Thursday, December 30, 2021

Altenew Year in Review 2021


Sliding in under the wire with a card for the Altenew Year in Review 2021 Inspiration Challenge. I was inspired by the original January photo.


I liked the two shades of pink and the grey/brown colors, as well as the foggy appearance in the photo. I started by ink blending a background with distress inks. I then die cut the Climber Florals Die Set in all white and arranged and adhered onto my misty panel. I finished the card by adding some clear gems and a die cut sentiment from the Signature Word Die Set.


The entire Altenew Design Team is so talented, it was great seeing their projects through the year. I'm wishing to try to fit in some more crafty time so I can try out some other months.




Thursday, December 23, 2021

Repurpose of a Christmas Stamp

I'm all for getting more bang for my buck, so it's cool to be able to repurpose a holiday based stamp set into an every day birthday card! Catherine Pooler Designs has a fun stamp set called Wrapped and Ready that is perfect for the holidays, but also for birthdays! I stamped the card and presents, colored them with Zig Markers and then fussy cut the main pieces. I selectively removed any holiday based presents, as well as the windshield of the car.


I then stamped, colored and fussy cut two cute critters from the Critter Crew Stamp Set and placed them in the car. I hand drew a steering wheel as well. Before placing the car and presents onto a card, I stamped several times a sentiment from the 
 Cheerful Greetings Stamp Set in Twilight Ink. I finished the card with a large stamped greeting from the same set to "ground" the card.

I hope each of you has a very, merry holiday!

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Sunday, December 12, 2021

A Slew of Holiday Tags for Ellen Hutson's Challenge


I'm an active cardmaker, but I often struggle with creating and sending out handmade Christmas cards. Christmas tags, on the other hand, are different for me! They are little canvases that allow me to use sets that I don't often reach for. I've created a few tags for Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas Challenge-the challenge is based off of holiday songs!


For Day 1, Christmas in Coffee Shop, I used supplies from one of my most favorite ever companies, Lil' Inker Designs, that is sadly now out of business. I love this little coffee mug full of hot chocolate and topped with whip cream and a peppermint stick.


For Day 2-Puppy for Hanukkah-I again used stamps from Lil' Inker Designs. This cute puppy in a frame was stamped and colored with copics and a silver gel pen. I don't celebrate Hanukkah, so I went with the puppy and the blue tones.


The next tag is for Day 3-Feliz Navidad. I had to get a bit creative and be inspired by the translation of the song "wish you a Merry Christmas" so once again, I reach for my Lil' Inker Designs supplies. The image was colored with Zig Markers.


Skipping Day 4 for the moment and moving to Day 5, I’ll Be Home for Christmas was the song. I immediately thought of Catherine Pooler Designs Wrapped and Ready Stamp and dies. (affiliate links) The sentiment is from MFT's Itty Bitty Stamp Set.


I'll come back for Day 6 later, but For Day 7, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, I was inspired to use a fun Santa from Lil' Inker Designs Moody Santa Stamp Set, based him on a tag also from LID, and a sentiment from MFT's Itty Bitty Stamp Set.


My last tag for today was inspired for Day 8, Sleigh Ride. I stamped and die cut the sleigh, skates and mittens from Catherine Pooler Designs Oh What Fun Stamp Set and Dies (affiliate link) and colored them with Zig Markers. I finished with as sentiment and banner from MFT's Itty Bitty.

I had a lot of fun coming up with tags inspired by these songs. The samples provided by Ellen's designers and guests are truly amazing.















 


Saturday, December 11, 2021

Simplest Things


Sometimes the simplest things mean the most. I've taken a few days off of crafting trying to be present in my boys' lives. My oldest enlisted a few short weeks ago so every meal, every conversation, every hug means so much more. 

I created this super clean and simple card in a jiffy, because the products are so fabulous! Did you pick up anything from the Catherine Pooler Designs Just a Note collection that was just released? The Flight of the Dragonfly Stamp Set is a must! Onto a cardbase made with an Ultra Smooth White Cardstock, I stamped the sentiment, dragonfly, and trail from Flight of the Dragonfly in Midnight Ink. I then added a cool, geometric and somewhat whimsical element by stamping the circles from Flight of the Dragonfly in Limoncello, Do-Si-Do, Orange Peel, In the Park, Cummerbund and Serenade.

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Flight of the Dragonfly


The Just a Note collection from Catherine Pooler Designs is now available! This collection is perfect for Valentine's Day or really any occasion!

I'm once again showcasing items from the Dragonfly Bundle, a beautiful bundle with a stencil, and stamp and coordinating die set.

I started this card with an Ultra Smooth White Cardstock Base and used the negative from the Flight of the Dragonfly Dies to use as a stencil. I ink blended dragonflies in the following colors: Limoncello, Clay Mask, Pink Champagne, Pucker Up, Sea Glass and Flirty Fuchsia. I also stamped a dragonfly outline image from the Flight of the Dragonfly Stamp Set, and then a sentiment from Handwritten Thank You Sentiments Stamp Set in Midnight Ink. I finished the card with a few silver splatters and a strip of Black Tie Gala Patterned Paper.


I can't wait to see what you do with this release!

Did you know that Catherine Pooler Designs has an awesome essentials collection?... new items and restocks are usually added every Wednesday...check out the whole collection of new items here!!

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Catherine Pooler Designs Limoncello Ink
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Catherine Pooler Designs Flirty Fuchsia Ink
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Catherine Pooler Designs Pucker Up Ink
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Catherine Pooler Designs Catching Rays Ink
Catherine Pooler Designs Catching Rays Ink
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Catherine Pooler Designs Sea Glass Ink
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Catherine Pooler Designs Handwritten Thank You Sentiments Stamp Set
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