A Little Love

Today is the day I am posting my card for our Challenge Your Stash group on SCS.  This is our 74th month of de-stash, so we are into our 7th year of challenges.  I cannot believe my thought about using what we have is now 6+ years old!   I really like these challenges and know they will continue as I know I have many, many items in my stash that I can use and love the fun challenges!

The premise is to create a card or something else that uses only items that are in your own stamp room--nothing new is to be purchased.  The hostess each month posts their challenge to the group. Each person in the group creates their card with their own image, their own papers, their own embellishments with their own supplies--using up items from their own stash!  The card can be for any occasion and each person is encouraged to send the card on its way to someone so it can be admired.  It is a way for us to step out of the box a bit and create something that follows a challenge--isn't that what a challenge is supposed to be.  And--no money is spent as all items are to be already available in each of own stamping spaces.

Jeanette posted our February challenge--My husband Brent and I celebrated our 40th anniversary earlier this month. The color for 40th anniversaries is Ruby Red, so let's make monochromatic RED cards this month. They do not need to be anniversary cards.

I first picked a sweet embossing folder--Stampin' Up's Bouquet of Love.  I then used a die set from Gina K Designs-A Little Love--and die cut the word twice and the backer once.  I picked Cherry Cobbler as my red for the card and added a bit of pink as the backer.  I added a few Pearly Petal Pink pearls from Trinity Stamps around the card.  I hope Jeanette likes my monochromatic-red-love card!

 

If you check some of the blogs on my sidebar, you may find others who have posted their cards in the next few days. There may be more posted in the thread on SCS, so you might want to check out the link here.  We also have a keyword for the SCS Gallery--it is CYSFEB.  You might see many cards there if you do a search.  They probably will be posted today or in the next few days.

I hope you enjoyed my card and I know I am excited to check out what my other hoarders, I mean stash reducers have made!  Thanks for stopping by today!  For March, Sue is up for our challenge.  Be sure to check back to see what we create then!

Image/Sentiment:  Gina K Designs A Little Love Die Set

Cardstock: Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler, Pretty in Pink

Ink: None

Accessories:  Stampin' Up Bouquet of Love Embossing Folder; Trinity Stamps Pearly Petal Pink Pearls

The Paper Cut Card Kits

Today is the second to the last day of February and I am posting a set of cards for our newer challenge--Catch-up Club!  A few of my SCS and stamping friends, Darlene, Jeanette and Terry along with myself, have signed up for a number of virtual stamping events in the past 2 1/2 years.  One of the benefits of these events are that they are available to rewatch or even watch for the first time at a later date as they are all recorded. The 4 of us "try" to watch live and chat by texting during the event.  But, life steps in and there are times when one or more of us are not participating during the live.  Then, the kits from sponsors sits in our stamping area until we are ready to watch the video and create.  During one of the events, we decided we needed to push ourselves (and each other) to get some of these events done!   So--we all decided to devote one day a month, the last day of the month for the procrastinators that we are, to post cards we missed making.  However, I am posting today as I have my Challenge Your Stash post tomorrow, on the 28th.  February is sure a short month!  They could be from a virtual event or maybe another challenge that was missed.   So--here we are in our 4th month of The Catch Up Club!

These are sets of cards from two of the classes that Sarah, from The Paper Cut in Appleton, WI, has taught in the past few years.  Sarah does such a great job as a teacher and all of her card kits are so fun.  She uses many kinds of sparkle and shine along with fun folds along with action cards.  

The 6 cards below are Oval Window Overlay cards. I think I got the card kit package during one of the sales of "parts and pieces".  Some parts may be stamped and other things not.  There may be additional pieces in some of the parts.   I stenciled gray ink on the overlay and added a strip of shiny silver that looks like tire tracks.  The hip hip hooray is stamped on vellum and the car on glittery silver cardstock.

 

These 2 cards cards were from a birthday card class.  The card on the left is a magic card--pull the tab and the black and white acetate turns to a color image!  The card on the right is a lever card. The pull tab lifts the image and shows the sentiment underneath along with one on the pull. There is another fun  sentiment inside of the pink card base!

