Happy Holidays

 

F4A658 - Sweet Treats

I love these new interactive dies from Spellbinders. You cut all the pieces, add a dimensional to the body of the deer and the legs swing.

This was super quick to create once all the pieces were cut just glued everything and added dimensionals.

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Happy Holidays

Coffee Birthday

 

WT916 - Coffee

USEIT2022 - Brad

I recently got this Tim Holtz coffee die cut as I love making coffee cards. I cut the layers and layered the coffee cup.

Next, I embossed the coffee emboss folder and sponged blue over it.

I found this numbered designer paper in my scrap drawer and tore the edges adding a bit of brown to the torn edges.

The card was finished with the banner and brad and the birthday sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Coffee Birthday

Graduation

 

SC925 - This week's sketch on splitcoaststampers.com

I am working on building up my graduation cards for next year and this sketch is great to add a few graduation caps. I cut the layers, die cut the caps from Jaded Blossom and layered adding dimension to the hat.

The card was finished with a sentiment from Trinity and sequins.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Graduation

A Little Girly

 

MMTPT740 - Hats

USEIT2022 - Image

I needed to color up this image and use it up from my desk and this challenge is perfect. I colored her up with copics then layered on a cute designer paper adding green to give the image some pop against the busy designer paper.

The image was finished with stickles on the flowers.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

A Little Girly

Happy Haunting

 

CAS709 - Halloween

USEIT2022 - Bow

I don't often create Halloween cards but I just had to make this one. For the card base I used the colors in candy corn then created the shaped card base by cutting off one corner and using that as a template for the second corner. 

Next, I cut a white card base, added the orange and yellow and then used the same cut off template to create the shape of the candy corn layer.

I then stamped the hat, colored with copics and layered finishing off with the bow from my tote of items I am trying to use up.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Happy Haunting

Polka Dot Thank You

 

FS816 - This week's incredibly talented Featured Stamper Crystal aka crystalkbk. Her gallery is amazing and full of wonderful inspiration. This is my INSPIRATION.

When I saw the title I was hooked. I grabbed my scrap drawers and found this cute polka dot paper and found some more coordinating papers to create this card all out of my scraps. The flower was in my tote needing used and I added a bit if ribbon from my stash and finished the card with a few scattered gems.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Polka Dot Thank You

Disney Anniversary

 

IC877 - What on Earth Catalog and Pinterest Board - here is my INSPIRATION

USEIT2022 - Disney image

I was drawn to the inspiration to create a cute anniversary card. I found this sticker in my tote of items and it is perfect for the inspiration.

For the heart I die cut it and used the strips all from scraps then added the stickers to finish the card.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Disney Anniversary

Dragon Birthday

 

MIX504 - School Colors

USEIT2022 - Beer Box Wrapper

I did not want to throw out this beer box that came with a beer I bought hubby for his birthday as it is perfect for masculine cards.

This was a very quick card. I cut the box down and popped it up on dimensionals.

The sentiment was heat embossed and I added gold pen to line the edges of the card.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Dragon Birthday

Happy Thanksgiving

 

F4A657 - Fall Scene

I have had this napkin for a very long time in my craft room and thought it had a great scene for the challenge.

I used stick glue to adhere it to card stock then glued that to the card front.

The card was finished with the Thanksgiving sentiment from Trinity Stamps.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Happy Thanksgiving

Farm Birthday

 

WT915 - Down on the Farm (The first Farm Aid concert is held in Champaign, Illinois) - farm scenes, tractors, farm animals, Old McDonald

One of the great things about all the new die cuts out is we can use them to create fun cards and use up some of the mountain of scraps in our stash. This entire card was made using cardstock scraps and I just love how it came out.

I cut all the pieces then for the card base I sponged green and blue. Once everything was cut I added a bit of sponging to a few of the pieces and layered.

I finished it with the birthday sentiment to help build my birthday card stash.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Farm Birthday

Birthday Girl

 

SC924 - this week's sketch

USEIT2022 - Image & Corner brackets

I am trying to color up and use a stack of images from my desk and this one was too cute and needed some color. I colored her with copics then cut the layers.

While layering I found these corner brackets in my tote of items to use and they just worked for framing this image.

The card was finished with a birthday sentiment to help build up my stash of birthday cards.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Birthday Girl

Thinking of you

 

MMTPT739 - butterflies and car shows use vellum on your card

I have a small bit of this very old heart vellum paper and thought it would work great in a window. I actually created 2 of this card, so I could send one to a friend as well as the teapot Tuesday destination station.

