Patterned Paper #19

Hi Everyone! Welcome to my blog. I am showing another card where I used my patterned paper scraps. With all these patterned paper cards I have made I still have not made a dent in my scrap papers! LOL! I love this time of year with all the wonderful Fall colors. I hope that the trees will be pretty around here this year.

I found this frame from Memory Box that I had already cut out. I punched the leaves from various patterned paper scraps. The saying is from Just For Fun Stamps and the owl stamps are from Darcie. The owls were colored using alcohol markers.

Thanks so much for popping in. I hope you have a fabulous day!

Challenges entered:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  October 2019
Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Fall/Autumn
Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #405 - #407

Patterned Paper #15

Hi and welcome back to my patterned paper series. Today I made a large flower using the Inkadinkado petals stamp for the stamping gear and various patterned papers.

The hedgehog is from Penny Black and the image was colored using alcohol markers. The saying is from Studio G. I added clear colored enamel dots for interest.

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

Challenges entered :

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  August 2019

Penny Black:  Anything Goes

Just For Fun July Challenge

Hi and welcome to my blog! We are having a fun challenge over at Just For Fun Stamps. We hope that you will join in. The theme is "At The Shoreline."

This is the card I made that follows the challenge theme.

I used a background I had made with Distress Oxide inks and placed it behind the Spellbinders small circle cutout. The cattails from Memory Box were added inside the circle. I stamped the Blue Heron stamp beside the circle and lightly colored with alcohol inks. The saying was stamped onto the blue background. The saying is from the Sentiments 3 unmounted sheet. I used Gina Marie's stitched rectangle die for a frame and pop dotted it on white card stock. Sequins were added for sparkle.

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

Challenges entered:

2 crafty Critter Crazies:  #28 Critter

Die Cut Divas:  Anything Goes

Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Make Your Own Background  

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

Just For Fun June Challenge

Hello and welcome to my blog. As a design team member for Just For Fun Stamps I am hosting this month's challenge to use a stencil! I love working with stencils because there are so many ways to use them on a project. For example you can sponge through them, use stencil pastes, stamp through them, use them with the gelli plates and so much more! I would love to see what you do with them.

I must say when I use this '57 Chevy stamp I always think of my dad. I remember the long trips we took each summer in his '56 Chevy to go visit my grandparents. We also traveled Route 66 for awhile on the way!

I made a retro background by rotating a stencil. The picture below shows the original look of the stencil.

First I sponged on Wild Honey Distress ink.

Then I turned the stencil a one quarter turn and sponged using Aged Mahogany Distress ink.

This is such a fun way to use a stencil. You never know what look you will get. I then used the Spellbinders Labels 4 die to cut out a shape from this piece.

I stamped the Open Highway background stamp and cut and colored the Route 66 sign and pop dotted it to the card.

 

I also stamped the City Skyline stamp behind the shape.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope that you will join in this challenge and let us see all the creative ways you use a stencil!

Have a wonderful day!

Challenges entered:

Addicted To Stamps:  # 175 For A Boy/Man

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Just Flyin' By

Hello! Today I am showing you a card that I made using the Fashion Warbler stamp from Just For Fun Stamps and a flower stencil. This is my favorite bird stamp. Anyone who knows me well, knows that I love birds!

For the background I used a stencil that had several flowers on it and I sponged over the stencil using purple, yellow and orange ink. I then layed other design stencils over the top of each flower and sponged with a darker color of ink to give the flowers more interest.

I stamped the bird, colored it with alcohol markers, fussy cut it and pop dotted it to the card. The saying is from the Sentiments 3 unmounted sheet.

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

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

Time Out:  Challenge #136 - Inspiration

Tuesday Throwdown:  Stenciling

               Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes # 388 - #389

Patterned Paper #10

Hi! I hope you are enjoying your day! I am showing another way to use up those scrap papers we all have lying around. Today I made a birthday cake using my scraps.

I used a corner rounder to round the edges of the papers. The flames on the candles were diamonds cut from the yellow patterned paper that I used for the top layer of the cake. The cat stamp from Sparkle N Sprinkle was stamped, colored with alcohol markers, fussy cut and added to the card. I made a banner from blue card stock and stamped the saying from Penny Black.

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

Challenges entered:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterened Paper Challenge:  May 2019

Warm Wishes

Hi and welcome to my blog! It is warming up nicely here in South Carolina and it makes me think of Charleston and the beach! My son lives in Charleston so we are able to visit the beach quite often. Also Hubby loves to deep sea fish and has recently caught many. Yum!

I had fun making this card. I used the Tri Circle frame from Just For Fun Stamps and used the technique of paper piecing with it. I always love the look of this technique.
The playful dolphins were stamped on the large circle and colored with alcohol markers. The saying is from the Sentiments 2 unmounted sheet.

