Tall Ship

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you the card I made for my husband's birthday later this month.  It's safe to post now since with his stroke several years back, he unfortunately cannot remember how to operate computers.  He also loves tall ships and this pre-colored On The High Seas image from Conjurer of Dreams is perfect especially since I accidently found this map designer paper in my stash.  I have no idea how long I've had it.  Chalk it up to a happy accident.

After I printed the image on Neenah white card stock, and trimmed it down, I layered it and added copper brads then set aside after distressing the layer edges using a paper distresser.  Once I adhered the old world map designer paper, I stippled Tim Holtz fired brick distress ink around the edges before lightly stippling the leftover ink on the main image.  I also lightly stippled old paper distress ink over the map and main image to age them a bit.  The final touches were kraft thread around the edge and a wooden anchor from Dollar Tree.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.  It's been a painful day.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #63 (NBUS) - Use Your NBUS (main image, map designer paper)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (designer paper)

Double Trouble #168 - Thing 1 Create A Masculine Project 

Inspiration Station June 2024 - See Pic Below (inspired by husband's upcoming birthday)

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Masculine

Krafty Chicks #718 - Anything Goes

 

Double Trouble

 

Inspiration Station

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: Tim Holtz Fired Brick, Old Paper, Chipped Sapphire, Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up; Designer Paper

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Brads, Paper Distresser, Blending Brushes, Wood Anchor, Glue, Color Spritzer, SU Riding Hood Red and Night Quite Navy

 

 

 

 

A Vase Of Poseies Just Because

 

Hello and welcome.   One more post from me today.  I've been wanting to use this old Hero Arts stamp I received in a de-stash box when a friend had to move cross-country.  The stamp is from 2003 and still stamps images beautifully.

I started out by stamping the vase/posies in memento tuxedo black on to Hammermill white card stock then colored using both Prismacolor and Copic markers before layering and adding brads.  My card was made using a damask stencil I received in another de-stash box using my paper pouncers and some Tim Holtz broken china distress ink.  Once I had adhered the layered image, I dug out some fibers I've had for years then stamped the just because onto scrap white card stock then punched it out, and a layer, using my Stampin Up oval punches.  The final touch was adding some faux stitches using a black gel pen.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #60 - Use Your NBUS (stencil, posey vase)

Triple B March 2024 - Anything Goes Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (blooms)

Creative Fingers #274 - Anything Goes

Beautiful Blossoms #15 - Anything Goes Optional Inspiration Board

Double Trouble #162 - See Mood Board (went with Thing 1)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (fibers)

Splitcoaststampers F$A735 - Flowers, Flowers, Flowers 

 

 Triple B

Beautiful Blossoms

 

Double Trouble

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great evening and weekend.

Stamps: Hero Arts; SU

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Broken China Distress

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Stencil, Paper Pouncers, Brads, Glue Dots, Fibers, Gel Pen, Oval Punches, Prismacolor and Copic Markers

A St. Patrick Cat In A Hat

 

Hello and welcome.  Second post from me today.  To see my Stained Glass Mushroom card, please scroll down one post.  For this post, I'd like to share a card made using the free newsletter digital image  from Gerda Steiner Designs called St. Patrick's Day Cat and Hat. 

 

I started off by printing the image onto Neenah white card stock then colored using both prismacolor and copic markers then layered and added brads.  For my card base, I pulled out a Recollections© All Seasons paper pad I've had in my stash for who knows how long.  After selecting my designer paper, I adhered it to a white card base before adding my layered image panel.  Digging through my stash of Prima© flowers, I dug out two polka dotted flowers, added them to the card using glue dots,  The final touches were some bling shamrocks I had forgotten about and some green/white bakers twine.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #60 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (background paper, shamrock bling, flowers) 

Shopping Our Stash #516 - It's Not Easy Being Green (background paper, twine, flowers, bling, brads)

Double Trouble #161 - See Board (went with Thing 1)

Cardz For Galz #220 - Use Some Green 

Just Us Girls #717 - Color Week (see below) (went with green, lime green, orange)

Sisterhood of Crafters #28 - Dots and/or Stripes (both: polka dot flowers, designer paper dotted, designer border is a stripe plaid weave)

 

Double Trouble

 

 

 

 

 

 Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and fabulous weekend.

