*This or That Instagram Hop*

I'm here to share my card for the This or That Instagram Hop... we had to choose between reality and fantasy this week.  I mixed it up a little more and added a little fantasy to my reality!

Who wouldn't love a garden full of rainbow flowers?  So I ink blended over some hot foil to create my heart of rainbow flowers!  I found it kind of got lost on the white paper so I added a black banner behind it to help it pop a little more

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black
*Ink:  whatever was left on my ink blending brushes
*Foil Plate:  This Calls for Confetti Heart Bloom

*Foil:  Spellbinders black

*Dies:  MFT Celebrate; Stampin' Up! Banners; This Calls for Confetti Heart Bloom
*Etc:  Nuvo Aqua Shimmer

*Embossing Folder Instagram Hop*

 Hello friends... I'm here with a "fall splendor" themed card for the September Embossing Folder Instagram Hop.  I maybe should have done something other than green for a fall card, but I liked how the green and gold embossed panel looked together.  I took panels of each colour and cut them in half diagonally and then embossed them to ensure I had a seamless transition between the two colours...

Car Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Gumball Green, Basic Black; Spellbinders gold foil
*Dies:  Simon Says Stamp Big Thanks

*Embossing:  Spellbinders Leafy

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Rainbow Connection Instagram Hop*

It's the time of the month where I'm playing along with some Instagram friends and all of the colours of the rainbow.  We try to use the colours of the rainbow on a somewhat clean and simple card.

I took inspiration from a card I saw on Pinterest (see it HERE)... but instead of it being monochromatic, I chose to use the colours of the rainbow for my elements.

Card Info

*Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Bumblebee, Shaded Spruce, Night of Navy

*Stamps:  MFT Something for Everything

*Ink:  VersafineClair Nocturne

*Dies:  Waffle Flower NextingCircles; Spellbinders Floral Spray; MFT Something for Everything

*Embellishments;  Picket Fence Day & Night Gems

*Scraps Only Instagram Hop*

 This month for the Scraps Only Instagram Hop, we are digging in to our scraps and left over pieces to create fall themed cards.  I have a bunch of cut leaves in my bin of extras and while they aren't quite fall coloured, I thought the leaves worked with the theme.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Garden Green, Basic Grey

*Stamps:  MFT Something for Everything

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Spellbiners Be Bold Blooms; MFT Stitched Rectangles; unknown stitched squares

*Mini Slimline Instagram Hop*

 Another post from me this morning... this time for the Mini Slimline Instagram Hop.  I play with a group of friends on Instagram each month, sharing a mini slimline card.  We have no themes... just a love of the mini slimline size.  I, personally, like to play with a 6X6 piece of cardstock folded in half.  It's such a fun size to decorate!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Stamps:  Waffle Flower Sweet Birthday Sentiments

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Washi:  Pinkfresh Studio Vines & Roses

*Embossing:  Spellbinders Peppermint Strips

*Dies:  Pinkfresh Studio Vines & Roses; Waffle Flower Sweet Birthday Sentiments

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Happy Birthday Andrea*

 My friend, Andrea, is celebrating her birthday today with a hop on Instagram.  She mentioned that she loves the colours of the rainbow so that's what I played with...

I used black foil and hot foiled this gorgeous floral on to a white panel.  I cut the letters from a rainbow of colours and added two more layers of cardstock behind each to pop them up more on the card front.  I layered on a simple sentiment to finish it off.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Bumblebee, Shaded Spruce, Night of Navy

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

*Hot Foil Plate:  Alex Syberia Lush Peony Bouquet

*Foil:  Spellbinders Black

*Dies:  MFT Impact Alpha; The Ton Easy Expressions

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Pattern Paper Instagram Hop*

 We are playing with the theme of "black and white" for the Pattern Paper Instagram Hop this month.  I used some pattern paper as part of my focal point... and I love how it looks in all black and white!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Paper:  MFT Black & White Strips; Stampin' Up! Pattern Party

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Stampin' Up! Fern & Flora; Spellbinders Floral Spray; The Ton Easy Expressions

*Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #695*

 Hello friends... there's a brand new sketch today at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenges...

This is such a versatile sketch... I can't wait to see what everyone creates using it!  I chose to keep my card clean and simple with a basic black and white theme.  My centre panel is embossed for a little interest.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Stamps:  Gina K Wreath Builder

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Spellbinders Scallop Circles; Waffle Flower Nesting Circles

*Embossing:  Lisa Horton Peonies

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  Atlantic Hearts #695

*Happy Birthday Angy*

 Another Instagram Birthday to celebrate today... this time for Angy!  Angy didn't have any guidelines for what she liked to see on cards, so I just made a card using some happy colours!  I was inspired by my friend Sandi MacIver for this card...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Pool Party, Granny Apple Green, Magenta Madness

*Stamps:  Gina K Wreath Builder

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Spellbinders Floral Spray; Waffle Flower Nesting Circle Dies

*Embellishments:  Picket Fence Studio Day & Night Gem Mix

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Time Out Challenges #319*

 It's time for a new Pick 2 Challenge at Time Out Challenges....  I can't wait to see what you all choose to play with!

I went overboard and chose FOUR instead of two...  CAS, Floral, Stitching and Birthday!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black, Poppy Parade, Summer Sun

*Stamps:  MFT Something for Everythign
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Spellbinders Floral Spray; unknown stitched squares; Love From Lizi Stitched Nesting Rectangles

*Embellishments:  Pinkfresh Studio Iridescent Clear Drops

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  Time Out #319

*Card Clubhouse Instagram Hop*

 We are playing with a fun idea for the Card Clubhouse Instagram Hop... it's a back to school/teacher theme with a twist.  For this Hop, we are playing with something card making that we think we could teach a class in.  Since I didn't need a card for a teacher, I appreciated the clarification of the theme.

