Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love #31

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love challenge.  As always the BEWAS (Birthday, Engangement, Wedding, Anniversary, Sympathies)  theme is Anything Goes with the optional theme of Travel/Vacation.  I went with anything goes/birthday theme and used a digital set from Colorado Craft Company called Big and Bold Avocado Love.

 

I started out by combining the images in MSWORD, using the tutorial by Nancy Sheads before printing on Hammermill white card stock and coloring using Ohuhu markers.  Once my coloring was finished, I lightly stippled stormy sky distress ink before layering and adding some square brads from my stash.  After the layered panel was adhered to my card, I adhered a small pre-made bow before finding some ladybug stickers from my stash to finish it off.  I'm happy with how it turned out since I've been dealing with migraines and a fibromyalgia flare again.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #89 - Use Your NBUS (image set, stickers)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2026 - Use Your Unloved Stash (square brads, stickers)

CD Sunday Plus #189 - Anything Goes Digital (Colorado Craft Company) 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #283 - Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday #8 Wk1 - Anything Goes 

FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenge #31 - Anything Food or Drink Goes (avocado) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter this month's challenge at HeartsQuext Celebrations Of Love.

 

Stamps: Colorado Craft Company

Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky Distress

Card Stock: Hammermill; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ohuhu Markers, Stickers, Bow, Glossy Accents, Brads, Black Gel Pen)  

 

 

 

 

Let's TACO About Your Birthday

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Recently my son needed a card for a friend's birthday being held at a TACO Bell Cantina.  He wanted to know if I had any taco themed stamps.  So I dug out my old Paper Smooches Calorie Free and Sentiment Sampler sets and got to work making a clean and simple card for him to give.  

 

I started out by stamping the taco image, and just a note saying, in memento tuxedo black using my MISTI before coloring using Ohuhu markers to color it.  Taking some scraps, I layered the image panel before adhering it to a lime green card.  The only embellishment added was a small pre-made green checked bow.  The happy birthday saying was then stamped inside.  I knew that taco stamp would come into use someday.  I'm glad I kept it. 

 

Challenges entered:

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps:  Paper Smooches

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: MISTI, Ohuhu Markers, Bow, Glue Dot  

A Quiet Winter Mountain View

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card made for one of my brothers-in-law using an image from Conjurer of Dreams Winter Wonder Mountain Scene and Window Frames Night digital sets.  

After printing out the entire set, I colored it using Castle Arts Harmonious pencils before layering and adding faux brads to the bottom corners of the frame only before adding to a green card base.  I then dug through my ribbon stash and found some brown crushed velvet ribbon I've had for years and added that to the top before digging out some brown Prima flowers from my stash.  The final touch was some bling and star dust ice stickles finished it off.  I'm really happy with how this one turned out.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #71 - Use Your NBUS (image, ribbon)

The Four Seasons February 2025 - See Inspiration Pic Below (inspired by tree, snow)

Digi Choosday Challenge 1 Wk 3 - Anything Goes

FarmQuest Country Christmas #16 - Anything Goes Outdoorsy 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (ribbon)

CD Sunday Plus #151 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams image)

 

The Four Seasons

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Harmonious Pencils, Primas, Glue Dots, Bling, Stickles, Ribbon

 

 

 

A Corset Birthday

 

Hello and welcome.  I decided to get a head start on my sister-in-law's birthday card and colored up this beautiful greyscale image from  Conjurer of Dreams beautiful Greyscale Coloring Book images.  This image is from the Victorian Corset collection.  Plus, I wanted to try out my new Castle Arts Harmonious colored pencils.  I think I'm in LOVE with these pencils.  The colors are so soft and really keep the vintage feel.

 

Once my corset was colored, I lightly blended some milled lavender distress ink around the edges to finish softening the white spaces using a blender brush.  I then layered the image panel and added some lavender button brads I've had for years.  I then distressed the bottom layer to the image panel, using a paper distresser before adding it to a dry embossed plum card.  Taking my Art Impressions birthday saying (long retired), I stamped it using a scrap of pale plum card stock before adhering it to a perfect plum scrap.  After distressing the bottom edge, and adding faux brads, I adhered it to the card using pop up glue dots.  The final touch was adding a touch of lavender stickles to rose centers and the corset.  I'm very happy with how this turned out especially with my migraines, and fibromyalgia, acting up again.  It was push through or cry and crying hurts too much.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (button brads)

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #71 - Use Your NBUS (image, harmonious pencils) 

Creative Fingers #293 - Anything Goes 

Krafty Chicks #753 - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 685 to 686 - Anything Goes Uplifting (birthday) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams; Art Impressions

Ink: Tim Holtz Milled Lavender Distress; Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Harmonious Pencils, Blending Brush, Pop Up Glue Dots, Brads, Lavender Ice Stickles

What's The Word Bird?

