This week for the This or That Instagram Hop, we had to choose between sandcastle and snowman...
Was there even a choice here? Of course I had to play with the snowman theme!
We're playing with a "celebration" theme for the Rediscover Your Supplies Instagram Hop. For this hop, we try to dig in to our stash to create cards following the common theme. We are trying to use what's in our stash instead of buying something new (not that I'm not buying new still LOL)
I had an idea for this card and honestly, it took a few turns before I ended up with this... and I'm kind of glad it did!
This week, our choices for the This or That Instagram Hop was Trees or Toadstools. I had some fun doing some fussy cutting of these toadstools from a piece of pattern paper...
There's a photo inspiration challenge at Time Out Challenges this week... First, let's look at the inspiration photo
I was inspired by the blue and white stripes of the pillow on the blue chair. I took strips of white and navy cardstock and adhered them to a piece of printer paper. I then cut it out with a stitched rectangle die and added it to a larger piece of navy cardstock.
Good morning friends... it's time for the Rainbow Connection Instagram Hop! Each month we play with rainbow colours and try to make our cards somewhat clean and simple.
I chose to make a card suitable for someone losing a pet. I cut the outline of the paw print and then used some Tim Holtz inks to ink blend my rainbow. I then cut the inside pieces out. I adhered the outline to the front of my card panel and then added the inner pieces with foam adhesive.
We have a Christmas in July (well it's June) challenge at CAS on Friday! You all know how much I LOVE making Christmas cards!
I kept this card super simple, using a couple of scraps of pattern paper as well as a little bling to create my card.
Hello friends... this week on the My Favourite Instagram Hop, we are creating birthday cards featuring an animal. I chose to play with this ignored pattern paper in my stash...
This week for the My Favourite Instagram Hop, we are playing with our favourite tree themed items. I will admit that this is not my favourite tree themed item from my stash, but the ideas I had for my favourite tree stamp weren't working out for me. Instead I pulled out this stencil to create a simple sympathy card.
I'm back today with my second card using this fun sketch from Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers...
For this card, I used some patterned paper in my stash as well as some kraft coloured cardstock... Such a quick and easy card to put together since everything but the solid coloured cardstocks and the stamped sentiment came from the same package of pattern paper!
I participated in a surprise Graduation Hop for another Instagram creator named Brennan. He is the host of the Crushin' Christmas Instagram Hop. Brennan is just a young guy, graduating high school today and heading off to college in the fall. A group of us thought it would be fun to surprise him with a Hop to celebrate the big day!
I don't have a lot of graduation themed stuff in my stash... the one thing I need is a graduation cap die because I am super sick of fussy cutting this one out! I focussed on the colour purple as that is one of his high school colours.
This month, we are playing with the idea of funny or snarky for the Rediscover Your Supplies Instagram Hop. While I have some stamps and dies that fit this theme, I was going to pass... but then I realized that this was exactly the reason I joined this hop! I NEED to use my stash!
So, here's a card made completely from things that have been buried a little too deeply in my stash for too long..
Another rainbow colour inspired card for you for the Rainbow Connection Instagram Hop. Sadly, the paper I chose to use, while rainbow colours, isn't as happy and exciting as it could have been.
I cut the letters out of the pattern paper and layered it on top of two pieces of cardstock also cut with the dies to create a little dimension. I stamped a large floral image in black on a smaller card panel, place my letters on top and then finished off the sentiment with a word stamp
It's time, once again, for the Create It 3-Ways Instagram Hop. Each month, a group of us plays with a common theme... the twist is that we each choose (for ourselves) at least one thing to showcase in three cards using that theme. It could be a stamp or die set, a colour scheme, a technique, a layout... Our goal is to stretch our supplies a little more by creating different looks using the same items.
This month, our theme is "celebrate"
I used all of the same products on my three cards... but made them in three different layouts. I also used the same size matted front panel for all three cards.
This was the card I made first... I just LOVE this pattern paper!! I also think this is my favourite of the three (do you have a favourite?)
And then I created this one...
And finally, this one...
It's time for a new colourboard challenge at AAA Colourful... I can't wait to see what you create using this colourboard as inspiration!
I was thinking about skipping this month as I am feeling behind on my design team duties... but when I saw the colours, I had to play along! They are my favourites! But then I had to decide what I wanted to do. I decided to pull out a layering stencil and have some fun.
This week, we are playing with our favourite Mother's Day or Feminine card items for the My Favorite Instagram Hop. I was inspired by a card Sandi created a few weeks ago.
I started out by cutting a bunch of white flowers and then started layering them on to my card front. I did some glued down flat on the panel and some with the petals curved upwards a bit. I put that panel on to a card and then added a simple die cut sentiment to the front...
It's once again time for the Mini Slimline Instagram Hop... no theme, no rules... just a mini slimline card.
I had this pack of paper in my head after my Scraps Only card yesterday so I decided to play with it. I cut the paper strategically to create this sunburst type of effect. I added a layered up die cut sentiment that I sparkled up with Wink of Stella and finished it off with a sentiment strip.
This month for the Build Your Stash Instagram Hop, we are building our stash of cards we'd send to someone who was sick. I like to try to make at least two cards for this hop each month and thankfully I was able to do that this time.
For my first card, I chose some deep colours to highlight a pretty white flower...
The current challenge at CAS on Friday is "animals"... I have a few animal stamps and dies in my stash but was excited to play with this new die set I purchased a few weeks ago.
To create my card, I created myself a stencil by cutting the die out of a panel of cardstock. I used a small blending brush and brushed black ink lightly from the edges of the stencil. I did a few passes this way until I achieved the look I was going for.
The current Card Clubhouse Instagram Hop has us playing with "moments that matter". I was inspired by a Christmas Card I saw a few days ago but I created a birthday card instead. My card didn't turn out quite as I had hoped... I think my papers are just a little too busy for the design.
This week, my crafty friends and I are playing with our favourite baby card for the My Favorite Instagram Hop. I don't have a lot of baby themed stuff, but I do have this wonderful die of a cute little onesie... I paired it with some pretty pattern paper and a big star to create a sweet card for a new baby.
