*Pattern Paper Party Instagram Hop*

 This month, the optional theme for the Pattern Paper Instagram Hop is purple and green...  I sort of followed it if you classify burgundy as a shade of purple.  I love this layout... especially since I found a cutting diagram with measurements on Pinterest!!!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Handsome Hunter; unknown brush gold foil
*Paper:  Stampin' Up (not sure of the name)
*Dies:  Hero Arts Joy Stamp 'n Cut

*Challenges:  BYSHCardmakers Falling for the Holidays Linky Party

*CAS on Friday #345*

 The current challenge at CAS on Friday is "use a tag"... so I pulled out these great ATC printed pieces from Stamplorations and cut a small tag out of one of them.  I matted it in black, added a simple strip of cardstock and a die cut sentiment.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black, Mossy Meadow

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Hero Arts Nesting Tags; Pinkfresh Studio Slim Strips; The Ton Easy Expressions

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  CAS on Friday #345

*{BYSHC} Sketch #73 Take 2*

Good morning creative friends...  time to share my second (and final card) using the September sketch at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.  Christmas will be here before we know it... are your cards ready?

I was totally in love with my first card...  this one, not so much.  I'm trying to get more brave and use up different pattern papers in my stash.  I am so inspired by Crystal and the gorgeous cards she makes with pattern paper... I just don't have the same eye as she does.

This paper is SUPER old in my stash...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Lawn Fawn holographic

*Paper:  Doodlebug Frosty Friends
*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

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

*Challenges:  Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers #73

*CAS on Friday #343*

 It's a fall themed challenge at CAS on Friday.  I started out doing some ink blending on a piece of cardstock and then I cut a bunch of leaves out of it.  They got lost on the white cardstock so I added a black strip of paper behind them to make them pop.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black
*Stamps:  Hero Arts Fall Pattern

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Tim Holtz Candied Apple; Catherine Poler Hot Tub, Stone Blue, Shea Butter

*Dies:  Hero Arts Fall Pattern

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  CAS on Friday #343

*{BYSHC} #72 Take 2*

 I'm here today to share with you my second and final card using the August Sketch at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.

First, here's the sketch...

My first card was SUPER clean and simple...  this card is totally not LOL!  But it does use my favourite Christmas themed pattern paper!  It's a little too busy for my personal taste, but I do still like it.  Maybe I should have done the die cut word in black?

Card Info

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

*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Tidings of Christmas

*Dies:  Hero Arts Joy Stamp n Cut

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  BYSHCardmakers #72

*BYSHCardmakers Spring Into Christmas Linky Party*

Another Christmas card for you today...  playing along with the BYSHCardmakers Spring Into Christmas Linky Party. I saw an idea for using an embossing folder on kraft coloured cardstock and decided to do it for this card.  I highlighted the raised areas with a white pigment ink. In person it almost looks like chalk.  I love the look of deep red, black and kraft together, so the rest of the card came together pretty easily.  I used a rectangle die to cut out the centre piece and framed it in black before putting on my card front with foam adhesive.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black

*Stamps:  Alex Syberia Christmas Sentiments

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Hero Arts Unicorn

*Dies:  Waffle Flower Nesting Rectangles; Stampin' Up! Playful Alphabet; Alex Syberia Christmas Sentiments

*Embossing:  Spellbinders Notched Corner Pointsettia

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*My Favourite Instagram Hop*

 We are playing with a Lucky Shamrock theme with the My Favourite Instagram Hop this week... I have a a few sentiments with the word "luck" or "lucky" in them but I can't think of anything else in my stash.

So I improvised!  The only problem was that I couldn't find a stamp that I could easily partially stamp the words "wishing you" so I should have changed my front panel.

I used a pattern paper from a Christmas package, an alphabet die set and a heart die to create my card!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Granny Apple Green; unknown gold shimmer

*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Modern Christmas

*Dies:  Hero Arts Infinity Hearts; Spellbinders Be Bold Alpha; MFT Stitched Circles; Waffle Flower Nesting Circles

*Challenges:  Inkspirational #363

My Favorite Instagram Hop*

 This week on the My Favorite Instagram Hop, we are playing with our favourite Valentine's or Love Themed products.

Let me tell you, I am so sick of red, pink and hearts right now!  I don't send Valentine's to people and now I have a huge stash thanks to all of the design team work I've done in the last few weeks.  I am close to being done with the love themed cards.

I'm not against love... I'm just tired of making these cards LOL!

Anyway... I grabbed a background I foiled at Christmas and didn't use to create my card today.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Lovely Lipstick

*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Pattern Party

*Dies:  Hero Arts Infinity Hearts; Stampin' Up! Playful Alphabet

*Hot Foil Plate:  Spellbinders Plaid Tidings

*Foil:  Spellbinders Gold

*Time Out Challenges #306*

Challenge #306 at Time Out Challenges is a Pick 2 Challenge... choose any two of the inspiration words from the graphic below to create your card.  Thanks to Lawn Fawn for hosting this challenge!

I went a little nuts and chose FOUR words instead of only two!  I had some fun with some shades of pink and red sparkle paper as well as a gorgeous sparkly heart!

