Happy New Year!

 Happy New Year to everyone!

I hope your celebrations were fun and festive and that you're all looking forward to better things to come in 2022. We spent a quiet evening at home until the fireworks all went off at midnight! 😊

Today I have a New Year's card made with red, black and silver mirror cardstock. The image is from an older SU! set called Antique Tags and I colored it with Copics, adding some clear Wink of Stella to the champagne in the glasses. The silver border was done with peel-off stickers and I added a piece of embossed vellum which was dotted with Stickles in the colors of red, black, silver and gold.

(sorry for the poor photo - it's gloomy and raining here and there's no sunshine to take good pictures so I had to use artificial light)

I'll enter this card into the following challenges:

The Repeat Impressions Theme Challenge D2921 - New Years

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - It's Time to Party

Wishing and hoping for better things to come in this new year, and thanks for your visits that always let me know there are great folks out there in blogland!

You're the best!!

Carol

December 25th

 I've been working hard to use up my Christmas paper pads to make cards (so I can buy new ones for next year) and this card was made with some snippets from Photoplay Kringle & Co. I used 3 strips that I thought looked good together, and added used a SB labels 25 die to cut the word "December" from a sheet of scrapbook paper. I used a red marker around the edge of the die before removing it. The stitched circle is from MFT, and the glittered red 25 was cut with Impression Obsession dies. I fussy cut that cute little Gerda Steiner critter and placed him on the bottom, then added some black and red gemstones to finish this card.

I'm sharing this with the following challenges:

CARDSTV- a/g challenge #155

Repeat Impressions - the House that Stamps built 

Theme Challenge D821 Christmas - use patterned paper

DiesRus Challenge #182 - a/g using dies sold in their store

(Spellbinders, Impression Obsession)

The Happy Little Stampers December A/G with dies

Thanks so much for stopping by today - I hope your day will be a good one!

Carol

Purple Christmas Anyone?

 I don't know where the idea for this card came from other than the fact I had silver, lavender, and purple snippets on my table at the time it was made. Those who know me know purple is my favorite color, but I'm not sure if I like this color used on a Christmas card or not. It's finished so I'm going to share it with you anyway. Different strokes for different folks, right?

I had a strip of lawn fawn cardstock that I embossed with a retired SU! snow flurry embossing folder. I also had some silver sparkly washi tape (r) from SU! that I've been wanting to use, so I placed 3 die-cut stitched squares in light lavender on the washi tape and added 3 die-cut stars done with purple mirror card and a silver brad to each center. The sentiment is from KaiserCraft and was die-cut with more purple mirror card.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

Repeat Impressions Theme Challenge D121 -

Christmas non-traditional colors

{ I really nailed this challenge didn't I?} 😉

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - 

Happy Holidays/Christmas

the Merry Little Christmas Challenge MLCCB#41 -

December anything Christmas goes

Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone is having a good Wednesday!

Take care and stay well!

Carol

 

Thanksgiving Gnome

I found a woven paper panel I made last year with the remnants of a 12x12 autumn-themed paper pad. Today I added it to a card and finally finished it. After weaving the strips of paper together, I die-cut it with a Lil Inker stitched rectangle. I created the SSS gnome with designer papers from Lillybee and Lawn Fawn and added 2 pieces of mesh side-by-side underneath her. I added a few Geo sparkler stickers for a little shine, but I had a difficult time getting a good photo to show the sparkle. The sentiment was done with a (r) SU! set called Tags 4 You and a matching punch, and popped up with foam dots. The inside is stamped with "there's always something to be thankful for."

I'll enter this into the following challenges:

The House that Stamps Built N1021 - use up your fall scraps

Four Seasons November Anything Goes Fall Challenge

The Paper Players PP566 Challenge - give thanks

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Thanks/Thanksgiving

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great Wednesday!

Carol

Thank You Card

I had some pink cardstock on my table, so I decided to make a thank-you card. I used some Spellbinder Nestabilities Labels 2 dies for the sentiment panel and mat, along with a retired SU! sentiment that's been a favorite of mine for years. I used a new ARTplorations gridlock stencil to create the background along with some CTMH soft grey ink. The pink border was done with an EK bricked punch and some GinaK bubblegum cardstock, and I matted it with black for contrast. I punched another border from white, and used it as a stencil to decorate the envelope with matching pink ink. The gemstones are from Gina Marie Designs

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

The Repeat Impressions Challenge S121 - stamp your envelope

The Dies R Us Challenge #177 - A/G using dies sold at their store (Spellbinders)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says Lots of Layers

Happy Little Stampers September A/G with dies challenge

Thanks for stopping by today and I do wish everyone the best possible day with lots of sunshine!