I cut the vellum and placed it under the window then overlaid it over the purple card stock.

I then die cut the butterflies in blue and sponged the edges purple.

The card was finished with the purple sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Thinking of you

Coffee and Friends

 

CAS708 - Best Friend

I love going out for coffee with my friends and this is a perfect image for sending to a friend to ask out for coffee.

For the image I stamped it in grey then colored it with light copic colors. Next, I layered velum over the image and stamped the sentiment in black stazon over the velum.

I finished the card with a few flowers and sprigs from my desk and added nuvo drops to the flower centers.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Coffee and Friends

Shoe Birthday

 

FS815 - This week's amazing featured stamper is Carol aka (Carol Dee). Her gallery is full of tons of inspiration. I found this INSPIRATION

USEIT022 - Shoe Paper

This background shoe paper is a coloring page that was in my tote to use up. I cut it down to card size and found there was one shoe left over that I could color. I colored it with copics then fussy cut it for the card front and layered adding the birthday sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Shoe Birthday

Thinking of You

IC876 - Pumpkin Spice Pinterest Board - here is my INSPIRATION

I am trying to use up a bunch of scrap papers and today's inspiration I was drawn to the colors. I thought these scrap papers were perfect for my inspiration and I quickly created a Thinking of You card adding a bit of black to the layers to have them pop on the card.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Thinking of You

Faith

 

MIX503 - Royalty

F4A656 - Pick a season

I picked spring. I thought these flowers were perfect for a faith-based card in support of Queen Elizabeth's strong faith. She was very dedicated to service and the church, and this card is my representation for her.

For the card I stamped the flowers and leaves and sponged on the colors. Once colored I used a shaping mat and tool to shape the flowers, leaves and bird.

I added the layers and some dimensionals and arranged the flowers and leaves. Once the card was put together, I added stickles and prills to the flowers.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Faith

You're In My Thoughts

 

WT914 - Use layering stamps or if none, kissing

For this card I used an Altenew layering stamp for the tree and added some kissing technique around the edges of the tree's pink leaves.

The base layer I added a tough of blue watercolor then stamped the sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

You're In My Thoughts

Doggone Sweet

 

SC923 - This week's sketch on solitcoaststampers.com

I used this fun Penny Black dog image and colored it with copics. I then added a bunch of hearts and the sentiment popped up on dimensionals.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Doggone Sweet

Spiderman

 

MMTPT738 - Super Hero

For this card I used my Cricut to cut the spiderman then I paper pieced him together adding some sponging to the edges and added some white gel highlights to him.

I layered him on a white embossed web and stamped the sentiment on the web.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Spiderman

Congratulations Grad

 

CAS707 - Back to School

For my card, I used this super fun graduation pig image from DRS Designs. I colored it with copics then layered on the stamped graduation cap strip. I used blacks and golds for the local school to add to my stash for my son's friends for next year.

The card was finished with the white heat embossed congratulations sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Congratulations Grad

You're My Once...

 

FS814 - This weeks incredibly talented featured stamper is Ruby (rawilkes). Her gallery is super cute. I found this adorable INSPIRATION.

USEIT2022 - Image

I needed to use up this cute image from my stack of images and Ruby's card was perfect to inspire my card.

I used a red designer paper for the base then added a black designer paper scrap from my scrap drawer and a bit of doily. I then popped the image and sentiment up on dimensionals and finished with a few scattered hearts.

You're My Once...

Birthday Balloon

 

IC875 - Thisisj & Pinterest here is my INSPIRATION.

I used this cute Spellbinders die cut and 2 shades of blues to cut the dog balloon. I then layered it on a birthday emboss background and die cut the birthday sentiment out of the darker blue.

I finished the balloon off with a few highlights with the white gel pen.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Birthday Balloon

Scrappy Thanks

 

F4A655 - Pink

I have been going through my scraps recently and today's Free for All is a great challenge for me to use some pink designer paper scraps.

I punched and die cut several different circles using different designer paper scraps then popped them all on dimensionals. I layered the panel over a pink card base, stamped the sentiment and finished with some pink gems.

Scrappy Thanks

Piet Mondrian Inspired

 

WT913 - Artist- Inspired! - be inspired by your fav artist or SCS artist - I chose the artist Piet Mondrian

I love Piet Mondrian's work and it also gave me the opportunity to use up some more paper scraps. I die cut the many squares and rotated them for my card. I then heat embossed the sentiment and added a few candy dots.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Piet Mondrian Inspired

Birthday Girl

 

SC922 - Today's Sketch

USEIT - Image and hearts

I am trying to use up a stack of images on my table that need colored. This little girl was ready to be colored and super cute.

