

Before I get to today's card I wanted to share that I made the "Cut Above" for my card featured HERE for challenge #594. It's always a fun surprise when you receive good news like that.
Now on to this weeks, Clean and Simple challenge. Something that is totally out of my comfort zone. - Clean and Simple is hard for me to start out with but combine it with a, One Layer card and yep, I'm a little intimidated.
I decided to give it a try though. I'll also be posting this as an NBUS#39 card since the stamp set I used is brand new and this was it's first use along with the Distress inks that I used.
Here is my card:
I used a stencil from Tim Holtz Halloween set and sponged on,Spiced Marigold, Mustard Seed and Crushed Olive Inks. Next I stamped the drink stamp (Unity - Itty Bitty - Chillin) with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with colored pencils blended with gamsol. I stamped the sentiment with Versamark ink and embossed with Basic Black embossing powder to complete the card.
So how did I do? I'm still not sure that this is a style I'll grow to love but at least I gave it a try.
Hello! Welcome back to my blog.
What a fun group of colors with lots of possibilities to use them.
I debated about what I wanted to do and then decided to dig out my Nuts About Squirrels stamp set again. I just love how cute and cheery looking those little squirrels are.
Here is the card I created using the colors (Kraft, Cream and Green) and whatever neutral you wanted to use.
Stamps: Nuts about Squirrels, Itty Bitty Bakcgrounds - (SU)
Card Stock: Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Old Olive and Very Vanilla.
Designer Paper - Heartwarming Designers Series (which after I had already finished the card I noticed that it has white in it and not vanilla - oops!)
Ink: Early Espresso (neutral color), Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive - Granny Apple Green Marker (for the eye)
Other: Circle Nestabilitie Die, Burlap Card Stock, Foam Mounting Tape
All images were stamped on the Vanilla Card Stock, Fussy cut and mounted with the foam tape.
This card was fun to create and I hope it makes you smile.
Have a great day.
Happy 2022 - Welcome, I hope you are enjoying the New Year so far. It's been a "snowy" one for our area (much to my dismay) but so far I haven't been depressed about it.
So today I'm sharing a couple of cards that I just did not have the time to post before Christmas arrived.
Card Base was, Mossy Meadow layered with Cherry Cobble and a piece of designer paper that I have no clue where it came from. I also added a small strip of pear pizzazz. The Santa was stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink and fussy cut. The sentiment was stamped with Mossy Meadow ink and mounted with circle dies. I added some green sequins to the card as well and some clear sparkly glitter to Santa. (hard to see in the photo but it was very sparkly).
Hope you aren't tired of this color combo as the last 2 cards I've posted have been done using it.
For this card used the sentiment from: Star Studded Season.
Card Base: Basic Black, Second layer blue card stock from paper studio, designer paper from paper studio, brushed silver cs *retired su, Whisper White. Edited to add that the star is white cs with silver glitter in it.
Swiss Embossing Folder, Star Dies, Memento Tuxedo black ink and a blue gem. Foam mounting tape.
For my second card I went again with the colors of the inspiration board and did a religious card. My mom always sent out cards celebrating the birth of Christ at Christmas time so again this one is a reminder of her faith to me.
I stamped the Nativity (Inkadinkado - O Holy Night) with Night of Navy ink on Basic White cs. Then I added a tiny touch of glitter around the halo of baby Jesus. I layered that onto a circle of the same blue card stock. The sentiment is from: SU - For Unto Us stamp set and I stamped it on white cs with Memento Tuxedo black ink.
I embossed the star, also from the For Unto Us stamp set on black card stock with Silver embossing powder and fussy cut it out. Then mounted it with foam tape and added a light blue gem to the center of the star.
I really like how this one turned out.
Navy, Gold & White.
Here is my CAS card for this challenge:
Card Base: Night of Navy - SU The next layer is Brushed Gold card stock -*retired SU.
I stamped the angel with Versamark ink on Basic White cs and used Gold Glory *retired SU embossing Powder. The star and swirl were also gold embossed. - I used a water brush and the Navy ink pad to loosely water color around the angel. Then took the Navy marker and spritzed some blue ink onto the image.
The sentiment was stamped with Night of Navy ink.
I distressed the edges of the Navy Strip of paper and around the angel.
To finish the card I added 3 Navy brads (something that use to be very popular on cards)
The gold panel and the angel panel were mounted with foam tape to give it a big more dimension.
Hello & Welcome!
Today I'm joining in on the current Paper Players Color Challenge #567
Here is the color scheme: Grey, White, Black & Silver. - A really neat combo.
I decided to make a Christmas card using these colors. I know it seems weird for a holiday card but I assure you it works. Be sure to check out the Design Teams cards as well as there are several Christmas/Winter themed cards using these colors. - It was hard to photograph this but the silver is shimmery. I really miss this card stock that SU use to carry in both gold, silver and white.
I added a strip of black,grey & silver designer paper a punched border of snowflakes in brushed silver card stock. The I punched out my cardinal with brushed silver card stock, the poinsettia in black and white cs, the holly leaves in silver, the berries in white. I glued the cardinal down on Basic White cs, added the poinsettia piece which I mounted with foam tape. I also used some white/silver cording and a touch of glitter to the center of the flower.
Sentiment Stamp is from SU (Peaceful Wishes)*retired.
Bird and Poinsettia Dies are from Momenta
Background Stamp Momenta
Circle Die - Spellbinders
Thanks for stopping by.