Week of 1/18/20 Cards

 FS675 - the very talented Featured Stamper is Kim (hamiltonkim55). I found This Card in her gallery and remembered I have flamingos in my stash of stuff to use up.

USEIT2020 - Flamingos

Cut the DP layer and the pink layer to trim followed by the white base layer. Stamped the sentiment and punched a few hearts. Finished off with some already punched leaves, the flamingos and some gems.

Flamingo Birthday

 CAS568 - Use something you have been hoarding

USEIT2020 - Teacup

I have been hoarding a ton of already cut die cuts for a very long time and have been working on cleaning out all those die cuts trying to get them used up.

Cut the layers, heat embossed the sentiment and popped the teacup on dimensionals. Finished off with some punched hearts.

I made a stack of these same design as you can see in the picture.

Your Kindness

 MMTPT599 - verb, a noun, and an adjective (Pray, Girl, Teal)

We pray that our girl will make Theresa feel teal.

Stamped the image, colored with copics, cut the layers and finished off with ribbon.

Praying

 WT775 - White Emboss

I had this left over yupo paper from a card last year and did not want to waste it. Die cut the heart and punched out additional hearts to use up the scraps of yupo that was colored with gold, blue and purple.

Heat embossed the sentiment and sponged purple and blue on the white card base. Finished off with white gel pen.

The Most Beautiful

 F4A517 - let's get motivational

USEIT2020 - Teacups

I am still trying to use up all the already die cut teacups in my stash and thought a few kindness cards would be great. Today's Free For All is perfect.

Cut the layers and embossed the top of the card panel. Stamped the sentiment and popped the sentiments and cups on dimensionals. Finished with ribbon, punched snowflakes and hearts.

Your Kindness

IC737 - Google Tote Bags where I found this great Bag.

USEIT2020 - Frame

When I googled tote bags I saw how it appeared to frame the sentiment. I remembered I had this one frame already cut waiting for a card and it was perfect.

Popped the frame on dimensionals and stamped the sentiment in the center. Used a few flowers sitting on my table and added nuvo drops.

Thinking of You

Week of 1/11/20 Cards

 No challenge for this card.

I was finally able to grab a picture of one of the 208 cards I made for the Avon Marching Band. they came in 2nd in the nation at Bands of America marching competition in November. We are so proud of all their hard work.

This is the card I made (less the flower) for each of the band kids. The base layer is back and it was embossed. Then on the embossing I brayered Gold acrylic paint. The Jabots were each cut with the shape then 3/4 inch strips of white paper all individually punched and crimped with 5 rows of white paper. Stamped the sentiment and cut out the gold payer for the sentiment and popped it on dimensionals. Then sequins were added to the front to match the sequins in the uniforms.

My son's card and one other boy that did some incredible tumbling in the show both had flowers added to their cards.

It took 75 hours to make all 208.

Band Cards

 FS674 the extremely talented Patricia Williams aka pawilliams is this weeks featured stamper

USEIT2020 - charms

When I saw Patricia's amazing Card I immediately was drawn to the hanging wreath.

I have had these charms for a while and needed to get them used up as they are tough to mail in a card. I thought the hanging wreath was a perfect inspiration to hang the charms.

I created the tent fold card and cut the opening. I tied the charms with silver bakers twine and added bows to the outside. Layered some coordinating papers and finished with the sentiment and snowflakes.

Christmas Charms

 CAS567 - What you see out your window (right now I see bare trees outside my front window and 2 evergreen trees outside my back door)

Masked the card bases and sponged blue on the base. Stamped the trees and cut the pine tree layers. Finished with the sentiment.

I made a few of these as my sister and mom both asked for a few sympathy cards.

Heartfelt Sympathy

 MMTPT598 - Year of the Rat

This BG paper is from a book of Asian themed wrapping papers my MIL gave me. I am trying to get them used up and when I saw today's challenge I knew I wanted to use some of this paper. It has green, gold and blue in the paper. My elements are paper, ink, nuvo drops and dimensionals.

Stamped the tree image, shaped the flowers and layered. Finished with the half circle for the pot on dimensionals.

Praying for You

 WT774 - Shake It Up

Used my Cricut to cut the graduates and heat embossed the sentiment. Cut the layers and put the sequins in the shaker. Popped up on dimensionals to get the sequins to shake.

I need to make 30 graduation cards this year so I am trying to get a head start quickly with some fun cards.

Congratulations

 F4A516 - In Love With Color

USEIT2020 - Teacup

This teacup was already colored sitting in my bin of stuff to use up. The F4A challenge of color was perfect to finally get this beauty on a card. Laid down the colorful DP and added lace. Popped the cup on dimensionals and finished off with some punched pink hearts to match the pink in the DP.

Teacup

IC736 - Artsy Albums where I found This Box

I thought of all the leftover hearts she would have from creating that box and grabbed a baggie of hearts from my stash of stuff I am trying to use up.

USEIT2020 - Hearts

Popped al the hearts on dimensionals and die cut the love word. Added an additional heart to the love sentiment and used the little heart that comes out of the love sentiment on the cards.

Love

Week of 1/4/20 Cards

Thank you to all who stop by to visit my craft blog. I am so happy to have you visit. I hope I can inspire your card crafting. If ever you have a question on how I did something or what I used feel free to drop a comment, I am happy to help answer your questions.

 FS673 - the very talented Susan Roberts aka rainy, I found this great Card.

USEIT2019 - Teacups & Stickers

When I saw Susan's card I knew immediately which bag I was going to pull out and work on using up. I have a bag of teacups that are just waiting for cards. Susan's card was perfect inspiration for me today. Stacked the teacups and trimmed with purple at the top. Popped the second one on dimensionals and finished them off with these butterfly stickers. Finished the card with the sentiment and some DP under the teacups.

Thanks a Latte

 CAS566 - Kelli has us using something new for this week’s CAS challenge I was thrilled to put together my sister's birthday card with this super adorable image. The moment I saw this image I had to have it.

Sponged the BG with blue and green. Cut a frame and colored the mammoth with copics. Popped the frame, mammoth and a couple clouds on dimensionals.

Mammoth Birthday

 MMTPT597 - Creatively Yours

Die cut the wine glasses and added stickles to the red CS. Cut the oval layers and popped the glasses on dimensionals. Created the easel and had my son write the Happy New Year sentiment.

My son has been self teaching calligraphy and any chance he gets to actually use it on my cards he is thrilled. :)

Happy New Year

WT773 - Tone on Tone

CCC20FEB - Tone on Tone

Stamped several snowflakes on the red card base with versamark and heat embossed clear embossing over them. Die cut the Joy letters 4 times and stacked them to give them dimension.

Finished off with clear gems.

Joy

IC735 - Murale Design where I found this great Abstract Art Pattern

USEIT2019 - Teacup

My crafty goal for 2020 is to continue to use up die cut items and other crafty items that I no longer use in my stash. This teacup is one of those items.

When I saw the inspiration it reminded me of this great die cut my husband got me for Christmas this year. Cut the white layer and laid it over the orange CS. Cut the sentiment down and popped the cup and sentiment on dimensionals. Finished off with the simple flower.

Kindness