simply create too 51 (snow or only white)

It's time for another round of fun at Simply Create Too where our Challenge #51 theme is "Snow or Only White".  Lucky for me, I just got the Papertrey Mighty Oak die and decided to let it do most of the work creating an only white card.

Dry embossed the tree into CS.  Also die cut an extra tree trunk and dry embossed it with my Craft Concepts woodgrain embossing folder before adding it to the card.  Added my sympathy sentiment (basically, "our thoughts are with you") on a strip of vellum and voila.

Remember, you can create any kind of project, not just cards!  And we love to see cards by kids too! So have some fun and Simply Create Too!

Appreciate your visit again today.

Supplies for stillem gedenken:

Paper:  white CS Neenah, vellum

Stamps: sentiment 

Ink : Versafine

Tools: die Papertrey, embossing folder Craft Concepts

Other:

it IS a trend

Remember this card and post?

OK, it's official.  Hashtags are a trend! Check out this great article over at Papercrafters Library, Trendy Tuesday - Hashtags.  Thanks for including me in your story, Katherine.

BTW folks, if you are suffering from Moxie Fab withdrawal, this is a good place to get your fix!

christmas greetings (CBS)

Lost this challenge (#6 Christmas) from my radar screen somehow, but luckily I saw it again today.  So apologies for the lousy photo.  I had doggie duty and couldn't get to crafting until after the sun went down.  But I'm in before the challenge closes.

I purchased the Clearly Besotted Signature Christmas set after Christmas last year and this was the first time I got around to using it.  I just love the set.

Used CBS Building Blocks with Delicata gold for the square, then stamped the tree over it using Amuse Fern ink.  Die cut the image with a Spellbinders 2011 Heirloom ornament and then stamped some polka dots (another Building Block) on a scrap and die cut just the top portion of the ornament again.  Used decorative edge scissors to create an ornament topper.  I think it worked!
The strip of washi... not sure about that.  But I tried to balance it out with the sentiment in red.

I tapped all the edges in the gold ink pad, but TIP:  the folded edge of the card sinks into the sponge ink pad and soaks up more ink than desired.  Keep that in mind when using this technique, and tilt your card appropriately.  As much as I like the gilded edges effect, that left edge was not what I had in mind.  Looks like it couldn't decide if it wanted to be gilded or distressed.  Ugh.

Well, thanks for looking.  'Nite.

Supplies for season's greetings:

Paper:  cardbase The Paper Studio

Stamps: CBS

Ink : gold Delicata, green Amuse, red Jenny Bowlin

Tools: die Sizzix, corner rounder

Other: washi

shapes and stamps and sequins oh my! (Curtain Call, PC, Stamplorations)

Fat and happy, that's me.  Fat cuz I ate too much of our Thanksgiving dinner yesterday.  And I might have just snitched the last of the chocolate mousse while writing this post... And happy cuz it went well.  And cuz it's over...

Anyhoo, where's the card, you ask?

Started out as an idea to create a blue star card.  Cuz that's what I got from the Curtain Call inspiration photo.  See 'em on the tree?

Well I knew I wanted to play at a new challenge I discovered from my pal Shirley B., Stamplorations.  I'm diggin' those stamps.  So the challenge calls for stamping and sequins.

Only problem was I got sidetracked by this nifty October Afternoon Holiday Style - great retro feel to this line.  Love the blue tone so decided to go with it.  Made a shaker star-shaped card, trapping sequins between the card and the layer of recycled packaging I stitched on.  Stamping was then limited to the embellies - the candy cane and sentiment up top - both embossed to keep up with the shiny-ness of the project ;)

Also placing this into the Paper Crafts November gallery challenge where it's all about sequins!

Happy (real) Thanksgiving week to ya'll.

Supplies for merry and bright:

Paper:  cardbase Bringmann, PP October Afternoon, recycled packaging

Stamps: sentiment WMS

Ink : Versamark

Tools: star die Sizzix, holly die MFT

Other: sequins

ode to jennifer m. (WPlus9)

OK, so there's a huge flower on the WPlus9 Mood Board #23.  But what do I notice?  Those cool green and white berry sprigs up top.  I truly have a "thing" for circles.  And polka dots.  Well, then it's not a long stretch to bokeh, right?

Looks familiar you say?  Did you see this lovely created by Jennifer M. a couple weeks ago.  I've been dying to give it a try.  So I picked up on the orange and green fabrics at the bottom and I was off and running.  Lots of bokeh.  A multi-layered heart (a cool option to popping items up on dimensional adhesive!).

Love this look.  Hope you likey too.

Supplies for find joy:

Paper:  cardbase Neenah

Stamps: dots from PTI and Technique Tuesday, sentiment WPlus9

Ink : amuse, Versamagic, Versafine

Tools: heart die WPlus9

Other: 

hope heals (RIC, CFC)

Here's a one-layer CAS card for ya.  Can you guess where my inspiration came from?

If you caught the black leaves then maybe you thought of the current photo over on the Runway. RIC #48.

My eye caught the wispy branches, pink flowers and the black leaves.  Been lovin' those since Cristina K. produced this lovely.

So the pink flowers morphed to a morning sky, created with distress inks spritzed with perfect pearls water on an acrylic block.  And I chose this vine image from Inkadinkado Delicate Branches to get my black leaves.  And what was going to be a sympathy card turned into a message of hope (the lovely morning sky, ya know?) on a get-well card.

And this was purely a fluke, but ... count the leaves on the vine.  (Can you guess where I'm going with this?)  There are 8.  And what is the cool challenge at CASual Fridays #121?

Have a wonderful weekend.  As I mentioned, we are celebrating Thanksgiving on Sunday (there'll be 12 of us).  The pumpkin soup is done, ham is baked (I've got a good recipe if you're interested), cranberry relish made, sweet potatoes just waiting for the 'mallows, cornbread muffins and banana bread ready... pumpkin pie and stuffing are on the agenda for today.  Sure hope the bird thaws in time...  I just love the way the house smells at this time of year.  Un problemo - anyone wanna come clean my house?!?!?

On that note, thanks for visiting.

Supplies for hope heals:

Paper:  cardbase Bringmann

Stamps: Inkadinkado, sentiment WPlus9

Ink : Distress, Versafine

Tools: 

Other: acrylic block, mini mister

wms nov pajama party (wms, Stampotique)

Time for another Pajama Party over at Waltzingmouse Stamps.  A few items to share with you so I'll just get to it ...

Challenge 1 - Thank you 

Did some splattering with Distress Stain direct to paper, some stamping with grunge stamps and a big ole sentiment.  I'm  joining the fun over at Stampotique with this card too.  Challenge #126 calls for paint splatters.  Yep.

Challenge 2 - A Christmas card

I absolutely love this bloom from the Waltzingmouse Poinsettias stamp set.  Decided to let it do its thing on kraft with half of a Tim Holtz sentiment stamp from the Christmas Memories stamp set heat embossed in black.  Just a peek of Pink Paislee Luxe metallic CS along the side to tie in with the golden bling in the center of the bloom.

Challenge 3 - Tag it!

Claire, hope you're smiling ;)))  That's the mistletoe image from Festive Foliage (and there are now matching dies for this stamp set!) on a kraft tag and wearing a ruffled skirt.

Challenge 4 - Decorate the halls (or presents or tree or both!)

Remember this technique - heat embossing multiple times and then stamping in the still-warm-top-layer?  Made these as tags for presents that can later make their way onto the Christmas tree.  Used some older- but-loved October Afternoon PP along with recycled packing paper on these.

Don't stay up all night, now.  Sweet dreams ya'll...