Slimline Christmas Joy 2

2023 Christmas Card #2. I am diggin' this slimline design with this wonderful bauble. This time I used many of the same supplies as the last one, but changed up the patterned paper and the die cut for "Joy". I just love the way these have turned out.

The 12 Months Of Christmas Link Up Challenge #96 is ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS with the Optional Twist…Out with the OLD AND In with the NEW. Use both on your card.

So my card has:

OLD: Memory Box, Catherine Pooler Essential Slimline Dies, PTI Bells & Boughs Stamps & Dies, PTI One Liners Die Collection

NEW: SSS Christmas Foliage Dies, Spellbinders Ski Lodge EF

I'm also playing at:

Allsorts #710 - Something New

SSS Christmas Foliage Dies, Spellbinders Ski Lodge EF

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	PTI Bells & Boughs Stamps & Dies PTI One Liners Die Collection SSS Christmas Foliage Dies Catherine Pooler Essential Slimline Dies
Cardstock	110 lb. Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80 lb. Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Neenah Desert Storm 80 lb. Cover American Crafts 6x6 Glitter Paper Pad
Ink	SU Real Red PTI Various Green Inks
Embellishments	SU Silver Elastic Cord
Other	Spellbinders Ski Lodge Embossing Folder Ranger Queen's Gold Embossing Powder Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer Scor-Pal Score Board Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting  and Embossing Machine MISTI Stamping Tool Bearly Art Precision Glue Sookwang Double Sided Adhesive Tape 3M foam tape.

Slimline Christmas Joy 1

 2023 Christmas card #1. I loved making this paper pieced bauble for another card HERE, so I wanted to try it in a slimline design. I like it a lot!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	SSS Christmas Foliage Dies The Greetery Opposites Attract Stamps and Dies Catherine Pooler Essential Slimline Dies PTI Bells & Boughs Stamps & Dies Memory Box Drop Ornament Die
Cardstock	110 lb. Neenah Classic Crest Solar  White 80 lb. Neenah Classic Crest Solar  White Neenah Desert Storm 80 lb. Cover Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses 6x6 Paper Pad American Crafts 6x6 Glitter Paper Pad.
Ink	Versa Mark, SU Real Red, PTI Various Greens
Embellishments
Other	Spellbinders Ski Lodge Embossing Folder Ranger Queen's Gold Embossing Powder Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer Scor-Pal Score Board Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine MISTI Stamping Tool Bearly Art Precision Glue Sookwang Double SidedAdhesive Tape 3M foam tape.

I'm playing at:

Peace On Earth #31 - Anything Goes Christmas

Jingle Belles Rock - What Did Santa Bring You?

Spellbinders Ski Lodge Embossing Folder

Make My Monday Challenge $191 - Something New

Spellbinders Ski Lodge Embossing Folder

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.

Ann Schach

Beth McCullough

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert

Melanie Hungerford

Helen Jennings

Melva Peters

Jaydee

Diane Evans

Joanne James

I'm also playing at:

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge - October Anything Goes

Inspired by - Fall

Fall theme, orange and dark colors, and sketch

You Are Loved

 

I wanted to use this gnome and large die cut sentiment together. I could not find a way to like whatever I tried on an A2 sized card. I am not so comfortable with the slimline craze, but when I laid this out, and added the stenciled hearts with the delicious new Distress Oxide color - Kitsch Flamingo, it made me very happy. The pink background behind the die cut sentiment is pink vellum. The DO ink, SSS Gnome dies & sentiment dies are "Never Before Used Schtuff"!

I'm playing at:

Color Hues #11 - Red & Pink

Watercooler Wednesday #308 - All About Occasions

Alphabet Challenge - V is for Vellum

Pink vellum behind sentiment die cu

Mod Squad Challenge - All About Love 

NBUS #23

Hot Diggity Dog!

 

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. For Challenge #175, we are challenged to be QUICK. 

 We are sponsored by Catherine Pooler Designs. Challenge winner will receive a $25 gift voucher to spend at the discount at the Catherine Pooler Designs Store.

For my card, I chose to interpret "quick" as the time it took to make my card. The process of coming up with my design was pretty quick, and because it consists mainly of die cuts, it went together quite quickly. I forgot to set the timer, but I would say it took about 15 minutes. With all the parts, I think that is pretty quick... for me anyway! I have been know to spend hours on a CAS design!!!

I used Catherine Pooler Peeking Pets Stamps & Dies, a gift from Catherine Pooler for which I am grateful. I used Simon Says Stamp Diagonal Stripe Stencil to color the backgrounds for the dogs. I stamped the dogs in black, and colored the party hats to mach the striped backgrounds. The sentiment is stamped from Essentials By Ellen Clever Sausage Stamp Set, and die cut with MFT Fishtail Flag dies. I am super happy with the way this one turned out! I am a bit slimline reluctant, so this was a good experience.

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!

I'm also playing at:

AAA Birthday Challenge #19 - For A Child 

Watercooler Wednesday #298 - Anything Goes With A Masculine Twist