Sept. Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge

Hello, hello! 

Happy September! :)

Today is the 1st which means it starts a new challenge at the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog! If you haven't seen or played along with these challenges, you should definitely check things out. It's a great way to get started on your holiday cards, find inspiration, and to have fun! :)

Without further ado, here is my card...

I did a little mixing and matching using some Pixi Dust Designs and some Brass & Bliss Craft Co along with a small touch of A Jillian Vance Design (snowflakes for background). I couldn't resist those little 'character' dies, I had a couple sets for quite some time now and finally put them to use! lol I chose some fun papers to go along with, as well as some big snowflakes and then a JOY die cut sentiment because a cookie and coffee is joy, right?!...

Well, that's all for me. Be sure to check out all the other fabulous cards on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog at the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! I hope to see you there! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Have a wonderful day! 

Products used: Pixi Dust Designs-You're A-Dough-rable die set, Friend-Chip Forever die set. Brass & Bliss Craft Co.-Cupcakes, Cocoa, & Candy Canes paper pad, Joy Vertical & Horizontal die. A Jillian Vance Design-Bold Snowflake die. 

JOY coffee

Hello, hello! 

Happy Tuesday! 

I'm up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog, today. I'm sharing this fun holiday card using some old and new Brass & Bliss Craft Co. goodies. 

Without further ado, here is my 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! 

Sending you hugs

Hey y'all! 

Happy Monday, hope your week is starting off right! :)

Today, I'm up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co. blog sharing this simple card...

This card came together so easily with the use of dies and a single sentiment stamp. To get all the details, more photos and even steps to make my card, 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 and week! 

Brass & Bliss Craft Co. products used:

37009 Spring Greetings stamp set

37009D Spring Greetings coordinating die

5808-01D Build a Bloom Anemones die

5003D Nested Rectangle die set

5806D Postage Stamp Nested die set

Color Fuse Ink set #2 (Mango & Citrus), #8 (Sapphire), #9 (Beachside & Dreamer)

Large Blending Brushes 4 pack

Not 2 Shabby August Monthly Mood Board Challenge-Cozy...

Hello, hello! 

I'm swinging in to share a card I designed for Not 2 Shabby's August Monthly Mood Board Challenge! If you have yet to join us, I sure hope you will! :) And did I mention you have a chance at winning a $15 gift certificate to the Not 2 Shabby Shop?!...(More details about the challenge below.)

Without further ado, here is my card...

I drew some inspiration from both the colors and images. I kept things simple, even if it may look like a lot. Seriously, so easy. ;) How about we make this card?!...

• Start with using the EZ Wonder Die #1 with patterned papers. Then set aside.

• Take the EZ Wonder Die #1 Add-On large square and use it with patterned paper.

• Taking the some of the die cut pieces from the first step, choose what pieces you'd like to use. In this case: striped paper for the circle (inside the square), the little banner, and larger banner. Leaf paper for the square (with hole in center). 

• Layout pieces on top of the large square from step two. (Don't adhere things yet, you just want an idea of where to put things.)
• Next, choose some ephemera pieces to fill in the circle in the center. Then set things aside.

• Take some patterned paper and cut to fit an A2 cardbase. 
• Adhere paper to cardbase.

• Adhere the large square to the card, towards the top of the card/higher up on the card.
• Adhere the square with the circle in the middle onto the large square, using foam tape on the back.
• Adhere the striped circle into the center and striped banner to the upper left corner (use foam tape on the back of the banner).
• Adhere ephemera to the center (use foam tape only on the back of the coffee cup).
• Set things aside.
• Stamp on sentiment on white cardstock using black ink.
• Trim cardstock with the stamped sentiment into a 'banner/narrow strip'.
• Adhere to the card.
• Add sparkling enamel dots.

• Add burlap twine by sentiment/banner.

Fun, right?!...I hope I have inspired you, today! 

There's still plenty of time to play along with the August Monthly Mood Board Challenge! I sure hope to see you there! :) 

It's so easy to join! Just create a card inspired by the mood board and/or colors upload it to the challenge! 

Here are the rules:

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 August 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. :) 

Not 2 Shabby Products used: Fall Love paper pad, Fall Love ephemera, Cozy Fall Wishes stamp set, EZ Wonder Die #1, EZ Wonder Die #1 Add-On, Pumpkin Spice sparkling enamel dots.

*note: above are affiliate links, no extra cost to you. ;) 

Hello fall

Hi y'all! 

