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) 

You're The Coolest

Today I'm playing along with two challenges: (1) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge where this time around Simon Says: Cute Critters and (2) NBUS (Never-Before-Used-Schtuff) Challenge #58.

 I've had this Bunny Slopes stamp set and coordinating dies (Neat & Tangled) in my stash for ages but this is my first time inking it up (gasp!!!). And I'm so glad I finally did because it's so stinkin' cute!!! I needed a birthday card for one of my neighbor girlfriends who loves to ski. Her birthday is in January so I was thinking I wanted to go with a winter/skiing theme for her card. Then I remembered her husband sharing this photo at some point on social media:

 

...and it was too perfect to pass up!

I pulled my color combo from the In The Alps 6x6 patterned paper from Catherine Pooler (rouge, polished, hot tub, skylight, stone blue, and juniper mist). I also had fun adding some white gel pen details to the images. The wintery weather has made the lighting a little tricky for photographing these days but I did my best :)

Thanks for visiting!

Have a fantastic day!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Bunny Slopes (Neat & Tangled), sentiment from All Bundled Up (Stampin' Up)

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

Copic Sketch Markers: R22, R24, B91, B93, B95, W0, W1, BG10, BG11, BG13, E93, N1, N3, N4, N6

Gel Pen: White Gelly Roll 08 (Sakura)

Cardstock: Basic White (Stampin' Up)

Patterned Paper: In The Alps 6x6 (Catherine Pooler)

Dies: Bunny Slopes (Neat & Tangled), Portrait Stitched Hillside Backdrop (Lawn Fawn)

Other: Black Copic Multiliner 0.5

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Scrapbook.com), Stampin' Dimensionals (Stampin' Up)

 

 

You're Dog-Gone Awesome

Happy Friday! Today I'm playing along with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: "4 Legged Friends."

Here's my card:

This is such a super simple A1-size card, but I was so happy with how cute it turned out that I made two more:

 

I will be sending one of these cards to our local animal shelter along with a monetary donation. Many of you may already know that in mid-January of this year we lost our sweet yellow lab, Pepper, suddenly and unexpectedly, to an aggressive form of cancer called hemangiosarcoma. Pepper was only 7.5 years old and she was central to our lives. We were never blessed with children, so Pepper was the creature we poured all of our love and energy into. She was an incredible bird hunter, an amazing hiking partner, a road trip pro, and our very best friend. She brought so much joy to our lives every single day and taught us we were so much stronger than we ever thought we could be. We miss her like crazy and continue to struggle to heal our broken hearts. I opened an Etsy shop at the end of November 2022. In March of 2023 (after losing Pepper) I decided to start donating $1 per item sold in my shop to the local animal shelter in memory of our sweet girl. I'm proud to say that the card above will be accompanied by my first $100 donation to the shelter. I am so thankful for this hobby and this wonderful community. Creating has been very therapeutic for me and I've received so many beautiful handmade cards and thoughtful messages during this difficult time. Thank you all.

Thank you for visiting!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Furry Friends (Avery Elle), Splatter (DeNami Design)

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

Copic Sketch Markers: E30, E31

Cardstock: White (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Perfectly Plaid Rainbow 6x6 (Lawn Fawn), Perfectly Plaid Chill 6x6 (Lawn Fawn), Perfectly Plaid 6x6 (Lawn Fawn)

Dies: Furry Friends (Avery Elle), A2 Layers (Waffle Flower), Scallops & Dots (Catherine Pooler)

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

 

 

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)

 

You & Me Always

Playing along with the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: "Love Is In The Air."

Made this one for my husband :)

Thank you so much for visiting!

Have a great weekend!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Dreamboat (Avery Elle)

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko), Icing on the Cake and Fiesta Blue (Catherine Pooler)

Cardstock: White (Papertrey Ink)

Designer Series Paper: Country Gingham 6x6 (Stampin' Up)

Copic Sketch Markers: E00, E30, E31, E33, E23, E25, Y35, Y32, R22, R24, YR16, YG13, YG17, B00, B02, E44, E47, E55, E57, R20, N4, N6

Dies: Dreamboat (Avery Elle), Scallops & Dots (Catherine Pooler)

White Gel Pen: Gelly Roll 08 (Sakura)

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

 

 

Harvest Blessings

Happy Saturday! Today I'm playing along with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Thanks/Thanksgiving. This was my first attempt at a Z-Fold card, a fun fold technique that I learned from one of Rachel Tessman's YouTube videos (you can check that video out HERE).

