Just Bee-cause

 

Hello and happy Saturday! We got a snow last night and it's around 21 degrees here today in Southeast Missouri. It's a bit cold to play outside, so I opted to do some light house cleaning and card making today. This card was created for the latest Freshly Made Sketches card challenge. I created my card by embossing black cardstock from Stampin' UP using a Momenta honeycomb embossing folder. I adhered the panel to my white A2 card base. I then added a strip of patterned paper from Pink & Main's Spring Color Pop's 6x6 paper pad to the botton. To help distinguish from the embossed panel and the patterned paper I punched an edge of bright yellow cardstock from Hobby Lobby using a EK Success decorative punch. I adhered that strip at the seam between both panels. I then stamped the bee, the sentiment, and the decorative leaves from the Hampton Art's Hello Honey stamp set using Memento tuxedo black ink. I added a bit of color to the bee and the sentiment using my alcohol markers. I then die cut the panel using a decorative die from Spellbinders. I popped the panel up off of the card using 3M foam tape and added a few black gems from Ki. Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

Coffee And Friends Make The Perfect Blend

 

Hello and happy Friday! It's snowing here in SE Missouri. I guess winter is not done with us yet. I decided to do a little crafting and created a card for the latest Sunday Stamps card challenge. I created my card by layering some textured kraft cardstock from Hobby Lobby onto my white A2 card base. I then layered a pretty piece of patterned paper from the Echo Park Hello Valentine 6x6 paper pad on top. I die cut a circle from some plain white cardstock using a stitched stacking circle die from My Favorite Things. I stamped the coffee and donut from the Honey Bee Stamps Coffee Break stamp set onto white Copic-friendly cardstock and Memento tuxedo black ink. I colored them with my alcohol markers, fussy cut them out, and adhered them to my die cut circle panel using Stampin' UP foam dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment from the Bo Bunny Cup A Joe stamp set using Versafine onyx black ink. To finish my card off I added some pretty clear rhinestone from Recollections around the focal panel for a little sparkle and shine. Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

I'm A Lucky Girl

 

Hello and happy Sunday! Today's card was created for the latest Just Us Girls card challenge. I saw a great plaque the other day that had a four-leaf clover on it and the saying "Friends are like four-leaf clovers. Hard to find and lucky to have." I absolutely love that and wanted to create a card with that on the inside for my bestie, who has had a pretty rough year. For the outside of the card I started by die cutting the Close To My Heart background stitched lattice plate and cutting it at a diagonal. I then cut down some four-leaf patterned paper that I've literally had in my stash for so many years I can no longer recall who makes it. I edged it with some Kelly green cardstock from Hobby Lobby. I adhered all of it to my A2 card panel. I die cut an oval using a MFT pierced oval die using the same green cardstock, adhered it to the card, and added dashed lines around the outer edge using my white gel pen. I then die cut the t-shirt from the MFT Girly Graphic die and stamp set and then stamped the four-leaf clover in Memento ivy green ink. I stamped the sentiment right over it using Gina K Designs basic black ink. I popped the t-shirt up off of the focal panel using Stampin' UP foam dimensionals. I finished my card off by added some clear rhinestones in various sizes from Recollections. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Another Year Older? Send A Smile 4 Kids

This month our Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge is to create card for boys. I'm a complete sucker for Darcie's Heart & Home critters so I had to stamp the sweet little skunk from the Busy Beaver clear stamp set and color him as well as the stump and mushroom from the set. I fussy cut them out and then added them to a die cut circle panel I created using a My Favorite Things stitched edge circle die. Using my Copic markers I created grass and then created the sky using the My Favorite Things small cloud stencil and some Tim Holtz distress ink and a blender tool. I attached the stump, the skunk, and the mushroom onto the panel and then stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set onto the upper left side of the panel. I layered some patterned paper from the American Crafts Autumn Crisp 6x6 paper pad onto my A2 white card base and then popped the the focal panel up off of the card using 3M foam tape. Love how cute this card turned out. I can't wait to see what everyone created this month for our challenge! 

 

Have A Very Merry Christmas

This month I have the honor of being a guest designer at the 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown challenge, and I could not be more excited! I absolutely love sketches but must say that this one took me a bit out of my comfort zone. I started with some Kelly green cardstock and layered that on top of my white A2 card base. I then cut some triangles from the Pebbles Wintertime Wishes 6x6 patterned paper pad and adhered them directly to the card base. I stamped the sentiment from Margaret Sherry's Christmas Cuties stamp set directly onto the card base at the bottom left corner using Versamark ink and then heat embossed it using Ranger detail white embossing powder. I stamped some snowflakes from the WPlus9 Winter Woodland stamp set onto the top right corner and heat embossed that as well. I added white dashed lines around the outer edges of the card and along the patterned paper for some additional interest. To finish off my card I stamped the adorable snowman and Christmas tree from the Crafter's Companion Little Snowmen stamp set and die cut them with the coordinating dies. I popped them up in the right lower corner. I love how adorably cute this card turned out! Thank you for stopping by my blog today and, if you liked my card, be sure and leave a comment. I read and appreciate them all!

