Peeking Over Puppies - Craft Roulette #290

 Awww!  Who wouldn't just love to be pals with these two puppies?  I know that my Quincy and I would.

Today I have a card that I created for the Craft Roulette Challenge #290.  This is the third week that I have been able to create a card, fairly easily, with the parameters decided by "the Wheel".  Thank you wheel. 

This weeks parameters:

• Project:  Card For Friend(s)
• Element:  Happy
• Colors: Bright Colors
• Random: Partial Image 

For this card, I used a couple of Gerda Steiner Designs Stamp Sets.  I was a guest designer on this latest release and am excited to be able to play with them again.  The stamp sets are Peeking Over Puppies and Puppies and Cake.  

After I had stamped and masked the scene, I used Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide Ink.

I colored these guys with Copic markers in the following colors:

• W1, W3, W5, W7 - Fence, Noses
• R11, R21 - Tongues
• YR20, E13, E17, E39 - Dog On Left and Cake
• TY30, YR20, E21, E53, E34 - Dog On Right
• R17, R29, R39 - Reds
• Y06, Y15, T38 - Yellows

Even though the Puppies and Cake stamp set has not only a cake, candles and number candles included, I thought that I would decorate it with a few dog bones.

For the sentiment on this card, I used the sentiment from Trinity Stamps, Puppy Party, which I believe is retired.  

This card just make me smile and I hope it makes you also.

Thanks for stopping by and happy card making.

Sandy

It's Cozy Season!

Hello!  Just one more from the weekend.  I love these little friends by Hello Bluebird so much.  They are just so sweet!  I'd share a cup of cocoa and a log around the campfire with all of them any day!

For this card, I inked my background on white cardstock using Antique Linen, Tattered Rose and Victorian Velvet Distress Oxide.  I spattered it with watered down white acrylic paint.  

Using patterned paper and the Winter Birch Scene die to add some additional depth to the background.  I trimmed the outside edge of the card using Lawn Fawn's Stitched Rectangle Frame Die.  Even though the Winter Birch Scene die has a frame, I wanted one  a wee bit thicker to highlight the patterned paper.  Both of the papers are from Lawn Fawn's Spiffier Speckles Petite Paper Pack.

For the sentiment, I used the Cozy Season Words Die.  I love the way it looks with my cozy little friends.

I used three stamp sets for this card; In The Pumpkin Patch, Cocoa Stand and Warm and Cozy.  I also used the coordinating dies.

My friends were colored with Copic markers in the following colors:

• E40, E41, E42 - Bunny
• E50, E53 E13, E34, E25 - Hedgehog
• E40, E41, YR20, E13, E23 - Squirrel
• E40, E41, E34, E25 - Bird
• Y21, Y35, YR14 - Fire & Mugs
• R11, R20 - Cheeks & Ears
• B0000, B41, B52 - Blues
• R12, R32, RV14 - Pinks
• G40, YG11, YG03 - Greens

I will probably leave the inside of this card blank even though there are so many great sentiments available with each of the stamp sets.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today and happy card making!

Sandy

Hot Cider & Pie

 

Hello!  I hope you had a lovely weekend.  I am still playing with the new release from Hello Bluebird.  I have been just dying to stamp out this cute little hot cider stand and the moose.  Who couldn't go for a cup of hot cider and a slice of pie? 

For this card, I used the the Hello Bluebird Nesting Deckle A2 die set to cut two layers of cardstock that are complimentary to the patterned paper from 9th and Concord called Cottagecore.  I believe the patterned paper is a Scrapbook.com exclusive.

The two stamps sets that I used are Warm and Cozy and Cocoa Stand.  I also used the coordinating dies.

I colored them in using Copic markers in the following colors:

• W0, W1, W3, W5, W7. - Cider Stand & Stump
• R35, R27, R39 - Reds
• BG93, BG96, BG99 - Greens
• R11, R20 - Cheeks
• E40, E41, E50 - Antlers
• YR20, E53, E34 - Moose
• N1, N2, N3 - Fox Jacket, Thermos Top, Pie Plates
• YR30, E50, YR23, YR24, YR27 - Fox

I think that I will leave the inside of the card blank for now.  It would make a really cute note card or possibly a Christma card.

Thank you for stopping by and happy card making.

Sandy

The Gentle Magic Of Fall

 Hello and happy Friday!  Today I finally had a chance to play with the new release from Hello Bluebird.  I have always loved their stamps - they have such a sweetness to them.  

