One Cup At A Time

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card made using one of the stamps I purchased from Unity Stamp Co during one of their sales. These last few months have been really rough.  Between losing my mom, getting COVID again, bronchitis and a host of other issues, this Coffee is Not Enough perfectly sums everything up.

I started out by stamping everything in memento tuxedo black ink onto Copic X-Press It card stock using my MISTI© before coloring her up using Copic© markers. Once the coloring was finished, I lightly blended some Tim Holtz milled lavender distress ink around her to help lighten the white spaces before layering and adding brads.  As an afterthought, I ran a paper distresser along the edges of the bottom layer before adhering the image panel to a lavender card.  The only embellishments added were some purple sequins, silk flowers,lavender bling and a touch of white gel pen to her eyes. I'm pretty happy with how the card turned out especially with how I've been feeling.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #68 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Shopping Our Stash #534 - Time For A Hot Drink (coffee)

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Nov/Dec - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 673 to 674 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

A Place To Start Nov 2024 - Anything Goes Optional Thanks (anything goes)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Unity

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Milled Lavender Distress Ink

Card Stock: Copic X-Press It; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Copic Markers, Sequins, Silk Flowers, Bling, Blending Brush, Paper Distresser, Brads, Glue Dots, Glue

 

 

C'Mon Inner Peace

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made for the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Hop using the Coffee Doodle-Doo set from Unity Stamps.  

After stamping the image, and saying, in Memento tuxedo black on to Copic X-Press It©, I colored it using Copic markers before layering and adding brads.  Taking a coffee bean stencil from Impression Obsession, I created the background for my card using espresso ink and a blending brush.  Taking my layered image panel, I adhered it using glue dots before adding a few dots in the upper right/lower left corners using a black Castle Arts gel pen.  Inside I stamped the "caffeinate and hope for the best" saying from the set. I'm pretty happy with how this card turned out.  Although, I'm starting to finally feel a little better from COVID, I still get short of breath/cough easily and a migraine.

Challenges entered:

 

Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop - Coffee/Tea/Cocoa/Hot Cider Related 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #68 - Use Your NBUS (Unity set)

Critter Crazy #92 - Anything Goes With A Critter (owl)

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #256 - C Is For Critters (owl)

Triple B Nov 2024 - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (owl)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Unity

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Adirondack Espresso

Card Stock: Copic X-Press It; Stampin Up

Accessories: Copic Markers, MISTI, Brads, Gel Pen, Stencil, Blending Brush, Glue Dots

Dare To Get Dirty 2023 Day 7

 

Hello everyone and welcome!  Today starts the annual Dare To Get Dirty (DTGD) challenges over at Splitcoaststampers.  The DTGD challenges are a special thank you to Splitcoaststampers Fan Club members.  For info on joining the fan club, see the details here.  My cards for today's challenges are below.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Gerda Steiner Designs July 2023 - Anything Goes Using GSD Stamps 

 

29 Again Card

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs (Cupcake Mice); Stampin Up (Wonderful Words)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire, Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: PFS Blending Brushes, Ice Stickles, Brads, Pop Dots, Sequins

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (stamps, stickers)

Splitcoaststampers F4A695 - Get Out And Play (I'm at the beach)

 

 

Lighthouse Shaker Card:

Stamps: Stampabilities (lighthouse); Stampin Up (bubble wheel)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Pacific Pointe; Tim Holtz Broken China, Chipped Sapphire

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, Shaker Kit, Sequins, Confetti, Stickers, Glue

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash 

 

Rainbow Tree Card

Stamps: Papertrey Ink

Card Stock: Copic Xpress It White; Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Walnut Stain; Kaleidacolor Calypso

Accessories: MISTI

Mushroom Card Supplies:

Stamps: Unity

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Mowed Lawn

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up Scrap

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, Lyra Pencils, PFS Blending Brushes, PFS Slimline Cloud Stencil

Splitcoaststampers DTGD 2022 Day 6 (again)

 Hello and welcome.  I am retyping and redoing my day 6 post since it was deleted for some dumb reason.  It's frustrating, really frustrating...that's all I'm going to say.  

