STAMPNATION WEEKEND CHALLENGE CARD

 Hi everyone! I created a fun card for the weekend challenge over at StampNation. The challenge was to use critters. I chose a fun bird set. 

I wanted to create something fun and different (for me anyway). I used a stencil to create a frame and then spritzed the stencil with water and laid a plain piece of white cardstock on top to transfer the remaining color. 

The background is my favorite part of this card. I haven't used this technique before but will again. 

I used Catherine's color wheel to choose the ink colors. Using the Tetrad colors was new for me. The only thing I would do different is maybe choose a lighter purple for the one bird. 

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SN BirthYAY CARD CHALLENGE SUBMISSION

 Hi everyone! It's been a minute since I've last posted.

This month is Stampnation's 11th birthday! Catherine Pooler has an amazing community where we can get together and share ideas, learn new things and so much more. 

Today I'm sharing a card that was created using this sketch

This was a fun one. My card came together rather quickly. I did some ink blending on the back panel to bring in a fun Valentine feel. 

The back panel was created using a fun die. I ink blended and adhered down to my card base. 

I stamped the "punched" circles with different images and sentiments and then adhered them with dimensional foam to give some height. 

I like how the background stripes peek through under the circles. I finished it off by stamping some chopsticks and adding them to the corners of the card. I didn't feel I needed to add any other "bling". 

Supplies:

Catherine Pooler Designs:

stamps/dies: hey there dumpling

patterned paper: I love you soy

inks: be mine, samba, do-si-do, mint to be, sand castle, black jack

Close To My Heart: 

dies: multi circle windows

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SLEIGH BELLS RING

Hi everyone! I'm here today sharing a fun slimline Christmas card. I had to much fun creating this card. I don't usually use multiple stamp sets on my cards but I think after this card I'm going to start! I love how it all came together!

I recently purchased a few Christmas sets from Pinkfresh Studio and Catherine Pooler Designs and these set's work great together!

I created the sky using stormy sky and blueprint sketch and blended them together to give it a look as if it's snowing.

For the snow I used the stitched slimline snowdrift dies from MFT. I used all three dies to create the rolling hills for the trees. 

I stamped all my images and colored in those that needed coloring with my Altenew artist markers and got busy creating my scene. 

The cute bear was an add on after I had the card all done lol. He was left over from a card you can see HERE. Once the card was finished it just felt like something needed to be on that end. 

 The last steps were adding in the snowflakes and sequins. I'm the type of stamper who, no matter how hard I plan, always adds things after the card is put together. Like the snowflakes lol. I wasn't going to but once they were on there it was perfect. 

SUPPLIES:

Pinkfresh Studio: sleigh bells ring stamps, sleigh bells ring dies, tree trimming friends stamps, tree trimming friends dies

Catherine Pooler Designs: jolly trees stamps, jolly trees dies, rouge, deck the halls, eucalyptus, spruce, and green tea inks, glacier bay sequins

My Favorite Things: stitched slimline snowdrift dies

Altenew: artist markers, permanent black crisp ink, mini blossom die cut machine

HOHOHO

Yup, you read that right! I made a Christmas card today for a challenge over at the Christmas Card Throwdown.  I was looking for some fun things to craft other than my academy classes and this challenge looked fun!! What better than a color challenge! So fun and I pulled out stamps/dies I haven't used yet. Even better!!!

I went with a more traditional background. I love all things peppermint so it was fitting to pull out this background stamp. I love how it stamps. I haven't used it yet and now I can't wait to make other cards in different colors. 

How fitting that it just so happened to snow today. Yup, snow. Illinois goes through all four seasons in a day A LOT!!

I stamped the hat and beard three times and stacked them to give a bit of dimension to the sentiment area.  I love adding dimension. I've even started adding it into my scrapbooks. 

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hello partner in crime

Good morning! Another great day to craft! I am still playing with the color challenge over at Stampnation and using some new products that I haven't had a chance to use from Altenew.

I have a hard time coming up with ideas sometime but this card just crafted it's self.  It came together so quickly.

I used my inkpads for a direct to paper coloring and then cut out the leaves and flowers from that paper. I attached them after adhering down the hexagon shaped black strips. 

