Krafty Chicks Challenge #652: 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:

Whipped this one quickly yesterday morning as I was running late. I took a few days off from the craft space and logical that set me behind in schedule a bit. As good as I feel while I'm in my craft space, I was beginning to feel a little overwhelmed. So these few days off were great not worrying about it. If only I can get ahead a few projects and do it more often. It's a dream of mine!

I played with the Global Design Project's latest sketch challenge. Hence why it was a quick and easy card. I went with hexagons instead of circles. And the colours were decided by the DSP.

 Supplies I used:

• Charming Sentiments stamp set: 159985
  
• Thick Basic White card stock: 159229
• Mango Melody card stock: 146989
• Calypso Coral ink pad: 147101
• Dandy Designs DSP: 160863
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine: 149653
• Sentiment Silhouettes dies: 158733
• Beautiful Shapes dies: 158046
• Artistic Mix Decorative Masks: 159178
• Blending Brushes: 153611
• Simply Elegant Trim: 155766
• Brushed Brass Butterflies: 158136
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

I like to keep the inside of the card and the envelope just as CAS. You can't see the inside of this card, silly me took the wrong pose. Lol! But the inside has a little blending of the mask and a DSP strip at the bottom.

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

Jackie (Guest Designer)

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #651: 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:

 I love this turtle; it's a great image to colour. This time I watercoloured using my Water Painter and ink pads. I followed the current Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge.

 Supplies I used: (links to follow)

• Playing In The Rain stamp set: 160542
• Sending Support stamp set: 160822 (FREE SAB, $60 purchase)
  
• StazOn ink pad: 101406
  
• VersaMark: 102283
• Granny Apple Green ink pad: 147095
• Crumb Cake ink pad: 147116
• Poppy Parade ink pad: 147050
• Daffodil Delight ink pad: 147094
• Pool Party ink pad: 147107
  
• Thick Basic White card stock: 159229
• Basic Black card stock: 121045
• Design a Daydream DSP: 159161 (Host Rewards) 
  
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine: 149653
• Playing In The Rain dies: 160550
• Basic Borders dies: 155558
  
• Heat Tool: 129053
• White Embossing Powder: 155554
• WaterPainters: 151298
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

I like to keep the inside of the card and the envelope just as CAS. I went with a little DSP and card stock and a few clouds on the envelope.

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

Jackie (Guest Designer) 

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #650: 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!

Honestly, it feels weird creating a Christmas card for this week. Maybe because I'm hoping for Spring to arrive quickly. I know there's still 6 weeks of winter left but with our warmer than usual temps lately, how can I not hope for spring? Everything is melting already.

I created this card following 52 Christmas Card Throwdown's current sketch challenge. This challenge uses lots of circles so why not use the circles Picture This die? Makes light work of adding a few circles. Once that was decided, I looked through my retired Christmas stamp sets since I only have one set that is currently in the Annual  Catalogue. And voila! 

Supplies I used:

• Timeless Tidings stamp set: retired
• Greatest Journey stamp set: 160588
  
• Thick Basic White card stock: 159229
• Mossy Meadow card stock: 133676
• Real Red card stock: 102482
  
• Heart Warming Hugs DSP: retired
  
• Mossy Meadow ink pad: 147111
  
• Stampin Cut & Emboss machine: 149653
• Picture This dies: 155559
• Greatest Journey dies: 160593
  
• Stitched Banner dies: non-Stampin' Up!
• Gold thread ribbon: retired
• Brushed Metallic Dots: 156506
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

I like to keep the inside of the card and the envelope just as CAS.

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

Jackie (Guest Designer) 

 

Friday Inspiration: Friendly Gnomes

 Happy Friday everyone! It’s almost the weekend, hope you scheduled some “ME time” in your craft space.

Here’s this week’s Friday Inspiration card using the Friendly Gnomes stamp set, the Heart punch and the Alphabet A La Mode dies.

 

 

 If you know me, you know I’m all about gnomes. Have been for a couple of years, maybe because it’s the trend but maybe not. I have a Valentine one, a Christmas one, a Thanksgiving/fall one (thanks Jessica), a wind chime (thanks Ski) that will never go outside cuz I don’t want to ruin it, all three stamp sets from Stampin Up!, and of course a whole bunch scattered around in my flower beds (a Mother’s Day gift). I’m not tired of them yet.

I followed along with Freshly Made Sketches and Color Throwdown’s current challenges.

 Supplies I used: 

• Friendly Gnomes stamp set: 160714
  
• Thick Basic White card stock: 159229
• Basic White card stock: 159276
• Soft Suede card stock: 115318
• Sweet Sorbet card stock: 159268
• Country Gingham DSP: 160388
• Memento Black ink pad: 132708
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Petal Pink: 154893
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Mint Macaron: 154889
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Real Red: 154899
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Smoky Slate: 154904
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Soft Suede: 154906
• Stampin' Write Marker, Basic Black: 100082
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine: 149653
• Gnomes Dies:159625
• Alphabet A La Mode dies: 160750
• Heart Punch Pack: 151292
• Rhinestones Basic Jewels: 144220

 

I completed the cards set by decorating the inside of the card and envelope with a bit of DSP and a heart.

I hope this inspires you to get creative in your craft space this weekend.

Krafty Chicks Challenge #649: Stamp Act

 Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

Welcome February and more winter. At least it is a tad milder this year and I'm ok with that. It started in November, like on the 1st, which is way too early, and stayed. December was all the ugly I can handle with lots of -40 Celcius days. January was mostly mild, so here's hoping it's not " in like a lamb, out like a lion".

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

This is January's Thank You card for customers that have purchased from me. The best part, they all qualified for the Tuesday Night Live @7pm card kits using the In The Moment stamp set. You don't need the actual stamp that I used, check your stamp stash and use whatever works for you.

Supplies I used:

• In The Moment stamp set: 157987
  
• StazOn ink pad:101406
• Calypso Coral ink pad: 147101
  
• Calypso Coral card stock: 122925
  
• Basic White card stock: 159276
• Dandy Designs DSP: 160836 (SAB free with $120 purchase)
  
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine 149653
• Stylish Shapes dies: 159183
  
• Water Painter: 151298
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

I usually keep the inside and the envelope CAS (Clean And Simple) with just a bit of DSP or card stock, maybe even a little stamping.

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

Becca (Guest Designer)