Here are a couple of more views to give you a better idea of what the "Z-Fold" looks like:
 

I had so much fun trying out this new-to-me fun fold and creating this card!

Thanks for visiting!!!

Have an awesome weekend!

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Supplies:

Stamps: sentiment from Fall Foliage (Reverse Confetti)

Ink: VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Embossing Powder: Queen's Gold (Ranger)

Cardstock: Basic White and Bumblebee (Stampin' Up); Smokey Shadow, Rustic White, Honey Nut (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Halloween Harvest (Honey Bee)

Dies: Pumpkin Treat Wrap (Taylored Expressions), Scallops and Dots (Catherine Pooler)

Jute Twine: (Canvas Corp)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (X-Press It), Connect Glue (Gina K), 3D Foam Circles - Large (Scrapbook.com)

Embellishments: Gold Glitter Enamel Dots (Stampin' Up) 

 

Boo

Halloween is just one week away, so perfect timing for playing along with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Spooky :)

Here's my card featuring some fa-boo-lous goodies from Taylored Expressions!

I absolutely LOVE all of these swirling ghosts and the expressions on their faces!!! Cuteness overload!!! And this background stamp is super fun to ink up in a single color OR in multiple colors (like I did here)---I saw Taylor do this in one of her videos and thought it looked amazing, so I decided to give it a try---so happy with the results!!!
 

Do you celebrate Halloween where you live? We don't have any trick-or-treaters up here in the mountains, but I enjoy sending Halloween cards to family and delivering goodie bags filled with homemade dog treats to the mailboxes of Pepper's friends :) We also made a trip to a local pumpkin patch and decorated some pumpkins! So festive and lots of fun!!! I'll share some photos of those things soon!

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!!!

 

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) 

 

Thanks A Bunch

 

Happy Labor Day to everyone in the US! Today I'm sharing a card for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.

I've really been enjoying the Gardener's Treasures Bundle from Catherine Pooler!!! Isn't that patterned paper gorgeous?!?!!! LOVE the colors! And the images in the Dried Treasures stamp set are absolutely fabulous :)
 

Thanks a bunch for visiting!

Have a wonderful day!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Dried Treasures (Catherine Pooler), sentiment from Full of Flowers - Singles (Taylored Expressions)

Ink: Terracotta, Apricot, Wintergreen, Tranquil (Catherine Pooler); Amalgam (Gina K)

Colorless Blender Pen: N00 (Tombow)

Cardstock: Solar White (Neenah), Basic Gray (Stampin' Up), Soft Stone (Papertrey Ink)

Specialty Cardstock: Bristol Smooth (Koh-I Noor)

Patterned Paper: Gardener's Notebook 6x6 (Catherine Pooler)

Dies: Dried Treasures (Catherine Pooler), Stitched Banner Duo Dies (Pretty Pink Posh), A2 Layers (Waffle Flower)

Embossing Folder: Polka Dots (Provo Craft)

Twine: Gray (Pretty Pink Posh)

Adhesive: 1/4" Double-Sided Tape (Scrapbook.com), 1/8" Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn) 

A Girl And Her Horse

Happy Tuesday! Today I'm sneaking one in just in time for the current "Anything Goes" theme over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge :)

My card features some new-to-me silhouette dies from Paper Rose---aren't they beautiful?!?!!! My niece will be celebrating her 10th birthday later this month. She's been taking horseback riding lessons and is currently obsessed with all things horse-related :) So, when I saw these dies from Paper Rose I knew they were a perfect fit for her birthday card!!! 

The ink blending color combo in the background was inspired by THIS VIDEO Daniel created for Catherine Pooler's Swatch It Like It's Hot Hop. In the video Daniel shared his "Gone Camping" ink blending color combo (Flirty Fuchsia, Party Dress, and Catching Rays) ---- so stunning! I don't have Catching Rays in my ink collection (yet *wink), so I used Tiara which is just one shade lighter on the color wheel. YAY!

