Krafty Chicks Challenge #583: All Occasions

 Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

Welcome to another great challenge week from the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog. All Occasions is the theme, so pretty much anything thing goes. Here's my card:

 

 

It's almost the end of October, the month of gratitude and being thankful. So let's squeeze in one more fall themed card to thank someone in our lives. I dug out more retired products to play with. I had an  almost full package of DSP that cannot be hoarded any longer. And the Rooted In Nature stamp set with the coordinating dies will remain in my stash for quite a long time, I just need to remember to give it love more often.

 Here's a close up of the focal cluster, see the detail in the images, and now you can see part of why it's a keeper. Sadly I ran out of the copper leaf embellishment.

Supplies I used:

• Rooted In Nature stamp set: retired
• Soft Suede ink pad: 147115
• Crumb Cake ink pad: 147116
  
• Mint Macaron ink pad: 147106
• Tranquil Tide ink pad: retired
  
• Cajun Craze card stock: 119684
• Basic White card stock: 159276
• Mint Macaron card stock: 131201
• Crumb Cake card stock: 120953
• Tranquil Tide card stock: retired
• Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper: retired
• Leaves Trinkets: retired
• Mint Macaron Sheer Linen ribbon: retired
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

I like to keep the inside of the card and the envelope just as CAS. I wasn't sure how many leaves I was going use on the card, so I cut a few extra ones. I couldn't let them go to waste, and they fit perfectly on the inside. I hope you decorate your envelopes and the inside of cards, it's worth the added effort.

Head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog for more details about the challenge and for more inspiration for All Occasions 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

Melanie's Blog

Lori's Blog

Laurel (Guest Designer) 

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #582: CAS Clean And Simple

 Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

Are you ready for this week's challenge? I'm the hostess and we are looking for CAS, as in Clean And Simple. Here's my card:

While scrolling through Facebook one day, I stumbled upon a Top Tip from Martin Mayhem. He's a genius and I love casing his cards.

I cased the Basic Black card on the left and then created something similar on Thick Basic White card stock on the right. His Top Tip: Because he would be using the black card base, he didn’t want the fussy cut line glaring in the face. To prevent this, used the Basic Black Stampin’ Blend to colour the line in. Have a look at my samples:

As you can see on the Basic Black card stock background, the black lined images (need to fussy cut the leaves a tad more) has a different flair than the white border one. While you can skip the Top Tip and still have a beautiful card, adding the black border gives you another option, just use which one you love best.

Now let's look at it on Thick Basic White card stock. Again, I needed to fussy cut the leaves a tad more, so ignore that. I think I like the black outlined better; it's bolder. I'm not saying I would do this every time since it is time consuming but for those special cards, that deserve a little flair, a little extra, most definitely.

Supplies I used:

• Delicate Dahlias stamp set: retired Sale-A-Bration
• Art Gallery stamp set: 154421
  
• Memento ink pad: 132708
• VersaMark ink pad: 102283
• Daffodil Delight ink pad: 147094
• Granny Apple Green ink pad: 147095
  
• White Stampin' Emboss Powder: 155554
• Stampin' Blends Combo pack Granny Apple Green:154885
• Stampin' Blends Combo pack Daffodil Delight: 154883
  
• Stampin' Blends Combo pack So Saffron: 154905
  
• Stampin' Blends Combo pack Basic Black: 154843
• Memento refill (splatters): 133456
  
• Thick Basic White card stock: 159229
• Basic Black card stock: 121045
  
• Heat Tool: 129053
• Paper Snips Scissors: 103579
• Water Painters: 151298 ( I used the retired aqua painter)
• Gold Elastic cord: retired
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

As I like to keep the inside of the card and the envelope just as CAS, I stamped the dahlia image and a few of the leaves. It's only after I stamped these that I noticed that I should have used the outline stamps in black ink to keep it in line with the card. It's still pretty though!

Want some more inspiration?? Go check out the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog to see what the Design Team have 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

Melanie's Blog

Lori's Blog

Laurel (Guest Designer) 

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #581: Christmas

Yeah, it's Thursday! Time for another great challenge from the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog. Let's put the spotlight on Christmas this week! Feels odd thinking about Christmas just a few days after Thanksgiving! I had the grandkids over and they gathered all my leaves, it’s our family tradition (and that time of year). They love jumping in them and getting buried alive. We have a row of tall trees in our back alley, when the wind blows, ALL the leaves make it into my yard. They gathered 5 industrial size garbage bags, the next day I gathered 2 more bags, and Tuesday was so windy, I probably have another bag or so more to gather. Who needs a gym this time of year? Lol.

Let’s move onto my card:

Another fun card made on World Card Making Day. I followed the Freshly Made Sketch #505 that was current that week.

As soon as I saw this layout, I knew I wanted pine cones from the Christmas Season stamp set as the focal images. The longest part of constructing this card was the placement of the greenery. And then I reached out to my Facebook group (Diane's Craft Space) friends for advice. TO BOW OR NOT TO BOW? The answer is obvious.

Supplies I used:

• Christmas Season stamp set: 156293
  
• Winter Woods Paper Pumpkin October 2019 stamp set: retired
  
• Soft Suede ink pad: 147115
• Shaded Spruce ink pad: 147088
• VersaMark ink pad: 102283
  
• Crumb Cake card stock: 120953
• Basic White card stock: 159276
• Basic Black card stock: 121045
• Heat Tool: 129053
  
• Stampin' White Emboss powder: 155554
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine: 149653
• Seasonal Labels dies: 156299
• Real Red grosgrain ribbon: retired
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

Still keeping the inside of the card and the envelope clean and simple. Here a pine cone, there a pine cone and a few pine needles too.

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

Melanie's Blog

Lori's Blog

Laurel (Guest Designer) 

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #580: Stamp Act

 Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

Welcome October! It's sweater weather with warm days and cool nights. The leaves are falling, leaving the trees naked (as my grand kids say). I'm getting the garden ready for hibernation, still have the potatoes and leeks to dig up but it’s getting too cold to work early in the day. Need more days off. Thanksgiving is just a few days away for us Canadians. Hello turkey, get in my belly!

Onto my card for this week's Krafty Chicks Challenge : Stamp Act. As long as something is stamped, be it an image or a sentiment, it qualifies for the Stamp Act challenge.

I made this card last Saturday during World Card Making Day. A whole day dedicated to crafting!! Well, I had to go into work for supper rush for about an hour but for almost 12 hours total, I was in my craft space. One of my happy places! I used a few retired products because they deserve a bit of love too.

Supplies I used:

• Gather Together stamp set: retired
• Expressions In Colour June 2021 Paper Pumpkin stamp set: retired
  
• Real Red ink pad: 147084
• Pumpkin Pie ink pad: 147086
  
• VersaMark ink pad: 102283
  
• Smoky Slate card stock: 131202
• Blackberry Bliss card stock: 133675
• Basic Black card stock: 121045
• Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper : retired
  
• Fluid 100 Watercolor paper: 149612
• Water Painters: 151298
• Heat tool: 129053
• White stampin' Emboss powder: 155554
  
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine: 149653
• Layering Leaves dies: retired
• Seasonal Layers dies: retired
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

You all know, I like to keep the inside of the card and the envelope clean and simple. A great way to use up your DSP, put the scraps on the inside and big chunk on the flap. No more hoarding that paper! Chop it, use it!!

Need more inspiration for the Stamp Act challenge, hop on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog to get the details. 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

Melanie's Blog

Lori's Blog

Laurel (Guest Designer)