Brass & Bliss Craft Co. New Release & IG Hop!

Hello, hello! 

Happy Wednesday! 

Today, is release day from Brass & Bliss Craft Co.! There is an Instagram Hop going on to celebrate the  'Sweet Wishes Birthday' release! 

This is the card I'm sharing...

How fun and cute are those birds?!!...I just love them! I kept things pretty simple, just some coloring with alcohol markers and some die cutting. And a touch of inking around the edges of the postage die along with some paint splatters. Fun, right?!...

You'll want to be sure to head on over to Instagram to hop along...did I mention there's not one but two $50 gift cards to the Brass & Bliss store up for grabs?!...Be sure to check out the @brassandblisscraftco Instagram profile/page for how to enter and hop along. Hope to see you there!! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day! 

Products used: 38015 Sky High Birthday Birds stamp set, 38015D Sky High Birthday Birds coordinating die, 5806D Postage Stamp nested dies, 5140-01D Upper Case Alphabet with Stitch die set.

Affiliate link: https://brassandbliss.com?ref=shelly_kurth

*Note: above is an affiliate link at no extra cost to you. I would appreciate it so much if you used my link, it helps me out a bit. Thank you in advance. :) 

A simple and sweet card

Hello, hello! 

Hope all is well! :)

Today, I'm sharing a 'just for fun' card and trying to use all the goodies I have sitting on my desk (lol). No challenges, no design teams, just fun and anything goes! 

Without further ado, here is my card...

Sweet, right?!...and there's no stamping!...say what?! (lol) I guess because I have so many paper pads and ephemera staring at me right now, I better put them to use. (lol) I simply layered things together and that's pretty much it. Easy peasy, right?!...

That's all for me. Just a short and sweet post, today.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day! 

Books, coffee, and a view...

Hello, hello! 

Hope all is well! :) 

I'm swinging in today to share a 'just for fun' card' using some Not 2 Shabby goodies. I was looking at the current Not 2 Shabby January Monthly Mood Board Challenge and got inspired by the rain and calmness. Don't you just love the sound of rain?...

If you haven't joined in on the fun at Not 2 Shabby's Monthly Mood Board Challenge, you definitely should! It's super easy to play along and if you don't have any Not 2 Shabby goodies, that's okay, you can still play along! You also have a chance at winning a $15 gift certificate to the Not 2 Shabby Shop!! How fun is that?!!...I hope to see you there! :)

Here's my card...

Can you believe it, no stamping?!...I only used a card front, papers, and ephemera. Then layered things together. It was that easy! Well, I did have to think about where and how I was going to use/put things but it came together fairly quickly. And we all love things that can come together quickly, right?!...

Can you spot the card front that I used?...*hint: It's quite the view. ;) 

Well, that's all for me. Hope to see you at the Not 2 Shabby January Monthly Mood Board Challenge, you can find more details about the challenge HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a wonderful day! 

N2S products used: Raining Books & Boots ephemera, Raining Books & Boots paper pad, Rainy Days A2 card fronts, Teresa's One & Done Sentiments die, EZ Wonder Die #1 Add-On die.

*note: above are affiliate links at no extra cost to you. I would appreciate it so much if you were to use my links. It just helps me out a bit, I thank you in advance.

Penguin love

Hey y'all! 

Happy Tuesday! 

Today, I'm up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog with Tuesdays Perfect Blend feature. I'm sharing this sweet Winter card...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to visit the CLP blog...I would love to see you there! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a wonderful day! 

Hip hip hooray

Hello, hello! 

Hope all is well?! :)

Today, I'm up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co. blog sharing this fun birthday card! Being the beginning of the new year, we all know birthdays are to be plenty, right?!...

Here is my card...

As you can see, I kept things nice and simple and just had fun with things. And can you believe there is no stamping?!...Just die cuts and coloring with alcohol markers, that's it! To get the full details about my card and even steps on how to create things, be sure to swing by the Brass & Bliss Craft Co. blog...I would love to see you there! :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day! 

Brass & Bliss Craft Co. products used: 5604-123D Sweet Treats dies, 5749-04D Hip Hip Hooray die, 5852-02D Framed Tag cover dies.

*note: above are affiliate links at NO extra cost to you, it just helps me out a bit. ;) 

Hey, hot stuff!

Hello, hello! 

