Joy, Peace & Love

 Bringing in the blue shades for today's card, which was inspired by Color Dare challenge. I also used a fun fold for this card. 

My shades of blue are in my cardstock for the base, the ink used for my cardstock letters. I used direct to paper technique to get that rich, dark color. And then finally, I used a paste for my ornament. 

I challenge you all to do something monochromatic, and in particular use some blues!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Joy

Stamps and Dies:  Holiday Joy Sentiment Stamp Set, No Shaking Tag Dies, Festive Joy Word Die (Catherine Pooler Designs); Sentiment Strip Dies (Pretty Pink Posh);

Ink & Embossing:  Embossing Pad and Metallic Silver Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper: White Cardstock (Scrapbook and Cards Today); Winter Lake Cardstock (My Colors); Let It Shine Pattern Paper (Lawn Fawn);

Other: Denim Blue Lawn Trimmings (Lawn Fawn); Clear Skies Astro Paste (Ranger);

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I love a good Tic Tac Toe board! I played along with the Tic Tac Toe Challenge this week. I went across the middle row . . . Gems/Embellishments with Embossing (I used wet embossing) and Snowflakes. Here is my card . . . 

I just love all the texture in this card. between the stamped/embossed card base using embossing glitter to the die cut frame, and then all those sparkly snowflakes. This card just makes me smile.

And then add a bold sentiment! 

Highly recommend you layer up some things. 

Cheers!

Debbie

Supplies Used - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Stamps and Dies:  Snowflakes Die, Christmas Sentiments Stamp Set and Dies, Art Deco Frame, Large Snowflakes Die, Winter Foliage Stamp Set and Stencil (Pinkfresh Studios);

Ink & Embossing:  Embossing Pad and Pure Platinum Embossing Powder (Wow); Black Embossing Powder (Hero Arts); Garden Party, Lime Rickey, Samba, Cummerbund, Fiesta Blue (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Paper: White Cardstock (Scrapbook & Cards Today); White Glitter Paper (Close To My Heart);

Other: Iridescent Clear Drops (Pinkfresh Designs); 

Get Well Soon

 My card today was inspired by the sketch at Just Add Ink. 

I did make one adjustment in the sketch, as my element in the sketch spans up the tire card, and not just in the lower third as shown in the sketch. 

This particular stamp, stencil and die set is from Hero Arts, and I love the gradation of color in the flowers. I really enjoy the opportunity to color with stencils. 

I hope you find some time to create today!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Get Well Soon

Stamps and Dies:  Flowers and Bees Stamp, Dies and Stencil (Hero Arts);

Ink & Embossing:  Black Onyx (Versafine); Clear Gloss Regular Embossing Powder (Wow); Jet Black (Lawn Fawn); Cotton Candy, It's a Girl, Garden Party, Lime Rickey Catherine Pooler Ink); Yellow Copic Marker;

Paper: Solar White Cardstock (Neenah); Black Cardstock (American Crafts);

Other: Sparkling Clear Confetti (Pretty Pink Posh); Aqua Shimmer Pen (Nuvo); Crystal Stickles (Ranger); 

Inspired by Trees

 My card today was inspired by the challenge at As You See It. It was tree inspired . . . 

And speed stamping . . . which means fast and that is always a challenge for me. I get caught up in the details. But to push through to fast, I went with a patter paper background.

I might have slowed myself down with the shading in my stamping.

And how about the awesome embossing glitter on this one? Love the texture on this one. 

I hope you find some time to make something glittery!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Winter Wishes

Stamps and Dies:  Layered Holiday Truck (Avery Elle); Double Duty Circle Die (Catherine Pooler Designs); Holiday Scrips Stamp Set (Pretty Pink Posh);

Ink & Embossing:  Peppermint Scrub, Rouge, Sage, Spruce, Twilight and Black Jack (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Pad and White Glitz Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock and Pine Pattern Paper Pack (Catherine Pooler Designs); 

Wishing You a Colorful Day

I had an absolute blast creating this card with it's rainbow of colors using this technique on kraft cardstock. 

