Joy

 

Hello, happy Sunday! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Today's card was created for the latest Just Us Girls card challenge. I created this card by layering some basic black cardstock onto my white A2 card base. Then, using piece of patterned paper from The Paper Studio's Vintage Christmas 6x6 paper pack, I created a frame that I popped up off of the card base using thin foam tape. I then die cut the word Joy using Echo Park's Santa Claus Lane Wreath Of Joy die and red and green cardstocks. I adhered all of the elements to the card, and finished it all off with red gem stickers from Honey Bee Stamps Harvest Festival sticker pack and white gel pen details. Thank you for stopping today, and if you like my card, be sure to leave a comment. I appreciate and read them all!

Wishing You A Merry Christmas

 

It's a very rainy day here in Southeast Missouri, and I had the good luck to have the day off from work. I can't think of anything better to do on a rainy day than get crafty! I had a tag in my stash from a very old paper pad (so old that I forgot who made it), and I thought it would be fun to finally use for the latest Sketch Saturday card challenge. I started with patterned paper from The Paper Studio's Vintage Christmas 6x6 paper pad. I broke up the patterned papers with some beautiful black and white ribbon I picked up at Hobby Lobby for 99 cents. I adhered some of the gingham patterned paper to the top of the tag, and then cut it down smaller using an MFT pierced edge tag die. I used a hole punch and some twine and extra ribbon to add a nice bow to the top of the tag, and then popped it up off of the card base. Using the My Art C Holiday Sayings stamp and die set I created the wreath and the deer. I popped the wreath up using thin foam dots and then adhered the center flat to the tag. I added the deer to the right of the wreath and added a few black sparkling gems that I had in my stash for a finishing touch. Thank you for stopping by my blog! 

Thinking Of You

 

Hello, and happy Sunday! My card today was created for the latest Color Throwdown card challenge. I created my card by layering a square panel of kraft cardstock onto my ivory A2 card base. I then cut a small square panel using more ivory cardstock and embossed it using a Spellbinders embossing folder. I adhered it to the kraft panel and added some fun kraft colored twine almost to the top. I die cut 3 maple leaves using the stitched detail leaf dies from Jillian Vance, one in terra cotta and the other two in mustard. I popped them up off of the focal panel using foam squares. I stamped the sentiment from Stampabilities Card Phrases stamp set using Gina K ink in warm cocoa below the focal panel. I finished this card off with some pretty mustard colored gems from Honey Bee Stamps Harvest Festival gem sticker pack. I love how clean and simple this card turned out. Thank you for stopping by my blog this evening!

Let It Snow-Send A Smile 4 Kids

 

Good morning, and welcome to the November Send A Smile 4 Kids card challenge! This month we are celebrating Holidays. I created my card by stamping the adorable penguin and trees from My Favorite Things Snow Globe Singles stamp set onto white cardstock. I colored them and die cut them images using coordinating dies. Using the Snow Globe die set I die cut the elements for the snow globe using light blue, teal, and black cardstock from my stash. I embossed the sentiment on the bottom of the snow globe using the snow globe singles stamp set, Versamark ink, and Ranger detail white embossing powder. I die cut a piece of snowflake patterned paper from My Mind's Eye Sweater Weather using a stitched rectangle die from Paper Rose, adhered some black twine from Spellbinders at the top, and adhered it to a postage panel I die cut from black cardstock using a Gina Marie postage edge rectangle die. I adhered that panel to my white A2 card base and adhered the snow globe at the center. I finished off this adorable winter card using some Nuvo Crystal Drops in white blizzard to the trees and the penguin's hat. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Now be sure to head over the Send A Smile 4 Kids blog and see what fun everyone else has created this month!