I cut out the background for the hello and used a blending brush in limonchello to create a muted background for the hello. I did cut out two of the hello and attached them together to give a little more depth. Loving the way this turned out!!

Hello There Friend FMS422

I was so happy to be able to play with this cute stamp set from Catherine Pooler's club sursee subscription.  I love all things winter and this set has a cute little penguin (but I didn't use it lol)

The sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches was a great choice for this card and it came together quick fast. I like how it has the long panel that you can use for your stamped images. A lot of different things can work for it.

Here is my finished card. I colored in the dear using different ink pads and a blender pen and then die cut him out and popped him up. Instead of string or ribbon I used sequins that matched the colors I used.

Dream Big #sncolorchallenge

Good morning!! I finally finished the 87 wedding invites and rsvp cards and now I get to make new projects!! Today I used the Stampnation color challenge to create this cute dream big card.  It took me a few times to get the sentiment to cut out correctly, but once I pulled out my precision plate it cut perfect!

The colors I used for this card are Catherine Pooler-mint to be, aquatini, queen for a day, lemongrass and limoncello.

Supplies:

dies: Catherine Pooler: dream big sentiment & chevron divide cover plate

cs: Catherine Pooler: black and white

Hello orange

Good afternoon! I created a card using a color challenge over at Stampnation. This one was a bit hard as I don't usually use orange. I pulled out all five of Catherine Pooler's orange inks and got stamping.  I started with using a heart stencil from Altenew and blended the five different colors. I love how that turned out so I did it again for the hello sentiment.

I used little cut out hearts from the large heart I made to add some texture to the card and I didn't feel I needed to add any other "bling". For not being to fond of orange I do love how this card turned out. I tried to make it a valentine's card but just couldn't do it lol.

Aloe There! FMS #416

Here is a card I made using the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches. I've had it done for about a week now and totally forgot to upload it so I'm glad there challenge is still going.

Here's the sketch. This layout is one of my favorites I've done in a while and I can see myself making a few more cards with it.

Here is what I came up with. I used new products from the latest Catherine Pooler release called Out West.  Loving the color combo for this paper!!

Coffee and Friends

Good morning!! I've been enjoying playing with some new items this past week and I have to say that this Coffee Blend stamp and die set from Concord & 9th is one of my favorite new finds!!

I used a color challenge from over at Stampnation and created this card.  I had so much fun using my ink pads to create matching background paper for the front as well as the inside.  I can't wait for my friend to get it and show her how much she's been helping me over the last few weeks!!

I almost forgot to take a picture of this card!! I had the envelope all addressed, stamped and sealed. I had to make a decision to either not get the pic or lose the stamp. I decided to lose the stamp lol!!

I used it's a girl and green tea Catherine pooler inks to create the colored cardstock. I love how doing this gives me an  exact match to my cards!! Her inks make it so easy to do this!!

Supplies:

SS: coffee blend turnabout-Concord & 9th

DIES: coffee blend dies-Concornd & 9th

CS: white cardstock - hobby lobby

INK: it's a girl, green tea, rockin' red, spruce, over coffee, eucalyptus, mint to be and midnight ink-Catherine Pooler Designs

ACC: red twine-The Stamps Of Life

Noel "Less is More #409"

How is everyone doing this December? Did you enjoy all the amazing crafty black Friday sales? I know I did lol. I think I went a bit overboard but hey, when do you ever get deals like that!?

I spent most of my cash at Catherine Pooler's site.  I love her products and a lot of the items she had on sale were things I've been wanting but just couldn't get.  I combined one of my new stamps/die sets with a great sketch from Less Is More. This was a bit of a challenge to get a triangle shape.

These are the two sketches to choose from. I choose the first one and put my triangle at the bottom of my card.

I love how this card turned out.  It's not what I was going to do at first but it just came together. 

Good Vibes

Hi there! Back again with another card using a really neat Christmas stamp set.  I received this set as part of a gift at a crop weekend I was at.  I did purchase the matching dies because who couldn't use the matching dies right?

I started out wanting to make a tag and the original tag die I used just wasn't cutting it for me.  It was to small for the card and I needed something to fill the space more.  I cut a larger tag and then stamped and colored the images in.  I decided not to use a traditional Christmas sentiment even though it's a Christmas card. I figured it could be used as a pick-me-up card.

