Week of 1/2/21 Cards

 Happy New Year craft friends. I did great last year trying to use stuff up from my tote of items and hope to get more of that tote used up this year. I also added to my resolution for crafting to color and use up a huge stack of already stamped and printed off digital images that I have been collecting over the last several years. I need to get that stack of images colored and used on cards because it has grown out of control. 

What is your craft goal for 2021? I would love to know what you plan on doing this year for your crafting.

F4A567 - Encouragement USEIT2021 - little girl I am continuing my journey this year to use up a tote full of items. This year I will also get to working on using images that I have already stamped out and need to color and get added to cards. I am not sure I can get them all used this year but I will start the journey. This little girl was in the tote. She is 3 dimensional and super cute and I thought this sentiment was perfect for an encouragement card. And Suddenly...

MIX414 - Snowy Day When I saw today's challenge I knew exactly what image I wanted to use. This cute snowman from DRS Designs was just perfect with this sentiment. I stamped the snowman and the background scene then I stamped the silhouette image on a mirror image stamp. I then colored with copics added the frozen pond and added stickles and white gel pen to the pond. It's Freezin'

FS725 - This weeks incredibly gifted Featured Stamper is Ina aka yellowrose46. I found this wonderful CARD

I grabbed another sheet of the Asian themed wrapping paper my MIL gave me that I am trying to get used up. It is gorgeous paper but really thin. I changed the layout just a bit I centered the paper and trimmed the edges then I heat embossed the sentiment in white and added it across the center.

Happy Birthday

CAS618 - Snow

I used the wax resist technique and a snow emboss folder to create the BG on my card. i then stamped the image and sentiment in blue and die cut the banner. The card was finished off with the ribbon and sequins.

Peace Joy Happiness

CC824 - Blushing Bride, Smoky Slate, Pool Party USEIT2020 - Heartfelt Creations card kit I am trying to get the rest of the old card kits from Heartfelt Creations used up. This one was perfect for today's colors. I sponged the colors on the house and flowers, leaves and stones. I then shaped the flowers and leaves and layered the pieces. I finished off the flowers with some stickles. For You...

MMTPT649 - EPEC is to make a pop-up box card

I have always wanted to try this card fold because I want to make one for my hubby for his birthday coming up. This was so much fun to make and super quick too.

Cut the papers and created the cube card following the directions in the Tutorials.

Hello

WT825 - Ring in a new start. Using bells, bell flowers, rings....an encouragement, motivation or celebration card

I have had this stamp set for over a year and thought I needed to get it used. This challenge is perfect to show case the beautiful layered bells in the set. I am also working on Christmas cards for next year. My goal is 2 a week to get them all made early so I can beat the last minute rush for cards.

Christmas Bells

IC787 - Fancy where I found this great Inspiration

I loved the trees in the background and took that for my inspiration for creating a tree on my card.

I have started punching down my scrap papers. They seem to be piling up a bit from all the die cutting and I need to get some cleared out of drawers. I punched a bunch of different green scraps down and followed the evergreen tree tutorial to create this tree.

I am also working on 2 cards a week for Christmas however I think I need to up that to 3 cards a week so I don't fall behind what I need this year.

The background I sponged blue at the top and left the base white for the ground.

I finished the tree with a silver punched star and red stickles for the tree.

The sentiment is from DRS Designs.

Thinking of You at Christmas

Week of 12/26/20 Cards

 

CC823 - this weeks colors soft seafoam, pear pizzazz, pretty peacock Wow what a great color combination. I used as close to the colors as I had in my stash to create this card. They really work well together. Die cut the flowers shaped and layered, Die cut the card base layer with an old Spellbinders die cut and cut the oval layer. I stamped in navy blue to have it stand out then layered the flowers and leaves. Die cut the sentiment and finished the card off with prills and stickles. Best Wishes

MMTPT648 - create a colorful background (or other element) using the ink smooshing technique

I used 3 different distress oxide inks and did the smooshing technique for the BG.

I then heat embossed the heartfelt creations flowers with black ink.

Finished off with the die cut sentiment and sequins.

Sympathy

CAS617 - Trees

I stamped the image and sentiment in brown then colored with copics.

The base is a wood grain stamp on Kraft.

Happy Retirement

FS724 - newest Featured Stamper, France Martin has an incredible gallery full of inspiration. I found this cute CARD

I liked the idea of a round card and thought it was perfect for creating a bowling ball look. I used a very large circle die cut and rounded the edge of this card base. Then I punched out 3 circles for the bowling ball holes.

