cards · Congratulations · Die Piecing · Embossing Folders · Graduation · Memory Box · Penny Black · Poppystamps · Quickutz · Spellbinders dies · Spring · Taylored Expressions

Graduation Cards Galore!

Linking my Globe Card to the Word Art Wednesday Challenge – anything goes!

I finally got the TE Little Bits Grad Cap to make this card. I copied it from their website (edited to add the card designer is Kavya).  One difference is I used the Penny Black wood floor. (linked below)

Linking my congradulations card to the Paper Funday May Challenge – anything goes!

This card I used Spellbinders Bold numbers sets, TE grad cap and MFT sentiment.

Linking this colorful card to the A Cut Above May Challenge – anything goes with a die cut. 

This one is a TE die and the mini sentiments are from MFT. Oh, the star stamp is from TE also.

I used Black Glossy cardstock to die cut it.  Linked below.

I had fun with this!  I used the NEW poppystamps Joyride Car, an old Quickutz die for the grad caps,  Memory Box Puffy Clouds and the FLY HIGH sentiment is a dollar stamp, probably over 20 years old from JoAnns!  I’d never used it before!

I’m linking my FLY High card to the NBUS challenge #86 – never before used stuff!

and to the Four Seasons Spring Challenge – because Spring is graduations!

and to the Neglected Stuff Challenge – because this Fly High sentiment has to be over 20 years old!  

I just inked the background with Distress inks.

This one it’s hard to see but the black behind the cut out letters is embossed with Spellbinders Music folder, I’ll link it below and you can definitely see it better in the last photo.

The grad cap and scroll I used here are from the Classic Mouse Graduation die set…linked below.

I used Altenew’s Bold alphabet to die cut the word GRAD,  I’ll link it below.

I did different color hats…

I’m linking my GRAD card to the Can You Handle the Pressure? Challenge – anything goes with an embossing folder.

and to the Die Cut Divas Challenge blog – all about celebrations!

and to the Word POWER Challenge – focus on the sentiment!

So fun!  I have one more post coming with grad cards…hopefully you’ll be inspired like I was by all the cards out in the interwebs!

I got out all my graduation supplies and now I have a real mess. haha  It’s kind of tempting to keep them all together instead of putting them back away by company.

Thank you so much for stopping by and scrolling through!  Holler if you have any questions!

Here’s shopping links to what’s available that I used…

Penny Black – Creative Dies – Wood…
[ SBC ]
Poppystamps – 2697 Joyride Car craft die
[ STR ]
Favorite Song 3D Embossing Folder -…
[ SPL | SBC | SSS ]
Altenew – Dies – Caps Bold Alphabet
[ SBC | SSS | ALTN ]
Bold Numbers Etched Dies from the…
[ SPL | SBC | SBC | SPL ]
Spellbinders Bold Color Mix Numbers…
[ SSS ]
Sweeping Celebration Sentiments Press…
[ SPL | SBC | SSS ]
Classic Mouse Graduation Etched Dies…
[ SPL ]
Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy…
[ STR | SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
[ STR ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH…
[ SSS ]
Spellbinders – Card Shoppe Essentials…
[ SBC ]
Spellbinders Splatter White Opaque…
[ SSS ]
Splatter White Opaque Watercolor |…
[ SPL ]
Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect…
[ SSS ]
Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – matte and shiny
[ STR ]
Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;…
[ STR | SSS ]
Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Precision…
[ STR | SSS ]
Craft Tweezers – EK Tools – 5 inch…
[ STR | SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Simple…
[ SBC ]

ALL & Create · Birthday · cards · copics · Penny Black

AALL & Create Birthday Cards….

Hi everyone!  I’m finally getting around to posting some birthday cards!  I love the cute characters from ALL & Create!  So fun to color!  I wasn’t quite sure how to fit the dog on the card because it was so much bigger than the girl.  I stuck with the perspective view of bigger in front.

The sentiment on the front is from Penny Black clear stamp set, Good Wishes.

