How Did I Get So Lucky??

 

It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls where we are challenged to use stencils on our projects. Bobby is our host.  With St. Paddy's Day fast approaching, I went with a gnome and some shamrocks and a promise to myself to mail the cards I make to my Irish family members for this fun occasion! The Design Team and our wonderful Guest Designer, Denise Morgans, have made some wonderful cards to inspire your stencil loving hearts. Head on over the the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and see what they have created to inspire you, then grab a cuppa and some stencils and join us!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Stencils	Simon Says Stamp Large Gnome Die A Colorful Life Designs Shamrock Spray Stencil Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Die
Cardstock	80# Neenah Solar Crest Recollections 110# Black Cardstock
Ink	Distress Oxide Inks - Various Greens
Embellishments
Other	Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer Waffle Flower 8.5x8.5 Grip Mat Bearly Art Precision Glue Waffle Flower 1/16" Foam Strips

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks #704 - All Occasions

Happy Birthday, James!

 

Time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. It's Anythig Goes Stencil week. I CASEd myself with this one. I recently made an A2 card for an 8 year old which you can see HERE. I loved it so much, that I made it again, changing it to a slimline design and using a different sentiment that I heat embossed with silver EP. This one was made for my 13 year old nephew who is such a wonderful kid. I will put some cash inside and he will be thrilled because he is learning about investing, and that is what he will do with his gift. That just makes me smile. Me? I would spend it immediately on craft supplies!

Please head on over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog to see what our fabulous Guest Designer, Stef Perry, and the rest of the Design Team have made to spark your creativity. Come play with us!

Project Details
Stamps, Dies, Stencils, Embossing Folders	Winnie & Walter Avery Elle Neat & Tangled Pinkfresh Studio
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Night of Navy Mirror Cardstock
Ink	Memento Lindon Fog VersaMark Various Blue Distress Oxide Inks
Embellishments
Other	SU Silver Embossing Powder WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Scor-Pal Score Tape-3/4" Waffle Flower 1/16" Foam Strips

I'm also playing at:

Stencil Fun January Challenge

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Winter Blues

Happy 8th Birthday

The Paper Players #671 - Birthday

I made this card for an 8 year old boy using every shade of blue distress Oxide Ink I own.  The "8" balloon is die cut from blue mirror cardstock. I really love the way it came out.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Stencils	Neat & Tangled Balloon Duo Stencils Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Dies Avery Elle Numbered Balloons Stamps & Dies
Cardstock	110 lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80 lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Tempting Turquoise
Ink	Various Distress Oxide Inks VersaFine Onyx Blacl Memento London Fog
Embellishments	Blue & White twine
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M foam tape

I'm also Playing at:

Seize The Birthday #275 - Anything Goes Option

Double D - Eighth Birthday Challenge!

Try It On Tuesday - Winter Blues

Hope Your Birthday Is A Splash!

 

I have been very busy trying to get my stash weeded, inventoried and cataloged. I have not been creating very much as I am trying to get this enormous project behind me, but today I was checking out my favorite challenges. I just had to drop everything and play at Just Us Girls where the current challenge is to CASE one of the designers. ALL of the cards are fabulous, but when I saw Carol Mc's card, I knew right where I had to go. 

This is Carol's card. I absolutely LOVE it!

I was inspired by her multicultural women on floats in fashionable bathing suits and hats. What a fabulous take on Time Out's Fashionable Challenge too! I used Avery Elle's Splash stamps and dies to float my women friends on their donut tubes in a lovely pool with water compliments of MFT's Perfect Pool Water Stencil. I used Pretty Pink Posh's Grid Stencil to create a patio around the pool. I had a blast making this, and I just love the way Carol inspired me with her creation.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Avery Elle Splash stamps & dies Photoplay A2 Round Rectangle dies
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb Neenah PTI Soft Stone
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Copic Markers VersaMark PTI Soft Stone
Embellishments	Little Things Raindrops by Lucy's Cards
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool Bearly Art Precision Glue WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool Pretty Pink Posh Grid Stencil MFT Perfect Pool Water Stencil

I'm also playing at:

 Seize The Birthday #260 (no twist)

The Paper Players #638 - Tic Tac Toe

Bottom left to top right - sparkle (on donut floats), die cuts, dry embossing

Allsorts Challenge #726 - One For The Girls

This Calls For Mimosas!

Time Out Challenge #221 begins today. This time we are challenged to be festive.

We are generously sponsored by Birch Press Designs!

We welcome Gail Gross of Greetings From Gail, and winner of Time Out Challenge #218 as our Guest Designer.

