I was invited by my lovely friend Lisa Elton to be a guest designer for Poppy Stamps. We were tasked to create a fun monochromatic project using Poppy Stamps products. I started by layering some baby blue cardstock that I die cut using the Poppy Stamp Diamond Oval Pinpoint Background cover plate onto my white card base. I then cut frame using the Grand Gothic Window die out of white cardstock and adhered that down to my base. To create my scene, I die cut the Nordic Petalpoint Bird, the Nordic Sweeping Branch, and the Daisy Trio using white cardstock, and colored them in varying shades of blue using my Copic markers. I created a scene using these elements and adhered them to my card using both liquid glue and foam squares. I die cut the Hello Moonlight Script sentiment out of white cardstock, colored the base layer with my Copic markers to match the rest of the elements, and layered the white sentiment on top. I finished this adorable project off with some clear rhinestone gems from Recollections. I appreciate you stopping by my blog today. I hope you have a wonderful day!
What do you do when it's snowy and cold outside? Make cards! Today's card was created for the latest TGIF card challenge. I created my card by stamping Hero Arts Christmas Rose background stamp onto black cardstock and heat embossing it with Ranger Gold detail embossing powder. I watercolored the flowers using an inexpensive metallic watercolor set I found at my local Tuesday Morning before they went out of business. I cut the panel down and mounted it directly onto my white A2 card base. I stamped the sentiment from Close To My Heart's Comfort & Joy stamp and die bundle onto black cardstock. I die cut the sentiment down into a panel using the coordinating die and popped it up onto my card using thin foam tape. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you and yours are keeping warm on this cold winter day!
Today's card was created for the latest Freshly Made Sketches card challenge. I created my card by creating a focal panel using light pink cardstock from my stash, a stitched rectangle die from Paper Rose, and an embossing folder from The Paper Studio. I layered that onto some darker pink cardstock and adhered the panel directly onto my white A2 card base. I stamped the adorable hedgehog from Colorado Craft Company's Mini Love Cards stamp set, colored it using my alcohol markers, and fussy cut it out. I cut a heart using a Hero Arts layering heart die and patterned paper from Echo Park's Hello Valentine's 6x6 paper pad. I die cut a circle panel using a stitched circle die from My Favorite Things and white cardstock. I layered that onto a larger base using a Spellbinders nesting circle die and dark pink cardstock. I adhered the circle panel to the lower right area of the heart and popped all of it up off of the card using foam tape. I adhered the hedgehog using more foam tape. I stamped and fussy cut the sentiment using Memento tuxedo black ink and wood block stamp from Hampton Arts and adhered that to the focal panel. I finished off my card by coloring a few clear rhinestones from Recollections with my alcohol markers a pretty pink to match the card and scattered them around the focal image. Thank you for stopping by my blog today!
Today's winter card was created for both the Paper Players and AAA Cards challenges. I used the Falling Snow stencil from SSS and TCW pearl white stardust butter to create snow on a simple panel of baby blue cardstock. I cut that down and adhered it straight to the card panel. I die cut the snow drift using a SSS Drifting Edge die. I adhered that directly to the card panel. I stamped the focal elements form MFT's Winter Wishes stamp set, colored them using my alcohol markers, and die cut them using the coordinating dies. I adhered them to my card panel, some directly with liquid glue and others with thin foam tape. I finished off the card by adding the sentiment from the same stamp set, and some Stickles in Star Dust. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I appreciate each and every comment left on my projects! Stay safe and warm.
Today's card was created for the latest Inkspirational card challenge. I layered some royal blue cardstock that I created a background panel using Altenew's Grid cover plate and layered it onto some baby blue cardstock. The floral image was stamped in Memento tuxedo black ink using the Altenew Sulfur Cosomos stamp set. I inked the image up using Altenew's mini-ink cubes using various shades of blue and some greens for the leaves. I stamped the sentiments from the same stamp set using a navy ink and cut them out with the coordinating dies. I finished this card off by adding some star dust Stickles to the centers of each flower and some blue sticker gems I picked up at Michael's. Thank you for stopping by my blog today! Stay warm, and take care.
This month Deb and I decided to use this mail image as our inspiration. Who doesn't love happy mail, right? I was gifted the lovely Sugar Pea Designs Floral Envie stamp set from my friend Maria. I figured it was perfect for our inspiration this month! I created my card by stamping the background of my kraft card base the scripty stamp from Unity Stamp Company's Pumpkin Hearth using Stampin' UP's Sahara sand ink. I die cut a scalloped edge stitched rectangle focal panel using green cardstock from Hobby Lobby and a die from Gina Marie Designs I stamped Unity Stamp Company's Faithful Letter background stamp and Gina K Design fresh asparagus ink for a nice, subtle look. I stamped the envelope, butterflies, mini stamp, sentiment from the Sugar Pea Floral Envie stamp set, colored them with alcohol markers, fussy cut them out, and adhered them to the card using thin foam tape. I adhered some pretty clear confetti from Pink & Main around the image and some white gel pen details to finish off this fun card! For my coffee this month, I actually opted for a dirty chai latte that I created at home with a liquid mix I found at my local Aldi's. It's a nice mix of black tea, chai, and coffee, and it's delicious! I suspect I will be going back for more of that before it sells out. I appreciate you stopping by my blog. Now, be sure to head on over to Debra's blog to see how she was inspired this month!
Holy cow, how is it almost Christmas? I feel like this month has been in hyperdrive. We are less than a week away from Christmas, and the new year is looming large! This month Deb and I chose to use this beautiful Christmas image as our inspiration for our collaboration. I created my card using the color scheme from this photo. I started by layering some basic black cardstock onto my A2 card base. I die cut a panel out of white cardstock using a Spellbinders postage edge die. I then layered some forest green cardstock on top, and then a panel of kraft cardstock that I embossed using a Spellbinders plaid embossing folder. I stamped and colored the focal images from Concord and 9th's Merry Mantle stamp set, colored them to match the inspiration photo, and die cut them out using the coordinating dies. I die cut the sentiment from the same die set using basic black cardstock. Everything was popped up off of the card using thin foam tape. I added a few clear rhinestones from Recollections around the focal images for a little sparkle and shine.
For my coffee this month, I opted for a nice cup of dark Dubai chocolate in a fun, snarky mug one of my friends gave me a few years ago. It's very fitting! Now, be sure to head over to Debra's blog and see how she was inspired this month. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year!