Carol

Muscle Car Birthday Card

I made another masculine birthday card that I'm sharing today. I used a Repeat Impressions image of a 1957 Chevy convertible. My husband's cousin had a car exactly like this in a baby blue color, which is why I lightly colored the car with a pastel blue Copic marker. I added a couple SU! enamel dots and a trimmed piece of washi tape below the image that reminded me of a checkered flag with it's plaid design. The background was done with a gold piece of card that I embossed with a Cuttlebug diamondplate embossing folder, then sanded for a rustic look. The sentiment is pre-printed from SSS and placed on a piece of copper mirror card, then placed on a piece of white card colored with the matching Copic color of the car. I had a tiny bit of the mirror paper left so I die-cut a few little stars to break up all the black color. It's not my usual type of card, but anyone who owned a car like this way back then will enjoy it I'm sure!

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

The Freshly Made Sketch challenge #502

Repeat Impressions Theme Challenge S821 - Let's see your sparkle & shine

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Carol

Christmas Snippets

 I made several Christmas cards using random snippets of designer papers.

For this one I stamped, colored and fussy cut a cute mouse image by Gerda Stein and placed him in the center. I found a box of assorted shiny gemstones (like the one he's holding) that I bought from QVC probably a decade ago and wanted to use them. That's one down, about 200 to go 😁

the sentiment is pre-printed and from SSS, cut with MFT fishtail banner dies.

I'll share this with the following challenges:

the Double D challenge - anything with a tail

2 Crafty Critter Crazies #54 - must use a critter

Repeat Impressions Theme Challenge S821 - Let's see your sparkle & shine

the Sisterhood of Crafters - Cute and simple

Cute Card Thursday #692 - A/G - (Theme - birthday - optional)

Thanks as always for the visit, and I wish everyone the best possible day!

Carol

Autumn Inspired Birthday Card

I made this card with some Lawn Fawn stitched leaf dies, as well as an old EK punch for the border. I found a piece of gold crinkle dsp I've had for eons and thought it would work for an autumn-inspired card. I punched both the brown panel and a gold strip; inserting the negative gold leaves to coordinate with the larger ones. I used a Diana Wakely "Jungle" stencil by Ranger along with 3 different green inks for the vertical panel. The sentiment from SNSS was heat-embossed with gold and I added some brown and tan pearls for accents.

I'll enter this into the following challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #500 - they're celebrating a decade of sketch challenges, congratulations!!

(I missed the rules to only enter three other challenges with theirs, so perhaps you can learn from my mistakes if you enter this challenge 😏)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - anything goes

Repeat Impressions -the house that stamps built Challenge A2521 - A/G

the Little Red Wagon #616 - stencil power

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #591 - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and I wish everyone a safe and happy weekend!

Carol 

 

Holiday Hedgies

Making Christmas cards in this hot spell we're having keeps me thinking cool thoughts for a little while, so I made another Christmas card using an old 2001 stamp set called Holiday Hedgies. I used snippets from a Lawn Fawn paper pad to create the herringbone background, then die-cut it with a Lil Inker stitched rectangle die. The image was colored with Copics and markers and given a generous coating of snow with some diamond Stickles.

I added a sequin snowflake to the corner and added another dab of Stickles to the center. The sentiment is a pre-printed one from Simon Says Stamp.

I'll enter this into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - anything goes

The House that Stamps Built R.I. anything goes challenge J2821

Pixie's Snippets Playground #408 - must use snippets

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all find a way to stay cool in this summer heat. I'm so grateful for my central air conditioning!

Take care and have a great day!

Carol

 

Happy 4th of July

 Happy Independence day America!

Today I'm sharing a card made to celebrate July 4th here in the USA.

I used lots of stars and stripes to represent our flag.

The red and white stripes were made with snippets, aligned in a diagonal pattern and placed behind a white frame. The sentiment panel is a die-cut from SU! that I embossed with a square lattice ef. The word "happy" came from an Easter die set, and the "4" was cut with an Impression Obsession set of number dies and a snippet of red glitter paper. The blue stars were done with a SU! retired mini star punch, and the tiny white stars were negatives from a SSS star border die.

