Charcuterie

Today I'm sharing a card using this lovely sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches:

My folks gifted me some cash for stamping supplies for Christmas and I was super excited to use part of that to pick up the recently released Char-cute-rie stamps and dies from Avery Elle :) Such a cute and clever set (and you know I can't resist a good pun *wink)!!! I had tons of fun creating with them! Here's what I made:

I die-cut all of the pieces from white cardstock and then added color with ink and blending brushes. I die-cut the board from kraft cardstock and then embossed it to give it a woodgrain texture. Even added some white gel pen dots to the pretzels to make them salty :)

 

There are also some dies that cut strawberries, cookies, cherries, etc. so I made a "sweets" version too:

I still have a pile of pieces (and there's another board in the set too), so I'll definitely be creating more cards with these goodies very soon!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Thanks for visiting!

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Supplies:

"You Put The Cute In Charcuterie"

Stamps: Char-cute-rie (Avery Elle)

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko), Rockin' Red, Sand Castle, Buttercream, Tiara, Coral Cabana, Grass Skirt, Lime Rickey, Martini, Tutti Frutti (Catherine Pooler), Almond Butter (Altenew)

Copic Sketch Marker: R29

Gel Pen: White Gelly Roll 08 (Sakura)

Cardstock: Basic White (Stampin' Up), Kraft (Recollections)

Patterned Paper: True Black Pattern Pack (Papertrey Ink)

Embossing Folder: Pinewood Planks (Stampin' Up)

Dies: Char-cute-rie (Avery Elle), A2 Layers (Waffle Flower)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Scrapbook.com), Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue

 

"You're Sweet"

Stamps: Char-cute-rie (Avery Elle)

Ink: It's A Girl, Party Dress, Rockin' Red, Cranberry Fizz, Grass Skirt, Sand Castle, Icing On The Cake, Buttercream (Catherine Pooler)

Cardstock: Basic White (Stampin' Up), Kraft (Recollections)

DSP: Country Gingham 6x6 (Stampin' Up)

Embossing Folder: Pinewood Planks (Stampin' Up)

Dies: Char-cute-rie (Avery Elle), A2 Layers (Waffle Flower)

Glitter Pen: Clear Wink Of Stella (Kuretake)

Gel Pen: White Gelly Roll 08 (Sakura)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Scrapbook.com), Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue 

 

 

 

Harvest Blessings

 

Playing along with Kim's super fun sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches :)

Here's my card:

I've been having lots of fun making autumn-themed cards recently! So excited for the arrival of my favorite season!!! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Layered Holiday Truck (Avery Elle), sentiment from Fall Foliage (Reverse Confetti)

Ink: Sage, Spruce, Black Jack, Orange Peel, Ginger, Icing On The Cake (Catherine Pooler); VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Embossing Powder: White (Hero Arts)

Cardstock: Basic White and Early Espresso (Stampin' Up), Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Welcome Autumn 6x6 (Carta Bella), Harvest Festival 6x6 (Honey Bee Stamps)

Dies: Layered Holiday Truck (Avery Elle), A2 Layers (Waffle Flower), Everyday Sentiment Banners (Lawn Fawn)

Twine: Jute (May Arts)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (X-Press It), Stampin' Dimensionals (Stampin' Up) 

 

Make A Wish

Super quick post today to share a card I made using the current sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches Challenge :)

I recently ordered some new-to-me goodies from Catherine Pooler!!! I think this Birthday Fiesta set is so totally adorable!!! And the bright and happy colors in the Peruvian Market patterned paper are fabulous!!! L.O.V.E.!!!

Thanks so much for visiting!

Have a wonderful week!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Birthday Fiesta (Catherine Pooler)

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

Copic Sketch Markers: RV14, YR04, R35, B04, G14, W1, W0, N4

Stampin' Blends: Dark Daffodil Delight (Stampin' Up)

Glitter Pen: Clear Wink Of Stella (Kuretake)

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

Patterned Paper: Peruvian Market 6x6 (Catherine Pooler)

Dies: Birthday Fiesta (Catherine Pooler), Scallops & Dots (Catherine Pooler)

Baker's Twine: Charcoal (The Twinery)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Scrapbook.com)
 

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) 

 

 

Happy Anniversary

Today I'm playing along with two challenges: (1) Freshly Made Sketches Challenge and (2) NBUS (Never-Before-Used-Schtuff) Challenge.

Here's what I created:

 

My parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary later this month, so I wanted to make them an extra special card. Since the 50th anniversary of marriage is also known as the "Golden Anniversary" I broke out some hot foil plates and gold foil :) I've had these glimmer hot foil plates in my stash for awhile but this is my first time using them (It's that good old "I shop way faster than I craft" problem----ha!)

These magnolias are so gorgeous! I'm really excited about how this turned out :) I hope my parents love it!
 

Thanks for visiting!