I built my festive design around Avery Elle's Mimosas (retired) stamp and die sets. I stamped the floral image from the stamp set with Memento Cantaloups Dye Ink to create my background. I die cut that piece with Lawn Fawn's Scalloped Rectangles and mounted it on a SU Basic Gray card base. I stamped the champagne glasses with Memento London Fog Dye Ink, colored them with Copics and die cut them. I added some Wink Of Stella to the champagne for a little sparkle. I used Simon Says Stamp Dome Arches dies and SU Apricot Appeal card stock as a frame and to ground the glasses. The sentiment is stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed with clear EP.

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

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks #626 - All Occasions

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Frame It

NBUS #41

Simon Says Stamp Dome Arches Dies

Celebrate In Shades Of Blue

Less Is More Challenge #449 begins today. We are challenged to create a CAS card using shades of blue.

Our Guest Designer is Sid of Harpie's Crafty Corner, and Less Is More May Winner. Sid has a wonderful, colorful, eclectic style. Please visit Sid's blog and be inspired to play with us.

I used this wonderful Balloon Duo Stencil from Neat & Tangled (retired) to create a row of balloons in many shades of blue Distress Oxide Inks. The balloon strings are from Avery Elle's Numbered Balloons (retired). The sentiment stamp and die cut are from Pinkfresh Studio Happy Birthday Sentiments.

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'm also playing at:

The Male Room #153 - Birthday

Try It On Tuesday - Keep It Simple

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Birthday Celebration

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Summertime Blues

You're My Person

It's time for a new challenge at Less Is More. Challenge #432 is to make a Clean & Simple creation with the colors blue & silver or red and gold.

Our wonderful sponsor and awesome supporter is CAS-ual Friday Stamps.

We're joined by our fantastic August winner, Kathy K from Purple Princess Diaries. Please stop by her blog to see her wonderful art work and leave her some love.

For my card, I used CAS-ual Fridays Heart Board Dies to cut the nesting hearts out of blue and silver mirror card stock (the blue looks black in my photo...), and the arrow stamped with a sentiment from Cupid's Arrow Stamp Set (retired). The top panel is die cut with an Avery Elle Stitched Wonky Rectangle die. I love the way this turned out, and I will definitely send it to my person!

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 and for a chance to win. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple.

To be eligible for showCASe and PRIZE WINNER choices you will need to carefully follow the guidance on our GLOSSARY OF TERMS and our HOW TO PLAY pages. Your design should feature lots of clean / white / blank / non patterned / non textured space. All challenge details are on the Less Is More blog. Good Luck!

I'm also playing at:

Fab 'N' Funky Challenge #501 - Anything Goes But Christmas

Watercooler Wednesday #296 - Anything Goes With A Feminine Twist

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Thinking Of You

Cheers

 

It's time for a new challenge at Less Is More - OLC - Cheers.

Our Guest Designer is the lovely and talented and our July winner Angie Cimbalo. Angie's work is so inspiring. Do visit her and you are sure to be glad you did!

For this one, I immediately thought of Avery Elle's Mimosas stamp set. I pulled it out and used the clinking champagne glasses, embossing then with Rose Gold EP, and added the sentiment from a Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit that I have had for years. Very CAS, and I am pleased with it. 

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 and for a chance to win. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple.

To be eligible for showCASe and PRIZE WINNER choices you will need to carefully follow the guidance on our GLOSSARY OF TERMS and our HOW TO PLAY pages. Your design should feature lots of clean / white / blank / non patterned / non textured space. All challenge details are on the Less Is More blog. Good Luck!

I'm also playing at:

Little Red Wagon #659 - Let's Celebrate!

Watercooler Wednesday #290 - All About Occasions

Oh Ship!

I was just so amused by this photo inspiration at Inskpirational #218, and as soon as I saw it, I knew just what supplies I was going to use to play! The tentacles are from a Hero Arts wood mounted stamp that I have had forever and never used. The ship and sentiment are from a Hero Arts clear stamp set called Enjoy The Journey. I stamped and clear embossed the tentacles, then masked them and stenciled the dots using the Falling Snow stencil from SSS with Memento Love Letter ink. I colored everything with Zigs and popped up the boat and sentiment. It just keeps cracking me up. I love it.

I'm also playing at:

A Blog Named Hero July Challenge - Embossing

Always Fun Challenge #173 - Use Stencils

Hope Your Birthday Is A Splash!

The Cue at CASology #371 and Just Us Girls #543 inspired me to pull out some things from my stash that I have had for a long time and never used and make this card. I had so much fun with it! I  created my pool with the Inkylicious Mini Splatter Circle, Salty Ocean DO ink, watercolor paper and spritzes of water. My water ballerinas wearing rainbow bathing suits colored with Copics were made with Avery Elle's Splash stamps and dies and popped up with foam tape to give them dimension.

I am also playing at:

AAA Birthday Challenge #15 - 3D

Seize The Birthday #194 - Anything Birthday Goes

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Bright and Cheerful

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Ink It Up

Allsorts Challenge #579 - Summertime

Challenge Up Your Life #125 - Vacation Mood