For this card, I used the Cocoa Stand and In The Pumpkin Patch stamps and coordinating dies.  

For the background on this card, I inked a piece of white cardstock with Speckled Egg, Scattered Straw and Lost Shadow Distress Oxide Ink.  I also used the Oak Tree Scene Die Cut (retired) for the ground and tree.  Even though the die cuts out a frame, I used the Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle Frame Die Set along with a sheet of paper from their Favorite Flannel Plaid: Fall Petite Paper Pack.  

I didn't love the way this background came out, but it looked good once I had my little friends colored and placed.

I used Copic markers to color my little friends in the following colors:

• N0 N1, N2, N3, N4, N6 - Raccoon
• E40, E41, E13, E23, E25 - Hedgehog
• E30, E53, E34, E35 - Deer
• E23, E25, E27 - Tree Trunk
• E53, E34, E35, E25 - Sign
• YR12, YR04, YR18 - Pumpkin
• B00, BG01, BG53 - Hedgehog Scarf
• BG45, BG57, BG09 -Raccoon Sweater & Reindeer Scarf
• G21, YG63, G94 - Hedgehog Jacket
• R11, R20 - Cheeks & Ears

For the sentiment, I used one from the In The Pumpkin Patch set.  I heat embossed it on a dark brown cardstock with white embossing powder.

I like to add a little dimension to my cards, so a popped up the sentiment strip, Raccoon , Hedgehog and the little pumpkins in the corner.

I am just thrilled with the way this card turned out and I can't wait to play with these two sets again along with a couple of other ones that were just released in September.

Thanks for stopping by and happy card making.

Sandy

Spooky Season - Craft Roulette #289

 

Spooky greetings fellow card makers!  Today I have a card I created for this weeks Craft Roulette Challenge - #289.  I have had a couple of Simon Says Stamp goodies on my desk for awhile.  Last year, after Halloween was over, I saw the Trick Or Treat Ghosts and then this year they came out with the Twisted Tree Arch.  The combination of the two of them is just perfect.  

This weeks parameters worked so well together.

• Project - Dutch Door - I had to look that up because I wasn't sure what it was.
• Colors - Birdhouse - We have multiple feeders; yellow, green and red.
• Element - October - A Halloween card works perfectly
• Random - Polka Dots - I hot foiled the background sky with stars and dots

Supplies:

    Simon Says Stamp

        Trick Or Treat Ghosts

        Twisted Tree Arch

    Trinity Stamps

        Spooky Cut and Foil Die Set

        Simply Sentimental: Halloween

        Starfield Letter Press Plate

     Lawn Fawn

        Little Farm Fence

        Cloudy Stencil

    

      Riley & Company

        Moon & Bats Die

This is actually one of my favorite cards this year.  I am so glad that I was able to play along with the challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and happy card making!

Sandy

        

    

Christmas Greetings Earthling

 

GREETINGS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS EARTHLINGS!!!!!

Oh my goodness!!! This was such a fun card to make.  This past spring, Trinity Stamps released a bunch of Outer Space themed stamps and dies.  I have to admit, that I loved everything that came out in the release and had so much fun playing with all the things.  

Fast forward to the current release - I love the new Snowglobe Circle Card Add On.  When I sat down to play with the new Tiny Santa and Tiny Elf Dies, I got to wondering if any of those accessories would work with the Tiny Alien.  Surprise!!!!  The Tiny Elf Hat, Collar and Shoes worked perfectly.  Hence - the idea for a Christmas snow globe with aliens!  I tossed around the idea of using the new Tiny Tree in the globe, but the little rocket from the Blast Off Die Set won.

When I make these little die cut friends, I like to adhere double sided adhesive tape to the back of the cardstock before I cut them out with the die.  This really helps make it easier to assemble without getting glue all over your fingers and pieces.  I have also found that if you work on a piece of teflon sheet, you can build smaller pieces and move them to larger pieces very easily.  I love this!!!

To create inside background, I inked a piece of white cardstock with Tumbled Glass, Prize Ribbon and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide Ink.  Once the ink had dried, I hot foiled the cardstock using the Starfield Letterpress with silver glimmer foil.  To create the moon surface I used a light gray cardstock and used the Crater Layers Layering Stencil and Die cut with Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide Ink.  

I used the Snowglobe Circle Card Add On to cut the inside of the snow globe.  I used the same piece to cut out the frame pieces eight times.  I glued them together to create the embellishment well. I cut out the same number of bases to make sure that once the globe was built, everything was even.  If you refer to the picture below, I used the die that created the inside of the globe to cut out a part of the base to help me create that even surface.

