It's another Happy Birthday

Welcome to November 1,  and also welcome to my blog. 

Since it's November 1, it's time for the next challenge over at Love to Scrap.

I made a fun birthday card using a stamp I've had for a long time. 

Do you ever look at an image and get a sense of what the finished project might look like??  Well with this card I decided to go with a watercolor look. 

I used a few things to get the look I ended up with. I used some Wink of Stella, some Spectrum Noir Sparkle, Color Burst powders, and water for the watercolor effect.

My card is a 5"X7" which is my favorite size.

The stamp is 3 1/4"X 5 1/4" so that gave me room on the card base to add some strips for additional interest. I also added some peel off border stickers to add a little extra to the strips

products used:

• Joy stamp - Art Gone Wild(Cling Stamp)
• Staz-On - Black
• watercolor paper
• water
• water brush
• Wink of Stella
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle
• Color Burst powders

The Wink of Stella, Spectrum Noir Sparkle and the Color Burst powders worked great to give my card a water color look. So if you have those items sitting around collecting dust, get them out and put them to work.

Hope to see your card in the challenge. The challenge runs until Dec. 15, so you have plenty of time to get your card entered.

Well that is it for this card. Hope you were inspired to do a little water coloring.

Thanks for stopping in

See you soon

Seasons Greetings

Welcome back!! 

Well it's November 1 and it's time for the newest challenge over at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge. The challenge runs til Dec 15. 

Recently I received this die set from Spellbinders (Delivering Joy Sleigh) and thought it would be perfect for a Christmas card for the Merry Little Christmas Challenge.  

I cut out the various pieces and assembled the sleigh. I also thought it would look great on a circle. I also used an embossing folder to give the circular background some additional interest.

The sentiment pops out a bit as the card is opened.

products used:

Die set - Delivering Joy Sleigh - Spellbinders

Card stock - Various colors

Designer Paper

Sentiment - Season's Greetings - Woodware

Well, I hope to see your Christmas project entered in the MLC challenge, you have plenty of time.  I'll be looking for it.

Thanks for stopping in and I will be seeing you soon

Merry Christmas

Hello and welcome back.

 Looks like it's time for the next challenge over at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge. The Merry Little Christmas Challenge is an all-things-Christmas challenge blog welcoming any and all kinds of handmade Christmas creations all year long! This challenge starts today, September 1 and runs thru October 15.  That gives you lots of time to make a project and get it entered.

Personally, I love cards that are different and appealing lots of folds etc., so this one really called out to me. 

I inked the edges to add a distressed look to the layers on the columns and also the Santa image.

This card is really easy and takes very little time to make. And to top it off, it fits into an envelope and is mailable.

Cardstock, some designer paper and an image and a sentiment with some cool folds and you have a unique card 

The stamp is from Verses and has been around for quite a while but is still available today. (He's is my all time fav!!!)

Well, I hope to see your Christmas project entered in the MLC challenge, I will be looking for it.

Thanks for stopping in and I will be seeing you soon

Thank You

Thanks for stopping in today.

Today is the start of the Love To Scrap challenge. The challenge starts today, September 1 and runs til October 15. LTS is a scrapping challenge blog welcoming all types of scrapped projects - cards, scrapbook layouts, ATCs, mixed media, altered items, 3-D projects, etc. - using bits of leftover items in your stash or new stuff! 

I saw this card on Pinterest and it really caught my eye. I have 3 cats so this was a winner in my book. LOL

There were no directions, but after looking at the design for a few minutes, I came up with my own take on it. And I used some scraps of CS in my stash to make these cute kitties. And I used a "paws" embossing folder that was a perfect fit for this theme.

The only dies I used were a circle and a smaller oval die. Cut some ears and the tails for each of the cats. Next, I drew the faces on and added some googly eyes to give these kitties additional personality.

Hope this card gives you a smile for your day.

Thanks for stopping in and oh,  BTW, submit a card to the challenge, I will be looking for your project.

Thanks again