I finished with heat embossing the birthday sentiment in white.

Birthday Bowler

IC786 - Doors Pinterest Board where I found this great Door

I did a brown base to match the door and on the base I stamped the pine cone with versamark then used gold pearlex over it. I then stamped the sentiment and added the pine branches and finished with a red ribbon to match the ribbon on the branch on the door. The sentiment and pinecone are both from DRS Designs.

Beauty of the Season

Week of 12/19/20 Cards

 

F4A565 - Tic Tac Toe (Holiday, Designer paper, Animal)

I had this kitty image on my table in the stack of images I am going to work on using up next year. I colored him with copics and cut the image. Layered on DP and popped the image up on dimensionals.

Christmas Kitty

WT823 - Fancy Fold

I am still working on Graduation cards for next year. I have 3 family members graduating including my one and only and several family members asking for cards.

This was super quick I used my cricut to cut the graduates. I then did an Easel fold and added some fancy gold and white paper so the card has all the school colors.

Congratulations Grad

SC832 - Today's sketch USEIT2020 - Disney Stickers My BFF was over a while ago and had me cut some papers for her and she wanted to know if I could do an Epcot globe. Well sure! But then it ended up sitting on my desk unused. When I saw today's sketch it was perfect to use it up. I grabbed some old Disney stickers from my stash and added them to the dome. Mickey Mouse

MMTPT647 - Rhode Island symbol

I used the maple leaf from DRS Designs and did an emboss resist on the background with red ink. I then stamped the sentiment, die cut the banner and finished with some flowers and leaves from my desk.

Thinking of you Red Maple

CC822 - Magenta Madness, Granny Apple Green, Basic Black

USEIT2020 - Heartfelt Creations card kit

When I saw today's colors I remembered this old Heartfelt Creations card kit that I need to get put together and used up.

I colored the flowers and sponged the edges of the paper layers. Added the layers and added stickles. Shaped the flowers and added the flowers and leaves.

Beautiful Day

CAS616 - Falling snowflakes

This card came together really quickly.

I stamped the background with the DRS Designs Snowflakes background with Versamark then I used perfect pearls over them. It really shimmers.

I then stamped the sentiment and popped it up on dimensionals.

Beauty of the Season

FS723 - today's amazing featured stamper is Kath (kathinwesthill). Her gallery is incredible. I found this CARD.

I have 3 family members graduating in 2021 including my one and only.

I loved the paper BG stamp but don't own that so I used a paper emboss folder. I also did not own any of the images so I die cut the mortar and die cut the congratulations and punched some stars in place of the hearts.

I added Nuvo Drops to the button on the mortar and the congratulations so they shine and I left the mortar in the die and added some shading with sponging.

Congrats

DEC20VSNN - Sketch

Heat embossed the sentiment, used some scrap DPs from my stash and layered.

Masculine Birthday

DEC20VSNM - comforts of home (My comforts of home is my kitties. I can work with them in my office)

These cats were in my tote of items to use up. I stamped the birthday sentiment and embossed the white layer and added the bakers twine. Literally 5 minute cards.

Oh My Kitty

DEC20VSNL - warm colors

USEIT2020 - Sun Patch

This card was fun to make grabbing this sun out of my tote of items to make and using the warm colors challenge I just layered this card using items off my desk. The bow is made of ribbon that was in my stash of items to use up and the papers are all scraps.

Sun Shine

DEC20VSNJ - masking

I used this Technique with a leaf and blue paints to do an ombre background. Then I die cut the sympathy word and finished with sequins.

Sympathy

DEC20VSNI - b&w w/ 1 color I am trying to get caught up on cards that I owe the pet shop. I made these super fast die cutting the paw print out of white and laying a velum red under it. Then I die cut the dog and bowl and heat embossed the sentiment popping it up on dimensionals. Pet Sympathy

DEC20VSNH - pets

I am so thrilled to host the Pet challenge for today's Virtual Stamp Night. I hope you come join in the fun.

These cards are headed to my friends small pet shop. They are working really hard to help groom all the new pets that people have gotten during the pandemic.

The images came in a book of dog images and I just cut them down to fit on A2 cards and added the congratulations sentiments. 4 cards done in less than 1 hour and perfect for my donation to the small mom and pop shop.

Congrats Pup

DEC20VSNG - Light and shadow

I stamped the two elephants and balloon and colored with copics.