The girl and dog are from ALL & Create Pawsitively Perfect clear stamp set TP-1286.

The grass and the background clouds are from ALL & Create Visual Dreams #1070.

The die cut flowers are from Tim Holtz Vault Funky Floral Wreath die set 666563.

I ink blended the grass and stamped the grass stamp over the inking…

I ink blended the sky and stamped the circles image for clouds and added some white gel pen…

The girl and dog are colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

Next card…

Both of these cards are A2 size.

I randomly stamped the images from AALL & Create Elemental Notes #905 in black ink on a panel and ink blended with two colors. Spattered with white ink.

I stamped the camera on a die cut rectangle, matted it in black and then to the postage stamp die cut.

The camera is from ALL & Create Lens & Lines clear stamp set.  I stamped part of it again so I could have the extra flower.  I fussy cut it out and mounted it with thin mounting tape.

I ink blended around the camera panel and colored the image with Copic Sketch Markers.

Fun cards!  I think the girls liked them! lol

Linking my cards to some challenges…

Seize the Birthday #319 – Rainbow of colors or anything goes

Group of Cardmakers – Layered Scene Cards  (top card in this post)

Everybody Art Challenge #592 – anything goes

Try it on Tuesday – add some text (second card in this post)

The Sisterhood of Crafters – spots and dots (top card in this post)

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Here’s the stamps and dies I used for these cards…

AALL & Create Pawsitively Perfect A7…
[ SSS | SBC ]
AALL & Create Visual Dreams A6 Clear…
[ SSS ]
Penny Black – Timeless Collection -…
[ SBC | ACH ]
Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Funky Floral…
[ SSS ]
AALL & Create Lens and Lines A6 Clear…
[ SSS | SBC ]
AALL & Create – A6 – Clear Stamps -…
[ TPF | AST ]
Spellbinders Bayfair Nested Postage…
[ SSS | SPL ]
copic sketch markers at Simon Says…
[ SSS | BLIC ]
Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK…
[ SSS ]
Tsukineko – Memento – Fade Resistant…
[ SBC | ACH ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH…
[ SSS ]
Bazzill Card Shoppe – 8-1/2 x 11 by…
[ STR | SSS | SBC ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
[ STR ]
Scrapbook Adhesives > Black,…
[ ACH ]
Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;…
[ STR | SSS | ACH ]

cards · Christmas · copics · Die Piecing · Penny Black · Winter · Wreath Building

Penny Black Nature’s Gifts Joyful Wreath Card…

How’s it going out there in cardmaker land?  I keep seeing the piles of Christmas stuff I want to use and trying not to panic!  I’ve been playing with this stamp set off and on, trying the pine branch in the set with my homemade wreath builder template.

I was SO excited when I landed on the placement that resulted in this! I took a picture to show you how I placed it. This is the stamp I used from a Penny Black stamp set, I’ll link it up at the bottom of my post. Isn’t that crazy! Love it! (I think I might make the wreath a smidge larger next try)

I used Lawn Fawn’s Noble Fir ink pad to ink it up each turn.  So simple!

Then I die cut the holly in white cardstock and colored it with Copics and the centers with sparkle red Nuvo drops.

I die cut the word JOYful from gold glitter card-stock and glued it flat to the card.

The white panel I stamped the wreath on is 4 ¼ inch square.  I matted it with a dark green cardstock and then onto a 4 ¾ inch red glitter cardstock square. It will fit into an A7 envelope for sure, so no extra postage. The holly is glued in the center so the leaves still are up a little but they lay completely flat.

Now to try to incorporate the pine cone from the stamp set on to a wreath!  😀

I’m linking my card to some challenges…

Penny Black and More – Traditional Christmas Colors  (my wreath, main image, is stamped)

Penny Black Saturday Challenge – Winter or Christmas

Crazy 4 Challenges – It’s a Tree-mendous Time of Year  (pine branches)

As You See It Challenge  – Wreath

Stamping Sensations – Winter Sparkle (wreath is stamped)

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you’re making festive cards or crafting away at something! Have fun!

