Friday, February 25, 2022

Rudolph Day February

Hi, everyone!  It's Rudolph Day and I'm early for a change!  I am also joining the progressive challenge at Stampers Delights Fan Page on Facebook.  The February image is called Autumn Fox, but it also included a winter version with snowflakes instead of leaves, which is the one I chose.  This is a progressive challenge, so I received the image for free because I had joined the January challenge.  Anyone can join at any time, and it's free!


For my card, I decided to colour the image like a kitty instead of a fox, and now I have another winter holiday card made ahead of time!  I die-cut the image with Kat Scrappiness Stitched Rope Nested Oval and layered it with Spellbinders Big Scalloped Ovals in grey.  The patterned paper background is from Make and Create Magical Christmas, which I won a few months ago from Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas (thank you, Hazel!).  I added a die-cut bow (Poppystamps) stamped a sentiment (SugarPea Designs).  I finished the card by adhering a number of snowflake sequins.

My card design was inspired by the following sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2:


I would also like to join the following 8 challenges, for a total of 10:
CRAFT 627 Christmas 1/2
Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2208 AG 1/3 C10
Rudolph Day February AG Christmas 1E C10
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 2/5
The 12 Months of Christmas Link-up 85 February AG Christmas Optional Hearts 1/10
The Outlawz Festive Fridays Feb.18-Mar.3 AG Christmas UE
Winter Wonderland All I Want for Christmas is You 1/3
Word Art Wednesday 531-532 AG w Uplifting Sentiment Wk2 1/5

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a happy and carefree day!
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Thursday, February 24, 2022

More Valentine Gingers

Hi, everybody!  Today I'm sharing another Valentine/love card featuring gingerbreads!  I think gingers work for any occasion, not just Christmas.  


These cute stamps were a gift from a crafty friend (you know who you are - thank you, I love them!). The brand is Imaginisce.  I heat-embossed them in white on kraft cardstock and distressed the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  I added a little colour to the bow, buttons, and cheeks with markers, fussy-cut, and adhered with foam tape.  The sentiment is from Doodlebug and I heat-embossed it in white on a black scrap.  I adhered die-cut hearts and punched hearts and then doodled some hearts with my white paint marker on the left-hand edge. The patterned paper is MME.

I would like to join the following challenges:

Allsorts 664 I Love... (I love Gingerbreads!) 3/3
Crafty Gals Corner 228 Add a Heart 2/3
Dare 2B Artzy Love 3/3
Incy Wincy Designs Red and/or Pink and Valentine 2/5
The Paper Funday 38 AG Optional Hugs and Kisses 3/4
Twisted Thursdays Feb 10-23 AG Option Month of Love or Add a Heart 2/2
Word Art Wednesday 531-532 AG w Uplifting Sentiment Wk1 3/5

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a happy and carefree day!
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Monday, February 21, 2022

Gingerbread Hugs and Kisses

Hello, everybody!  I'm a bit late sharing this Valentine/love card, but here it is.  I think gingerbreads are fun for any occasion, not just for Christmas!  For my card I used the adorable Digi Doodle Studios Jack's Ginger Cookie Baker.  He is so adorable - I just can't resist gingerbreads!  And he's baked some heart-shaped cookies for us!


I coloured the image with markers, added white accents with a paint pen, fussy-cut, and adhered with foam tape.  Another fun element of this card is the die-cut oven (Designed by Rex) on which I adhered tiny heart confetti and a die-cut red glitter heart at the top.  

The background xoxo patterned paper is from MME, and I added a red glitter strip as well as a vertical heart border.  On the patterned paper I stamped a sentiment (Nicole Silhouette), and I stamped xo (Clearly Besotted) three times on the heart border.

I love all the sparkle on this card!  Here's an angled view to show more of the sparkle:


I would like to join the following challenges:
Allsorts 664 I Love... (I love Gingerbreads!) 2/3
Crafty Gals Corner 228 Add a Heart 1/3
Dare 2B Artzy Love 2/3
Digi Doodle Studios 46 Love and/or Friendship 1/3
Digi Doodle Studios Facebook Group February AG with DDS images
Double D Shades of Pink 1/3
Incy Wincy Designs Red and/or Pink and Valentine 1/5
The Paper Funday 38 AG Optional Hugs and Kisses 2/4
Twisted Thursdays Feb 10-23 AG Option Month of Love or Add a Heart 1/2
Word Art Wednesday 531-532 AG w Uplifting Sentiment Wk1 2/5

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a happy and carefree day!
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Sunday, February 20, 2022

Butterfly and Flowers

Hello, everyone!  I mentioned earlier this month that UNIKO is celebrating its 10th birthday, and again I am joining the celebration with another card.  All of the stamps used are from UNIKO and are included in the description below.