Have a great weekend!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: sentiment from Wave (The Ton)

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

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

Vellum: White (DeNami Design)

Glimmer Hot Foil Plates: Magnolia Bouquet (Spellbinders), Diagonal Glimmer Stripes (Spellbinders)

Glimmer Foil: Gold (Spellbinders)

Dies: Magnolia Bouquet (Spellbinders), Sentiment Strips (Gina K)

Adhesive: Stampin' Dimensionals (Stampin' Up), Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal)

Hope This Brightens Your Day

Spending some time in my studio today and playing along with Freshly Made Sketches.

Here's the sketch:

...and here's my card:

I'm continuing to have loads of fun with my newest Catherine Pooler purchases!!! The colors in the Painted Butterflies 6x6 paper pack are absolutely gorgeous and so inspiring!!! And I love the sentiments and mix of fonts in the Encouraging Words Sentiments stamp set.
 

I hope you're enjoying your weekend!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies (Catherine Pooler), Encouraging Words Sentiments (Catherine Pooler)

Ink: Whipped Honey, Sauna, Wintergreen, Sea Glass, Clay Mask, Terracotta, Icing On The Cake (Catherine Pooler)

Cardstock: White (Catherine Pooler), Basic White (Stampin' Up)

Patterned Paper: Painted Butterflies 6x6 (Catherine Pooler)

Dies: Beautiful Butterflies (Catherine Pooler), Stitched Circle (MFT)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn), 3D Foam Squares - Large (Scrapbook.com) 

Happy Birthday

Popping in quickly today to share a card I made using the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches Challenge :)

Here's the sketch:

And here's my take:

This sketch is a great way to make use of the loads of patterned paper I have been hoarding in my stash. I cut these from an oldie but goodie 6x6 patterned paper pad from My Mind's Eye called "Oxford Lane." LOVE the color combo of navy, green, yellow and a touch of aqua. Super fun!!!
 

I'll be snail mailing this one to my dad for his upcoming March birthday :) I hope he likes it!

Thanks for visiting!!!

Have a wonderful day!!!

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Supplies:

Dies: Happy Birthday Brush Script (Simon Says Stamp)

Cardstock: Kraft and Rustic White (Papertrey Ink), Night of Navy (Stampin' Up)

Patterned Paper: Oxford Lane 6x6 (My Mind's Eye)

Vellum: White (DeNami Design)

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

Embellishments: Farmhouse Christmas Enamel Dots (Carta Bella) 

Halloween Cat

Hello there! Today I'm sharing a card I created using this sketch from the current Freshly Made Sketches Challenge:

I recently attended a crafty retreat with 13 super fun, sweet and talented friends! We had such a great time!!! While I was there I borrowed the Taylored Expressions Create-In-Quads-Halloween stencils from Lori (THANKS SO MUCH, Lori!!!) and all I can say is OH MY GOODNESS!!! This was my first time trying out any of the Create-In-Quads and let me tell you...they are absolutely AMAZING!!! So easy to line up and they make such awesome card panels!!! I will definitely be adding some of these to my shopping cart very soon!

Here's the card I made using the above sketch and one of the panels (the black cat) I created with the Create-In-Quads-Halloween stencil set:

I die-cut the cat from the stenciled panel using the coordinating die. I added some sparkle to her eyes, the moon/stars, and the green part of her hat. I love how it shimmers in person!

 
Tomorrow I'll share the other cards I made from the remaining 3 panels :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Supplies:

Stamps: The Last Bite by Julie (Essentials By Ellen), Playful Patterns (Concord and 9th)

Ink: Midnight Violet and Firefly (Altenew), Marmalade (Concord and 9th), Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko), Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Cardstock: Solar White (Neenah); Orange Zest/True Black/Green Parakeet (Papertrey Ink)

Specialty Cardstock: Gold Glitter  (Concord and 9th)

Stencils: Create-In-Quads-Halloween (Taylored Expressions)

Embossing Folder: D'vine Swirls (Provo Craft)

Dies: Create-In-Quads-Halloween Cat (Taylored Expressions), A2 Layers (Waffle Flower)

Baker's Twine: Lilac (The Twinery)

Glitter Pen: Clear Wink Of Stella (Kuretake)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (X-Press It), Stampin' Dimensionals (Stampin' Up)  

Happiest Of Birthdays

Hello there! Today I'm sharing a card I created using this lovely sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches Challenge:

 

I used some fabulous new-to-me products from Catherine Pooler including: Dried Treasures stamps and coordinating dies and Gardener's Notebook 6x6 Patterned Paper. Soooo in LOVE with all of these goodies!!!

I hope you're enjoying your weekend!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Baby Congrats

Happy Friday! Today I'm playing along with Freshly Made Sketches :)

Here's the sketch:

And here's my card:

 

I was inspired by Dena Rekow of The Creativity Cave and by Kylie and Bruno Bertucci to try out the "Scrappy Strip Technique." You can find their videos demonstrating this technique HERE and HERE, respectively.

