Grateful-Coffee And Cards With Celeste And Deb

 

Since we are teetering on the precipice of Autumn, Debra and I decided to use this gorgeous mood board as our inspiration. I won't lie, it's still pretty warm here in Southeast Missouri, so this mood board is more wishful thinking on my part. LOL. All of my stamped elements are from Hero Arts Grateful Pumpkin stamp and die bundle. I colored all of my images to match the color inspiration on the mood board, die cut the images, and arranged them into some light kraft cardstock that I mounted onto my white A2 card base. Some were popped up with Stampin' UP foam dimensionals and some were glued directly to the card base. The sentiment was stamped from the same stamp set using Versamark clear ink and Ranger white detail embossing powder. I finished this card off with some black gloss gems from Trinity Stamps. 

My coffee this month is this adorable latte I had at the Ritz Carlton this past weekend. You gotta love coffee art, right? Now be sure to pop on over to Debra's blog and see how she was inspired this month. 

Witch Way Is The Candy-Send A Smile 4 Kids

 

This month at Send A Smile 4 Kids we are celebrating Halloween! I created this card by stamping the adorable witch and other elements from MFT's Witch Way to the Candy stamp set onto white alcohol marker-friendly paper and colored the images. I die cut them using the coordinating dies. Using some black cardstock and Spellbinders Haunted House die set I die cut some bats for my scene. I layered some patterned paper from American Crafts Haunted 6x6 paper pad onto a black 4.25" by 8.5" piece of black cardstock followed by a 4" by 5.25" white base and adhered that directly to my card base. Using Spellbinders Deckled Rectangles dies I die cut my focal base and created the sky background using MFT's mini cloud edges stencil and Tim Holtz lost shadow ink. I backed that focal panel with some black cardstock and mounted it at an angle on the card. I adhered the characters using foam tape and liquid glue to create my scene. I stamped the sentiment from the same MFT stamp set and used a die punch to cut that out. I backed it with some orange cardstock, added a few white gel pen details and some fun black and orange sequins from Pretty Pink Posh. Thank you for visiting my blog today! Now, be sure to pop on over to Send A Smile 4 Kids blog and see what Halloween fun the other team members created. 

Oh My Whiskers-Coffee And Cards With Celeste And Deb

Deb and I decided to use this adorable image as our card inspiration this month. I had recently picked up the Paper Smooches Cat Dog Card die set on a crafty stash sale on Facebook and just had to use it for our inspiration this month. I created the cat using various colors of cardstock from my stash and the Paper Smooches die set. Using some terra cotta cardstock and Altenew's Angled Mosiac 3D embossing folder, I created a fun background for my cat. The sentiment was stamped using Versafine onyx black ink and Honey Bee Stamps Purrrfect Sentiments. I fussy cut the sentiment and mounted it above the die cut cat image using thin foam tape, then the entire panel was mounted onto my white A2 card base usign more foam tape. 

My coffee this month is an iced caramel latte with extra foam from my local Scooters. Now, be sure to head on over to Debra's blog to see what fun she stamped up this month! 

 

Happy Birthday From The Whole Herd-Sending Smiles 4 Kids

 This month at Send A Smile 4 Kids anything goes! I am always in need of birthday cards, so that's what I decided to create. I started by stamping the background farm scene from Unity Stamp Company's Time To Shine onto my white card panel. I then inked the grass using a light green ink and then filled in with some dotted detail using a stamp from a Bo Bunny Mixed Media stamp. I then stenciled the sky using MFT's mini cloud edges stencil. I stamped the girl from MFT's Green Pastures and the critters from MFT's The Whole Herd stamp sets, colored them with my Copic markers, and fussy cut them out. I popped the images up on the scene using thin foam tape and added a few white gel pen details. The sentiment was from the MFT Whole Herd stamp set. Such an adorable little scene! Be sure to head over the Send A Smile 4 Kids blog and see how everyone else was inspired this month! 

Thank You So Much-Growing In Unity Day 5

 Hello, and welcome to my last day as a guest designer on the Facebook group Unity Show and Tell's Growing in Unity. I've had so much fun creating creations with one of my favorite stamp company's! I created this card by layering some pretty, textured yellow cardstock onto my white card base. I then die cut a panel of white cardstock using Unity Stamp Company's Postage nesting dies. Using some low tack tape, I taped over the edges and stamped Unity Stamp Company's The Paper Apothecary in black ink. I took the tape off and adhered the panel to the card using thin foam tape. I then stamped Unity Stamp Company's You're The Zest onto white Copic-friendly cardstock, colored the image using my alcohol markers, fussy cut the image, and popped it up off of the card using foam tape. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set, fussy cut it out, and added it to the image at the bottom right. I finished this card off with Nuvo drops in white blizzard and some yellow enamel dots from Simple Stories. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Be sure to head over to the Growing In Unity Facebook page. There is ton's of beautiful inspiration posted there on a daily basis, and a chance to win a prize! This is a private group that is free to join on Facebook

