Krafty Chicks Challenge #587: 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:

 Stampin' Up! recently hosted a virtual On Stage Event. This is where demonstrators around the world gather (usually locally and in person) to learn new business tips, strategies, and class ideas. We also see lots of sample projects using new products from the up coming catalogue and create a few Make & Take cards. In this case it's the new Mini January-June 2022 catalogue and the first Sale-A-Bration brochure. We can also purchase a Swag box, which this stamp set was included. I used what I had on had (because I didn't buy the whole collection at the time). So this is my CASE (Copy And Share Elements) of one of the Make & Takes.

At first I tried stamping the image in White Craft ink, using the heat tool to speed up the drying process and then coloured with the white watercolor pencil to highlight her comfy set up.

It seemed faded or washed out to me so I wanted to see if I could brighten the outline.
 

 

 

 Then I used the White Craft ink again for the image but used white embossing powder to brighten the outline. Using the watercolor pencils again for the comfy set up, leaving her, the book, the puppy and the coffee mug untouched.

This I liked much better.

 

 

I didn't have any of the sparkly, glittery ribbon so I used the Wink of Stella pen to make my glitter element, just by painting a piece of card stock. I also paper pieced the book to make it stand out and add another focal element.

 

Supplies I used:

• In The Moment stamp set: 157987 (coming January 2022)
  
• Craft White ink pad: 147277
• Evening Evergreen ink pad: 155576
  
• Evening Evergreen card stock: 155574
• Soft Succulent card stock: 155776
• Basic White card stock: 159276
• In Good Taste Designer Series Paper: 152494
  
• White Embossing powder: 155554
• Heat Tool: 129053
• Watercolor Pencils Assortment 1: 141709
• Wink of Stella (clear): 141897
• Paper Snips Scissors: 103579
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

I kept the inside of the card simple with a band of glitter card stock and DSP. Just a stamped image on the envelope front and DSP on the flap completed the set.

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

Donna (Guest Designer) 

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #586: 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:

 This card was so fun and fast (gnome was already coloured) to create. As I was cleaning up my desk earlier in the month, I noticed my container of tidbits was getting full. Sometimes when I envision a card and start creating it, it doesn't come out so simple, or I change my mind, or there's extra die cuts. All these tidbits get tossed in a container for later use. It's been a year since I last created a card with the gnomes. You can see it here. So it was time to put it on a card. I used Freshly Made Sketches 507 for this layout.

 

Supplies I used:

• Gnomes For The Holidays stamp set: retired
  
• Memento ink pad: 132708
• VeraMark ink pad: 102283
• Stampin' Blends Combo pack Mossy Meadow: 154890
  
• Stampin' Blends Combo pack Real Red: 1540899
  
• Stampin' Blends Combo pack Daffodil Delight: 154883
  
• Stampin' Blends Combo pack Smoky Slate: 154904
  
• Thick Basic White card stock: 159229
• Real Red card stock: 102482
• Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper (DSP): 153492
• Heat Tool: 129053
• White Stampin' Embossing Powder: 155554
• Paper Snips Scissors: 103579
• Real Red ink refill: 103287
• Water Painters: 151298
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine: 149653
• Layering Circles Dies: 151770
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430

 

I like to keep the inside of the card and the envelope just as CAS. Added some splatters (might have gone a little overboard on the envelope), some DSP and the other already coloured gnome. And we can call it done!

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

Donna (Guest Designer) 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #585: 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! I can't believe how time flies. This happens every November and I am never ready for it. Now we are down to 6 weeks before Christmas and my To-Do Holiday list is as long as my arm. Thank goodness for this Challenge Blog! At least I have most of my personal Christmas cards done and ready to address and mail off.

Let's move onto my card:

This is one of the panels I created last week while playing around with the snowflake decorative mask.

I used VersaMark and silver embossing powder to get a shiny effect. I pondered for a while about adding a ribbon but in the end, went without.

 

Supplies I used:

• Snow Is Glistening stamp set: retired
  
• VersaMark ink pad: 102283
• Delicata Silver Shimmer ink pad: retired
  
• Thick Basic White card stock: 159229
• Polished Pink card stock: 155710
  
• Silver Foil Sheet: retired
• Adorning Designs Decorative Masks: 156328
• Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder: 155555
• Heat Tool: 129053
  
• Stampin' Pierce Mat: 126199
  

I like to keep the inside of the card and the envelope just as CAS. So I just stamped randomly some snowflakes with the silver ink pad, added a pink strip to the inside of  the card to add a bit of colour.

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

Donna (Guest Designer) 

 

Krafty Chicks #584 : Stamp Act

 Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

Welcome November! Let's hope for more fall weather days, even though our nights are freezing! With Halloween out of the way, one can open their mind to the Christmas Spirit. I absolutely LOVE creating Christmas card. How about you?

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 really wanted to play with our new masks (aka Stencils), the snowflakes one in particular. So I set out to demonstrate how to use different mediums with them. What a messy process but loads of fun! Here's some sample panels that I played with:

 

 Here I used some VersaMark and Heat and Stick Powder to adhere the Gilded Leafing. This is the first time I have used that product and it's been sitting on my shelf for almost a year waiting for me. 

Tip: watch your breathing. The leafing is so light, it blows away easily.

 

For this sample, I used some VersaMark again but Silver Embossing Powder and set it with the Heat Tool.

Tip: use an embossing buddy or anti-static tool before stamping.

Got a little messier this time with some Embossing Paste. Use a palette knife to spread it around evenly. Lift the mask off and quickly wash it off, along with the knife. There will be a little residue left on the mask, that's normal. I don't like it though.

Tip: add a few drops of your favourite colour ink refill and mix into the paste to coordinate with the colours you've chosen or leave it Matte Finish or Shimmery White.

 

 

 

 

Another way to use the mask is with Shimmery Crystal Effect. I squeezed a bit out and spread it with the Palette Knife. The final look is similar to Clear Embossing Powder and some glitter.

 

 

 

And the first way I used it is also the easiest, less messy if you use a scratch paper underneath your card panel. Pick your ink colour and use a Blending Brush to spread the colour around. I used heavy pressure on the center of the snow flakes and lightened the pressure for the edges. This gives it great definition and shading.

Supplies I used:

• Merry Christmas To All stamp set: retired
  
• Coastal Cabana ink pad: 147097
• Memento ink pad: 132708
  
• Coastal Cabana card stock: 131297
• Basic Black card stock: 121045
• Basic White card stock: 159276
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine: 149653
• Merry Christmas Dies: retired
• Adorning Designs Decorative Masks: 156328
• Blending Brushes: 153611
  
• Multipurpose Liquid Glue: 110755
  

I kept the inside of the card and the envelope very simple: just a little more masking/stencilling to tie it all together.

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

Donna (Guest Designer)