You can check out all the fun beach stamps at Just For Fun, here.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you are having a nice day!

Challenges entered:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  May 2019
Love To Scrap:  Anything Goes
Time Out Challenge: Playful

Happy Easter

Hi and welcome to my blog! I want to wish you a Happy Easter! This card goes right along with the challenge for this month at Just For Fun Stamps. The challenge theme is to use lace on your card.

I used one of their new stamps, Floral Wreath, and colored it using Zig watercolor markers. I then ran the card through a dotted swiss embossing folder. I stamped the Love U Bunnies, colored them with alcohol markers, fussy cut them and pop dotted them to the card. The saying is from the Sentiments 1 unmounted sheet. Yellow lace borders were added to the bottom of the card.

You still have some time to join in the challenge. You might even win a gift certificate to the store!

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

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Mood Spring Board
Time Out Challenge:  #133 Embellishments

Spring Flowers

Hi and welcome to my blog! I am enjoying the Spring weather we have been having here except today is stormy. I love all the pretty trees and flowers blooming but we really have the pollen this year. I have made a Spring card using a Penny Black stamp. I just love this cute hedgehog. He looks like he is in a hurry to deliver some Spring flowers!

I stamped and colored the image using alcohol markers and some glitter markers for the flowers' centers. The image was cut out using the Gina Marie stitched circle die. I cut a butterfly using a Cheery Lynn die and added rhinestones on the body. Sequins were added to the card for interest.

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

Challenges entered:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  April 2019

Penny Black:  Fresh Spring Colors

Time Out Challenge:  Embellishments #133

Patterned Paper #7

It is time to show another way to use patterned paper on a card. Today I am showing a wreath I made with scraps of papers from my stash. I cut each scrap into a banner and placed the pieces in a circle. I punched out a circle from another piece of patterned paper, stamped the saying (unknown) and adhered it to the center of the wreath.

I stamped the cute Creative Vision cat, colored it with alcohol markers, fussy cut it and adhered it to the card.

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

Challenges entered:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  April 2019
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Animal Antics
Word art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #380 - #381

Just For Fun April Challenge

Hi and welcome to my blog. Just For Fun's challenge this month is to add lace to your card. I used the Cake With Candles stamp. You can see the other fun birthday stamps here .

I stamped the cake on the dotted patterned paper, colored it with colored pencils and added Sprinkled Sugar Stickles on the icing. I colored the plate with alcohol markers and applied Diamond Glaze to make the plate look like ceramic.

I added lace for the tablecloth. The saying was stamped underneath. I added pink sticker stars and black rhinestones for interest.

I hope that you will join in the fun challenge this month. You might even win a gift certificate to the store!

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

Challenges entered:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  April 2019
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday:  Challenge #380 - #381

Patterned Paper #6

Hi and welcome to my blog. As some of you know I have been digging in my stash of patterned paper scraps to find different ways to use patterned paper on my cards. Here is another fun way to use up those scraps!

I used the scraps to make birthday gifts. For the bows I cut off the ends of a Spellbinders label die.

The cute little hedgehog is a Penny Black stamp colored with alcohol markers. The saying is from Sparkle N Sprinkle.

Thanks for dropping by today. I hope your day is wonderful and blessed!

Challenges entered:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  March 2019
Love To Scrap:  #119 Anything Goes
ModSquad:  One Or More Metal Die - No Digital
Penny Black:  Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday:  Cute
Time Out:  Hugs And Kisses And Lots Of Birthday Wishes

Just For Fun February Challenge

Hello and welcome to my blog. It is time for another challenge at Just For Fun Stamps! The theme for this challenge is Music and add purple, green and gold. Here is the birthday card I made below.

First I stamped and embossed the Streamer stamp using gold glitter embossing powder. The powder was also used on the candle flame and cupcake holder. I stamped, colored and fussy cut the Birthday Cupcake stamp and pop dotted it to the card. I used a music note die ( no brand ) and adhered it over the card. The saying from the Sentiments 1 unmounted sheet was stamped under the music notes. Star sequins and green enamel dots were added for embellishment.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope that you will join in the challenge. We would love to see what you make! You might even win a gift certificate to the store!

Have a wonderful day!

Love Is In The Air!

Hello and welcome to my blog! I want to show you a Valentine card I made. I can't believe that Valentine's Day will be here soon!  At Just For Fun they have so many wonderful stamps to use for this special day. You can see them here.

I used one of the Postal Hearts on this card. I embossed it using black embossing powder, colored it using alcohol markers and fussy cut it to fit over the heart embossed Spellbinder die. I added a punched border, ribbon, cord and silver enamel dots for embellishment. 

You still have time to join in the challenge this month. The theme is to use blue and silver. We hope to see you there!

Have a great day!

