Hello Fall!

 

 I had the good fortune of being chosen as the winner of the Day Of The Month Card Club July Challenge. With that win came an opportunity to join the Design Team as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

 I am excited to be posting here as Guest Designer for the Day Of The Month Card Club Challenge #67 where the theme is "Autumn Stroll Day" - Anything Goes with a theme of Autumn - my favorite season. I broke out my NBUS (never before used schtuff) Fall Bounty Dies. I have had this wonderful Honey Bee die set since last year and had not used yet. This was the perfect opportunity.

I ran across this video on YouTube Hot Foiling With Dies With Channin who used these dies in her video. When I first die cut and colored them with Distress Oxide Inks, the beautiful detail was lost. When I hot foiled with them using the Glimmer System, the detail shone beautifully. The photo above does not do it justice, but IRL these gourds and leaves look marvelous.

Big thanks to the DOTMCC Design Team for choosing my card and to give me the opportunity to Design with them for this challenge.

Please head over to the Day Of The Month Card Club Challenge Blog to see the wonderful inspiration projects from the Design Team.  Come play with us! We can't wait to see your Autumn themed projects in the gallery.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Photoplay I Love Fall Stamp Set Honey Bee Fall Bounty Dies My Favorite Things Blue Prints 33 Die-namics
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Garden Green & Early Espresso Gina K Pure Luxury heavy base pure ivory
Ink	DO Inks: Scorched Timber, Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters,Crackling Campfire, Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey, Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber,, Scattered Straw, Fired Brick, Rustic Wilderness, Crushed Olive VersaMark
Embellishments
Other	Brutus Monroe Alabaster Ultra Fine Embossing      Powder Simon Says Stamp Forest Floor Embossing      Folder Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System Spellbinders Polished Brass Glimmer Hot Foil Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Scor-Pal Score Tape-14" 3M foam tape WOW Dual Heat Tool

I am also playing at:

NBUS #66 - September

Honey Bee Fall Bounty Dies

Allsorts #797 - Autumn Colors or Anything Goes

The Sisterhood Of Snarky Stampers #253 - A if for Autumn

Inspiration Station #65

Inspired by the season of Autumn and Autumn colors

You Are Loved

 

Today, I watched THIS video by Jennifer McGuire, and immediately wanted to try this technique. It uses sanding blocks, and I actually had SU sanding blocks in my stash that have not seen the light of day for at least 10 years! Oh happy day! Here's to hoarding supplies... and I have about a million embossing folders. I am so glad to see EFs having a bit of a renaissance in the craft world these days. Since I still have Valentine stuff all over the place, I chose to try this with my Sizzix 3-D textured Impressions Hearts embossing folder.

I applied and blended 3 shades of Pink Distress Oxide Inks from dark to light onto Neenah Solar white 110# card stock. (next time I will use more contrasting colors). I ran the embossing folder through my die cut machine, then sanded the raised areas with the sanding block. The SSS You Are Loved Word and Shadow Die Set was already foiled and assembled and in my snippet box waiting to be used. I popped it up with foam tape and adhered it to my background. Done!

I just love the way this turned out, and of course, I went shopping afterwards from Jennifer's supply list, as I really loved doing this. Of course, I bought more embossing folders. Oy! It all started with a visit to one of my favorite crafty friends, and her wonderful card made for Let's Squash It, though she did not use this technique. The rest is shopping history. Tee hee hee.

I'm playing at:

Let's Squash It #5 - Use a Love Themed EF and the Color Red/Pink

Day Of The Month Card Club #24 - Valentine's Day

Double D Challenges - Anything With a Heart

Sing A Song

t's time for a new challenge at Less Is More. Challenge #435 is a recipe : In A Row.

We're joined by Caroline, our fantastic November 2020 winner. Please stop by her blog to see her wonderful art work and leave her some love.

When contemplating a design for my in-a-row creation, the Bird On A Wire die from Spellbinders immediately came to mind. I love these birds all in a row. I have had this die set forever, and never used it. I created a subtle background with the Cloud Edger stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and three sunset themed colors of Distress Oxide inks. I just love the sentiment too! It is from an old Sweet Stamp Shop set called Sentimental Birds. Lots of NBUS here.

