TRCC #11: Magically Metallic

Hello, my friends! Happy November! I am getting so excited for the holiday season, and I hope you are experiencing joy and gratitude each day, as well! I am so grateful that I still am able to craft and share what I make each month for The Rainbow Card Challenge! This month's challenge is all about the magic of METALLIC! Take a peek...

I definitely wanted to go Christmas/holiday with this challenge. I have been sorting through things at home (thank you, Marie Kondo!), and I came across my poinsettia dies from Spellbinders. That had never been opened or used. WHAT?! Yep, had them for years! So, it was time for them to take center stage. Here is my completed card...

I used gold glitter paper, gold/silver lattice glitter paper, gold metallic paper, and pearlized paper to continue the shine and splendor of this card. I wanted to add a sentiment, so I opted to use one from a set (maker unknown) that also had rarely been used, and heat embossed it! I then punched it out with a punch from Stampin' Up!.A few gold embellishments from Close to My Heart finished this off.

So, do you think that I was able to create an elegant, yet CAS creation? I think I did--and I am looking forward to giving this away! I would love to hear your thoughts, as well! Please do leave me some feedback in the comments below!

Please come and join us this month at The Rainbow Card Challenge! I LOVE seeing what everyone creates! If you're looking for even more inspiration, you should take a peek at what the other amazingly talented gals on the design team have created, too!

Jacqueline | Cohenna | Em | Judy 

Lee Ann |  Nandini | Sue

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! For my friends in the USA--have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday--I am grateful for all of you! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends!

TRCC #10: Brazenly Black

Hi, friends! Happy October! I think I'm finally getting into a routine at work again, and loving every moment! I am so grateful that I still am able to craft and share what I make each month for The Rainbow Card Challenge! This month's challenge is all about BLACK! Take a peek...

I TOTALLY went Halloween this month! I love the autumn/fall season, and Halloween is so much fun as a teacher! I grabbed some stamps from Great Impressions to create my card. Here is the completed creation...

I heat embossed the sentiment and simply stamped the mummy with black ink on white paper and cut him out. I used stitched circle dies from The Stamps of Life to create my circle motif, then added paper and sequins from my stash, along with a few rhinestones from Doodlebug Designs.

I am so pleased with this card! It came out better than what I had in my mind, which is always a plus! What do YOU think? I would LOVE to hear your opinion in the comments below!

Please come and join us this month at The Rainbow Card Challenge! I LOVE seeing what everyone creates! If you're looking for even more inspiration, you should take a peek at what the other amazingly talented gals on the design team have created, too!

Jacqueline | Cohenna | Em | Judy 

Lee Ann |  Nandini | Sue

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! I hope you continue to enjoy your month, and join us soon! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends!

TRCC #7: Blue Breezes

Hello, friends, and happy July! I hope you're looking forward to a new month--I know I am! Thank you so much to everyone who played along last month at The Rainbow Card Challenge for our first rainbow prompt! All the creations were AMAZING! And now, here is this month's prompt...

Now, we really just want to see creations with an abundance of blue. You don't have to necessarily go with the "breezy" theme or use the photos as your guide. Mostly monochrome, if you understand my meaning. For all the details about the "rules" (there are very few), you can see the challenge post! This post is about the card I made, so take a peek...

This card was made for newest nephew--Levi! He arrived in May, and I decided he needed to know "owl" about how much he was loved! ;) I used patterned paper from My Mind's Eye, an owl stamp set from my stash (I don't know the name, sorry!), cardstock from The Stamps of Life, punches and ink from Stampin' Up!, and liquid pearls from Ranger to complete this card. The owl is indeed paper pieced!

I think this card is absolutely darling, and I hope you like it, too! I would LOVE for you to let me know your thoughts in the comments below!

Please come and join us this month at The Rainbow Card Challenge! I LOVE seeing what everyone creates! If you're looking for even more inspiration, you should take a peek at what the other amazingly talented gals on the design team have created, too!

Jacqueline | Cohenna | Em | Judy | Lee Ann | Sue

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! I will be back again with a one week reminder AND  a freebie panel, so don't forget to stop by again towards the end of the month! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends!

