Tis The Season To Be Cozy-Send A Smile 4 Kids

 

This month at Send A Smile 4 Kids we are celebrating holiday cards for kids. I created this card by stenciling the background using Gina K Designs red hot ink and the Diagonal Lines stencil from Miss Inks Stamps. I adhered that panel directly down to my card base. I then white heat embossed the snowflake panel using Recollections Christmas-Noel background stamp and Ranger white detail embossing powder. I die cut that down into a smaller panel using a stitched nesting rectangle die from Paper Rose. I then stamped the mug from Colorado Craft Company's Snowman Hug Mug, along with the whip cream from Colorado Craft Company's Santa Cheer Mug, colored it with my alcohol markers, and fussy cut the image out. I stamped the candy cane and the holly and berries from the same stamp sets and adhered them to the image. I popped that all up on the focal panel using foam tape. The sentiment came from Colorado Craft Company's Cozy Reindeer Mug stamp set. I fussy cut that and adhered that below the image using more foam tape. I finished off this adorable card with white gel pen details. I really didn't feel like it needed any additional embellishments. Be sure to pop over to the Send A Smile 4 Kids blog and see what fun everyone else created. And we would love for you to participate in our challenge!

Wishing You Holiday Happiness

 

🐰Christmas Critters🕊️

or Anything Goes

Today's card was created for the latest We Love Stamping card challenge. I created this card by layering some pretty patterned paper from Echo Park's Snow Day 6x6 paper pad onto my card base. I added some faux dashed lines around the outer edge with my Gelly Roll white gel pen. I die cut some plain white cardstock and some more patterned paper from the Echo Park Snow Days paper pad I die cut a focal panel using a pierced scalloped edge oval die from Gina Marie Designs. I adhered the panel directly to my card. I stamped, colored, and die cut the adorable bear, present, and sentiment from Neat & Tangled's Bear Merry stamp and die set. I popped the image and sentiment up off of the card using thin foam tape and added some white gel pend details to his nose, scarf, and present. I finished this card off by adding a few white enamel dots from Waffle Flower. Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

Big Hugs

 

Today's card was created for the latest Inspired By card challenge. I cut a panel of medium grey cardstock down to an A2 card panel, embossed it using Simon Says Stamp's Dotted Diamond embossing folder, and adhered it to my card base. I stamped Altenew's Sulfar Cosmos onto white alcohol-friendly cardstock, colored them using my Copic markers using the inspiration colors, die cut them using the coordinating die, and adhered them to the card base using thin foam tape. I finished the card off by adding some clear sparkling gems from Recollections and Nuvo glitter drops in white blizzard to the centers of the flowers. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I greatly appreciate your interest and your kind comments!

Season's Greetings

 

Today's card was created for the AAA Christmas Card Challenge. I recently picked up a few 6x6 Christmas paper packs on sale from Echo Park. I created this card from one of those packs. I used Carta Bella's Christmas In The City paper pad by using a cut-apart from the pack and the additional patterned paper strip from the bottom of the page. I started by embossing a plain sheet of white cardstock using a  Cuttlebug by ProvoCraft Christmas embossing folder and adhered that to my card base. Using one of the pages from the paper pack I cut down a decorate strip for the bottom of the card and the focal panel. I added a sliver of real red cardstock to break up the patterned paper strip and the embossed panel. I die cut the framed postage edge rectangle panel using red cardstock and Unity Stamp Company's postage edge nesting dies. I stamped the greeting from Simon Says Stamp's Holiday Hellos mini stamp set using Versamark ink and Ranger gold embossing powder. Once embossed I simply popped the panel up off of the card using thin foam tape. I love the clean simplicity of this card! I even created a second card using the same paper pack. This one had a bit of a fun retro vibe!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today!

Fight Like A Girl-Coffee And Cards With Celeste And Deb

 

Debra and I decided to go pink this month in honor of Breast Cancer awareness month. Our wonderful friend, Michael Trent will be joining us as a special guest as well. For my card, I used A Muse Studio's Fight Like a Girl stamp set and stamped the ribbon in Stampin' UP's pretty in pink ink and fussy cut the image out. I layered light pink cardstock onto my white A2 card base leaving a small border around the edges. I then die cut a panel of white cardstock using Paper Roses stitched rectangle nesting dies. I created a circle mask and inked the highlighted panel on the card using more Stampin' UP pretty in pink ink. I stamped the sentiment from the same A Muse Studio stamp set using Versafine onyx black ink. I added some faux stitched lines using a Memento tuxedo black marker. I popped the ribbon up off of the card using mini foam dimensionals from Stampin' UP. Using a pink Copic marker, I colored the clear rhinestones from Recollections a nice shade of pink and added them to the card. Finally, I matted the panel onto dark pink cardstock and adhered the whole thing to my card with thin foam tape. This card is about as CAS as I get. LOL. 

