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!

You Are In My Prayers-Coffee And Cards With Celeste And Deb

 

Happy March! This month Deb and I are playing with a sketch. I love patterned papers and layers, so sketches are always a lot of fun for me, but I admit this one challenged me. I chose to do a mirror image of the focal panel on my card. I started by embossing some basic black cardstock using Simon Says Stamps Dotted Diamond 3D embossing folder and layering that onto my card base. I created the background by using patterned paper from Crate Paper's Pretty Party 6x paper pad. My focal panel was created by using stitched square dies from My Favorite Things sentiment from The Cat's Pajamas Simply Stacked Sentiments, Echo Park's Wintertime Braches Die set and more of the patterned paper, and some old black brads I had in my stash from forever ago. I opted to not create a bow on my card because I find it difficult to mail cards with twine or ribbon on them. 

For my coffee this month, I opted for a lovely caramel coconut shaken latte from my local Ziggi's. It was delicious! Now, be sure to head over to Debra's blog and see what fun she created this month with our sketch!

Thanks

 

Hello, and happy Friday! Today's card was created for the latest Freshly Made Sketches card challenge. I stamped Simon Says Stamp's Sketchy Lines Background onto white cardstock using Stampin' UP's tangerine tango ink and die cut the panel using a stitched rectangle die from Paper Rose. I then the beautiful poppies from My Favorite Things Flowers In Bloom stamp set, watercolored them with Kingart watercolor markers I found at my local TJ Maxx for $14.99, and fussy cut them. I popped the focal panel up off of the card using thin foam tape and adhered the flowers directly onto the panel. I stamped and watercolored a butterfly from Simon Says Stamp's Butterfly Blossoms stamp set, die cut it using the coordinating die, and adhered that to the card. The sentiment is from the same My Favorite Things Flowers In Bloom stamp set and was stamped in Versafine ink and heat embossed using Wow clear fine embossing powder. I fussy cut the sentiment out and popped it up using more thin foam tape. To finish off my card, I added Star Dust Stickles to the outer edges of the butterfly and the center of the flowers and some pretty sequins from Simon Says Stamps Georgia Peach mix. Thank you for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a wonderful weekend! 

You're Special-Send A Smile 4 Kids

 

This month at Send A Smile 4 Kids our inspiration is to create a kid's card with animals on it. Using colored cardstock and dies from Poppy Stamps Whittle Racing Giraffe kit I created this fun scene. The grassy hillside was created using colored cardstock and Simon Says Stamps Drifting Edges border die. I used the My Favorite Things mini cloud stencil and Stampin' UP bashful blue ink to create the background. The sentiment from Paper Smooches and was stamped using  Versafine onyx black ink. I finished this card off by adding some light blue details to the clouds and some spots on the giraffe with my Copic markers. Now, be sure to head over the Send A Smile 4 Kids blog and check out what fun the other design team members created. Be sure to leave a comment and play along!

You Have My Heart-Coffee And Cards With Celeste And Deb

Hello, happy Valentine's Day! This month Debra and I are using this fun heart graphic as our inspiration. I will also be entering this card into the latest Inkspirational card challenge. I created my card by using the CTMH Hearts cover die and real red cardstock to create the background for my A2 card base. Using the die and Echo Park's Hello Valentine 6x6 paper pad to create the hearts that I inlaid into the design. I created the oversized sentiment using SSS You Have My Heart die and red cardstock and vellum. I adhered the sentiment directly onto the card using liquid glue and finished it off with some clear sparkling gem stickers from Recollections. 

My coffee this month is a lovely pistachio Cortado from Starbucks! It was warm and delicious, and I will be ordering this again while it's still available. Now, be sure to head on over to Deb's blog and see how she was inspired this month. 

Hooray-This Calls For Confetti-Send A Smile 4 Kids

 

This month at Send A Smile 4 Kids, we are celebrating kid's birthdays. I started by cutting a panel down to an A2 card front size using a Paper Rose stacking stitched nesting rectangle die. Using the Pawsome Stamps Birthday Balloons stencil and various Gina K and Stampin' UP inks, I created the balloons. I added some strings that I drew on by hand and stamped the confetti in black in using a stamp from Poppy Stamps Hooray stamp set. I then stamped the sentiment and sub-sentiment and used the coordinating die to cut out the larger one. The smaller one I cut by hand. I adhered both to the card, added Star Dust Stickles to the confetti and added clear sparkling confetti disks from Pink & Main scattered around the card. I love how sparkly and fun this card is! Be sure to head on over to the Send A Smile 4 Kids blog and join the fun!

Hello-Guest designer at Poppy Stamps

 

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! 

Merry Christmas

 

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!

Happy Valentine's 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!

 

Sending You Cozy Winter Wishes

 

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. 

For You My Sweet Friend

 

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. 

So Grateful For You-Coffee And Cards With Celeste And Deb

 

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! 

Happy Birthday-Send A Smile 4 Kids

 

This month at Send A Smile 4 Kids we are celebrating all things sports related. I have to admit, that I don't make too many sports related cards, so I took to Pinterest for inspiration. I started with an A2 panel of navy cardstock that I used to die cut the sentiment using a die from Blitsy. I then attached the panel directly to my card. I cut down a smaller white panel, and using a plate from my kitchen, I traced the circle onto the panel. Before I cut it into the baseball shape, I pierced the stitching lines into it using a piercing tool from my stash. I cut a 1" strip of red cardstock and created the details using the end of a heart die. I adhered them onto the white panel using liquid glue, trimmed off the overhang, and adhered the panel to the navy piece. I adhered my sentiment on the lower left side of the card and then added some bright yellow stars using a star die from my stash. It looks easy, but I had to throw 2 trials of this away before I got the dimensions correct. LOL. I finished the card off by adding some clear rhinestones from Recollections onto each of the stars. Thank you for stopping by my blog! Be sure to head over the Send A Smile 4 Kids blog and see what everyone else created this month!