Happy Halloween-Coffee And Cards With Celeste and Deb

 

Hello, and welcome to the October collaboration of Coffee and Cards with Celeste and Deb. We are excited to announce that we have Michael Trent guest designing with us this month. I love Michael's work, so it's always a treat when he joins us! Debra chose this fun image as our inspiration, and I thought it was perfect with Halloween upon us in two short weeks. I created my card by laying the medium Tim Holtz Moon Mask onto my white cardstock, and inking the paper using Tim Holtz distress inks carved pumpkin, fireside brick, and black soot. I removed the moon mask and inked the moon with squeezed lemonade, and then added the detail stenciling with wild honey. I then stamped the bats and the sentiment from Picket Fence's Triple Trouble stamp set right over the moon using Versafine onyx black ink for a nice, crisp image. I stamped the pumpkins from the same stamp set onto white Copic-friendly cardstock using Memento tuxedo black ink and colored the images using alcohol markers. I fussy cut the images out, popped them up off of the card using thin foam tape, and added white gel pen highlights for additional interest. 

For my coffee this month, I got a freebie from my local Ziggi's coffee shop for using my rewards and I opted for a warm pumpkin pie latte, because it's October and I love all things pumpkin! Now, be sure to stop over at Deb's and Michael's blogs and see what fun they created using this month's inspiration photo. 

Boo!-Send A Smile 4 Kids

 

This month at Send A Smile 4 Kids our inspiration is Holidays/Celebrations. Since we will be celebrating Halloween this month, I thought it would be fun to create a Halloween card! I started by stamping a spiderweb onto my purple focal panel using a red rubber background stamp that is so old I'm unsure who even made it. I then die cut my focal elements using Spellbinders Haunted House die set and colored cardstock in yellow, white, and black. I adhered the haunted scene directly to my focal panel. I stamped the sentiment from My Favorite Things Witch Way Is The Candy stamp set using Versamark clear embossing ink and black cardstock. I heat set the sentiment using Ranger detail white embossing powder. I die cut the sentiment using a fishtail banner from Unity Stamp Company's Scallops & Banners nesting dies. I adhered the sentiment strip to the focal panel and die cut the entire thing using a stitched rectangle die from Paper Rose. I matted it onto black cardstock leaving an 1/8" border and adhered the entire thing to my white A2 card base. I finished off the card by adhering some black sparkling gems around the card. 

Grateful

 

Today's card was created for the latest Color Throwdown card challenge. I started by die cutting a panel of light tan cardstock using a postage edge nesting die from Waffle Flower. I stamped the background pattern using a foliage stamp from Hero Arts Grateful Pumpkins stamp set and Sahara Sand ink from Stampin' UP. I adhered that directly to my A2 card base. I then stamped the pumpkins and leaves from the same stamp set onto white Copic-friendly cardstock and colored them with my alcohol markers. I used the coordinating dies to die cut the images. I stamped the sentiment onto a small white strip of pattered paper. I popped all of the pumpkins and the sentiment up with thin foam tape onto the front of my card and added some clear sparkling gems around the focal images. I have never created a pink pumpkin before by I think I love this color combination and will have to use this again!

Merry Christmas

 

Hello, and thank you for stopping by my blog today! Today's card was created for the latest Just Add Ink card challenge. I created my card by stenciling some Tim Holtz distress ink in vintage photo onto a piece of kraft cardstock using the Tim Holtz Holiday Knit stencil. I then stamped the Heidi Swapp woodgrain background stamp onto more kraft cardstock using Memento cocoa ink, and then cut that into a frame. Using Whimsy Stamps Tattered Christmas stamp and die set I created my little scene using white and kraft cardstocks and my alcohol markers. I arranged my scene on the card. Popped the frame and the ornaments up off of the card using thin foam tape. I stamped the sentiment from the same Whimsy Stamp set onto the bottom right-hand corner and added a bit of white gel pen for highlights and some pretty clear rhinestones from Recollections for additional shine. 

Believe In The Magic Of Christmas

Hello, and happy Friday! Today's card was created for the latest Freshly Made Sketches card challenge. I created my card by stamping the adorable snowmen from Close To My Heart's Snow Friends stamp set onto my card base using a Copic-friendly ink. I colored the snowmen with my alcohol markers and then masked them off using a bit of painter's tape. Using the Falling Snow stencil from Simon Says Stamp and Hero Paste in white, I added my snow. Once that dried, I ink blended several shades of Tim Holtz distress inks in shades of blue to create my sky. I stamped the sentiment from Miss Inks Stamps Season's Greetings stamp set onto white cardstock, created a fishtail banner, and adhered it directly to the card panel. This was a very simple card to create and think I might make several more of this one to send out at Christmas. Thank you for stopping by my blog. All comments are read and appreciated greatly. Have a safe and dry weekend!