The sketch was inspired by the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I did swap out flowers for butterflies. 

For this card I stamped my background in both white pigment ink and some bright rainbow colors. I used those same rainbow colors to blend my butterflies. 

My one alteration from the sketch was centering my sentiment. Because it was a die, it seems more appropriate to center it.

Take some time to create with a rainbow of colors. 

Debbie

Supplies Used  - Wishing You a Colorful Day

Stamps and Dies: Stamp Joy Virtual Stamp Set and Die (Taylored Expressions);

Ink & Embossing:  Party Dress, Orange Twist, Tiara, Lime Rickey, Something Borrowed and Flirty Fuchsia (Catherine Pooler Inks); Yeti and Jet Black Ink (Lawn Fawn); Embossing Pad and Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder (Wow); Raven Embossing Powder (Brutus Monroe);

Paper: Gingersnap Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); White Cardstock (Scrapbook & Cards Today);

Other: Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); 

Thankful for You

Today's card was inspired by the challenge at Little Red Wagon, which was "emboss it", and so I did!

For this card I used a background stamp to emboss with white embossing power. I had embossed on watercolor paper, so I used some Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powder to bring in color, but then decided to intensify that color with some of my Catherine Pooler Inks in colors that matched.

I die cut the leaves from the background piece, and added them to a stenciled, ink blended background.

I hope you can be creative very soon! 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Thankful for You

Stamps and Dies:  Painted Leaves Stamp Set and Dies and Light as a Feather Background Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Teal Marine, Zesty Lime and Coral Crush Pixie Sparkles Cosmic Shimmer (Creative Expressions); Versamark; Opaque White Embossing Powder (Wow); Twilight, Lime Rickey, Coral Cabana and Fiesta Blue (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs); Watercolor Paper (Canson)

Other: Pinwheel Stencil and Soda Springs Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); 

Fall Card Inspired by Tic Tac Toe

Today's card was inspired by Tic Tac Toe Challenge. Here's the board . . . 

I went straight down the middle for this one. 

My die cuts were my sentiment and leaves. I added some texture to this card by triple embossing that sentiment die. 

I love how cardstock becomes an embellishment with the layers of embossing glitter.  

I hope you find some time to pick a tic tac toe lane. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Thank You

Stamps and Dies:  Fall Finds, All in One Thank You Word Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Merlot, Apricot, Orange Peel, Eucalyptus, Buttercream, Over Coffee, Cargo (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Ink and Cream on Top Embossing Glitter Powder (Wow);

Paper:Premium White Cardstock and Harvest Festival Pattern Paper (Catherine Pooler Designs); Vellum (Bazzill);

Other: Mazatlan Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); 

Happy Halloween

 I was inspired by this week's Just Us Girls' Inspiration. Who doesn't love a fabulous mood board full of Halloween themed items. The image that pulled me in were those witch legs. I'm a sucker for some cute witch legs. 

So I staged mine, but a bit toppled over. 

She fell into something, and her hat hit the ground. All the webs were surrounding it all.

I do love the coordination of pattern paper, inks and stamps at Catherine Pooler Designs. 

I hope you can either make a witchy card or coordinate all the things.

Cheers!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Happy Halloween

Stamps and Dies:  Toil and Trouble Stamp Set and Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight  (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Pad and Nevada Pink Wow Embossing Glitter (Wow); Jet Black Ink (Lawn Fawn); Copic Markers;

Paper: Premium White Cardstock and Sweet-n-Spooky Pattern Paper (Catherine Pooler Designs); Licorice Cardstock (The Stamps of Life);

Other: Transylvania Sequin Mix and Cookies & Cream Twine (Catherine Pooler Designs); Prisma Glitter (Lawn Fawn); Black Shimmer Trim (Close To My Heart);

 

Let's Eat Cake!

