Easter Treats

I made a lot of Easter treats again this year and actually forgot to take pictures of all of them before they were handed out, but here are a few that I did get photos of.

First up is this little box done with retired SU! designer papers and a bunny made with Lil Inker dies. 

Here's another version done in pink colors. I added an eye with black Nuvo drops.

Here are both boxes with the treats I put inside. I have 2 friends who just love these shortbread cookies and prefer them over candy.

Here is a small sampling of the many bunny boxes I made this year. Just out of range in the photo on the left is a Lindor Truffle candy which I added to each box

I used spring-themed designer papers and cardstock to make most of them and added die cut bunnies done with Gina Marie Designs small bunny dies. The boxes were made with a Lawn Fawn tiny gift box die and I added a tiny scalloped circle to each box. I had a whole stack of those scalloped circles already cut but I'm not sure which die I used to cut them. Just to make them sparkle a little, I added either a gemstone or pearl to each one.

I like to give these out to the employees at my local small grocery store, cashiers, and bank tellers every year along with other unsuspecting recipients just to see that little smile when someone is surprised with a little treat! I made quite a few others and filled them with jelly beans or Easter M&M's for the kiddos.

Entering these into the following challenges:

Four Seasons April 2023 A/G Challenge

Critter Crazy Challenge #73 - A/G featuring a critter

the Crafty Calendar April Challenge - Die Cuts

 the Use Your Stuff #481 challenge - Easter

Happy Hopping everyone - Easter is almost here!

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!

Carol

 

Happy Bird-Day

 Happy Thursday everyone and welcome!

While going through my overflowing box of stamped images, I found this bird image by Lindys Stamp Gang that I stamped at a friends house many years ago. I added some color with Copics and glaze pens; hand-drew the branch, and added a couple black & white snippets of dsp to a pretty blue card base. The sentiment is from the same stamp set and I added a few sparkly stickers just for fun. I added a little white cloud to the sky and covered it with Wink of Stella for more sparkle. The expression on this bird's face depicts exactly the way I feel today - probably because we're having yet another rainy, gloomy day.😑

I'll add this to the following challenges:

The January 2023 Crafty Calendar Challenge - add a sentiment

The Triple AAA Birthday Game #45 - A/G

Seize the Birthday Challenge #253 - winged things

Thanks so much for stopping by and I wish you a great day!

Carol

Kringle Gnome

 I'd completely forgotten about this adorable gnome die a sweet friend sent me for Christmas last year, but as soon as I unearthed it from my Christmas stash, I made my first card with it, using snippets and papers from a Kringle & Co paper pad - which is why I call him my Kringle Gnome :) I used some smoky slate cardstock to create the stitched frame, and added a SU! sentiment to the top. I added Wink of Stella to his hat trim, pom-pom and mitten and boots fur. 

I'm going to enter this card into the following challenges:

November Rudolph Days Challenge -  Christmas

the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog MLCCB#28 - November  a/g

Crafty Calendar November Challenge - a/g

NBUS #20 - use something never before used (gnome die)

Pixie's Snippets Playground #391 - use snippets

Thanks for stopping by and I hope all you shoppers can get in on some great Black Friday sales today. Enjoy your Friday whether you shop or not!

Carol

Tiny Treat Boxes for Halloween

I made a bunch of Halloween treat boxes with the Lawn Fawn Tiny Treat box dies and the add-on bat dies. I used assorted dies and punches to make sentiments and decorations for each one. They have embellishments on the tops and backs, since the box opens from the back. This is a great way to use up those snippets of cardstock . 

These 3 bats are holding candy corn...

While these 3 bats have their wings extended.

Here's the whole lot of them.

This is what it looks like opened. They hold enough room to add more candy, but I filled each one with a mini Reese's peanut butter cup because that's what I had on hand when I made them. I wanted to add candy corn, but it's probably best to use only wrapped candies for the time being.

I'm sharing these with the following challenges:

 Cute Card Thursday 655 - use dies or punches

Crafty Calendar Challenge for October - Halloween

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day whatever you do!

