Hot Mess = Success

Today is the 12th and it is time for another Hot Mess card.  This is card number 28 and we are well into year #3. The idea of Hot Mess ~ Success started with Kelly and the general theme 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 group of 6 and we will post a card each month on the 12th.  The links to the other 5 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 made a card using Tim Holtz Alcohol inks for my background--yes, very messy!  I used shades of pinks and reds, along with silver alloy on a piece of Tim Holtz Alcohol cardstock.  I moved the colors around with my Tim Holtz air blower and then I dried it with my Tim Holtz heat-it craft tool.  I added the background to a layer of The Paper Cut Silver Cardstock.   I then used my Lawn Fawn Giant Sending Big Hugs die to cut two layers from the same silver cardstock.  I love the big, chunky letters.  I really like the look of this card and hope you do too.  I also sure hope my fellow messy ladies liked it too!

Here is the inside of my card, with a strip of the inky paper:

Here are the links to the other members of Hot Mess ~ Success.  Please be sure to check out Jeanette's, Terry's, Kelly's , Carol's and Darlene's blogs. I am sure you will enjoy seeing how everyone got messy and was successful in making some great cards!   We will all continuing this year, so be sure to check back to see what we are up to on December12th.  

Image/Sentiment:  Lawn Fawn Giant Sending Big Hugs die

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Cardstock; The Paper Cut Silver; Stampin' Up Lovely Lipstick

Ink: Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks and Silver Alloy

Accessories:  None

Furry and Bright

First--Happy Veterans Day!  Thank all vets for your service!

This is my November 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. This is our 66th month and the theme for November is "Fur or Feathers"

I decided to go with fur and a sweet puppy image from Simon Says Stamp called Furry and Bright. That has to meet the Fur theme!  I colored the image with my Copic Sketch Markers.  I stamped a sweet sentiment from the same set.  I die cut that from We R Memory Keepers Frame 2 Nesting dies.  The background is Stampin' Up's Sweet Stockings Designer Series Paper. I added a strip of Cherry Cobbler 1" Stitched Edge Grosgrain Ribbon and some red rhinestones.  I think this is a fun card and a sweet Christmas Card.

Here is the inside of my card, with a strip of the patterned paper:

I hope Terry and the others swappers like my card this month too! Terry has already posted all of the 2022 themes as we do not swap in December.  Be sure to come back in January to see what we create!  

Image/Sentiment: Simon Says Stamp Furry and Bright

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White; Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Sweet Stockings Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler

Accessories:  Stampin' Up 1" Cherry Cobbler Stitched Edge Grosgrain Ribbon, Red Rhinestones; We R Memory Keepers Frame 2 Nesting Dies; 

All Jazzed Up!

Today is the 10th and the day we are to post our Stamp What? challenge with the three collaborators you have seen many times in the past--Kelly, Jeanette and me! We started this in January of 2020, so we are now well into our second year of this fun challenge.  Kelly came up with the challenge to randomly pick a Stampin' Up set and make a card with that set.  Get the dust off of those forgotten Stampin' Up sets! 

I decided when this group challenge started to only use the wooden Stampin' Up stamps that are on my bottom shelves.  So this month, I randomly picked the Jazzed Up set!  The year on the stamps is 2004, so it is an oldie!

I picked the piano keys and the words, Just A Note, for the card.  The patterned paper is a sweet black and white pattern from Stamping Station called Band.  I stamped both of the wooden stamps with Hero Arts Intense black and layered with Basic Black.  I die cut the words with Sizzix Tim Holtz Stitched Squares. I added a black note brad to the mini pennant on the top! 

Here is the inside of my card, with a strip of the patterned paper:

I like the look of my card this month and I hope you do too.  Be sure to check out Jeanette and Kelly's cards.  I am sure they have some fun cards with those "oldies but goodies" stamp sets by Stampin' Up!  And be sure to check back every month on the 10th to see what we create!  

Image/Sentiment: Stampin' Up Jazzed Up

Cardstock/Patterned Paper: The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White; Stampin' Up Basic Black; Stamping Station Band

Ink:  Hero Art Intense Black

Accessories:  Sizzix Tim Holtz Stitched Square Dies; Stampin' Up Mini Banner Punch; Note Brad

Newton's Toboggan

It is time for another The Three Musketeers post. We are ready to showcase the card we all created with the sweet Newton's Nook Newton's Toboggan image Kelly out for November for card #87!  Kelly noted the image was special as it had three kitties and there are 3 of us, along with winter and snow which reminded her of when we all got together here at my house a few years ago for a January Stamp Camp--great memories for sure!!!!!  All three of us sure have enjoyed the challenges every month and we hope that it continues for a long time!  I am up for the December challenge, so be sure to come back to see what we create!   And, I had better get thinking of an image and get it sent out!

