*Atlantic Heart Sketch Challenge #601

 There's a new sketch challenge over at Atlantic Hearts... as I've switched to mostly Christmas card mode, you get this sketch as a Christmas card...

I wish you could see this card in person because the embossed iridescent cardstock is gorgeous!  It was so hard to photograph to get the sparkle and the embossing texture!

Card Info

*Cardstock: unknown shimmer; Lawn Fawn Iridescent

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Picket Fence Winter Snowflakes; Waffle Flower Nesting Circles; The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Embossing:  Simon Says Stamp Snowflake Visions

*Challenges:  Atlantic Hearts #601

*My Favourite Hop - Hallowe'en*

I'm playing along with the My Favourite Instagram Hop again today... this week it's our favourite Hallowe'en stamp or die set.

I don't have much in my stash for Hallowe'en... I don't send Hallowe'en cards.  But I LOVE the font of the word Hallowe'en in this Studio Katia stamp set...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black, Granny Apple Green, Gorgeous Grape

*Stamps:  Studio Katia Meowy Hallowe'en

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Pinkfresh Studio Slim Strips

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Embellishments:  from my stash

*Challenges:  Inkspirational 327

*Rediscovery Hop*

I'm playing along with the Rediscovery Hop on Instagram today...  we have a theme each month and we are encouraged to find something from our stash that hasn't seen a lot of love.  For October, our theme is "fall/Halloween" with the technique challenge being ink blending.  We can choose to do either the theme or the technique or combine them.

I cheated a little on this card... because one of the items I used is pretty much new (I've used it a couple of times since it came in to my stash a few weeks ago)... but everything else was old!  From my stash I used some Gina K inks that I don't pull out too often as well as a greet stamp and my Glossy Accents.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Stamps:  Hero Arts Fall Patterns; Trinity Stamps Autumn Sentiments

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Gina K Sweet COrn, Tomato Soup, Cherry Red

*Dies:  Hero Arts Fall Patterns

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Embellishments:  Glossy Accents

*Etc:  foam adhesive

*Challanges:  Freshly Made Sketches #659

 

*CAS on Friday #295*

 It's time for another challenge at CAS on Friday... for the next two weeks, we want to see yours cards that use only a corner of the card front.  You get to choose which corner!

I am in Christmas card making mode for the most part right now, so I used some snowflakes to create my card for today...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Lawn Fawn Iridescent; unknown shimmer

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Hero Arts Snowflake Cluster; The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  CAS on Friday #295; {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays Linky Party

*Time Out Challenges #275*

There's a new challenge at Time Out Challenges that starts today....  your prompt is "baking/sweet treats".  

I almost sat this challenge out as I don't have much for food related supplies in my stash.. but then I remembered this fabulous embossing folder that's called Christmas Cookies!  Perfect!

Card Info

*Cardstock;  Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler; Kraft

*Stamps:  Stampin' Up! Candy Cane Season

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Embossing:  Simon Says Stamp Christmas Cooies

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Etc:  cord from my stash

*Challenges:  Time Out #275; {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays Linky Party

*It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year*

I have yet another card to share with you for the holiday linky party at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.  I was inspired by a card I saw on Instagram by @emkcreationsil

Card Info
*Cardstock:  Spellbinders gold foil; Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler
*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Tidings of Christmas
*Stamps:  Kraftin' Kimmie Magic of Christmas
*Tools:  Perfect Layers
*Challenges:  Falling for the Holidays

*Birthday Bounce Slimline*

It's time for a new Birthday Bounce Instagram Hop... for October, our prompt is "slimline".  If you've been around for a while, you know that I love a mini slimline, so of course that's what I went with.  

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Blueberry Bushel

*Stamps:  Waffle Flower Sweet Lattice Sentiments

*Ink:  Versafine Claire Nocturne

*Dies:  Waffle Flower Sweet Lattice Sentiments

*Embossing:  Spellbinders Floating Balloons

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Another {BYSHC} Linky Card!*

Yup, another card to play along with the holiday linky party at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.  There are so many fabulous prizes to be won... and all you have to do is link up a new Christmas/holiday card you've made!  I just LOVE making Christmas cards!!

I won this fabulous JOYFUL die from an Instagram giveaway a few months ago...  isn't it wonderful?

Card Info
*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black, Eventing Evergreen, Cherry Cobbler; Spellbinders gold foil
*Dies:  Spellbinders Christmas Blooms; Simon Says Stamp Joyful
*Tools:  Perfect Layers
*Etc:  Bling:  HAI Supply
*Challenges:  Falling for the Holidays

*My Favourite Instagram Hop - Song*

Once again I'm playing along with the My Favourite Instagram Hop... we play every week with a "my favourite" prompt and share our creations to Instagram.

This week our prompt is "favourite song"... and this was a tough one for me!  Not only choosing a song I really like, but finding something I could make work.  I did do a bit of a stretch on this one...  my favourite band as a teenager back in the 80s was OMD, and one of my favourite songs by them was "If  You Leave" from the "Pretty in Pink" soundtrack.  So I did a "Pretty in Pink" card.

Card Info

*Stamps:  Studio Katia Birthday Greetings

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Tim Holtz Distress Ink Kitsch Flamingo, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspeberr

*Dies:  Spellbinders Floral Spray; MFT Stitched Rectangles

*Embellishments:  Spellbinders Self-Adhesive opals

*{BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays Linky Party*

 I'm back with another card to play along with the holiday linky party at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.  There are so many fabulous prizes to be won... and all you have to do is link up a new Christmas/holiday card you've made!