 

Coffee Everyday

 

Today's card was created for the latest Sketch Saturday card challenge. I usually love a good sketch, but this one had me a little out of my comfort zone. I started by layering some black cardstock onto my white card base. Using a Paper Rose stitched rectangle die, I die cut patterned paper from Echo Park's 12x12 Coffee paper collection to create my chevron pieces. I adhered both pieces to another piece of patterned paper from the same paper collection and die cut them using the same stitched rectangle die. I matted the focal panel using some Stampin' UP basic black cardstock and adhered the panel to my card base. I finished off the card by adding a coffee sticker that I had in my stash, a sentiment sticker from the Echo Park paper pad collection, and a few pretty confetti pieces in Glistening Night from Pink & Main. It's not one of my favorite cards that I've created lately, but I am glad to use up some of things I have in my stash. Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

 

Today's card was created for the latest Freshly Made Sketches challenge. First, I embossed a piece of white cardstock using a Spellbinders plaid embossing folder. I stamped the sentiment from Ellen Hutson's Christmas Scribbles stamp set onto some kraft cardstock using Memento tuxedo black ink. I cut the sentiment down into a thin strip. I die cut a piece of red cardstock into a scalloped border using a Papertrey Ink border die, adhered the sentiment strip to the top of that border. I then adhered the entire thing to a piece of patterned paper from The Paper Studio Vintage Christmas 6x6 paper pad. I attached the patterned paper strip to my embossed panel and die cut the entire thing into a smaller panel using a stitched rectangle die from Paper Rose. I adhered the focal panel to my white A2 card base. I then stamped the gingerbread house and the gingerbread man from the now retired Avocado Arts Gingerbread Goodness stamp set onto more kraft cardstock. I fussy cut the images out. I then pattern-pieced the body of the house, the door, and the roof and adhered all of the images to the card using liquid glue. I finished the card off my adding a bow tie to the gingerbread man and a few clear rhinestones from Recollections for a finishing card. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. If you like my card, be sure to leave a comment. I read and appreciate all of them! 

Hello Gorgeous-Coffee And Cards With Celeste And Deb

 

Hello! This month Deb and I have chosen this beautiful color palette as our inspiration. My granddaughter is obsessed with sunflowers, so I have several sunflower stamp sets and thought I would use one as my starting point. I stamped the sunflowers and leaves from the Recollections Sunflowers stamp set onto white Copic-friendly cardstock and colored them using my markers. I fussy cut them out and arranged them in a line using adhesive. I stamped the Sketchy Line background stamp by Simon Says Stamp using light blue ink onto a white panel. I adhered a paint chip I had picked up at my local hardware store to the bottom of that panel at an angle. I then adhered some gold glitter washi by American Crafts and my sunflowers above it to create a border. I die cut the entire panel using a stitched rectangle die by Paper Rose. I backed the panel with some early dark brown cardstock from my stash and adhered the panel to my white A2 card base. I stamped the sentiment from Honey Bee's Sweet Sunflower stamp set at the bottom using Versamark ink and embossed it using Ranger's detail white embossing powder. I finished by card off my adding some gorgeous coppery sequins from Pawsome Stamps. For my coffee, I chose a delicious pumpkin cold brew from our local Ziggi's coffee shop. Be sure to stop by Deb's blog and see how she was inspired by this month's color challenge. Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

Witch Way Is the Candy? Send A Smile 4 Kids

This month at Send A Smile 4 Kids we are celebrating Fall/Halloween. To create my card, I started by embossing a panel of black of cardstock using Simon Says Stamp's Tangled Web 3D embossing folder. I adhered that to my A2 white card base. Using Copic marker YG07 Acid Green, I colored a strip of white cardstock and adhered that to the bottom of the card. Using patterned paper from the Recollections Midnight Magic Halloween 6x6 paper pad I added a smaller strip on top of the green paper and a small fish tail banner at the top of the focal panel. I then stamped the images from My Favorite Things Which Way Is The Candy stamp set onto white Copic-friendly cardstock. I colored them using my alcohol markers, cut them out with the coordinating dies, and adhered them to my card panel using thin foam tape. I stamped the sentiment onto white cardstock and cut it down to a thin banner, where I fishtailed the end, and adhered it onto the card closer to the top. I finished off the card by adding some white gel pen detail and googly eyes to the adorable cat. I know one of my granddaughters will love this card! Now, be sure to hop over to the Send A Smile 4 Kids blog and see how everyone else was inspired this month!