Carol

 

Halloween Fun

 I had a little time to make a fun Halloween card recently and used an assortment of elements along with some designer paper. The dsp was die cut with a Lil Inker stitched rectangle, and I used a Simon Says Stamp die set to make the tree, fence, and crosses in the ground. The little witch was a stamp from SU! and the 2 ghosts were made from I.O. dies, the larger one being colored with fluorescent Copic markers. The fence was aged with some sponged white craft ink and the little jack-o-lantern was a sticker. The sentiment is from Lil Inker.

I'll share this with the Double D challenge - don't "fence" me in  - use a fence

Also sharing with the Repeat Impressions anything goes challenge S2320

Also the Crafty Calendar Challenge for September 2020 - a/g

Thanks for stopping by and do have yourself a great day!

Carol

Woodgrain Birthday Card

I thought I had this new blogger figured out, but today it wants to underline everything I type and changes the font color to blue, so I'm going to keep this post brief before I lose my sanity! This is the third attempt at posting it without blue fonts and underlined text! I had to revert back to the old blogger format to get it to do what I wanted it to do!

This card was made with snippets of woodgrain dsp, kraft and vanilla cardstocks, a GMD Venetian Label die set and a Stampendous sentiment. The stars were done with gold mirror card and a retired mini punch from SU!

I'll enter this into the following challenges:

The Male Room Challenge #141 - birthday card

Just Us Girls Challenge #548 - die cut a window

Craft Rocket Challenge #73 - birthday

Snippets Playground challenge #384 - use snippets

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - use your favorite tool (Tonic paper cutter)

Crafty Calendar Challenge - August anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're having a good weekend!

EDIT: If you have questions, please leave a way for me to contact you in your comments. For M-A Lynch who asked if there is a technique for making this card, I used this YouTube link.

Carol

Birthday Card

Hello and happy Monday! I hope everyone had a nice Easter yesterday. Ours was quiet and we spent the day doing a lot of resting! LOL

A while ago I created a background using Yupo paper, some older alcohol inks and some mixative. I wished I'd added more colors when it was finished, so I just set it aside for later use and today was the day to use it. I used a SSS Dot Scallop Border die to create the curve, and then used the other portion of the inky background to make the butterfly using MB Darla and Vivienne dies. The SSS sentiment panel was heat-embossed with white ep on black and cut into a banner, adding 3 different sized black gemstones for the final touch.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - mood board for Spring

The color of the flowers and butterfly inspired me to make this card.

April Crafty Calendar Challenge - add a butterfly

Seize the Birthday Challenge #187 - spring fling

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you all a good Monday.

Carol

Valentine

Today I have a little valentine to share as that special day is just around the corner and I need to finish making mine! This little bear is from Inky Antics, and he was colored with Copics and had his tail dotted with liquid applique before cutting and matting with Lil Inker stitched rectangle dies. The card base itself is die-cut with the Lil Inker stitched rectangles as well. The papers are from SU! and I used a Martha Stewart heart border punch along with a Lil Inker stitched die to cut the sentiment panel. I used a SU! Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set for the sentiment, heat-embossing it in white and called this one done.

I'll enter this into the following challenges:

Dies R Us challenge #138 - XOXO (hearts, love, valentine)

Cute Card Thursday #619 - Valentines

2 Crafty Critter Crazies February challenge - must use a critter

Crafty Calendar Challenge for February - use die cuts or punches

Thanks for checking in and I wish you all a fabulous weekend!

Carol

Pink Valentine

I found this black die-cut heart in my box of snippets, and with Valentine's day just around the corner I decided to make a card with it. It's a die bought from Ebay and I placed a heart on the top right that was cut with a SU! framelit die and some SU! glittered card stock. The card base is Lawn Fawn pink, and I embossed it with a brand new Sunny Studios quilted hearts embossing folder. The ribbon is from Walmart, and the little tag was done with a very old retired SU! stamp, colored with a glittered pen and layered with SU! retired large and small tag punches. I added a little twine bow to the tag just for fun.

I will enter this into the following challenges:

Crafty Calendar Challenge for January 2020 - add a tag

Tuesday Throwdown TT448 - use something new (embossing folder)

Not Just Cards Challenge for January 2020 - anything goes

Thanks for checking in with me today, I always appreciate your visit and taking time to leave comments :)

Carol