Oddball Turtle

 I love this quirky and fun image that just makes me smile. It's called the Oddball Turtle from Stamping Bella and I used this to make a fun birthday card for another slowpoke like myself. I stenciled the background with a GMD bricked stencil on some tan cardstock with a darker brown ink. I stamped the turtle and colored it with Copics, adding a die-cut stitched frame in matching green designer paper. I split the sentiment and backed each piece with matching cardstock and called this one done. At my age, this is how I feel most days LOL

I'll share this with the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Stencil it

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #446 - Make your Mark

(use pencils, markers, inks, paints, anything that makes a mark)

Critter Crazy Challenge #85 - A/G featuring a critter

the April Stencil fun Challenge - A/G using a stencil

with an optional theme of Spring/Flowers

We Love Stamping April - Spring theme or alternative of A/G

Thanks for stopping by and  keep moving forward regardless of your speed 😄

Carol

Leaping Deer

I have another Christmas card to share today, made with some of my favorite (r) SU! papers called "under the tree" along with a snippet of kraft paper. The background is embossed with a (r) SU! snowburst ef, and the die-cut deer is from Memory Box called leaping deer. I added a little die-cut stitched tag with some twine and used a (r) SU! set called Christmas Tag Labels from 2013 to create the sentiment. I added a little red gemstone on the deer's nose just for fun.

I'll enter this into the following challenges:

The Retro Rubber Challenge #190 - Tag, you're it! (use a tag)

must use stamps more than a year old

The Christmas Kickstart Challenge #65 - never in a nativity

Addicted to Stamps and More #3437 - Christmas

The Alphabet Challenge  - K is for kraft

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you all a happy Wednesday!

Carol

 

Bitty Birthday Flowers

         

This card has already been sent, so now I'll share it here. I stenciled the white card base with a data dots stencil and some pastel blue ink, then die-cut a stitched frame of turquoise and embossed it with a retired SU! ef. The branches were die cuts also, and the itty bitty flowers were created with a retired SU! mini flower punch. I dotted the centers with black Nuvo drops and added a pre-printed SSS sentiment. The butterfly and bee were done with SNSS stamps and colored with glaze pens.

      I'll share this with the following challenges:

 The Flower Challenge #60 - the color turquoise

The Happy Little Stampers September Stencil Challenge  - A/G

Addicted to Stamps and More #413 - birthdays

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a terrific Thursday!

Carol

Cat Lover's Birthday Card

I have a dear friend who is celebrating her birthday (mid 80's) next month, so I always try to make her a card with a kitty on it, since she loves cats!

For this one, I used a die-cut window a friend sent me a long time ago (sorry, I don't know who makes it) and lined it with a piece of soft sky cardstock. I used a Brutus Monroe cloud stamp on the soft sky piece, coloring the clouds with both white and clear Wink of Stella pens. I added 2 flying birds with a SNSS stamp and added a black cat done with a SU! punch. The sentiment is a pre-printed one from SSS and the background dsp is a retired piece from SU!.

I'll share this with the following challenges:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies #52 - must use a critter (cat)

NBUS #28 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Brutus Monroe Stamp set)

Addicted to Stamps and More #409 - Any Occasion

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope all is well with you. It sure is a hot spell here in PA, whew!!

Carol

Sympathy Angel

I made a sympathy card as a neighbor of mine sadly and suddenly passed away on Mother's day at the tender age of just 63. I die-cut this angel with a GMD die and placed her in the sky among the clouds. I made the clouds with T.E. cloud stencils and some Speckled Egg distress ink, then added a few die-cut birds from my stash and covered everything with clear Wink of Stella. I added a small sentiment with some Smoky Slate grey ink and decided that was all it needed. I don't think I've ever made a sympathy card with an angel on it, but I really like how this turned out.

I'm going to share this with the following challenges:

the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - stencil it

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #405 - die cuts and/or stencils

Thanks for the visit and do have yourself a pleasant day. Life is short, so go out and enjoy the sunshine and smell those spring flowers!

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

Twofer #37 - Leaves

The Twofer Challenge #37 for April is "leaves" and I found time to play along this month. I pulled out an older favorite Hero Arts stamp set to create my cards using a leaf from the set.

I used a snippet of Wild Wasabi cardstock and stamped the leaves with Versafine ink, then heat-embossed them with gold and fussy-cut them. The flower is by SU! called Blended Bloom, and I also gold-embossed that image and colored it with Copics. The dsp is by SU! and the sentiment is a SSS pre-printed one. I added some black sequins and added a drop of black Nuvo drops to cover the holes in the centers.

I'm also entering this card into:

 the Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #403 - birthdays

 For the second card, I used that leaf stamp to create a border with a snippet of raspberry cardstock I found in my stash. I heat embossed the images with white ep and also white embossed a black panel with a smaller stamp that mirrors the larger leaves and flowers in the set. I broke open a brand new stamp set from Lawn Fawn called "So Owlsome" that I received last year as a gift and made a little thank-you card for a teacher. The set has matching dies so I  cut the glasses from matching cardstock and finished it with Copics and a sentiment from the set. The final touch was 3 tiny heart accents at the bottom.

