*CAS Colours & Sketches #566*

 There's a gorgeous new sketch at CAS Colours m& Sketches...

I pulled some bits from my bin of extras to create my card.  These aren't colours I would have thought to put together but I think they worked out.  They are good and bold!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Mango Melody

*Stamps:  MFT Bitty Birthday Wishes

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Spellbinders Floral Spray, Be Bold Blooms

*Embossing:  Stampin' Up! Soft Waves
*Embellishments:  Studio Katia Arctic Breeze Pearls

*Challenges:  CC&S #566

*Atlantic Hearts Sketch #641*

 There's a fabulous new sketch at Atlantic Hearts today... 

I saw the sketch and knew I wanted to keep it clean and simple... I used a piece of patterned paper to create my design...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Full of Life

*Stamps:  Altenew Weekend Doodles

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  Atlantic Hearts #641

*My Favorite Instagram Hop*

This week for the My Favorite Instagram Hop, we had to choose our favourite pet...  Now, we aren't supposed to have favourites, I know that.  But I do.  LOL  Watson, our little chihuahua dachshund cross is just the sweetest, most loving boy.  

Card Info

*Paper:  MFT Black & White Stripes

*Stamps:  Gerda Steiner Dachshunds; The Ton Easy Expressions

*Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Versafine Claire Nocturne; Copics; Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean

*Build Your Stash Instagram Hop*

 The Build Your Stash Instagram Hop has us building up our stash of cards following a common theme each month.  This month, we are making thank you cards.  There are no rules, no other themes... just make 1 or more cards to help build up our stash so that we have cards on hand when we need them.

I got ambitious this month and instead of my customary 2 cards, I made 3!

For my first card, I used a strip of patterned paper and some black accents.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Full of Life

*Dies:  Simon Says Stamp Big Thanks
*Tools:  Perfect Layers

For my second card, I cut some thin strips of cardstock from some various shades of blue cardstock.  I layered a black sentiment die on top.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black; Spellbinders Celestial, Cascade, Malibu, Breeze, Windy

*Dies:  Essential by Ellen Positive Word

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

For my final card, I shifted gears and created a more colourful mini slimline card.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black; Roccocco Rose, Daffodil Delight, Pebbled Path

*Paper:  MFT Black & White Stripes

*Stamps:  Pinkfresh Studio You're The Best

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms; Pinkfresh Studio You're The Best

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*{BYSHC} Sketch #60*

 I have no idea where July went... here we are at August first already!  Calgary has had a terribly wet and cloudy summer so far.  It's felt more like fall around here most days.  I sure hope August brings us some better weather!

It's a new month which means there's a new inspiration sketch at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.

I saw the sketch and had an idea right away... but it didn't work out as I had hoped and I had to throw out a piece of pattern paper (the horror... but it wasn't something I loved anyway).  I learned from my mistakes and this card turned out better than I could have imagined it!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black; gold foil; gold sparkle

*Paper:  Stampin' Up! All is Bright

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies: The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday; Spellbinders Bottle Brush Trees

*Challenges:  BYSHCardmakers Sketch #60

*This or That Instagram Hop*

 The This or That Instagram Hop has us choosing between Sunlight and Twilight for our cards this week... I chose Twilight.

I used some ink blending to create a night sky with some stars created with splatters of Wink of Stella glitter ink pen.  I stamped some solid images to create the silhouette look.

Car Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Stamps:  Lil' Inker; Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Birthday

*Ink:  Tim Holtz Villainous Potion, Blueprint Sketch, Salty Ocean; Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Taylored Expressions Simple Stips

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Time Out Challenges #294*

We have a "pick two" challenge for you at Time Out Challenges!  What's that, you ask?!  Well, pick at least two of the words on the graphic below and create a card to share with us!

I was an over-achiever and I used three words... star, stripes and rainbow!

I started out by taping rainbow stripes of cardstock to a piece of printer paper.  I then cut it out with a star die to create this gorgeous striped star.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Real Red, Terracotta Tile, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Misty Moonlight, Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Basic Black

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Revolution Nesting Stars; The Ton Easy Expressions
*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  Time Out #294

*Rainbow Connection Instagram Hop*

Each month, I play along with the Rainbow Connection Instagram Hop... we each create a mostly clean and simple card (we use the idea of CAS kind of loosely) and we use rainbow colours in our card in some way.