 

Love And Best Wishes

 

Today's card was created for the latest Color Throwdown card challenge. I started by layering some light purple cardstock from my stash onto my white A2 card base. I then cut down a panel of white cardstock and stamped the background images from the Craft Stash Wild Meadows stamp set using Stampin' UP's tempting turquoise and Versafine onyx black inks. I stamped the main floral image from the same stamp set using Memento tuxedo black ink and Copic-friendly white cardstock. I colored the image using the colors in the challenge, fussy cut it out, and mounted it onto a vellum oval. I popped the vellum panel up off of the card using thin foam tape, added a sentiment from the same stamp set, and a few pretty clear rhinestone gems from Recollections to finish off this card. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you have a wonderful weekend! 

May All Your Wishes Come True

 

Today's card was created for my granddaughter's upcoming birthday. She absolutely loves sunflowers, and I thought I would challenge myself and create a sunflower card for her big day. I started by stamping the background directly onto my white A2 card base by using Stampin' UP's crumb cake ink and Heidi Swapp's woodgrain background stamp. I then inked around the edges and some of the card base using the same ink to make it look more like wood. I then stamped the sunflower and leaves images from Recollections Sunflowers stamp set onto white Copic-friendly cardstock and colored them using my alcohol markers. I fussy cut the images out and adhered them to the base of my card using thin foam tape. I stamped the sentiment from Pawsome Stamps XL Birthday Greetings stamp set using Versafine onyx black ink in the upper left corner of the card base. I finished off my card by adding some pretty sparkling black gems around the card to add some additional sparkle and shine. Thank you for stopping by my blog today! 

Thinking Of You

 

Today's card was created for the latest Color Throwdown card challenge. To create my card, I started by embossing the front panel of my A2 card base by using a Spellbinders embossing folder. I wish it showed up better in my photo because it turned out so pretty. I die cut an oval using kraft cardstock from my stash and stamped the Unity Stamp Company's Small Details background stamp onto it using Stampin' UP's Sahara Sand ink. I die cut the florals from Memory Box's Happy Daisy Stems die set, colored the images with my Copic markers, and adhered them to the oval. I die cut the Thinking Of You sentiment from Unity Stamp Company and adhered it on top of the floral arrangement. I popped the oval panel up off of the card using some thin foam tape and finished the card off with some white gel pen detail on the flowers and some pretty clear rhinestones from Recollections. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. 

Thank You-Coffee And Cards With Celeste And Deb

 

Hello, and a very happy Sunday to you! This month Debra and I thought it would be fun to create a project using twine. I have way more twine and ribbon then I could ever possibly use and am always looking for an excuse to use it up. Following an idea I found on Pinterest, I decided to create a super cute flower out of a large button I had in my stash and some pretty jute twine from American Crafts. I created the flower by adhering an extra-large glue dot on the back of the button and looping the twine around until I got the desired look. Using patterned papers from the Authentique Delightful 6x6 paper pad and more of the same American Crafts twine, I created a focal panel. I stamped the sentiment from Stampin' UP's Curly Cute stamp set and Memento Ink in London fog. I adhered the panel to a light kraft A2 card base and adhered some clear rhinestone gems around the sentiment and flower for a nice finishing touch. 

I wish I could say that our cool streak has lingered, but sadly it has not. We had temps over 105 degrees today with the heat index, so I opted for an iced S'mores cold brew from Dunkin Donuts to quench my thirst. Tastes like autumn but cold enough to fight off the summer heat! Now, be sure to pop over to Deb's blog and see how she was inspired by our twine challenge!

