eileen designs for Sizzix; you can find her current products HERE. I wish I would've had one of her dies for last week's parameters!! Here's what the wheel spun for us:

• Project - Card For A Helper: I made a thank you for a neighbor who took in my mail and watered my new landscaping while I was with my sister and dad for nearly a month.
• Colors - Cereal Box: Just about any colors would work! I pulled Green & Yellow from Lucky Charms & many cereals are Brown, eg Grape Nuts.
• Element - Jungle: I embossed with Jungle foliage & included a jungle critter.
• Random - Paper Sack: Stamped sack is from a Halloween set I had sitting out.

I die cut a stitched rectangle and embossed with the tropical background. Sanded the 3D embossing to reveal the kraft core. Die cut a strip of grass and added to the panel, then adhered to an A2 card.

Next I stamped the scene elements and die cut or fussy cut as needed. Colored with Copic Markers. Stamped and die cut a sentiment label. Assembled elements on card with glue and foam tape - done! I checked the CR gallery this morning and several people had the same idea with monkeys & bananas - great minds, right? My card was a lot simpler than some of them! I didn't manage to finish during the show but it was only 30 minutes later - maybe it needs something more? Anyway, here's a close-up of the scene:

I'll add my card to Darnell's November NBUS Challenge #68 since my monkey stamp set got first play here.

Funny thing - I was working on my blog early this morning in my pjs when I realized I had to pick up a decorated cake and head off to a brunch! Needless to say I had to get ready quickly, head to the bakery then the event! I made it, even picking up two friends along the way!! So I finished this post when I got home....

That's all for today! Thanks for stopping by!!

A Pair of Wise Men Cards

TGIF everyone - While I was making yesterday's card, I found some wonderful patterned papers featuring Wise Men & thought I'd make a couple more Christmas cards. I'll add one to Christmas Kickstart #92 where the theme is "Wise Men Three"; the other is just a quick bonus.

Supplies: Paper - Park Lane A2 card;

Hobby Lobby Star of Bethlehem;

Spellbinders Betterpress Porcelain; scraps

Dies - AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set;

Birch Press Designs Ornament Basics;

Poppystamps Little Bow and String;

Hero Arts Nesting Circle Infinity Dies (retired)

Press Plates w/dies - Spellbinders Merry & Bright Sentiment Strips

Other - foam tape

I started by fussy cutting an ornament printed on a piece of the Star of Bethlehem paper. I didn't like my cutting so I die cut the image with a circle die. I die cut a BPD ornament and added the circle. The BPD topper and a Poppystamps bow & string finished the ornament.

Next I found a piece of desert scenery paper from the same paper pad & die cut it with a stitched rectangle. Adhered to an A2 card, then added the ornament with foam tape. To finish, I added a Betterpressed sentiment strip.

I'll also add my card to Merry Little Christmas Challenge #59 where anything goes. And to Darnell's November NBUS Challenge #68 since my bow & string die set is newly used.

For a bonus, here's a quick card made with another patterned paper from the Star of Bethlehem pad. I die cut it with a stitched rectangle, matted with a white rectangle & adhered to an A2 card. The same sentiment as above, Betterpressed in a different ink, finished the card. Perfect for mass production!

That's it for today; I'm looking forward to another Craft Roulette episode tonight - maybe I'll see you there (6:30p Central Time)! Thanks for stopping by!!

Three Wise Men

Hi all - I'm playing along at Christmas Kickstart #92 where the theme is Wise Men Three. I went with a stamped image of the Wise Men approaching Bethlehem:

Supplies: Paper - Park Lane A2 card;

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Hobby Lobby Star of Bethlehem

Stamps - Stampendous Nativity Christmas (c2014 retired)

Dies - AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set;

WPlus9 Scalloped Joy Tag (NIB)

Press Plates w/dies - Spellbinders Merry & Bright Sentiment Strips

Other - various inks; Copic Markers

I started by stamping the scene image on a piece of Neenah white. Ink blended the sky & sand with various inks. Stamped the coordinating sentiment. Colored the buildings with E Copics and added some gold to the star. Die cut with a stitched rectangle, matted in white & added to an A2 card covered with sky striped paper. Added a diecut Joy and a Betterpressed sentiment strip from my sentiments box. I have JOY dies from many brands, it took a while to find that it was from a WPlus 9 set!

