Krafty Chicks Challenge #825: CAS

  Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

 Are you ready for this week's challenge?? On the third week of the month, I'm the hostess and we are looking for CAS. I always have a difficult time with the true CAS design of lots of white space but I've come to realized after all this time that there's a wide interpretation to CAS (Clean And Simple). So just have fun with it.

#825 CAS

While scrolling through Facebook to pass the time, I came across a beautiful CAS card from Kerstin Ruter, a talented crafter on Stampin' Up!'s Artisan Design Team.

 I loved the soft and subtle colours, the white silhouette foliage, and the dainty pearls. So I CASED it. I went on a hunt for a colour challenge and found one on The Paper Players blog.

 I picked Strawberry Slush and Coastal Cabana for my background. For obvious reason the fern is in Lemon Lime Twist and although the background created a shade of purple with the blended colours, I stamped my sentiment in Gorgeous Grape.

Products used:

• Stamp Set: Fern & Flora
• Card Stock: Thick Basic White, Lemon Lime Twist
• Ink Pads: Strawberry Slush, Lemon Lime Twist, Coastal Cabana, Gorgeous Grape
• Accessories: Blending Brushes, Fern & Flora dies, Jewel Basic Pearls, Stitched Rectangles die
   

 

No card is complete without finishing the inside with a coordinating image. Same goes for the envelope. Keep it simple!

Want some more inspiration?? Go check out the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog to see what the Design Team has created. Hope you play along and upload your project so that we can see what's happening in your craft space. Here's a direct link to our wonderful Design Team's personal blogs:

Leanne's Blog

Denise's Blog

Lori's Blog

The Creative Crafters Challenge #102: Anything Goes

 Good day my Crafty friends! I hope all is well and that you are creating some crafty time for yourself. I try to get creative at least 3 times a week. It helps that I'm on the Design Team (DT) to some fun and easy challenges. Today I'm showcasing my DT card for The Creative Crafters Challenge #101.

 

As always, we keep things simple and fun and our challenge is ANYTHING GOES. It doesn't even need to be a card, any paper project hand-made by you counts.  

 For this card I used mostly left over bits from previous projects. It started with trying to use the negative piece of the sentiment banners from a Paper Pumpkin kit. Then I filled the empty banner space with DSP left over from a Card Class kit. Same with the balloons, a different Card Class kit. 

Hope you enjoyed my card today and that it motivates you to get creative. We all need a little me time, why not get crafty?? Upload your project for this week's Anything Goes theme on The Creative Crafters challenge.

Krafty Chicks Challenge #824: CHRISTMAS

 Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

Time for another great challenge from the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog. Welcome to week 2 of our challenges and that's to use a CHRISTMAS or any holiday/winter theme on your project. I chose to put the spotlight on Christmas this week! I will also be entering the Holly And Ivy Christmas Challenge.

 #824 CHRISTMAS

This card is a Paper Pumpkin alternative using the October 2019 kit called Winter Woods. It was a ten card kit and I created 5 of them as suggested when I first got the kit so I had 5 card bases left for alternatives. Today I'm sharing one and I'll show the others come October.

 

Products used:

• Stamp Set: PP kit October 2019 Winter Woods
• Card Stock: Basic White
• DSP:  PP kit October 2019 Winter Woods
• Ink Pads: Night of Navy
• Accessories: PP kit October 2019 Winter Woods die cuts and snowflake sequins, Stampin' Dimensionals
   

To keep the inside of the card and the envelope clean and simple, I stamped a coordinating image and a little more DSP. Quick and easy and done.

 

Head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog for more details about the challenge and for more inspiration for CHRISTMAS week from the Design Team. There's even a place to upload your project at the end. I hope you play along with us and show us what's happening in your craft space.

Here's a direct link to our wonderful Design Team's personal blogs:

Leanne's Blog

Denise's Blog

Lori's Blog

Krafty Chicks Challenge #823: BIRTHDAY

Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you! 

New month, new challenge starting today. Week one brings us a BIRTHDAY theme on the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog. Create any paper craft with a birthday theme, male, female, kids, card, scrapbook or even home decor. We hope to see you in the gallery.

#823 BIRTHDAY

Last week was John's grand daughter's birthday. Guess how old she was turning! I thought it was 9, so thank goodness I confirmed before create her birthday card. I already knew her favourite colours were pinks and purples so I chose three different shades. She LOVED it!