 Last week I had the amazing opportunity to get into my craft room, dig into my crafty stash, and dig out some fun stamps, dies and embellishments. 

Dots were the challenge at Seize the Birthday. I pulled out an old die set from Concord & 9th's summer camp. I think this one was from 2022, so it was overdue for a play date. 

So I brought in products from other companies and got busy creating a birthday card with some dots. They're big dots, in the form of the pattern paper. 

The yumminess of the sparkly decorative frosting was compliments of Nuvo Confetti (also in my stash for quite some time). 

Chocolate cake with a white buttercream frosting. I'm hungry now.

I love a good interactive card. 

Find some time to create something yummy in your craft room.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Cake Interactive Card

Stamps and Dies:   Let's Eat Cake Stamp Set and Dies (Concord & 9th); Notecard Frame Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink:  Aqua Sky, Oceanside, Honeysuckle, Sprout and Parsley (Concord & 9th); Embossing Pad and Clear Embossing Powder (Wow)

Paper: White, Oceanside, Aqua Sky, Buttercup, Sprout and Pattern Paper (Concord & 9th); Soft Suede (Stampin' Up);

Other:  Aqua Flakes Pure Sheen Confetti (Nuvo); Stardust Stickles (Ranger);

Pumpkin Inspired - Thankful and Blessed

 This evening's card was Inspired By the challenge of that name! The prompt there was pumpkins, with the option of a sketch as well. I stuck with the pumpkins. 

I used a blender pen and my Catherine Pooler inks to color my images. I tried to keep things fairly simple in the background, and added a white on white embossed background.

It's definitely fall, as the nights are cooler and cooler. 

Hope you are enjoying the beginnings of the fall season.

Debbie

Stamps and Dies:  Front Porch Pumpkin Stamp Set and Dies, Light as a Feather Background Stamp (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight, Orange Peel, Sangria, Pink Champagne, Lemongrass, Rouge, Hot Tub, Sage and Icing on the Cake (Catherine Pooler Designs); Blender Pen (Tombow); Versamark; Clear Gloss Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Other: Jackson Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); 

Thanks for Being There

It was a crafty week for me. I took time off from my day job to catch up on house chores, but more importantly connect with all my crafty stash! 

This card was inspired by the prompt at Just Add Ink, which was a choose two this week. The options were Circle, Trees and Ink Blending. I went with a Circle, in the form of a wreath, with some ink blending.

So yes, I'm playing with some spring stamps when it's fall. It's how my timeline rolls. But a thank you card is timeless, regardless of the crafty art that surrounds it. I stamped my images using white embossing powder, and then used small blending brushes and daubers to color my images, taking advantage of the emboss resist technique. 

The pattern paper adds some interest to the background that I didn't see coming. 

I hope you find some time to get inky.

Debbie

Supplies Used  - Thanks for Being There

Stamps and Dies:  Woodland Wreath Stamp Set and Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight, Lime Rickey, Tiara and Tutti Frutti (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Pad and Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper: White Cardstock (Scrapbook and Cards Today); Lime Rickey Prints (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Other: Phoenix Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Shake It Up for Little Red Wagon

I can never miss an opportunity to make a shaker card, as was the prompt at Little Red Wagon. I had this one watercolor piece on my desk for quite some time and decided to put it to use.

Went with a bit of masculine look for this card, and a bit monochromatic in shades of blue.

I do love layers, and nothing says layer it up like a shaker card.

