Pumpkin Sparkle

Today's card sketch is was inspired by The Paper Players Sketch Challenge #554. The theme was inspired by Global Design Project #315 All things Pumpkin. 

I love this paper. The Harvest Meadow DSP is perfect for fall paper crafting. The DSP is especially perfect for this layout. The Calypso Coral works well as the backdrop for this sparkling pumpkin.

The pumpkin was created by overlapping three ovals cut from the Be Dazzling Specialty paper. The leaves were made by cutting down leaves from the Haunts and Harvest Paper Pumpkin Kit.

The card base for this card is Sahara Sand.  It is topped by a layer of Calypso Coral. There is another layer of Sahara Sand that was embossed using the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder. More Calypso Coral is added to frame the panels of DSP.

The sentiment is from the Paper Pumpkin kit and was stamped on Sahara Sand with Soft Succulent ink. A Thin strip of Soft Succulent borders the banner.

I hope you like the card. Full disclosure, my card front was glued onto the card base upside down. 😏 Be sure to check out the other cards in these two challenges.

Happy Stamping!

 

Cute Halloween

Hello all! I have been busy getting Halloween treats ready today. I took some time out to create this card. It is based on a sketch and theme put out by Inspired By... This week's challenge,  IB192 Who's Your Boo?

Once again the Cute Halloween DSP does a lot of the work. I did stamp the images this time instead of cutting them from the DSP.

A Pumpkin Pie card base was layered with Basic Black to create a thin border around the striped DSP. The sentiment was embossed with black embossing powder before being down.

Three other patterns of the DSP were cut into rectangles and adhered to the card front. 

The images were stamped in black onto Basic White cardstock using the Cutest Halloween stamp set. The ghost and pumpkin were cut out using the coordinating punch. The skeleton was fussy cut. The images are colored with blends and attached with dimensionals.

I colored the Black & White Gingham Ribbon with the Pumpkin Pie Blend to add some color. A few black Cute Stars Adhesive Backed Sequins were added for shine.

There are a lot of great projects submitted to this challenge, make sure to check them out.

Happy Stamping!

Alcohol Blending Technique

 

I have tried this technique once before but I never did anything with the papers I created. I was hoping to create a dark sky as a background for fireworks. Today's attempt at this technique was more successful. This technique is this week's TGIFC#339. The design and color inspiration came from today's Just Add Ink #577 Just Add Inspiration. 

The picture below shows my completed alcohol blended vellum. The blends I used included Light Cherry Cobbler, Dark Mossy Meadow, Dark Highland Heather and Dark Daffodil Delight.

The Cherry Cobbler card base borders a Petal Pink  piece of In Good Taste DSP.

I added a piece of the the Cork Specialty Paper for some texture. A piece of Basic White cut with the Scalloped Contours dies is a backdrop for the leaves. 

The leaves, from the Forever Flourishing dies, were cut from the alcohol blended vellum. 

The only stamping was the sentiment which is from the Shaded Summer stamp set. It was stamped using Cherry Cobbler onto Basic White and cut using the Tasteful Labels dies. The Cherry Cobbler circle was cut using the Layering Circles dies.

Cherry Cobbler and Gold Metallic Ribbon was cut in half to make a smaller bow. 

I added some Wonderful Gems for a little more sparkle.

I enjoyed working with this technique and plan to pull out the old pieces I made.

Thanks for looking at my card. Be sure to check out the other creations from these fun challenges.

Happy Stamping!

Happy Birthday

Hello everyone! I'm a little late to the party in getting the Shaded Summer stamp set. I just got it during the recent one-day sale. (I got the dies during Sale-abration.) Today's cerd is a compilation of three challenges. First, is a color challenge by CAS Colours and Sketches #442 The colors are Night of Navy, Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive. The next challenge, a new one for me, Seize the Birthday #225 Use a Stencil. Add last but not least, Watercooler Wednesday Challenge 327 All Things Feminine. 

I love the Shaded Summer stamp set. The flowers are gorgeous and the font is beautiful. Although, today's sentiment is from the Timeless Tulips stamp set. The size worked better for my design.