I cut loads of angled strips of patterned paper from the Sunshine and Rainbows 6x6 Designer Series Paper Collection (Stampin' Up) and then went to town mixing and matching the different patterned strips. I'll be posting more of this style of cards soon :) They're super fun to create!

I hope you like my card for today and will give this technique a try!

Thanks for visiting!

Enjoy your weekend!!!

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Supplies:

Cardstock: Basic White and So Saffron (Stampin' Up)

Designer Series Paper: Sunshine and Rainbows 6x6 (Stampin' Up)

Dies: Hello Rainbow (Simon Says Stamp), "congrats" from Zipper Panel by Julie (Essentials By Ellen)

Adhesive: Mono Multi Liquid Glue (Tombow), Double-Sided Tape (X-Press It), Foam Adhesive (Scrapbook.com)

Other: Stick It Adhesive Sheets

Relax And Enjoy

Today I'm playing along with two challenges: Just Add Ink and Freshly Made Sketches.

 

My card features some brand new goodies from my very first order from Simply Graphic!!! I absolutely LOVE their products!!!

I did flip the sketch around, but hopefully that's okay :)

This will be the perfect card for my SIL. Her birthday isn't until June, but woohoo for being ahead of schedule for once. Ha! (Now if I can just make sure I get it mailed in a timely fashion...)

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a lovely day!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Au Fond De La Piscine (Simply Graphic), sentiment from Color Layering Mountains At The Lake (Hero Arts)

Ink: Cove Blue (Catherine Pooler), Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Dies: Les Nageuses (Simply Graphic), A2 Layers (Waffle Flower)

Cardstock: Basic White, Cherry Cobbler, Sahara Sand (Stampin' Up); White (Papertrey Ink)

Adhesive: Mono Multi Liquid Glue (Tombow), Double-Sided Tape (X-Press It), Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), Foam Mounting Squares (X-Press It)

Embellishments: 4mm Clear Droplets (Pretty Pink Posh)

 

Heartwarming Memories

Happy World Card Making Day!!!

Today I'm sharing a card I made using this fabulous sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches:

I just recently purchased the Snowman Season stamp set from Stampin' Up :) It's sooooo incredibly cute!!! I absolutely ADORE every image in this set, and the sentiment I've used on my card below totally melts my heart.

I hope you have a chance to get crafty and have some fun today!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Snowman Season (Stampin' Up)

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

Embossing Powder: White (Hero Arts)

Copic Sketch Markers: BG10, C0, R22, YR15, YG13

Cardstock: Basic White (Stampin' Up), Smokey Shadow (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Random Dot - Mint (The Paper Studio)

Dies: Large Cross-Stitched Rectangle Stackables (Lawn Fawn), Everyday Sentiment Banners (Lawn Fawn)

Embossing Folder: Snowflakes (Sizzix)

Enamel Dots: Farmhouse Christmas (Carta Bella)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Scrapbook.com), Foam Mounting Squares (X-Press It)

Happy Anniversary

Good morning! Today I'm sharing a card I made using the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. Sneaking this one in just under the wire, so I'll keep it short and sweet.

Here's the sketch:

And here's my take:

 

This one will be heading to my parents for their 48th anniversary :) I hope they like it!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Art Gallery (Stampin' Up), sentiment from Beautiful Bow (Avery Elle)

Ink: Limoncello and Tiara (Catherine Pooler), Parsley (Concord and 9th), Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Cardstock: Basic White (Stampin' Up)

Designer Series Paper: Fine Art Floral 12x12 (Stampin' Up)

Dies: Floral Gallery Dies (Stampin' Up), A2 Layers (Waffle Flower)

Embellishments: Beetle Black Sprinkles (Doodlebug Design)

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

Peek-A-Boo Sheep

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

My neighbor friend requested a custom card for her mum's 70th birthday :) She said her mum loves sheep, flowers, and color. I thought this little peek-a-boo sheep was perfect for the occasion! I hope it brings lots of smiles :)

Thanks for visiting!!!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Peek-A-Boo Pets (Avery Elle), Happy Happy Happy (Lawn Fawn)

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

Embossing Powder: White (Hero Arts)

Copic Sketch Markers: E00, N4, R20, Y32, RV13, V12

Glitter Pen: Clear Wink Of Stella (Kuretake)

Cardstock: White, Kraft, Hawaiian Shores (Ink To Paper)

Patterned Paper: Perfectly Plaid Rainbow 6x6 Inch Petite Paper Pack (Lawn Fawn)

Dies: Peek-A-Boo Pets (Avery Elle), Fishtail Flags STAX (MFT), Everyday Sentiment Banners (Lawn Fawn), Happy Happy Happy (Lawn Fawn), Stitched Rectangles (Lil' Inker)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (X-Press It), Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), Connect Glue (Gina K)