Frogs, Hugs and Christmas Cheer

Hello and welcome.  First, a quick update on me and my health.  I think the new antibiotic for COVID is finally starting to help a bit.  I'm, at least, not coughing as much anymore and have most of my smell/taste back.  Still short of breath and hurting a lot with the migraine.  I do have three different cards made I'd like to share with you.

First up is a sympathy card made using some stamps from Picket Fence Studios.  I went with brighter colors for the card since pink and bright green are the recipient's favorites.  I started out by stamping the flowers from Simply Wonderful (retired) in Stampin Up pixie pink and regal rose inks and the ferns in granny apple green.  Once all of my flowers were stamped, I added the Paper Hug saying in memento black which I bought sometime in the last couple years and never used (NBUS).  I then layered it and added brads before adhering the panel to my card.  The only embellishments were brads and crystal ice stickles highlighting the rose centers.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #35 - Use Your NBUS 

Splitcoaststampers MMTPT708 - Comfort For Joyce 

Outlawz Festive Friday Feb 18 to March 3 - Anything Goes Theme 

CAS on Friday #225 - Spring Flowers 

Creative Fingers #225 - Anything Goes 

 

Second, I have a Christmas card using the Christmas Cheer digital stamp set from Gracielle Design.  After printing the image onto Neenah white card stock, I colored it using Castle Art pencils before stippling Tim Holtz mowed lawn distress ink around the edges then layered and added brads.  I then pulled out some tiny wooden hearts I received as a RAK and added those using Ranger glossy accents.  As an afterthought I colored the hearts using a red colored pencil before highlighting the coffee using my glossy accents.

Challenges entered:

 

Caffeinated Christmas Card #2 - Hearts 

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 7 - Anything Goes Coloring 

Jingle Belles Rock - Stocking Holiday (inspired by stocking colors) 

Digi Choosday Crafting Wk7 - Anything Goes Digital 

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas #582 - Anything Goes Christmas 

 

Jingle Belles Rock

 

The last one to share is a fun card made using the My Pad digital image from Sheepski Designs.  After combining the image with a hand typed sentiment, I printed it onto Neenah white card stock, I colored it using Koh-i-Noor pencils while my husband was watching the news.  Once the coloring was finished, I stippled Tim Holtz broken china, tumbled glass, and mowed lawn distress inks around it before layering and adding brads.  I then dry embossed the card using a retired Taylored Expressions braided embossing folder before stippling mowed lawn over the raised images.  After adding some copper cord, I added googlie eyes, sequins I didn't know I had, and ice stickles to finish it off.

Challenges entered:

 

Let's Squash It #17 - Grasshopper Green 

Sheepski Designs Facebook Group #68 - Anything Goes 

Splitcoaststampers IC846 - Simply Woven Always Vintage (used color theme) 

Gem Of A Craft Challenge Wk4 - Anything Goes 

Critter Crazy Challenge #59 - Anything Goes With A Featured Critter 

 

IC846

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend.

Paper Hug Card

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up!

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Brads, Ice Stickles

Cup Of Christmas Cheer

Stamps: Gracielle Design

Ink: Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Castle Art Pencils, Blender Pencil, Brads, Glue Dots, Stipple Brush, Ranger Glossy Accents, Wooden Hearts

My Pad

Stamps: Sheepski Designs

Ink: Tim Holtz Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Mowed Lawn

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Koh-i-Noor Pencils, Big Shot, Stipple Brushes, TE Braided Embossing Folder, Brads, Ice Stickles, Ranger Glossy Accents, Googlie Eyes, Sequins

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

Oh Deer!

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I have what should be a quick and easy card to share for a few challenges.  I say "what should be" because this one took me a week thanks to a migraine rebound and my asthma/COPD flaring up again.  

I started out by dusting off an unloved Stampin Up reindeer punch, then punching four reindeer from scrap chocolate chip card stock and setting aside.  I then took a red card panel and dry embossed it using a never before used, and quite dusty, Sizzix Dearly embossing folder along with my big shot.  After adding that to a green card base, and sponging ruby red ink over it, I then added the punched reindeer using glue dots.  Taking a white card stock scrap, I stamped the saying from a long retired Stampin Up set Holiday Best, I received as a RAK, in spruce ink before sponging the same on the edges.  After adding the saying to the card, I then added some green/gold organdy ribbon.  The final touches were wooden Christmas trees I received as a RAK, googlie eyes on the reindeer, and then red/black/gold ice stickles to highlight the reindeer's nose.  

Challenges entered: 

 

Christmas Kickstart #46 - Such A Deer 

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

Splitcoaststamers F4A569 - All About You (Favorite Color Combo) 

Never Before Used Schtuff #22 - January Use Your NBUS 

Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge #525 - Anything Goes Christmas 

The Holly and Ivy #86 - Anything Goes Christmas 

Christmas Craft Creations January 2021 - Ribbon or Twine 

 Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  Stay safe out there and please wear a mask!!

Stamps: Stampin Up

Card Stock: Stampin Up; Scraps

Ink: Stampin Up Ruby Red, Spruce

Accessories: Reindeer Punch, Wooden Trees, Glue Dots, Googlie Eyes, Sizzix Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Ribbon, Ice Stickles, Sponges

 

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 

 

 

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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