Saturday, October 30, 2021

May Your Christmas Be Filled With Joy



Less Is More Challenge #455
 
begins today. We are challenged to create a CAS card with the theme of 
Winter Whites.


I used Neenah Solar White and Buttercream card stock to create my card. I simply die cut the top panel of Neenah Solar white with the Penny Black Christmas Elegance Creative Die. I backed that panel with  buttercream card stock. I added a gold heat embossed sentiment from SSS Tiny Words Christmas Stamp Set and my card was complete.

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple which we define as designs that include large areas of CLEAR AND CLEAN space with NO PATTERN, NO INK and NO TEXTURE See challenge guidelines on the Less Is More Blog.


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Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge #2 - Anything Christmas Goes



Friday, October 29, 2021

Your Kindness Is Contagious


It's time for a new challenge at Festive Friday where every challenge is an inspiration list based on a selected holiday/festivity from the traditional to the unusual. Challenge projects must include at least three items from the festivity inspiration list.


Today's festivities are in celebration of World Kindness Day, which takes place on November 13th. The challenge runs from October 15th - October 25th.

I like to create a card for our challenge that goes with the celebration theme. To create my card, I used WPlus9's Kind Soul stamps. I stamped my image and heat embossed it with clear EP. Then I blended Fossilized Amber, Seedless Preserves and Spiced Marmalade distress Oxide Inks over the card front, then spattered it with water, then with gold Color Shine. The sentiment stamps and die cuts are from Honey Bee Stamps Kindness sets. I die cut the word kindness four times with white card stock, stacked them and added a layer of gold. The rest of the words are stamped and heat embossed with gold EP.
I used flowers, embossing and shimmer from the inspo list. 

Come play with us! Remember that your project does not have to go with the challenge theme. You can just use 3 or more items from the inspo list for your creation!

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the  Festive Friday Challenge Design team.

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Wishing You Peace & Joy


Time Out #199 begins today, We are challenged to create something with the theme of "Down To Earth". There's an optional twist of using Kraft card stock anywhere on your project.

 The challenge runs from Thursday, October 21st to November 3rd.


We are generously sponsored by Alex Syberia DesignThe winner will receive a $15 gift voucher to her amazing store HERE! In the store you'll find beautiful digital stamps along with digital cut files. Do check out her amazing designs! 


Challenge winner as designated by the design team will be eligible for a guest designer spot in a future challenge.

I used Kraft card stock for my card. The main image is from a very old stamp set by Impression Obsession called Peace On Earth. The circle cuts are done with PinkFresh Essentials - Braided Circles. I colored the image with Prismacolor Pencils.

Please hop on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that the Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

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Saturday, October 16, 2021

If The Broom Fits


Less Is More Challenge #454 begins today. We are challenged to create a ONE LAYER (no layers) CAS card with an autumnal theme. 


I used Funky Fossil Designs Scribbbles stencil for my background and stamped the flying witch image from Picket Fence Studios If The Broom Fits stamp set on top of it. I then embossed with clear EP. The sentiment is from the same set, also clear embossed. 

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple which we define as designs that include large areas of CLEAR AND CLEAN space with NO PATTERN, NO INK and NO TEXTURE See challenge guidelines on the Less Is More Blog.


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I used column #3 - purple, witch and (heat) embossing.


Friday, October 15, 2021

National Cat Day


It's time for a new challenge at Festive Friday where every challenge is an inspiration list based on a selected holiday/festivity from the traditional to the unusual. Challenge projects must include at least three items from the festivity inspiration list.

Today's festivities are in celebration of National Cat Day, which takes place on October 29th. The challenge runs from October 15th - October 25th.

I like to create a card for our challenge that goes with the celebration theme. To create my card, I used Stampers Anonymous Snarky Cat Halloween stamp set to create a Halloween scene. The background is cut from a sheet of Halloween themed patterned paper from Creative Memories that has been in my stash for a very long time. I stamped, Copic colored and fussy cut the cat, pumpkin, broom and bat images and arranged them on the panel of patterned paper. I gave the bat a heavy coating of Wink Of Stella for texture and sparkle, and adhered that panel to a slimline die cut panel from Catherine Pooler's Essentials Slimline Dies 
I used cat, orange and texture from the inspo list. 

Come play with us! Remember that your project does not have to go with the challenge theme. You can just use 3 or more items from the inspo list for your creation!

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the  Festive Friday Challenge Design team.

Thursday, October 7, 2021

We're Here For You

 



Time Out #198 begins today, We are challenged to create something to acknowledge Breast Cancer Awareness Month and making a friendship or encouragement card with an optional twist of pink. The challenge runs from Thursday, October 7th to October 20th.

We are generously sponsored by CASual Fridays Stamps.


A $25.00 gift voucher will be given to a randomly drawn winner. Challenge winner as designated by the design team will be eligible for a guest designer spot in a future challenge.
To create my card, I used a white 110# card base. I popped up a gel print panel that was die cut with Spellbinders Rectangular Hemstitch Dies on which I stamped and heat embossed the Hope Ribbon from CASual Fridays along with a sentiment from the same set. I placed a tiny punched heart and old SU punch in in the middles of the ribbon image. That was it. Sadly, I have several people I can send this to at the moment. I am a survivor myself, and I can't tell you how much hope filled cards meant to me when I was sick.
 
Please hop on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that the Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

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Saturday, October 2, 2021

Happy Halloween


Less Is More Challenge #453 begins today. We are challenged to create a CAS card in the colors of yellow and purple in our design. 


I thought these colors would work well for Halloween. I made a one layer card using the Six Circle Shadow stencil from A Colorful Life Designs, did some masking and inked three circles with yellow and purple DO inks. I then used images from a very old (unavailable) stamp set that has been in my stash for years - Waltzingmouse Stamps Midnight Feast. The sentiment is from Picket Fence Studios If The Broom Fits.

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple which we define as designs that include large areas of CLEAR AND CLEAN space with NO PATTERN, NO INK and NO TEXTURE See challenge guidelines on the Less Is More Blog.


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Friday, October 1, 2021

Apple Day


It's time for a new challenge at Festive Friday where every challenge is an inspiration list based on a selected holiday/festivity from the traditional to the unusual. Challenge projects must include at least three items from the festivity inspiration list.



Today's festivities are in celebration of National Apple Day, which takes place on October 21st. The challenge runs from October 1st - October 11th.

I like to create a card for our challenge that goes with the celebration theme. To create my card, I used this gorgeous digi image from Power Poppy that screams of apple season. There are no visible apples in the scene, but I assure you, that is an apple pie. I can smell it! I colored the image with Copics, die cut it with Spellbinders Hemstitch Circle Dies, and mounted it on a card base cut from Ranger Wood Grain Card Stock. The "autumn" sentiment is a die cut from Winnie & Walter - no longer available.

I used apples (I swear they are in the pie), red, green circles and baking from the inspo list. 

Come play with us! Remember that your project does not have to go with the challenge theme. You can just use 3 or more items from the inspo list for your creation!

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the  Festive Friday Challenge Design team.