Happy Sunday and Happy New Year, I hope this year so far is starting off right for you! :)

Today, I'm up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog with Sundays Perfect Blend feature. Now, if you've been following me and/or the CLP blog, you might be questioning 'Sundays Perfect Blend' when normally I say, Tuesdays Perfect Blend. Well, I'm happy to announce that there will be now Sundays and Tuesdays Perfect Blend! So even more cards I will be sharing with you! :) 

Okay, so here's my card I'm sharing on the CLP blog...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing by the CLP blog...I would love to see you there!! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day! 

See you soon! 

December Not 2 Shabby Monthly Mood Board Challenge

Hello, hello! 

Happy Tuesday, hope all is well?!...

*I know I have been quiet lately and there is a reason for that, not one I wanted but you can read more at the end of this post if you're curious what's been going on. 

So, today I'm swinging in to share a card I made for the December Not 2 Shabby Monthly Mood Board Challenge! I made a super quick and easy card using one of Not 2 Shabby's card fronts. Don't you love it when you can just whip something up extra quick?!...

Here's my card...

Let's make this card together! 

• Start with an A2 card front. 
• Tear the right side of the card front. 

• With the right side torn, use a gold metallic paint pen and brush it on the torn side. 
• Set a side and let dry.

• Take a piece of patterned paper and trim to fit an A2 cardbase. 
• Adhere to cardbase.
• Take the torn card front panel and adhere to the card.
• Set aside.

• Use the sentiments with the card front pack along with Teresa's One and Done Sentiments die.
• Pick out a sentiment to use on the card. (In this case, Embrace the joy of winter.)

• Add foam tape on the back of the sentiment and add to the card.
• Adhere sparkling enamel dots.

That's it! So simple, right?!...I hope I inspired you today! 

To join in on the December Not 2 Shabby Monthly Mood Board Challenge just follow the rules below...it's so easy, I promise! And did I mention a chance at winning a $15 gift certificate to the Not 2 Shabby Shop?!!...Hope to see you there! :) 

*Rules for the challenge: 

You must be 18 yrs or older to participate. 

Create a card getting inspiration from the colors or images on the mood board.

Link up your card by going to the current Not 2 Shabby challenge post (click HERE). 

The winner will be announced on the Not 2 Shabby challenge post (the same post you entered at). 

You may submit up to 3 entries if you use a Not 2 Shabby branded product for a greater chance to win. Otherwise please submit one entry.

Not 2 Shabby is responsible for awarding the prize of $15 in the form of a gift certificate to the shop. 

Play here: Not 2 Shabby December Monthly Mood Board Challenge. 

Also, if you're looking for even more inspiration and/or want to hang out with Not 2 Shabby, be sure to follow the Not 2 Shabby YouTube channel HERE. :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful and Happy Holidays!! 

Not 2 Shabby products used: Winter Love paper pad, Winter Beauty A2 card fronts, Teresa's One & Done Sentiments die, Sparkling enamel dots. 

**So where have I been and what's going on??...Well, I wish I could say I was traveling or just relaxing, enjoying things but no, no, no...there were other plans for me. Long story short (somewhat?)

I ended up a couple weeks back having terrible (and I mean TERRIBLE) pain in my stomach. I tried to just ride things out and by day 3 finally said, something is wrong. I ended up in the ER and sure enough had a gallstone blocking my duct. So that needed to be removed. Well, the hospital I was at didn't/doesn't have a GI surgeon, so I had to be transferred to another hospital. When I finally got to that hospital, surgery was scheduled for a couple days later. Well, a couple days later came but had to push the surgery to the next day because the doctor wanted everyone at the best rather than it being at the end of the day/evening. (I completely understood that and thanked him for that.) The next day comes but not only am I having one surgery, I now will have TWO back to back surgeries because not only are they removing the gallstone, they are going to remove my gallbladder as well. (The doctor said it would be for the best because if I didn't I'd be right back in the hospital in 3-6 months with the same issue again. And that is something I don't want to experience again...so take it all! I just want out of pain!) Two surgeries in less than 24 hours apart, whoa! But they both went really well and the only thing I had to deal with was the pain from having surgery (which thankfully only lasted a 3-4 days) and my throat being rough from the tube(s) that were there during both surgeries (which is still at little rough but much better than before). I have to slowly reintroduce certain foods and I'm limited on lifting heavy things for a little bit. Overall, I'm looking at 6-8 weeks for a full recovery but within another week I can start to increase how much weight I'm carrying. I'm not used to being limited on activities because I'm always doing something but I'm learning to slow down and not to push myself. I'm thankful cardmaking is a 'light' activity and while it might take me some time to create a card (lots of breaks), at least I can still create things. :) So yeah, that's pretty much where I been and what happened to me.