Special Sentiment

It’s Friday, so time for another challenge at QKR Stampede!  Stop by the challenge, which is always “Anything Goes” and several prizes are awarded. Maybe you’ll be inspired to enter a card or two yourself? My DT card features a wonderful sentiment from Eureka Stamps.  I’m making a gift packet of cards for a dear friend and this will be included. I love the warm feelings it conveys.  I’m entering this card into several challenges including Do-Al[l] Kreatives (For this unusual challenge, two DT members each provided a prompt and we must use both in our design. The prompts were Feminine+ Monochromatic. My card is a simple monochromatic with greys and neutrals (B&W) plus the flowers help provide a feminine tone.)

Supplies: 

·    Sentiment- Eureka Digital Stamp (YouLovingWay)

·    Coordinated background papers, vellum, silver photo corners and a ribbon scrap from my stash

·    The silver paper behind the sentiment is an upcycled coffee liner.

Entered into:  

Do-Al[l] Kreatives #38- Twister Sister

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #428-429 Anything Goes                   

The Sisterhood of Crafters- Patterned Paper

Crafty Catz Challenge- Anything Goes #495 (Optional twist- Pretty Papers) 

Path of Positivity Challenge- Challenge #77 (Optional Twist- Adoration)

For this card I made a variation of a pop-up front step panel card, using the instructions HERE but just following the first seven steps. I then attached the stamped image, that I had colored then fussy-cut. The sweet lamb with flower basket stamp is one of the first I ever purchased back in the late 90’s. At that time the company, Azadi Earles, was going out of business and I purchased several of them. I don’t use them very often these days as I usually use digis, but I have always appreciated that the AE wood-mount stamps always provide nice, clear impressions like this one. The sentiment is another wood mount stamp from Printworks Stamps.

Supplies: 

·    Lamb Image- Azadi Earles Rubber Stamps (Company no longer in business)

·    Front Sentiment- Printworks Rubber Stamps “Easter Blessings to You” (No longer available)  

·    Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·    Assorted background papers from my stash

·    Instructions for pop-up front card found HERE

Entered into:  

Lemon Shortbread Challenge- Anything Goes #114
Outlawz Challenge- Twisted Thursday- Anything Goes 

The Paper Shelter- #416 Color It

Cute Card Thursday- Challenge #623 Spring Fever

A Perfect Time to Craft 2020-Anything Goes- Challenge #2-2020

While I had my Azadi Earles wood mounts out, I stamped another lamb image, this one swathed in warm winter clothes. I decided to make a Christmas card using a flap fold card as it’s base (the instructions are HERE.) I used sentiment stamps from an unknown company (I found the unmounted rubber stamps at our local Goodwill) and a Martha Stewart border punch to embellish the card.

Supplies: 

·    Lamb Image- Azadi Earles Rubber Stamps (Company no longer in business)

·    Front and Inside Sentiments- unmounted rubber stamps from an unknown company

·    Instructions for flap-fold card found HERE

·    Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·    Assorted background paper, ribbon and Merry Christmas sticker from my stash

·    Martha Stewart Punch- Swirling Lace Punch Set (Amazon)

Entered into:  

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Anything Goes                                 

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays                                                       

Polkadoodles Challenge-Week #9 Anything Goes                                  

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #478 Anything Goes

Midweek Fun

I like making Christmas cards year-round, so the Rudolph Days Challenge and Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge are favorites of mine. I had fun using one of Jan’s Digi sets named “Over the River” to make an Upright Z-fold Christmas card (a link with instructions to this fold is provided below.) I decided to keep coloring to a minimum… but of course, I had to add a bit of bling by frosting the snow that festoons the beautiful old truck with microfine glitter.  I’m entering this card into several other challenges including two, Simon Says Monday and Power Poppy, that have a musical theme (I can’t get the “I’ll be home for Christmas” tune out of my head!) and Scribbles Designs Challenge “Say It With Snow” (living in Wisconsin, nothing says Christmas like SNOW!)  

