Week of 1/16/21 Cards

 

CAS620 - Case Yourself

I chose this Card from way back in my gallery to Case. I loved the single tree on the front and decided to do a single tree.

I used the super cute DRS Designs image of the sea shells Christmas tree image for my focal rather than embossing a tree. I then colored with copics and added the sentiment. I cut the layers and matted a couple of the colors for the base.

FS727 - This weeks incredibly gifted Featured Stamper is Fifi Soleil (Jesuisjeune). I found this super cute Card

USEIT2021 - Heartfelt Creations card kit

When I saw Fifi's cute house I remembered I have this shaped house in my stack of Heartfelt Creations card kits that I wanted to use up. It is spring rather than Christmas and the flowers are 3 dimensional rather than flat.

I sponged the colors on the house layers and the flowers and leaves. I then shaped the flowers and leaves and added dimensionals to the roof and sentiment and finished off with stickles.

Friendship Blooms

MMTPT651 - smile goes a long way

USEIT2021 - Panda

I needed to use up this panda from my tote and he was just perfect for the tea party. I cut some scrap DPs from my stash and created the layout behind the panda and added him.

Panda

SC836 - This weeks sketch USEIT2021 - This white die cut was in my tote of items to use up and it is perfect for today's sketch I stamped the sentiment and cut the layers. I added a red CS to the center. With Sympathy

WT827 - monochromatic

USEIT20221 - Flourish dies

When I saw the challenge I remembered I had a bunch of flourish dies in my tote to get used up. I grabbed coordinating paper and embossed the base layer then die cut a bunch of butterflies in the same paper and layered. Stamped the sentiment in the same colors and finished off with pearls.

With Sympathy

MIX416 - Well, Wood You

USEIT2021 - Heartfelt Creations card kit

CCC21JAN - Cardinal

When I saw today's MIX challenge I remembered I had this Heartfelt Creations card kit that I am trying to use up. It has a wood gate stamped in it.

I sponged the edges of the gate and used copics to color the bird, holly and deer. I then layered the elements and added stickles to give a snow effect.

Christmas Deer

F4A569 - All About You

WT827 - Monochromatic

USEIT2021 - Asian wrapping paper

When I saw today's Free for All I remembered I had this sheet of blue and white Asian wrapping paper that I need to get used up. I love blue and white cards. It is my favorite color combination.

I cut the wrapping paper which makes 16 cards and added a dark blue CS to trim the paper. I finished with many different sentiments to add to my stash for when I need to grab a quick card to send.

Thank You

IC789 - Tim Holtz Sizzix Board where I found this great Inspiration I loved the cute layout and the little bugs so I used bees and heat embossed honey combs on the top. I water colored red and did an ombre down the card stock. then I stamped some bees forward and mirror imaged to get some facing the other direction. I finished the card with the sentiment and Yellow Pearls. Bee My Valentine

Week of 1/9/21 Cards

 

IC788 - Canadian Living When I found this Image I immediately thought o fa black tie wedding card. I used the bride and groom image from DRS Designs and the congratulations sentiment and heat embossed them in silver. I also used the calendar stamp using only the boxes I embossed the bottom squares. To add interest I did the flip fold and a silver DP card stock on the inside. I die cut the bride and groom and finished the card with silver Nuvo Drops. Black Tie Wedding

F4A568 - Hearts & Flowers USEIT2021 - Heartfelt Creations card kit When I saw the Free for All challenge I remembered I had this card kit in my stack of items to use up. They came already stamped and cut so I had to layer, color and add stickles and dimensionals. I finished off with stickles once it was layered and colored. Because I Care

WT826 - Fruit

USEIT2021 - Heartfelt Creations card kit

I put together this cute card kit from Heartfelt Creations that I am trying to get used up. I also had this purple flower left over from making another card a few months back and I thought it would be perfect to add to this card.

The kits came stamped and cut they just needed sponged layered, added dimensionals and stickles and shaped the images and flower.

Grapes

MMTPT650 - fun element to your card

I just got the waterfall die cut from Spellbinders for Christmas and it is perfect for this weeks Teapot challenge.

I followed the steps for the die cut and added a bunch of camping and picnic stickers to decorate the pages of the waterfall and the inside of the card.

Picnic

CAS619 - New Year - use something new

I recently got this sentiment and image from DRS Designs. My sister loves bowling and this would be a great card for her birthday next week.

I stamped the bowling image then created a mask. I then put the mask over the image and sponged the stars. I finished with coloring the image in copics and stamped the sentiment.

Have a Ball

FS726 - this weeks incredibly talented featured stamper Denise Bryant. I found this wonderfully bold CARD USEIT2021 - Christmas sentiments I was really drawn to the bold paper stripes and rather than using striped paper I used some designer paper and cut it in to strips. I then went through my stack of already stamped off images that need colored and found I had several of this sentiment. I colored them all up and made a few cards to use them up. I finished off the card with some ribbon, green sprigs and stickles on the sentiment. Christmas Strips

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