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Mowed Lawn Distress Ink

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up Scraps; Recollections Designer Paper

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Bakers Twine, Brads, Glue Dots, Prima Flowers, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Bling Shamrocks

Gnome Sweet Pumpkin Spice Latte

  

Hello and welcome.  Second post today.  I've had this image colored for several months now, just never got around to putting it on a card for some reason and dealing with a migraine proved to me why I have colored images just sitting around.  The image is from Gnome Sweet Gnome digital set from Angie Blom Designs.  It's colored using Castle Arts pencils with Tim Holtz stormy sky and mowed lawn distress ink blending around the colored image before layering and adding brads.  The card is stamped using a long retired Stampin Up Leaves Awash jumbo wheel in garden green ink.  I love how my coffee loving gnome turned out.  Now if I could find a magic wand that would get rid of migraines and have Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte's year round. 

 

Challenges entered:

 

Coffee Loving Card Lovers 2023 Hop - Anything Goes Coffee/Tea/Cocoa/Hot Apple Cider 

Double Trouble !152 - DeJa Brew (Thing 2 - coffee themed)

Four Seasons Nov 2023 - See Mood Board (inspired by colors, season)

Paper Funday #59 Nov 2023 - Anything Goes Optional Thanks/Grateful 

Never Before Used Schtuff #56 - Use Your NBUS (digital image)

 

Double Trouble

 

The Four Seasons

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Angie Blom Designs; Stampin Up

Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky, Mowed Lawn; Stampin Up Garden Green

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Brads, Castle Arts Pencils, Glue Dots, Blending Brushes

 

 

The Most Important Meal Of The Day

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I have a card to share I made for the Coffee Loving Card Makers blog hop.  I'm a little late to the party thanks to another migraine (Mother Nature make up your mind what season we're in) and being just plain sick for the last couple weeks.  I decided to use some stamps I had received from a friend recently.

I started out by stamping my Cathy image, and saying (retired), from Art Impressions in memento tuxedo black ink on vanilla scrap card stock before coloring using Castle Arts watercolor pencils and a blending marker.  Once the coloring was finished, I layered it and added brads.  Setting my layered image aside, I took my Down To The Last Cup background from Picket Fence Studios and stamped it repeatedly in Adirondack espresso ink using a MISTI before stippling more espresso ink using my paper pouncers before adhering it to an espresso card base.  After adding my layered image, I pulled out my Sakura 3D glaze pens and highlighted parts of the image before adding coffee beans sequins.  I'm really happy with how it turned out since I made it while dealing with this migraine.  I needed to try focusing on something besides the pain and this card was fairly easy for me to make.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #56 - Use Your NBUS (stamps, sequins)

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter Hop - Anything Goes Coffee/Tea/Apple/Hot Chocolate 

Crafty Calendar Nov 2023 - Anything Goes 

Polkadoodles Wk44 - Anything Goes 

Aloha Friday #4 - Food and Drink (coffee)

Double Trouble #152 - Deja-Brew Optional Pun (coffee, pun in saying)

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Art Impressions; Picket Fence Studios

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Adirondack Espresso

Card Stock: Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Castle Arts Watercolor Pencils, Blender Marker, Glue, Sequins, Brads, Glue Dots, Paper Pouncers, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens

 

Falling For Wednesdays Week 7

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is the last week of the Falling For Wednesday's hop and this week we're being inspired by Halloween.  For my inspiration, I went with Disneyland's Haunted Mansion decor especially during Halloween. So, I pulled out an old There She Goes Stamps Bugs and Hisses set and got to work.

I started out by stamping all of my images, using my MISTI, in memento tuxedo black ink, on a slimline white card, before blending Tim Holtz spiced marmalade, dusty concord, forest moss, wild honey, walnut stain and chipped sapphire distress inks to create my background.  I then pulled out my stash of googlie eyes and glued those down along with some Meraki sparkle midnight illusion bling to finish my card off.  I'm so happy with how this one turned out especially since I had a blast making it.