To create the background I stamped the floral and leaf images from Pure Florals: Gerbera in red and then filled in the gaps by stamping the birds from Rustic Christmas, also in red. I adhered a die-cut red frame to add some interest. Next I stamped the butterfly from English Country Garden - Butterflies in blue on a blue scrap and adhered.  I heat-embossed a sentiment from Pure Florals: Gerbera in white on a black scrap and adhered.  To finish the card, I adhered a number of black gems to the butterfly and several blue gems on the background.  My card has been shared at Instagram with the tag #Uniko10 for UNIKO's Quest 6.

I am also joining Mrs. A's Butterfly Challenge 166, which is Spin the Butterfly Wheel with C.  I was inspired with the option to make a card using at least two of the colours on the wheel, plus a butterfly; my colours are Cornflower and Cardinal (see the inspiration graphic below).


I would also like to join the following 8 challenges, for a total of 10:
Allsorts 664 I Love... (I love butterflies and flowers, but who doesn't?) 1/3
Snippets Playground 422 AG w Snippets (red, blue, and black cardstock were scraps)
Word Art Wednesday 531-532 AG w Uplifting Sentiment Wk1 1/5

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a happy and carefree day!
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Saturday, February 12, 2022

Love Birds Happy Anniversary

Hi, everyone!  Today I'm sharing an anniversary card featuring two love birds in a tea cup.  I was inspired by Holley (Holley's Blog), who is celebrating 12 years seizure-free, and I can't think of a better reason to celebrate than the gift of good health!  As part of the celebration, Holley's Blog is having a challenge.  The requirement is to use a coffee- (or tea-) themed image from Sandra Caldwell (babycakesdnd on Etsy).  The only image I have that fits the bill is 292 My Cup of Tea, which I believe is retired as I no longer see it in her shop.  It's very cute so I hope she brings it back!


I coloured the image with markers and added accents with a white paint pen.  The image is die-cut with a pierced oval and is adhered with foam tape.  The patterned paper is Forever in Time Plumage.  I adhered a die-cut bow (Poppystamps Lovely Gift Bow) and stamped a sentiment from Hero Arts.  Lastly I adhered a number of flat-back gems as embellishments.

My card design was inspired by the following sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2:


I would also like to join the following challenges:
Cut it Up 245 Love or Valentine's Day plus die-cut 1E
Dare 2B Artzy Love 1/3
Dies R Us 186 Valentines/Love (Poppystamps die) 1/3
DL.ART February Linky AG UE
Double Trouble Paper-Crafting 103 Sweet Colour Challenge (Thing1 purple, yellow, pink; Thing3 include a heart; Thing2 link up at Inspiration Station)

Gem of a Challenge 4 AG 1/3
Inspiration Station 23 Candy Hearts (I was inspired by the hearts, colours, and love theme) UE
Polkadoodles 7 AG 2/3
Poppystamps PSC89 Heartfelt 1/3
QKR Stampede 437 AG 2/3
Simon Says Stamp Monday Love is in the Air 1/5
The Corrosive 2 AG 1/4
The Outlawz Colour Challenge Colours Plus L (love birds)
The Paper Funday 38 AG Optional Hugs and Kisses 1/4
Word Art Wednesday 529-530 AG w Uplifting Sentiment 3/5 wk2
Your Scrapbook Place February Coffee 1/3

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a happy and carefree day!
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Friday, February 11, 2022

Another Hummingbird Just for You

Hello, everyone!  I have another card to share!  UNIKO is celebrating its 10th birthday this month, and I am joining their celebration!  The challenge is to make a birthday card using UNIKO products only, and this is my third and final entry.  As mentioned yesterday, I have no birthday sentiment stamps from UNIKO so the next-best sentiment I found is "Just for You."  I often use this sentiment on birthday cards so I hope it qualifies.  

I was inspired to CASE a card designed by UNIKO Brand Ambassador Hannelie.  Please scroll way down to see her beautiful card, which I like much better than my own!  For any new crafters reading this, the term CASE means "Copy And Share Everything."

For my card, I used the following UNIKO stamps:  hummingbird from Paradise Hummingbird, floral stamp from Hello Lovely, and sentiment from Pure Florals: Gerbera.  


I heat-embossed the hummingbird in black, fussy-cut, and ink-blended with Candied Apple and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxides.  I stamped the floral image in black and added three red gemstones.  I ink-blended a scrap of cardstock with Candied Apple and then stamped the sentiment in black.  The hummingbird is adhered with foam tape.