 

My coffee this month is a lovely, iced pumpkin shaken espresso from my local Ziggi's coffee shop. This thing was amazing! Now, be sure to head on over to Deb and Michael's blogs to see how they were inspired this month. 

Paper Pieced Pumpkins

 

Today's card was created for the latest Just Add Ink card challenge. I stamped the pumpkins from Unity Stamp Company's Pumpkin Hearth stamp set onto patterned paper from Echo Park's Autumn collection. I did some shading on the images with Copic markers and fussy cut the images. I stamped the scripty background from the same Unity stamp set onto a piece of Canyon cardstock from Papertrey Ink and glued the pumpkins to the panel. I die cut the panel using a stitched rectangle die and mounted that onto some dark chocolate cardstock from Hobby Lobby. I adhered the panel to the A2 card base and finished the card off by adding some sequins from Pawsome Stamps in Georgia Peach. Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

Christmas Blessings

 

Hello, happy Saturday! Hope you're having a wonderful weekend, and enjoying fall weather. I created this card for the latest Freshly Made Sketches card challenge. I chose to flip the sketch on it's side. I started by stamping the house image from Unity Stamp Company's Warm Wishes For Your Home stamp set onto alcohol friendly cardstock, colored it, and cut it down to a rectangle panel. I then die cut a postage edge rectangle to nestle the panel into using light blue cardstock from Hobby Lobby and a postage edge die from Modascrap. I embossed a full A2 panel using white cardstock and a knit sweater embossing folder from Richard Garay and adhered that directly to the card base. I popped the focal panel up in the lower right corner using thin foam tape. I stamped the sentiment from the same Unity Stamp Company stamp set and fussy cut the image out. I mounted it on the upper left part of the focal panel. I finished the card off with some shimmery Nuvo Glitter Drops in white blizzard to mimic snow on my winter scene and added some sparkly diamond confetti from Pink & Main around the card. 

Pumpkin Spice Everything!

 

Today's card was created for the latest Inspired By card challenge. I printed the Not 2 Shabby Pumpkin Spice Everything digital stamp onto Copic-friendly cardstock, colored the image using alcohol markers, and created a focal panel using a pierced edge oval die from My Favorite Things. I layered some gorgeous, patterned papers from Cosmo Cricket's Autumn 12x12 collection onto my card base. Popped my focal panel up off of the card using thin foam tape, added some sequins from Pawsome Stamps Box of Chocolates sequin collection, and some white gel pen detail to finish off this fun Autumn coffee card! Thank you for stopping by my blog today! 

Wishing You Holiday Happiness

 

My card was created for the Just Add Ink card challenge. I stenciled a pane using Versamark clear ink and SSS Falling Snow stencil. I heat embossed it using Ranger white detail embossing powder. I then inked the entire panel with Tim Holtz distress oxide ink in mermaid lagoon and then sprayed Lindy's Glitz Spritz shimmer spray all over the panel. I die cut the polar bear using white cardstock and Paper Smooches Bear Frog Card dies. I colored the ears, eyes, and nose using Copic markers and adhered them. I then adhered the entire bear image to my focal panel. I stamped the sentiment from Neat & Tangled's Berry Merry stamp set, fussy cut it, and adhered it to the panel. I finished the card off with some mini snowflake diecut images and Blue Skies sequins from SSS. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. 

Golden Days And Grateful Hearts

 

Today's card was created for the latest The Color Hues Challenge. I just won a huge haul of Unity Stamp Company products and could not resist using this beauty for this challenge. I can't be alone in my relief that Autumn is finally upon us. I live in the Midwest, and it's been brutally hot and dry this summer. So, fall is quite the blessing for many of us. As for the card, I stamped Unity Stamp Company's Acorn Almanac onto some Canson watercolor paper with Versafine onyx black ink and heat embossed it using Zing clear embossing powder. Using various inks from Gina K Designs and Stampin' UP, I loosely watercolored the image. I die the image down using Unity Stamp Company's postage edge nesting dies and wrapped some American Crafts hemp twine in a deep red around the panel and tied a bow. I added a brown button from my stash on top using a glue dot. I stamped the sentiment from the same Unity Stamp set onto more watercolor paper, heat embossed it, and fussy cut it out. I stamped Unity Stamp Company's Small Details background stamp onto an A2 kraft card base and popped the focal panel up onto the card using thin foam tape. Thank you for checking out my blog today!

