Thursday, March 14, 2024

Dennis: Poker Player and more!

 A friend asked me to make a birthday card for her brother-in-law who is a new grandpa and loves to play poker.   So this is what I came up with!   

I do NOT play poker - so I googled what are winning hands in the game.  My card shows a winning Straight Flush - 5 cards in a row of the same suit.  The cards were cut from a piece of DP from Stamperia Alice.  The backgrounds are from the same DP.
  
I stamped a simple birthday sentiment inside.



I'm linking my card to:

Cardz 4 Guyz  ends 3/18
#342 Namesake - use a letter in your design



Stamps: Men of Life - PTI (retired), Compact Family - Waltzingmouse (retired)
Paper: White, True Black - PTI, DP Alice - Stamperia.
Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair
Accessories: Alphanumeric Dies - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, 01 Black Micron Pen.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Colby's First Easter

 A friend asked me to make a personalized card for her to send to her newest grandson, Colby, for his first Easter.

Here is the card I created - it's a small 3 1/4" square card.

The bunny is from Colorado Crafts and he's actually holding a snowball, so I added a sweet chick puffy sticker to cover it.  I also added a puffy mushroom and heart sticker.  I softly colored the image with COPICs.

Here's what I stamped on the inside along with another puffy chick sticker.


I'm linking my card to:  
First Signs of Spring  ends 3/17




Stamps: Snow Happy - Colorado Craft, Bitty Baby Blessings - PTI (retired), Easter from Pumpkin Kit - SU.
Paper: Water color - Cold Press Canson, Robins Egg - Bazzill, New Leaf - PTI, DP scrap green check from stash.
Accessories: Noted Scalloped Squares die - PTI (retired), Alphanumeric Tiny Type Upper - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Puffy Stickers - Nekoni, Copics: W2, B00, YG03, R20, Square Lattice Embossing Folder - Stampin Up.

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Inkspirational #311 Mickey Balloon

Inkspirational Challenge #311 has posted today over at the blog.  
The challenge is Clean and Simple (CAS) 
optional: feature a balloon

Since I recently purchased this fun Mickey die set  from Kat Scrappiness, I opted to feature a balloon!  I kept it CAS by embossing a white background behind the die cuts that are up on foam dots.  Lots of open white space!

So we hope you will join us for this challenge and link up your CAS design over at Inkspirational where you can also check out all the wonderful CAS designs from the rest of the DT!

Challenge ends on 3/22!


Also linking my card to:

Die Cut Divas

Anything Goes ends 3/31


Tic Tac Toe

CAS Free Favorite Color (red) ends 3/13





Stamps:  Happy Everything - Honey Bee Stamps
Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair
Paper:  White, Pure Poppy, True black - Papertrey Ink.
Accessories: Mickey Balloon Dies - Kat Scrappiness, Beaded Garland Embossing Folder - Tim Holtz/Sizzix (an older one, not the new 3D one), foam dots

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Lucky St. Pat's

I saw a card using these dies on a Tim Holtz Addicts FB page and since I had the dies - I decided to CASE it!  Colors and design slightly changed.


I don't send a lot of St. Patrick's Day cards but I always like to have a few on hand.

I'm linking my card to:

Inspired by Challenge

Luck   ends 3/13


Just Us Girls

Two greens and gold  ends 3/12


NBUS

first time using the hat and jacket top dies






Stamps: Celtic Heritage - Waltzingmouse (retired)
Paper: Pine Feather - PTI, water color paper - Canson Cold Press, Glitter Green and Glitter Gold - Michaels, DP Kraft Plaid - Coredinations American Crafts.
Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair.
Accessories: Tailored Things Dies, Bold Text #2 Dies - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, foam dots.

Sunday, March 3, 2024

Woodblock Dandelion Sympathy

 I'm finally remembering to join in with Amy's Woodblock Wednesday Challenge today. Heaven knows I have LOTS of older and some new woodblock stamps!


Both of the stamps I used on this card are wood block as shown below -  the Dandelion stamp is newer, purchased at Michaels and the sentiment is very old from Simply Stamped. I stamped both stamps and then partially stenciled around the image.
I drew the frame lines with a Gold Sharpie and a ruler, tied the twine around the panel before adhering it to the card base and added 3 enamel dots.
I got this posted just in time - as this challenge end's on 3/4!