I'll also add my card to Merry Little Christmas Challenge #59 where anything goes. And to the November We Love Stamping Challenge where the theme is Christmas or anything goes.

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by!

Sunny Farm Days

Hey there - I'm back from Kansas City where I competed with my chorus in the Sweet Adelines International contest. We came in 12th - yay! Would've liked the top 10 but we weren't far out of it & this with 30% new members!

I watched Craft Roulette Episode #239 from Friday night on replay when I got home since I was too busy at the convention. Also, both Mary Gunn & I were too busy to get together even though I was in her neck of the woods, oh well... Here's my card:

Supplies: Paper - Neenah white; many scraps;

Spellbinders Betterpress Porcelain; Paper Studio kraft;

Authentique, MFT and Lawn Fawn patterns

Stamps - My Favorite Things Aug18 Freebie

Dies - CREAlies On the Move #18;

Yvonne Creations Country Life Farm Border

Press Plates w/dies - Spellbinders A Little Message Sentiments 

Hot Foil Plate w/die - Spellbinders Summertime Sentiments (GOM-Jun24)

Hero Arts Celestial (HERE at Frantic Stamper)

Other - Copic Markers; foam tape; May Arts ribbon

Mary had Jenn Gross (Journey Coach Jenn), who's on the Design Team for Pear Blossom Press, as her guest. Jenn also serves as a Brand Ambassador for Rabbit Hole Designs. The wheel spun another interesting set of parameters for us:

• Project - Interactive: I used a CREAlie flip diecut & tied it with a ribbon.
• Colors - Picnic: Red/white for a common tablecloth & wine, watermelon, etc. Brown for a basket & whatever colors for picnic foods!
• Element - Farm: I used a farm animal stamp set.
• Random - Paper Strips: one sentiment was a strip plus I used a few cut strips.

I have several different die sets which could be considered interactive. The flip card set was closest so I went with it. Die cut the card, then adhered it to a white panel covered with a picnic tablecloth patterned paper. I sandwiched the ribbon between these layers. It's a white sheer sparkly ribbon that catches the light with different colors (looks a bit purple in the photo...). Die cut the various layers to the card and adhered. 

Die cut a farm silhouette and adhered to the main inside layer. Cut strips of green papers, solid and patterned for some "grass". Stamped and fussy cut the farm animals & colored with Copic Markers. Die cut a sun and added to the card with foam tape, leaving room for the ribbon to slide through for closing the card. Chose a couple Betterpressed sentiments, one of which I cut into two pieces (that was pressed with a hot foil plate). Adhered the main sentiment with foam tape and glued the strips flat. Here are a couple more views - standing & pressed flat:

That's it for today. My farm animals got first play here so I'll add my card to Darnell's November NBUS Challenge #68.

Thanks for stopping & have a crafty day!!

October 2024 Card Chain Reveal

Hi all - November 2nd already - yikes, almost time to start addressing those Christmas cards!! Today we're revealing cards that went around the world for the October Card Chain. Twenty-eight people participated & you can see the full reveal HERE. My card went to Dee (My Own Handmade Cards) in Kenya:

Supplies: Paper - Ms Sparkle A2 card; 

Neenah white; many scraps;

gifted dotted paper from Memory Box

Dies - Hero Arts Nesting Oval Infinity Dies

My Favorite Things Stitched Scallop Basic Edges

Spellbinders Colorful Expressions Sentiments (DOM-Aug24)

& Colorful Expressions Blooms (DOML-Aug24)

Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Leaves & Stitched Leaves

We had the following options when making our cards:

Color Palette Option

Sketch Option

Theme Options: Bears / Transylvania / Friendship

Product / Technique Options:  Needle and Thread / Plaid

At first glance, I wasn't feeling anything but Friendship & Needle and Thread. Then I came back to the options and suddenly I had a thought for the sketch & colors too! Unfortunately, I'd left my stitchable leaves at the satellite studio so I went with some faux stitched ones. No needle and thread though... Just die cutting on this one and it was fun to assemble!! The card base is a paler lilac than the photo captured. The old rose is the biggest leaf and the sentiment words.