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card I made for my sister-in-law's birthday using an image from Conjurer of Dreams. 

After combining one of the Old Bird images, with my own saying in Photoshop©, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz tattered rose distress ink around the image to soften the white space a bit before layering and adding brads.  Once the image panel was finished, I added it to a dry embossed card using glue dots.  Taking my blending brush, I lightly stippled more tattered rose around the edges and over the embossed images...  After adding some color spritzed from an old Stampin Up marker, I added some Crafty Meraki Midnight Illusion bling to finish it off.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #68 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Can You Handle The Pressure Nov 2024 - Anything Goes Optional Twist Coffee, Cocoa, Warm Drinks (anything goes)

CD Sunday Plus #146 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Alphabet Bet Nov 15, 2024 - Q Is For Quick and Easy (dry embossed, digital image)

Digi Choosday Wk 45 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  Also don't forget about the current Conjurer of Dreams Winter Critters challenge and our upcoming Blog Hop December 15-18.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: Tim Holtz Tattered Rose Distress

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Color Spritzer, SU Rose Romance Marker, Brads, Glue Dots, Cuttlebug Birthday Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Blending Brush, Bling, Glue

PIP Challenge 2420

 

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Pattie's Creations

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Pattie's Creations.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship and for providing images for the design team to use.  My card today is using the Party Gnomes digital stamp.

I started out by printing my image onto Neenah white card stock before coloring using Castle Arts pencils then layered, added brads then lightly stippled Tim Holtz tumbled glass ink using a paper pouncer.  Setting the layered image aside, I stamped the "Birthday Wishes" sentiment from a long retired Stampin Up set then dry embossed it using my Cuttlebug© Happy Birthday embossing folder in my Big Shot©.  Taking a sanding block, I lightly sanded the raised images before adding my gnomes using glue dots.  That's it!! A quick and easy card for a birthday at any age or gender.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #62 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Pattie's Creations Challenge #218 - Anything Goes 

A Perfect Time To Craft Open #5-2024 - Anything Goes 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (birthday embossing folder, birthday greetings)

Digi Choosday Wk 19 - Anything Goes 

Krafty Chicks #716 - Clean And Simple (CAS) 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join us this week at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.

Stamps: Pattie's Creations; Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Pencils, Lyra Pencils, Paper Pouncer, Brads, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Make A Wish With Balloons

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share another card I made as guest designer for Gerda Steiner Designs for their May 2023 release.  Today I'm sharing a cute birthday card that could be for all ages.

I started out by stamping my images from the Cupcake Mice set, along with my saying, on scrap Neenah white card stock then coloring using both Prismacolor and Copic markers before layering and adding three white brads.  I then dug through my brad stash to locate the balloon brads I knew I had somewhere but haven't used in a long time.  After adding an orange balloon brad, I then lightly stippled leftover pacific pointe ink around my image panel.  Taking a Marvy balloon punch I've had for years, I punched out red, blue, and yellow balloons to add to my card using both glue dots and pop dots.  For my card, I took a Rubbernecker birthday balloons stencil I had won (and not used yet), and blended Stampin Up summer sun, pure poppy and pacific pointe inks using my blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios before adhering it to my card.  Taking a black gel pen, I highlighted the make a wish before adding faux stitching and then "strings" for my balloons.  The final touches were yellow ice stickles and a clear 3D glaze pen to highlight the birthday hat, eyes and mouse's nose. 

 

Here's the progression of my card:

 

 

Prismacolor and Copic markers used

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #50 - May Use Your NBUS (stencil)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (markers, punch, balloon brad)

Inspiration Station #49 May - See Inspiration Picture (inspired by colors) 

AAA Birthday #49 May - Balloons (brad, punched shapes) 

Colorful Options May 2023 - Blue

Jan's Digital Stamps May 2023 - Anything Goes 

 

 

Inspiration Station #49

 

 

Colorful Options Challenge

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to check out the release here.  It's LIVE in the shop now!!

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Pacific Pointe, Summer Sun, Pure Poppy

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Brads, Balloon Punch, Glue Dots, Pop Dots, Black Gel Pen, PFS Blending Brushes, Birthday Balloon Stencils, Yellow Ice Stickles, 3D Glaze Pen

29 Again Mouse

Hello and welcome.  I'm excited to share with you my creations as a Guest Designer for Gerda Steiner Designs.  Today I'm on the blog sharing a card made using the new Cupcake Mice stamp set.  Now, I'm always looking for cute, or snarky, images for birthday cards and this set has both!  I'm in love!

