*CAS Colours & Sketches #548*

Happy Day, crafty friends!  It's time for a new colour challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches.  This is a fabulous colour palette if you are looking at getting started on your Christmas cards.  I've been doing Christmas cards for a few weeks now... my most favourite reason to make cards!

I decided that these were perfect elf colours...  so I combined products from a few different companies to create a fun card for you today.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Real Red, Shy Shamrock, Shaded Spruce

*Stamps:  Catherine Pooler Nice List; Stampin' Up! Christmas Means More

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

*Dies:  MFT Stitched Rectangles

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  CC&S #548

*My Favourite Hop - Dessert*

It's Sunday, so it's time for another card for the My Favourite Instagram Hop.  This week we are playing with the theme of our favourite dessert.

I LOVE dessert.  I don't eat it that often, but I sure do love dessert.  I think my most favourite dessert is probably cake!  My cousin introduced me to a non-traditional way to eat cake way back when we were kids.  I thought it looked gross, but she made me try it.  Now I think of it as my own personal Blizzard...  I take my cake and my ice cream and mash them up together and eat it with a spoon.  It is SO good this way!!  And you never get a bite of cake without ice cream!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Stamps:  Lawn Fawn Simply Celebrate; Heffy Doodle Everyday Sentiment Duos

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Tim Holtz Distress Ink Wilted Violet, Salty Ocean, Picked Raspberry

*Dies:  MFT Stitched Rectangles; Lawn Fawn Simply Celebrate

*Embellishments:  Glossy Accents; clear iridescent glitter

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Etc:  foam adhesive

*One Last Wedding Card*

One last card from that set of cards I made for my friend who performs wedding ceremonies.  This one was super easy to put together with some gold embossing powder and a little heart die cut...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Stamps:  Altenew Buncle of Joy

*Ink:  Versamark

*Dies: Lawn Fawn Thanks a Latte

*Etc:  Stampin' Up! gold embossing powder

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*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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