I still have many more card kits--some parts and pieces too,  in zippered bags, just waiting for me.  I took a number of the bags to the retreat I attended 2 weeks ago and also to Camp Stamp-in-Oga last week.  I have another retreat the first weekend in April and will take more with me.  They are easy to pack for a retreat or crop as most items are in the kit and it is ready to go!

I hope you enjoyed my cards!  Here are the links to the other of the Catch Up Club.  Please be sure to check out Jeanette's, Terry's, and Darlene's blogs.  They may post today or tomorrow, but we have all promised to post cards that was have missed the making along the way!

Image/Sentiment:  The Paper Cut Cards Kits

Cardstock:  All provided in the kit

Ink:  Hero Ats Intense Black; 

Accessories:  All included in each kit

Double Duty Sentiment

 

Here we are--this is the Double Duty Day!  This is the 26th month, so we are now in our new year, #3

Each month, we get to pick a stamp set from a predetermined company. Then, we will use that one stamp set and make two cards from the set.  Different images and sentiments from the same set can be used, or use the same image two different ways—Double Duty either way!  But, as an added challenge, one item must be used on both cards—same color cardstock, same ribbon, same stencil, same something.  Double Duty Again!  We will post both cards on our blog on the the 22nd of each month.  See-Double Duty again!  We will be sure to have fun getting doubly inky each month with a different stamp company.  Let’s have fun!

For February, we are doing something a bit different.  We were to pick one sentiment stamp from any company and use that on two different cards.  I picked an older stamp from Verses called Abraham Lincoln Quote--it is one of my favorites! 

For the first card, I use a Taylored Expressions Masking Stencil--Circles. I ink blended with Tim Holtz Distress Oxides in Picked Raspberry, Kitsch Flamingo and Candied Apple.  I stamped the sentiment in the middle of the circle.  I then cut the panel with my Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2 and backed it with black.  I added some clear bling over some of the inked area.  

For the second card, I went with more of  a fun and playful theme--primary colors too!  I stamped the sentiment and die cut it with a Spellbinders Nestabilities Curved  Rectangle Die.  The Happy Birthday-Birthday Candles background paper is fun and I some flagged banners with the Stampin' Up Banner Dies.   I added some yellow enamel dots as the final touch.  

Both cards are very different, but I used dies on both and added bling to both.  

I hope you enjoyed my cards for our group.  Please be sure to check out the other Double Duty cards. Here is a link to Jeanette's, Darlene’s  and  Carol's blogs.   I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of sets of great cards.  

Next month the company we are using is Colorado Craft Company.  So be sure to check out our cards on the 22nd!  

Image/Sentiment:  Verses Rubber Stamps Abraham Lincoln Quote

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White; Stampin' Up Basic Black, Daffodil Delight; Happy Birthday-Birthday Candles Patterned Paper

Ink: Hero Arts Intense Black; Tim Holtz Distress Oxides Candied Apple, Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry

Accessories:  Stampin' Up Banner Dies; Taylored Expressions Masking Circles Stencils; Yellow Enamel Dots; Spellbinders Nestabilities Curved Rectangle Dies; Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2; Clear Bling

Sweet Tooth Tower

This is my card for a swap called the SIS--Surprise Image Swap.   This is card #7  for our group.  It is a bi-monthly swap where we all use the same image, sent to us by the hostess.  The surprise part is that we are to not discuss the image at all until the day they are to be posted--the 18th of every other month.   The image for this round was provided by Terry.  She will swap the cards and include the new image for round #8 that Kathi stamps in everyone's return envie. Then--we do it all again in March!

Terry sent everyone this sweet cupcake image by Taylored Expressions called Sweet Tooth Tower. She even die cut all of them for us--thanks loads!   I colored the image with my Copic Sketch Markers. I then popped up the image with dimensionals on a die cut from Gina Marie Designs called Chain Ovals.   The background is a sweet patterned paper from Bella Blvd called Sweet Celebration. The sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp package of birthday sentiments--each of the cards I made has a different birthday saying.   I added some pink enamel dots for the final touch.

If you check some of the other blogs listed on my sidebars, you may find some other swappers who have posted their creations.  The due date is today, the 18th, or they may post in the upcoming days. You can also check out SCS and use the keyword SIS07 to see some posted there.  I hope everyone in the swap likes my card--and that you do too!

