CutCardStock Day

I know, it's August, but, I had made this card and loved it, so I am using it for today.

I used the following card stocks;

Textured Pearl Hummingbird, Silver Glitter, Hunter Green

Add on some clear drops, and this puppy goes into my Christmas card stash!

 

See you next Saturday~

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It's Monday

and I have some free time!  That said, I am joining in a couple of challenges.

First off, Simon Says Monday Challenge; Spooky/Add Some Purple.  When I saw this, I knew I wanted to make a purple moon.

I used a few stencils for this card; moon, clouds, and trees.  Sure does make creating a card easy.

I stamped a few bats since this purple moon and clouds give off a "spooky feel"

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I found another challenge that is new to me, Inspiration Station #66.  I do have to say, I adore inspiration photos and mood boards.  This one was really fabulous. I am loving the bright colors and the black.

 

I don't usually care for the yellow, orange, red combo, but, when used against black...yes please!  I used the Simon Says Abundant Leaves Die for the background leaves, and the Simon Says Bountiful Sunflower.  The plate die is from Kat's Scrappiness; Mini Slimline Diamond Wire & Woodgrain Die. [Sadly, this is no longer available]

I just adore a bright and bold mini slimline card!  I hope my neighbors do too, as this is for them.
 

Thanks Challenges!  I had so.much.fun.!

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CutCardStock Day

A final Christmas card for this month.  I'm not sure what October will bring...You will have to wait and see. 😄

Yes, I used the Classic CREST Recycled 100 BRIGHT WHITE 130 lb 8.5x11 Card Stock for my card base.  This card stock has become a staple for ALL my card bases. I LOVE the weight!

I also used Astrobright Re-Entry Red 100 lb Card Stock 25 pack, and added some white embossing powder for faux snow.  For the shadow of the MC, I used the Gold 8.5x11 Glitter 74 lb Discount Card Stock.  The leaves, I used the Royal Sundance Linen 80 lb EMERALD 8.5x11 Card Stock. [This color is rather difficult to photograph accurately I must say]

I hope you enjoyed my month of CutCardStock projects!  Have you checked out the store yet?  I'm telling you, it's worth checking out~

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CutCardStock Day

On to another Christmas card.

Once again, I am using the Classic CREST Recycled 100 BRIGHT WHITE 130 lb 8.5x11 Card Stock for my mini slimline card base.  Using some dies, I put together this fun card.

I used the Astrobright Re-Entry Red 100 lb Card Stock, and a little Astrobright 80lb Eclipse BLACK 8.5x11 Cardstock.

 

For total fun, I made this card a shaker.  Someone will have a shakin' good time 😀

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New to Me

I went to my challenge source - Paper Players - to check out different challenges going on.  I am going with 2 new to me.  Darlene & Diane have a plethora of challenges and I have never played in Word Power.  The word, or sentiment must be the focal point. I can do that!  Freshly Made Sketches #653 also is running a sentiment.  I’m good with two challenges. 😀

I just adore this Big MC from Kat Scrappiness.  This is my 3rd Christmas with using this die, and every year I love it all over again! [It's on sale right now too!]

It's a card base of my favorite size - mini slimline.  While it's a basic card, it does grab your attention.

Fun D& D - Thanks for the challenge.

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I went on to join in Tic Tac Toe #256.  It's Bingo time and I chose Right corner diagonal to left corner.

 

I cut my panel size so I got a border, and layered my circle die cuts.  [I used dp from my stash of stunning paper from Heartfelt Creations.] The middle was a freebie.

I needed a thank you card and this one will work perfectly!

 That was a fun Bingo board - thanks challenge. You are on my list to check every month now.

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Seize the Birthday Challenge - Mostly Red

 

I instantly thought of a monochrome card in red. I have used this sketch many times, but it works perfectly with this card.

 

I created a mini slimline card base, along with a panel using the Katscrappiness Diamond Wire & Woodgrain Die. 

I triple layered the Whimsy Stamps Happy Die cut, and shadowed the Birthday, as it blended in a little too much.  Yep, I do love this end result!

Your turn.  Come on over to the Seize the Birthday Challenge and play along.  While mostly red is an option, being a birthday card is not.