I'm sharing this with...

The Repeat Impressions Theme challenge J3021 - red, white, & blue

the Dies R Us Challenge #172 - a/g using dies from their store (I.O.)

the Paper Players PP548 - stars and/or stripes

Thanks for stopping by and I wish everyone a safe and happy day of celebration!

Carol

the Happiest Day

 I made this card that will work for either father's day or a masculine birthday! I dug out my old Memory Box deer trio die and cut it from a piece of kraft cardstock. I took a piece of turquoise and embossed it with a retired SU! embossing folder and placed the deer on top, then framed it with a stitched die-cut frame and some dark espresso cardstock. The sentiment is a pre-printed one from SSS. I kept this one simple and chose not to add any embellishments.

I'll enter this into the following challenges:

the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - masculine

the Little Red Wagon #604 - make it masculine

The Male Room Challenge #151- Dads and Grandads

R.I. the House that Stamps built Challenge #J221 - all about the boys

the Color Hues Challenge #19 - blue & brown

Wishing you all a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

Carol

A Flag for Memorial Day

Today here in the US we're celebrating Memorial day to honor those who have served this country. I made this flag card to remember the sacrifice so many have made in order to keep our freedom.

I used a Tim Holtz die for the flag, and then found a tiny star die and cut as many stars as I could fit onto the blue field. I coated the flag pole with wink of stella gold for some sparkle, then added copper stickles to the flag pole top. I'm sorry it's difficult to see the sparkle - we haven't seen the sun in a few days so my natural light is limited. The sentiment is probably 10 years old - from Mark's Finest Papers (they've been closed for several years now) and I heat-embossed it with white ep on a navy blue strip that was cut with a Lil Inker (also now closed) stitched die. The background was embossed with a Darice star embossing folder.

Remembering my lost family members on this day...

my father - US Navy

my uncle - US Navy

my father-in-law - US Army

my brother-in-law - US Marines

my cousin - US Army

Thanks to those who have served or currently serve. Freedom doesn't come easy.

I will enter this card into the following challenges:

Pixie's Snippets Playground #404 - must use snippets

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - anything goes

Repeat Impressions/the House that Stamps built #M2621- wet and/or dry embossing

Retro Rubber Challenge #159 - anything goes

the Paper Players PP543 - Tic-Tac-Toe challenge

(I chose diagonal left to right - blue, red, white)

 Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

Carol

 

Quick Mother's Day Card

Here's a quick and easy mother's day card I made with limited supplies. I used a Berry Burst card base along with a snippet of patterned paper that had matching flowers. I used a stitched frame die to cut some embossed silver card stock bought at Tuesday Morning several years ago and placed it on the piece of dsp. I added a matching die-cut stitched tag with a silver heat-embossed Verve sentiment and added a little flower gem I've had in my stash for years.

I'd like to share this with the following challenges:

Repeat Impressions the House that Stamps Built Theme Challenge #521 

All About Moms

Double D Flowers of the Month Challenge - Jan. through June

Little Red Wagon Challenge #600 - Hers

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Feminine

 I hope you have a great day and thanks as always for stopping by.

Here's a little funny for your Wednesday smiles:

Carol

Mother's Day

 I have a mother's day card to share today done in soft pink and white. The background was embossed with a Cuttlebug Geometric Rings ef, and I added a die-cut SNSS border. The circles were die-cut with a SB scalloped die, as well as a MFT stitched circle die. The sentiment was stamped in soft grey with a Verve stamp, and the butterfly was die-cut with a GMD set of dies. I added some pink Nuvo drops to the butterfly body and to the centers of each design on the embossed panel.

I'll enter this into these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - anything goes

Cards 4 gals challenge #145 - Mother's Day

Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge #A2821

Shopping our Stash #144 - I made this for you Mom

Addicted to Stamps and More #404 - any occasion

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a wonderful day!

Carol

Anniversary Card

 I made this card for friends who recently celebrated their anniversary. I don't know why I chose this color combination, other than the fact that I just liked it on the day I made this card :) I used a piece of SU! dsp for the orange background and a grassy green card base, using Lil Inker stitched rectangle dies on both. The anniversary circle was a digital stamp I found in my files marked MMD (?) so I printed it, die-cut it with a MFT stitched circle die, and then colored it with green and orange glaze pens. I die-cut 2 small stitched hearts and added green gems to the orange heart and orange gems to the green heart. The final touch was to add some orange gg ribbon.