 

Supplies: 

·    Digi and inside sentiment- Jan’s Digis set (Over the River )

·    Upright Z-fold Card Instructions can be found HERE.

·    Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·    Assorted cardstock and background paper from my stash

·    Sparkly holly stickers- from my mom’s stash (which I inherited!)

Entered into:  

Rudolph Days Challenge- February

Incy Wincy Designs- Anything Goes                                                      

Jan’s Digi Stamps- Anything Goes- #8

Simon Says Monday Challenge- Inspired by Music                               

Power Poppy- Creative Confetti- Inspired by a Song 

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays                                                       

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #478 Anything Goes

Scribbles Designs Challenge- #86 Say It With Snow              

I am absolutely in love with this sweet digi named “My Best Friend” from All Dressed Up Stamps. It is the featured digi this month at the Outlaws Progressive Challenge. (I’ve picked up several free images through this challenge. It has one rule/offer… feature the digi provided in a papercrafted item, and you’ll automatically get the next months featured digi for free!) I colored the digi then layered it atop an oval cut from burgundy-colored cardstock and a larger oval cut from a wine-colored plastic document folder. (These wonderful items come in a pack of assorted colors and can be found in the office supply section of most stores. I really like using them on my cards because they're cheaper than colored vellum and are more translucent.  The plastic is easy to fussy-cut with a nice, sharp pair of scissors.) I’m entering this card into several other challenges including the Bugaboo Stamps color challenge (I included several shades of burgundy, red and pink, plus shades of gray) plus the Path of Positivity Challenge (I’m a dog lover and feel that nothing quite matches the excited welcome that our dogs always offered when I came home from work each day. They gave meaning to the words love and adoration. Although they crossed the rainbow bridge nearly two decades ago… but I still miss them!)

 

Supplies: 

·    Digi- All Dressed Up (My Best Friend)

·    Inside sentiment- Computer Generated.

·    Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·    Paw Prints- Stampin’ Up! (from an old set that is long retired)

·    Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·    Colored cardstock and red plastic document folder cut into an oval (with a scrapbook template)  from my stash

Entered into:   

All Dressed Up- Anything Goes- #100 Anything Goes                           

All Dressed Up FB Challenge- Love is…                                                 

Outlawz Challenges- Progressive Freebie- Feb (ADU)

Bugaboo Stamps- Color Challenge   (Photo)           
Lemon Shortbread Challenge- Anything Goes #114     

Outlawz Challenge- Saturday Paper Ala Mode- Here’s To Girls!            

Path of Positivity Challenge- Challenge #77 (Optional Twist- Adoration)

My final card for this posting features a cute digi set from Little Scraps of Heaven named “So Bright.” I printed the bear on kraft brown cardstock, then added some color and accents with vellum, a scrap of red plastic document folder (heart) and a silver marker. (I used the circle of vellum to make it look like the lightbulb is aglow… at least that was my intention!) I’m entering this card into several other challenges including Cute Card Thursday (I used a square card base and envelope.)

 

Supplies: 

·    Digi Image and Front Sentiment- Little Scraps of Heaven digi set (So Bright)

·    Inside Sentiment “Happy Valentine’s Day”- Hero Arts Digi Set (retired)

·    Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, a Sharpie Silver marker  and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·    Burgundy cardstock, vellum and scrap of red plastic document folder from my stash

·    Chalkboard hearts and red hearts background papers- Hobby Lobby

Entered into: 

Cute Card Thursday- Challenge #622 Square

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Add a Sentiment                             

The Sisterhood of Crafters- Patterned Paper

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- Feb                                  

Little Scraps of Heaven- Love or Valentine Card (FB) 

A Perfect Time to Craft 2020-Anything Goes- Challenge #2-2020

Seasons of Beauty

Exciting announcement- Sheepski Designs is giving away a special free stamp for absolutely everyone over in the @Kit and Clowder Colouring Group! To claim yours, just head to the FB freebie post HERE.  As a DT for Sheepski, I loved creating a card with this beautiful digi name “Jo’s Daffodils.” I used a gatefold card, created with a 4.5 x 11-inch strip of cardstock, plus assorted papers from my stash. The front sentiment is a freebie and the inside sentiment is from an Imagine That! digi set (9 sentiments for just $2.50.)