I filled the sprinkled some Holiday Holographic Metallic Confetti.  This is my absolute favorite Christmas mix.  

To close the shaker card, I used half of the Circle Card Die to cut the right size circle.  

I had initially planned on using the Circle Card Die to make the card, but once I had put it all together, I didn't like the way the back of the card felt so flimsy compared to the front which had so many layers.  I decided to make a square card, so I cut a piece of cardstock 10.5" x 5.25 and then scored it at 5.25".  I cut a piece of red cardstock to 5.0" x 5.0" and a piece of patterned paper 4.75" x 4.75" and layered them all together.

To finish the card, I glued the sentiment and trim pieces to the snow globe base.  I used the Mini Winter Greetings Die for the sentiment.  

This card just tickles me!  I am so glad that I was able to use the cute little alien again for a Christmas card.  

Thank you so much for stopping by and happy card making!!

Sandy

Christmas Festivi-cheese

 

Hello friends!  Today I have a really cute and punny Christmas card made with a few things from Trinity Stamps' latest release.  Earlier in the year, they came out with a stamp set called Extra Cheese, which on its own is adorable, but now they have the Festivi-cheese Add On for Christmas.  The set not only includes, hats, scarfs, holly and bows, it also has a number of cute Christmas and Hanukkah puns that work so well with the original stamp set.  

I wanted to make this a shaker card so I used the new Holiday Wreath Circle Card Add On.  While the die set cuts out two layers for the wreath, it won't create a center wreath opening to create a shaker.  I stuck the two weath die cuts together with a strong double sided adhesive so I could make an inner opening. 

I used this to cut out 8 layers of cardstock that I glued together to create the well to add my shaker embellishments to.  I also cut one layer of a lighter green cardstock for the inside of the wreath.  Additionally I cut a piece of woodgrain cardstock for the center of the wreath.  This piece will cover up the card base.

I used the Circle-Shaped Card Die Set to cut my card base from red cardstock.  I glued the outside and inside wreath layers on the card base to create my shaker well.  I also glued the lighter green inner wreath piece.  

To cut the acetate that will enclose the shaker embellishments, I used the part of the Circle-Shaped Card Die Set that is the frosting since I didn't have a circle die the right size.  This worked well, you just need to be careful when you glue it on top to make sure there are no gaps.  The embellishments that I used for this card are Shredded Cheddar Sprinkles and Holiday Holographic Metallic Confetti. 

I created a bow for my wreath from cardstock using the die that is included with the Holiday Wreath Circle Card Add On  

I used Copic markers in the following colors for my little cheese chunks and their accessories;

• R14, R24, R29
• YG61, G24
• YR31, Y17, Y38 - Cheese
• YR15, YR07 - Arms & Legs
• E31, E55, E57 - Reindeer Antlers

For the inside of this card, I used the sentiment from the Holiday Gnome Stack.  It is a simple sentiment, which is exactly what I wanted.  

This card is soooooo cute!  I can't wait to send it out this year.

Thank you for stopping by and happy card making!

Sandy

Light Up Wreath With A Snowman

 

Hello and happy Sunday!  Today I have a card that I created with the new Tiny Snowman Die and Holiday Wreath Circle Card Add On by Trinity Stamps.  I decided that I would light up this card using the amazing Pearblossom Press EZ-Light Set.  

For this card, I cut two of the smaller wreaths from the Holiday Wreath Circle Card Add On out of two different colors of green cardstock.  Using the same die, I also cut some of the greenery included with it from the darker green cardstock.  I also used the die to cut out the bow, berries and ornaments.

I made the little snowman using the Tiny Snowman Die.  I cut this out of different colored cardstock.  When I make these smaller die cuts, I apply double sided adhesive to the back of the cardstock to help me put those little pieces on without having to struggle with gluing them.  I also like to work on a teflon sheet to build them.  Once they are built, they are really easy to move in one piece to the project I am working on.  

I used a couple of pieces for patterned paper for my background.  They were cut to 5.5" x 4.25" and 5'25" x 4.0".  I wanted to keep the sentiment very simple so I stamped and heat embossed it using black embossing powder.  I used the Simply Sentimental: Christmas and Simply Sentimental: Merry stamps sets and their coordinating dies.  

Once I had my card front made, I used my Pickup Stick Tool to make three holes in my wreath where I wanted my light to shine through.  