I'm also entering this card in to the current challenge at Color Hues and the challenge at Paper Players

     

*Card Clubhouse Instagram Hop*

 This week for the Card Clubhouse Instagram Hop, our theme is "Unexpected Valentine"...a challenge to use unexpected colours for a Valentine's card.  I chose to go with black, white and gold as I find it elegant.  I was really tempted to add just a little pop of red, but decided that was too traditional.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Bazzill gold foil; Stampin' Up! Basic Black
*Paper:  MFT Black & White Stripes
*Stamps:  MFT Something for Everything

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  MFT Something for Everything; Hero Arts Infinity Hearts

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges: The Paper Players #771; Inkpirational #360 Addicted to Stamps & More #310

   

*Rediscover Your Supplies Instagram Hop*

 For the month of January, we are playing with the theme of Love for the Rediscover Your Supplies Instagram Hop.  As you may be aware, I am trying to get back to my clean and simple style more often and while this card isn't quite there, it's pretty close...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  unknown red foil

*Stamps:  MFT Something For Everything

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Hero Arts Infinity Hearts; MFT Something for Everything

*Embossing:  Stampin' Up! Brick & Mortar

*Challenges:  Inkspirational #360

*Embossing Folder Instagram Hop*

 Yup, I've joined another Instagram Hop!  These things are keeping me busy and creative!  Today I am playing with the Embossing Folder Instagram Hop and we are working with the common theme of Love.

I chose to cut a deep red heart and emboss it with a wavy lines embossing folder.  I did some ink spatter on a small panel and added it to the front of the card and then used foam adhesive to pop up the heart.  I added a banner sentiment across the centre to finish it off...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler

*Stamps:  MFT Essential Sentiments

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Hero Arts Nesting Hearts; Lawn Fawn Everyday Sentiment Banners

*Embossing:  Stampin' Up! Soft Waves

*Etc:  foam adhesive

*This or That Instagram Hop*

 For the month of December, the This or That Instagram Hop has one theme...  Holiday Treats or Holiday Drinks.  My card this week looks an awful lot like one someone else shared last week (but I made it before I saw hers).  I used this fabulous sugar cookie embossing folder from Simon Says Stamp and highlighted the raised icing with some white ink.  

Card Info

*Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake

*Stamps:  Lawn Fawn Merry Messages

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink

*Embossing:  Simon Says Stamp Christmas Cookies

*Embellishments:  Glossy Accents

*White on White Instagram Hop*

 We have a Christmas theme for the White on White Instagram Hop this month...  I played with my Spellbinders Glimmer and some white foil on white cardstock and fell in instant love with the panel I created.  to make the word JOY stand out, I cut three pieces and layered them up.  I managed a true white on white card this time!  No extra colour!

Card Info

*Dies:  Hero Arts Joy

*Hot Foil Plate:  Spellbinders Pine Sprays

*Foil:  Spellbinders Opal

*Challenges:  AAA#305

*Rainbow Connection Instagram Hop*

 Another month, another clean and simple rainbow coloured card for the Rainbow Connection Instagram Hop!  For my card today, I used three colours of Distress Oxide ink and let them overlap to create a full rainbow.  I then cut a snowflake swirl out of the panel I ink blended.  I cut a small white panel for the front of my card and added a bit of the blended panel behind it on one side for a little something extra.  I added some pearls and a sentiment to finish it off.

Card Info

*Stamps: The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Tim Holtz Distress Oxide in Picked Raspberry, Salty Ocean, Mustard Seed

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

*Embellishments:  Studio Katia Arctic Breeze Pearls

*{BYSHC} Sketch #62 Take 2*

 Hello friends... I'm back today with another card following the fabulous October sketch at Build Your Stash Holiday Card Makers...

While I was making my first card (that I shared earlier this month), I had this idea for my second card.  Because I'm menopausal and have post-chemo brain, I took a second to write down my idea so I wouldn't forget.  I'm so glad I remembered what I wanted to do because I LOVE this card!

Card Info

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

*Dies:  Hero Arts Joy Stamp 'n Cut

*Embossing:  Gina K Holiday Flora

*Challenges:  Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers #62

*BYSHCardmakers Falling for the Holidays Linky Party*

 This time of the year, it's very easy for me to create a lot of entries for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmaking Linky Party...  because  I LOVE making Christmas cards!

This is my final card for the linky party (but far from my last Christmas card!)... I love this pattern paper with the dark green and the  gold highlights... and I love how it looked with some kraft cardstock on it/

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake

*Paper:  DCWV December 25th
*Dies:  Hero Arts Joy
*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  BYSHCardmakers Falling for the Holidays Linky Party

*Joy*

 Good morning crafty, friends... I'm here with another card for the BYSHC Falling for the Holidays Linky Party... a super great card today, showing how to use up some smaller scraps of your favourite pattern paper

Card Info
*Cardtock:  Unknown gold shimmer
*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Tidings of Christmas
*Dies:  Hero  Arts Joy; MFT Stitched Rectangles
*Challenges:  Inkspirational #352

*Crushing Christmas Instagram Hop*

 The theme for September for the Crushing Christmas Instagram Hop is Shimmer and Shine... so I played with a beautiful snowflake die and some glitter paper.  Super clean and simple!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  unknown white sparkle

*Stamps:  Paper Trey Ink Signature Christmas

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Hero Arts Snowflake Cluster; MFT Stitched Rectangles

*Challenges:  Addicted to Stamps and More

*Pattern Paper Instagram Hop*

 The Pattern Paper Instagram Hop is playing with an autumn theme this month.  I chose a few different papers with a silver accent in them.  Two of them I did some ink blending over to make them more fall like as the colours weren't quite what I wanted.  I thought that the kraft card base made it look more moody and fall.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake, Basic Black

*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Designs, Silver & Gold, Full of Life

*Stamps:  Hero Arts Fall Pattern; Honey Bee Stamps Best of Everything

*Dies:  Hero Arts Fall Pattern; Honey Bee Stamps Best of Everything

*Tools:  Perfect Layers