You're A Good Egg

Today I'm playing along with Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #585 :)

Here's the sketch:

And here's my take:

One of my husband's colleagues recently gave us some eggs from her chickens, so I wanted to send her a thank you note. I knew I definitely wanted to use the Good Egg by Brandi (Essentials By Ellen) stamp set and coordinating dies to make my card. And Judy's sketch made me think about the Watercolor Stripes Cover Die from Altenew that's been in my stash for ages but hasn't seen nearly enough love. I decided to try die-cutting it from woodgrain cardstock to create the look of wooden planks. What do you think? Success? I layered it up with a piece of sunshine rays patterned paper and that set the scene for my cute little hen.

I had so much fun making this card!!! I hope my husband's colleague likes it :)

Thank you for visiting! Have a fantastic weekend!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Good Egg by Brandi (Essentials By Ellen)

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko), VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Embossing Powder: White (Hero Arts)

Copic Sketch Markers: E00, E000, E23, E25, Y17, R27, YR24, YR27

White Gel Pen: Gelly Roll 08 (Sakura)

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

Specialty Cardstock: Woodgrain Cardstock (Lawn Fawn)

Patterned Paper: Picket Fence 6x6 (Lily Bee Design), Hello Sunshine 6x6 (Lawn Fawn)

Dies: Good Egg by Brandi (Essentials By Ellen), Fishtail Flags STAX (MFT), Watercolor Stripes Cover Die (Altenew), stitched circle (MFT)

Adhesive: Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), Double- Sided Tape (X-Press It), 3D Foam Circles - Lg (Scrapbook.com) 

 

 

Wishing You A Happy Easter

Popping in quickly today to share a couple of Easter cards I made :) Linking these up at the current Global Design Project Challenge.

I don't have very many Easter-themed supplies, so I went with some Springtime florals and an Easter sentiment. I was so happy with how this little number turned out that I made another in a different color combo:

 

Planning to send one to my grandma and the other to my mom and dad :)

Thanks for visiting!

Have a wonderful day!!!

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Supplies:

Stamp: sentiment from Hoppy Easter (Honey Bee Stamps)

Ink: Icing On The Cake (Catherine Pooler)

Cardstock: Basic White (Stampin' Up), SnoCone (MFT), Harvest Gold/Hibiscus Burst/Sweet Blush/New Leaf/Hawaiian Shores/Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Spring Fling 6x6 (Lawn Fawn)

Dies: Sew Cute Bunny by Heather (Essentials By Ellen), Scallops and Dots (Catherine Pooler), Stitched Frame Stacklets 1 (Taylored Expressions)

Adhesive: Stampin' Dimensionals (Stampin' Up), Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn), Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue 

 

 

Have A Beautiful Day

 

Happy Thursday! Today I'm super excited to be the Guest Designer for Time Out's newest challenge: "we challenge you to be different."

This prompt was exactly the push I needed to finally try out a different (and new-to-me) coloring technique that I've seen Yana Smakula and Therese Calvird demonstrate on their YouTube channels. (You can check out two of their posts/videos HERE and HERE.)

Alrighty...here you have it...my first attempt at blending-free coloring:

Now...I'm definitely no Yana or Therese, but I sure did have lots of fun creating this!!! I'm looking forward to practicing this technique some more and trying it out with different images and color combos too :)
 

A big THANK YOU to Time Out Challenges for having me as their Guest Designer!!! And loads of thanks to Yana and Therese for the creative inspiration :)

I hope you'll have a chance to play along with this challenge! Interested to see how you interpret the prompt and can't wait to see all of your wonderful creations!

Thanks for visiting!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Mondo Magnolia (Essentials By Ellen)

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko), Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Copic Sketch Markers: R30, R32

Cardstock: White and Berry Sorbet (Ink To Paper)

Dies: A2 Layers (Waffle Flower)

Other: Stamping Mask Paper (Inkadinkado)

Embellishments: On Trend "Party" Enamel Shapes (My Mind's Eye)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Scrapbook.com), Glue Tube (Lawn Fawn)

 

You've Been Boo'd

 

Hello there! Today I'm playing along with the current Just Us Girls Challenge: Plaid.