Using a strong double sided adhesive tape, I adhered the button mechanism to the back of the card under where I had stamped the word "press".  Then I used regular tape to tape the lights over the areas I had poked open.

Next, I used a 2mm think foam tape to lift the card front off the cardbase so that the mechanism would have room to work.

I peeled off the protective tape and applied the card front to my card base.

I used Confetti - Sparkle Spots- White to cover the light opening and give it a little more sparkle.

This is a very simple but super cute card and it was fairly quick to make.  

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope it is great one!

Sandy

All Dressed Up And Ready To Boo!

 Hello!!!!  Today I have another Halloween card created with a few Sweet November Stamps.  For this card I used Carve Out Some Fun, Halloween Postage Pals: Landscape and Halloween Postage Pals: Portrait.  

Once I masked off my pumpkins and kids, I ink blended the background using a Trinity Stamps October Night Sky stencil to create my full moon.  I used Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide Ink with a little Carved Pumpkin around the edges.  Once the moon was done and masked off, I blended out Twisted Citron, Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean. The ground is Mowed Lawn.

My pumpkins and little friends are colored with Copic markers in the following colors:

• Y15, Y19, YR04, YR07 - Outside of Pumpkin
• G21, G24, G43
• Y00, Y06, Y18 - inside pumpkin
• YR31, YR24, E35
• R11, R20
• E41, E42, E43, E44 - Werewolf Costume
• E00, E01, E02, - Kids
• R17, R27, R39
• V04, V05, V09
• C3, C5, C8

I am definitely not a colorist, but I do find a lot of enjoyment coloring.  

I hope you have found a little inspiration from this card. 

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you are having a fun fall season!

Sandy

Halloween Postage Pals - Craft Roulette #288

 

Hi guys!  I am just sliding in before the deadline to submit this card for the current Craft Roulette Challenge #288.  I have been struggling all week to get it done.  I like to sit down and just do a card, but this one was; a little here and a little there.  

This episodes parameters were:

Project: Celebration Card - Is there any celebration better than Halloween?  I think not!

Colors: On The Ground - The ground of my craft room is very colorful

Element: Goes Well Together - Children + Costumes + Halloween  PERFECT!

Random: Blocks - Postage Stamp Collage

For this card I used the Halloween Postage Pals: Landscape by Sweet November.  

The die I used is the Waffle Flower Postage Collage Die in the A2 size.  Once I got started, I wished that I had the A7 Postage Collage Die to give me a little more room but I didn't.  It's on order now along with the coordinating stencil.  

I colored all my little buddies with Copic markers in the following colors:

• R24, R27, R39 - Reds
• E000, E00, E21 - Skin
• YG03, YG67, G28 - Zombie Skin
• YG21, YG03, YG25 - Bride of Frankenstein Skin
• C1, C3, C6 - Grays
• E42, E43, E44 - Werewolf Ears/Nose
• R20, R21
• Y15, YR23, Y28 - Yellows
• B21, B23, B24 - Blues
• E31, E35, E37 - Brown Hair
• V05, V06, V09 - Purples

Once I colored them, I masked them off using Gina K Masking Magic.  This is my favorite masking product.  I like it a lot better than Post It Tape.  I have found that the Post It Tape smears and can get on your projects.

I ink blended the individual stamps with Distress Oxide Inks in Tumble Glass, Salty Ocean, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Wilted Violet and Villainous Potion.

To finish my card, I mounted the postage collage on two layers of cardstock.  I popped us a few die cut bats and stars to add a little dimension to the card.  I didn't put a sentiment on the front of my card because it would cover up some of my friends, which is another reason why I needed the A7 die,  I can rationalize any cardmaking supply.

I love this card and I can't wait to make another one using the Sweet November Halloween Postage Pals from the Landscape set.  They are all so adorable.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you are having a wonderful fall season.

Sandy 

Treat Yourself Pumpkin Cone

 Hello!  Can you believe Halloween is only two weeks away?  Yikes time sure flies.  Today I have another card that I created with the Treat Yourself Stamp and Dies Set that was a Simon Says Stamp collaboration with  Brutus Monroe for Stamptember.

I didn't have quite the right background paper for this card, so I created my own.  I used a medium orange colored cardstock.  I sprited the paper with Villainous Potion, Spiced Marmalade and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink Spray.  Once that had dried, I used the Unity Stamps Hanging With My Boos and Smell My Feet to add a print to the background using black ink.  

To complete my card, I used Riley & Company's Corner Cobwebs Die.  This background turned out so pretty, I almost didn't want to cover it.