I colored the sweet image with my Copic Sketch Markers.  The background paper is from a brand new Stampin' Up Designer Series pack called Peaceful place and I received a few 6x6 sheets at the most recent stamp camp as an all day gift--thanks Sarah! The middle layer is some of the pretty Silver Mirricard from The Paper Cut.   I added some Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter on the hats of the kitties and some Lawn Fawn Chunky Glitter under the toboggan.  I punch one of the sentiments Kelly included with a circle punch and layered it with the same silver metallic paper-then added some silver twine under the circle. I did not add any additional bling as there is a lot of sparkle on my card!    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!   As I mentioned before, I am up for our December challenge.  Please be sure to join us again.  

Image/Sentiment:  Newton's Nook Newton's Toboggan

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  White; Stampin' Up Basic Black, Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper; The Paper Cut Silver Mirricard

Ink:  Gina K Designs Amalgam Black

Accessories:  Copic Markers; Circle Punches; Stampin' Up Silver Cord; Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter, Chunky Glitter

Edward the Elf Celebrates!

This is my November Crafters of Faith card.  This is a great group that my friend Kelly started on SCS.  She hosted for 5 years and now Faith has taken over for year #6. We will continue as we have in the past with each month a new hostess gives us a scripture and challenges us to make a card with that theme. 

Shelly is the hostess this month and gave everyone this challenge:

Scripture: Matthew 18 1-5:  At that time the disciples approached Jesus and said, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said, “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever receives one child such as this in my name receives me.

Challenge: Make a card using a child (pure of heart and simplicity).

I am not sure my card--really the image--reflects the scripture and challenge Shelly provided.  I looked through my stamps and did not find many with children, so I went with a Christmas card highlighting an elf!  Maybe not a child, but he is small.............  So--this is a Whipper Snapper Designs wood mounted stamp called Edward Elf-I love love my winter WSD stamps!  I colored the image with my Copic Sketch Markers and layered the image and background with Sizzix Dotted Oval Dies.  The background and red strip is from a Lawn Fawn paper pack called Let It Shine--love the festive colors.  I added a bit more shine by using a strip cut from The Paper Cut's Gold Mirripaper.  The sentiment is a from a Simon Says Stamp package of sentiment strips. The final touch are a few enamel dots.   I really love the colors and like the look of this card! 

Here is the inside of my card:

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:  Whipper Snapper Designs Edward Elf/Simon Says Stamp Christmas Sentiment Strips

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White and Gold Mirricard; Stampin' Up Real Red, Just Jade; Lawn Fan Let It Shine Patterned Paper Package

Ink:  Hero Arts Intense Black

Accessories:  Sizzix Dotted Oval Dies; Copic Sketch Markers; Green Enamel Dots

Two for One + Twelve

These are two cards I made for my One Plus Twelve card for November. This was the brainchild of Kelly and she asked Jeanette and me to join her in this challenge in 2019. We are to use just one stamp, to make a card every month and post on the 3rd of each month.  It was so much fun that the three of decided to continue for our third year and pick a new image to use.

For 2021, I picked a Gina K Designs set called Thankful Greenery.  I think this set is so pretty and I can see in my mind many ways that I can use this image.  Plus--I will have 12 thank you cards at the end of the year!

For this month's cards, I stamped the image with Versamark on both white and black watercolor cardstock. I then heat embossed both panels with Gold embossing powder. I took out my Karin Deco Brush Metallic Markers and colored just the leaves on both panels.  I then die cut the panels with my CottageCutz Double Stitched Rectangle Dies.  I also die cut another layer from the next larger die from the same set of The Paper Cut's Gold Mirricard--love the shine from it!     

The white panel was layered on a background embossed with my favorite Embossing Folder--Stampin' Up's Subtle Dynamic.

The black panel was layered on another die cut from the MFT  Blueprints 20.

I love the gold and green combo along with the layers in these cards!

Please be sure to check out the other One plus Twelve cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's and Kelly's blog. I am sure you will enjoy checking out what stamp set each of them picked for 2021 and will see a couple of great cards! I hope Kelly and Jeanette like my card and that you might too! Be sure to check back every month on the 3rd to see our cards!

Image/Sentiment: Gina K Designs Thankful Greenery

Cardstock:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White, Gold Mirricard;  Stampin' Up Basic Black; 

Ink:  Versamark; Gold Embossing Powder; Karin Metallic Deco Brush Marker

Accessories:  My Favorite Things-MFT Blueprints 20 Die; CottageCutz Double Stitched Rectangles; Stampin' Up Subtle Dynamic Embossing Folder

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!!!!