I added some iridescent rhinestones to the sky and oh how they sparkle in person!!!!! Plus, all girls love the bling ;)

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a fabulous day!

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Supplies:

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

Ink: Flirty Fuchsia, Party Dress, Tiara (Catherine Pooler)

Dies: Girl With Horse Small (Paper Rose), Gum Tree Landscape (Paper Rose), A2 Layers (Waffle Flower)

Embellishments: Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels (Stampin' Up)

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

Love You

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful moms out there!

Today I'm playing along with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge. This time around Simon Says: "Feminine."

I made this card for my mom for Mother's Day :) It's my first ever hot foiled card, and I'm so excited about how it turned out!!!
 

 

Thanks so much for visiting!

Have a fabulous day!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: sentiment from Penned Pretty (Taylored Expressions)

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko), Black Jack (Catherine Pooler)

Distress Oxide Ink: Scattered Straw, Carved Pumpkin, Barn Door, Crackling Campfire (Ranger)

Cardstock: Solar White (Neenah), Black (Recollections), Lemon Tart (Papertrey Ink)

Hot Foil Plate: Butterflies (Pinkfresh Studio)

Foil: Gold (Spellbinders)

Dies: Butterflies (Pinkfresh Studio), Basic Set (Mama Elephant), trail from Stitched Butterflies (Lil' Inker)

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

Embellishments: Gold Glitter Enamel Dots (Stampin' Up)

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

Peek-A-Boo Slider Card

 

Happy Tuesday! Today I'm playing along with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge. This time around Simon Says: Interactive. Fun!

I recently watched Rachel Tessman of Stamp Your Art Out make some peek-a-boo slider cards as alternative projects using the supplies in the March 2022 Paper Pumpkin Kit. I was so inspired I just HAD to try it out! You can find her video and more details on how to create peek-a-boo slider cards in her blog post HERE.

And without further delay, here's my very first peek-a-boo slider card. (This is what it looks like when it's closed.)

 Then...as you start to open it up...

...and when it's fully open...

Oh my goodness! I had such a great time making this!!! It's like magic :) And it was super duper simple to do! I will definitely be making more peek-a-boo sliders soon :)

Here's one more look:

Also wanted to share a couple of other non-interactive cards I made using the supplies from the March 2022 Paper Pumpkin Kit. I really enjoy using the supplies in the kit, adding some of my own supplies, and putting my own spin on the layouts. Loads of fun!

 

Thanks for visiting!

It's going to be a beautiful day here in CO, so Pepper and I are heading out for a hike!

Have a fantastic week!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: March 2022 Paper Pumpkin Kit (Stampin' Up), sentiment from A Touch Of Ink (Stampin' Up), birds from Color Layering Mountains At The Lake (Hero Arts)

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

Dies: A2 Layers (Waffle Flower)

Other: March 2022 Paper Pumpkin Kit (Stampin' Up)

Cardstock: Smoky Slate (Stampin' Up)

Adhesive: Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), Mono Multi Liquid Glue (Tombow) 

 

 

Hoppy Easter

 

Today I'm playing along with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge. This time around Simon Says: Anything Goes!

I don't always make/send Easter cards, but I decided to create a few this year to send to family. This one is for our 9 year old niece.

I used the Bunny Card Dies from Paper Smooches (which had been sitting in my stash and had never been used before....GASP!) and adorned her with a polka dotty bow die-cut with the Perfect Bow Die from Simon Says Stamp. I think she turned out so super cute!!!
 

 

The "Hoppy Easter" sentiment is from a coordinating stamp set (also from Paper Smooches) called Critter Card Puns. LOVE the font!!! On the inside of the card I stamped another sentiment from this set which says, "You are somebunny special."

I had such a great time making this card and hope our little niece likes it!

Have a fabulous last day of March!

Thanks for visiting!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Critter Card Puns (Paper Smooches)

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko), It's A Girl (Catherine Pooler)

Cardstock: White (Neenah), True Black and Soft Stone (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Perfectly Plaid Spring 6x6 (Lawn Fawn), Watercolor Wishes 6x6 (Lawn Fawn), Let's Polka 6x6 (Lawn Fawn)

Dies: Bunny Card Dies (Paper Smooches), Perfect Bow Die (Simon Says Stamp), A2 Layers (Waffle Flower)

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