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Hello there! Today I'm playing along with this fabulous sketch over at The Paper Players Challenge:

Here's my take:

A friend of mine (whom I've known since kindergarten) requested a couple of custom cards recently :) One of those cards is for her son who will be graduating from high school in June. After graduation he's going on to study to be a pastry chef. I instantly thought of this Recipe For Happiness stamp set from MFT. Fun!!!

The school colors at the university he'll be attending are red, gray, and white, so I incorporated those into the design.

I hope she likes this card option...but I have another just in case ;) I'll share the second option later this week.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Have a great day!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Recipe For Happiness (MFT), sentiment from Chatterbox (Practicing Creativity Designs)

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

Cardstock: White, Soft Stone (Papertrey Ink)

Copic Sketch Markers: R27, R29, E00, W1, E23, E25, E30, E31, N0, N1, N2, N4, N6

White Gel Pen: Gelly Roll 08 (Sakura)

Dies: Recipe For Happiness (MFT), A2 Layers (Waffle Flower), Burst (Avery Elle)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn), Stampin' Dimensionals (Stampin' Up) 

 

The World Is Full Of Amazing Things

 

Playing along with a couple of challenges today: (1) The Male Room Challenge: Stencils And/Or Dies and (2) Never-Before-Used-Schtuff Challenge :)

 

This was my first time using the Moon Bay Stencil Trio from Waffle Flower. I love the beautiful, peaceful scene this set of stencils creates. However...I was SOOO indecisive about my color choices. Anyone else struggle with that when it comes to stencil sets??? I have such a tough time visualizing how it's going to come together in the end. Well...after several attempts I was pleased with how this one turned out and decided it would be a good card to send to our nephew who was recently deployed to eastern Africa. What do you think?

I hope he'll be excited to get some happy mail from back home.

Thanks for visiting!

Have a great day!!!

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Supplies:

Stencils: Moon Bay Stencil Trio (Waffle Flower)

Stamps: sentiment from Kind Hearts (Birch Press Design)

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

Glitter Pen: Clear Wink Of Stella (Kuretake)

Cardstock: Solar White (Neenah), Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn) 

 

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)

 

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 

 

 

Happy Birthday

Happy Saturday! Today I'm playing along with the Seize the Birthday Challenge: Things In A Garden. Fun!!!

The Butterflies Hot Foil Plate/Stencils/Dies from Pinkfresh Studio are some of my favorites and here I've paired them up with a new-to-me 3D embossing folder called Rose Bouquet from Altenew. I think these products work so well together! LOVE it!!!

Just look at all of that fabulous shimmer and shine from the foiling:
 

I was so excited about how this turned out that I made another one in magenta:

 

Which one do you like best?

Thanks for visiting!

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: sentiment from Friendly Silhouettes (Gina K)

Ink: Icing On The Cake, Ginger, Sauna, Whipped Honey (Catherine Pooler); Black Jack, It's A Girl, Party Dress, Flirty Fuchsia, Icing On The Cake (Catherine Pooler)

Cardstock: Basic White (Stampin' Up); Solar White (Neenah); Dark Chocolate and Canyon Clay (Papertrey Ink); Smokey Shadow and Raspberry Fizz (Papertrey Ink)

Hot Foil Plate: Butterflies (Pinkfresh Studio)

Glimmer Foil: Silver (Spellbinders); Pewter (Spellbinders)

Embossing Folder: Rose Bouquet Botanical 3D Embossing Folder (Altenew)

Dies: Butterflies (Pinkfresh Studio); A2 Layers (Waffle Flower); Sentiment Strips (Gina K)

Adhesive: Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal); Double-Sided Tape (Lawn Fawn); 3D Foam Squares - Large (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)

Best Wishes & Happy Thoughts

 

Happy Sunday! Today I'm playing along with the March 2023 Happy Little Stampers "Anything Goes With Dies Challenge."

My project features stamps, dies, and designer series papers from the Sun Prints Suite by Stampin' Up. This suite of products is absolutely stunning!!! I love it!
 

AND...my "card" is not just a card---the decorated front panel actually opens up and is a gift card holder :) I learned how to make these gift card holders from Karen Titus. You can check out her video tutorial HERE.

So...you slip your gift card in the pocket...and then you still have the blank card to write your message...
 

I first made this style of gift card holder to package up some gift cards we gave to my parents for Christmas. My mom was so excited about them that she's requested several more for her own personal use. She'll be using this one for my aunt and uncle's upcoming wedding anniversary. I hope they love it!

Thanks so much for visiting!!!

Have a fabulous day!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Nature's Prints (Stampin' Up)

Ink: Serene (Catherine Pooler), Deep Lagoon Versafine (Tsukineko)

Cardstock: Basic White, Night Of Navy, Gray Granite (Stampin' Up) 

DSP: Sun Prints 12x12 (Stampin' Up)

Dies: Natural Prints (Stampin' Up)

Embellishments: Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels (Stampin' Up)

Adhesive: Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, 3D Foam Circles - Large (Scrapbook.com)