With Sympathy-Coffee And Cards With Celeste And Deb

 

This month Debra and I have our friend Michael Trent joining us for the fun, and we are playing with stencils. I have to admit I have tons and don't really reach for them very often. My stenciling on this card is minimal but impactful. I die cut a small circle focal panel using a stitched circle die from MFT and stenciled one of the dotted designs from Paper Rose Designs Random Spots stencil and carved pumpkin distress ink. I then embossed a panel of white cardstock using Unity Stamp Company's Soft Stitched Lattice embossing folder. I popped that and the circle panel up off of the card using thin foam tape. I stamped and colored one of the floral images from Penny Black's Nature's Jewels stamp set. I fussy cut it out and popped it up on the stenciled focal panel. I stamped and die cut the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp's CZ Design Clean Everyday stamp and die set. I popped the sentiment up with foam tape as well. I finished this card up with some clear rhinestones from Recollections and some star dust Stickles at the centers of the flowers. 

My coffee this month is a wonderful Smore's latte that I got as a freebie at my local Scooters. It was very tasty, and who doesn't like free, right? Now, be sure to pop on over to Deb and Michael's blogs and see what they've stenciled up this month!

The Best Day Evah-Send A Smile 4 Kids

This month at Send A Smile 4 Kids we are celebrating all things summer. Nothing says summer more than a big, bright sun, right? I started by layering some bright red cardstock onto the card base. Then the patterned paper base and the fishtail banner where all created using patterned papers from Simple Stories 6x8 Sunkissed paper pad. I stamped the sentiment from Paper Smooches Slang Gang stamp set using Versafine onyx black ink. I then die cut the sun using a stitched circle die and a pinking edged circle die and layered them together. I drew a smile on the sun using a black marker and added the sunglasses Paper Smooches Incognito stamp and die set. I finished off this adorable card by adding star dust Stickles to the frames of the glasses, white gel pen detail, and some black sparkling gems scattered around the sentiment and the card. Thank you for stopping by today to check out my card. Be sure to hop on over the Send A Smile 4 Kids blog and see all of the fun inspiration the design team has created! 

World's Best Dad

 

Today's card was created for the latest Inkspirational card challenge. I started by stamping the elements from Stampin' UP's Ocean Front stamp set onto white cardstock using Tim Holtz distress inks. I stenciled the seagulls using Newton's Nook Designs Retro Sun & Palms stencil set and black ink. I stamped the sentiment from Verve Stamps World's Best stamp set at the lower right side of the card and then cut that down into a focal panel using a stitched rectangle die from Paper Rose Designs. I matted that onto some teal cardstock I got from Michael's using thin foam tape and adhered the whole panel to my A2 white card base. The little gems under the sentiment are left over from a diamond gem kit I had last year. They are perfect for cards and I just didn't see the point in the throwing them away. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you and yours are having a safe and wonderful Memorial Day!

Just Bee-Cause

 

Today's card was created for the latest Inspired By card challenge. I created my card by layering a panel black cardstock onto my white card base that I had die cut a circle out of. I die cut another panel of yellow cardstock that I cut a hole out of and embossed with the fun honeycomb embossing folder by Momenta. I then stamped the bees and the sentiment from Hampton Art's Hello Honey stamp set. I fussy cut the bees and die cut the sentiment with a pierced edge oval die from My Favorite Things. I stamped the flowers from Simon Says Stamp's Butterfly Blossoms stamp set, colored them and die cut them out with the coordinating dies. Once I had all of my images and sentiment stamped and die cut, I adhered the black and yellow cardstock panels together and popped them up off of the card with foam tape for dimension. I adhered the bees and the sentiment in place using foam tape as well. I finished this card off with some gloss black gems from Trinity Stamps scattered around the card and star dust Stickles on the flowers and the wings of the bees. Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Happy Birthday-Coffee And Cards With Celeste And Deb

 

This month Deb and I are creating mini slimline cards. I recently watched a YouTube tutorial on how to create this fun fold flap mini slimline card and couldn't resist trying it. I started with a 7" x 6.25" piece of white cardstock. I scored it at 1.25" and again at 3.5" and folded my score lines. Using Ki Color Crush 6x6 patterned paper pad I selected 3 patterns that I felt went well together and cut them at 1"x 6," 1.25" x 6," and 3.5" x 6." The 1" strip went in the center fold which I popped up a bit with foam tape at the top and bottom of the panels for a little extra dimension. The 1.25" strip went on the top left panel before I adhered the middle flap down. The final strip went on the inside. I then die cut two panels, one in dark pink with a scalloped circle die from Spellbinders, and the second in white using a stitched circle die from My Favorite Things. I adhered them together and popped them up on the card only adding foam tape to the left of the circle so it would not stick to the inside panel of the card. I stamped, colored, and fussy cut the cupcake using Hero Arts CL158 stamp set. I popped that up on the focal panel and added some Stardust Stickles to the cherry and frosting for some added sparkle and shine. The happy sentiment was stamped using The Greetery's Pretext Sentiments and the Birthday was stamped using a Unity Stamp Company red rubber stamp that I got as a freebie from a recent order. They were placed over the cupcake. I finished the card off by adding a circle strategically inside that could not be seen with the front panel closed. I stamped the sentiment from Lil' Inker Designs stamp set. 

My coffee this month is a homemade Chai latte from a mix I picked up at a Home Goods in St. Louis served in a fun, snarky mug one of my friends gave me. It was pretty good for being a mix. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I greatly appreciate you. Be sure to stop by Debra's blog and see how she was inspired this month. 