I then created a mask but did not have the carbide paper so I used my mask and traced around it and found that it transferred perfectly so I colored that tracing in with copics.

I finished with the hand drawn string on the balloon.

Birthday Elephant

DEC20VSNF - Inspiration Challenge

This cute image was sent to me in a Teapot Tuesday exchange and just had to be colored.

I colored it with copics, cut the layers and popped it on dimensionals adding a bit of holly to the corner.

Christmas Pets

IC785 - Studio Knit where I found this great Image I stamped these poppies from Heartfelt Creations and colored with yellow and red then die cut them and shaped them. Next I die cut the layers and stamped the sentiment and layered. I finished with stickles and prills. Birthday Poppies

Week of 12/12/20 Cards

 

WT822 - Song Inspired

Every year my sister asks for school bus cards for Christmas. This year I added this fun elf driving the bus, I cut the layers to the bus and shaped them. Then added dimensionals and white gel pen to add to the bus.

I finished with the sentiment and some snow flakes from my desk.

The Wheels on the Bus...

MMTPT646 - up-lifting cards

This was super quick stamped the plane, popped up on dimensionals and added the map layer. Finished off with the sentiment.

Thinking of You

CC821 - Pumpkin Pie, Silver, Bermuda Bay

I am trying to get caught up on some cards for the pet shop and today's colors are perfect for a couple of congratulations cards.

I stamped 2 different dogs and masked them. Next I sponged the wall and floor with 2 of the colors. I removed the mask and colored the dogs.

Congratulations

CAS615 - Sweater

CCC20DEC - Anything Goes

I love all the fun sweaters at Christmas and when I saw this tree from DRS Designs I just had to make a sweater card.

I stamped the tree on white and colored it with copics then fussy cut it.

Next I used some of the punched snowflakes from my desk and then embossed the red with the snowflakes and tree. I trimmed the sweater with some crimped red and added some pearls.

Ugly Sweater

FS722 - This weeks incredibly talented Featured Stamper is Gayle aka gl1253. I love her wonderful gallery. This CARD inspired me today

My brother is a manager at a local mom and pop trucking company. Their staff has been super busy during the pandemic and the company wanted to reward their drivers for going above and beyond. My brother asked if I could make 20 thank you cards and the only thing he requested is they be neutral as most of the drivers are guys. Gayle's card was perfect inspiration.

I found a paper pad of black and white prints and cut down the pad for the cards. I liked the white strip across the front of Gayle's card so I kept that and added the sentiment From DRS Designs to that strip. 20 cards done in less than an hour perfect for my brother's co-workers.

Thank You

DEC20VSNA - alcohol

I did copic coloring and used the flicking technique to color the hair and hey on this cute image.

Printed the image and colored with copics. Cut the layers and glued.

Peace on Earth

DEC20VSNB - Window card featuring hearts

The card base was sponged in the colors of the rainbow. Then I cut paws out across the black layer creating a window to the rainbow base. I finished with the sentiment banner and a punched red heart and stickles.

Rainbow Paws

DEC20VSNC - black water color challenge

I heat embossed leaves from a Heartfelt Creations set and water colored them. Heat embossed the sentiment and popped the panel on dimensionals.

Happy Birthday

DEC20VSND - helping hands

My helping hands are a band needing each member to help play the music

I masked the base layer with a circle then sponged yellow, orange and grey to get the spotlight feel to the card.

Once the background was created I added this great die cut from Anne (jdmommy).

Jazz it Up

DEC20VSNE - cake slice box

I followed the directions for the Cake Box found HERE. The flower was in my stash of items to use up and worked great with this DP and the lace was on my desk waiting to be used.

Birthday Cake

F4A564 - Winter Scene MIX411 - Textured Snow (Stickles used on poinsettials that has glitter adding texture to the flowers) USEIT2020 - Heartfelt Creations card kit I am trying to get used up CCC20DEC - Anything Goes WT822 - Song (Joy to the World) This was a super quick card using a card kit from Heartfelt creations. They came stamped and cut. I colored all the flowers, leaves and cardinals with copics. I sponged the edges of the layers and layered the scene in the center opening of the card. The layers were added using dimensionals and the images were finished with prills and stickles. Joy to the World

IC784 - Bath House Soapery & Caldarium where I found this great Soap

I did the shaving cream technique on the tie using blue and green like the soap.

Once dry I cut the tie and the suit pieces and assembled.

Men's Suit