I colored the image with copics then cut the papers and layers finishing the card with a few scattered felt sticker hearts and added the birthday sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Birthday Girl

Travel Thinking of You

 

MMTPT737 - Travel

USEIT2022 - Brad

For the card base I used a postage stamp emboss folder that had several travel images.

The blue polka dot paper was in my scrap drawer and I just tore the edges and added a bit of red distress oxide ink to the edges.

I die cut the suitcase pieces and glued them and finished with the 3 banners adding a camera brad to the upper banner.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Travel Thinking of You

US Navy

 

CAS706 - Frame It

I needed a sympathy card for a very dear friend who was in the US Navy and this challenge is perfect to create one.

The base is heat embossed white stars on navy card stock. I then added a white and red layer framing the sympathy layer.

I stamped the sympathy sentiment and the Navy symbol and popped the Navy symbol up on dimensionals.

Here is the inside.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

US Navy

Christmas Caroling

 

FS813 - This week's incredibly talented featured stamper is Amanda from havonfamily. Her gallery is amazing and full of inspiration. I found this INSPIRATION.

I used the Tim Holtz caroling die cut and added the lamp as the image has a lamp in it. I cut a couple of holiday papers then popped the die cut up on dimensionals and finished with the sentiment and bow.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Christmas Caroling

Elves

 

IC874 - The Holiday Barn where I found this INSPIRATION.

SCSCCSEP22 - September Christmas Fan Club

I am working to get ahead of Christmas cards and that elf was perfect inspiration for me to use these new to me spellbinders dies. I cut each of them out then added some sponging to a few pieces.

Glued the layers and added some white gel highlights.

For the base I used a 12 x 12 scrapbook page that had many different Christmas sentiments. I thought cutting it down was perfect for these cards.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Elves

Birthday Flowers

 

WT912 - Paper Piercing 

USEIT2022 - Flower image

For this card colored up this flower image from Divinity Designs that was sitting in my stack of uncolored images. I then fussy cut it.

Next, I used a heart cover plate to add the paper piercing to the base of the card. I then die cut the stitched rectangle and layered the flowers over it.

I finished with the birthday sentiment popped up on dimensionals.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Birthday Flowers

Birthday Girl

 

CC911 - Soft Sea Foam, Flirty Flamingo, Sweet Sorbet

USEIT2022 - Image

I am trying to use up a stack of images on my table that are already stamped out and just need colored for cards. This one is perfect for today's colors.

Once colored I die cut the layers, stamped the sentiment and finished with a few punched hearts.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Birthday Girl

Happy Valentine's Day

 

SC921 - This week's sketch

For the base of this card I used a heart die cut cover plate and layered it on red card stock. I then die cut the red and die cut the heart out of white. The center of the heart is popped up on dimensionals and the card was finished with a punched flower and leaves.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Happy Valentine's Day

Hello Ladybug

MMTPT736 - Just Because bling

USEIT2022 - Image

I am trying to color up the stack of images on my desk and this one was just too cute and needed to be colored. I colored it with copics then cut down the image with a stitched rectangle die cut from Gina Marie.

I layered on a Stampin Up designer paper then added some bling to the image.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Hello Ladybug

Hello Friend

 

CAS705 - Wheels

I just adore this image from DRS Designs. The look on the face of the boy and his dog is so sweet.

For the card I stamped the image then cut a mask of the image and stamped the trees behind the image.

I then colored the scene with copics.

For the sentiment I cut it three times out of the red that I framed the image and layered finishing the layered sentiment with Nuvo Drops.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Hello Friend

Herringbone Birthday

 

FS812 - This week's incredibly talented Featured Stamper is Sandye Curry aka sgc. I have been a longtime fan of her work for many years. I found this wonderful INSPIRATION.

I love the scrappy strips she used on her card. They remind me of the herringbone technique using paper strips to create the background on your card.

I have been trying to build up my birthday card stash so at the end of the year when family and friends put in their requests for cards I have a supply built up. My MIL is a quilter and this is perfect to add to her stash.

I grabbed my pink scraps and created the herring bone technique then layered it on a pink card stock. I then added some pink ribbon, popped the sentiment up on dimensionals and finished with some flowers from my stash of already punched flowers.

Herringbone Birthday

Halloween Napkin Card

 

IC873 - Peanuts Worldwide Pinterest boards where I found this INSPIRATION.

I have had this napkin for a very long time and the inspiration was perfect for me to pull it out and make a very quick Halloween card.