Just Saying Hello-Send A Smile 4 Kids

 

Hello, happy May! This month at Send A Smile 4 Kids we're creating planes, trains, and automobile cards!  I started by embossed a white panel using a Darice cloud embossing folder and adhered that directly to the card. I created a focal panel using a stitched circle die from My Favorite Things and patterned paper from We R Memory Keepers For The Record 6x6 paper pad. I adhered that to the center of the card using foam tape. I cut down a small banner from the same paper pad and adhered it in the upper right of the card overlapping the focal panel. I broke out an oldie but goodie for this card and stamped the plane from Lawn Fawn's Bon Voyage onto Copic-friendly white cardstock. I colored it with my alcohol markers, fussy cut it out, and adhered it to the focal panel using more foam tape. I punched out a few dies using an EK Success cloud punch and scattered them around the focal panel. The sentiment was stamped with Memento tuxedo black ink and Lawn Fawn's Grand Greetings stamp set. I fussy cut the sentiment out, popped it up with foam tape, and adhered it to the bottom of the card. I finished this adorable card off with some enamel dots from Concord and 9. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Be sure to stop over at the Send A Smile 4 Kids blog

to see how everyone else was inspired!

I Donut Know What I'd Do Without You!

 

Happy Sunday! Today's card was created for the latest Just Add Ink card challenge. I layered some dark brown cardstock onto my A2 card base, then some light pink cardstock on top. I then die cut a cut out panel using white cardstock and nesting rectangle dies from Pink & Main to create the lid of my donut box. I wrapped some white twine from my stash around it and added a bow and some thin foam tape to elevate the panel. I stamped and colored the donuts from Close To My Heart Treats Of Friendship Occasions stamp set six times, colored them, and fussy cut them. I arranged them in the donut box using foam tape for dimension. I finished this card off by add Star Dust Stickles to all of the donut sprinkles and popped the sentiment from the same stamp set up under the package bow. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you have a lovely weekend!

Happy Birthday-Coffee And Cards With Celeste And Deb

 

Hello, happy April! This month Debra and I are celebrating Spring, but with a twist...use embossing on your card! I just happened to pick up a few new gems on sale in the last month, and though this was the perfect challenge to display my new goodies! I started by die cutting a panel of soft pink cardstock from Hobby Lobby using SSS A2 Arches nesting dies. I then used Unity Stamp Company's Soft Stitch Lattice Builder embossing folder to emboss the panel. I created my background panel using some clear vellum and SSS Confetti Butterflies 3D embossing folder. I colored the backside of the panel using alcohol markers for a soft, subtle hint of color. I added some shimmer to the dotted detail using my Sakura Gelly Roll pen. I cut down a strip of vellum and embossed the sentiment from SSS Butterfly Blossoms stamp set using Versamark ink and Recollections silver embossing powder. I adhered the strip the bottom portion of the card.  I adhered the butterfly panel to the focal panel and popped it up using some thin foam tape and adhered it to the card. To finish off my card I die cut the butterflies using SSS Flourish Butterfly Trio dies and pink cardstock. I heat embossed the bodies of the butterflies using Recollections silver embossing powder and added some clear rhinestones from Recollections scattered around the card. 

My coffee this month is an iced lavender latte from Starbucks. Very tasty! Now, be sure to head over to Deb's blog and see how she was inspired this month!

For You-Send A Smile 4 Kids

 

This month at Send A Smile 4 Kids we are celebrating flowers for mom! I created this card by embossing a white cardstock panel using Simon Says Stamp's Dotted Diamond 3D embossing folder and adhering it to my A2 card panel. I stamped the flower image from Altenew's Sulfur Cosmos stamp set and colored the image using Copic markers in pretty pink and purple tones with yellow centers. I fussy cut the image, added foam tape, and adhered the floral image in the upper left side of the card, cutting off anything that went over the edge. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set using Versafine onyx black ink and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder. I used the coordinating die to cut out the sentiment, popped it up with foam tape, and adhered it in the bottom right corner under the flowers. To finish off this card, I added some clear rhinestone gems from Recollections scattered around the focal image and some Crystal Stickles to the centers of the flowers. Thank you for popping over to my blog today. I appreciate you! Now, be sure to stop by the Send A Smile 4 Kids blog and see what floral fun everyone else created!

Happy Easter

 

Hello, and welcome to my blog! Today's card was created for the latest AAA Cards and Inspired By card challenges. I created my card by stamping the adorable bunny, carrot, eggs, and sentiment from The Alley Way Stamps Spring Has Sprung stamp set using Copic friendly cardstock and patterned papers from Simple Stories Summer Lovin' and Sunkissed 6x8 paper pads. I die cut a square panel using a nesting stitched edge square die from My Favorite Things and stenciled the background using My Favorite Things mini cloud edges stencil and Bashful Blue ink from Stampin' UP. I layered an A2 panel of navy cardstock onto my card base, die cut a smaller panel of white cardstock that I embossed using a Lifestyle Crafts large polka embossing folder. Using patterned paper from the Simple Stories paper packs and a Lawn Fawn grassy border die, I created the grass for my adorable bunny to nestle into. I fussy cut him, the carrot, and the two eggs and adhered them onto my focal panel. I matted that with more navy cardstock and adhered it to the card at an angle. I created the sentiment banner using a tag die that has been in my stash so long I no longer know who created it. LOL. I added an orange button from my craft stash to the edge of the sentiment banner to finish off this adorable Easter card. I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter weekend with their family and friends!