Since this is the first time I used this Lawn Fawn stamp and matching die set, I'm also entering it here:

 NBUS Challenge #25 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Thanks so much for the visit, I always love to hear from you and hope everyone is doing well in this chaotic world we're living in.

Take care of one another :)

Carol

Flying By

 I'm sharing a Halloween card today just to switch things up a bit.

I used a Taylored Expressions set of stencils to create the sky with some Wilted Violet DI, then added a die-cut bat (I think by Darice) along with some smaller bats done with stick stamps from Judith. I dug into my doo-dad container and found 2 small orange hexagon negatives and used them for eyes, adding black drawn-in circles and then some white glaze pen dots in the centers. I added a white fence done with a MS punch, then embossed the Gorgeous Grape panel with a SU! spider web ef and added a SSS pre-printed sentiment. I scribbled a snippet of white cardstock with a Neon FY1 Copic marker, then die-cut it with an IO ghost die, backing it with black for the eyes and mouth.

I'll enter this into the following challenges:

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge for March - a/g with this inspiration

Stamplorations March Stencil Challenge - always a/g

Addicted to Stamps and More #400 - use die cuts and/or stencils

Dies R Us Challenge #164 - a/g using dies from Dies R Us store 

(I used the Impression Obsession ghost die)

Thanks so much for the visit and for taking the time to leave a comment! Have yourself a fun and fantastic Friday!

Carol

Quilt Cards

I haven't made a quilt card in a long time and I wanted to use this pretty piece of Echo Park pink dsp I've had for years. I cut both the dsp. and a piece of red cardstock with a MFT quilt die and put all the pieces together to make the quilt. I die-cut some stitched nested hearts for the center, adding a little heart-shaped gemstone. I placed this all on a Lawn Fawn pink card base, adding a love sentiment.

I'll enter this card into the following challenges:

The Color Hues Challenge #11 - use red & pink

Happy Little Stampers February Anything goes with Dies Challenge

 When you cut 2 pieces of cardstock and designer paper to make the quilt, you have 2 pieces left over, so why not use them to make a reverse design? That's what I've done here and and made a birthday card. I have a friend who celebrates her birthday close to Valentine's day, so this is going to her. For the center, I used a set of Impression Obsession button dies and cut thin strips of the dsp and wove them into the button holes. I added a birthday sentiment and called this one done.

I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:

Dies R Us Challenge #162 - a/g using dies sold in their store (I.O.)

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #398 - birthdays

Thanks for stopping by today and make it a great day whatever you do! I hope those of you living in winter zones have a nice quilt to keep you warm!

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

Child's Valentine

 While sorting through my box of pre-made "scraps" I came across this stamped image and decided it would make a cute valentine for one of 2 little boys I send cards to. I colored it with Copics and a red glitter pen then cut it with a stitched square die. I found a snippet of Lawn Fawn dsp with tiny hearts that I liked, but it was too small to cover the whole card front, so I cut it into 2 pieces and added a stamped sentiment of X's and O's at the bottom. I used a retired SU! set called "Oh Goodie" for that. Sorry it's a bit crooked - it seems as I've gotten older I stamp or place everything slightly crooked anymore - in spite of using a stamping device to avoid that problem ???

 I'll enter this into the following challenges:

The Male Room Challenge #146 - animals

Addicted to Stamps and More #396 - make your mark (use markers)

Pixie's Snippets Playground #394 - use snippets (dsp)

2 Crafty Critter Crazies January 2021 challenge - use a critter

The House that Stamps Built challenge J131 - anything goes

Thanks for joining me on my journey to sort through my craft supplies and make cards again. I seem to be doing more crafting than purging but that's OK - at least I'm being productive in some small way :)

Have yourself the best possible day!

Carol

Dachshund Birthday Cards

A sweet and generous blogging friend gave me this Dachshund stamp a long time ago and then more recently gave me a few sheets of this fun dsp paper. While sorting through my snippets box, I found the papers and decided to make a couple cards with it. This card is going to a child who is turning 10 in April. I stamped the image on a piece of PTI soft stone card stock, then colored it with Copics and glaze pens. I die-cut it with a GMD stitched square, then matted with a SB scalloped square die in chocolate brown. The sentiment is by CASual Fridays, heat-embossed with white ep on a chocolate chip die-cut Lil Inker stitched sentiment die. The balloon was done with a MS punch, and colored with a neon pink Copic marker, with the string hand drawn with a black marker. The numbers were die cut with my Quickutz. The card base is Cool Caribbean, does anyone remember that beautiful color? 

I made a 2nd card for my birthday stash, using circles this time instead of squares. This too was colored with Copics and the sentiment was heat-embossed with white ep on some chocolate chip cardstock. The dsp was matted with strips of matching cardstock found in my stash, and the card base is Pool Party

I'll share this with the following challenges:

Shopping our Stash #146 - Happy Birthday

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2012 - anything goes

Addicted to Stamps and More #382 - Make Your Mark (use markers)

Seize the Birthday #186 - Cards for Kids

  

                                     

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope everyone is sheltered down and staying happy and healthy! 

Carol