The pumpkin cone was colored with Copic Markers in the following colors:

• Y32, YR12, YR04, YR18
• YOO, Y04, Y08
• E13, E15, E37
• G43, G94, BG96

I popped the pumpkin cone up on some 1mm foam tape.  The sentiment was stamped from the included sentiments on the stamp set.  I stamped and die cut them and glued them to a piece of cardstock cut like a banner.  To add a little dimension, I curled the sides.

This is such a spooky, yet fun card - I love it!

Thank you for stopping by today!  

Sandy

Happiness Is A Hot Mug!

Hi there friends!  Today I have another card that I created for the Crafty Stamp Co. using Fall Weather Meadow and those yummy fall papers from the Fall Weather Pattered Paper Pack.  She all set to enjoy a book and a cup of tea!

This card was created with items included in the November Craft Crew Kit.  Pre-orders are being taken through the 15th of this month.

Hop on over to my YouTube channel to follow along in the process of creating this card.

Happy card making!!!

Sandy 

Treat Yourself Frozen Treat

Hello!  It is getting close to feezin' season, so I thought I would stir up a shaker card with this adorable snowman cone.  I an using the stamp set from the Simon Says Stamp collaboration with Brutus Monroe.  The stamp set is called Treat Yourself.

For the background on this card, I used the Snowflake Stencil from Lawn Fawn with Distress Oxide Ink.  The blue cardstock is Bazzill Ocean Spray with Salty Ocean Ink, and the mint color is Bazzill Patina with Peacock Feathers Ink.

I am not sure who the manufacture is for the slimline die. I purchased a collection at a garage sale years ago, and they didn't label their dies or stamps.  Yikes!!!  Anyway, this is the perfect die for a triple shaker window.

I used a 2mm foam tape to create my shaker wells and them filled this with Trinity Stamps embellishments.  The one I used are, Polished Shell Confetti, Polished Pale Magenta, and Iridescent Orchid Shaker Pops.  Their shaker pop embellishments are my favorite because the move so easily and create a little noise!

I used Copic markers to color my cozy snowman cone in the following colors:

• YR61, YR16, YR07
• E31, E35-Twigs
• YR20, E50, E21  - Cone
• BG10, BG11, BG32
• V000, V01, V12
• R00-Cheeks
• BG000, B00 - Ice Cream

The upper sentiment is cut from cardstock using Trinity Stamps Mini Winter Greetings Die Set.  The lower sentiment come with the stamp set.  

I am just thrilled with the way this card turned out.  I also love the Brutus Monroe Stamptember collabs - they usually include three seasons.  Stay tuned for a Halloween one that I created.  

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have an amazing day!

Sandy

Build A Bunny Halloween Card

 

Hi friends!  This fun card is featured on the ScrapbookPal Instgram page today.  This fun Halloween card was created with some of the new goodies from their Fall release.  These little bunnies are just having such a good time in their little costumes.  I made this card before Lawn Fawn's Winter Release in which they have a new critter, a fox, that fits these costumes also.  ScrapbookPal will be carrying him also.

The items I used for this card are:

• Build-A-Bunny
• Build-A-Critter Costumes
• Build-A-Critter More Costumes
• Giant Happy Halloween
• Distress Oxide Ink:

              Twisted Citron
              Mowed Lawn
              Salty Ocean
              Prize Ribbon
              Broken China
              Crackling Campfire
              Villainous Potion
              Pumice Stone
              Vintage Photo

• Hillside Stencil

Splatter Effect – Raven (Spellbinders)

Halloween Front Porch

 Hello cardmakers!  This week, I did what I call extreme coloring.  This cute Halloween card was created with some of Sweet November Stamps new release and some of their previous ones.  I really like the Front Porch Background Stamp along with the Front Porch Halloween Decor.  I was watching a Sweet November Stamps You Tube Video and and Amy said that there will be additional stamps to coordinate with it.  I love when companies do this because it really helps to extend your collection.

The stamp sets that I used for this card are:

• Front Porch Background Stam
• Front Porch Halloween Decor
• Halloween Is Back

The Copic colors that I used are:

• YR12, YR04, YR16
• BV00, BV, V25
• E31, E33, E35
• B14, B18, B28
• R17, R27, R39
• Y00, Y02, Y06, Y19
• G21, G43, G24
• C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6

I am definitely not a colorist, but I do get a lot of enjoyment coloring.  I find it very relaxing.  How about you!

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you are enjoying your fall.

Sandy