Enjoy Your Special Day

It's snowing here in the mountains today, so I'm having lots of fun spending time in my craft studio and making cards for upcoming birthdays :)

The theme at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is "Anything Goes." I'm linking this one up over there:

 

My neighbor friend has a birthday coming up later in April. We really enjoy going on hiking adventures together, so I thought this Mountain Scene Cover Plate from Erin Lee Creative was the perfect fit for making her a card for her special day!

 

She also loves bright, happy colors, and that's what inspired my color combo.

I paired my scene up with a foiled sentiment from an ephemera pack by Pinkfresh Studio. These are so handy to have around and I love the touch of shimmer they add to my creations!

 

And that's it. Pretty simple. No stamping on this one (*gasp)! That's a rarity for me ;)

Thanks for visiting!

Have a great day!!!

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Supplies:

Cardstock: Solar White (Neenah); Pacific Point, Gorgeous Grape, Shaded Spruce, Soft Suede, Early Espresso (Stampin' Up); Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Mountain Scene Cover Plate (Erin Lee Creative)

Other: sentiment from Foiled Sentiments Ephemera (Pinkfresh Studio)

Adhesive: Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), Zots Bling - Tiny (Therm-o-web)

 

Mountains

Happy Friday! Today I'm sharing a couple of cards I created using the awesome Circle Mountain River Die and the Go.See.Do stamp set from Erin Lee Creative. Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE anything and everything about the mountains, so of course when I saw Erin's Land and Sea release I had to place an order :)

I'm also linking these up at the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes. 

Here are my cards:

I had fun experimenting with this muted, earthy color palette (although I had a really tough time photographing it...a photographer I am not...ha!) They look so much better in person. Oh well.

On a personal note...and to further prove my adoration of the mountains...here are some photos from yesterday's hike. We summited Woods Mountain. It was breathtakingly beautiful!

Thanks for visiting!

Have a lovely weekend!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Go See Do (Erin Lee Creative)

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Cardstock: Cinnamon Cider, Bumblebee, Petal Pink, Calypso Coral (Stampin' Up); Vintage Cream and Soft Stone (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Circle Mountain River Die (Erin Lee Creative), 1/4" Quick Strips (The Stamp Market), Circle Layers (Waffle Flower)

Adhesive: 1/8" Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn), 1/4" Double-Sided Tape (X-Press It), Connect Glue (Gina K), Double-Sided Foam Adhesive Shapes (Scrapbook.com) 

 

Ombre Mountain Scene

 

Today I'm playing along with the April Challenge from Stay Crafty With A Blog Named Hero: "Blend It Up."

I love creating background panels with ink blending and stencils!

Here's my card:

I made this card for my neighbor friend who's a total mountain girl and loves all things purple :) I delivered it to her mailbox a couple of days ago for her birthday and she was over the moon for it! YAY!!! That makes my heart so happy :)

Thanks for visiting!!!

Have an amazing day!

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Supplies:

Stamps: birds from Layered Landscape (Neat and Tangled), sentiment from Glamper Greetings (Stampin' Up)

Stencil: Mountain Scene Builder (Erin Lee Creative)

Distress Oxide Ink: Wilted Violet (Ranger)

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko), VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Embossing Powder: White (Hero Arts)

Cardstock: Basic White (Stampin' Up), Black (Recollections), True Black (Papertrey Ink)

Specialty Cardstock: Bristol Smooth (Strathmore)

Dies: Stitched Rectangles (Lil' Inker), Everyday Sentiment Banners (Lawn Fawn)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (X-Press It), Black Foam Tape (Gina K)

 

 

 

Tony's 50th Birthday

 

We recently celebrated my husband's 50th birthday!!! So much fun!!! And of course such an extra special occasion deserves an extra special handmade card :)

The beautiful silhouette images in the Color Layering Pier At The Lake stamp set by Hero Arts are a perfect fit for my avid outdoorsman (and his trusty partner...our lab, Pepper...wink)! I recently saw a video by Gina K where she tore two strips of Masking Magic (Gina K) and ink blended in between. I loved the effect and was inspired to try out that same technique as the starting point for my card. After ink blending my background I left the Masking Magic in place and stamped my silhouette images. I also added some water ripples using a stamp from another Hero Arts set called Color Layering Mountains At The Lake. I removed the Masking Magic, added the sentiment (from Script Sentiments by Erin Lee Creative), mounted the finished panel to a slightly larger black panel, and adhered that to a blank white card base.

 

I had such a great time creating this card!!! And...my husband went crazy for it!!! Since it features Hero Arts products I'm going to link it up over at Stay Crafty With a Blog Named Hero February Challenge: Anything Goes. The challenge is open until March 10th so be sure to check it out!