Today I am showing you a card for my monthly challenge for 2021--At Home With Gnomes. Each month I will create a card using one of my many gnome images. 

For this card, I picked a gnome and sentiment set from Photo Play Paper Gnome For The Holidays--Halloween--and it comes with matching dies! I colored the image with my Copic Sketch Markers and die cut the gnome along with the candy corn and bat.  I added the Boo sentiment from the same set and bannered the end!   The background paper and grounded paper is from the same sheet of Echo Park Paper Happy Halloween collection called Bat Festival. I added some orange enamel dots for the final touch! 

I am sure I have more than enough gnome images to use a different one each month.  I will be back in November and will show you another gnome, so stay tuned!

Image/Sentiment:  Photo Play Paper Gnome For The Holidays-Halloween Stamp and Die Set

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White; Stampin' Up Basic Black, Gorgeous Grape; Echo Park Paper Happy Halloween-Bat Festival Patterned Paper

Ink:  Hero Arts Intense Black

Accessories:  Copic Sketch Markers; Orange Enamel Dots

Bountiful Haul

Today is the day I am posting my card for our Challenge Your Stash group on SCS.  This is our 58th month of de-stash and we are in the middle of our 5th year of our 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.

Sue posted our October challenge--make a Masculine card for October, with at least one layer, some type embellishment. Can be with a sentiment or without.

I used a stamp set I remember purchasing at Junkie Fest in the summer of 2019 from the Unity pop-up booth.  It is called Bountiful Haul.  I colored the image with my Copic Sketch Markers.    I layered it on an embossed background from Stampin' Up's Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder that I die cut from Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2.    The sentiment is from the same stamp set.  I added a few SU linen thread for the final touch.

Here is the inside of my 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 CYSOCT.  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 November, Kari is up for our challenge.  Be sure to check back to see what we create then!

Image/Sentiment: Unity Bountiful Haul Stamp Set

Cardstock:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White; Stampin' Up Mango Melody, Old Olive, Early Espresso

Ink:  Hero Arts Intense Black

Accessories: Stampin' Up Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder, Linen Thread; Copic Sketch Markers; Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2

Bushel of Blessings

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Here we are!  This is month #10 of another challenge for our group of 4 stampers—Barb, Jeanette, Kelly, and Carol!  This was a thought that I had in the middle of the night, similar to what Kelly has had in the past.  Plus, it is a bit of offshoot of our Stamp What Challenge! This one is called Double Duty! 

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 October,  the company that I picked was Taylored Expressions. They have some wonderful stamp sets, and many have coordinating dies.  For our challenge this month, I picked a a set called Bushel of Blessings and the matching Die Set.  The sentiments are also from a TE set called Hand Lettered Thanksgiving and that also has a matching die set!

For my first card, I stamped and colored the pumpkin image with Copic Sketch Markers.  I then die cut the image and layered it over an embossed background using Stampin' Up Pinewoods Plank Embossing folder.  I stamped and die cut the Thanksgiving Blessings Sentiment and layered it over a piece of Gooseberry Patch orange gingham cut from a Stampin' Up Stitched Rectangle die.  I added some linen thread behind the sentiment and some yellow enamel dots on the background.  

For my second card, I stamped and colored the same pumpkin image.  This time the image is layered over a circle from Memory Box Wrapped Stitched Circles.  The background layer is the same Gooseberry Patch Orange Gingham. The Give Thanks sentiment is also from the Hand Lettered Thanksgiving stamp set.  The same linen thread was used and this time some green enamel dots complete the card.  

I had a number of Double Duty elements on these cards.  I used the same pumpkin image and then two different sentiments from a second set.    I used the same colors of cardstock on both cards, along with the Gooseberry Patch gingham paper.  There are also die cuts used, linen thread and enamel dots.  Plus--the theme is Thanksgiving!

Here is the inside of my cards:

I hope you enjoyed my card for our group.  Please be sure to check out the other Double Duty cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's,  Kelly's  and Carol's blogs.    I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of sets of great cards! I hope Kelly, Jeanette and Carol like my card. Art Impressions is the company we will use in November so be sure to check back to see how we double up and make two cards on the 22nd!

Image/Sentiment: Taylored Expressions Bushel of Blessings and Hand Lettered Thanksgiving Stamp and Die Sets

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Stampin' Up Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso; The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White; Gooseberry Patch Orange Gingham

Ink:  Hero Arts Intense Black; 

Accessories:   Stampin' Up Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder, Linen Thread, Stitched Rectangle Dies; Memory Box Wrapped Stitched Circle Die; Copic Sketch Markers; Enamel Dots