You Made the List

I'm playing along today with the Any Occasion challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.  When I got this Yasss! die I knew immediately that I was going to use it with these particular Ellen Hutson stamps for a cheeky Christmas card.  They really were meant to be together!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Crumb Cake) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper: Adornit (?)

Stamps:  (Bear from All Inside, List & sentiment from Santa's List) Ellen Hutson, (Santa hat from Beast Friends) My Favourite Things

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Yasss!) Ellen Hutson

Striped Tree

Today's card is for the Addicted to Stamps and More Christmas challenge.  I managed to quickly make 4 cards with this design.  I took a piece of printer paper and covered it with different green strips of cardstock and then die cut 4 trees from it.  Then I die cut 4 stars, embossed 4 sentiments and trimmed 4 card base panels from an old 12x12 piece of patterned paper. The trees are popped up on foam tape and I added a few crystal drops because I love them.  :)

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Black) Papertrey Ink, (Daffodil Delight,  All the greens!) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Red plaid 12x12) 

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Get Merry) Hero Arts

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko,

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Tree, star) Papertrey Ink

Other:  (Nuvo Simply White Crystal Drops) Tonic

Snappy Birthday

 Hello there!

I've got a card today for the Die Cuts and/or Stencils challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.    I've been having lots of fun creating my own sentiments with these Essentials by Ellen alpha dies.  This time I paired those letters with a Simon Says "birthday" die and some alligators from My Favourite Things.  I ended up making two designs but still can't decide which is my favourite.  What do you think?

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Lucky Limeade, Mossy Meadow, Cucumber Crush, Emerald Envy, Call Me Clover, Lemon Lime Twist) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Alligator) My Favourite Things, (Alpha letters) Essentials by Ellen, (Birthday) Simon Says Stamp

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

You Are Chair-ished

 

I was feeling in a punny mood yesterday so I pulled out some oldie but goodie stamps to put together this simple card.  The chairs are from a 2010 Unity Kit of the Month set (!!!) and the sentiment is from one of the earliest Papertrey Ink sets that I bought.  I keep thinking I need to weed some of my older stuff out but when I try I end up making cards with what I dig up. It's like finding lost treasure!  

I'm going to enter this is the Addicted to Stamps and More Any Occasion challenge because there's always an occasion to share love, encouragement and a pun!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Black) Papertrey Ink, (Cajun Craze, Pacific Point) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Chair from Sept 2010 KOM) Unity, (Sentiment from Chair-ished) Papertrey Ink

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Other:  (Nuvo Simply White Crystal Drops) Tonic

Eat All The Cake

 I've got a card today for the Addicted to Stamps and More Birthday challenge.  I've been having a lot of fun lately playing with the Classic Block Alpha dies from Essentials by Ellen.  I'm loving the look of the large, bold sentiment with just one image.  I also totally agree with this sentiment and may have resembled that cat a time or two in my life...

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Textured white) Bazzill, (Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Cat from Party Pets) Your Next Stamp

Ink:  (Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Classic Block Alpha) Essentials by Ellen

Markers:  (R02, R11, Y17, E35, E37, C1, C3, C5) Copic

Flamingo Birthday

 Today's cards are for Addicted to Stamps (Birthday), Seize the Birthday (Anything Goes) and Shopping Our Stash (Tropical Delights).  I broke out of my usual CAS style today with bright card bases and patterned paper.  It's 12x12 paper that's been kicking around for ages so I was excited to make use of it.  The flamingos are oldies but goodies from Reverse Confetti and I snagged the second sentiment from an MFT set.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Margarita 12x12) American Crafts

Stamps:  (Face, legs & sentiment from Fabulous Flamingo) Reverse Confetti, (Sentiment from Tickled Pink) My Favorite Things

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Flamingo) Reverse Confetti, (Speech Bubble) XCut, (Scalloped Rectangle) WPlus9

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Flowers & Stripes

Today's card is for The Colour Throwdown and Addicted to Stamps and More challenges.  Initially I was going to keep this super simple with just the flowers and a blue flag for my sentiment but then I decided the flowers needed a backdrop.  After playing around with a few ideas I settled on these skinny stripes from Essentials by Ellen and I like how it looks like a blue sky!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Pacific Point) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Flower from Build-a-Flower Magnolia) Altenew, (Sentiment from Sentimental: Birthday) Winnie & Walter

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Citrus Burst, Maple Yellow, Honey Drizzle, Bamboo, Olive) Altenew

Dies:  (Skinny Stripes) Essentials by Ellen

Other:  (Nuvo Dandelion Yellow Crystal Drops) Tonic

Bah Humbunny

 

I have a couple of cards today inspired by the Addicted to Stamps and More Christmas challenge.  These grumpy holiday bunnies from Honey Bee Stamps still manage to be adorable despite their moodiness.  I had fun colouring them and their accoutrements and putting some ancient patterned papers to use for the backgrounds.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Papers:  Various

Stamps:  (All from Bah Humbunny) Honey Bee Stamps

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Flag, oval) My Favourite Things, (Speech bubble) Lawn Fawn, (Letters) Mama Elephant

Markers:  Copic

Other:  (Nuvo White Crystal Drops) Tonic

  

Birthday Chicks

 

Today's card is for the My Favourite Things sketch challenge and the Addicted to Stamps and More Make Your Mark challenge.  There aren't a lot of stamp sets that I use over and over but these birthday chicks from MFT are ones that I return to regularly.  They're so cute and quick and easy to colour which is always a bonus for me as I think I'm one of the slowest Copic colorers ever!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Bermuda Bay, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from Birthday Chicks) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Flag) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (RV00, YR20, YR16, Y15, Y17, YG11, BG10, B60, E31) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Seashell Thoughts

Today's card is for the Addicted to Stamps (photo inspiration) and AAA Cards (up to 1/3) challenges.  The photos from ATS are so gorgeous and sent me straight to an older stamp set from Avery Elle which has such pretty ocean inspired images.  AAA also had the option of using a repeated image which I originally planned to do but then I couldn't decided which image I wanted to use so I scrapped the repetition idea and used them all.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  (All from The Reef) Avery Elle

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch, Wilted Violet Distress Inks) Ranger

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Other:  (Nuvo Violet Galaxy Crystal Drops) Tonic

Awesome!