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Merry Christmas Cards

Well, I was short about 15 cards for the season this year.  Because I needed to get them created, addressed and mailed, I went with a basic layout.  That said, I really love this basic card!  I'm also entering these into the Inkspirational Challenge #304; Glitter. 

I used Kat Scrappiness Large Merry Christmas Die, along with some Kat Scrappiness faux glitter paper, Teal Glitter. Very cool product - 6 different shades of teal - yes please!

Navy and gold glitter colors worked well too!

Thanks Inkspirational for the inspiration of glitter!  Great challenge~

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Trees & Anything

I miss being able to title my posts for the challenge I am playing in - {sigh}.  

Today I am joining in at the Simon Says Monday - Trees & Simon Says Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes.  I have been busy increasing my Christmas card stash.  Apparently, not joining in challenges [as much as previous years], I don't have enough cards for mailing out!  That's a bummer.

Here is the Simon Says Monday Challenge - Trees

I got this cool die [who's? Got me] - and I loved the texture it gave this card!  The trees are a really old Stampin Up image that I have had for years!

The sentiment strip is from Simon Says.

Here is what the texture looks like.  So fun!

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Here are a couple of cards from the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes.

 

I pulled out my favorite Large Gnome Die to make this fun card.  I love this guy - he is so versatile! The sentiment is from Waffle Flower, Wonderful Christmas Combo.  [Do I love the mixed font? oh heck yes!]

I'm throwing in a 2nd card for this challenge.  It's a basic, but by using Katscrappiness Large Merry Christmas Die, it makes for a great card!  Again, I am in love with the font!

I also used the Katscrappiness Mini Slimline Quilted Backdrop Die, for a textured background. A few sequins from my stash, and this easy card is done!  I do love the mini slimline base too.

Thanks Simon Says - I had a great time with your challenges!

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Seize the Birthday Challenge - Add a Sky

It's my choice for this 2 week challenge.  I can't wait to see the gallery!

I went literal, inked some clouds and added the oval panel to a mini card.  Literal. lol

I keep having friends ask me if I have any "kids" cards - no, no I don't.  With this fun uni, now I can say yep, yep I do. :)  I struggle to make "cutsie" cards, but I had fun with this image from Simon Says Magical Birthday Stamp set.  The sentiment is from Poppy Stamps Art Deco Birthday Greetings [retired].

I am also addicted to mini slimline cards, and this textured background from Katscrappiness; Mini Slimline Quilted Background.  I love this texture plate!

Okay, that's it for me.  Pop on over to Seize the Birthday Challenge and play along.  While adding a sky is an option, being a birthday card is not.  See you there~

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A Christmas Card

[Well, Blogger is getting really crazy!  They pulled this post for community standards.  Really?  WTH - I don't know what in the world the problem is - really haven't changed the way I do posting for freaking 16 years!] So, I re-titled this and hopefully this one goes through!

The Simon Says Wednesday Challenge is Christmas.Since I am rather behind is getting those cards made, this challenge worked for me! Also entering this into a new one for me, Most Magical Time of the Year Challenge #13.

I do have to say, I really enjoyed making this card, and I am really happy with the end result.

I totally used Katscrappiness products for this too: Mini Diamond Wire & Woodgrain Die, Mini Slimline Embossed Edge Die, Large Merry Christmas Die, and lastly, Uppercase Condensed Alphas.

Thanks for the motivation Simon Says!

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Simon Says Monday Challenge - Christmas

Needless to say, Christmas will be here in a blink and I need to get moving making enough cards for this year.  This Simon Says Monday Challenge; Christmas is just the motivation!

To make these 2 mini Christmas cards, I used quite a few products!  The Merry is from Kat Scrappiness Large Merry Christmas.  I love how you can use just a partial of the die, and of course the font!  The background texture is also from Kat's, Mini Slimline Quilted Backdrop Die.  The big 25? - yep, Kat's again, Condensed Numbers Craft Dies.

And finally, the adorable gnome is from Woodware; Gnome FRM021.  These guys are just too fun!  Visually, and to color! Even better, Woodware has a huge selection [of gnome images], and are inexpensive!

The Merry for this one is an older Clearly Besotted, and the background panel is from Kat's, Mini Slimline Scalloped Edge.

Well, 2 down!  I'll keep plugging away and [hopefully] I will end up with enough cards for 2023~

Thanks for the motivation Simon Says - I had fun!

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