Happy Thanksgiving

A new challenge starts today at Can You Handle The Pressure? where the theme is always Anything Goes with an Embossing Folder and an optional twist. Heat embossing is welcome, but not required. An Embossing Folder must be used. For this challenge, the twist is "Thanks".

For my background, I used Spellbinders Carved Tile Embossing Folder with SU More Mustard card stock. The corn, sentiment and sentiment banner are from Papertrey Ink's Kind Of Corny stamp set and dies. (Thank you, dear friend, for sending the die cuts.)  If anyone has this die set and want to sell it, please let me know!

Please head over to the Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge? blog to check out the Design Team inspiration projects. You are sure to be impressed (pun intended)! Then dive into your embossing folder collection and join us with or without the twist! Just be sure to use an embossing folder on your creation!

Im also playing at:

Krafty Chicks Challenge #639 - All Occasions

The Card Concept #184a - Happy Thanksgiving

Clean & Layered - Thanksgiving

Autumn Is A Second Spring

I found this gorgeous embossed and blended background with gold splatters in my background box, so I made this with the inspiration of a few challenges out there with Autumn themes and/or colors:

The Card Concept #181 - Colors Of Fall

I was inspired to make a mixed media card using all those gorgeous colors of all of those gorgeous leaves. My die cut leaf with the sentiment mimics the lighter colors among the darker ones in the photo.

Fusion - Coloru Palette Autumn Leaves

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #493

Paper Craft Crew #487

Always Lifting You Up

 

I am so excited to be here as a new Design Team Member for Can You Handle The Pressure? where the theme is always Anything Goes with an Embossing Folder and an optional twist. Heat embossing is welcome, but not required. An Embossing Folder must be used. For this challenge, the twist is flowers. 

To create my card, I used a Cuttlebug Embossing Folder that I have had in my stash for ages called Grace's Frame. I love the simplicity and elegance of it, and thought it would be the perfect stage for these beautiful floral Washi die cuts made with Pinkfresh Studio's English Garden Washi Tape & Die Set. I arranged several of the die cuts and popped them up on the embossed panel. I popped up the embossed panel with fun foam, and adhered it to my card base. To complete my card, I stamped a sentiment from Pinkfresh Studio's Always Uplifting stamp set with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink and heat embossed with WOW clear embossing powder.

Please head over to the Can You Handle The Pressure? Challenge Blog and check out the wonderful projects that the Design Team has created to inspire you. Dive into your embossing folder stash and add some pressure!

I am also playing at:

The Card Concept #175 - May Flowers

Clean & Layered

Inspired by floral theme and colors

Little Red Wagon #653 - Make It Bloom

The Four Seasons Challenge - May

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Less Is More #460 starts today. We are challenged to create a CAS card with a bit of bling.

I need some St. Patrick's day cards so I went there. I stamped, colored and die cut this adorable Leprechaun from Pretty Pink Posh's Best of Luck stamp set, popped him up with dimensionals, and added a sentiment from the same set. His jacket button and the center of the four leaf clover are tiny gold rhinestones for my bling. Hard to see. Here is a closeup...

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 Card Concept #170 - Wearing o' the Green

Clean & Simple

Little Red Wagon #644 - CAS 

Challenge Up Your Life #145 - Mood Board

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Add Some Green

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - A Bit Of Green

Best of the Best

Time Out #197 begins today, We are challenged to be inspired by the words above. The challenge runs from Thursday, September 23rd to October 5th.

We are generously sponsored by Altenew.

Challenge winner will receive $20.00 gift voucher and will also be eligible for a guest designer spot in a future challenge.

For my card, I stenciled my favorite flower with The Crafter's Workshop Mini Joyful Sunflower with Distress Oxide inks and die cut the stenciled panel with Spellbinders Hemstitch Rectangle Dies. I added a sentiment from Thank You For Being A Friend from Essentials By Ellen embossed in white on black card stock and die cut with a Pink & Main Sentiment Strip Die and my card was complete. 

 

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:

The Card Concept #160 - Sunny Sunflowers

Inspired by the sunflowers in a clean and graphic style.

Sisterhood Of Crafters - Stencils

NBUS Challenge #30

My never used sunflower stencil from TCW.

Krafty Chicks #578 - All Occasions

Have a Joyous Easter

I am here as Guest Designer with my reminder card for the March/April Uniko Challenge #64 - Signs of Spring with an optional twist of Easter. It has been such an honor and a joy to design among these lovely people who are some of my favorite crafting rock stars. I am grateful to have had the opportunity.

For my card, I chose to use the Uniko Mid Century Modern Florals Clear Stamp Set. I just love the images in the set. I binge-watched the entire Mad Men series while on lockdown and I can't tell you how many times I thought of these stamps as I studied the furniture and fashion on the sets of the show. Rather than go with spring pastel colors, I went with some bolder colors in rainbow order. I popped an Easter sentiment from Paper smooched in as it fit perfectly between two of the flowers. I just love the way it turned out.

Please head over to the Uniko Challenge to be inspired and to play along. Thank you Bev and the Uniko Brand Ambassadors for having me.

 I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks #553 - Stamp Act

The Card Concept #152 - Celebrate Easter

My Clean & Graphic card is inspired by the theme of Easter.

Shopping Our Stash #442 - Celebrating All Things Spring

Retro Rubber #155 - Rainbow Connection

I purchased Uniko's Mid Century Modern Florals when it was released in May of 2019.

Always Fun #207 - Rainbows

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Easter/Spring

Make My Monday #145 - Easter/Spring

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Easter/Spring

With Love

When I saw the Inspired By Challenge this week, I HAD to play. I am late to the party with my acquisition of the Essentials By Ellen Bear Ware Collection, but now I will be using them like crazy as I finally have them all. Thanks to my enabler - she knows who she is! I hand drew the collar and cuffs of Bear's sweater. and gave them a little sparkle with WOS. If you look closely at his sweater, you can see a herringbone pattern that I added with some masking and a stamp from PTI's Background Basics Herringbone. The stripes he is standing on are from PTI's Background Basics Super Stripes. I have had both these sets for years. I am using my NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff! This is a Valentine for my coffee-loving son. He will love it.

I am also playing at:

NBUS #22

The Male Room # 146 - Animals

CAS Colors & Sketches #401

Krafty Chicks #551 - Stamp Act

Daring Cardmakers January Elemental Inspiration

The Card Concept #146 - Winter Warmth

 

With Gratitude

It's time for a new challenge at Less Is More. Challenge #431 is to make a Clean & Simple creation with more than one type of foliage. 

Our wonderful sponsor and awesome supporter is Uniko.

For my card, I went into the deep, dark recesses of my wood mounted rubber stamp collection, and pulled out Hero Arts Woodland Leaves and Grasses. I used a variety of inks from SU and Papertrey Ink to stamp the images in autumnal colors across the bottom of the card.

The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Gratitude Sentiment Strips, die cut with Pink & Main Sentiment Strip Dies.

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 am also playing at:

Krafty Chicks Challenge #530 - All Occasions

Use Your Stuff #408 - Autumn/Fall Theme

The Card Concept #142 - Autumn Bounty

Inspired by the theme of Autumn - CAS

Global Design Project #263 - Season Of Thanks

Shopping Our Stash #431 - Happy Fall Y'All

Stamping Sensations October Challenge - Autumn Glory

We Love Chocolate Baroque - Anything Goes