Once glued I stamped and die cut the sentiment layers and popped it up on dimensionals.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Halloween Napkin Card

Celebrate

 

F4A653 - Frame It

USEIT2022 - Celebrate velum sentiment

I needed to use this velum sentiment and framing it is a great way to attach it without glue showing.

For the balloons I sponged silver on black cardstock then added the sentiment and finished with some sequins.

Celebrate

Christmas School Bus

 

WT911 - cars and trucks and things that go

For my card I used my school bus die cut to create a few Christmas cards for my sister. She is a school bus mechanic and every year I make a new Christmas card with this die cut school bus for her to pass out to her co-workers.

This year I paired the bus with a string of Christmas lights and finished the front off with a bow.

I have made this bus for my sister for several years. If you would like to see some of the the variations of it you can check them out on my splitcoaststampers.com link HERE.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Christmas School Bus

Many Thanks Fall

 

SC920 - This week's sketch on splitcoaststampers.com

USEIT2022 - Bow

I have been working hard at clearing out some papers from my scrap drawer and found this piece of napkin leftover. I paired it with another fall-colored designer paper then cut the other layers and finished with the die cut bird, some falling leaves the bow and a few scattered gems.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Many Thanks Fall

Thinking of You

 

MMTPT735 - R.O.Y.G.B.I.V. with a Twist - my twist item is paper. 

For my color I used several shades of purples from my scrap drawer and cut them with a sunbeam die cut. I then glued and finished with the sentiment and some purple candy dots.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Thinking of You

Season's Greetings

 

CAS704 - Berries

I went with Holly Berries for my card.

I stamped the image from DRS Designs on watercolor paper then loosely colored it with watercolor.

Once dry, I cut the layers and mounted.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Season's Greetings

Ho Ho Ho

 

FS811 - This week's incredibly talented featured stamper is Amy known around here as Craftea19. Her gallery is super cute. I found this adorable INSPIRATION

I had this cute set in my box of stamps that I have never used and I think it is about 10 years old.

I stamped the Santa and colored it up with copics and die cut it.

Next, I went through my Christmas scrap perps and created this layout and popped the Santa up on dimensionals finishing the card with a few scattered snowflakes from my desk.

Ho Ho Ho

Disney Birthday

 

IC872 - Carson Dellosa Education - Here is my INSPIRATION.

USEIT2022 - Disney sticker

I needed to use up this large Disney sticker from my tote. I cut the layers. added the sticker then added a few sticker stars. I thought a birthday sentiment would be great for all the kids at heart who love Disney.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Disney Birthday

So Grateful

F4A652 - Backyard Friends

For me when I look in my backyard, I see the neighbor's dog and another neighbor's cat. The cat actually comes up to our porch and says hello to our girls and the dog is in his fenced in yard.

I colored this image up for another donation card. Die cut the sentiment and layered finishing off with a leftover heart.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

So Grateful

With Sympathy

 

WT910 - Use blocks (color blocking or quilt blocks)

I thought a rainbow colored color block background would be perfect for more of my pet donation cards. I used a bunch of scraps to create the background then die cut the dog heart and heat embossed the sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

With Sympathy

Birthday Girl

 

SC919 - This week's Sketch

USEIT2022 - Image

I needed to use up this image from my stack of images. I colored her up with copics. Once colored I added the layout to mirror the blue in her dress and trimmed the panel with some gold to pick up the gold in her hair.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Birthday Girl

Thinking of You Wreath

 

MMTPT734 - wrinkle free distress background or a sponged background

For this card I created a wrinkle free distress panel then used it for just the bottom portion of the card. I then die cut a bunch of leaves from the rest of the panel and created this wreath with the leaves and some die cut flowers.

The card flowers and base were finished with some white Nuvo Drops.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Thinking of You Wreath

Birthday Wishes

 

CAS703 - Circles

I needed a quick birthday card that can go to anyone, and this is just perfect for anyone.

I used a dauber and some greens and blues to create the panel. Next, I added the birthday sentiment and layered the panel on green to pick up the green in the sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Birthday Wishes

Skull Hoodie

 

FS810 - This week's incredibly talented featured stamper is Janet (corrosive69). Her gallery is amazing. I found this wonderful INSPIRATION.

Recently a friend on SCS had this hoodie uploaded for a challenge and I loved it because my son is always wearing hoodies. She was kind enough to send me one stamped. I added the skull to the back as my son loves skulls and he is always wearing headphones (although he wears the earbuds size). Once it was added I colored the hoodie in grey and then fussy cut it.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Skull Hoodie