I stamped the flowers in Old Olive onto Basic White card and cut them out using the die. The leaves were colored with light Old Olive blend.  The flowers were stamped again on white scraps using Rich Razzleberry and colored with Rich Razzleberry and Pale Papaya blends and were fussy cut out and glued in place to cover the green flowers.

For the stenciling, I used the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Night of Navy ink. I used a blending brush. 

I cut the scalloped border below the sentiment out of Night of Navy. It is part of the Painted Labels dies. 

I really like the way this card came out. I hope you like it too. Be sure to check out the other cards in these challenges.

Happy Stamping!

    

DSP and Dies

Today's card was started with a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #508. The Frightfully Cute dies are perfect for creating a Halloween scene. 

You cant go wrong with the Cute Halloween DSP. The Haunted House pattern is a great backdrop for this witching scene. All elements are cut and/or stamped using the Frightfully Cute Bundle.

A Basic Black card base borders the Old Olive DSP.  A 2 inch strip of the striped DSP goes down the center of the card. 

A Basic White Stitched rectangle, framed by a piece of Basic Black, centers the scene. The bats are stamped on the rectangle

The sentiment and witch are stamped in black onto Basic White. The small pumpkin was stamped using Pumpkin Pie. They are cut out with paper snips.

The moon was clear embossed using Versa Mark on Mango Melody cardstock.

The fence was cut from Basic Black and the trees were cut from Early Espresso.

I hope you like the card. Make sure you check out the other entries for this Freshly Made Sketch #508.

Happy Stamping!

Easy Card Making with DSP

When I saw the color combination for the Colour Inkspirations Challenge CI109, I thought of the floral Crushed Curry paper from the Pattern Party DSP. I first paired it with the polka dotted Pool Party from the same DSP pack. The dots just didn't seem right. After a quick search, I found a small rectangle from the Sweet Stockings DSP.

I combined this color combo with a sketch provided by Global Design Project 314.

The card base is a 5 1/5" by 8 1/2" piece of Cinnamon Cider scored at 4 1/4". A piece of 5 1/6" by 3 15/16" Early Espresso borders the piece of 5 1/16" by 3 13/16" Crushed Curry DSP. 

The Pool Party DSP was cut into a 2 1/8" by3 1/4" rectangle. 

The second largest circle from the Layering Circle dies was cut from Basic White, Pool Party ink was lightly brushed onto the circle with a Blending Brush. A few Cinnamon Cider splatters were added. The second largest scalloped circle was cut from Early Espresso and layered behind the white circle.

The leaf was cut from Cinnamon Cider using the Intricate Leaves dies.

The sentiment, from Many Happenings, was stamped on Basic White with Early Espresso. It was cut with the coordinating Messages die.

A small bow made with the gold Simply Elegant Trim pulls the card together.

I hope you like my card. Make sure you check out the entries for this Global Design Project #314.

Happy Stamping!

Smile

Today's card is inspired by, Creative Colour Challenges #7. It required two colors that I don't use very often, Mint Macron and So Saffron. Early Espresso was also included. 

Cardstock: Basic White, Mint Macron, So Saffron and Early Espresso.

Inks: Early Espresso, Mint Macron and So Saffron

Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder

Daisy Lane Stamp Set

Daisy Punches

Tailor Made Tags Dies

Mint Basket Weave Ribbon (retired)

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to check out Creative Colour Challenges. 

Happy Stamping!

A Blast from the Past

For this week's Retro Rubber Challenge #169 Anything Goes, I went way back. I believe this set is from 2003-04. I remember using this set for both cards and for treat packaging. It is so cute!

The Retro Rubber Challenges gives a great way to show how we can easily combine old products with new. I used the old Just Flying by stamp set and the new Cute Halloween DSP.

The first time around I colored the image with colored pencils. This time I used blends and Wink of Stella on the ghost.

I added some Cute Stars Sequins for just a little embellishment.

I hope you like this flashback card. Be sure to check out the other cards in this challenge.

Happy Stamping!

Cutest Skeleton

Good morning everyone. It is a cool, wet morning here in the Pacific Northwest. A perfect day for making progress on my Halloween crafts. I'm taking a minute to grab a hot cup of Darjeeling tea and write up this blog post. Today's card is inspired by two card Challenges. One provides the sketch and the other sets the color and theme. 