Image/Sentiment:  Taylored Expressions Sweet Tooth Tower
 
Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110#; Stampin' Up Real Red, Blushing Bride; Bella Blvd Sweet Celebration Patterned Paper
 
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Copic Sketch Markers; Gina Marie Designs Chain Oval Dies; Pink Enamel Dots

Born to Sparkle

Today is the 15th and this is my card for our The Creative Crew!  We are a group of 7 and all one team--Jeanette, Carol, Darlene, Lorraine, Terry, Tracie and me. Each month will be a new challenge posed by one of the members sending out a kit.  This month Darlene sent us all a fun kit. 

Darlene sent everyone some sweet images and sentiments from the Prism kit by Club Scrap.  Side note--they are located in Wisconsin!  The kit was it was packed full of some very colorful papers and the fun prism one I used, fun ribbons and some bling!

I decided to highlight the fun prism patterned paper Darlene sent and did not want to cover it up with an image.  So, I die cut one of the sentiments with a banner die set from Gina K Designs Master Layouts 4.  I then cut 1/2" strips from the bright, primary colored paper and placed them at an angle on a white panel.  I then cut a larger strip of the prism paper and layered it on back.  I then placed the prism down the middle of my card and cut the entire panel with another Master Layouts Die Set--my favorite #2!  That panel and the banner were both layered with black.  I then added some of the fun, colorful bling that Darlene sent around my card--for the Sparkle!  This was fun card to make!

I hope all of The Creative Crew Gals enjoy my card this month.  Please be sure to stop in to see what fun crafty cards are posted this month.  All of the blogs can be found on my left sidebar.  Our teammate Lorraine does not have a blog, so please check out her card in her SCS gallery.   I am sure you will enjoy all of the wonderful creations this month!   

We will be back in March with the kit Terry is sending us.  Be sure to check in with us on the 15th to see what fun she has planned!

Image/Sentiment:  Club Scrap Prism Kit

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White;  Stampin' Up Basic Black; Club Scrap Prism Patterned Paper and Solid Colors

Ink:   Hero Arts Intense Black

Accessories:  Rhinestones; Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2 & 4

Sweeter Than Honey!

 

Today is the the 12th and it is time for another Hot Mess card.   This is card number 45, so we are into year #4. The idea of Hot Mess ~ Success is to Get Messy and you will have Success!  Messiness can be almost anything that we come up with--glitter, alcohol inks, glimmer glitz, sponged backgrounds, etc., anything that is a bit messy.  We are a very fun group and will post a card each month on the 12th.  The links to the other members are on my left side bar and I will also link them at the bottom at this post.

For this month's messiness, I picked a fun stencil, a few tubs of gold "paste" and a sweet die set.  The stencil is from The Rabbit Hole Designs and is called Tastes Like Honey!  I used two different shades of gold paste over the stencil.  The smaller top hexagons have Decofoil Champagne Mist Metallix Gel and the lower part has Bo Bunny Gold Stencil Paste.  There is quite a bit of sparkle on my card.  The bee dies are from Impression Obsession and are called Honey Bee Dies.  The sentiment is from a die set by The Paper Cut called Sweeter than Honey--it is layered three times for dimension.  I did cut all of these from The Paper Cut's Gold Mirricard. No additional embellishments were needed!

I really like the look of my card and hope you do too.  I also sure hope my fellow messy ladies like it too!  Here are the links to the other somewhat messy crafters:   Carol, Darlene, Jeanette and Terry.   I am sure you will enjoy seeing how everyone got messy this month and was successful in making some great cards!   Be sure to check back to see what we are up to on February 12th.  

Image/Sentiment:  The Paper Cut Sweet Than Honey Die/Impression Obsession Honey Bee Dies

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  The Paper Cut Gold Mirricard, 100# Cougar Opaque White

Ink:  Bo Bunny Gold Stencil Paste; Decofoil Champagne Mist Metallix Gel

Accessories:   The Rabbit Hole Designs Tastes Like Honey Stencil

White on White

This is my February card for the monthly themed swap that Terry is hosting on SCS. Each month she will post a theme and we make cards using any stamp set we believe follows that thought. The theme for February is "White OUt" 

I decided to make another thank you card as I can always use them.  The die is from Stampin' Up and I cut one layer from white and second layer from The Paper's Cuts Mirricard Black Glossy.  It is hard to see the shine in the shadow behind in the picture, but it sure does sparkle.  The embossed panel is from Stampin' Up's  Tin Tile and then cut with Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2.  No additional embellishments were used!