Today's the seventh, and final, day of the most anticipated week of the year over at Splitcoaststampers.com.  Every year the design team hosts a week of challenges for the Fan Club as a way to say thank you for supporting the website.  This year, as we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Fan Club, the challenges are open to everyone that wants to play along.  Come play along with us.  You can learn a new technique, find new ways to use your stash, chat with the design team and have a chance to win some fabulous prizes.  You'll find the challenges in the forum here.

As always, I'm trying to use as much of my Never Before Used Stuff and also try to get my Christmas cards done by October.  Here are my cards for day 6:

 

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios Flowers For Picking Stamps/Die Set; Paper Hug Saying

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tattered Rose Distress Ink

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Scrap Designer Paper

Accessories: Black Sakura 3D Glaze Pen, Pearl Bling, Big Shot, PFS Blending Brush, Glue Dots

 

Challenges entered:

 

Let's Squash It #22 - Keep It CAS 

 

Card Stock: Stampin Up

Accessories: Big Shot, Darice Butterfly Swims Embossing Folder, Big Shot, MS Punches, Dimensionals, Ranger Glossy Accents, Bling, Black Ice Stickles

Challenges entered:

 

Critter Crazy #64 - Anything Goes With A Featured Critter 

SUYP #79 - Anything Goes With A Cat 

 

Stamps: Unity Quarentine Dream Digital (digital is now retired but you can still get it in red rubber)

Ink: Stampin Up Pink Passion

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, Cuttlebug Spots/Dots Embossing Folder, Computer, Printer, PFS Blending Brushes, Big Shot, Brads, Glue Dots, Sakura 3D Glaze Pen, Ranger Glossy Accents, Bow

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #40 - Use Your NBUS 

Whimsy Stamps Facebook Group - July Anything Goes 

 

Stamps:  Hee Haw Stamp/Die Combo; Stampin Up Chicken Wire Background (retired)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Mowed Law Distress Inks

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, Gold Copic Marker, Gold Spica Pen, PFS Blending Brushes, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Googlie Eyes, Ranger Glossy Accents

Challenges entered:

 

Christmas Kickstart #64 - Show Us Your Snowfolk 

 

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas Build Your Own Snowman Accessory (NBUS), Oh Holy Night

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils and Gel Pens, Brads, Making Memories Poinsettia, Waterfall and Icicle Ice Stickles, 3D Glaze Pens, Glue Dots

 

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas Nature's Christmas, O Holy Night

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; PTI Dark Chocolate; Tim Holtz Broken China, Stormy Sky Distress Inks; Stampin Up Garden Green, Kiwi Kiss

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Brads, PFS Blending Brushes, Glue Dots, 3D Glaze Pens, Ice Stickles, Prismacolor Markers

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend!

 

 

Vintage Happiness

Hello and welcome.  I'm guest designing today over on the Arty Divas Blog and I'd like to share with the card I made for my husband for Father's Day using one of Unity's limited edition digital stamps (get them before they're gone). I've had this stamp for a couple of months now and just have never used it yet (NBUS).

After printing off my image from the Good Ol Days set onto Neenah white card stock, I then colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers before sponging Tim Holtz old paper distress ink over it.  I then sponged some tea stain ink around the edges, layered, then distressed one of the layers before adding some vintage brads including a long forgotten Tim Holtz gear socket charm.  I then sponged some forest moss distress ink onto my card before adding the layered image using dimensionals. My final touches was adding some twine to the top edge and highlighting parts of the image using Sakura 3D glaze pens.  As an afterthought, I took a stipple brush that still had some Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink on it and then stippled over the old paper to add a little more detail.

Additional photos to closer show some of the detail .

I'd also like to enter this into the following challenges:

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2020 - Use Your Stash
Pammies Inky Pinkies #2022 - Anything Goes
Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #15 - Use Your NBUS
Crafty Creations #410 - Anything Goes
Addicted To Stamps and More #392 - Make Your Mark
Outlawz Festive Friday May 29 to June 11 - Father's Day
Splitcoaststampers F4A537 - Wheels

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and please check out the Arty Divas design teams projects for the current challenge.