Tic Tac Toe 135 set the colors that led me straight to the Cute Halloween DSP. The layout was provided by Sunday Stamps SSC268 Going in Circles. 

The Tic Tac Toe board the colors for this card, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Highland Heather.

I used Heather Highland for the standard card base. A piece from the Cute Halloween DSP added a printed layer. I colored some of the candies with the dark Pumpkin Pie blend.

Three of the cute skeletons were fussy cut from the DSP. Two skeletons were stamped with black ink using the Cutest Halloween stamp set. 

The sentiment also from the Cutest Halloween set was stamped with Highland Heather ink onto thick Basic White cardstock. The words were cut out and layered onto Pumpkin Pie cardstock. 

All of the pieces were then arranged on a Thick Basic White Stitched Rectangle. 

Happy Stamping! 

Fall Feels!

This fall bear makes me want to cuddle up on the sofa with a warm cup of cocoa and a good book. This card will be given to a special little girl for Thanksgiving. The design of this card, the sketch and theme, came from Inspired by Challenge IB191 I'd Fall for You. 

This cute bear was from the December 2020 Paper Pumpkin kit.

The card base is Cinnamon Cider topped with a layer of Pale Papaya.

Pattern Play DSP was colored with fall colored blends, Cinnamon Cider, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral and Cherry Cobbler.

The Bear was colored with Cinnamon Cider and Ivory Blends.

The Leaves were cut from Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Bumblebee and Cherry Cobbler cardstock using the Arrange a Wreath dies.

The wreath was cut from Pale Papaya Shimmer Vellum using the Arrange a Wreath dies.  

The sentiment, from Someone Special stamp set was stamped on Pale Papaya

Black Twine was used to wrap the card with a bow.

 

Thanks for stopping by. Check out the other entries in this challenge

Happy Stamping!

Happy Birthday Puffins

Happy Monday! This morning's fun card is for two card challenges. The first is a fun sketch by Judy at Freshly Made Sketches #507 The Second is Helen's All About Occasions Watercooler Wednesday Challenge 326  

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Flirty Flamingo and Mango Melody

Pattern Party DSP

Memento Black Ink

Blends: Pool Party, Flirty Flamingo, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight

Layering Circles Dies

Wink of Stella

Artistry Blooms Sequins

Check out the other great projects from these challenges.

Happy Stamping!

Sparkle

Evening everyone, I did some crafting while watching Sunday Night Football. Go Steelers! This card was inspired by a sketch put out by CAS Colours and Sketches #441. 

The jumping off point for this card was a piece of the Peaceful Place Specialty DSP. The sparkle of the paper led me to a snowflake. 

This snowflake was cut from Silver Foil using the Gingerbread Dies.

The Smoky Slate card base is topped with a layer of Basic Gray cardstock that was embossed using Evergreen Forest 3D Folder.

The sentiment from the Christmas to Remember stamp set was embossed onto Basic Gray card using silver embossing powder.

A few Subtle Shimmer Sequins added more sparkle to this card.

Thanks for looking at my card. Be sure to see the rest of the cards in this challenge.

Happy Stamping!

A Color Challenge

Good morning everyone. I am cutting it close today to make the deadline for Global Design Project #313 Color Challenge. I don't even have time to get my coffee. Today's challenge included Real Red, Sahara Sand and Basic Black.

This is another color combo that had me stretching. I immediately knew I wanted to use the black and white Beautifully Penned DSP. I also wanted to color the DSP in some way. 

I found that I didn't have any type of Sahara Sand Ink. (I just added the stamp pad to my order.)

I found the Sahara Sand Tag in my scrap pile and the card began to come together. I also used Sahara Sand for the card base and leaves.

The flowers come from the Summer Shadow Dies and were cut from Real Red and Basic Black Cardstock.

The stripe was colored with the dark Real Red blend and The sentiment, stamped with Basic Black, is from the Pansy Patch stamp set.

The tag tie of Real Red Sheer Ribbon and black twine finished the card.

