White Christmas

Hi and welcome to my blog. I have been making Christmas cards throughout the year so that I don't get in a panic to make cards right before the season. I want to show you a Christmas card I made using a House Mouse stamp that I have just used for the first time.

I used two embossing folders to add texture to the card. The white frame and the swirl tree dies are from Memory Box. I punched out two snowflakes and added clear Stickles glitter to them. The image was colored with alcohol markers, fussy cut and added to the card. I  made "marshmallows" by using small square pop dots and adding clear Stickles glitter to them too.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great day!

Challenges entered:

House Mouse and Friends:  white on white - only the image in color

Sweet Easter Bunnies

Hi Everyone! Easter is right around the corner. I want to show you an Easter card I made using these sweet Love U Bunnies by Just For Fun Stamps. Aren't they the cutest?

I used several dies on this card. The pink background die is called Vintage Flourish by Spellbinders. I used the Filagree Egg die from Memory Box and cut from various patterned papers to look like dyed Easter eggs. The bunnies were stamped and colored using Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. The saying is from the Sentiments 1 unmounted sheet.

I would love for you join the Just For Fun challenge. The theme is to use dies. You will be eligible to win a gift certificate to the store!

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a Happy Easter!

Challenges entered:

Cuttlebug Mania:  Spring
Modsquad:  Spring Theme

Peppermint Christmas

Merry Christmas! I hope you have been enjoying this Christmas season. I want to show you a Christmas card I made using some of Just For Fun's new stamps.

I took a blue inked background and added some sticker snowflakes to it and cut a window from brown distressed paper using a Memory Box die. I adhered it over the blue background and added it to the green checkered paper. I stamped the new Canning Jar sm. stamp on acetate and fussy cut it. I stamped the new Peppermint Candies 1 using red ink , fussy cut them and placed them behind the jar. I adhered the jar to the window. A paper doily was placed under the window. The saying is from the Sentiments 1 unmounted sheet.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

I wish all of you a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Challenges entered:

Modsquad Challenge:  Winter Holiday Card

Joy To The World

Hi and welcome to my blog. I want to show you a Christmas card I made using a new Just for Fun stamp! Today we really need joy in this world. I hope the meaning of this Christmas season will bring much joy to you. Just for Fun stamps has a brand new challenge this month. Please pop over to see it and we hope you can join in the fun. You might even win a gift certificate to the store! Check out all the other designers' inspiration too!

For the background of this card I used a snowflake embossing folder.  I stamped the Just For Fun Skyline Silhouette stamp with blue ink onto white card stock, fussy cut it and adhered it to the snowflake background.  I used the Memory Box Orchard Tree Frame die to frame the card. I added Stickles glitter to the tree and to the tops of the buildings. The saying is from the Sentiments 1 unmounted sheet.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a great day!

Challenges entered:

                                     CAS-ual Fridays:  Winter Blues
                                    Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes
                                    

Happy Easter!

Hi Everyone! Happy Easter! I want to show you an Easter card I made using these sweet Love U Bunnies from Just For Fun Stamps. I colored them using Spectrum Noir markers, fussy cut them and pop dotted them to the card. I used the Marianne Rose Basket die and cut from aqua card stock. The eggs were cut using the Filigree Eggs dies by Memory Box. The background is a piece of patterned paper with different fonts that say Spring.

Just For Fun has an Easter/Spring challenge going on for the month of April. We would love to see your card creations. You might even win a gift certificate to the store!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful and blessed Easter!


Challenges entered:

heArtful Challenge:  Anything Goes + Stamp
Scrapy Land:  Anything Goes + Die
Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Hip Hop
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Spring Color Inspiration

High Wheeler

Hi! Welcome to my blog! I just love this new bicycle stamp called High Wheeler Bicycle Motif from Just For Fun. I really like the vintage look of this stamp. I colored the rose using colored pencils and Spectrum Noir markers. I used my "postage stamp" decorative scissors to cut it out. I layered the image on patterned paper and then blue card stock. This was pop dotted to the card. The leaves die is called Fresh Foliage from Memory Box. The background was designed using various coordinating patterned papers. I used a Martha Stewart punch for the borders.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Take a look at all of the new stamps from Just For Fun. I know you will enjoy all the fun ones you see. Also you have a few more days to join in on the challenge for this month. You might even win a gift certificate to the JFF store!


Challenges entered:

Inspiration Destination:  Anything Goes #124
Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Layer it Up
The House That Stamps Built:  Anything Goes M2217
Tuesday Throwdown:  Add Dimension

New Fold

Hi and welcome to my blog! I am always looking for new folds and techniques for my cards. This fold has been around for awhile, but this is the first time I have tried it. It looks hard but it is very easy to do. This is called a tepee card and here is the link to the instructions

http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/2011/07/tutorial-how-to-make-teepee-card.html


I stamped the Inkadinkado bird using Distress Picked Raspberry ink, fussy cut it and added it to the Spellbinders Beaded circle die. The leaves is the Memory Box Fresh Foliage die that I cut from patterned paper.

Here is a side view.

This was fun to make and I hope you will give it a try. 

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great day!