 

Supplies: 

·    Digi- Sheepski Designs (Jo’s Daffodils)

·    Front Sentiment (Freebie)- ”Where Flowers Bloom So Does Hope” available from cottageatthecrossroads.com

·    Inside Sentiment- Imagine That! Digi Set (Sentimental Thoughts) 

·    Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·    Assorted background papers and yellow vellum from my stash

·    Circle template from my scrapbook stash

Entered into:  

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- #126 Anything Goes

Outlawz Challenges- Monday Greeting Challenge- Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Add a Sentiment                             

Outlawz Challenge- Saturday Paper Ala Mode- Here’s To Girls!            

Path of Positivity Challenge- Challenge #77

Cute As A Button-#53 Anything Goes  (Twist-Penny for your Thoughts/Use a sentiment)

I love this adorable image from Di’s Digis named “Three Chilly Polar Bears” and wanted to provide a stage for this chilly trio. Decided to make a z-fold card with a  tutorial form Pinterest. (There are lots of options. THIS is my favorite.)  I made an extra z0fold strip with acetate so that I could suspend a die-cut snowflake border across the top of the card. I provided a closeup photo of this strip.  The left end is positioned on the cardstock base and taped down before I adhered the patterned paper over it. Then, after positioning the reset of the acetate strip across the top of the card, I cut a slit in the patterned paper and slipped the right end of the acetate into the slit before taping the patterned paper down. This secures both ends of the acetate and also hides the ends of the acetate from sight.) Although the patterned paper provides a few snow-themed sentiments, I did add a Warm Winter Wishes greeting on the back of the card which will be sent to my 97-year-old MIL later this week.

Supplies: 

·    Polar Bears- Di’s Digis (Three Chilly Polar Bears)

·    Sentiment on back of card- Imagine That! Digi Set Jenn & Friends (no longer available) 

·    Snowflake Border Die (that was gifted to me by a friend)- Simon Says Stamp (Wafer Die sssd111503)

·    Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·    Snowflake background papers from my stash

Entered into:  

Di’s Digi Stamps- Use a Digi Image                                                       

Scribbles Designs Challenge- #86 Say It With Snow           
Outlawz Challenge- Twisted Thursday- Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter- #415 For the Boys

Polkadoodles Challenge-Week 8 Anything Goes                                    

My final card for this post features a wonderful sailboat image from PSX. I created it for the Sketch N Scrap challenge and the Simon Says Monday Challenge, “Frame It.”  I opted for a more masculine looking card, swapping the heart shape in the sketch with a star cut from a blue plastic document folder to frame the sailboat image. (Note- I use plastic document folders, of plastic index dividers, often on my cards. They come in a pack of assorted colors and can be found in the office supply section of most stores, and also at many dollar stores. I really like using them on my cards because they're cheaper than colored vellum and are more translucent.  The plastic is easy to fussy-cut with a nice, sharp pair of scissors.)

 

Supplies: 

·    Sailboat Image- PSX wood-mount stamp (Company is no longer in business)

·    Sentiments- Beccy’s Place digi set (True Beauty)

·    Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen 

·    Scraps of a blue plastic document folder and background papers from my stash

Entered into:  

Sketch N Scrap-Card Sketch #163

Simon Says Monday Challenge-Frame It                                               

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #426-427 Anything Goes                   

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays                                                       

A Perfect Time to Craft 2020-Anything Goes- Challenge #2-2020

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- Feb