I started out by dry embossing a turquoise card using my Big Shot and my Cuttlebug birthday words embossing folder before stippling Tim Holtz broken china distress ink over the raised images then setting aside.  My images/saying were then stamped onto Hammermill white card stock scraps before coloring using my Copic markers and a white gel pen for the cupcake frosting.  Once the coloring was finished, I lightly stippled leftover broken china distress ink around the edges of my mouse before layering and adding some black mini brads.  I then stamped the saying again onto another piece of scrap card stock then highlighted it with a Castle Arts black glitter gel pen before stippling more broken china ink, layering, adding more brads.  Once my saying was popped up on my image panel, I added some silver/white bakers twine along the edge of the card base.  The final touches were some Picket Fence Studios turquoise sequins on the cupcake and next to my main image.

 

Here's the progression of my card:

 

 

Markers used

For the inside of my card, I stamped my HAPPY BIRTHDAY sentiment in memento tuxedo black ink and stamped a cute little cupcake from the set in the lower right corner.

 

 

 Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #50 - May Use Your NBUS (stamp set)

Gem Of A Craft Challenge Wk 9 - Anything Goes 

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie #180 - Blue (See Inspiration Pic) 

Simon Say Stamp Monday - Inspired By Music (Happy Birthday song) 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #101 - Anything Goes

 

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs to leave them some love.

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Broken China Distress Ink

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Copic Markers, White Gel Pen, Brads, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, PFS Sequins, Pop Dots, Bakers Twine, PFS Blending Brushes

Something Inky Is Coming This Way

 

Hello and welcome.  I'm excited to be one of the guest designers for May's Gerda Steiner Designs release.  Today I'd like to share with you a little sneaky peek of one of the stamp sets being released.  Join us on May 12th on the Gerda Steiner Designs blog to view the full release!!

Candy Bars And Birthday's

 Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card made for one of the challenges for Splitcoaststampers Virtual Stamp Night (VSN).  Now I've had this stamp for at least 7 or 8 years but I don't seem to use it as much as I should since it's easy to color.  The entire image on my card is the entire stamp - no masking, fussy cutting, etc required.  So let's get to it.

After stamping my image on some scrap Neenah white card stock, I colored it using my prismacolor and copic markers before stippling some Tim Holtz tumbled glass and mowed lawn distress ink around the edges then layering.  Once that was finished, I took my card base and dry embossed only half of the card using an old Tim Holtz tree bark embossing folder with my Big Shot© before adding a scrap of designer paper to create my border.  The final touches were adding brads to the layered image, and adhering using some pop up glue dots, I highlighted the Happy Birthday using a black gel pen before taking a fingernail and distressing the edges of the panel.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out since I made it while dealing with a migraine and sinus infection/bronchitis.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers MAR23VSNB Mixed Greens - Use 3 Different Green (used wasabi, kiwi kiss, gable green, mowed lawn on image for good measure)

Retro Rubber #203 - Happy Birthday (stamp is 7 or 8 yrs old)

Arty Divas March 2023 - Anything Goes 

DL.ART April 2023 - Anything Goes 

Happy Little Stampser April 2023 - Anything Goes Birthday 

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie April #179 - Use Mostly Green 

 

 

Retro Rubber #203

 

Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge

 

 

 

 If You Give A Crafter A Cookie

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Stampabilities

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Mowed Lawn Distress Ink

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up; Scrap Designer Paper

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots, Big Shot, Tim Holtz Embossing Folder, PFS Blending Brushes, Fingernail

 

A Couple Of Clean And Simple Birthdays

Since getting COVID added wtih my chronic migraines, I have been feeling like garbage.  So, I decided to make a couple of clean and simple birthday cards using an old Inkadindadoo clear stamp set I've had for years and never used.  That way I could, at least, try focusing on something other than my health.

First card up is a one layer card.  I started out by stamping the lizard image/saying in memento tuxedo black ink onto a small scrap of white card stock before coloring with Castle Arts pencils.  I then stamped the inside saying after carefully cutting it in half so it would fit.  I then stamped the lizard again coloring with colored pencils.

Challenges entered:

 

CAS On Friday #226 - One Layer Birthday 

Splitcoaststampers F4A628 - Green 

Outlawz Festive Friday March 4 to March 17 - Birthday Theme 

 

My second card also uses scrap card stock with an Inkadinkadoo image stamped onto scrap white, colored using Castle Arts pencils as well.  After layering the stamped image onto a black scrap, I added brads as the only embellishment.

