Sending Sunshine July Edition

Today's first card (will have the Christmas one later tonight) is for a instagram hop that I participate in each month, Sending Sunshine.

This hop is one that came from the annual suicide awareness hop that we do.

For my card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a panel of water friendly heavystock. I used stamps from Impression Obsession stamps which  has since gone out of business (insert sad face, I miss them). To create the foral background I used a cling stamp and colored the image using water based markers and the spritzed it with water and stamped it on the heavystoc. To finish the card, I added the greeting.

National Suicide Prevention Instahop

Today I am participating in an Instahop over on Instagram for Suicide Prevention. I would have never thought that the word suicide would have became a reality in my life but when my brother took his own life it did. 

I still have and always will have questions as to why he did it. He was very loved by so many people and was such a kind and giving person. I often still blame myself as I had moved away and didn't talk to him like I used to before.  

If you are reading this and are or have contemplated suicide please know you were created on purpose, with a purpose and for a purpose. You are loved and if you need someone to talk to please call #988 there will be someone to listen and help. 

Remember, the world needs exactly who you are!

Addicted to CAS - 243 Shapes

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS.  Jaydee is our hostess and she chose the code word... 

To make my card I started with a white top folding white A2 card base and a hite panel cut to the same size. This is a code word that can be taken in many ways, at first I thought I would make a shaped card and then I was like, shared cards are not my thing. So I used an image that has shapes, this stamp by Carabelle Studio that has circles in it was perfect.

I stamped it and colored it using OLO markers. The sentiment is from Impression Obsession. 

I haven't used a link list at the bottom of this post because both of these stamps are retired but please feel free to go back to an older post for links if you make a purchase.

By Your Side

Today's card is for the CAS challenge at Splitcoaststampers. Do you ever play along ith the challenges at SCS? If you don't you should, there is no prizes but you can play along at any time because th challenges don't expire. 

If you become a fan club member there are other challenges you can play along with and some of them do have prizes.

To make this card I used a couple stamps by Impression Obsession stamps. Unfortunately these two have been retired because they are red rubber.

Trash to Treasure

Hello and thanks for stopping by! 

Today's card is one that was made for the Dare to get Dirty challenges at Splitcoaststampers. 

It's the 15th anniversary of the Dirty To Get Dirty challenges and this year instead of only fan club members playing along, everyone is allowed to play and see what they are all about. Only fan club members can win the prizes of course so you may just want to join the fan club because there are some pretty generous prizes to be given away. 

To make this card I started with a top folding white card base and gold embossed the sentiment on it. The floral panel is the trash, it is from the box that a candle came in. All I did was cut out an oval out of the center and add on my base framing the embossed sentiment. 

Below you will find links to the products used. Click the picture to start shopping. Compensated Affiliate links are used at no additional cost to you. Your support helps me to keep bringing you new projects and I appreciate that so much!  

Thank you! 

Wildflowers

It's Time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS, Barb is our hostess and she chose the code word One Layer, But! Unfortunately Barb has injured herself and will be absent until she can craft again. She's going to be missed! Barb LOVES the one layer card challenge so make her proud!

For my card I started with a top folding white card base. To give it depth, I stamped the greeting, masked it off and added some color. I removed the mask and stamped the wildflowers over it.

Below you will find links to the products used. Click the picture to start shopping. Compensated Affiliate links are used at no additional cost to you. Your support helps me to keep bringing you new projects and I appreciate that so much!  

Thank you! 

Christmas Glitter

It's time for our Monthly Christmas challenge at Happy Little Stampers. Our challenge is always anything goes and then we have an option, the option this month is Glitter. 

Raise your hand if you have a love/hate relationship with glitter. I definitely do. I love glitter but I do not like it at all because it gets everywhere. 

I went on a mini vacay for my birthday and totally forgot to get a few cards done while I was gone so because of that I created a super simple card. I started with a white top folding card base and a tree cut out of glitter paper because it doesn't get everywhere.

Supplies are below with affiliate links. 

Comfort & Joy

It's time for our monthly Christmas challenge at Happy Little Stampers. It's always anything goes with an option and this month is Non- traditional.

To create my card I started with a white top folding card base and a white panel.

I used a stencil by Picket Fence Studio and an ornament die by Impression Obsession. The sentiment is by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.

Below you will find links to the products used. Click the picture to start shopping. Compensated Affiliate links are used at no additional cost to you. Your support helps me to keep bringing you new projects and I appreciate that so much!  Thank you! 

Limited Edition

Today's card is brought to you by Impression Obsession and is for a couple challenges. 

The first one is the CAS challenge at Splitcoaststampers of Spread Smiles, this little smiling crab by Impression Obsession definitely spreads a smile. 

The second challenge is the IO Summer Fun challenge 

This card was super quick and easy t create. I started with a top folding card base and some red card stock. I blended some Sandy Beach ink along the bottom of the card and then die cut the crab out of the Red Velvet card stock and added it to the front. To finish the card I added the greeting also by Impression Obsession. 

Below you will find links to the products used. Click the picture to start shopping. Compensated Affiliate links are used at no additional cost to you. Your support helps me to keep bringing you new projects and I appreciate that so much!  

Thank you!

Sparkle

It's time for our monthly Christmas challenge at Happy Little Stampers

To create this simple card I used a Christmas die by Impression Obsession,  a stencil by Gina K and some glitter paper by Stampin Up

Be Mine Valentine

Welcome to Day 5 of my 14 days of valentines inspiration series. I am playing catch up from where I was away at Creativation, please be patient with me I will be caught up soon. 

Today's card is a super simple one by using a heart die cut and short sentiment both by Impression Obsession. 

Photo Inspiration

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More and this week is a Photo Inspiration 

To create my card I started with a top folding white card base and a white panel imprinted with the silly stitched die by Lil Inker Designs.  I stamped the floral image by Impression Obsession and colored it using Copic markers.  The greeting on the can is also by Impression Obsession

Joy of the Season.

It's time for another challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More. This week our challenge is CAS

Short and sweet post due to not being home and lots to get done for tomorrow.  Started with a white top folding note card and a panel cut down with a stitched die. All stamps are by Impression Obsession