 

Wintertime Wishes

My card was created for the latest 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge. To create my card I started by stamping focal image from the Power Poppy Cozy Cupfuls stamp set onto some white Copic-friendly cardstock. I colored the image using my alcohol markers in colors that would compliment my patterned papers and then die cut the panel using a stacking rectangle die from Pink & Main. Using papers from the Heidi Swapp Noel 6x6 paper pad I followed the sketch. I stamped the sentiment from the same Power Poppy stamp set and then cut it out using my trimmer. I popped the sentiment strip and the focal panel up off of the card using foam tape. To finish the card off I added some white gel pen accents to the image and black dashed lines around the outer edges of both the focal panel and the sentiment strip to give it a bit of interest against the busy background. Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

 

Merry Christmas

 

 

Today's card was created for the Jingle Belles and Addicted To Stamps And More card challenges. To create my card I stamped the snowy background onto some white cardstock using Versamark ink and a Christmas background stamp from Recollections. I heat embossed it using Ranger white detail embossing powder. Once dried I inked the background using a round blender tool and Ranger inks in mermaid lagoon, faded jeans, and black soot. I spritzed the panel with water to create a little mottling in the background colors. I then stamped the adorable snowman with his big heart onto some white Copic-friendly cardstock using the My Favorite Things Heart Snowman stamp and Memento tuxedo black ink. I stamped the sentiment from Crate Papers Snow and Cocoa mini stamp set at the bottom and then fussy cut the entire image out. I then mounted it directly to my background and finished the card off with some white gel details on the snowman. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Hope you and yours are staying warm and safe!

Cheers-Coffee And Cards With Celeste and Deb

 

Happy February! Hopefully you weren't too horribly hit with the winter storm that hit most of the Midwest this week. Since Valentine's Day is in two weeks Deb and I decided to create cards with hearts on them. To create my card I started by die cutting a piece of crumbcake cardstock from Stampin' UP using the Close To My Heart heart die plate. Then using the beautiful Echo Park Hello Valentine 6x6 paper pad I die cut all of the coordinating hearts and inserted them onto the card using a glue pen. I then stamped and die cut the coffee from Close To My Heart's Pumpkin Treats stamp and die set and colored it using my Copic markers. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set onto white cardstock and then die cut it using a stitched edge banner die that I had in my stash. I popped the coffee and the sentiment up off of the card using Stampin' UP foam dimensionals. I added glossy accents to the lid and the heart on the coffee for a finishing touch. 

For my coffee this month I opted for an creme brulee iced latte from our newest Scooter's Coffee town. They've been shamelessly mailing coupons to my house and I can't pass up a deal...LOL. Now be sure to head on over to Deb's blog and see what she created this month! 

Have A Magical Day-SAS4Kids

 

Hello and happy February! This month's Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge is focusing on spring/Easter cards for kids. My sweet granddaughter is having a birthday early next month and I wanted to create a fun card for her. I've never made a 3D box card before. I wish I had dies to create the base, but unfortunately, I don't. So, I created one from scratch using white cardstock and pretty patterned papers from Pebbles Sunny Side 6x6 paper pad. The adorable images and sentiment were stamped using My Favorite Things Pure Innocence Fairy Girl mini stamp set using Memento tuxedo black ink and colored using Copic markers. I fussy cut the images out and adhered them strategically on the box so they could all be seen when the box is open. The sentiment was die cut using a pierced edge oval die from My Favorite Things and layered onto a piece of patterned paper die cut using a Verve Stamps label die and adhered directly onto the front of the card. To finish it up I added some white gel pen details to her hair, wings, mushrooms and a little Nuvo clear glitter to the wings, pom poms on her shoes, and the dots on the mushrooms! And finally, I added a few clear rhinestones from Recollections on either side of the sentiment and on the fairy's wand. I can't wait to see what everyone else has created for this month's challenge. 

Coffee Is Always A Good Idea

 

Hello and happy Sunday! Today's card was created for the latest Fusion Card Challenge. This card has absolutely no stamping on it!! This entire card was created from papers from the Echo Park Coffee 6x6 paper collection. I started by layering the chalkboard black and white patterned paper directly onto my A2 white card base leaving an 8th of inch white border around the edges for some visual contrast. I then layered an olive diamond grid paper vertically to the left and a black and white buffalo check strip horizontally onto the papers for some nice visual interest. I die cut a circle of some of the solid patterned paper in the pad using a My Favorite Things pierced edge circle die and adhered a sentiment I had fussy cut from one of the sentiment sheets. I also fussy cut the girl and popped them both up off of the card using some 3M foam tape. I adhered a small semi-circle behind the girl's head that I had punched out with a Fiskar's punch to complete my card. This is one of the easiest cards I've put together in a long time but I love the end results!