One In A Melon

 

Hello! I hope everyone had a lovely weekend. It's been unseasonably cool here in the Midwest, and my boyfriend and I had the loveliest weekend together enjoying Mother Nature. Anyway, today's card was created for the latest Color Throwdown card challenge. I created my card by die cutting a hole in the upper center of a panel of yellow gingham paper from the Simple Stories Summer Lovin' 6x8 paper pad. I then layered that onto a piece of green cardstock that I had in my stash, and then die cut a smaller circle in the center of that to create an inner frame for my focal panel. I adhered the entire panel onto my white A2 sized card base. Then I stamped the watermelon slices onto some white cardstock using Stampin' UP's Watercolor Melon stamp set and Gina K Designs red hot and Hero Hues green inks. I fussy cut the images out and adhered them to the inner circle of the focal panel. I stamped a few of the seeds using Gina K Designs black in. I die cut the word melon from more the same green cardstock using MFT's Essential Alphabet dies, and adhered the letters to the bottom of the panel using liquid glue. I then selectively stamped the rest of the sentiment from Impression Obession's Watermelon Layering stamp set using black ink. I trimmed then down and backed them with red cardstock and adhered them to the card. I added a few red sequins I had in my stash to finish off my card. I thank you for stopping by my blog today! 

Wishing You A Happy Birthday-Send A Smile 4 Kids

 

This month at Send A Smile 4 Kids, we are celebrating birthdays for kids! It just so happens that I am attending a birthday party next weekend for a special little girl and felt like this card would be perfect for her. I started by layering some pink cardstock onto my white A2 cardbase leaving a quarter inch border around the sides. I die cut a panel of plaid patterned paper from the Echo Park Spring Fling 6x6 paper pad using a Wavy Edger Die from Whimsy Stamps, and adhered it to the card base at the top of the card. I stamped the little girl from My Favorite Things Unicorns and Glitter stamp set onto white Copic-friendly cardstock, colored her, and cut her out with the matching die. I stamped the balloon, cake, and gift from Spellbinders Gnomie Birthday stamp set, colored the images, and fussy cut them. I adhered all of the images to the card base using low profile foam tape. I then die cut the sentiment from a stand-alone Heffy Doodle die using dark grey cardstock from my stash. I stamped the sentiment onto white cardstock using Versafine smokey grey ink and The Greetery's PreText Sentiment stamp set. I cut the panel down to the think sliver, popped it up on foam strips from Stampin' UP, and adhered it above the birthday sentiment die. To finish off my card, I added some sparkly clear rhinestone gems around the card. Now, be sure to stop off at the Send A Smile 4 Kids blog and see how everyone else was inspired this month. 

Hello Sweet Friend-Coffee And Cards With Celeste And Deb

Hello, happy July! We are full swing into summer here in Southeast Missouri, so Deb and I thought it would be fun to do a watermelon summer themed card this month for our Coffee and Cards collaboration. My card was pretty simple to create. I used large circle dies from Little B and some colored cardstock to create the elements that made up my watermelon. I ran my pink cardstock through a Swiss dot embossing folder before attaching it to the rest of the circle elements. I cut it in half to create two watermelon slices. Using a small heart die, I created the little watermelon seeds but cutting the hearts in half and adhering them onto my watermelon slices. I adhered some pretty pink gingham patterned paper from the Simple Stories Summer Lovin' 6x8 paper pad to the bottom of my A2 card panel. I die cut a white cardstock panel using a Whimsy Stamps Wavy Edger Die. I stamped the sentiment from Technique Tuesday's Hello Chickadee stamp set using Gina K black ink. I popped the panel up off of the card using foam tape. I adhered one of the watermelon slices directly to the card panel and popped the other one up using foam squares. I finished this cute summery card off by adding some pretty pink sequins from Pawsome Stamps. 

My coffee this month is a wonderful and tasty iced crème brûlée boba coffee that I picked up at a lovely coffee shop in my neighborhood. It was a nice treat on a really hot day! Now, be sure to stop by Debra's blog and see what fun she created this month for our summery theme!