Today's card is for CAS(E) This Sketch and Addicted to Stamps and More (CAS challenge).  This awesome WPlus9 stamp set came immediately to mind when I saw the CTS sketch this week.  Its one of my oldest stamp sets and I love it as much now as I did when I first got it.  I stamped the background with a bit of rock 'n' roll technique in two different sets of colours.  Then I embossed and fussy cut the awesome and popped it up on foam tape in the centre of the background.  The You're so was stamped in black, trimmed out and also popped up on foam tape.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from So 80s) WPlus9

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Pink, Apricot, Sky Blue, Heliotrope) ColourBox

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Caffeine Right Meow!

I've got another caffeinated critter from The Rabbit Hole Designs to share today.  This kitty looks pretty much how I felt this morning and that's exactly what my hair was doing!  Ha ha! I'm playing along with the Make Your Mark challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More (I coloured her with Copics) and the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp.  The background was created with paint strokes from Paper Smooches.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Bermuda Bay) Stampin' Up, (White glitter)

Stamps:  (Cat & sentiment  from Caffeinated Cat) The Rabbit Hole Designs, (Paint strokes) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Night of Navy) Stampin' Up

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Die:  (Star frame) Avery Elle

Markers:  (R11, YR16, Y38, BG15, BG49, E35, C1, C3, W1) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Ripened Pumpkin Crystal Drops) Tonic

Trio of Challenges

I'm playing along with three challenges with this card - Addicted to Stamps and More, My Favourite Things Wednesday Sketch challenge and Seize the Birthday (Spring Fling).  I had trouble finding a dusty rose colour (like in the Addicted to Stamps photo) in my usual cardstock stash so I dug up some older DCWV textured paper cardstock and found just what I needed.  I used a Paper Smooches border die to create the pale pink swoosh shape and turned to my favourite MFT flower for a pop of yellow.   

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Daffodil Delight, Smokey Slate, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up, (Light pink, dark pink) DCWV

Stamps:  (Flower & leaves from Tropical Flower, Sentiment from Beach Buds) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Cement Gray) My Favourite Things

Die:  (Borders 1) Paper Smooches

Punch:  (5/16" hole punch) McGill

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic, (Glossy Accents) Ranger

Wishing You a Happy Birthday

Hello hello!

I've got a card today for the Seize the Birthday (Touch of Green) and Addicted to Stamps and More (Anythng Goes) challenges.  I used a Reverse Confetti sentiment, Paper Smooches flowers and leaves and MFT patterned paper and scalloped curve die for this design.  I'm really pleased with how bright and cheery it is and it was the perfect antidote for the grey and drizzly day we had.  Hope it's sunnier where you are!

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi) Stampin' Up
Patterned Paper: (Proper Pinstripe 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Birthday Wishes) Reverse Confetti

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Leaves & flower) Paper Smooches, (Scalloped edge) My Favourite Things

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

Striped Thanks

Hi there!

After missing out on the fun of World Card Making Day yesterday I made up for it as best I could today.  I managed to get quite a few cards made for challenges and also just for fun.  Tonight I'm sharing a card for The Card Concept (my card is Clean and Layered) and Addicted to Stamps and More (Anything Goes).  I was inspired by the bright yellow flowers in the blue and white striped vase and was excited to finally put this gorgeous Altenew flower to use.  I popped it up on foam tape and added a twine bow which seemed to go along perfectly with the rustic feel of the photo.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Night of Navy) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Flower from Handpicked Bouquet, Sentiment from Many Thanks) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Citrus Burst, Fresh Lemon, Maple Yellow, Honey Drizzle, Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, Evergreen) Altenew

Die:  (Horizontal stripes coverplate) Papertrey Ink

Twine:  Darice

Other:  (Nuvo Dandelion Yellow Crystal Drops) Tonic

Santa Paws

I've got a card today for two challenges - the MFT Sketch challenge and Addicted to Stamps and More Make Your Mark challenge.  This MFT set of Christmas pups is one of my faves.  They're so adorable and look ready for a cuddle!  I coloured this guy with Copics and used some of HOTP paper on the background.  There are Stickles on the white edges of his hat and some Glossy Accents on his nose.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Forever Christmas 6x6) Hot Off the Press

Stamps:  (Dog & sentiment from Happy Howlidays) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Markers:  (R29, R59, E33, E35, #7, 100) Copic

Glitter:  (Star Dust Stickles) Ranger

Other:  (Nuvo White Crystal Drops) Tonic

Brusho Butterflies

Hi there!

Today I've got a card for the Addicted to Stamps and More Anything Goes challenge.  Ages ago I was playing with my Brushos and have had some scraps left sitting on my table ever since.  I decided to make use of them and stamped these gorgeous Paper Smooches butterflies onto them.  After I laid them out on my card I thought they needed a little something more to make them pop.  After perusing my stamps I came up with these dotty circles from Altenew - perfect!  I played with the MFT sentiment for ages before finally deciding on placement (does anyone else do that?) and added a few gems for sparkle.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Crisp Cantaloupe) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Butterflies) Paper Smooches, (Haltone Circles) Altenew, (Sentiment) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Crisp Cantaloupe) Stampin' Up

Other:  (Brushos) Colourcraft

Gems:  Recollections