Going Square

Hello!  I decided to make another card with this flower stamp (used in yesterday's post)  from Gina K Designs Whimsical Wildflowers set from 2018 and also used GKD sentiment stamp from Wild Blossoms.  I created a square card 5"x 5".... I don't make many square cards but I came across some square envelopes in my stash and thought I'd make some cards to use with them.  I stamped the flowers with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white card stock and colored with Copics.  I matted the image with a green card stock mat and placed on a pink card base. I scored 2 lines on each side of the base to frame the image but they do not show up in photo (can just see on the top edge).  Keeping with the square element, I added the sentiment stamped in green ink on a small square of white cs matted with a square of pink cs.

Challenges:
Monthly Mix Challenge: Spring Fling-make spring theme card.
Just Us Girls Challenge: Trend Week #531 A square card featuring at least one square shape.
Retro Rubber Challenge: # 32 Be There or Be Square! I used a stamp from 2018 on my square card.
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Spring Mood Board

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K-Cup Holder

Hello!  I an sharing a gift box that I made for holding Pumpkin Spice Coffee K-cups.  I used my Cameo to cut the elements from Orange CS and  Heartful Creations Patterned Papers from Classic Editions Collection but did not use dotted lines for folds(erased those before cutting design). I used Scor-pal to create scoring for fold lines.  The design was 3D coffee cup gift set by Jamie Lane Designs. Use double sided tape to assemble. Fussy cut pumpkins from pattern paper for the top.

Challenges:

Love To Craft Challenge Blog: LTCCB #40 November Anything Goes

Scor-Pal:  More than one score challenge- November #65 Birthday or Fall. Made fall design. 

Alphabet Challenge: P is for Poppies or Pumpkins.  My project features Pumpkins. 

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop: Projects need to have a caffeinated element.

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Holiday Tissue Box Cover

Hello!  I thought I'd change things up a bit on my blog and post something other that a card.  I also enjoy making other paper projects especially those using patterned papers.  I created this tissue box cover using papers from Heartfelt Creations Festive Holly Collections. It was simply a matter of cutting panels, scoring, and taping them together but it took a little planning to match up the pattern designs. On the lid I added an oval border of white glossy CS to the oval opening and some die cut snowflakes from silver and glitter papers. Also did some snowflakes heat embossed with Silver EP.  Kept embellishments to a minimum but did fussy cut some Cardinals from the patterns to pop up on the lid. (See right side of the box). 

Sharing this project with these challenges:

Love to Craft Challenge Blog: LTCCB # 39 October Anything Goes (first time to enter)
Mix It Up Challenge Blog: MIUC #30 Anything Goes + Open Technique. Used some die cutting and heat embossing. (first time to enter)
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: October Always about using Patterned Paper
Cut It Up: Challenge #184 Tags, Bags, or Boxes.  Used Spellbinders Oval Dies and Snowflake Dies.

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The Library Challenge

Welcome!  One of the most fun challenges that I played with lately is The Library Challenge.

Each challenge will feature a book and you can be inspired by the cover, the title, or the story. The recent Challenge #17 is the book The Woman in the Window.   I was inspired by the colors and brick on the cover of the paperback edition as well as the title using a woman sitting in a window on my card.  As I have read this book and enjoyed the suspense of this thriller,  I did not want to reveal any of the story of the book in case you have not read the book.   But I did include a couple of elements that play in the book, specifically a camera-with a "zoom" lens and a glass of merlot, both shown on the window ledge.  On my card, I featured a woman reading a book in the window but in the book she would more likely be watching an old movie or "spying" out the window.  Read the book and find all about the "woman in the window".  It's a really good suspense story. 

Supplies used: Clear Stamps from Little Claire Designs (Room With a View and Birdcage sets), Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copics, Clear Vellum(for the window and handmade wine glass), White CS, Yellow CS, Distress Oxide ink Faded Blue, Camera Metal Brad, Sentiment from Jane's Doodles, Scor-pal for scoring brick wall.  The window was stamped on Clear Vellum with black ink and heat embossed with Clear EP.  I layered it between the Brick Wall and the layer with the image. 

My photos show the card with the window closed for the envelope and also opened. 

Other Challenges:

Just Add Ink: Challenge #429 Just add Vellum.  Vellum for window, sentiment and wine glass. 