 

Santa Has Favorites-Send A Smile 4 Kids

 

This month at Send A Smile 4 Kids Send A Smile 4 Kids we are celebrating Christmas for kids. I thought it would be fun to create a sweet card for my youngest granddaughter. I stamped the adorable images from My Favorite Things Jingle All The Way onto Copic-friendly cardstock using Memento tuxedo black ink. I colored the images using my alcohol markers, and fussy cut them out. I then die cut a panel of white cardstock using a layering shaped die from Spellbinders. Using Simon Says Stamp's Falling Snow stencil white Hero Paste, I created a snowy background. Once the paste was dried, I inked the background using Tim Holtz distress inks in blues. I mounted the panel directly to my A2 cardbase and stamped the sentiment below it is using Gina K Designs black ink. I popped the images up on the focal panel using foam tape to create a fun, wintery scene. I added some white gel pen details to finish up this cute Christmas card. Thank you for stopping by my blog and be sure to head over to the Send A Smile 4 Kids blog and join us in this fun challenge. 

Happy Birthday-AAA Birthday Guest Designer

 

Today I am guest designing for the latest AAA Birthday card challenge. I was at my local book store this past weekend and picked up the latest issue of Simply Cards & Papercrafts. The publication included a floral stamp set from Craftworld called Wild Meadows and some lovely patterned paper. I stamped the gorgeous flowers onto white Copic-friendly cardstock, colored the images using my alcohol markers, and fussy cut around the edges leaving a small white border. I layered a strip of the pink polka patterned paper to the far left of my white A2 card base leaving a small border around the edge. Using some nesting circle dies from Gina K Designs I cut a circular frame out of basic black cardstock and adhered it to the card panel. I stamped the birthday sentiment from the same Craftworld stamp set using Versafine onyx black ink and cut it down into a small sentiment strip. Using foam tape, I popped my floral sentiment up in the center of the circle frame, adhered the sentiment on top with liquid glue, and adhered some pretty iridescent sequins around the focal image to finish up this pretty floral card. Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

World's Best Dad-Coffee And Cards With Celeste And Deb

Hello, in honor of Father's Day Debra and I decided to create masculine cards using this gorgeous mood board. And we have our crafty friend Michael joining us this month too! Using masculine patterned papers from ki's Vintage Charm 6x6 paper pad and a fun sketch I found on Pinterest I created my card. I stamped the image from Stampin' UP's A Good Man stamp set using Memento tuxedo black ink and colored the image using my Copic markers. I fussy cut the image and popped it up on the card using foam tape. I stamped the World's Best sentiment from Verve Stamp's World's Best stamp set using Gina K charcoal brown ink. Using some of the dark brown patterned paper that I used on the background, I die cut the word DAD using a mini My Favorite Things Essential Alphabet die and adhered the letters below the stamped sentiment. I finished off the card by adding some smoky blue sequins from The Ton and some faux stitching around the fishtail banner that I created using a Jillian Vance die. 

For my coffee, I opted for an iced Thai coffee with cream and lime! Now, be sure to head over and see how Deb and Michael were inspired by this month's inspiration photo! 

It's Your Day-Relax Your Way!

 

Today's card was created for the latest AAA cards challenge. I created my card by stamping the focal image from Stampin' UP's Good Man stamp set onto white alcohol-friendly cardstock using Memento tuxedo black ink. I colored the image with my Copic markers and fussy cut the image out. Using the Stampin' UP Oceanfront stamp set I created the background using Tim Holtz distress inks in tea dye, antique linen, salvaged patina, salty ocean, and prize ribbon. I stamped the grasses in Memento tuxedo blank ink and the sentiments in Versafine onyx black ink. I popped the focal image up off of the card using foam tape and added some hand drawn seagulls in the background with a Memento dual tip marker. I finished the card up by popping the entire focal panel up off of the card using foam tape.  

Mom

 

Today's card was created for the latest Color Throwdown card challenge. I created this card by stamping the My Favorite Things Roses All Over background stamp onto some white cardstock using Versamark ink and heat embossed it with Ranger's white detail embossing powder. I water colored the panel using Tim Holtz distress inks. I die cut two white cardstock panels using a stitched sloping edge die from Paper Smooches and created an upper and lower panel to flank the watercolor paper. I stamped the sentiment from Verve Stamps Because Of You stamp set using Versafine onyx black ink and flanked the panels with some clear rhinestones from Recollections. I popped the whole panel up off of my A2 white card base using some foam tape. Thank you for stopping by my blog today and leaving a comment.