Challenges entered: 

 

Splitcoaststampers F4A#627 - Snarky Birthday 

Outlawz Festive Friday March 4 to March 17 - Birthday Theme 

Never Before Used Schtuff #36 - March Use Your NBUS 

Corrosive Challenge #3 - March Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!

Stamps: Inkadinkadoo Humerous Birthday

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Scraps

Accessories: Castle Art Pencils, Brads

 

It's Birthday Time!

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a birthday card I made for a few challenges.  I had found some laser cut wooden embellishments at the Dollar Tree ($1.25 for 6 embellies) and just had to find a way to use them especially since they matched so well with this Rubbernecker Stamps Watches #2 stamp (retired) I've also had for years and never used yet.

I started out by stamping directly onto some scrap Basic Gray designer paper I bought at Michael's several years ago for 10 cents (that's right $.10 cents) in Adirondack espresso ink before adding the stamped paper to a river rock card.  Once that was done, I lightly stippled matching river rock ink over the stamped images before stippling the espresso around the edges of my card.  After adding the wooden embellishments using Ranger glossy accents to adhere, I dusted off my Stampin Up Sincere Salutations (retired) set and stamped the saying in espresso ink onto scrap card stock before adding brads and stippling river rock around it.  I'm pretty happy with how this turned out especially since I'm still feeling pretty yucky from COVID.  I'm so hoping the new meds help me start feeling better.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #35 - Use Your NBUS (watch set & wooden embellies) 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2022 - Use Your Unloved Stash 

The Male Room #159 - Clocks 

Seize The Birthday #231 - Birthday Anything Goes 

 

 Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!!

Stamps: Rubbernecker; Stampin Up

Card Stock: Stampin Up; Basic Gray Designer Paper Scrap

Ink: Stampin Up River Rock; Adirondack Espresso

Accessories: PFS Blending Brushes, Brads, Glue Dots, Wooden Clocks, Ranger Glossy Accents

Birthday Ocean

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a birthday card made for my brother in law using several sets/dies from Picket Fence Studios and a dusty Spots and Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder.

I started out by stamping several fish from a never before used (NBUS) One Year Older set in memento tuxedo black, on several scrap white panels, before coloring using Castle Art pencils.  Once all of my coloring was finished, I stamped the sea "floor" items in several memento colors from the following sets: Dose Of Vitamin Sea, Little Coral Girl (NBUS), and Schools of Fish (retired/sold out).  I then stippled Stampin Up bliss blue, pacific pointe and Tim Holtz brushed corduroy using Picket Fence Blending Brushes until I was happy with the coverage.  I then took a large scrap piece of bliss blue card stock and a pacific pointe card, dry embossed it using my Spots and Dots embossing folder and Big Shot before stippling matching ink over the embossed images.  Once the card was ready, I layered the image panel and added brads before adding to the card.  For the inside of the card, I stamped my sayings onto more white scraps, stippled bliss blue ink and then added to the card's inside.  As an afterthought, I added two die cut fish to the top inside panel before stamping additional fish and sea floor items masking as needed.  After popping up the die cut fish to the outside, adding white gel pen "bubbles" and ice stickles, my card was finished.  I'm really happy with how it turned out since I'm still dealing with COVID symptoms (trust me you don't want to get COVID).

Challenges entered:

 

Let's Squash It #16 - Under The Sea 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #34 - January 

Splitcoaststampers MMTPT705 - Hopeful (I'm hoping to be able to see the Monterey Aquarium again) 

Outlawz Festive Friday Jan 21 to Feb 3 - Birthday Theme 

Colour Crazy Craft Wk - Anything Goes Coloring 

Seize The Birthday #230 - Embossing 

Pixie's Snippets Playground #420 - Use Those Snippets 

Krafty Chicks #596 - All Occasions (I used birthday) 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ladybug, Bamboo Leaves, Tangelo; Stampin Up Bliss Blue, Pacific Pointe

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Castle Art Pencils, PFS Dies, PFS Blending Brushes, Ice Stickles, Dimensionals, Brads, Glue Dots, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Big Shot, White Gel Pen, Black Artist Pen

Happy Birthday Chickie!

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is new Saturday challenge over at Catch The Bug and this week's theme is Anything Goes. Since I'm always running low on birthday cards, I decided to use Make It Snappy Birthday Chickie which I've had for a while and haven't used yet.  