I'm Not Saying You're Old-Growing In Unity Day 4

 

Hello, and welcome to Day 4 of my guest spot on Growing in Unity on the Facebook Unity Show and Tell group. I started by layering some gorgeous vintage patterned papers from 7 Gypsies Postale 8x8 paper pad onto my card base. I stamped the main image onto white cardstock using Unity Stamp Company's If You Were Whiskey stamp set, colored it using alcohol markers, and fussy cut it out. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set onto some more of the patterned paper, cut it into a thin sentiment strip, layered it on white cardstock and fussy cut it again. I layered the image and sentiment strips on the card using foam tape. I added some gorgeous sequins from the Ton around the focal panel for a finishing touch. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Be sure to head over to the Growing In Unity Facebook page. There is ton's of beautiful inspiration posted there on a daily basis, and a chance to win a prize! This is a private group that is free to join on Facebook.

You're Sweet As Honey-Growing In Unity Day 3

 

Hello, and welcome to day 3 of my Growing in Unity guest spot on the Unity Show and Tell Facebook group. I stamped the Unity Stamp Company's Sweet As Honey stamp set onto white Copic-friendly cardstock, colored the image using alcohol markers, and fussy cut the image. Using the Unity Stamp Company's Soft Stitch Lattice embossing folder I embossed yellow cardstock for my background and my focal panel that I created using white cardstock and SSS Nesting Arches dies. I adhered both panels to my card base. I popped the floral panel up using thin foam tape. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set, fussy cut it, and popped it up off of the floral image. I finished the card off with some yellow and clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and some white blizzard Nuvo glitter drops. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Be sure to head over to the Growing In Unity Facebook page. There is ton's of beautiful inspiration posted there on a daily basis, and a chance to win a prize! This is a private group that is free to join on Facebook. 

Thank You

 

This card was created for the latest The Color Hues Challenge. I stamped the poppy from Altenew's Painted Poppy three times and one of the leaves onto Strathmore watercolor paper using Versafine onyx black ink. I stamped the interior parts using Tim Holtz distress inks. I masked off the flowers and leaf and then stamped a French script block stamp I have that is so old I'm not even sure who makes it. I stamped the sentiment from Avery Elle's Oh Happy Day stamp set using Versamark ink and embossed it with white embossing powder. I cut the sentiment strip down using a Unity Stamp Company's Scallops & Banners nesting fishtail die. I cut the focal panel down using a stitched rectangle nesting die from Paper Rose and mounted it onto black cardstock. Everything was adhered to my white A2 card base. I finished this card off by adding some Nuvo glitter drops to the centers of the poppies for a little sparkle and shine. Thank you for stopping by my blog today! Hope you're staying cool this summer. 

Sending Hugs-Growing In Unity Day 2

 

Hello, and welcome to day 2 of my Growing in Unity guest spot on the Unity Show and Tell Facebook group. I created this card by layering some apple green cardstock onto my white A2 card base. I layered some pretty patterned paper from the American Crafts Neopolitan 12x12 paper pad on top. Using an EK Success punch, I added a scalloped border between the two patterned papers to add some interest. I die cut a circle panel and stamped the Unity Stamp Company's Planner Gal Stay Cozy and colored her using my alcohol markers. I die cut the Unity Stamp Company Here's A Hug die using apple green cardstock from my stash. I adhered my focal panel and the die cut sentiment onto the card using liquid glue. I finished the card off with a fishtail banner in green cardstock that I created using Unity Stamp Company's Scallops & Banners dies and some clear sparkling rhinestones for a little shine. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Be sure to head over to the Growing In Unity Facebook page. There is ton's of beautiful inspiration posted there on a daily basis, and a chance to win a prize! This is a private group that is free to join on Facebook. 

Happy Birthday-Growing In Unity Day 1

 

Today is day 1 of my week of Growing in Unity over at the Facebook group Unity Show and Tell. I decided to create a mini slimline card using an oldie, but goodie from my Unity Stamps, Unity Stamp Company's Maggie Girl. I stamped her and the gift in Copic friendly ink and colored them using bright, cheerful colors. I stamped the butterflies from Unity Stamp Company's Let It Go stamp set and colored them in blues. I fussy cut all of the images and set them aside to create my background. I created my sky by using a Darice cloud embossing folder, the sun was created from a stitched nesting circle die from MFT, and the grass was created using SSS Drifting Stitches border dies. I put the components together to create a fun scene. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Be sure to head over to the Growing In Unity Facebook page. There is ton's of beautiful inspiration posted there on a daily basis, and a chance to win a prize! This is a private group that is free to join on Facebook.