Below is Hannelie's card that I CASEd, which can be found here. Thank you to Hannelie for the beautiful inspiration - I love her colour combo!


In addition to UNIKO's 10th Birthday Month Celebration Linky mentioned above, I would also like to join the following 9 challenges, for a total of 10:

Allsorts 662 AG Optional Red Flowers 3/3
Creative Fingers 224 AG 3/3
DL.ART February Linky AG UE
Gem of a Challenge 3 AG 2/3
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends 175 AG 3/3
Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2206 AG 3/3 C10
Polkadoodles 7 AG 1/3
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Emboss It (heat embossing) 2/5
Word Art Wednesday 529-530 AG w Uplifting Sentiment 2/5 wk2

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a happy and carefree day!
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Thursday, February 10, 2022

Butterfly Just For You

Hello, everyone!  When I see a celebration, I love to join in!  This month is UNIKO's 10th birthday! The challenge is to make a birthday card using only UNIKO products, and this is my second entry.  As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I don't have any birthday sentiments from UNIKO so I am making due with my next-best sentiment of  "Just for You. " I think it's perfect for a birthday card, so I hope it qualifies.

For my card, I used the following UNIKO stamps:  floral stamp from Hello Lovely, butterfly from English Country Garden - Butterflies, and sentiment from Pure Florals: Gerbera.  

For this technique I recommend using a stamping tool such as a MISTI.  I started by stamping the floral on a white card base but did not remove the stamp from the MISTI.  I rummaged through my scraps/snippets and found a number of strips of patterned paper that I had been saving for this style of card and then adhered them randomly.  Placing the card back in the MISTI, I stamped the floral again, this time over the strips.  It's my first time trying this technique - it was easy and I love how it turned out!  I saw it a while ago on Sasha Reade's YouTube video.

Back to my card, I stamped the butterfly on a blue scrap and fussy-cut.  I stamped and heat-embossed the sentiment in white on a black scrap which already had a torn edge.  As a finishing touch, I adhered two black sequins on the butterfly.  The sentiment and butterfly are popped up with foam tape.

In addition to UNIKO's 10th Birthday Month Celebration Linky mentioned above, I would also like to join the following 9 challenges, for a total of 10:

Allsorts 662 AG Optional Red Flowers 2/3

Butterfly Challenge 166 Spin the Butterfly Wheel with C (I went with the option to make a card using at least two of the colours on the wheel, plus a butterfly; my colours are Cornflower and Coral - see the inspiration graphic below) 1/3


Creative Fingers 224 AG 2/3
DL.ART February Linky AG UE
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends 175 AG 2/3
Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2206 AG 2/3 C10
QKR Stampede 437 AG 1/3
Snippets Playground 421 Scraps of patterned paper, blue, and black cardstock as described above
Word Art Wednesday 529-530 AG w Uplifting Sentiment 2/5 wk1

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a happy and carefree day!
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Hummingbird Just For You

Hello, everyone!  UNIKO is celebrating its 10th birthday this month, and I do love a party!  The challenge is to make a birthday card using only UNIKO products.  After checking my UNIKO stamps, I discovered I have no birthday sentiments (sad face).  I kept looking and found the next-best sentiment I have, "Just for You," which I think is perfect for a birthday card!


I was inspired to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) a card designed by UNIKO Owner and Designer Bev Brown.  Please scroll down to see her beautiful card, which I much prefer over my own!  

For my card, I used the following UNIKO stamps:  Paradise Hummingbird and a sentiment from Pure Florals: Gerbera. I heat-embossed the hummingbird in black, fussy-cut, and ink-blended with Picked Raspberry and Lucky Clover Distress Oxides.  I stamped the floral image repeatedly with the same Distress Oxides and added a random design between the flowers using a Fantastix tool with Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide.  The sentiment is heat-embossed in white on a black scrap; I added a torn raspberry strip/scrap; and I adhered the hummingbird with foam tape.  

Below is Bev's card that I CASEd, which can be found here. Thank you for inspiring me with your beautiful card, Bev!



In addition to UNIKO's 10th Birthday Month Celebration Linky mentioned above, I would also like to join the following 9 challenges, for a total of 10:

Allsorts 662 AG Optional Red Flowers 1/3
Creative Fingers 224 AG 1/3
DL.ART February Linky AG UE
Gem of a Challenge 3 AG 1/3
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends 175 AG 1/3
Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2206 AG 1/3 C10
Polkadoodles 6 AG 1/3
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Emboss It (heat embossing) 1/5
Word Art Wednesday 529-530 AG w Uplifting Sentiment 1/5 wk2

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a happy and carefree day!
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