I received this beautiful card from Joanne (My Slices of Life) in CT. Yes, she sent to me last month and it was delightful to get another card from her! I just love the sweet bear with balloons!!

That's it for today. You can still join the November Chain until the 6th - please go HERE for full details. You simply make and send one card, then receive one card - very fun!!

Thanks for stopping by & happy crafting!!

Happy Halloween and Last Day for October Die Cut Diva Challenge!

Happy Halloween everyone! Today's the last day to enter our October Die Cut Diva Challenge. We've been celebrating World Card Making Day all month long with our cards using dies &/or embossing folders. Come join the fun by 9pm Pacific time today! 

The Divas are sponsored this month by the amazing My Favorite Things who generously donated a $25 prize. We will draw from eligible October entries and award it randomly on 11/3. Here's my inspiration card with the last day Diva team:

Supplies: Paper - My Favorite Things Christmas Cheer;

Neenah white; Recollections green; scraps

Dies - My Favorite Things Stacked Merry,

Let it Snowflake (retired), &

Stitched Oval Scallop Frame (retired);

AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Other - gem by unk

I formed an A2 card with 1/2 a sheet of cardstock. Use part of the remaining 1/2 to die cut a frame. When the frame with an inside scallop cuts, you get an edged oval so I used that part. Die cut the snowflakes from white cardstock and the MERRY from both red and black. Die cut a rectangle of striped paper and added to the card with a strip of red. Assembled the MERRY and added to the oval along with one snowflake. Glued the other two snowflakes under the oval and added to the card. A pink gem finished the card.

Bonus time - I'll share a Halloween birthday card for my dear friend from high school, Denise. I made a similar non-birthday Halloween card for my friend Heather. This one has no MFT products...

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Taylored Expressions Halloween (retired)

Die - Waffle Flower Postage Collage

Stencils - Waffle Flower Postage Collage Spooktacular

Inks - Hero Arts and Memento

Other - Waffle Flower Subsentiments Boo; white gel pen

Die cut the postage collage from Neenah, then stenciled with the 4-step Spooktacular set. Three of the stencils have recommended colors so I used those; I used a pale lilac for the background step. Added some details with a white gel pen & a printed sentiment. Adhered to an A2 card covered with Halloween patterned paper - done!

Since my Spooktacular stencils are newly used, I'll add my card to Darnell's October NBUS Challenge #67.

Thanks for stopping and hope to see you in the Diva gallery!

Amazing Things Thank You Card

Hi everyone - hope you had a wonderful weekend! I had some time to make a card before I tackled yard work. Decided to use a stencil set & make my second card for Just Us Girls #750 where it's stencil week. 

Supplies: Paper - Spellbinders A2 card &

Betterpress Porcelain; Momenta watercolor print;

My Favorite Things Floor to Ceiling; scrap of brown

Press Plates - Pinkfresh Studio Amazing Things 

Dies - AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set;

Hero Arts Tag Frames Infinity Dies &

Tropical Florals (retired but HERE at Frantic Stamper);

Pinkfresh Studio Amazing Things

Stencils - Pinkfresh Studio Amazing Things 

Inks - TH, Hero Arts, SSS & MFT (see photo below)

Other - foam tape; white gel pen

I pressed the floral stem and both sentiments onto porcelain paper, then stenciled. The coordinating PFS stencil set contains 5 stencils - three for petals and 2 for leaves; very quick and easy! Here's a process photo with the inks; I use my MISTI for stenciling - the magnets hold the stencils in place.

Next I die cut the floral stem and sentiments with the coordinating dies. Die cut a brick patterned paper with a stitched rectangle & adhered to an A2 card. Die cut a couple jumbo leaves to fill in behind the floral stem & a label for the sentiment to land. Assembled and done.

I'll also link up to Darnell's October NBUS Challenge #67 since my Amazing Things products got first play here. And I'll also play at the Pinkfresh Studio October 2024 Challenge where they're doing ink blending (which includes layering stencils!). You don't have to use all the colors shown in the mood board.

That's all for today; thanks for stopping by!!