Challenges entered:

 

Park Hopping My Happy Place Oct 2023 - Anything Goes Inspired By Theme Parks (Disney's Haunted Mansion)

Two Old Bats October 2023 - See Mood Board 

A Place To Start Oct 2023 - Anything Goes 

Unicorn Challenge #92 - Autumn and/or Halloween (Halloween) 

Crafting Happiness #147 - Halloween

Inspiration Station Oct 2023 - See Inspiration Pic (inspired by Halloween party/pumpkins)

Double Trouble #149 - Scrappers Trick or Treat (Thing 1, ink blending background; Thing 2 double dare; Thing 3, twisted sister)

 

Two Old Bats

 

 

Unicorn Challenge

 

Inspiration Station

 

Double Trouble

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: There She Goes

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire, Forest Moss, Walnut Stain, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Dusty Concord Distress Ink

Card Stock: Neenah White

Accessories: PFS Blending Brushes, Googlie Eyes, Crafty Meraki Bling, Glue

 

 

 

Falling For Wednesdays Week 4

 

 

 

Welcome to week 4 of Falling For Wednesdays hosted by @kellysantidesigns Hop along with #ffwcardgroup2023 where each week holds beautiful fall splendor. This week’s fall theme is our only technique challenge: Create your own PLAID!  Now, anyone who knows me, knows fall is my favorite time of the year, with the Winter/Christmas season right behind it.  I love everything pumpkin spice and used that as inspiration for my card.

For mine, I took a couple of old retired Stampin Up solid line stamps I received from a friend (unknown set) and stamped it repeatedly in garden green and tangerine tango dye ink.  I then repeatedly stamped the "broken" line one in Tim Holtz fired brick and walnut stain distress inks before color spritzing a couple of markers.  My image panel consists of The Cat's Pajamas Pumpkin Spice Gnome digital set printed on Neenah white card stock then colored with Castle Arts pencils before layering.  After spritzing a little eggplant envy marker around the gnome, I adhered the image panel on some espresso card stock before adding copper brads then adhering to the card base with my plaid/flannel panel.  Then I added some copper cord along the edge, faux stitched a copper gel pen before adding some copper Not 2 Shabby bling.  The final touch was adding a small clay pumpkin pie slice next to the cup on the cup saucer.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #54 - Use Your NBUS (digital set, line stamps, clay pie piece)

The Four Seasons Sept 2023 - See Mood Board (inspired by colors, plaid patterns)

Double D Challenge Sept 2023 - Fall Plaids (inspired by fall colors, plaids, pumpkins)

Inspiration Station #53 - See Mood Board (inspired by pumpkins, colors)

Double Trouble #147 - Oh My Gourd (pumpkin, green/red/ purple colors) 

Get Creative Challenges #125 - Pumpkin Spice

Digi Choosday Wk 36 - Anything Goes Digital 

 

 

The Four Seasons

 

Double D Challenges

 

Inspiration Station

 

Double Trouble Thing 1
 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas

Ink: SU Green Galore, Tangerine Tango; Tim Holtz Fired Brick, Walnut Stain

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Pencils, Copper Cord, Brads, Glue Dots, Glue, Copper Bling, Clay Pumpkin Pie, Color Spritzer, SU Eggplant Envy Marker, CTMH Terracotta Marker

 

Lucky Me

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a St. Patty's Day card made for my in-laws.  I pulled out an old Stampin Up set called Lucky Me, that's long retired, I've had since 2000.  In fact, I tried to sell the set when my husband and I moved 6yrs ago, and it didn't sell.  Must have been meant to be for me to keep it.

I started out by stamping the saying and image onto scrap white card stock before coloring it using Castle Art pencils.  I then layered stippled some glorious green ink around the edges using my Picket Fence blending brushes before layering and adding some small white brads.  My card is made using Stampin Up card stock along with some shamrock designer paper I've had for years and never used.  I'm not even sure who made the designer paper since the pad was "disassembled" during the move.  After adding a small stamped border strip, I adhered the layered panel using glue dots before adding some shamrock ribbon from my stash.  As an afterthought, I lightly stippled some green galore ink around the saying and images before adding some green sequins using Ranger glossy accents to adhere them.

Challenges entered:

 

Inspiration Station #25 - Lucky Clover 

Word Art Wednesday #533 to 534 - Anything Goes Uplifting

Retro Rubber #178 - Anything Goes (my stamps from 2000) 

Double Trouble Paper Crafting #105 - Bring On The Green (Thing 1) 

Outlaw Monday Greetings March 14 to 27 - Anything Goes Theme 

Dare 2B Artzy - March Anything Goes 

Heart 2 Heart - Going Green 

 

  Dare 2B Artzy

Inspiration Station

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Glorious Green, Green Galore

Card Stock: White Scraps; Stampin Up; Clover Designer Paper

Accessories: Castle Art Pencils, PFS Blending Brushes, Brads, Glue Dots, Ribbon, Sequins, Ranger Glossy Accents