Thanks for stopping by to see my card. Make sure to check out the other entries for this challenge.

Happy Stamping!

How Can These Colors Work Together?!

This week's Sunday Stamps Challenge 267 Autumn Boldness brings together some bright colors. When I first saw them, I was definitely stumped. My first step was to look at my DSP to see if there were any papers that combined these colors. I didn't have any. I did have a piece of bumblebee from the Harvest Meadow DSP. I chose the sketch provided by Fusion Card Challenge for the layout.

Cardstock: Bumblebee, Poppy Parade and Basic White

Inks: Bumblebee, Poppy Parade, Coastal Cabana and Pumpkin Pie

Be Dazzling Specialty Paper

Harvest Meadow DSP

Quiet Meadow Bundle

Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder

gold twine

I hope you like my card. Thanks for stopping by. Make sure to check out the other cards in these challenges.

Happy Stamping!

Colorful Pumpkins

Hello all, today I have a clean and simple card for the Inspired By Challenge IB190 Pumpkins Rock. I combined the theme of pumpkins with the sketch provided for this card that went together quickly.

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Fresh Freesia, Coastal Cabana, Balmy Blue and Polished Pink

Cute Halloween Punch Bundle

Black and White Gingham Ribbon

Memento Black Ink

Meadow Moments Embossing Folder

Happy Stamping!

Polished Pink Peony

Happy Tuesday everyone, I've combined two challenges into one brightly colored and sparkling card. The Just Add Ink Color Challenge #575 melded perfectly with the Fusion Card Challenge for this poppy card.

The colors for the Just Add Ink Challenge were Polished Pink, Soft Succulent and Gold.

Soft Succulent and Polished Pink cardstock and In-Color Shimmer Vellum were cut to create the flowers and leaves using the Poppy Moments Dies. A small scrap of black was used for the flower center.

A 1 3/4" strip of Basic White cardstock was cut for the center piece. Two 1/4" strips of Be Dazzling paper add the gold element to the card. A small piece was also used for the flower center.

The sentiment from Welcoming Woods was stamped in black onto white cardstock. A die from Tasteful Labels dies created the banner.

The bow was made with Fine Art Ribbon.

Happy Stamping!

Primary Colors for a Fun Challenge

I made this card for the CAS Challenge #440. It required 3 fun colors Poppy Parade, Pacific Point and Garden Green.

I used the Textures and Frame Stamp set for the base of this card.

The sentiments came from the Many Messages Stamp and were cut with the coordinating die.

I used Thick Basic White, Pacific Point, Poppy Parade and Garden Green Cardstock.

Make sure to check out the other cards in this challenge!

Happy Stamping!
 

Frightfully Cute Halloween Card

I am enjoying a much appreciated day off due to Indigenous People Day. I'm using the day to catch up on some card making. I created this Halloween card for Freshly Made Sketches #506.

When I saw this sketch, I knew I wanted to start with the spiderweb. I put some adhesive sheet on the back of the black glitter paper before die cutting the web. The die is from the Frightfully Cute Bundle.

I love the colors and patterns in the Cute Halloween DSP. I picked three different patterns and cut 1/2 inch strips. The muted striped piece works great as the background. I liked that it was light enough to stamp the spiders on directly.

The spiders were embossed with black powder. They are from the Frightfully Cute Bundle. The Sentiment, from Cutest Halloween Bundle, was embossed onto vellum cardstock with black powder.

The card base is Thick Basic White and the colored layer is Pumpkin Pie cardstock.

I also added a few Cute Stars Adhesive Backed Sequins to add a little sparkle.

I hope you like this card. Thanks for viewing my card. Make sure to check out the other entries in this challenge.

 

Happy Stamping!

World Card Making Day

How exciting to see so many people participating in World Card Making Day. This is one of the cards I made today.

When I first saw this color combination, put out for Creative Colour Challenge #4,  I was a bit stumped.

I found some inspiration in last year's annual catalog.

I used the Daisy Lane stamp set, coordinating punches, Tasteful Label dies, Artistry Blooms sequins and retired ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by, be sure to checkout the challenge site to see more cards and challenges.

Happy Stamping.