Happy Tuesday, hope all is well?! :)

I'm up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog with Tuesdays Perfect Blend feature and I'm sharing this card...

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

I'm also playing along with the current August Not 2 Shabby Monthly Mood Board Challenge. If you haven't seen or played along with any of the challenges, you totally should! ;) They're so fun, easy to join in and you don't even have to use Not 2 Shabby products (though, if you do, you can enter in the challenge more than once). Hope to see you there! 

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

Aloha

Hello, hello! 

Happy Monday, here's to a wonderful week! :)

Today, I'm up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co. blog sharing this fun tropical card...

My focus was that beautiful background die but wanted to throw in some tropical and postcard vibes. ;) To get all the details about my card and even the steps to make my card, you'll want to be sure to visit the Brass & Bliss Craft Co. blog...I would love to see you there! :)

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

Brass & Bliss Craft Co. products used: 

5747-03D Sunrays Stained Glass die

5140-01D Upper Case Alphabet with Stitch die

5003D Nested Rectangle die set

5806D Postage Stamp Nested die

5817-01D Tropical Birds and Leaves dies

Color Fuse Ink-Set #1 (Lemon & Autumn), #2 (Citrus & Apricot), #5 (Blush & Fuchsia), #9 (Whisper & Cedar), #10 (Basil), #11 (Grass).

Large Blending Brushes 4 pack

*Note: Above are affiliate links at no extra cost to you. 

Not 2 Shabby-August Monthly Mood Board Challenge

Hello, hello! 

Happy Saturday! :)

Today, I'm sharing a card for the Not 2 Shabby August Monthly Mood Board Challenge. These challenges are so much fun, you'll want to be sure to play along! Don't have any Not 2 Shabby goodies?...That's okay! You can use whatever you have in your stash! (Though, if you do use Not 2 Shabby goodies you can enter more than one card. More details below.)

Without further ado, here is my card...

Once again, I went with using the EZ Wonder Die #3 along with some fall critters. Cute, right?!...Let's make this card! 

• Use marker friendly white cardstock and stamp on images in black ink.
• Color images using alcohol markers. (I used a combination of Copic markers as well as some Caliart markers.) (Copic colors: RV63, RV66, RV69, E29, E37, E39, YR04, YR07, YR09, YR15.) (Caliart colors: Y400, Y411, Y423, Y623, Y648, B003, B025 B114, B258, B635, B714.)
• Use the coordinating die with the colored images. 

• Add highlights with a white gel pen.
• Set aside.

• Use the EZ Wonder Die #3 with patterned paper. Repeat this step for the two different papers.

• Using only the three squares from the patterned paper, adhere them to the main postage die.
• Set aside.

• Use marker friendly cardstock and stamp on sentiment using black ink.
• Color the two images on the sentiment and add highlights.
• Use the coordinating die with the colored sentiment.

• Adhere die cut images to postage die. Adding foam tape only on the back of the sentiment, bear, the one bigger leaf at top of the umbrella, and the bigger leaf and acorn at the bottom by the bunny/pumpkin.

• Adhere postage panel to cardbase. 

Are you ready to play along at the Not 2 Shabby Monthly Mood Board Challenge?!...It's so easy to join! Just create a card inspired by the mood board and/or colors upload it to the challenge! 

Here are the rules:

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 August Monthly Mood Board Challenge. 

Also, some more fun! 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 day! 

Not 2 Shabby products used: Give Thanks paper pad, Fall Love paper pad, Fall Days stamp set, Fall Days die set, EZ Wonder Die #3.

You can always shop HERE or with the link on the sidebar. *Affiliate link, at no extra cost to you. 

Hello fall, gnome

Hi y'all! 

Hope all is well?!...

I'm swinging in today to share a fun fall card with you! I made this 'just for fun' card to play along with the Not 2 Shabby August Monthly Mood Board Challenge. If you haven't seen or played with any of the challenges, you should certainly join! :) They are so fun and easy to play along! (and you don't even have to use Not 2 Shabby goodies.)

Without further ado, here's my card...

This card was so simple to make. I just did some stamping with the gnome image and then colored things up using alcohol markers. After, some fussy cutting. Then I chose a fun piece of patterned paper and added on the image. Lastly, some burlap twine, a touch of sparkling enamel dots, and a little sentiment. Easy peasy, right?!...

Well, that's all for me. I hope to see you at the challenge! :)

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

Products used: Not 2 Shabby-

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge

Hello, hello! 

Happy Friday! :)

Today, starts a new challenge at the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog.

Without further ado. here is my card...

