A Little Perk

 Hi card makers! I love card challenges so much for the inspiration and incentive they give me to get crafty. Yesterday after seeing the sketch at The Paper Players, I got busy. Here you go! 

I'm setting aside a few older stamps to play with in coming days and had pulled out Cup of Kindness from Concord & 9th and a new paper pad from Penny Black. I really love the versatility of this set. It has great sentiments too! The card process is pretty self explanatory. Just die cuts with a little stamping. I spent more time getting a photo of this card than I did making it. Isn't that refreshing? 

Thanks for coming by. It means so much to me to have you visit. Hope your day is great!

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Challenges: 

The Paper Players 

Little Red Wagon  Make It Sew - I used a stitched rectangle panel
Love Those Pretty Papers

The Color Hues Challenge #81 Lilac and Mint

 Hello, crafty friends, it's time for a new Color Hues Challenge! Dear Stef has chosen Lilac and Mint for our hues so if you're ready for spring, they are the perfect combo!

There's something I'm ready for every morning and its my cup or two of tea to start off the day. To begin my process for this card, I started with the patterned papers I knew that I had in these shades from my Waffle Flower paper pack. The  teacup die was in my not-yet-used stack, so it all came together. 

I loved keeping it simple and letting the papers and dies do the work. It was fun rummaging in my stash for elements to personalize each teacup. 

Please be sure to check out the DT samples, they are fabulous! We feel sure you'll want to play along this time! I hope to see your creation in the gallery. 

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!

SUPPLIES:

Dies: Teacup die - Waffle Flower, Crimped Frame Die - The Greetery

Stamps: Tiny Text - Tim Holtz - first time used; sentiments on the tag and banner - Honey Bee Simply Stated

Embossing Folder is from Penny Black

Beautiful Birthday for The Flower Challenge

 Hi there, thanks for coming to visit! 

Today my card is for The Flower Challenge, where for October, Anything Goes! We are also happily celebrating the 7th Birthday of the challenge where flowers are always the main feature. My flowers decorate a cake, that's a sweet mix!

I knew when I saw the Takes the Cake line from The Greetery that it would be used often for a variety of occasions and cards. I love that there are dies for the cakes, decorations, cake stand and flowers. The stamps sentiments and dies perfectly fit the banner. And the best - the dies cut out the entire floral design outline and there's a stencil for the flowers. I inked my flowers with Distress Inks in fall colors. A few pearls seemed just right. 

Please visit the blog to see what the design team has created to inspire you. Sadly, the challenge creators, Vivien and Aileen will be leaving. How we appreciate their years of inviting us to share creatively together!

See you soon, I will be creating over this weekend! Looking forward to having some time to play. 

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

 

Just a Hello ...

 Hello crafty friends, it's good to be here today! You know how I love card challenges and it's even more fun when I get chosen as Guest Designer. That's the happy circumstance for today's card, which I've created for the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge! 

You may know that they post a board and you may chose which elements you'd like to include on your card. 

I'm delighted that this prompted me to finally pull out my new-to-me Strawberry Patch large dies from Spellbinders. 

I was first led in the direction of FRUIT in the top row, but instead I decided to go with: embossing, fun fold, and gingham in the left row vertically. 

I love interactive cards, but don't make them often enough. This one is an interlocking  gatefold and it was so fun to make, I can't wait to try another one! The card measures 5.5 x 5.5 and I want to remind you that it will require extra postage. I needed the extra space to feature those beautiful berries! 

The sentiment is heat embossed, and there is embossed texture on the die cuts. I added a bit of shading with Copics and inks. 

Please be sure to check out the fantastic cards from the team, and join us to play along! You will find them HERE. 

I'm so happy for your visit today! 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

My Favorite Flavor

Popsicles, anyone?  I'm pulling out my Chill Summer stamps and dies from Spellbinders for the first time, and they are providing me with many fun options and COOL sentiments too!  YOU'RE MY FAVORITE FLAVOR makes me smile!

I began with  adding beautiful patterns by embossing white card stock with the Geometric Stripes folder, also from Spellbinders.

I decided to create a chocolate bar with speckled ice cream dripping out. I used random dies from my stash to cut the drip and confetti, and brushed Crystal Effects on for shine. Can you tell how much fun I was having? First time using my new card stock from Concord & 9th's new color collection.  Love. 