Stamps: Wooden stamps: Dandelion - Recollections, with Deepest Sympathy - Simply Stamped
Paper: Vintage Cream - PTI
Ink: Nocturne - Versafine Clair, Lavender Fields - Altenew
Accessories: Bubble Wrap Stencil - Altenew, purple twine, metallic gold Sharpie, ruler, enamel dots

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Feb 2024 Card Chain Challenge Reveal

 It's time for the Feb 2024 Card Chain Challenge Reveal!   For February, I sent a card to Viv in the UK and I received a card from Hilary in the UK!

This is a fun world wide card exchange challenge, where each month you can sign up to send a card and receive a card.   We are given options to use on our card design each month -  we only have to use one of the options but can use as many as we want.

This month, I used several:  the colors, the sketch, theme options of Balloons and Friendship and Product option of Twine!  



And here is my card:

The parakeet is a multi stamp/and die from Papertrey Ink both called Feathered Friends Mini 5.  They are older sets but still available (and on sale!).  The paper is from Petite Places Patterned Paper Pad (no longer available).

I die cut the Woodland Branch from Memory Box out of brown card and adhered it across the landscape.

I popped up the bird over the branch on foam dots.

I die cut the balloon, sponged it with ink, tied the twine around it and popped it up in the sky with foam dots.  I looped the twine under the birds feet so the balloon won't fly away!

I stamped the sentiment from the bird set in the corner and added 3 enamel dots in the colors along the roll of the hillside.

I sponged around the edge of the panel with Gold Pigment ink to add definition.

As I have been doing with many of my Card Chain Challenge cards lately, I adhered the panel to a mini easel so it stands up rather than having it on a folded card.


A couple of side notes:  

We feed the wild birds in our backyard year round - and one day, several years ago,  I looked out and saw the bright colors of a  parakeet, like this one, on one of our feeders. I knew it must have escaped from someone's home and his wings were probably clipped so he wouldn't be able to fly very well - but I was unable to catch him.  I felt badly for the family that would be missing him. 

I originally bought the stamps and die because my niece and her family bought a parakeet (because their daughter is allergic to dogs).  I made them a welcome Rocky card and haven't used the bird again until I made this card!  And since I had all the colors and stamps out to make the bird- I made 4 cards this time for my stash!

So please check out all the cards exchanged in February - and sign up to participate in March!  You'll find all the details over at the Card Chain Challenge!.


Also linking my card to:

Double D Challenges - Patterned Paper

ends 3/3


Die Cut Divas: Anything Goes Ends 3/31

Krafty Chicks - Anything Goes  ends 3/6




Stamps:  Feathered Friends Mini 5 - Papertrey Ink.
Paper:  white, Dark Chocolate, DP Petite Places Patterned Paper - Papertrey Ink.
Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair, Teal Cove, Lime, Fresh Lemon, Cloudy Sky, Marigold, Chamomile - Altenew, Gold Pigment Ink - Color Box.
Accessories:  Feather Friends Mini 5 die, Birthday Balloon Die - Papertrey Ink, Woodland Branch die - Memory Box, Small Easel Bigz Die - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, yellow twine, foam dots, Enamel Dots - Altenew.

Friday, March 1, 2024

An Easter Bloom and Chick

 I'm joining in with a couple of challenges with my Easter Card today.

  I die cut the layers of the flower and stamped the veins on them.  The larger green layer is up on a foam dot.  There's a tiny puffy sticker white chick in the center of the bloom. (it looks yellow but the body IS white with a touch of tan on it's wings and feather on it's head) I added green enamel dots and stamped the Easter Frame from Rubbernecker

ends 3/14


ends 3/5
I cased this card below of Lisa's using the same stamps and dies from PTI






Stamps:  Lovely Layers - PTI (retired), Happy Easter Frame - Rubbernecker.
Ink:  Nocturne - Versafine Clair.
Paper:  New Leaf, Hawaiian Shores - PTI, DP Giddy for Gingham - Honey Bee Stamps.
Accessories:  Lovely Layers Dies - PTI, Puffy Chick Sticker - Nekoni, foam dot, Green Enamel Dots - Altenew.