Crafters Castle Mixed Media Mania Video Hop

Hi, friends! I am super excited to be a participant in this month's Crafter's Castle challenge and YouTube hop! Our sponsor this month is Create For Less, and if you keep reading, you'll find out the AMAZING prize you could win! The hop starts today, Saturday June 1st, and goes through Friday June 7, 2019, giving you plenty of time to watch all 6 design team members’ videos. There are links below to the design team’s HOP videos.

Here's my video:

And my finished card:

And now, here are the details on how to enter and what the prize is!

·         WATCH ALL 6 design team members’ entire Hop videos.

·         SUBSCRIBE to ALL 6 design team members.....and be sure we can SEE that you have subscribed.

·         Leave a COMMENT on ALL 6 hop videos....not just any comment....comment on something specific you saw in the video. Also, if you are a new subbie let me us know. And it would be fun to know where you’re from.

·         And if you like what you saw PLEASE give a THUMBS up. Thank you!

Once you have done all of these things send an e-mail to 4crafterscastle@gmail.com telling Janie that you have done ALL of the requirements, and put Hop Entry in the subject line.

The Grand Prize winner will receive a $100 gift certificate to spend at Create For Less!!! And no that isn’t a typo....it really is a $100 gift certificate! The Grand Prize winner will be announced approximately 1 week after the hop ends.

Thank you for HOPPING along with us!

DT Line-Up:

Janie:  https://youtu.be/vsEVeKOyNRc

Jeanie:  https://youtu.be/dLoXr1eZaJM

Tasha: https://youtu.be/0Qi-gme_eMM

Mike: https://youtu.be/2ruYtR6G-W4

Monica: https://youtu.be/BIRd9bENNVg

Mynn: https://youtu.be/x723dJJl0tY

Please visit our wonderful sponsor, Create For Less, and visit the Crafter’sCastle Blog and enter this month’s challenge! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends!

Products used:
Paper Accents Neutral Cardstock Pack https://www.createforless.com/Paper-A... Tim Holtz Wildflowers Stamps https://www.createforless.com/TimHolt... Avery Elle Magnolia Stamps https://www.createforless.com/Avery-E... Bo Bunny It Is Written Stamps https://www.createforless.com/Bo-Bunn... Bo Bunny Wall to Wall Textures Stamps https://www.createforless.com/Bo-Bunn... PA Essentials Scallop Stencil https://www.createforless.com/PA-Esse... Stephanie Barnard Ink Artichoke https://www.createforless.com/ColorBo... Stephanie Barnard Ink Sky https://www.createforless.com/ColorBo... Stephanie Barnard Ink Blueberry https://www.createforless.com/ColorBo... Stephanie Barnard Ink Banana https://www.createforless.com/ColorBo... Stephanie Barnard Ink Spearmint https://www.createforless.com/ColorBo... EK Success Large Butterfly Punch https://www.createforless.com/EK-Succ... Tombow Mono Liquid Glue Aqua https://www.createforless.com/Tombow-... Tombow Mono Dots Adhesive https://www.createforless.com/Tombow-... Scotch Mounting Foam https://www.createforless.com/Scotch-... Versamark Pad https://www.createforless.com/Tsukine... Nuvo Glitter Noir Embossing Powder https://www.createforless.com/Nuvo-Gl... Darice Iridescent Rhinestones https://www.createforless.com/Darice-...

Minty Flower

It's spring break, so I am crafting for myself for the first time in quite a while! It has been so much fun getting back into my craft room, and I can't wait to share my creations with you over the next week or so. :) Today's card is a monochromatic mixed media CAS card...whew, that's a mouthful! Take a peek...

I'm currently trying to use my stash, so I stared by stamping my textures on the background using an old Bo Bunny stamp set with a variety of blue inks from Stampin' Up!. The floral images are a Martha Stewart stamp set that I've had for ages. The main flower was stamped three times and heat embossed, then cut and layered with dimensional foam. Some Stickles add more texture and shine to the center. Those glittery leaves were punched using retired Stampin' Up! punches and glitter paper from my scrap drawer. The sentiment was created by me on the computer, then cut out and blinged up with a few rhinestones.