I kept things simple but did some mixing and match with sets. Since I only have a handful of Newton's Nook goodies, I paired it with a touch of Paper Smooches and a little bow from Picket Fence Studios. Overall, some simple stamping and coloring. Doesn't get much easier, right?!...And who would want an espresso machine for Christmas?! (lol) 

If you haven't seen or played along with the challenge, you totally should! It's super easy and fun! Be sure to swing on over and check out the CCCC. Hope to see you there! :) 

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

Christmas Gnomes

Hi y'all! 

Happy Monday! 

Today, I'm up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. I'm sharing this fun Christmas card...

I went for a rustic Christmas look, hopefully it shows?!...I kept things simple and neutral, just some stamping, coloring with Copic markers, and some die cutting. To get the full details about my card, now to make my card, and more photos, you'll want to be sure to swing on over to the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. I would love to see you there! 

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

Brass & Bliss products used: 35055 Christmas Cheer Gnomes stamp set, 35055D Christmas Cheer Gnomes coordinating die, 5617-01D Winter Sign die, 5624D Nested Rectangle with Small/Large Holes.

Note: Above are affiliate links at no extra cost to you. 

Not 2 Shabby Challenge Team post-Tropical, take 2

Hello, hello! 

Hope all is well?!...

Have you seen the Not 2 Shabby Monthly Mood Board Challenge?...If you haven't, you certainly should check it out! It's all about being inspired and having fun! And you don't even have to use Not 2 Shabby goodies, but if you do, as a little bonus, you can play along more than one time.  :)

Without further ado, here is my second Challenge Team card for the challenge...

Let's make this card!

• Start with a white cardstock that is marker friendly and the Tropical Leaves stamp set and stamp on leaves using black ink.
• Color leaves using Copic markers. In this case, colors: BG53, BG49, and BG45.
• Add depth to leaves using a black colored pencil.

• Use the Tropical Leaves coordinating die to cut leaves. Set aside.
• Use gold cardstock along with the Tropical Leaves coordinating die and die cut the same leaves as above.

• Layer leaves together, having the gold slightly 'peek out' from underneath the colored leaves.
• Set aside.

• Take the EZ Wonder Die #3 along with white cardstock and die cut images. 
• Repeat the step above but this time using black cardstock.
• Repeat the step above but this time using patterned paper from the It's Tropical paper pad.
• Take the white postage die cut and adhere the black squares, as well as the patterned paper square.

• Trim the edge of the one leaf to fit onto the upper right square. 
• Adhere with foam tape on the back.
• Take the other tropical leaf and adhere it with foam tape on the back.
• Add sparkling enamel dots.

• Use the Tropical Leaves stamp set and stamp the sentiment on white cardstock.
• Use the Tropical Leaves coordinating die with the stamp sentiment.

• Add foam tape on the back and adhere to the card.
• Add foam tape on the back of the postage panel and adhere to cardbase.

Are you ready to play along?!...It's so super easy to play! Just create a card inspired by the mood board and/or colors upload it to the challenge. Don't have any Not 2 Shabby goodies?...That's ok!! You can still play along! I hope to see you there! :) 

Rules to play along: 

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). 

Challenge closes on July 31st.

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 July Monthly Mood Board Challenge. 

Also, some more fun! 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 day! 

Products used: Tropical Leaves clear stamp, Tropical Leaves die set, It's Tropical paper pad, EZ Wonder Die #3, Sparkling enamel dots. 

*Shop HERE or with the link on the sidebar.

**note: links are an affiliate link, no extra cost to you. 

A sweet Christmas card

Hello, hello! 

Happy Tuesday, hope all is well?! :)

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

I'm also playing along with the current Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge. If you haven't seen the challenge, you can find it on the CLP blog and it's so easy to play along! You'll want to be sure to check things out...I hope to see you there! :)

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

Christmas dogs

Hello, hello! 

Happy Monday! :)

I'm up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog, today. I'm sharing this sweet and simple Christmas card...

I kept things nice and easy. A little light stenciling for the background, some coloring with Copic markers, and a die cut border. Aren't those little dogs cute?!...To get the full details on how to make my card and more photos, 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 week! 

Brass & Bliss products used: 36001 Christmas Dogs stamp set, 36001D Christmas Dogs coordinating die, 4123 Snowflake stencil, 5624D Nested Rectangle with Small/Large Holes, Color Fuse Ink Set #7 (Arctic & Sky), Large Blending Brushes 4 pack.

*Note: Above are affiliate links, no extra cost to you.