Halloween!

 

 Introducing Birch Press, our fantastic sponsor for the month of November!

The challenge theme is: Any Holiday in the Year.  Winner's prize is $20 gift card to the store.

 

Here is my project-

 

I like making Halloween cards. They're fun, silly, and just another way to touch base with friends and family. The background dies are by Birch Press (Grace), which are discontinued but available here. The little critter is a Grumpling in Costume character (discontinued-Taylored Expressions), colored with Copics. The paper is all from my stash.

 

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Holiday Bar Cart

 

Let's celebrate World Card Making Day all Month LONG!

Our Sponsor for October is My Favorite Things.

You could win a $25 gift card to spend at My Favorite Things.

The Challenge is "Anything Goes on a card For World Card Making Day"

World Card Making Day is on Saturday, October 5, 2024. It's an annual event that celebrates card makers around the world and encourages people to start making holiday and winter cards early. The day was created by Paper Crafts Magazine in 2006 and is celebrated on the first Saturday of October each year. 

Remember the entry for the challenge has to be a card and you must use a die cut machine and/or embossing machine to die cut or emboss your card. 

Here is my project-

I love this little bar cart! So easy to make, and a sassy greeting makes it so fun (and true!).

Here is a list of  materials I used-  

1. Dies: bar cart (Cocktail Hour by My Favorite Things), Christmas lights (Little B Holiday), Bar ware and lights colored with Copics.
2. Stamps: sentiment (Sassy Pants Holiday by My Favorite Things). Memento black ink.
3. Background: Altenew 24 Pan Watercolors, watercolor paper.

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Birthday Pups

 

Let's celebrate World Card Making Day all Month LONG!

Our Sponsor for October is My Favorite Things.

You could win a $25 gift card to spend at My Favorite Things.

The Challenge is "Anything Goes on a card For World Card Making Day"

World Card Making Day is on Saturday, October 5, 2024. It's an annual event that celebrates card makers around the world and encourages people to start making holiday and winter cards early. The day was created by Paper Crafts Magazine in 2006 and is celebrated on the first Saturday of October each year. 

Remember the entry for the challenge has to be a card and you must use a die cut machine and/or embossing machine to die cut or emboss your card. 

Here is my project-

 

All stamps, dies, and paper are from My Favorite Things. These pups remind me of Yorkshire Terriers when they are young. Here is a materials list-

1. Dies: frame (Blueprint #27), dog (Puppy Pals).
2. Stamps: sentiment, confetti (Pawty Time), dogs (Puppy Pals).
3. Paper: Pawesome Prints 6 x 6 paper pad.
4. Pens: Moonlight pens by Gelly Roll.
   

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Easel Sympathy card

 

 

Let's give a big welcome to Poppy Stamps!  Their products are so much fun to work and create with.  We want to see what you come up with.

What a Wonderful Prize: a $20 gift card

The challenge is "Sympathy".  Our immediate thoughts run to the loss of a loved one, human or pet, but can extend further.  You can be sympathetic over a runaway pet or a person getting a cold, surgery or even having to take a tough exam.

Here is my project-

and when opened-

 

It seems as if sympathy cards are all I make anymore. Hopefully it slows down. Here is a list of materials I used to make this card-

1. Dies: Adrianna Easel Card (Poppystamps), sentiment (Frantic Stamper).
2. Stamps: flower (May Hope Sustain You-Unity Stamp Co.).
3. Ink: Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide (Ranger-Tim Holtz).
   
4. Cardstock: navy blue, cream.
   

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Dog Sympathy by Poppystamps

 

Let's give a big welcome to Poppy Stamps!  Their products are so much fun to work and create with.  We want to see what you come up with.

What a Wonderful Prize: a $20 gift card

The challenge is "Sympathy".  Our immediate thoughts run to the loss of a loved one, human or pet, but can extend further.  You can be sympathetic over a runaway pet or a person getting a cold, surgery or even having to take a tough exam.

Here is my project-

  

the inside-

 

and the back-

 
My poor sister. Her daughter passed away on July 14, 2024. Then she had to put her old dog Tigger down on Aug. 1, 2024. Tigger was a pitbull, and was 17 1/2 years old. One of the sweetest dogs I've ever known. Here are the materials I used to make this card-

1.  Dies: Circle Fold Frame (Poppystamps), Lattice Small Curb (Poppystamps), Adriana Small Curve Border (Poppystamps), Inside Out Stitched Circles (My Favorite Things). I found the Poppystamps dies are retired, but available at other retailers.
   
2.  Stamps: sentiments (Loved by a Dog-Unity Stamp Co.), stamped with Peeled Paint Distress Oxide Ink.

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You

 

 

Our Sponsor for August is SheepSki Designs

The winner will be able to choose three images of  their choice.

The Challenge is to Wet or Dry Emboss something on your card.  If we can't easily tell what you did, please let us know in your post.

Here is my project-

 

This sweet image by SheepSki Designs was colored with Copics, and then embossed with the Cuttlebug You folder. I didn't feel the need for anything else, as this card was one of a dozen I made for my sister to give to hospice workers and friends who made her daughters funeral a true tribute to a wonderful and bright young woman.

Rest in peace Amanda.

Thank You butterfly

 

Our Sponsor for August is SheepSki Designs

The winner will be able to choose three images of  their choice.

The Challenge is to Wet or Dry Emboss something on your card.  If we can't easily tell what you did, please let us know in your post.

Here is my project-

My sister lost her daughter to cancer. So I made Thank You cards for her to send to all the people who helped with hospice and the funeral. The butterfly image is used separately from the heart wreath by Sheepski. The sentiment is from Technique Tuesday (Ali Edwards), cut out with an MFT oval die. The embossing folder is an older Cuttlebug/Anna Griffith one called Rosa. 

 Rest in Peace, Amanda.

Flower Shop

Our sponsor this month is Scrappy Tails!
The Prize is an electronic gift card for $25 to the lucky winner.

The challenge this month is to
Add Some Glitter.

We know glitter is hard to photograph, so if we can't see it, please let us know what you glittered and/or what you used.

Here is my project-

 

 

 

I chose these images from Flower Shop Stamps & Dies, by Scrappy Tails for my card. I used Copics to color the image, and the matching dies to cut them out. The background is made by blending Tea Dye & Vintage Photo Distress Oxides. The Wood Floor die by Penny Black makes a great floor, and the sentiment is from Little B's Handwritten collection. I had some brown glitter paper in my scraps, and it worked perfectly! There is also some Stickles on some of the plants, which I couldn't get to show up in the picture!

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