I hope Terry and the others swappers like my card this month too! Terry has posted all of the 2023 themes, so be sure to come back to see what we create!  

Image/Sentiment: Stampin' Up Thank You Die

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White, Black Mirricard

Ink:  None

Accessories:  Stampin' Up Tin Tile Embossing Folder; Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2

String of Hearts

It is time for another The Three Musketeers post. We are ready to showcase the card we all created with the image from CC Designs called String of Hearts that Jeannette sent out for our February card, #102! That means we are in the middle of year number 7 with this fun challenge! All three of us sure have enjoyed the challenges every month and we hope that it continues for a long time! 

I think this is such a sweet loving image!   I colored the image with my Copic Sketch Markers, all shades of pink.  I then die cut an oval from a Rubbernecker Scallop Nested Oval from Flirty Flamingo and then embossed the panel with a Stampin' Up Happy Hearts Folder.  I popped the panel up with foam tape and added some pink glitter enamel dots to the image panel.  I added a sentiment from one of my Simon Says Stamp Sentiment packs and flagged one end. I hope Jeanette and Kelly along with you enjoy my card!

Please check out the other Musketeer's cards.  Here is the link to Jeanette's blog along with Kelly's blog.  I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of great cards!  They may post today or tomorrow, so be sure to check out their blogs for their card!  Kelly is up for our March challenge and I am excited to see what the mail brings.  Please be sure to join us again. 

Image/Sentiment:  CC Designs String of Hearts; Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strips

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Hammermill 110# White;  Stampin' Up Real Red, Flirty Flamingo, Basic Black

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Copic Sketch Markers; Stampin' Up Happy Hearts Embossing Folder; Rubbernecker Scallop Nested Ovals; Pink Glitter Enamel Dots

Painted Florals

This is my February Crafters of Faith card.  This is a sweet group on SCS that Faye hosts.  I am actually the hostess this month and gave everyone this challenge:

Scripture:  Thessalonians 5:11 “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”

Challenge: Make a card or project to pass on to a friend

I recently organized all of my Pinkfresh Studio items and discovered a very large roll of washi tape--like 6" wide!  None of my other rolls are that wide, so I thought if might be an older roll.  I did not find a coordinating die set so I reached out to my friend Lea who works for PFS and she told me of two dies that would work.  I did have one.  She also said it is an older roll and many had said it is very hard to unroll as it tears easily.  That is also one of the reasons they then went to smaller, 4" rolls.  Yes, it was very hard to work with but since I was on a mission, I did adhere all of the large floral clusters shown on my card to cardstock and will be ready to go for future cards. Lea also said that it seems once their washi gets exposed to air, it also might be hard to unroll--so get those rolls out and attach them to cardstock!

The name of the Pinkfresh Studio washi tape is Painted Florals and it coordinates with the die and stamp set called Floral Clusters. I really like the colors in the washi tape.  I die cut a scalloped edge panel from a MFT Blueprints 27 and layered on a card base.  The Hello die is from Spellbinders and I layered 2 white on one gold layer.  I added some white enamel dots for the final touch!

I hope you and the others from the Crafters of Faith group like my card this month!  We are to post on the 7th of each month, so if you look on my sidebar, you may see other creations.  I know that there will be many posted in the COF thread on SCS too!  

Image/Sentiment:  Pinkfresh Studio Painted Florals Washi Tape, Floral Clusters Die; Spellbinders Bold Type Hello Die

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  The Paper Cut 100# Cougar Opaque White, Gold Mirricard

Ink:  None

Accessories:  My Favorite Things--MFT Blueprints 27 die; White Enamel Dots

One Plus Twelve

This is my 2nd One Plus Twelve card for 2023--this is year number 5.   For this challenge, we are to use just one stamp, to make a card every month and post on the 3rd of each month.  For 2023, I picked a Taylored Expressions stamp and die set called Graceful Ferns.  I think this set is so versatile and I picked the largest fern image to use each month.  There is a With Sympathy sentiment and coordinating die in the same set, so that is what I used this month.  