Save with this code at Simon Says Stamp YAY225  AND there’s this promotion going on right now!  How fun is this?!  *** While Supplies Last though…

Here’s what I used to make this…

Penny Black Clear Stamps NATURE’S…
[ SSS ]
Penny Black CHRISTMAS BOW Thin Metal…
[ SSS | STR | SBC ]
Penny Black JOYFUL WINTER Thin Metal…
[ SSS | SBC ]
Nuvo Glitter Drops – Ruby Slippers
[ STR | SBC ]
American Crafts Glitter Cardstock – Gold
[ STR ]
American Crafts Glitter Cardstock -…
[ STR ]
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH…
[ SSS | HLM ]
Copic Sketch Markers
[ BLIC | SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Machine – White and…
[ SBC | SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus Machine -…
[ SBC | SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Express Machine…
[ SBC | SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Accessory – Tool…
[ SBC | SSS ]
Sizzix Cutting Pads – standard
[ STR | SBC | SSS ]
Sizzix On the Edge Cutting Pads -…
[ STR | SSS | SBC ]
Sizzix Big Shot Plus CUTTING PADS…
[ SSS ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Cutting Pad,…
[ SBC | SSS ]
Sizzix – Extended Magnetic Platform…
[ SBC ]
Sizzix – Accessory – Magnetic…
[ SBC | SSS ]
Sizzix – Big Shot Plus – Accessory -…
[ SBC ]
Tool Basics Flush Cutters – 5 inch…
[ STR | SSS ]
Sizzix MAGNETIC PLATFORM Big Shot…
[ SSS ]
Retractable Paper Piercer / Pick -…
[ STR | HLM | SSS ]
Crystal Katana – placement tool by…
[ STR | SSS ]
Hallmark Scrapbook – TEFLON BONE FOLDER
[ HLM | SSS ]
EK Success – EK Tools – Small…
[ SBC | SSS ]
Tonic Studios Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch…
[ SBC | SSS ]
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – 12.25…
[ SBC | SSS ]
Tonic 12 INCH WIDE BASE GUILLOTINE…
[ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy
[ STR | SBC | HLM ]
Mini MISTI – Most Incredible Stamp…
[ SBC | SSS | HLM ]
MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most…
[ SBC | SSS | HLM ]
Simon Says Accessories MISTI GRID…
[ SSS ]
MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning…
[ SSS | HLM ]
We R Memory Keepers – Basic Tools -…
[ SBC | SSS ]
Scor-Pal – Scor-Pal Eighths Measuring…
[ SBC ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring…
[ SSS | JGG ]
Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun…
[ SBC | SSS ]
Scotch Adhesive Refill for Pink ATG…
[ SBC ]
Ultrafine Tip Applicator Bottles 20ml…
[ STR | SSS ]
Lineco Neutral pH Adhesive – 4oz
[ STR | BLIC ]
Mono Multi Liquid Glue
[ SBC | STR | SSS | HLM | BLIC ]
adhesive pick-up square
[ STR | SBC ]
Scotch 3/4 inch Double-Sided Foam…
[ STR | SSS ]
Foam Mounting Tape – Scotch – 12.5 feet
[ STR ]
Avery Elle Stamp & Die Storage…
[ STR | SSS | HLM ]
Tonic 14×14 inch Easy Clean Craft…
[ STR | SSS ]

 

 

cards · Christmas · Memory Box · Penny Black · Poppystamps · Shopping · Sizzix · Winter

Simon Says Stamp Free Stamp set with purchase!!! and a Memory Box Hutton Wreath Card

Good Morning Cardmakers and Friends!  Some super good shopping news JUST FOR TODAY!  Spend $50 or more and get free USA shipping at Simon Says Stamp today!  Use the code SBS842

Thank you so much for clicking through my links!  I make a small percentage and it doesn’t cost you anything but it supports me and encourages me to keep blogging!  I appreciate it so much!   😀

Now for a card…this is the card I had the gals make at our yearly Stamp Club Christmas party last Friday.