I recently stumbled upon a tutorial by Julie (The Paper Pixie) for making these super fun Halloween Door Hangers! I was so excited to give it a try! Here's how it turned out:

I love these!!! And they're so much fun to make! The compartment measures 3" x 3" x 2" so it can hold a variety of treats :)
 

Like Julie says in her tutorial, these would be great to hang on neighbors' doors as little Halloween surprises!

With that in mind...I made some more...same template, just dressed up differently ;)

I'll call these my "adult version" (see "treat" idea in the photo below). After all, kids aren't the only ones who enjoy Halloween :)

You can find Julie's tutorial by clicking HERE. I'd highly recommend her blog and YouTube channel. She creates loads of clever projects!

Hope you're enjoying your weekend!!!

Thanks for visiting!

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Supplies:

"You've Been Boo'd"

Stamps: Happy Haunting (Essentials By Ellen), The Last Bite (Essentials By Ellen), Flirty Frames (Lawn Fawn)

Ink: Flirty Fuchsia (Catherine Pooler)

Cardstock: White and True Black (Ink To Paper)

Patterned Paper: Day Of The Dead 12x12 (Pebbles)

Dies: Flirty Frames (Lawn Fawn), Happy Haunting (Essentials By Ellen), outer circle from Burst (Avery Elle), inner circle from Small Standard Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Adhesive: Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), Foam Tape (3M), Connect Glue (Gina K)

Ribbon: Halloween by Celebrate It (purchased at Michaels)

Embellishments: Enamel Stars (Jillibean Soup)

Glitter Pen: Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer Pen (Nuvo)

Other: Scoring Board (Martha Stewart), Stylus (Cricut), Hole Punch (We R Memory Keepers), Bone Folder, Clear Nail Polish, Corner Rounder (We R Memory Keepers)

"Pick Your Poison"

Stamps: The Last Bite (Essentials By Ellen), Flirty Frames (Lawn Fawn)

Ink: Marmalade (Concord and 9th)

Cardstock: White, True Black, Limeade Ice (Ink To Paper)

Patterned Paper: Hocus Pocus 12 x 12 (Pebbles)

Dies: Flirty Frames (Lawn Fawn), Halloween Bits (Reverse Confetti), Spider Web Border (There She Goes), outer circle from Burst (Avery Elle), inner circle from Small Standard Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders) 

Adhesive: Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), Foam Tape (3M), Connect Glue (Gina K)

Ribbon: Halloween by Celebrate It (purchased at Michaels)

Other: Scoring Board (Martha Stewart), Stylus (Cricut), Hole Punch (We R Memory Keepers), Bone Folder, Clear Nail Polish, Corner Rounder (We R Memory Keepers)

 

 

Holy Ship!

Today I'm playing along with the Sunday Stamps Challenge :)

Here's the sketch:

And here's my take:

Our nephew, who's at the Naval Academy, is turning 21 next month, and I knew the Stay Salty stamp set and dies from Essentials By Ellen would be perfect for creating a super fun card for this special occasion! I hope he gets a kick out of it ;)

Thanks for visiting!

Have a fabulous day!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Stay Salty (Essentials By Ellen)

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko), Smokey Gray Versafine (Tsukineko)

Cardstock: White, Kraft, Smokey Shadow, Soft Stone (Ink To Paper)

Copic Sketch Markers: R27, R24, YR27, YR24, W1

Patterned Paper: By The Sea 6x6 Designer Paper Pad (My Mind's Eye)

Dies: Stay Salty (Essentials By Ellen), Porthole Frames (Lawn Fawn)

Enamel Dots: Here Is Happy (My Mind's Eye)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn), Connect Glue (Gina K)