For my card this month, I played with a rainbow of foil cardstock to create some shiny butterflies...  I layered up the "celebrate" die three times to add more dimension for the white on white.

Card Info

*Carstock:  assorted foil 

*Dies:  Paper Rose Studio Little Etched Butterflies; MFT Celebrate; Prism Studios Sew-Many Stitched Rectangles

*Rediscovery Instagram Hop*

 I wasn't going to participate in this hop this month... I didn't know what I would do for a Fun in the Sun theme.  But then, I was going through my stash (which is what this hop is all about) and I found this fun Cocoa Vanilla paper that has journalling cards as part of the design... and the words Fun in the Sun jumped out at me!

I was short on time so I revisited a card I made last week and did it up for the hop today.  Everything I used was from the Cocoa Vanilla Sunkissed paper pad.  So quick.  So easy.  So colourful!

*Addicted to CAS #288*

There's a new challenge at Addicted to CAS that starts today...

I took a little creative license with the prompt and did a sunflower... using the colours of sunshine.

Card Info

*Paper:  MFT Black & White Stripes

*Stamps:  Crafters Companion; MFT Something for Everything

*Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Versafine Clair Nocturne; Copics

*Dies:  MFT Something for Everything

*Tools:  Brother Scan 'n Cute

*Challenges:  ATCAS #288

*{BYSHC} Sketch #59 Take 2*

One last Christmas card for you this week...  my second and final card for the July sketch at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers...

For my card today, I used some of my favourite patterned paper and a big sentiment with a pretty gold bell to finish it off...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler; gold foil

*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Tidings of Chrsitmas

*Stamps:  Penguin Palace Magical Christmas Sentiments

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Stampin' Up! Sounds of the Season; Waffle Flower Nesting Circles, Additional Circles

*Challenges:  BYSHC#59; Build Your Stash Christmas in July Linky Party

*CAS on Friday #314*

The challenge at CAS on Friday is a clean and simple card featuring an animal.  I'm still sharing Christmas cards this week, so of course, I had to find a wintery animal.  I am playing with another of those cute little penguins from Kraftin' Kimmie!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler; gold foil
*Paper;  Stampin' Up! Tidings of Christmas

*Stamps:  Kraftin' Kimmie It's Penguining To Look A Lot Like Christmas; The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics

*Dies:  The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday; Waffle Flower Nesting Circles, Additional Circles

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  CAS on Friday #314; BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party

*Believe in the Magic of Christmas*

 I sure hope you're not tired of the Christmas in July posts yet... because I am LOVING them!  I am using a different Kraftin' Kimmie stamp set today... one of our fabulous sponsors for the Christmas in July Linky Party!

Another card today, using a lot of patterned paper.  I have a lot in my stash and I really should be working harder to use it!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  gold mirror; Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Paper:  DCWV December 25th

*Stamps:  Kraftin' Kimmie Magic of Christmas

*Ink:  Versfine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Pinkfresh Studio Slim Strips; Scrapbook.com Nested Hexagons

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  Addicted to Stamps and More; BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party: Just Add Ink #761

 

*Holly Jolly Christmas*

 Good morning, creative friends... I am back with another Christmas card this morning.  I wanted to see what this embossing folder would look like with coloured cardstock... and I love it!

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Sage Shado, Cherry Cobbler, Evening Evergreen

*Stamps:  Poppy Stamps Art Deco Christmas

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies: Spellbinders Christmas Blooms
*Embossing:  Spellbinders Notched Corner Pointsettie

*Embellishments:  HAI Supply Gems

*Challenges:  Addicted to Stamps & More #497; BYSHC Christmas in July

 

*Build Your Stash Holiday Card Makers Linky Party*

 I had so much fun last week, playing with all of my Christmas supplies to be able to share a different Christmas card every day during this event.  I just love playing with my Christmas stash!

For today, I found a sketch online and created this card using a small piece of patterned paper...  this is following the June 2024 Sheetload of Cards sketch.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler

*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Tidings of Christmas

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Dies:  The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  BYSHC Christmas in July

*CAS Colours & Sketches #565*

It's time for a new colour challenge at CAS Colours and Sketches.  This time, we have a wonderfully summer-feeling colour combination.  