I hope you get the opportunity to shake something up today.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Toss Some Confetti

Stamps and Dies:  Snow-rific Party Stamp Set, Party Tags Die, Wonky Stripe Background Stamps and Everybody Say Happy Sentiment Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Deisngs);

Ink & Embossing:  Something Borrowed (Catherine Pooler Inks); Salvaged Patina and Peacock Feathers Distress Ink (Ranger); Embossing Ink and Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs); Licorice Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); Acetate Window Sheet (Close To My Heart);  Watercolor Cardstock (Canson);

Other: Stitched Ribbon (Stampin' Up); Mykonos Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Hope

The prompt at Just Us Girls reminded me of a song from the 90's by Janis Ian. The lyrics mention that "hope" is just a four-letter word. I had the song in my head as I created this card. 

I had received the butterfly stamp set and the dies as part of a challenge back in August, so they were on my desk and ready for play. I also had just ordered the sentiment set used here, and it was close-by and waiting for me to break open the packaging.

Turnabout stamps are a fun challenge. I went with tertiary colors in the hopes it would blend together nicely. 

Supplies Used - Hope

Stamps and Dies:  Defined Stamp Set and Die, Fluttering By Turnabout Stamp Set, and Butterfly Perfectly Pairing Die (Concord & 9th);

Ink & Embossing:  It's a Boy, Serenade, Sixteen Candles, and Be Mine (Catherine Pooler Ink); Embossing Powder and Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder (Wow); Vellum (Concord & 9^th);

Paper:  White Cardstock (Scrapbook & Cards Today); Black Cardstock and White Glitter Cardstock (Concord & 9th); 

Hi Friend

Cheers to all things inky and crafty. If you've got glue on one of your fingers, you must be in a happy place!

Earlier this week I created a little something for Freshly Made Sketches using some product I got several years ago from a virtual event. I love pulling out old product and making it new again. The zip pouch even had some leftover cardstock.

I stamped in gold embossing powder and cut my sentiment, and then went on to cut layers in all the colors in the pouch. 

I love layers!

I hope you can find some time to get crafty today.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Hi Friend

Stamps and Dies:   Friendly Hello's Stamp Set and Dies (The Stamp Market);

Ink: Embossing Pad and Metallic Gold Rich Regular Embossing Powder (Wow); Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: White Cardstock (Scrapbook & Cards Today); Minty, Jade, Bubblegum, Peach and Papaya Cardstock (The Stamp Market); 

House Mouse ABC Blocks

It's been a while since I colored a House Mouse image, but was inspired to color and create a card with the ABC blocks and the little critters. The prompt at House Mouse & Friends Monthly Challenge was the option of back to school. I thought the blocks were perfect.

But of course, mice in diapers aren't going to make it school . . . only potty-trained mice would make it there. But perhaps the daycare is teaching them to get their blocks in alphabetical order.

In the end I turned it into a supportive card. Sometimes you start out in one place and end up in another.

Find some crafty time today!

Debbie

Supplies Used - We Can Muddle Through

Stamps and Dies:  Baby Blocks Cling Stamp (House Mouse by Stampendous); Together Stamp Set (Simon Says Stamp);

Ink & Embossing:  Juniper Mist (Catherine Pooler Inks); Various Distress Inks for Watercolor (Ranger); Black Onyx Ink (Versafine); Clear Embossing Powder Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper: Cloud Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); Magical Pattern Paper (Close To My Heart);

Other: Bashful Blue Stripe Ribbon (Stampin' Up);

Feline Spooky, Inspired by Tic Tac Toe Challenge

I went across the bottom row for the Tic Tac Toe Challenge, including some multiples, die cuts and the sparkle and shine.

I had so much fun creating this card. I cut two panels of my "boo, eek coverplate", one for the purple sparkle and the other to get all my ghosts. I have multiple ghosts, and then added my die cut cats and have multiples there. 

Not to mention all the boo's and eeks! 

Such a fun card to create. I hope you find some fun creative time today.

