Krafty Chicks Challenge #635: 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 goes. Here's my card:

 I was running late with my card this week. Lots of things happening in life, had a little cold that slowed me down a bit and some fall cleaning. But I got 'er done! I absolutely love the Kindest Gnomes bundle in Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Mini Catalogue. I know, they don't call it that any more but I still do. It was first on my list for pre-order. And I got the coordinating DSP too. It helped me cheat a bit tonight! There's a sheet of large mushroom houses that I was able to fuzzy cut (or used my die if I had thought of it) quickly as my focal point.

I followed the sketch on The Paper Players Challenge site.

Supplies I used: (links to come)

• Kindest Gnomes stamp set: 159616
  
• Early Espresso ink pad: 147114
  
• Bermuda Bay card stock: 131197
• Calypso Coral card stock: 122925
• Crumb Cake card stock: 120953
• Storybook Gnomes DSP: 159615
• Paper Snip scissors: 103579
• OR Gnomes dies: 159625 with Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine: 149653
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

I fussy cut a couple more mushroom house for inside of the card and the envelope. Kept everything CAS and added some DSP onto the flap of the envelope.

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

Alyson (Guest Designer) 

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #634: CAS

 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 cleaning up my Craft Space (You wouldn't know it from the looks of it), I came across some old retired DSP and thought it perfect for this week's CAS challenge. The card feels very fall-ish to me; maybe it's the colours, the poppy pods, or the sentiment. October is Thanksgiving month in Canada. So I thought it very appropriate to continue the grateful feeling.

 

Supplies I used:

• Country Home stamp set: Retired
  
• VersaMark ink pad: 102283
• Thick Basic White card stock: 159229
• Blackberry Bliss card stock: 133675
  
• Country Lane DSP: Retired
• Heat Tool: 129053
• White Embossing Powder: 155554
  
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine: 149653
• Tasteful Labels dies: Retired
• Forever Greenery Trim Combo pack ribbon: Retired
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430

 

I like to keep the inside of the card and the envelope just as CAS with a little DSP and a strip of card stock.

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

Alyson (Guest Designer) 

 

Krafty Chick Challenge #633: Christmas

Yeah, it's Thursday! Time for another great challenge from the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog. In Canada, we just finished our Thanksgiving celebrations. Won't be long now and Christmas will be upon us. I haven't been in any stores lately but I can bet that the Christmas decorations are starting to fill the shelves. So let's put the spotlight on Christmas this week! 

I created this beauty as a Stamp-A-Stack card. I had a few ladies signed up to create 9 cards, (3 of each 3 designs), decorating the insides and the envelopes too. I thought this a simple a card and if you are creating just one, alone at your desk, no distractions, no chatter, and no one waiting to use the supplies, it does make for a simple card. I will have to remember that for next. The group did like it though and had lots of fun!

Supplies I used:

• Christmas Season stamp set: 156293
  
• Thick Basic White card stock: 159229
• Cherry Cobbler card stock: 119685
• Basic White card stock: 159276
  
• Painted Christmas DSP: 156292
  
• Cherry Cobbler ink pad: 147083
• Shaded Spruce ink pad: 147088
  
• Early Espresso ink pad:147114
• Soft Suede ink pad: 147115
  
• Wonderful Gems: retired
  

I lie to keep the inside of the card and the envelope just as CAS. I wanted to use more DSP for the envelope flap but didn't have enough to go around for everyone so I just stamped it. Now you can see how we were help up by all the stamping and waiting.

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

Alyson (Guest Designer) 

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #631: Stamp Act

 Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

Welcome October! Officially Autumn when the leaves are falling, the garden is dug up and done, the heat is on more than just taking the chill out, and pumpkins are in the grocery stores. Thanksgiving is coming up this weekend in Canada. We are having the kids over and all the grand kids too. I'll have a Halloween craft to keep them busy and hoping for nice weather to kick them outside when it gets loud. Of course, I'll follow them out there, so it'll still be loud but they will burn some of their energy. Wish I could bottle some of  that up!

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 did a Two-For-One this week because I couldn't decide on a boy gnome or a girl one, so I made one of each. I didn't even stamp these gnomes, they are die cut from the Designer Series Paper. Now this paper has a Christmas/winter feel to it so I changes it into fall by colouring them with Stampin' Blends.

On the left we have the Before (DSP colours) and on the right the After (altered fall/Halloween version). Who said one couldn't colour on DSP??

I also used the Stampin' Blends to colour my gems. With this trick, I now have coordinating Opal Rounds in practically all the colours. You can also colour your rhinestones, pearls, and white ribbon.

Supplies I used:

• Kindest Gnomes stamp set: 159616
• Art Gallery stamp set: 154421
• VersaMark ink pad: 102283
• Stampin' Blends Combo pack, Pumpkin Pie: 154897
• Stampin' Blends Combo pack, Blackberry Bliss: 154877
• Stampin' Blends Combo pack, Highland Heather: 154887
• Stampin' Blends Combo pack, Soft Sea Foam: 154902
  
• Thick Basic White card stock: 159229
• Rich Razzleberry card stock: 115316
  
• Basic Black card stock: 121045
• Plaid DSP: retired
• Storybook Gnomes DSP: 159615
• Stampin Cut & Emboss machine: 149653
• Painted Labels Dies: 151605
• Gnomes Dies: 159625
• Heat Tool: 129053
• White Embossing Powder: 155554
• Opal Rounds: 154289
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

I kept the inside of the card and the envelope real simple with the last piece of plaid DSP and a strip of card stock. Don't need to complicate it, just need to embellish.

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

Alyson (Guest Designer)