Celebrate the Season

Today's card is for the current CAS Colours & Sketches challenge.  Of all my poinsettia images this one from Altenew is my favourite and gets used every year even though I never got dies for it and have to fussy cut it every time!  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Black) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Crumb Cake) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Poinsettia from Poinsettia and Pine) Altenew, (Sentiment from Simple Strips Christmas) Taylored Expressions

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko,

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard & Simply White Crystal Drops) Tonic

Furry & Bright

Today's card is for the CAS Colours and Sketches challenge and the MFT Sketch challenge.  This little pup is so adorable in his Santa hat and scarf and he makes an appearance on my cards every year.  I just can't resist that floppy ear peeking out of his hat.    

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Pear Pizazz, Shaded Spruce) Stampin' Up

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

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

Marker:  (R27, E35, E37, W1, W3, W5, 100) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

Birthday Leaves

 I've got a card for 3 challenges today.  I used the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches, the theme from Just Us Girls (Leaves) and the third column (Die cut, Leaves, Embellishments) from the Tic Tac Toe challenge at The Paper Players.  I had forgotten even ordering these leaf dies from MFT (and I confess that happens way more than it should!) so was thrilled to find them in my stash and put them to use.  I cut the leaves from some Basic Grey paper and layered them three times for dimension.  I embossed the Simon Says sentiment on an MFT stitched arch and added twine and Crystal Drops for a bit of embellishment.  I was feeling very rusty today so it took far longer than it should have to come up with this but I'm happy with how it ended up.

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Oliver 12x12) Basic Grey

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Furry Cat & Box) Simon Says Stamp

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko,

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (In-Focus Florals, Stitched Arch) My Favourite Things

Twine:  Darice

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

You've Been Boo'd

I don't usually make Halloween cards but I couldn't resist these adorable stamps from Essential By Ellen.  I decided to use them for the CAS Colours and Sketches colour challenge.  They're not your typical Halloween colours but I thought that made it kind of fun.  And then of course I couldn't help making another card in more traditional colours... 

(I also used Cecile's Freshly Made Sketches sketch from a couple of weeks ago because I love it!)

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Tangerine Tango, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana, Dapper Denim) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Ghosts from Happy Haunting, Sentiment from The Last Bite) Essentials by Ellen

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Stitched Square) Lil' Inker Designs

Other:  (Nuvo Ripened Pumpkin & English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

You Are Awesome!

 

Today's card is for the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge which is a double challenge this week and I managed to use both the colours and the sketch!  I used a mixture of companies here - the sentiment (both stamped and die) are Neat & Tangled, the dotty background is WPlus9 and the Bam Bubble is Paper Smooches.  I love when they all play so nicely together!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Black) Papertrey Ink, (Rose Red, Crushed Curry) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Dotty pattern from So 80s) Wplus9, (You Are from On The Corner) Neat & Tangled

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Marina Mist) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Bam Bubble) Paper Smooches, (Awesome) Neat & Tangled

Other:  (Nuvo Navy Blue Crystal Drops) Tonic

Floral Birthday Wishes

 I've got a card tonight for the CAS Colours & Sketches colour challenge.  I think I've only used one of the flowers from this Altenew set before so it felt good to ink up a few other images from it.  I also haven't used colours for stamping outline images in ages.  I was going to do my usual white-embossed-on-black sentiment but in the end I opted to add a little more colour to the design.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Crushed Curry) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Flowers from Golden Garden, Sentiment from Birthday Greetings) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Regal Rose, Old Olive) Stampin' Up

Other: (Nuvo English Mustard & Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Hope Your Day Rocks

 Today's card is for the CAS Colours & Sketches and Paper Players challenges.  I pulled out some oldie but goodie Paper Smooches stamps and kept things simple by just stamping them on coloured card stock.  I fussy cut them and layered them up with foam tape for lots of fun dimension.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Black) Papertrey Ink, (Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from Beboppin) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Other:  (Nuvo Rhubarb Crumble & Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Lemons & Limes

I've got two cards today inspired by the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge.  I broke out a new to me Essentials by Ellen stamp set and made use of some more Hero Arts ribbon after recently having so much fun with it on this card and this card.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from Squeeze the Day) Essentials by Ellen

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

Markers:  (Y00, Y02, Y08, Y11, YG03, YG06, YG11, YG67, E57) Copic

Ribbon:  Hero Arts

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard and Dandelion Yellow Crystal Drops) Tonic

Peek-A-Boo Elephant

 Today' card is for the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge.  I recently got these Avery Elle Peek-a-Book Pals stamps and thought they'd be perfect for this layout and since I'm using them for the first time I'm going to join in with Darnell's NBUS challenge.  I spent way too long dithering about which patterned paper to use but finally decided on this random piece that I found (no idea who made it) and decided on the green cardstock to make that one green stripe in the paper pop out.  Also since I had everything out I made a second card with a slightly different layout.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Granny Apple Green) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper

Stamps:  (All from Peek-a-Boo Pals) Avery Elle

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

Dies:  (Stitched circle) Heffy Doodle

Markers:  (BG09, C1, C3, C5) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo White Crystal Drops) Tonic

Wavy Birthday

 

Today's card is inspired by the CAS Colors and Sketches double challenge.  Usually I have a hard enough time just following a sketch or colours so it's pretty rare that I play long when I have to combine both.  I stumbled across this PTI birthday die that I haven't used in ages and thought it would be perfect for the circle element.  My first attempt at this card used straight blue stripes but it seemed a little meh so I went for some wavy stripes.  (Hopefully it doesn't mean I've started too far from the sketch).  I'm also going to play along with the Anything Goes portion of Seize the Birthday. 

