I was about to start making gift tags for Christmas when I saw the Inspired By Challenge #IB310 Tags. I am also gearing up to start some baking next week, so I got busy making this card. I was inspired by the challenge's cute tags and their layout.
Saw it. Had to Make It.
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Bake, Eat, Sleep, Repeat
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Sending Joy
Sue is our hostess this week at Just Us Girls Challenge #753 Word Week and she has chosen the word Joy. I used these dies at a friend's house and did not know what I would make until I finally sat down to play this week. (I die cut multiples of all the elements in different colors.) There are endless possibilities! Here is my card for this week's challenge. Do check out the team's wonderful cards as well as that of our guest, Jenn Borjeson.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Cozy Wishes
I am playing along at Time Out Challenges #276 where they are challenging us to be Cozy. What is more cozy than a hot cup of your favorite winter beverage during the holidays?
I made the stenciled card base a while ago and left it for future use. I love non-traditional Christmas colors and decided to use the card base for this challenge.
Hope you are warm and cozy these days. It is still hot here in the southeast!
Happy Holidays!
Carol
Saturday, November 9, 2024
Craft Roulette #240 Paper Sack
I haven't been able to play Craft Roulette for a while, but I did manage to be home long enough to watch and make a card. So, am I stretching the parameters this week? The roulette wheel was fairly easy on us.
Projects: Card for a Helper
Colors: Cereal Box
Element: Jungle
Random: Paper Sack
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Joy Poinsettia Tree
For our Just Us Girls Challenge Color Week #752 Carol has chosen the pretty combination of Gold, White and Blue. The team has a variety of great ideas for your inspiration. Be sure to check out each of the team members' blogs, as well as our guest Jenn Borjeson's for all the details on their cards. I went with a Christmas tree design.
Products I used:
Spellbinders: Layered Poinsettia Tree die set, Adorning the Tree 3D Embossing folder
Gold metallic cardstock
Blue cardstock
Versafine: White ink pad
Ink blending brush
My card requires little explanation as to how to make it...I die cut the florals and sentiment. I assembled the florals and arranged them on the background panel after I embossed it. I ink blended white in the centers of the flowers, then added the gold centers.
We hope you will be inspired to join us this week!
Carol
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Season's Greetings
While making this card it made me think of the holiday season and how much I like the elements that come along with it. The hot drinks, decorations, Christmas cookies, candy canes and chocolates. My card is for our Just Us Girls Challenge #751, CASE a Design Team member. So if you have stamps or dies of the elements of the season, you could make a grid with them, arrange three or more of them in a row, etc. You can also take the colors, or layout of a DT's card. The design team has a great variety of ideas for you. We like this challenge because we can make whatever themed card we like. Your challenge is to take inspiration from us and explain who/what inspired your card.
I am also playing along with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes.
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Treats
I borrowed these dies to cut the envelope/pocket, cat and candy, but didn't make anything immediately. Then I finally sat down to play around with colors and ideas. This is what resulted. I might put a gift card in that pocket with the tag, too! I am playing along with Inkspirational Challenge #327: Seasonal with my fall tag-on-a-card. I can't get over how cute that little cat is!
Spellbinders: Halloween Gifting stamp and die set, Essential Envelope die
Alex Syberia: Foxtrot Alphabet die set
Hero Arts: Infinity die set
The Paper Studio: Spider embellishment (You can't see the fuzzy bodies - so cute!)
Stampin' Up!: Star stamp
Altenew" Obsidian Pigment ink pad
Patterned paper and ribbon scraps
Twine
Distress Oxide inks (orange and green...it looks yellow here)
It was fun to choose the papers and ribbons to complete this card. I received a Halloween card in the mail and copied the idea of a dark grey card base with black stamping on it. I was sort of a quick card actually!
Have a fun Halloween/fall season!
Carol