Challenges entered:

Double D Challenge:  Things That Fly

Frilly & Funkie:  You've Got to Know When to Fold "em"

Stamping Sensations:  Close to Nature

Some Birdie Loves You

Hello and welcome to my blog! I want to show you a card I made using the StampTangle Chickadee and a saying from the Sentiments 3 stamp set from Just For Fun Stamps. I love birds and this is one of my favorites! I love the stamptangle stamps because you can color them in many different ways and get different looks using the same stamp.

I stamped the bird with Versa Mark ink, added white embossing powder and heat set it. Then I colored the bird using various colors of Twinkling H20s. I also colored the Memory Box Fresh Foliage die with gold TH20s and added it above the bird. I love these paints because of their beautiful shimmer. Here is a closer look at them.

I used a fun technique for the background. I put a few drops of light green acrylic paint on a piece of packaging plastic and spread it rather thinly over the plastic with a brush. I laid a darker green piece of paper on top of the paint and then another piece of plastic on top of the paper. I then pressed and patted down on the plastic with my fingers. Next I lifted off the paper from the plastic and came up with a neat looking background. This is called the dentrite technique.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you will enter our Sweet Things challenge here. You still have a few days left! You might even win a store gift certificate! 

Have a wonderful day!

Merry Christmouse!

Hi Everyone! I hope you are having a good day. I have been trying to make Christmas cards all through the year so that I will have them all finished by December, so I want to show you this Christmas card I made using this cute House Mouse.

This year I am also trying to use up more of my stash. I found this pretty snowflake already die cut. It is the Dazzling Snowflake die from Memory Box. I ran it through my dotted swiss embossing folder and adhered it to my red card base. The image was colored with Spectrum Noir markers, fussy cut and pop dotted to the card. I punched 3 snowflakes and added Stickles glitter to them and also to the steam in the cup. You can see the sparkle better here in this picture.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope your day is wonderful!

Challenges entered:

CHNC Challenge:  Christmas 318

Christmas Cards All Year Round:  Add Snowflakes

Rudolph Days Challenge:  Anything Goes/Christmas - January

Love Cats

Hello Everyone! Today I want to show you a card I made using these sweet Stamptangle Cats from Just For Fun.  Valentine's Day is quickly approaching. Have you made your  Valentine's yet?  If not, maybe this will inspire you to start.

I started with embossing my card base using a heart embossing folder and then I  matted it on black card stock. I cut the frame using the Orchard Tree frame from Memory Box and used a heart punch for the hearts on the tree. I stamped the cats on red card stock, embossed them with black embossing powder and then colored some areas with a white colored pencil. The whole frame was pop dotted to the card base.

I would like to invite you to join our January Anything Goes challenge at Just For Fun stamps. You still have a few more days. You can view all the details here. We would love to see your wonderful creations.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great day!

April

Challenges entered:

Get Creative:  Anything Goes #54

Modsquad Challenge:  Show Your Love

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown:  Anything Goes #327

Black and White

Hi and welcome to my blog! I have been trying to use up some of my old stuff in my stash and I found this neat velvety zebra print paper. I used it for the background of my zebra image.

I stamped the zebra using black pigment ink and added Ebony Spark embossing powder from Sparkle N Sprinkle. You can see the sparkle more in this picture.

I cut out the image using Spellbinders Labels 4 die and added interest to this shape by cutting into it with Tim Holtz's Alterations Collection die. The leaves are from Memory Box - Fresh Foliage. 

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered:

Double D:  Black and White Only

Crafty Creations:  Anything Goes #333

Inspiration Destination:  Anything Goes #120

Enjoy Your Day

Hi! I am glad you stopped by today. I always love using the House Mouse stamps and isn't this little "Happy Hopper" cute!

I used some new supplies that I bought around Christmas time.  The gift border is a new Memory Box die. I used my new Spetrum Noir  amethyst sparkle pen on it to liven it up. I used my new Spectrum Noir pink garnet sparkle pen to color the ice cream. The saying came from another set of House Mouse stamps.

Thanks again for stopping by. I hope you enjoy your day!

Challenges entered: 

Dies R Us:  Anything Goes With Dies

House Mouse:  New, New, New

Simon Says Wednesday Challenges:  New Something

Bright Pumpkin

Hi Everyone! Happy November! I am loving the beautiful new stamptangle pumpkins from  Just For Fun. I decided to make this Stamptangle Tall Pumpkin pop with color by using my Zig watercolor markers. The pumpkin was embossed using black embossing powder and then colored. I used the Memory Box Fresh Foliage die behind the pumpkin. I added white enamel dots down one side of the pumpkin for accent. I pop dotted the pumpkin onto an embossed dotted swiss purple background.

I hope you are enjoying the newly released stamps as much as I am. We would love for you to join the new challenge for this month at Just For Fun. You might even win a prize! Please click here to see the challenge. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

April

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

Altered Die #15

Hi Everyone! I am back again with another altered die card. August is a good month for eating ice cream. I love ice cream and can eat it all year round! On this card I made an ice cream cone by altering two dies. I am always in need of birthday cards so I made this one for a birthday.