While I had the stuff out from the card I shared yesterday, I decided to try a rainbow coloured snowflake as well... which do you prefer?

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Stamps: Mama Elephant Merry Greetings

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Hot Foil Plates:  Pinkfresh Studio Radiating Snowflake press plate

*Dies:  Pinkfresh Studio Radiant Snowflake

*Foil:  Spellbinders Mini Rainbow

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  Falling for the Holidays; Inkspirational #327

*Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Falling for the Holidays Linky Party*

 Welcome to the 2024 edition of the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Falling for the Holidays Linky Party!!!  There are SO many prizes to be won, just by linking up your card on the {BYSHC} Blog!  We will be sharing inspiration all week long and I hope you'll play along with us!!!

If you've been here for a while, you know that I LOVE my stash of holiday card making supplies!  I used to put them away every year and pretend they didn't exist until about October or November when I would turn my sights to making only Christmas cards.  I still turn to Christmas cards as the weather here in Calgary turns cold, but I decided it was more fun for me to give my favourite things more love throughout the year!  I now make a couple of Christmas cards every month.  And with this Linky Party, I have an excuse to start making the bulk of my Christmas cards!

My first card for the Linky Party is one using a brand new to me item.  In fact, I made this card, the day after it arrived in the mail (I couldn't find it locally so my sister bought it near her and mailed it to me).  This is my first time using a Press Plate... but I used it to foil (cuz I don't have and don't think I want a Betterpress system).

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Hammermill Premium Colour Copy

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Hot Foil Plate:  Pinkfresh Radiating Snowflake (press plate)

*Dies:  Pinkfresh Studio Radiating Snowflake; The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Embossing:  Spellbinders Sun Rays

*Foil:  Spellbinders Speckled Prism

*Etc:  iCraft 3D foam adhesive

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*Tawny Owl Paperie

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*RAM Stamps

*Gina K Designs
*Twiddler's Nook

*Taylored Expressions
*Lawn Fawn

*Angie Blom Digital Designs

*Therm O Web

*Newton's Nook Designs

*Pink & Main

*Jaded Blossom

*Unity

*Gina Marie Designs 

*A Colorful Life Designs

*Simple Love*

It feels like forever ago that I made these wedding cards for my friend to give to the couples she performs marriages for...  and I guess it was like 3 months ago! LOL!  Time flies, my friends!

Anyway, these were done using my Glimmer Hot Foil system and some plain white cardstock.  So simple.  They don't look like much in the photos (some things are so hard to photograph!) but I thought they packed a punch!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Hammermill Premium Color Copy; Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Hot Foil:  Pinkfresh Studio Simplest Gesture

*Foil:  Spellbinders gold

*Dies:  Stampin' Up! Playful Alphabet

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*CAS Colours & Sketches #547*

There's a new clean and simple sketch at CAS Colours and Sketches for you to play with for the next two weeks.  It is a super simple sketch and I can't wait to see what others come up with!

This sketch is very similar to a Christmas card I made a handful of years ago... I will admit that I was lazy on this one... I had some extra strips from my AAA Colourful card on my desk, so I used them!

Card Info

*Stamps:  Honey Bee Best of Everything

*Ink:  Catherine Pooler Dress Blues, Glam; Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Pinkfresh Studio Slim Strips

*AAA Colourful #9*

 It's time for a new moodboard challenge at AAA Colourful... this month we are working with some deep dark and rich tones!

My first thought when I saw these colours was Hallowe'en, and I just couldn't bring myself to make another Hallwe'en card.  So I started just thinking about the colours and decided to do something with some stripes instead.  I smooshed ink on to white cardstock and cut the strips and then played around with a few different layouts before I settled on my card for today...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Blac

*Stamps:  Gina K Crazy Daisy
*Ink:  Catherine Pooler Mandarin Spice, Glam, Dress Blues, Glitz; Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Pinkfresh Studio Slim Strips; Waffle Flower Nesting Circles

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  AAA Colourful #9

*Just Add Ink #723*

 It's a holiday here in Canada today (Thanksgiving Weekend), so I am in my craft room trying to be creative.  I wanted to play along with the challenge at Just Add Ink where you have to choose two of three things to put on your card...  As you can see from the graphic below, it was trees, ink blending and circle.  I went for trees on a circle... and another Christmas card!

Card Info

*Paper:  unknown gold sparkle

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

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

*Embossing:  Sizzix Tree Pattern

*Challenges:  Just Add Ink #723

*Atlantic Hearts Sketch #599*

 WOW!  Atlantic Hearts is at 599 weekly sketches!  That's truly amazing!  This has been a great team to be designing for as the sketches are all top notch!  So far there has only been one that I've had to work with that I struggled with.

When I saw the sketch for this week, I had an idea in my head almost right away... but then I wondered if it was too soon to start making Christmas cards for other challenges...  I decided it was not!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stapin' Up! Evening Evergreen, Cherry Cobbler; Spellbinder gold mirror

*Stamps:  Mama Elephant Merry Greetings
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Spellbinders Christmas Blooms; Waffle Flower Nestic Circles

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  Atlantic Hearts #599