Krafty Chicks Challenge #657: Anything Goes (ATG)

  Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

We made it to Spring!! The snow is melting quickly and the sun is shinning and warm.

This week on the Krafty Chicks Challenge blog, it's Anything Goes week. One of the easiest challenges because you can have any theme you like. It can be a card, (fancy fold even), a treat package, home decor, or a scrapbook page. Literally Anything Goes!

Here's my project:

I started this beautiful card a month ago for CAS week. Then I realized it's not as clean or simple as I thought it was so I set it aside to finish another time. I cased this from the January-April Mini Catalogue (page 58). I don't have the DSP so I had to create my own background. Very easy to do with Blending Brushes and a little patience. I think it turned out fabulous!

Supplies I used:

• Greatest Journey stamp set: 160588
• Mountain Air stamp set: 151610
  
• Polished Pink ink pad: 155712
• Fresh Fresia ink pad: 155611
• Coastal Cabana ink pad: 147097
• So Saffron ink pad: 147109
• Old Olive ink pad: 147090
• Memento Black ink pad: 132708
• VersaMark ink pad: 102283
  
• Thick Basic White card stock: 159229
• Polished Pink card stock: 155710
• Basic Black card stock: 121045
  
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine: 149653
• Greatest Journey dies: 160593
• Heat Tool: 129053
  
• White Embossing Powder: 155554
• Blending Brushes: 153611
• Mossy Meadow twine: retired
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

I didn't have time to prepare an envelope this week but I would most likely just stamp the montains across the bottom of the inside of the card and the envelope front, maybe even on the back flap of 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

 Ellen (Guest Designer) 

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #656: All Occasion

  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. It's whatever you feel like creating: Spring, birthday, anniversary, friend, thank you or any other occasion. Here's my card:

 This is a first of many creations from the March 2023 10th Anniversary Paper Pumpkin alternates.

 Supplies I used: (List to come)

• stamp set
• ink pad
• card stock
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

I'm glad that all Paper Pumpkin kits that create cards come with coordinating envelopes. All I had to do here was stamp and colour the foliage.

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

Ellen (Guest Designer)

 

Kraft Chicks Challenge #655: 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:

 Last night, I almost forgot that it was Krafty Chicks Challenge day. I remembered just before I had a few crafty ladies come for a class. I quickly picked my stamp set, DSP and St Patrick's Day theme with the green but at the last minute made it spring-time. I love gnomes and these were so fun to colour. I followed along with Freshly Made Sketches current challenge.

 

 Supplies I used:

• Friendly Gnomes stamp set: 160714
  
• Memento ink pad: 132708
• VersaMark ink pad: 102283
• Pool Party ink pad: 147107
  
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Shaded Spruce: 154903
  
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Daffodil Delight: 154883
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Cajun Craze: 154879
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Natural Tones, Medium Light: 159463
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Soft Suede: 154906
  
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Gray Granite: 154886
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Smokey Slate: 154904
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Mint Macaron: 154889
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Flirty Flamingo: 154884
  
• Thick Basic White card stock: 159229
• Shaded Spruce card stock: 146981
• Sunshine & Rainbows DSP: retired
  
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine: 149653
• Gnomes Dies: 159625
• Blending Brush: 153611
• White Embossing Powder: 155554
  
• Heat Tool: 129053
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

I like to keep the inside of the card and the envelope clean and simple with just a little card stock and DSP strips.

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

Ellen (Guest Designer) 

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge 654: 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!

Just a quick and easy card today. I played with the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown sketch challenge for March. And a little colouring fun with my Stampin' Blends.

I like to keep the inside of the card and the envelope just as CAS. Here I just added a strip of DSP to the inside and stamped the snowman.

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

Ellen (Guest Designer) 

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #653: Stamp Act

 Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

Welcome March and a little more winter. I'm hoping Spring comes on time though. The white stuff is getting very tiresome. I'm ready to see the plants sprout from the ground. I'm ready to put away my winter coat. Dare I say it: I'm ready for sandals. Well, I'd have to schedule a pedicure first but I'm ready!!!

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.

For this beauty, I decided to case the catalogue again. I had a few scraps sitting on my desk and wanted a crafty way to use them. Have a look on page 23 of the January-April Mini Catalogue. Here's a close up:
 

 I'm glad I kept a few star punched in my stash. They worked perfectly here.

Supplies I used:

• Greatest Journey stamp set: 160588
  
• Granny Apple Green ink pad:147095
• So Saffron ink pad: 147109
  
• So Saffron card stock:105118
• Basic White card stock: 159276
• Dandy Designs DSP: retired
  
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine 149653
• Beautiful Shapes Dies: 158046
  
• Lovely Labels Pick a Punch: 152883
  
• Star Punches: retired
  
• 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

Ellen (Guest Designer)