I decided that I had two things to teach others... first, a clean and simple card and second, the art of using the extras in your stash!  Everything in this card was made using my bin of extras!

*CAS on Friday #339*

 Happy Friday, my friends!  So hard to believe we're nearing the end of July already!  It feels like summer just started but I can already tell that the sun is spending less time with us!  

It's time for a new challenge at CAS on Friday.  For challenge #339, we are playing with FLOWERS.  I decided to incorporate this challenge with my final card for the Christmas in July Linky Party so my flower is a pointsettia.  I am SO thrilled with how this clean and simple card turned out.  I added just a little sparkle with some glitter paper that I think made all the difference...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler, Evening Evergreen; unknown gold glitter

*Stamps:  Concord & 9th Winter Greenery

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Spellbinders Christmas Blooms

*Etc:  gold cord; gold flat backed gem

*Challenges:  CAS on Friday #339; BYSHCardmakers Christmas in July; Addicted to Stamps & More

   

*This or That Instagram Hop*

 Happy Thursday, creative friends!  This week on the This or That Instagram Hop, we had the choices of glitter or foil.  I really do love both (especially glitter paper) but I had this brand new hot foil plate in my possession that needed to be played with!  I am IN LOVE with how it turned out!

Card Info

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

*Stamps:  Spellbinders Stylish Oval Birthday Wishes

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Tim Holtz Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn, Carved Pumpkin

*Hot Foil Plate:  Alex Syberia Lush Peony Bouquet

*Foil"  Spellbinders gold

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Sending Sunshine Instagram Hop*

 Each month, I play along with a hop on Instagram where we share cards intending to spread a little sunshine in the world.  For my card today, I played with this fabulous This Calls For Confetti hot foil plate and stencil...  It's SO gorgeous!

Card Info

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

*Foil Plates, Stencil and Dies:  This Calls For Confetti Heart Bloom

*Foil: Spellbinders gold

*Ink:  Tim Holtz Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Mowed Lawn

*CAS on Friday Challenge #338*

There's a fabulous new challenge at CAS on Friday that starts today... and it's totally up my alley!  The challenge is to use dies only with the only stamping allowed on our sentiment.  I think most of my cards are like this!

I cut some flowers in bright colours as well as a fun stem and layered it all together in the middle of my card front.   I layered the stamped and die cut sentiment across the middle of it, keeping everything together in a tight design

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade

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

*Dies:  Prism Studio Essential Greenery; Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms; The Ton Easy Expressions
*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  CAS on Friday #338; Simply Clean and Simple

*Card Clubhouse Instagram Hop*

 I had to play with the theme of "where you're from" for the Card Clubhouse Instagram Hop today... I didn't feel super inspired to make a red and white card so instead I went with a Calgary Stampede themed birthday card... anyone who knows me is probably surprised as I am not a country girl, I am not interested in Stampede... but it's probably what the city I live in is best known for.

I started with a Spellbinders alphabet and cut out the iconic Stampede "yahoo" and then used a wood grain embossing folder on them.  Super simple!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Pecan Pie

*Stamps:  Concord & 9th Big Day Birthday

*Dies:  Spellbinders Be Bold Alpha; MFT Stitched Rectangles

*Embossing;  Alten New Deck Planks

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Spellbinders Instagram Hop*

 Today, I'm sharing my card for the Spellbinders Instagram Hop... this is a group of creative friends who all love Spellbinders products.  It's beena tough hop for me as I don't have a lot of Spellbinders products in my stash (but I LOVE them!)

Today I played with a die set that I don't think I've used before...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  assorted Spellbinders scraps; Stampin' Up! Basic Black
*Stamps:  Spellbinders Stylish Oval Birthday Wishes

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne
*Dies:  Spellbinders Petite Blooms

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Rediscover Your Supplies Instagram Hop*

 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!

Card Info

*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Modern Christmas

*Stamps:  MFT Something for Everything

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Foil Plate:  Pinkfresh Studio Butterflies

*Foil:  Spellbinders Aura

*Dies:  Pinkfresh Studio Buterflies; MFT Something for Everything

*Embossing:  Stampin' Up! Brick & Mortar

*CAS Colours & Sketches #588*

 Happy Tuesday, friends! It's time for a new colour challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Aren't these colours fabulous?!  I saw them an immediately thought of flowers.  I used some of the pieces of a die set I've never touch before...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Blackberry Bliss, Gorgeous Grape, Garden Green
*Stamps:  Spellbinders Stylish Oval Birthday Wishes

*Dies:  Spellbinders Floral Spray

*Challenges:  CAS Colours & Sketches #588

*Embossing Folder Instagram Hop*

 This month for the Embossing Folder Instagram Hop we are playing with the theme of Summer Bliss.  I went with the lush greenery of summer... everything in bloom, the grass is green... so many shades of green in your view!  We've got a lot of green here in Calgary right now because we had a very wet spring...  but flowers are behind because it's been cool and cloudy too!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Gumball Green; vellum

*Stamps:  Waffle Flower Sweet Lattice Sentiments

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron

*Dies:  Prism Studio Essential Greenery; Waffle Flower Sweet Lattice Sentiments, Nesting Circles

*Embossing:  Spellbinders Leafy