Always Fun Challenges: #79 Lots of Layers

The Paper Girls Challenge: #161 Mixed Media.  Used mix of CS, Distress Oxide ink, Metal, Vellum, Embossing, Textures

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Playing With Fall Leaves

 Hello!  The first card shown is made with older Gina K Design stamps from 2009 - leaf from Signs of Autumn set and sentiment from Life is Good set. I used Memento Markers Cantaloupe, Potter's Clay, Dandelion, and Pear Tart to ink up the leaf 4 times and stamped on White CS.  Sentiment stamped in Potter's Clay.  Added some scoring on outer edge of panel with image and also inked the edges.  Used white card base.
Challenges:
Stamp TV: Monthly Mix Challenge Autumn is in the Air MMC 9201
613 Avenue Create: Challenge 213 Anything Goes Optional Twist CAS
AAA Cards: CAS Game #123 Sketch.
CAS Mix Up Card Challenge: September-Ink stamps with markers +Stamping + Your choice.
     I inked stamps with Memento Markers, stamped the leaves and sentiment, and did scoring.

My second card uses 2 leaf stamps from GKD Signs of Autumn set (2009) and a sentiment from GKD Always Autumn( 2014).   I stamped the leaves randomly with Memento Potter's Clay, Rhubarb Stalk, Morocco, and Tangelo inks.   Used a card base of Tomato Soup and mat of Sweet Mango(?) both GKD CS. Matted the stamped sentiment with the same CS's and tied on a brown twine from Jellibean Soup.

Challenges to enter second card:

Stamp TV: Monthly Mix Challenge Autumn is in the Air MMC 9201

Retro Rubber Challenge: #94 Anything Goes.  All stamps used are over 1 year old. Leaves are 9 years old and sentiment 4 years old. 

Simon Monday Challenge: Simon Says Fall/Autumn

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon Says Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge: L is for Leaves

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Classic and Masculine

Welcome!  I recently won some digital images from MHK Designs and just had to use this vintage truck on a card.  I printed the truck and 2 of the sentiments from Various Vehicles set on heavy White CS.  I printed one of the sentiments in red to add a bit of color.  Added black brads to the tires and some glossy accents to the windows.  Finished with some score lines at the bottom edge to add more texture.  Quick and easy one layer card and a very masculine birthday card for my stash.
Challenges:
Addicted to CAS:  Challenge 117 One Layer
Less is More: Challenge #341 One layer with Vehicle.
Creative With Stamps: Challenge #17 Boys to Men. Make a masculine card.
Mod Squad Challenge: Black and White and One Other color
MHKDesigns:  August Challenge Anything Goes with MHK Designs  products,

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One Layer

 

 

Hello!  My card today is a Clean and Simple One Layer card.   I used a NBUS Heidi Swapp  swirl stamp that I decided would be perfect for my design. This was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink on White CS as well as a verse from Power Poppy Dahlias set.  I added some score lines to frame the image.  I inked the edges with a Black Copic marker to finish.  I was pleased with the simple but elegant result.

Challenges:

CAS on Sunday: Challenge #92 One Layer Card

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Clean and Simple

Crafty Sentiments Designs: Challenge is For Someone Special

 

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CAS Love

As promised, I am back with more cards made using sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch #178.  The above card has no ink stamping (only an embossed postage stamp) on the front (message will be inside) but a lot of Dry Embossing with Cuttlebug EF's  Polka Dots, Pop Culture Border, and Love Postage Stamp ( red CS).  I trimmed the embossed postage stamp and added it to the White Card Base  with some scoring beneath the dots.  Also added some glitter to the postage stamp.
                               
On the second card I simply embossed the Love Postage Stamp EF on a Pink Shimmer CS and added some Wink of Stella for more shimmer. EF from Cuttlebug. 

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Happy Father's Day

 

Hello! Today I have a CAS card for Father's Day made with GKD stamps from Life is Good and Gifts of the Sea sets.  I stamped the train and sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Ivory CS and colored with Copics.  I did a double line of scoring on each edge of the panel and then added to a card base of Chocolate Brown with some orange satin ribbon for interest. 
Challenges:
Stamp TV Mix It Up Monday Challenge:  Use Scoring
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Father's Day/ For a Guy
Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Father's Day or Special Man
Cards In Envy: No girls allowed card.  Card easily fits into an A2 envelope.

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