Stamps: Unity
Ink: Tim Holtz Old Paper, Tea Stain, Forest Moss, Tumbled Glass
Card Stock: Stampin Up!
Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Distressor Tool, Twine, Brads, Dimensionals, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens, Sponges, Computer, Printer, Stipple Brush, Tim Holtz Gear Sockets

Quarantine Kitty and More NBUS (never before used schtuff)

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card I made using one of Unity Stamps new digital images called Quarantine Dream.  I'm loving Unity's digital images since they're already pre-sized for an A4 card and set to print 4 card fronts per 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of card stock.  I'll admit, I'm lazy when it comes to resizing digital images and these fit me perfectly - especially this set since I'm the "crazy cat lady" of our cul-de-sac.

After printing off the digital image (NBUS), I pulled out my dusty prismacolor and lyra pencils to color the image.  Once the coloring was finished, I layered it and added some purple brads.  For my card, I pulled out a dusty Stampin Up paw print wheel to create my card base.  After adding the layered image panel using glue dots, I added some faux stitching using a 3D glaze pen and then highlighted parts of the colored image using the same 3D glaze pen set.  Once that was dry, I color spritzed a lilac marker over the card before sponging matching lilac ink around the edges of the card base.  My final embellishment was a chipboard paw print I've had for years and never used.  Viola!!  Finished.  I plan on sending this to a friend who fosters pregnant cats & their kittens for a no kill shelter.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #13 - Use Your NBUS
Show Us Your Pussycats #53 - Anything Goes With Cats
Crafty Friends #133 - Anything Goes
Arty Divas #19 - Anything Goes
Colour Crazy Craft Week 14 - Anything Goes
Splitcoaststampers USEIT2020 - Use Your Stash


Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: Unity Digital Quarantine Dream, SU Paw Print Wheel (retired)
Ink: SU Lovely Lilac
Card Stock: SU
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Lyra Pencils, Blender Pencil, Chipboard Paw Print, Glue Dots, Color Spritzer Tool, SU Lovely Lilac Marker, 3D Glaze Pens, Sponge

Be The Change

Hello and welcome.  I finally decided to participate in a Unity Be Inspired challenge.  For the challenge, I chose to use the sketch as my inspiration and also decided to pull out a retired Unity stamp kit I had never used yet called Be Bold.

After stamping my rose in memento inks, stippling Tim Holtz tumbled glass around the edges and layering, I added some dusty brads to the corners and dimensionals before popping the image panel up over some ribbon and washi tape before making my own floral spray using punches and mini prima roses.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Unity Be Bold
Ink: Memento Dew Drops, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass
Card Stock: Stampin Up!
Accessories: Ribbon, Washi Tape, Dimensionals, Martha Stewart Fern Punch, Prima Roses, Glue Dots, Brads, Stipple Brushes

Happy Days Jukebox

Hello and welcome to the weekend.  Today I am sharing a card I made for this week's CASology blog challenge - Song.  I decided to go with a song that was currently going through my head at the time I saw the challenge - the TV show Happy Days.  I'm sure I'm dating myself here but oh well. lol

After stamping my image and saying from Unity's Jukebox Jive in memento black then coloring with prismacolor markers, I then layered it onto some scrap Stampin Up! card stock before then layering it onto an embossed Tim Holtz retro circles panel.  My final touches were some faux brads along  with diamond ice stickles to highlight the old jukebox.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.



Stamps: Unity Itty Bitty Jukebox
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card Stock: Stampin Up! Turquoise, Only Orange, Scraps
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Ice Stickles, 2-Way Glue Pen, Tim Holtz Retro Circles Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Small Hole Punch

Cheers!

Hello and welcome to Wednesday!  I've been trying to practice my clean and simple cards a bit more, so I'm going to share another one with you today using a stamp set I was gifted from Unity Stamps called Cheers! 

After stamping my champagne glasses in memento black onto white card stock and coloring with a prismacolor marker, I layered onto some black card stock before adding Making Memories baby brads and lightly stippling Stampin Up! so saffron ink around the edges.  Then taking a cuttlebug dots and spots embossing folder, I ran it through my big shot before stippling so saffron lightly to highlight the embossing before adding my layered images, ribbon, and finally diamond ice stickles.

Challenges submitted:

Less Is More - #101 Black/White/Color
Drunken Stampers - #112 All That Glitters
Paper Craft Planet - Cuttlebug Embossing Challenge

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps:  Unity Stamps Cheers
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! So Saffron
Card Stock: White, Black
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Glue Dots, Making Memories Brads, Ribbon, Stipple Brush, Ice Stickles