I very much enjoy this card, even though it has a defect. Can you spot it? Do you still love it, regardless? I hope so! I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!

I'm entering this card with these fabulous challenges:

CAS on Friday: Embossing (Heat or Dry)

Creative Artiste: Mixed Media

Polkadoodles: Anything Goes

QKR Stampede: Anything goes

2 Sisters on the Blog: CAS

A Bit More Time to Craft: Anything Goes

A Inky Mess: Mixed Media

Thank you so much for stopping by, friends! I appreciate those who have stayed with me through my break and now that I am back. Your kind words have meant so much to me! I hope you take some time to craft for yourself today, and, if you do, maybe enter a few of these challenge! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends!

Paper Sweeties July 2017 New Release Sneak Peeks!

Hi, friends! It's time for another release at Paper Sweeties, and we have some super sweet products to share with you this month! Today I have a CAS one layer card to share. Take a peek...

I started by heat embossing the wreath image from the *NEW* Kindness Matters stamp set in gold. I then water colored the image with bold summery colors and added some gel pen to the centers of the flowers. The sentiments, also from the *NEW* Kindness Matters stamp set, was stamped into the middle of the wreath last. The *NEW* Kindness Matters stamp set also has matching Kindness Matters Sweet Cuts dies, too! SCORE!

Finishing touches include some fun polka dot ribbon and corner rounding at the bottom of the card. I think this is super sweet, and I hope you love it! Let me know your thoughts in the comments below! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today, friends!  I hope you hop over to the Paper Sweeties store and grab these goodies in a couple of days!  For more inspiration, make sure to check out what the other DT gals have made this month!

Here's the list~

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jill Norwood
Karen Letchworth  

Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett
Lisa Bzibziak
Lori Turner 

Maria Patrick

Michele Henderson
Michelle Bala
Mynn Kitchen 

Nancy Salkeld

And Here's What's New!

Kindness Matters
Kindness Matters Sweet Cuts

Rectangle Scallop Frames Sweet Cuts

Don't forget to check out the current card kit, too!

Until tomorrow, HUGS and happy stamping, friends! :)

Inspired By Stamping: Neon Beauty

Hi, all!  Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I am excited to share my latest creation with you using some of the *NEWEST* stamps from the Inspired By Stamping online store!  I decided to go neon this time. ;)  Take a peek at my card for you today...

I just adore the gorgeous image in the *NEW* Fresh Bouquet set.  I heat embossed part of it onto black cardstock using bright pink embossing powder.  I then colored the image in with colored pencils and added some liquid pearls to the centers of the hydrangea blossoms.  I love the way the colors POP off of the black, don't you?

I decided to use a sentiment from the *NEW* Beautiful You set for this card. I stamped it onto white card with bright pink ink before adding it to the focal panel.  I am so grateful to see one of my stamp designs come to life and I can't wait to design more sets for Inspired By Stamping!  

I decided to mat the focal panel with white to help it stand off of the black card base.  A smattering of rhinestones, some faux stitching, and a bit of patterned paper were used to finish off this card.  I really like the way it turned out, and I hope you do, too!  I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below! :)

Once again, thank you so much for stopping by today!  That's all I have for now, but I will be back soon with more creations using gorgeous products from the Inspired By Stamping online store!  Don't forget to check out the store for the latest release, and remember that for every $50 order, you will receive a free stamp set!  This month's featured set is the Sending You Set.  Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping to you all!

Project supplies:

Fresh Bouquet | Inspired By Stamping	Beautiful You | Inspired By Stamping | Mynn Kitchen	Licorice Cardstock	Powdered Sugar Cardstock	Fantasia 36 ct. Colored Pencils
Daffodil Liquid Pearls | Ranger	Iridescent Rhinestones | Want2Scrap	Pink Embossing Powder | Ranger	Tsukineko Full-Size VersaMark Pigment Inkpad, Clear	Sakura - Glaze 3D Glossy Pen, Clear