Debbie

Supplies Used  - I'm Feline Spooky

Stamps and Dies:  Happy Meowloween Stamp Set and Die, A Cut Above Die, and Eek Boo Coverplate Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Embossing Pad and Metallic Silver Sparkle Embossing Glitter (Wow); Grape Crush (Catherine Pooler Ink);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock and Scaredy Cat Pattern Paper Pack (Catherine Pooler Designs); Licorice Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); Glimmer White Cardstock (Bazzill); Purple Sparkle Foam (Spellbinders);  

Swirling Foliage . . . Texture and Foliage

Sharing a card that was inspired by Just Add Ink's challenge this week, which was a just take two challenge. The options for the two were texture, foliage or string. I went with texture and foliage.

I love the use of embossing powders. For this one I attempted to mix it up a bit. 

The true texture is in the sentiment die, which I layered up with a "chunky" embossing powder.

The Cargo Embossing Powder is such a fun powder to melt.

Go melt some powder! So satisfying.

Debbie

Supplies Used - So Good

Stamps and Dies:  Blowing Leaves Background Stamp, Fall Calls for Lattes, Oh So Good Word Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Cargo, Buttercream, Over Coffee (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Ink and Cargo  Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper:Premium White Cardstock

Other: Mazatlan Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); 

Life is a Party

I love that my time off has led to digging into my stash and participating in some challenges. Last night I played with the tic-tac-toe challenge at The Paper Players. 

I went middle column with some sequins for bling, some white heat embossing on my diagonal striped pattern paper, and a big sentiment which I backed in some coordinating pattern papers.

I do love the color palette on this card. This paper pack is my jam!

Cheers!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Life is a Party

Stamps and Dies:  Time to Party Stamp Set and Party Word Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Embossing Pad and Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock and By the Yard Paper Pack (Catherine Pooler);

Other: Crater Lake Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Just Choose Two for Just Add Ink

Just Add Ink's challenge was a Just Add Two challenge this week. The options: Blending, Embossing and White!

I went with the embossing and the white, starting with a white card base and then using embossing on my cover plate die and sentiment. 

I cut my cover plate die from pattern paper and white cardstock. I then trimmed out the ghosts from the white and embossed them in white. I layered some black cardstock behind their eyes, and popped them back into place on the pattern paper piece.

So I'm a bit late for Halloween, or perhaps early? I don't do anything on a timetable. I like to bag up supplies, and grab and create. Embossed, white ghosts were my goal with this adorable cover plate die from Catherine Pooler Designs. 

So fun to create, and I hope you find some time to have some fun in your craft room.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Happy Halloween

Stamps and Dies:  Toil and Trouble Stamp Set and Die and Eek Boo Cover Plate Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Twilight (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Pad, Opaque White Embossing Powder and Nevada Pink Wow Embossing Glitter; 

Paper: Premium White Cardstock and Sweet-n-Spooky Pattern Paper (Catherine Pooler Designs); Licorice Cardstock (The Stamps of Life);Other: Transylvania Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); 

Seize the Birthday Inspired

It has certainly been a while since I've posted.  Life has been a bit on the busy side, and it always puts a damper on my crafty fun.  

I managed to get some craft time the last couple of weeks, and this weekend was inspired to create a card using the inspiration at Seize the Birthday.  

I went with wet embossing, because nothing is more magical than melting embossing powder.  I stamped my cupcake images with Versafine and embossed with clear embossing powder.  My three sentiment pieces were all embossed with white embossing powder.  

Such a fun and easy card to create, and bit on the masculine side which is always a plus.

I hope you find some time to get inky!  

Debbie

Supplies Used - Happy Birthday to You

Stamps and Dies:  Hello Cupcake Stamp, Die and Stencil (Photoplay Say it With Stamps for Let's Stamp Together SCT Magazine);

Ink & Embossing:  Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers, Blueprint Sketch and Squeezed Lemonade (Distress Ink from Ranger); Versafine; Clear Gloss Regular (Wow); Alabaster White  (Brutus Monroe);

Paper: Daisy White Cardstock (Close To My Heart), Black Cardstock (Concord & 9th);

Other: Portsmouth Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);