Also thought I'd share a few photos from our snowy birthday celebration adventure:

Thanks for stopping! Hope you're having a fabulous weekend!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Color Layering Pier At The Lake (Hero Arts), water ripples from Color Layering Mountains At The Lake (Hero Arts), sentiment from Script Sentiments (Erin Lee Creative)

Distress Oxide Ink: Squeezed Lemonade, Carved Pumpkin, Barn Door, Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean (Ranger)

Pigment Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Cardstock: White (Neenah), True Black (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: A2 Layers (Waffle Flower)

Other: Masking Magic (Gina K)

Adhesive: Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal)

May The Adventures Continue

Today I'm playing along with the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: "Fun With Stencils."

 

My card features two stencils: Cloud Scene from Altenew and Mountain Scene Builder from Erin Lee Creative. I had so much fun making this!!! Hope you like it!

Thanks for visiting!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Wanderlust Hipster Icons (Shery Russ for Stamplorations), sentiment from Glamper Greetings (Stampin' Up)

Stencils: Cloud Scene (Altenew), Mountain Scene Builder (Erin Lee Creative)

Ink: Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide (Ranger), Rusty Hinge and Wild Honey Distress Ink (Ranger), Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko), VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Embossing Powder: Pure White Fine Detail (Avery Elle)

Marker (for splatters): Basic Black Stampin' Write (Stampin' Up)

Cardstock: Solar White (Neenah), Black (Recollections)

Dies: A2 Layers (Waffle Flower), Everyday Sentiment Banners (Lawn Fawn), clouds from Windmill Fields (Stampin' Up)

Adhesive: 1/8" Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn), 1/4" Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal)

Little Mountain Town

Today I'm playing along with Addicted To Stamps And More Challenge: Die Cuts And/Or Stencils.

I used some new-to-me stencils and stamps to create this card including the Mountain Scene Builder Stencil (Erin Lee Creative), the Cloud Scene Stencil (Altenew) and the Wanderlust Hipster Icons Stamp Set (which I was super lucky to win from STAMPlorations)! I had so much fun making this!!!

Looks like many of the little mountain towns here in Colorado :) Makes my heart sooo happy!!!

Hope you're having a fantastic weekend! Enjoy!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Wanderlust Hipster Icons (STAMPlorations)

Stencils: Mountain Scene Builder (Erin Lee Creative), Cloud Scene (Altenew)

Cardstock: Solar White (Neenah)

Distress Inks: Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge, Tumbled Glass (Ranger)

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Dies: A2 Layers (Waffle Flower)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Scrapbook.com)
 

Happy Birthday

Today I'm sharing a card I made using the current sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches :)

Here's the sketch:

And here's my card:

I absolutely LOVE this Into The Woods stencil from Erin Lee Creative!!! I thought it would make a fun birthday card for our nephew who's turning sixteen in January :)

Thanks so much for visiting!

I hope you're enjoying the holiday season!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Script Sentiments (Erin Lee Creative)

Stencil: Into The Woods (Erin Lee Creative)

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko), Sand Castle/Icing On The Cake/Twilight (Catherine Pooler)

Distress Oxide Ink: Tumbled Glass, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness (Ranger)

Cardstock: White, Kraft (Ink To Paper)

Patterned Paper: 6x6 Green Plaid (from a holiday paper pack I bought at Target)

 Die: Snail Mail Creative Cuts (Mama Elephant)

Adhesive: 1/8" Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn), 1/4" Double-Sided Tape (X-Press It)

Tie Dye Happy Birthday

Working on building up my stash of "guy cards," so today I'm playing along with The Male Room Challenge and Just Add Ink.

 

I recently purchased the Tie Dye Layering Stencil Set from Erin Lee Creative :) It's brilliant, and I absolutely LOVE it!!! So perfect for loads of different occasions and ideal for masculine cards. Here's what I created:

Isn't that fun?!?!!! And these layering stencils look fabulous in pretty much any color combo---the sky is the limit!!! For this one I used Distress Oxide Inks in Pumice Stone, Carved Pumpkin and Barn Door. The sentiment is also from Erin Lee Creative. The set is called Script Sentiments and I think that font is awesome! Reminds me of a signature on a piece of artwork, so I thought it was a great fit for this card.

While I was at it...I decided to try some additional color combos. Here's one using Scattered Straw, Barn Door and Salty Ocean:

I turned this panel 180 degrees (compared to the previous one)...I just liked it better that way for some reason. You could also turn it 90 degrees to create a landscape-oriented card. Super versatile!

Thanks for visiting!

I hope your September is off to a wonderful start!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Script Sentiments (Erin Lee Creative)

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Distress Oxide Inks: (1) Pumice Stone, Carved Pumpkin, Barn Door; (2) Scattered Straw, Barn Door and Salty Ocean (Ranger)

Cardstock: White (Neenah), True Black/Orange Zest (Ink To Paper)

Stencils: Tie Dye Layering Stencils (Erin Lee Creative)

Dies: A2 Layers (Waffle Flower)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn)