House of Cards June Blog Hop!!

This is a very bittersweet moment. House of Cards was the first DT I was asked to be on. Mynn gave me my start. Today, HOC is the last team I am stepping down from. As I have said in previous posts, school and work has just gotten to crazy. So if I post sporadically, you will know why.

As usual our blog hop at HOC is full of fun, lots of inspiration, creativity and PRIZES!!

This hop will run FROM JUNE 1ST AT 6:00 AM CST THROUGH JUNE 15TH AT NOON CST,  ANY CARD STYLE is welcome and we've got a gorgeous photo inspiration for your crafting enjoyment!

So, get ready and let's get hopping?!  Oh wait, hold the horses!! Before we get hoppin',  we have some fabulous sponsors to share with you!  Make sure you leave a comment at each person's blog along the way because the prizes are hidden and we'll be doing random drawings from the blogs where they are hiding! :)  After you're done, make a creation to share with us here, too, for another chance to win!

 

Here are all of our fabulous sponsors.

Our team will be using a variety of products

from these amazing companies!

A Day For Daisies

Prize: 3 Digital Images

A Day For Daisies provides themed categories of over 1000 digital illustrations, including fairy tales and magical mermaids, cutie kids, vintage illustrations, sentiments and lovely designs for all occasions!

ADFD WEBSITE: www.adayfordaisies.com

ADFD BLOG: http://adayfordaisies.blogspot.com

ADFD FACE BOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Day-For Daisies/142905905744876?ref=ts

ADFD ETSY: http://www.etsy.com/shop/adayfordaisies

Reverse Confetti

Prize: $25 Gift Certificate
REVERSE CONFETTI offers on trend, high quality photopolymer stamps, high quality CONFETTI CUTS steel dies and exclusive paper products to coordinate with our releases…all made in the USA.

Great Impressions

Prize: Prize Package

Great Impressions was founded in 1984 by Ken and Deone Mackenzie.  With a love for stamping, the company grew.  The result is a quality rubber stamp in either wood mount or stickable mount backing for all your stamping needs.  Great Impressions' goal is to provide the highest quality stamps and to inspire creativity!

MHKDesigns

Prize: Any three products of your choice!

MHKDesigns is a vintage digital stamp Etsy shop owned and operated by Mynn Kitchen from On A Stampage.  She creates vintage stamp sets and digital paper packs for all your crafting needs.  Contact her with any requests you have at mhkdesigns.etsy@gmail.com!

And now, here's your hop order~

HOC Blog | Mynn | Sue T. | Cohenna | Donna | Dotty Jo | Em | Emily 
Heather | Jane | Judy | Karen | Katarzyna Ewa  | Katy | Leslie | Linda

Merethe | Merlina | Michele | Paula | Rocky | Rosi | Ruza

Shawna | Shirley | Steph | Sue N. | Susan | Tina | Toni

 

MK Designs: Choice of 1 digital stamp set and 1 paper pack 

Great Impressions: Stamp Package

A Day for Daisies: 3 Digis from the Store

Reverse Confetti: $25.00 gift certificate

***PRIZE WINNERS FROM THE BLOG HOP WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THE 20TH OF JUNE. CARD WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT MONTH ON THE 15TH, AS PER THE USUAL HERE AT HOC.  THANK YOU!***

Our sponsor Reverse Confetti sent 8 of us free stamp sets- Woo hoo!!!! I was lucky enough to get the "Your a Star" set! I used the colors as my inspiration. This card is all RC- I used their awesome card panels, this one was from the "so very spring" set. The sentiment is from my fav set: "whole lot of happy". There is sentiment for everything!!

Now get to hoppin'!  Your next stop Cohenna!  Don't forget to link up a project with us after completing the hop for an extra chance to win a mystery prize from one of our fabulous sponsors, too! 

If you have lost your way, here is the whole hop:

HOC Blog | Mynn | Sue T. | Cohenna | Donna | Dotty Jo | Em | Emily 
Heather | Jane | Judy | Karen | Katarzyna Ewa  | Katy | Leslie | Linda

Merethe | Merlina | Michele | Paula | Rocky | Rosi | Ruza

Shawna | Shirley | Steph | Sue N. | Susan | Tina | Toni

House of Cards May Challenge: Clear Papers

Hi everyone! Happy May Day!! Where is the sun, where is the warm springy weather, and where are my spring flowers! Instead we still have April showers.

The challenge this month at House of Cards is using clear papers such as vellum or acetate.

This is a very timely challenge because the Online Card Classes are featuring a class just on these papers called "Clear and Sheer". If you are having any trouble with this challenge be sure to check out this  awesome class.

My card is made to inspire to chase away the clouds and encourage the sun to return.

I embossed my acetate with a cloud embossing folder and added the strip of die cut flowers. The clouds match up to the cloud embossed base card also.

I did not put a sentiment on it yet, cos' I am not sure how I will use this card. I am thinking t might make a nice sympathy card.

This card looks really cool with some lamp light. You get these really cool shadows.

How fun huh. For another inspiration card, check this blog posting, where I practiced what I learned in the Clear and Sheer class.

Let's see what you can show us! Come and join in the fun this month at The House of Cards!

House of Cards April Challenge: Color/ Script

I was trying to think of a funny April Fool's story but couldn't come up with anything. Last year, I pulled a fast one on all you readers, but things like that only work once.  

Anywho, I am up in the Poconos with all bestie and other stamping buddies to go to the Heirloom Rubber Stamp Convention. The convention gets smaller every year but it is fun to get away with the girls for a weekend of stamping. The weather is suppose to be cold and rainy but it won't matter to us crafty gals!

This month's challnege at the House of Cards is either a colors, use script or both.