Very traditional… I used two embossing folders, the 3D texture fades Lumber for the Stitched Circle under the wreath and a Richard Garay folder Lumberjack. It’s not in stock at the link I posted below but hopefully they’ll get more?!

The festive Memory Box Hutton Wreath with some gold glittery stickles on the berries…the sentiment is from Penny Black’s Christmas Sentiments clear stamp set.

The poinsettia is from Memory Box Poinsettia Blooms die set and the smallest holly dies from poppystamps Holiday Holly die set.

The banner die is from a My Favorite Things Blueprint set.

Thank you for stopping by today!  Hope you have a relaxing, thankful day and weekend!
<!–

Memory Box POINSETTIA BLOOMS Open…
[ SSS | STR ]
holiday holly
[ STR ]
Penny Black Clear Stamps CHRISTMAS…
[ SSS | STR | SBC | HLM ]
Spellbinders – Lumberjack Days…
[ SBC ]
Tim Holtz Sizzix LUMBER 3D Texture…
[ SSS | SBC ]
Memory Box – 94008 Hutton Wreath…
[ STR ]
Ranger Stickles GOLD DUST Glitter…
[ SSS | STR ]

Birthday · cards · copics · Memory Box · Penny Black

Penny Black Flower Cascade and Memory Box Happy Birthday Friendship Script…

pam-sparks-pb-flower-cascade-2017

Hello!!!  It’s about time I got a blog post written! Our middle daughter’s birthday was Friday and this was her birthday card… I sat down and colored for a change!

This beautiful image is from Penny Black, Flower Cascade.  I purchased it from Starlitstudio.net.  It’s out of stock now but Cindy has a ton of other gorgeous Penny Black stamps to stamp and color!  An amazing and I mean AMAZING Penny Black sale HERE and FABULOUS new releases HERE and HERE with great prices!  It’s out of stock at Simon Says Stamp too. ugh. Hopefully you can find it at your local stamp store if you’re fortunate to have one!

HERE’s another store with Penny Black and a sale going on right now too!

2107_slider-hobby-month-march-2017

Scrapbook.com is celebrating National Craft Month with a store-wide sale! For 3 days only, take an EXTRA 10% OFF EVERYTHING in the store. Many items are already on sale, so your final prices in the shopping cart will be 10% to 80% OFF. Use coupon CRAFTYDEAL at checkout. Coupon expires on March 8th, 2017 at midnight MST. *Only one coupon code per order. Offer excludes gift certificates.  (they have the best price on the big shot HERE – my favorite die cutting machine!)

Back to the card…hehe

I colored with Copic Sketch Markers…the pinks are RV00 and the R80s.

pam-sparks-pb-flower-cascade-close

The Happy Birthday die is NEW from Memory Box…I love it!  So pretty.  You can find it HERE at Starlitstudio.net.  Cindy has the newest release in stock too!  yay!  I don’t have any of them yet but they’re neat.

Linking my birthday card to some challenges…

Penny Black and More – Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday – Birthday theme

Addicted to Stamps and More – Anything Goes

Scrapyland Challenge – Anything Goes with dies they sell (I used Memory Box)

Stamping Sensations – Close to Nature

Cards and More Challenge #9 – Anything Goes with Flowers

I’ve been making Easter cards for Memory Box and poppystamps and hopefully they’ll show up soon on those sites or on the QR code pkg thing.  Have you noticed that?  Download a QR reader app on your phone and when you scan the code on the envelope a sample card will come up. The Valentine ones do now anyway.  Just keep checking back.

Camera update…I’m loving it!  whew!  Such a big investment and you just have to bite the bullet and do it.  I took pictures at our family birthday party with it Saturday night and was pleased with people pictures too! Double whew! lol

It’s good to be back here sharing with you! I truly can’t believe it’s already March, can you?!  Thanks for stopping by!