Hope It's Your Best.Day.Ever.

Today I'm playing along with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.

My husband's birthday is in early February. This is the card I made for him :)
 

 

 

Thanks so much for visiting!

Have a great day!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: sentiment from Let's Set Sail (Stampin' Up), birds from Color Layering Mountains at the Lake (Hero Arts)

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

Embossing Powder: White (Hero Arts)

Cardstock: Basic White, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray (Stampin' Up); Soft Stone, Smokey Shadow, True Black (Papertrey Ink)

Embossing Folder: Timber (Stampin' Up)

Dies: Color Layering Mountains at the Lake (Hero Arts), Mountains (The Ton), A2 Layers (Waffle Flower)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Scrapbook.com) 

I Love You This Much!

 

Today I'm sharing a card I made for the Day of the Month Card Club Challenge: Penguin Awareness Day. I have to admit that lately I feel like I'm living in Antarctica with the penguins---it's been soooo cold and crazy windy here. And the forecast is calling for it to get even worse with wind chill factors at minus 25F on Sunday night and into Monday. Brrrr!!!

Well...January 20, 2024 is Penguin Awareness Day, so let's celebrate these adorable creatures with a card!

This is the Coloring Layering Baby Penguin from Hero Arts. So sweet, right?!?!!!
 

My card layout/fold was inspired by Kelly Acheson. Thank you, Kelly!!! You can find the directions for making this style of card on her blog www.astampabove.com

Here's a view of it opened up:

I always enjoy trying out different card folds and this is a fun one!

And of course I made a second one...same card just changed up the color:

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Color Layering Baby Penguin (Hero Arts)

Ink: Pebble, Hoodie, Stone Blue, Hot Tub (Catherine Pooler), Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko), Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Cardstock: Basic White, Boho Blue (Stampin' Up), Aqua Mist (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Black & White Stripes 6x6 (MFT)

Specialty Cardstock: Silver Glitter Cardstock (Concord & 9th)

Embossing Folder: Snowflakes (Sizzix)

Dies: Burst (Avery Elle), Scalloped Circle Stackables (Lawn Fawn), A2 Layers (Waffle Flower)

Embellishments: 2023-2025 In Color Dots (Stampin' Up), White Enamel Dots (Concord & 9th)

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

 

Happy Father's Day

 

Hello there! The theme for the current Make The Cards Challenge is "masculine cards"---perfect timing with Father's Day right around the corner :)

Here's the card I created:

Not too long ago Waffle Flower released a set of dies called Cutlines, and I immediately added it to my loooonnnnnggg wish list. It's still on the list, but in the meantime I thought I'd try combining some other die sets I already own in an attempt to create a similar look. I'm really happy with the results! I'll be giving this one to my dad for Father's Day :)

Thanks for visiting!

Have a fun weekend!

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Supplies:

Stamps: sentiment from Dad and Me (Lawn Fawn), birds from Layered Landscape (Neat and Tangled)

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

Embossing Powder: White (Hero Arts)

Cardstock: Basic White, Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Gray Granite, Basic Gray, Mossy Meadow (Stampin' Up)

Embossing Folder: Timber (Stampin' Up)

Dies: A2 Layers (Waffle Flower), Mountains (The Ton), Color Layering Mountains At The Lake Frame Cuts (Hero Arts), clouds from Stay Salty (Essentials By Ellen), Stitched Rectangle Word Windows (MFT)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (X-Press It), Mono Multi Liquid Glue (Tombow), Foam Strips (Stampin' Up), Double-Sided Foam Adhesive Shapes (Scrapbook.com), Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal) 

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)

Vineyard Cards

 

Today I'm playing along with the January 2022 Never-Before-Used-Schtuff Challenge.

I don't know about you, but I definitely acquire craft supplies way faster than I can ever use them! Last year...around this time, actually...I purchased several of the Hero Arts HeroScape stamp sets and coordinating frame cuts. Well, today I'm super excited to share my very first creations using one of those sets, Vineyard HeroScape!!! (Hey...a year later isn't sooo bad, right?!?! Ha!)

I made four different card designs trying out different color combos, sentiments, elements, etc.

 

That last one was created especially for my neighbor girlfriend who recently turned 60 and loves rosé :)

Much of my inspiration for these cards came from the trips we've taken to Italy, so I thought I'd share just a few photos from our time in Tuscany and Cinque Terre in 2015:

 

Here's one more look at all four cards. I had so much fun putting these together!!! And...I've already started using the other two HeroScape sets that I purchased as well. I'll be sure to share those creations once they're all finished up.

 Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous day!!!

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Supplies:

"Sending an Abundance of Joy"

Stamps: Vineyard HeroScape (Hero Arts)

Ink: Cinnamon Cider (Stampin' Up), Juniper Mist (Catherine Pooler), Frayed Leaf/Forest Glades/Evergreen (Altenew)

Cardstock: White and Honey Nut (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Vineyard HeroScape Frame Cuts (Hero Arts)

Glitter Pen: Clear Wink Of Stella (Kuretake)

Adhesive: 1/8" Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn), 1/4" Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), iCraft Ultra Bond Liquid Glue (Therm-O-Web), Foam Mounting Squares (X-Press It)

 

"Sending an Abundance of Joy" (with blue sky)

Stamps: Vineyard HeroScape (Hero Arts)

Ink: Midnight Violet (Altenew), Cinnamon Cider (Stampin' Up), Firefly/Grass Field/Shadow Creek/Mountain Pine (Altenew), Industrial Diamond (Altenew), Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko), Unicorn (Hero Arts)

Cardstock: White (Papertrey Ink), SnoCone (MFT)

Dies: Vineyard HeroScape Frame Cuts (Hero Arts)

Adhesive: 1/4" Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), iCraft Ultra Bond Liquid Glue (Therm-O-Web), Foam Mounting Squares (X-Press It)

Glitter Pen: Clear Wink Of Stella (Kuretake)

 

"Enjoy Your Special Day"

Stamps: Vineyard HeroScape (Hero Arts)

Ink: Vanilla Cream (Altenew), Cinnamon Cider (Stampin' Up), Sage/Spruce/Merlot (Catherine Pooler)

Cardstock: White and Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Vineyard HeroScape Frame Cuts (Hero Arts)

Adhesive: 1/8" Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn), 1/4" Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), iCraft Ultra Bond Liquid Glue (Therm-O-Web)

 

"Stop and Smell the Rosé"

Stamps: Vineyard HeroScape (Hero Arts)

Ink: Grapefruit (Concord and 9th), Cinnamon Cider (Stampin' Up), Juniper Mist (Catherine Pooler), Frayed Leaf/Forest Glades/Evergreen (Altenew)

Cardstock: White and Honey Nut (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Vineyard HeroScape Frame Cuts (Hero Arts)

Adhesive: 1/8" Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn), 1/4" Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), iCraft Ultra Bond Liquid Glue (Therm-O-Web)