LeAnne's lovely sketch at The Paper Players inspired my layout. Hope you have a yummy day. One of the other sentiments in this set is "It's a good day to be happy!" Hope this is true for you, my friends. Thanks for visiting! 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Happy Summer for The Paper Players #594

Welcome to my blog and a new challenge at The Paper Players! The lovely ladies give us good reason to pull out our stamps weekly to create something unique! This week our theme is Food and/or Beverages. I was inspired this very moment to grab a cookie or two as I write this post, HA! How will you be moved? 

I love these lemons and bitty flowers from The Greetery and created a summer scene using Lemon Blossoms stamps and dies, and Sprinkled with Kindness.  I inked them up with Altenew Inks. I used a woodgrain background for a rustic look. 

The breeze on my back porch made for some happy creative time today! Wishing the same for you! Hope you are enjoying your weekend. Thanks so much for taking a peek and your kind comments! 

I will also play with the Tic Tac Toe Challenge that asks for flowers, twine and free. 

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

A Latte Love for Color Hues #41

 Hello crafters, so glad to have you here for a visit to my blog!  It's time for a new combo at our Color Hues challenge and this time I got to be the one picking the colors! 

I love Aqua and Red in general, and putting them together seems like a good idea. For our challenge you may use the two colors plus choose a neutral, so with a fun coffee theme, I added brown. Here's my card!

I've purchased a few simple stamps from Penny Black and I've been loving using them for CAS cards. I stamped on Bristol Smooth card stock and colored the images with Zig markers. 

I'm not even a coffee drinker, but I just love this sweet illustration. 

I sure hope you will be inspired to play along, I can't wait to see your projects in the gallery! Thanks so much for your kind words and for spending a bit of time with me today. Happy crafting! 

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Supplies used: 
Stamps: Penny Black Love Ya
Paper:  Doodlebug Design 
Accessories:  WPlus9 - Postage Dies

Inspired By...One in a Melon

 Hello friends, it's Thursday and I'm glad you've stopped by for another theme for our challenge at Inspired By this week! Before I show you my card, can I take a moment to say how wonderful this team of designers is? I am so honored to be part of this group and grateful.

 Every week I can't wait to see what they have created and I am always inspired. Know what else? They are fun and easygoing gals, just the kind I like to play with. No competition. No stress. Just encouraging creativity! 

That is what makes us happy, and even more so when you play along! I hope you will! Our theme is You're One in a Melon. 

This cute cat came out to show me her juicy snack. Definitely NOT seedless melon,  lol! All those seeds were punched from black card stock and covered with glossy accents for shine.

I die cut luscious looking stripes and assembled them into a mini slim card measuring 3.5" x 6".  I love this size!

Now for the inspiration photo. 

Can't wait to see what you will make!

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

             Make something beautiful! 

Supplies used: 

Stamps: Newton's Nook - Newton's Melon

Accessories - Taylored Expressions - Mini Slim Diagonal Stripes Cutting Plate

Inspired By...Dad's Meal!

 A happy Thursday Hello and welcome to a fun new challenge at Inspired By! I loved this one and you will too. Check out Dad's Meal! 

This leaves lots of possibilities, doesn't it? I don't have any food stamps except cupcakes and cookies kind of images. But I did have stamps in my NBUS pile that were perfect for this challenge! Several of the guys in my life love bacon, but one special son likes to advertise his favorite food on his T-shirts with a punny quote. This card is for him! 

An apron die cut. Piggy, a hot dog. and a very cute saying = one super fun card. I love that oven mitt. Here's the inside. 

I am happy to be adding this to the challenge at NBUS - never-before-used-schtuff! I am slowly going through the stash and trying to curb the urge for new acquisitions, lol! 

Now it's your turn! Can't wait to see what you will make! Please play along and I will see you in the gallery. 

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

             Make something beautiful! 

Supplies used: 

Stamps: Sugar Pea Designs - This Little Piggy
COPIC markers

Accessories - Silver foil card stock, Apron A2 Honey Cuts and Apron Barbecue Add-On Honey Cuts Accessories from Honey Bee Stamps. These sold out quickly but I found them still available at Ellen Hutson.