 Products used: (I put away the products before recording them so I don't remember some)

• Stamp Set: ??
• Card Stock: Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Berry Burst, Basic White
• Ink Pads: VersaMark, Gorgeous Grape 
• Accessories: White Embossing powder, two different sets of number dies, Dainty Stars Embossing Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals 

 No card is complete without finishing the inside of the card and the envelope. Keep it simple!

 Head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog for more details about the challenge and for more inspiration for BIRTHDAY week from the Design Team. There's even a place to upload your project at the end. I hope you play along with us and show us what's happening in your craft space.

Here's a direct link to our wonderful Design Team's personal blogs:

Leanne's Blog

Denise's Blog

Lori's Blog

Holly And Ivy Challenge #205

 Welcome my crafty friends! This week I have an extra post for you because I am playing along with the Holly And Ivy Christmas Challenge #205 while using the current Freshly Made Sketches #738. Here is my card:

 I thought I'd add another challenge to myself by using noon-traditional colours on a Christmas card. Azure Afternoon isn't a colour I use often. It's a different blue, a pretty blue, just not a blue that appeals to me like the other shades we have. So I made it my focal element. I paired it up with Flirty Flamingo and Crumb Cake.

 Products Used:

• Stamp Set: Carols of Christmas and Gorgeous Grunge
• Card Stock: Thick Basic White, Azure Afternoon
• Ink Pads: VersaMark, Flirty Flamingo, Crumb Cake
• Accessories: Card Front Builder Dies, Tinsel Gems, Stampin' Dimensionals 

 

If you haven't noticed by now, I always finish of the card by decorating the inside and the envelope. I like to keep it quick and simple by adding a coordinating image and card stock or DSP. It's worth the added effort, in my opinion.

 

Thank you for stopping by and seeing my creation for the following challenges:

• Holly And Ivy Christmas Challenge #205 
• Freshly Made Sketches #738 

Till next time, happy crafting!

Diane
 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #822: MASCULINE

  Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

 

 

Welcome to another great challenge week from the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog. MASCULINE is the theme this week and good luck to you. I struggle with cards for men. I love flowers and frills so I tend to buy more feminine stamp sets and play with those. I'll have to dig deep for masculine stamp set and dust them off before playing. Here we go!

 #822 MASCULINE

Love the way this card turned out. I know I say that a lot, it's just surprises me sometimes that it comes together nicely and this time my colouring is on point (if I can toot my own horn...TOOT, TOOT!). I went to the "vault" of forgotten DSP for these manly patterns. That's where I stash the long ago retired DSP: in a rolling cart with 12"X12" paper storage cases (there's 6), AKA: the vault.

 

Products used: (I'll return later today with card details)

• Stamp Set: A Good Man
• Card Stock: Thick Basic White
• DSP: Windsor Knot
• Ink Pads: Memento
• Stampin’ Blends: Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Misty Moonlight, SU700, SU800
• Accessories: It’s My Party Dots, Stylish Shapes dies, Stampin’ Dimensionals
   

 I like to keep the inside of the card and the envelope clean and simple by just adding some DSP.

Head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog for more details about the challenge and for more inspiration from the Design Team for MASCULINE week . There's even a place to upload your project at the end. I hope you play along with us and show us what's happening in your craft space.

Here's a direct link to our wonderful Design Team's personal blogs:

Leanne's Blog

Denise's Blog

Lori's Blog

Krafty Chicks Challenge #821: CAS

  Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

 Are you ready for this week's challenge?? On the third week of the month, I'm the hostess and we are looking for CAS. I always have a difficult time with the true CAS design of lots of white space but I've come to realized after all this time that there's a wide interpretation to CAS (Clean And Simple). So just have fun with it.

#821 CAS

Today I am showcasing an alternate card using the April Paper Pumpkin kit: Lakeside Retreat. It has serene vibes and a little bit of a masculine feel. I just started playing with this kit and have already created the three suggested card to get my creative mojo going and two more alternate designs. This one for CAS week and another for next week's Masculine Challenge. And I have so many more idea flowing.

Products used:

• Stamp Set: April 2026 Paper Pumpkin kit: Lakeside Retreat
• Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie
• Ink Pads: Pecan Pie
• Accessories: April 2026 Paper Pumpkin kit die cuts, Blending Brushes, Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Stampin Dimensionals 

 

No card is complete without finishing the inside with a coordinating element like the "drift wood". As the envelopes from the kit already had a pattern, I left it alone. Keep it simple!

Want some more inspiration?? Go check out the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog to see what the Design Team has created. Hope you play along and upload your project so that we can see what's happening in your craft space. Here's a direct link to our wonderful Design Team's personal blogs:

Leanne's Blog

Denise's Blog

Lori's Blog