A Little Fall Hello

 

Today's card was created for the latest Inkspirational card challenge. I won some free goodies from Unity Stamp Company this week and my shipment came in last night. As soon as I opened it and saw the Mice & Cozy stamp set with all of it's adorable little Autumn mice, I knew I had to ink one of them up and create a card for this challenge. I stamped my adorable mouse onto some Copic-friendly cardstock using Memento tuxedo black ink. I colored the image in to match my Cosmo Cricket Autumn patterned paper I used for my card. I layered everything on my card using the patterned paper and some dark brown cardstock from Hobby Lobby. I die cut my focal image using a stitched edge circle die from My Favorite Things and layered it onto another circle using a Spellbinders circle die and more dark brown cardstock. I finished this card off with some white gel pen details and some clear gems from Recollections that I colored with an alcohol marker to match the color scheme. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

Have A Supersized Day!-Send A Smile 4 Kids

 

This month at Send A Smile 4 Kids we are creating food themed cards for kids. I had to crack out my Your Next Stamp's Happy Meal stamp set. It's too stinking cute not to, right? I created this card by layering some cute, patterned paper from We R Memory Keepers Hall Pass 6x6 paper pad onto some red cardstock. Using Simon Says Stamp's Arches nesting dies I created the arched frame out of red cardstock. I backed it with another arched panel of white cardstock that I embossed using Simon Says Stamp's Dotted Diamond 3D embossing folder. I stamped the burger, fries, and soda image from the Your Next Stamp set, colored them using alcohol markers, and fussy cut them. I adhered them to the panel and attached the sentiment from the same stamp set above it. I finished off the card by adding some red sparkling gems from Honey Bee Stamp's Harvest Festival collection and some star dust Stickles to a few areas of the stamped images. Now, be sure to head over to the Send A Smile 4 Kids blog and see how everyone else was inspired this month. We would also love it if you jumped in and participated in the challenge!

Thanks So Much

 

Today's card was created for the latest Inspired By card challenge. I have been making a ton of fall-themed cards lately hoping to inspire Mother Nature to finally bring Autumn to the Midwest! LOL. Anyway, I created my card by layering some kraft cardstock onto my white A2 card base. I then die cut white scalloped borders using an EK Success punch. I layered some burlap looking patterned paper from Honey Bee Stamps Fresh Brewed 6x6 paper pack onto some early espresso cardstock. I stamped the sentiment onto a smaller strip of kraft cardstock using Pawsome Stamps Sending Hugs stamp set. I adhered it toward to the bottom of my focal panel and added white gel pen faux stitching around the sentiment and along the sides. I stamped, colored, and fussy cut the acorn and heart from Paper Smooches Nutty For You stamp set and adhered them to the upper part of the focal panel using thin foam tape. I adhered some pretty mocha-colored sequins from the Pawsome Stamps Box Of Chocolates sequin mix. Thank you for stopping by today! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Holidays

 

Today's second card was created for the CAS Christmas card challenge.  I started with some early espresso cardstock by Stampin' UP and layered on some white cardstock that I embossed using a The Paper Studio snowflake embossing folder.  I layered up some patterned papers from the Carta Bella Warm & Cozy 6x6 patterned paper pack onto some more early espresso cardstock. I created the focal scene by die cutting the deer using Impression Obsession dies and some more early espresso cardstock and layered them using a snowdrift die from Paper Smooches and some patterned paper from the same paper pack. The sentiment die was created using some more early espresso cardstock using some holiday Impression Obsession dies. Love how peaceful and elegant this turned out. Thank you for stopping by my blog today! 

Hugs-Warm Fall Wishes

 

Today's card was created for the latest Just Us Girls card challenge. I created my base layer for my card using some kraft cardstock and a beautiful embossing folder from Lifestyle Crafts. I layered on some pretty fall patterned papers from the Echo Park Coffee 12x12 patterned paper pack on top. I finished the card off by stamping, coloring, and fussy cutting the mug from Unity Stamp Company's Warm Fall Hugs stamp set. I just love how quick and easy this card was to create! Thank you for stopping by my blog today. 

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. 

Oh Happy Day-Coffee And Cards With Celeste And Deb

This month Deb and I chose this gorgeous photo as our inspiration. I started by layering an A2 panel of light green cardstock onto my card base. I die cut a smaller panel of white cardstock and embossed it using a Gemini embossing folder. Using pierced edge oval dies from My Favorite Things, I created a focal panel using more green and white cardstock. I popped the focal panel up using thin foam tape. I stamped the tulips from Hero Arts Tulip Bouquet stamp set onto white Copic-friendly cardstock, colored them using my alcohol markers, and fussy cut them out. I popped them up onto the focal panel using foam tape. I stamped and fussy cut the sentiment from the same tulip stamp set and a few butterflies from Sugar Pea Designs Floral Envie stamp set. Once everything was adhered down I added some clear rhinestones from Recollections and Nuvo glitter drops in white blizzard. 

My coffee this month is a gorgeous latte with an Italian biscotti that I got while Nathan and I were having a lovely lunch at The Ritz Carlton in St. Louis. That's one of our favorite get-aways that's still close enough to where we live. Now, be sure to pop on over to Debra's blog and see how she was inspired this month!