Challenges entered:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  January 2019

Love To Scrap:  Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown:  #423 Embossing Wet/Dry

Party Time

Hi and welcome to my blog! I want to show you a birthday card I made using this cute image from Penny Black's Critter Party stamp set and a new Tim Holtz die from Sizzix.

I stamped and colored the image using alcohol markers. The image was cut out using Gina Marie's Stitched Oval die and pop dotted to the card. I used clear glitter embossing powder on the circles on the patterned paper and on the cupcake and flame.

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

Challenges entered;

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  January 2019

Penny Black:  Anything Goes/Something New

Tuesday Throwdown:  Embossing -- Wet/Dry

Patterned Paper Series #1

Happy New Year everyone! I hope that the new year will hold many blessings for you.

For the past few years I have had a running series on my blog. Last year was shabby chic. I have tons of paper scraps as I know most of us do! I will never use up all the pieces, but I am hoping I can make a little dent in my stash with this patterned paper series this year. I hope to find different ways to use patterned papers on my cards.

Today I made a card with snowflake dies using three different blue patterned papers from my stash. The dies I used are the Build A Snowflake 5 dies from Spellbinders.

I stamped the cute penguin from Inkadinkado, colored him with alcohol markers, fussy cut him and pop dotted him to the card. I used a swirl stamp behind the sled to show motion and added glitter over it. Rhinestones were added to the centers of some of the snowflakes.

Thanks so much for stoppng by. I will be posting my patterned paper ideas every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month!

Have a great day!

Challenges entered:

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - January 2019

Shabby Chic #23

Hi Everyone! Christmas is approaching fast! I want to show you a shabby chic shaker card that I made. I have been making more shaker cards lately and love them. They are so much fun!

I made the card shape using the Precious Marieke flowers frame background and sponged brown ink around the edges. The white flower frame goes with it. I then cut a pink frame using a frame die from Nellie Sellen. Lastly, I cut a white circle using the Gina Marie stitched circle die. The snowman stamp is from Inkadinkado. The image was colored using alcohol inks. The saying is from Just For Fun Stamps. Flowers, ribbon and pearls were used for accents. I used plastic snowflakes and clear sugar beads inside the shaker.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope that you are enjoying the Christmas season. Have a wonderful day!

Chalenges entered: 

CHNC Christmas Challenge: Anything Goes #415

CHNC Patterned Paper Challenge:  December 2018

Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Warm Winter Wishes

The Paper Girls:  #165 Die Cuts

Tis The Season

Hi and welcome to my blog. I want to show you a fun card I made using this cute snowman from Just For Fun Stamps. Doesn't he look jolly?

I made the background by cutting a strip of fun foam, adhering it to an acrylic block and stamping it in various angles using oxide inks. I used a dotted swiss embossing folder at the top and bottom of the card to add interest. I colored the snowman using alcohol markers, fussy cut him and added him to the card. The saying is from a Die Versions die. I also added 3 sticker snowflakes and hot pink rhinestones.

This month the challenge is to make any holiday card. I hope you will join us and you might win a gift certificate to the store!

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

Challenges entered:

Time Out Challenges:  Joyful

Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes #364-#365

Warming Up!

Hi and welcome to my blog. I hope that you are enjoying the Christmas season. It has been unusually cold here in the South for this time of year. I made a card with this cute little mousie warming IN a cup of cocoa! LOL! I have been enjoying my cups of cocoa lately.

I used the Gina Marie dotted die for the background and cut it using metallic blue card stock. I stamped the image, colored it with alcohol markers and fussy cut it. I used the stem of a flower die for the "steam" in the cup. The white bottom portion of the card was run through a snowflake die. The greenery is a Gina Marie die cut from green card stock. I splattered white acrylic paint over the greenery and cup for snow. I made "marshmallows" using 4 pop dots and adding white sparkle flocking to them. You can see one marshmallow in the cup and 3 on the greenery.

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

Challenges entered:

House Mouse and Friends:  Anything Goes - Option Something Warm

                         2 crafty Critter Crazies:  Anything Goes #21
                         Tuesday Throwndown: Anything Goes #420

Shabby Chic #22

Hi and welcome to my blog! Even though the Christmas season is fast approaching I am showing one more Fall card. I made this shabby chic card using Rubber Stamp Tapestry stamps and made a Fall wreath. I cut the wreath out using the Gina Marie Stitched Circle die, sponged the edges with brown ink and filled in the "stitching" using a brown marker.

I colored the bird, by Dina Wakely, using alcohol markers. I stamped a script stamp on the gold card stock background, ran kraft card stock through a weave embossing folder and swiped a dark brown ink pad over the raised areas. Silk leaves and a bow were added for embellishment. The edges of the background and "Hello" were also sponged with brown ink.

I hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving. Have a wonderful day!