Cube & Create Insta Hop - January Editiion

Todays card is for the Cube & Create Instagram hop. This fun hop happens every 4th Saturday at 1pm ET. If you would like to join us head over to Instagram for all the deets.

Each month two random color cards are drawn from Renee Clarks Color Cubes to spark our creativity. This month No. 018 and No. 416 were pulled from the original cubes and No. 39 and No. 433 from the new cubes. You do not need to own either version to participate. My card was inspired by No.039 from the new cubes. 

To create my card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a white panel. I used the Wild Meadow Turnabout stamp set and Just Saying Dies both by Concord & 9th. 

For the color palette I used the following inks also by Concord & 9th. Nectar, Oceanside, Tidepool and Midnight in that order. 

I love the way this turned out and will definitely be trying it out with different colors.

Addicted to CAS No.300 - Food

Today starts a new challenge at Addicted to CAS..Jaydee is our hostess and she chose the code word...

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base. and a white piece of cardstock to make the bag and the chips.

I cut the bag out using Snack Attack die and ink blended over it using tSqueezed Lemonade distress ink. I laid the Snack Layering stencil on the bag and ink blended using Scattered Straw distress ink to give it a more realistic look. I used the Chip Chip Hooray to add the sentiment to the bag of chips. 

To finish the card I cut out some chips and ink blended Mustard Seed distress ink and then used the direct to paper technique to make them a little more realistic. 

Postage Party January Edition

Today's card is for the Postage Party monthly Instagram hop that a bunch of us crafters break out our postage sets and share some inspiration. 

To make my card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base, a Passionate Pink panel and a white panel cut down with a postage die from Master Layouts 14 from Gina K Designs. I used the Handpicked Flowers, Spring Clusters and Postcards & More stamp sets also from Gina K Designs.

This months focus was vellum so I added the postmark stamp and the sentiment embossed on vellum.

Happy Bird-day

Today's card is for the Stencil It instagram hop with Creative Worship Stamps. This is a hop filled with lots of inspiration and ideas for using stencils on your projects. 

The number one way I like to use stencils is to create a soft background behind an image, if you follow me you know this. 

To create this card, I started with a white top folding card base, a stencil, and a piece of white cardstock for the images. 

I stamped the birds on a separate piece of white cardstock, colored them and cut them out with the coordinating die.

I placed the stencil directly on the card base and ink blended through it with Savaged Patina and Wilted Violet distress inks. I stamped the greeting and then placed the birds popping them up with foam tape. To finish the card I added a little bling using some sequins.  

Addicted to Stamps & More 509- Any Occasion

Happy Tuesday!

Today's card is also for my Team Tuesday post over on the My Sweet Petunia blog. Valentines is just around the corner and these Lawn Fawn stamps make such a cute card. 

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base, a white panel for the background and another white piece of cardstock for the images. I used the Mini MISTI so I could stamp all the images at once even though I may not use them all. 

I used the coordinating coloring stencils to color them, to do that I placed the panel with the stamped images on a Sticky Mat and then placed that on our Petunia Platform, then the Power Mag to hold it down as I add color. I cut them out with the coordinating dies.

 After I got them all cut out, I used the Master Layouts 15 by Gina K Designs to cut postage stamps to place them on. 

The heart background is from Concord & 9th and the sentiment is by Taylored Expressions. A bunch of different companies that came together nicely. 

Following Francesca

Today starts a new challenge at AAA Cards. For this challenge we are following the leader and the leader is Francesca. I have a picture of her card below. 

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base. I created a background by masking off a strip for the animals and then using a snowflake stencil. I stamped the images on a separate piece of cardstock, coloring them and cutting them out with the coordinating dies. 

to finish the card, I added a greeting. 

I hop you will play along with us.  

Misti Lite meets TRHD

The My Sweet Petunia and The Rabbit Hole Design teams are hopping together in a crafty collab to share some inspiration using the newest tool from My Sweet Petunia, the Misti Lite!

This new tool is genius, its super lite and travel worthy. You can stamp absolutely anywhere on a card, envelope, or scrapbook page. there is a magnetic mat that is sold separately to use with it but if you have your own magnetic glass mat it works well with it. 

I made a couple cards using the Misti Lite, the magnetic mat and products from The Rabbit Hole Designs.

To make the top card, I started with a white top folding card base and a white panel. I placed the panel on the magnetic mat and placed the stamp (One Line Peony) on the clear side of the Misti Lite (there is a clear side and a rubber side), and stamped it on the panel. I used post it notes to mask off what I had stamped and because the mat is magnetic, I placed the stencil down and held it with magnets as I stenciled the top portion. I had stamped the image on a separate piece of cardstock, colored it and fussy cut it out to place over the one i stenciled over. 

The second card above I bascially created it the same way and used the same stencil (Modern Luxury) along with one of the Caffeinated Critters.

A Tall Celebration

Today's card uses a new set from Dare 2B Artzy, Tall Celebrations. 

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a couple anels of kraft cardstock. I stamped the images in white and embossed it with white powder and then colored them with colored pencils.

ProCRAFTinators Club January Edition

Today's card is for the January edition of The ProCRAFTinators club.  This is a group of crafters who sign up for virtual or in person classes or events and never make the card. That would be me. I have all intentions of making all the things but never do.

The products I used to make this card are from the Concord & 9th class for spring Crop & Create event from last year. 

Caroling Christmas Cards January Edition

Today's card is for another hop over on Instagram. This one is where a group of card makers get together and host a Christmas card hop. Each month we are given two songs for inspiration. This month was "snow" and "Where are you Christmas" I tied them both into my card. I used snow of course and then I used non traditional colors that could make you ask, where are you Christmas.

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 base and a white panel cut to the same size. I ink blended a border of rainbow colors and then added the snow flake border cut out of white cardstock. For the greeting I embossed it with gold embossing powder for the "bright" aspect of the card.