I put together a wonderful bouquet of flowers to create my clean and simple card.  I added some white strips of cardstock on my white panel for just a little interest.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green

*Stamps:  Studio Katia Birthday Greetings
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Stampin' Up! Pierced Blooms; Pinkfresh Studio Slim Strips
*Embellishments:  Spellbinders Opal Gems

*Challenges:  CAS Colours & Sketches #565

*Merry & Bright*

Another Christmas card to share with you today...  playing along with the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Christmas in July Linky Party as well as entering it in to the Christmas themed challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More!

I started by cutting a white panel with a swoop die and I added a piece of patterned paper behind it.  I added a stamped sentiment to go with the die cut word and the greenery, matted it all in black and put it on to a card front.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Sage Shadow, Handsome Hunter, Basic Black; gold mirror

*Paper:  DCWV December 25th

*Stamps:  MFT Merry & Bright

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Stampin' Up! Joy Dies; Spellbinders Christmas Blooms; unknown border

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party; Addicted to Stamps & More #497

*Atlantic Hearts Sketch #639*

I am absolutely in LOVE with this sketch from Atlantic Hearts this week!  You could so easily make it clean and simple (as I did) or super involved if you added some extra patterned papers or texture.

I played with some of the cut washi tape pieces from my bin of extras for my card.  I love a good black and white striped patterned paper and LOVE that I had this thicker stripe in my stash.  It just felt right.  And my sentiment fit that box just perfectly!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Paper;  Stampin' Up! Pattern Party

*Stamps:  Spellbinders Stylish Oval Birthday Wishes

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Washi:  Pinkfresh Studio Fluttering Butterflies
*Dies:  Pinkfresh Studio Fluttering Butterflies

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Etc:  foam adhesive

*Challenges:  Atlantic Hearts #639

*Pattern Paper Instagram Hop*

 Each month, a group of creatives on Instagram are playing with our stash of pattern paper.  I know I have a lot of paper in my stash, much of which is too pretty to use!  I'm still not quite at cutting in to those gorgeous papers, but I am in to using more paper from my stash.  So far, I'm doing OK and I haven't bought anything new (although there are a few in the group who have purchased new LOL!).

Our theme for July is "bright"... so I chose what I think to be the brightest paper in my stash!  

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black; vellum
*Paper:  Paper Rose Studio Rainbow Twirl 2.0

*Stamps:  Honey Bee Stamps Best of Everything

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Honey Bee Stamps Best of Everything

*Etc:  foam adhesive

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*My Favorite Instagram Hop*

 I'm here with my card for the My Favorite Instagram Hop... this week, our prompt is our favourite berry.  Now, I don't really have much in my stash for food or drink stamps and dies... so I had to think outside of the box for this one.

I started with a cardstock colour called "strawberry slush" and created some little flowers that remind me of the blossoms on my strawberry plants in the garden.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Strawberry Slush,  Wild Wasabi

*Stamps:  MFT Something for Everything

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Copics

*Dies:  Essential Circles by Heather; MFT Something for Everything; Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms

*Embossing:  Spellbinders Leafy

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Crushing Christmas Instagram Hop*

 It's time for another Crushing Christmas Instagram Hop... this month, we are all playing with non-traditional colours.  My card is made from papers from a paper pad...no stamps or dies at all.  Just papers!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Spellbinders Indigo

*Paper:  Simple Stories Winter Wonder

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party

*BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party Card #2*

 I've got another Christmas card for you today, entering in to the draw at the Build Your Stash Holiday Linky Party...  You can enter too!  Just create a new Christmas or Holiday card and click the link above to share it!  We'll be playing for a week... and then everyone that linked up at least one newly created card will get entered in to the draw to win one of more than 20 prizes!!!  See my post yesterday to see who all of our sponsors are!

For today, I once again used a stamp from our new sponsor, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.  I added a fun embossed background, a little patterned paper and a mound of snow.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Spellbinders Windy

*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Tidings of Christmas

*Stamps:  Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps It's Penguining To Look A Lot Like Christmas; The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Verafine Clair Nocturne; Copics

*Embossing:  Simon Says Stamp Snowflake Visions

*Dies:  unknown stitched border; The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Tools:  Brother Scan 'n Cut

*Etc:  foam adhesive

*Challenges:  BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party