For my card this month, I first ink blended some Tim Holtz Distress Oxides--Blueprint Sketch, Wilted Violet and Peacock Feathers--with a Taylored  Expressions Nesting Oval Stencils.  I then stamped the image in black over the blended ovl.  I trimmed the panel and backed it with a black layer.  I stamped and die cut the With Sympathy Sentiment.   I added some enamel dots for the final touch.

 

Please be sure to check out the other One plus Twelve cards to see what they picked for their stamp of the year for this challenge in 2023.  Here is a link to both Jeanette's  and Kelly's blog.  I am sure you will enjoy checking out each of our cards using the same stamp for 2023. I hope Kelly and Jeanette like my card and that you might too! Be sure to come back on March 3rd to see our cards for the next month!

Image/Sentiment: Taylored Expressions Graceful Ferns Stamp and Die Set

Cardstock:  The Paper Cut 100# Cougar Opaque White;  Stampin' Up Island Indigo, Basic Black

Ink:  Hero Arts Intense Black; Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks-Blueprint Sketch, Peacock Feathers; Wilted Violet

Accessories:  Taylored Expression Masking Ovals; Enamel Dots

Your Next Stamp, Elle's Studio & Scrapbook.com Cards

Today is another day to post some cards from one of the virtual events that I just completed.  Similar to yesterday's post is another form of the Catch-up Club!  A few of my SCS and stamping friends, Darlene, Jeanette and Terry along with myself, have signed up for a number of virtual stamping events in the past 2 1/2 years.  One of the benefits of these events are that they are available to rewatch or even watch for the first time at a later date as they are all recorded. The 4 of us "try" to watch live and chat by texting during the event.  But, life steps in and there are times when one or more of us are not participating during the live.  Then, the kits from sponsors sits in our stamping area until we are ready to watch the video and create.  During one of the events, we decided we needed to push ourselves (and each other) to get some of these events done!   So--we all decided to devote one day a month, the last day of the month for the procrastinators that we are, to post cards we missed making.  They could be from a virtual event or maybe another challenge that was missed. 

These 3 sets of cards are from the September 2022 Crop & Create Delivered, sponsored by Scrapbook and Cards Today.  This was the 5th event by them that I participated in and am signed up for my 6th in March of this year.  Even though I will be gone on vacation for most of the next one, I am still very excited as I know I will create from the recorded classes!

These 2 cards below were from the class by Meghann Andrew for Elle's Studio. This class used a fun stamp and die set called Best of Friends add on set.  It is so fun and easy to make cards with stencil bundles.  We embossed the floral stamps on vellum with white powder and then die cut each of them with the matching dies. The background flowers along with the flowers on the right card and the stripes were all cut from Elle's Studio cardstock.  There are a few sweet sentiments in this set that work with the word Friend!   I added some clear drip drops on each card.   I sure will be using this set often in the future!

 

These 3 cards were made from a fun Scrpabook.com stamp and die set called Hello Bloom taught by Laura Graff.  The top right card use gold embossing powder along with metallic cardstock on a vellum strip. There are Taylored Expressions Gold Drip Drops for added bling.  The top left and the bottom cards use sweet pastel colors with the fun die stamps and matching dies.  I added glitter enamel dots on those two cards.  

The final 2 cards were made from a cute stamp and die set from Your Next Stamp called You Lift Me Up taught by Mari Clarke.  The backgrounds on both cards were ink blended with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks.  The sweet images were colored with Copic Sketch Markers.  The clouds and the globe were die cut. The sweet sentiment is from the same stamp set.  I added glitter enamel dots on both cards.  

I still have a few more classes in my zippered bags, just waiting for me.  So, I am sure you will see a few more cards soon.  I do plan to/need to get all of these done before my next box from SCT arrives! 

Image/Sentiment:  Scrapbook and Cards Today-Crop & Create Delivered Fall 2022

Cardstock:  All provided in the kit

Ink:  Hero Arts Intense Black; Versamark and Gold or White Embossing Folder

Accessories:  All included in each kit