My first card while it isn't exactly script, I really liked it. I used to rather old but well loved stamps from PTI and Hero Arts.

My second card is more in keeping with the whole script thing and colors. It's just OK. Again I used all old stuff. The tulips is actually a wood stamp!!! I betcha there are new stampers out there who even wonder why you would use a wood stamp. They have become so old school.

Please play along with us this month at House of Cards and show us how our challenge inspires you!

House of Cards March Challenge- Silhouette

Singing birds.... green boughs.... fresh warm air..... yippee its spring, or at least it is almost spring! Its coming you can smell it in the air.

That's why this months challenge at House of Cards made me dig out a very old wood stamp (wood stamps?!!? some of you young pups probably aren't even sure what a wood stamp is!!) by Inkadinkadoo called branchful of birds.   

The theme this month is silhouette. Just think of everything you do.

I die cut a tag die from CAS-ual Friday and using my distress ink cubes, I just did a little DTP and swiped the ink across the tag.  I stamped the birds and embossed in black. Don't make the same mistake I made the first time, make sure the ink is well dry- even hit it with the heat tool before you stamp the birds or you will have black EP everywhere on your card!

 

I knew the card needed something, so I embossed the music folder and with the sentiment it added just the right touch.

Check out what the rest of the DT created this month and play along!

House of Cards February Challenge: Shape Cards

Happy February everyone! I hope those of you who had to struggle through winter storm Jonas fared well. It was awesome that it was on a weekend and I did not have to worry about getting into work, loosing my parking space and missing school. It is surprising how quickly it is melting, another blessing.

Anyway the challenge this month at House of Cards is to create a shaped card. No squares- do something fun! Get creative! I know you all have it in you. Stretch your wings.

For me- all I can say is thank God for all those amazing dies out there. I used a die that I got Christmas of 2015 and never used at all!! It got mixed up with a bunch of other dies and it was outta sight outta mind.

When I was thinking about the challenge I remembered this set from Papertrey Ink. I used the die and the stamp set. Because it is February, I had to go with a Valentine theme. George- my guy is a serious tea drinker, so he will be getting this card and and some special tea to go with it for the big day.

This challenge can send you in a million directions, check out what the other designers have done this month at the House of Cards!

 

House of Cards January Challenge: Embossing or Color

Happy New Year's everyone! Welcome to 2016!! What is the best way to welcome in the new year? A great new challenge at House of Cards! This is the 4th year for HOC!! Woohoo!!

Mynn was the first person to ask me to be part of DT and I am still grateful for her belief in me. It has given me the confidence to apply to other teams, but my heart will always be with HOC!

This month's challenge is either embossing or color. I chose to do both- always an overachiever!

I embossed a snowflake folder (unknown) and then I used my copic markers to gently color each snow flake. The saying is from Reverse Confetti along with the snow die from this set.

Be sure to check out what the other DT members came up with and join in the fun at House of Cards this month!

House of Cards Blog Hop

Hi everyone!  Can you believe we've are at the end of another term here at House of Cards?!  Unfortunately we are saying a fond farewell to some of our DT members and fortunately we are so happy to those staying on.  To say goodbye and thank you, we're celebrating with a blog hop!  You should have arrived here from Mynn. 

This hop will run FROM December 1ST AT 6:00 AM CST THROUGH December 15TH AT NOON CST,  ANY CARD STYLE is welcome and we've got a 
gorgeous photo inspiration for your crafting enjoyment! 

  
***PRIZE WINNERS FROM THE BLOG HOP WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THE 20TH OF DECEMBER. CARD WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT MONTH ON THE 15TH, AS PER THE USUAL HERE AT HOC.  THANK YOU!***


 So, get ready and let's get hopping?!  Oh wait, hold the horses!! Before we get hoppin',  we have some fabulous sponsors to share with you!  Make sure you leave a comment at each person's blog along the way because the prizes are hidden and we'll be doing random drawings from the blogs where they are hiding! :)  After you're done, make a creation to share with us here, too, for another chance to win!

Here are all of our fabulous sponsors.

Our team will be using a variety of products

from these amazing companies!

Deedee's Digis
Prize: Digital Stamps Prize Package

The name says it all!  If you're looking for wholesome digital "stamps" and papers that will make you smile, this is the place to shop!  We have a variety of sets for any occasion and any crafter.  Stop by to check them out today!

Great Impressions
Prize: Prize Package

Here are the stamps you could win!

(Three total--ornaments and 2 sentiments)

Inspired By Stamping

Prize: Gift Card to Store

MHKDesigns

Prize: Any three products of your choice!

For the blog hop this month I used a selection of stamps from one of our sponsors- Great Impresssions.

Now get to hoppin'!  Your next stop Barbara!  Don't forget to link up a project with us after completing the hop for an extra chance to win a mystery prize from one of our fabulous sponsors, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all! :)

House of Cards November Technique Challenge

Hi everyone! It's November and that means a new challenge at House of Cards!! Mynn has shared a very cool video on a stamped and cut window technique. 

I am known for always stretching- who am I kidding!!-  I mean breaking the rules a bit. So I had to come up with a bit of a twist on the challenge. So I did a double cut and stamped window. I wonder how many cut and stamped windows could you create? Could it be like looking in two mirrors? it goes on for infinity?!!?

If you read yesterday's blog posting you know that my new fav stamp company is Reverse Confetti. I used the Pumpkin Patch set again for my challenge card.

I made my card with two background, the stripes:

I just wasn't sure so I tried it with a woodgrain background:

I was torn, but the stripes just keep whispering a wee bit louder. What do you think- stripes or woodgrain?

Please join us at House of Cards this month for this way fun and cool technique!