I used Nuvo drops in silver crystals and ruby slippers glitter drops on the ornaments and the center of the poinsettia's.  I love the bit of bling it adds without over doing it. 

Baby It's Cold Outside

I am loving the latest release from Catherine Pooler Designs.  I was able to meet and take a class from her at a recent event I attended in Rockford, IL. and had a blast.  We got a choice between two different kits and I got the full kit that included the four new ink pads.

I wanted the new Baby It's Cold outside stamps and matching dies and thankfully they came in this kit!! I love all the different ways you can create different coffee cups and decorate them or cut them from your favorite patterned paper!!

Here is the card I came up with this morning! I stamped the whipped cream and straw and then used pop dots to give the cup some dimension.

I also used the same patterned paper for the inside to make it flow when opened. These new colors are just so yummy!! I could use these all the time and not get sick of them. 

Some fall cards

Good afternoon! I have been making a couple of fall cards today and couldn't wait to share what I've made. I've been in a bit of a crafting funk lately, so it's been nice to get some ink on my fingers again.

I used Catherine Pooler inks for the images as well as the colored cardstock. I ran the ink pads along the edges to make the perfect matching paper.  I love using that technique!!

Many Thanks TSOT #399

I had a lot of fun with today's Try Stampin' On Tuesday challenge.  As soon as I saw this sketch I knew exactly which stamp set I was going to use.  The sketch is a mix up so there are so many different possibilities!!

I decided to do the sketch and to use the bright colors in the upper left hand corner of the photo. I love how vibrant they are and couldn't wait to get to it.

Here is what I came up with.  I love this many thanks stamp set from Catherine Pooler Designs. So versatile.

I popped up each layer to get a little dimension and to add interest.  I am loving my dimensional dots as of late. The only embellishment I added was a strip of silver glitter tape.  I'm really loving how this card turned out. 

Stencil Blending Fun

Good morning everyone! I watched a fun tutorial over at Stampnation about stencil blending and couldn't wait to give it a try.  She shows using the same colors on white and dark cardstock.

I do have to say that with the colors I chose I like the white better. I'm just not to fond of the dark one that I made.  I'm going to give it another try with different colors and see how I like it.

Happy Valentine's Day

I am loving all the new Valentine's Day stamps and accessories that are out right now.  I don't usually buy a bunch of it but this year they just seemed to scream at me to buy! I used a few new products I've recently acquired on this weeks Sketch~N~Scrap card challenge.

I used some more muted colors instead of the usual bright's you see.  Here is the sketch for today.

I kept the base of my card white so I could stencil on some hearts.  I love how this stencil looks. The randomness of the hearts is perfect for a subtle background.  

I stamped the sentiment and heart images in black and then sponged on color to give a little pop to each of the hearts.

Supplies used:
Catherine Pooler: Doodle hearts stamp set and dies
                             Smitten designer paper
                             Midnight ink
                             Coral cabana ink
                             Skylight ink
                             Rose Petals ink
Concord &9th: Halftone hearts nesting dies
Echo Park: You & Me 6x6 designer template (hearts)
CTMH: Silver shimmer trim
Nuvo: Wisteria purple crystal drops

Love You TSOT #392

Another wonderful day for a sketch challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday.  Today's sketch is a square card.  I'm not usually one to make other size cards so this was a great challenge for me.

This sketch also has a optional theme: Metallic Madness

Here is my finished card. I used a couple of different "metallic" elements. My Base is a shimmer grey, then I added a mirrored red and the love you is embossed is silver.  I had a lot of fun with this card.

Ink blending birthday

I love using inks to create blended backgrounds.  Sometimes I forget how easy it is to create a quick card by just blending a few ink colors together.

I made two cards using the same three colors, stamp set and embossing folder.  I just changed the sentiment and the orientation of the sentiment.

For this card I left the base of the cardstock bright white. I love how the sentiment piece really pops off the card.

For this one I sponged a lite amount of the blue onto the base piece to give a bit more dimension.  I went with a light hand so I didn't get a dark area.  I let it taper off as it got to the right side to give a fade look to it.