I'll share this with the Repeat Impressions DCC A721 challenge -

which is to make an anniversary card.

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!

Carol

Wearing the Green

It's almost St. Patrick's day and I made this card for a friend who loves cats. I used the Tim Holtz Crazy Cat image along with the little derby from the additions stamp set to all the crazy critters series. I stamped the derby on a snippet of green, colored the band with a yellow glaze pen and after it dried, I heat embossed it with clear ep and fussy cut it. The shamrock was made with a T.E. shamrock set of dies and a snippet of gold mirror card. I colored the image with Copics and used a green glitter pen for his eyes. The sentiment is from SU! Teeny Tiny Wishes (r). The image panel, and background snippet of dark green dsp were both cut with Lil Inker stitched rectangle dies.

I'm going to share this with 

the Repeat Impressions DCC Challenge M321 - going green

Thanks for stopping by and take good care!

Carol

 

February Rudolph Days Challenge

 I've been dragging my feet getting Christmas cards done early this year, but I did manage to make this one recently. I used a retired mini tree punch from SU! to cut trees left over from assorted green cardstock bits and shaped them all into a tree. I stenciled the tag first with a GMD weave pattern stencil and some light green ink. The tree pot was cut with a retired SU! set of Perfect Pines, and the white heat-embossed sentiment is from SU! retired Teeny Tiny Wishes. The background was embossed with a CB Snow Globe ef and I tied a piece of candy cane red twine into a bow for the top of the tag. I added a red itty bitty star negative from a SSS star border die for the tree top.

I will enter this into the following challenges:

February Rudolph Days Challenge - Christmas card

The Snippets Playground #397 - must use snippets

Repeat Impressions - The House that Stamps built #F2421 - anything goes

The MLCCB#31 - February Anything Christmas Goes

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge for Feb- a/g *optional berries

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

Carol

Happy Valentine's Day

Today is Valentine's day so I'm sharing some heart projects to convey that love! I used a SU! embossing folder (retired) to create this card, adding a SSS small doily heart, a piece of ribbon and a love sentiment done on a Lil Inker stitched banner die. I kept it simple but all the hearts just make me smile.

I'm sharing this with the House that Stamps Built Challenge #F1021 - Love

Also sharing with the Let's Squash It Challenge #5 -Use a love-themed embossing folder and the color red/pink

This year I stamped all my Valentine envelopes with this Repeat Impressions Love Post stamp in the bottom corner or on the envelope flap.

I made some treat containers for Valentine's day too. I made a few square pillow boxes with a die from SU! and covered them with some dsp I bought at Tuesday Morning several years ago. The dsp already has the hearts cut out so it seemed perfect for these little boxes. I added tags done with a SU! note tag punch and added a SSS bunny Hugs die in coordinating colors. I turned one tag over so you can see the sentiment that's on the back. As usual, I discovered another mistake after taking the photo. I folded the bottom of the box on the left with the wrong flap out, but I fixed it before it was delivered. 😏

I made a few sour cream boxes too with SU! retired papers, and used a MFT tiny tag die with a little white heart.

Last but not least I made a couple of these tiny treat bags using SU! retired papers and a SU! scalloped top punch. The hearts were random bits I found in my snippets box and I tied these little bags up with white raffia ribbon.

Wishing you all a very happy and love-filled Valentine's day.

Thanks for stopping by!

Carol

 

Peace on Earth

 I pulled out my SU! Perfect Pines Framelits and decided to make a snowy Christmas scene with them. I die-cut  3 trees, then die-cut some hills with Lawn Fawn stitched hillside dies and used a piece of Soft Sky dsp for the sky/background. I dotted the trees with Nuvo Aqua dots, and added 3 glitter red stars cut with a SSS star border punch. The sentiment was stamped with grey ink for a softer look. Now that I see this photo enlarged, I need to trim a little thread of paper on that tree to the right! Oops!

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

January Rudolph Days challenge - Christmas a/g

The House that Stamps Built (Repeat Impressions) J2721- a/g

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #MLCCB#30 - Christmas a/g

Addicted to Stamps and More #397 - Christmas

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - a/g

Our snow turned out to be rain yesterday, but I hear more of the white stuff is on the way this weekend. Stay warm everyone, and thanks for the visit! Take good care of one another!

Carol