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what Caroline and 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 am also playing at:

NBUS Challenge #22

HLS - Anything Goes With Dies

Double Trouble #75 - Music

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Make Your Own Background

Day Of The Month Card Challenge #23 - National Bird Day

SUMMER

The current Fusion Challenge inspiration photo really sparked my creativity. That row of popsicles with the word "summer" spelled out jumped out at me. I have been resisting the slimline craze, but my idea needed lots of horizontal room, so I went with it. My card measures 8 1/2" x 3 1/2". I used Paper Smooches Ice Cream Cone dies and Lawn Fawn Alphabet dies to mimic the popsicle element in the inspiration photo. The cones are dabbed with Antique Linen DO Ink to add some dimension. The sentiment is from Neat and Tangled. I love the way it turned out.

Supplies:

Stamps~Neat & Tangled Hello Summer.

Ink~VersaMark; Antique Linen Distress Oxide.

Accessories~PTI White Filigree Embossing Powder; Lawn Fawn Lawn Cuts: Cole's ABCs; Paper Smooches Ice Cream Cone Die; MFT Fishtail Flags Die.

Paper~Various SU and PTI colored cardstock; SU Confetti Cream; Neenah Solar White 80# cardstock; Environment Desert Storm 100# cardstock.

I am also playing at two other ice cream themed challenges:

Festive Friday - #FF0064

Pink, Ice Cream Image, Die Cut, Summer Fun

Day Of The Month Club - National Ice Cream Day

Aloha

A new challenge is up at Less Is More where the challenge is SOLID AND OUTLINE.

Please use BOTH solid AND outline stamps on your card.

Use BOTH a solid and an outline e.g.images/sentiments/die-cuts

We are generously sponsored by Uniko this month.

http://www.uniko.co.uk/shop/

To create my card, I stamped the hibiscus flower from Uniko's Paradise Clear Stamp Set with 6 different shades of reds and pinks of Altenew ink - first the lined image, then the solid image. I added the sentiment and a few sequins, rounded top right corner, 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 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:

Krafty Chicks #512 - Clean and Simple

Day of the Month Card Club Challenge - Repeat

Let's Celebrate

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out!!! Time Out Challenge #164 is a Photo Challenge (see above). What fun inspiration!

We are generously sponsored by Funky Fossil Designs.

Our winner will get a £15 (British Stirling) gift voucher to spend in their amazing store.

Plus the winner get's the chance to be our Guest Designer in a future challenge!

Our Guest Designer is Sathya of Paperie Expressions.  Sathya's art is unique and gorgeous. Treat yourself to a stroll through her blog for some awesome inspiration.

To create my card, I used the Banners and Bunting stencil from Funky Fossil Designs to create a celebratory party look in rainbow colors. I used tiny make up brushes to get into the small areas of the stencil. The sentiment is from Winnie and Walter - The Party. It's a fun card, and can be used for multiple occasions.

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

I'm also playing at:

Seize The Birthday #193 - Anything Goes

Watercooler Wednesday #276 - Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist

Day Of The Month Card Club #16 - Repeat

Crafty Cardmakers #259 - Masculine

Joy and Peace

Hello! And happy December! It's time for a new challenge at Time Out, and with Time Out Challenge #150 we are challenged to be Merry and Cheerful. Perfect time of year for that, though it isn't always as easy as it seems! LOL.

We welcome Uniko as our wonderful sponsor. Challenge winner will receive an in-stock stamp set of their choice.

Our Guest Designer is Angie Cimbalo of Cimbacreativefun who is a very talented paper crafter with a keen sense of design, color and style. Do yourself a favor and visit her blog for some awesome inspiration.

I used Uniko's gorgeous Season Of Beauty stamp set to crete my card. I stamped 2 of the layered poinsettias with 6 shades of pink/red Altenew inks. I fussy cut them, and popped them up over some of the greenery that I stamped on the card base. The centers of the flowers were stamped with Delecata gold ink. I added one of the beautiful sentiments from the set to complete the card.

Please head over to the Time Out Challenge Blog and see what Angie and the marvelous DT has created to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

Just Us Girls #516 - AG

Shopping Our Stash #410 - Happy Holidays

Merry Little Christmas #17 - December Anything Christmas Goes

Day of the Month Card Club - Poinsettia

SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge - Traditional Christmas