I started off using the Memory Box Flowering Tree die shown here.

I turned it upside down to make a cone and layered it on a white triangle. Next I used the Stitched Circle die from Gina Marie for the ice cream. I used my scallop scissors to cut off part of the circle.

The ice cream was popped up and I added some enamel dots for "sprinkles."

I stamped, colored and fussy cut this cute penguin from Stampalicious and also popped him up on the card. 

I hope this inspires you to do some die altering of your own. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great day!

Challenges entered:

Double D Designs:  Polka Dots

Scrapy Land:  Anything Goes/Die

Simon Says Monday Challenge: Celebrate

Altered Dies #14

Hi and welcome to my blog! I usually show my altered die cards on the first and third Thursdays of each month, but due to being a guest designer this month for Word Art Wednesday I am showing this altered card today. I know many of you hit the beaches or the lake in the summertime. I have made it to the beach once this summer. It certainly feels good to be near water in the middle of the hot summer, so I have made an underwater altered die card today. The background was made by using the salt technique.

I altered a die to make the "coral."  I started with the Blooming Branch die by Memory Box and cut it out using blue glitter card stock and purple card stock.

I layered these on top of each other and added Clementine embossing powder from Sparkle N Sprinkle.

I used Mudd Puddles Sea Glass and Shell Pieces on the bottom of the card. Glisten embossing powder from Sparkle N Sprinkle was also used with them to look like sand. The mermaid is also a Sparkle N Sprinkle stamp.

It was fun making this underwater scene. I hope you enjoyed how I altered the die to look like coral. Have a wonderful and blessed day and keep cool!

Challenges entered: 

Dies R Us:  Water and/or Beach

Scrapy Land:  Emboss It

Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Add Some Texture

Thinking of You

Hi Everyone and welcome to my blog! I went frilly on my card today. I love shabby chic and frilly but somehow I don't always accomplish that look. It was fun making this frilly card today. I have come to realize that the papers you use really make a difference with the frilly look.

I used several dies on this card. I cut the leaves using the Fresh Foliage die from Memory Box. The birdcage is a Marianne die and the flower was cut from the Tim Holtz Tattered Flowers die. I also used a die from Tim Holtz's Alterations Collection on the background at top left of the card. Pink trim was used on the bottom of the birdcage and crocheted ribbon was used for the bow.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered:

Frilly and Funkie:  Opposites Attract ( frilly vs. funkie )
Really Reasonable Ribbon:  Monochromatic ( with ribbon or trim )
Scrapy Land:  Anything Goes + die
Tuesday Throwdown:  Thinking of You
Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes

Bird and Flower

Hi Everyone! Welcome to my blog. I want to show you a card I made using the Just for Fun Zentangle bird. I stamped the bird on an inked background and fussy cut it to add to the card. I used the Delightful Peony dies from Memory Box to cut the flower from another inked background and then I cut from black card stock for the overlay. I died some seam binding for my ribbon and bow using Distress inks. The ribbon was woven through the Maryanne Lace Ribbon Border die at the top.

On the background I also used The Small Window die from Cheery Lynn. Here is a close up to see it better.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered;

Cheery Lynn:  Back to Nature

Dies R Us:  Scallops

Just For Fun:  Birds

Really Reasonable Ribbon:  Flowers/Ribbon or Trim

Scrapy Land:  Anything Goes

Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone! I hope your Easter is wonderful and blessed! "He is not here; he has risen, just as he said." Matthew 28: 6.

This is a step stand up card. Here is a side view to show how it stands up. I stamped and fussy cut the lops. The butterfly die is from Cheery Lynn and the Leaf die is from Memory Box. The Egg is an svg that I stamped a script on. I used the lacy ribbon punch from Martha Stewart for the border at the bottom of the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!


Challenges entered:

Cheery Lynn:  Anything Goes
Double D:  Easter
Really Reasonable Ribbon:  Welcome Spring

Sweet Bunny

Hi Everyone, I can't believe Easter is right around the corner! I want to show you a card I made using a sweet little bunny and saying from Just For Fun stamps. I stamped the bunny on patterned paper and fussy cut him. I used a flower cuttlebug embossing folder on the background and added little gems to the flower centers. The fence is a Memory Box die.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Challenges entered:

Just For Fun:  Spring

Scrapy Land: Anything Goes

Christmas Gift

Hi and welcome to my blog! I want to share a clean and simple Christmas card I made. Clean and simple cards are a challenge for me because I love adding layers and embellishments. On this card I used the Memory Box Debutante and Frostyville frame dies. I embossed the blue frame using a dotted swiss embossing folder and added white embossing powder to the raised dots. The cute hedgehog is from Penny Black.

I also added some Waterscape glitter from Sparkle N Sprinkle on some areas of the snowflake frame.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered:

Chocolate Coffee and Cards:  Animals

Penny's Paper Crafty:  Anything Goes #248

Penny Black:  Embossing

Scrapy Land: #27 Anything Goes/Die

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Clean and Simple Christmas

Sparkle N Sprinkle: Anything Goes/Embossing Powder, Loose Glitter, Flocking