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Peekaboo Peach, Tempting Turquoise, Marina Mist) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Happy Birthday) Papertrey Ink, (Stacked Edges 1) Pretty Pink Posh

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

Floral Birthday

 

Lately it seems that Saturdays are my only days to craft so I'm trying to make the most of them.  I managed to get 10 cards made which is pretty good considering I took a break in the middle to go for a walk with a friend.  We were trying to out walk the rain and almost made it but got caught out 5 minutes from our cars.  Doh!  Here's the sky about a minute before we got hit with the rain...

Anyway today's card is for CAS Colours & Sketches.  I love these simple flowers from Altenew.  I stamped them on coloured card stock and this time remembered that I had the matching dies to use so saved some time on fussy cutting.  I scored some lines along the bottom for a little something extra without letting it get too fussy.

(Couldn't resist making a second card and adding some yellow Nuvo drops to it)

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Flirty Flamingo, Smoky Slate) Stampin' Up, (Blue) Bazzill

Stamps:  (Flowers from Stunning Cosmos) Altenew, (Sentiment from Sentimental: Birthday) Winnie & Walter

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Other:  (Nuvo Silver Lining, Navy Blue & English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Butterfly Birthday

 

I carried on from yesterday with some paper piecing using my old Basic Grey papers.  This time it's for the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge where I turned the sketch 90 degrees to the right (or left).  This was a quick and easy make.  Fussy cutting the butterfly took the longest... and then I realised I had the matching die.  Doh!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Papers:  (Ambrosia 12x12) Basic Grey

Stamps:  (Butterfly from Butterflies) Avery Elle, (Sentiment from Monkey Business) Reverse Confetti

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Zig Zag Stiched Oval) My Favourite Things

Gems:  Recollections

You Sweep Me Off My Feet

 

Today's card is for CAS Colours & Sketches.  I'm still on a Valentine kick so I dug out this old Fresh Squeezed Stamps set.  I've used a couple of stamps from the set but not this broom and the fabulously punny sentiment.  This was a quick one to put together.  I think fussy cutting the broom took longer than anything else.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Papers:  (Crush 6x6) We R Memory Keepers

Stamps:  (All from A Punny Valentine) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Sand Dunes, Rocky Shores) Altenew

Dies:  (Stitched wavy line) Mama Elephant

Markers:  (E31, E35, E37, E43) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Red Berry Crystal Drops) Tonic

Hello & Thanks

 

I've got two cards inspired by the colours at the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge.  I pulled out this scribble flower die from Taylored Expressions which I thought would be fun with these bright and cheery colours.  The sentiment dies are both Paper Smooches.  I finished them off with one pink Nuvo crystal drop at the end of each sentiment.

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Scribble flower) Taylored Expressions, (Hello, Thanks) Paper Smooches

Other:  (Nuvo Rhubarb Crumble Crystal Drops) Tonic

You Got This

 

Today's card is for threes challenges - CAS Colours & Sketches, Fusion (I turned the sketch 90 degrees to the left) and The Card Concept (CAS style).  Both the photo prompts have warm and cozy hot chocolate/coffee images so I reached for my favourite coffee mug die from Lil'Inker Designs.  They have a great set of sentiments that fit on the cup so I could easily make a whole set of cards just by changing up the sentiment and the colour combo.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Textured White) Bazzill, (Cherry Cobbler, Bermuda By, Pool Party, Soft Suede) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from Coffee Talk) Lil' Inker Designs

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Clear) Hero Arts

Dies:  (Coffee cup) Lil' Inker Designs, (Stripes) Mama Elephant

Markers:  (R85, Y17, G05, G14, BV13, E33, E35) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

Warm Winter Wishes

Today's card is for the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge.  I have a whole pile of images on my desk that are stamped and ready for colouring.  This little birdie looked like he'd be the perfect fit for the sketch so I coloured him with Copics and added some Stickles to his hat for a bit of shimmer.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Red, green) Bazzill

Stamps:  (All from Season's Tweetings) Winnie & Walter

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

Dies:  (Stitched circle) Heffy Doodle

Markers:  (R29, R59, YR02, YR31, G28) Copic

Glitter"  (Stardust Stickles) Ranger

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Paper-Pieced Ornament

 

I've had some mojo issues this past week but managed to come up with a couple of challenge cards.  Today's is for the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge.  I did some simple paper piecing on this Lawn Fawn ornament and added some Nuvo Crystal Drops to the dots for a bit of fun.  I really love Crystal Drops.  How did I live without them before?  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Cajun Craze, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from Ornate Ornaments) Lawn Fawn

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Cajun Craze, Old Olive) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Burst die, Bow) Avery Elle

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard & Bottle Green Crystal Drops) Tonic

Outline Alpha Birthday

 

Hello there!

I've got a card today for three challenges - CAS Colours & Sketches, Freshly Made Sketches and Darnell's NBUS challenge.  I broke out these Concord & 9th outline alphabet dies for the first time and used them to create some sentiment only cards.  I had to cut the letters from all 3 cardstock colours so I ended up making 3 cards.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy, Crumb Cake) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Birthday from Happy Snappy Crocs) Heffy Doodle

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Double Cut Alpha) Concord & 9th, (Classic Rectangles Large, Long Classic Rectangles Large) Spellbinders

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic