Stencil Fun Easter

Hi everyone,

This is an Easter Card that I made using a stencil of swirls from a dollar store.  The cross is from the Stampin Up “Hold onto Hope” set and the sentiment is from the Stampin Up “His Grace” set.  I made the wreath with  circle frame that I cut and then covered with tiny die cut flowers.

I am entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.  The theme is Stencil Fun.

Spring Flowers

Hi everyone,

Today I am posting a Thank You card using the “Garden Gild Kit” by Papertrey Ink.   I love this set and have used it frequently.  This is for the Paper Players challenge PP482.  Paper Players

God is Love

Hi there,

As I mentioned, I have been busy making Easter cards.  So here is another one.  This was created for the Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp.  The challenge was to “Use Some Green”. This card is created using a Stampin’ Up set called “Hold Onto Hope”.  The background stamp was purchased used at a local craft sale,  So I have no idea where it came from.  It was an old Wood block stamp.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use some Green

Happy Easter

Hi everyone,

Wow, I have been gone a long time!  I am going to try and get going again.  To that end I am posting a new card for the addicted to CAS Challenge #179 - Symmetry.  I have been busy making Easter cards for my church and I was really pleased with this one.  I hope you like it, too.

The Easter Egg came from a Stampin’ Up set called Easter Blossoms.  The Happy Easter sentiment comes from an old wood block stamp but I don’t remember where it came from.

http://addictedtocas.blogspot.com/2020/02/challenge-179-symmetry.html

Joy Snowflakes

Here is a card I made for several different challenges.  They are:

1) Papertake Weekly Challenge - the theme was white and required that white be a major component of the card

2) Shopping Our Stash Challenge # 81 - The theme was "Sentimentally Yours" which required that a sentiment be the focus of the card.  And the item from my stash is the digital stamp that I used.  I have had it for over a year and hadn't had a chance to use it yet.  Unfortunately, I didn't make a note of where I got the digital stamp, so I can't give a shout-out to the designer.  Sorry about that!  Also, this is the first time that I used my snowflake embossing folder.  So I used two items I have had in my stash for a while.

3) Dutch Dare Challenge # 195 - The theme was "Snowflakes"

4) Totally Papercrafts Challenge # 147 - this is a sketch challenge and here is the sketch 

5) Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge # 138 - the theme was "Snow" in any form.

Happy New Year!

I made this card for the Crafty Catz Challenge # 163 - the theme was "New Beginnings"

I used half of a cork to make the cork for the card..

Edgy Tree

Here is a card I have made for two challenges.  I want to describe how I made the tree on the left hand side of the card.  I took the paper I was using as background paper and cut the shape of half of the tree out from the left hand side.  Then I glued the background paper to the card stock.  Then, using a craft knife, with the card folded, I very carefully cut around the shape of the the aperture on the background paper.  So then when I opened it up I had a full tree.  I thought it was a really fun technique and I think I will use it again.

Anyway,  here are the challenges I am using this card for:
1) Charismas Cardz Challenge # 49 - the theme was "Christmas Makes"
2) Simon Says Challenge - What is your favorite tool, stamp or project.  Well, I have to say that my favorite tool is probably always going to be my quilling tool.  While I love using multiple techniques, it is the quilling to which I always go back.

Have a Crackin' Good Time

I couldn't resist making a card with a Christmas Cracker when I saw the theme for the Moving Along with the Times Challenge which was "Christmas Crackers"  So here are my snowman and santa pulling (or maybe having a fight over?!) a Christmas Cracker.  I am also using this card for the Crafts and Me Challenge # 114 with a theme of "Why So Blue?" which means that no blues are allowed.

I hope you think it is cute, too.

To a Deer Friend

Here's a card I made for a friend and for the One Stop Craft Challenge # 208 - the theme was a Christmas card for a friend.

I used a template of a reindeer and paper pieced it.  I added a wiggly eye to give the reindeer more dimension.  Then I used foam letters for the sentiment.

The Snowball Fight

Here is the card I created for the following challenges: 


1)Totally Papercrafts Challenge # 146 - for the Boys.
2) Perfect Sentiments Challenge # 59 - Anything Christmas with a Sentiment

Simple Symmetry

This was a fun card to make.  I used a handmade template of a Christmas tree and used a craft knife to carefully cut around half of the tree.  Then I backed each cutout with background paper.  You can't really see in this picture, but the background papers do have a very subtle pattern on them.  Then I quilled a ton of tiny tight coils to make up the sentiment.  Finally I added the stars.  I kept the colours simple as the actual design is a bit busy with all the quilling.

I am using this card for these challenges:
1) Cute Card Thursday Challenge # 246 - Red and Green theme
2) Speedy the Fox and Friends Challenge # 137 - Red and Green Theme

Reindeer

I made this card by using a template that I had for the reindeer.  I copied the outline and then filled it in with quilled shapes, which is kind of a speciality of mine.  Then I added the reins from gold ribbon and also the stars.

I am using this for two challenges:
1) Dutch Dare Card Challenge # 194 - Non traditional colours.  I love using blue for Christmas cards.  I don't know why but I think it's fun to use non-traditional colours.
2) Cupcake Craft Challenge # 95 - Merry Christmas

Victorian Scrap Card

Quite a long time ago I bought a set of Victoria Scraps to be used to make cards.  Most of the cards I made with the scraps were done before I began making cards seriously so I don't have any photos of them.  But this was the one scrap I had left.

So I attached the scrap and then stamped the sentiment and quilled some poinsettias.

I hope you like it.  I am using it for the following challenges:
1) Charismas Cards Challenge # 68 - Christmas Theme
2) Moving Along with the Times - Clean and Simple
3) Fab 'N Funky Challenge # 151 - Vintage

Snowflakes

Hi everyone, Another week has come and gone and here is a new card for two challenges

1) Crafts and Me Challenge- Anything Goes plus and optional ornament.  In this card, the large snowflake you see hanging from the cutout can be removed and used as an ornament.

2) Simon Says Challenges - Snowflakes - well, I think that one is obvious

Holly

Here's another card I created for a couple of challenges.  I am still not very expert as using Copic Markers so I am not totally happy with it, but I am getting better, so I guess that is good.

Here are the challenges I am entering:

Sketch and Stash # 102

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Bear Season

I made this card for just one challenge:  The Pink Elephant Challenge # 177 - Make it Girly.  So this card is all pink!  Can't get much more girly than that.

Frosty Days

Hi all,

Here is another new card for you.  I made this for a few different challenges and it is also for my friend that loves snowmen (all she gets is snowmen things from me and my sister, LOL).

The challenges I am entering this in are:

Crafty Cats Weekly Challenge # 161 - Recycl/Upcycle.  The way I recycled is that I bought this stamp set last year at my church's rummage sale.  It looked like it hadn't even been used and it cost me $3!  What a great deal.

ABC Challenge - Clear it Out.  As I mentioned I have had this stamp for a whole year and hadn't used it.  I also used flock for snow on the body of the snowman, which I am always forgetting I have.

Fab'NFunky Challenges # 150 - Not a Traditional Christmas Card.  This card is not made in traditional colours, which I quite like to do.  I went with the blue because I thought it showed off the colours in the snowman quite well

The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge # 187..  I liked this sketch because it wasn't too busy while still having enough interest.

Perfect Sentiment Challenge  # 58 - Let it Snow which requires you to incorporate snow in your design in some way.  As I said, I used flock to create snow on the snowman

Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge  - Snow/Winter Theme

By Lori Designs Challenge  # 35 - Winter Theme

Cristmas but not a Card

This is a different kind of challenge for me.  This is a challenge to make anything but a card.  This is a cross stitch that I did on perforated paper.  It is made in 3 sections and then they are stitched together so you can stand up the card like a diorama.  I am giving it to a friend who loves snowmen for Christmas.

This is being used for the following challenges:
1) Totally Papercrafts Challenge # 145 - Anything Christmasy but a card.
2) Going Grey with Scrap Creations Anything but a card challenge

Dimensional Tree

I love making dimensional cards.  The rolls for this tree and fun to do.  I made this card for the Crafty Cardmakers Challenge # 80.  This was a photo inspiration and here is that photo

And here is my card:

Bells and Candles

I made this card for the Card Making Mamas Silver or Gold Challenge.