Thank You

I've always loved this SU! Chalk Talk stamp set (and matching framelit dies) and make lots of thank-you cards with it. I can't find a date on the stamps or container to give it a date, but I've had it for a few years now. I bought it from my SU! demo when it retired some time ago. I stamped the sentiment on a white snippet, and punched the bottom with a corner rounder punch, then placed it on a Chalk Talk Framelit die cut. I placed it on a red panel done with a Martha Stewart hearts border punch, adding 3 of the negative hearts to the bottom. The dsp is from DCWV's black & white paper pad. It's quick, easy to make and goes through the mail with one stamp. My kind of card!

I'll enter this into the following challenges:

Just Us Girls #512 Word Week Challenge "Thanks"

Stinkin' Inkers challenge - DIE-lerious and Punchy (use dies and punches)

Retro Rubber Challenge #123 - Anything Goes -must use stamps older than 1 yr

Addicted to Stamps and More #366 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and have yourself a wonderful day!

Carol

Happy July 4th!

Wishing all my American friends a happy and festive July 4th celebration today of our independence! I hope everyone enjoys this day we celebrate America!

I made just one card this year for July 4th and here it is. I used a combination of dies, designer papers in patriotic colors, and embellishments and just went a little crazy with it all. I'll list supplies at the bottom of this post.

Here's the inside.

I'll enter this into the following challenges:

The Stinkin Inkers Challenge blog - stars and stripes

Repeat Impressions DCCJ319 challenge - red, white, and blue

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - stars and/or stripes

A Place to Start July 2019 challenge - anything goes

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #348 - Holiday

Thanks for stopping by, and here's wishing everyone a special day today, whether you celebrate July 4th or not!

Carol

Supplies for card front:

SU! blue dsp, Recollections red & white dsp, Celebrate die Lil Inker, SB Labels 25 die, tiny star embossing folder by Darice, "July" letters done with Quickutz, twine from the twinery, random punched and die-cut star negatives, number 4 die from I.O., "th" done with stick stamps

Supplies for card inside:

red and blue dsp from SU!, Best die from SSS, word "Day" from SSS oh happy day die set, tickets by SNSS dies, stitched oval by MFT, "summer" letters done with my Quickutz, random punched/die cut stars, word "of" done with stick stamps

Sending Hugs

My card today is one of encouragement. I had this pretty piece of softly colored cardstock that looks as if it's water colored. The tree image is "Cling Tree Poem" by Stampendous, stamped in black and dotted with some frosted stickles on the leaves for a little sparkle. The "hugs"sentiment is a die from Pink & Main that was done with a piece of softly colored water-colored paper and a mat of black. I used distress inks of squeezed lemonade and more mustard, spritzing with water to soften the look. If you click to enlarge the photo, you may be able to see that pastel watercolored effect a little better.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Dies R Us #118 - anything goes using dies from the Dies R Us store (Pin & Main hugs)

Stinkin' Inkers challenge Blog - Lovely as a Tree

Double D challenges - watercolor; with this mood board to inspire you

Thanks for stopping by and here's wishing you a wonderful day!

Carol

Wedding Card

I made this wedding card some time ago and forgot to post it. LOL The background was done with a sheet of pre-embossed paper I bought from Tuesday Morning. I bought a small pack of it knowing it would make great wedding cards. I die-cut a tag from white using a SU! scalloped top punch and entwined a pink die-cut Cheery Lynn flourish through the top and added a black sentiment panel, heat-embossed with white ep. The sentiment is from SU!'s Beautiful Bouquet stamp set, and the black panel was cut with a piece from SU!'s Chalk Talk die set. I punched some white and grey flowers using SU! mini punches and added some Nuvo Crystal drops to the floral centers. I added a snippet of satin-edged sheer ribbon to the top and tied it with some SU! silver/white twisted twine for the finishing touch.

I'm sharing this with the Stinkin' Inkers Challenge blog which is "Tag it." 

Thanks for the visit and I hope you have a day filled with sunshine and all things good!

Carol

Another Retirement Card

I made this masculine retirement card using a Tim Holtz stamp set on some Midnight Muse card stock. I heat embossed the sentiment with silver embossing powder, adding silver and blue brads for accents. I tore the sentiment panel to give it a more rustic look, but I'm not sure I accomplished what I set out to create. The clock faces were stamped with white craft ink in the background to represent the element of time.

I'm entering this into the Cardz 4 Guyz challenge #211 which is to use Trains, Planes and/or automobiles.

Also entering into the Stinkin' Inkers Challenge Blog "It's News to Me" - Create a card or project using anything coming up in the new year that is new

to you, for example: new job, baby, wedding, retirement, graduation, new home etc.

Wishing you and yours a great weekend. It's going to be stormy for quite a few of us, so stay warm and stay inside if you possibly can!

Carol