After printing my image onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before layering and adding blue enamel dots instead of brads.  For my card, I took a long scrap of turquoise card stock, folded it like a square card then dry embossed it using a Cuttlebug Birthday embossing folder and my big shot.  Once the I was finished dry embossing it, I stippled some Tim Holtz broken china distress ink around the edges and over the dry embossed surface before adding my layered image panel.  I then added some turquoise ribbon, primas, and some Picket Fence Studios Spiked Ocean Water sequins before highlighting parts of the image using my dusty Copic Spica pens.  The final embellishment was adding Ranger glossy accents to highlight the eyes.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #23 - February Use Your NBUS 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2021 - Use Your Unloved Stash

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 5 - Anything Goes Colouring 

CD Sunday Plus #53 - Anything Goes Digital 

Creative Fingers Challenge # 201 - Anything Goes 

Outlawz Festive Friday Feb 5 to Feb 18 - Birthday Theme 

Outlawz Crash Your Stash Jan/Feb - Anything Goes  

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and I hope to see you enter the challenge over at Catch The Bug.  Also please stay safe out there and please wear a mask!!

Stamps: Bugaboo

Ink: Tim Holtz Broken China Distress Ink

Card Stock: Hammermill White, Stampin Up Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Copic Spica Pens, Ranger Glossy Accents, SU Enamel Dots, Glue Dots, Stipple Brush, Ribbon, Primas, PFS Spiked Ocean Water Sequins, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Big Shot

A Birthday Hedgie

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is the 7th day of Bugaboo's Birthday Bash and with today's challenge, there is a flash freebie offered over at Catch The Bug. For my project today, I chose to use a different image than today's flash freebie since I had just used the same two days ago.   So for my project I am using the Birthday Hedgie 01 image.

After printing my image onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using copic markers and Castle Art pencils before sponging Bermuda bay ink around the edges and layering.  The card consists of a Bermuda bay base, dry embossed using a cuttlebug birthday greetings embossing folder and my big shot.  I then lightly sponged matching ink over the dry embossed sayings before deciding to also dry emboss a scrap of groovy guava card stock, and adding my layered image.  For the final touches, I added some dusty epoxy hearts and 3D glaze pens.  I'm really happy with how this turned out since my migraine rebounded while coloring.  Not a good thing I'm afraid.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #22 - January Use Your NBUS 

Outlawz Festive Friday Jan 8 to Jan 21 - Birthday Theme 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2021 - Use Your Forgotten Stash 

Let's Squash It #4 - Use Embossing Folder AND An Animal 

CD Sunday Plus #51 - Anything Goes Digital 

Crafty Creations #417 - Anything Goes 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Don't forget to stop by the design team blogs and leave them some love.  While you're at it, we'd love it if you'd join us in the challenges here.  Please stay safe out there and please wear a mask!!!

Stamps: Bugaboo Birthday Hedgie 01

Ink: Stampin Up Bermuda Bay

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Copic Markers, Castle Art Pencils, Sponge, Epoxy Heart Stickers, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens, Glue Dots, Cuttlebug Birthday Greetings Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Happy Birthday Deer

 

Hello and welcome.  Did you know Bugaboo Stamps is 11 years old? To celebrate we're having a week of fun challenges over at Catch The Bug.  Today's challenge is to create a birthday project using woodland creatures.  For my card, I decided to use the Reindeer Trio set and type a Happy Birthday saying into the blank image since this set comes with two images - one Christmas, one blank.  It's perfect for those December birthdays that get forgotten, or merged, into Christmas, right?

After printing the image off onto Neenah white card stock and coloring using Castle Art pencils and a blender pencil, I layered it and added some vintage brads before setting aside.  For the card, I took a dusty Cuttlebug happy birthday embossing folder and ran it through my Big Shot before lightly rubbing some close to cocoa ink over the embossed images.  Once added to the card, I took a chocolate chip card stock scrap and added it as a border before adding my layered image.  After adding some dew drops and copper cord, I highlighted the birthday saying using a Sakura 3D embossing pen before adding ice stickles and Ranger glossy accents to the eyes.

Challenges entered:

 

I hope I've provided a little inspiration for you today.  Why don't you come join in the challenges over at Catch The Bug?  There are lots of prizes up for grabs.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  Stay safe and please wear a mask and follow social distancing guidelines!!

Stamps: Bugaboo

Card Stock: Neenah White, Stampin Up

Ink: Stampin Up Close To Cocoa

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Art Pencils, Blender Pencil, Ice Stickles, Sakura 3D Embossing Pen, Dimensionals, Dew Drops, Glue Dots, Copper Cord, Ranger Glossy Accents, Cuttlebug Birthday Embossing Folder, Big Shot