Love To Craft #93: ANYTHING GOES

Good day my Crafty friends! Happy Canada Day to my fellow countrymen/women! We've had lots of rain lately and there's more in the forecast. Last time, we thought we were so over the cold temps (and we were) but NOW we are SOOOOOO over the rain!! It played havoc with our local annual stampede event, some were even cancelled for the safety of the animals. 

It's time to play along with the Love To Craft Challenge Blog. It's a wonderful group of crafty people creating and motivating the viewers to participate in the easy Anything Goes challenge every other month. You have six weeks to make time in your craft space and play along. I can handle that! Can you??

 

I'm doing my best to finish up some old retired Paper Pumpkin kits. I have quite a few on my shelves. For June alone I have 5 years accumulated and I bought this years as well, so kits to play with. So much fun to have, so little time to play! But I will make a dent. I'm done with this kit June 2022 Pick Of The Crop, there's just a lot of left over die cuts.

 

I included as many die cuts as I could for this card. Do you see the basket carrying the loaves and flowers?? That is the topper of the cart die cut that I cut apart. I've only been able to make three alternative with this kit so far and I might stop there for now and save the left over bits for another day (or year).

 

 

 I finished the card set by using some of the smaller loaves, as there were so many, for the inside of the card. As for the envelope, I did nothing. It was fine on it's own.

 

Hope you enjoyed my card today and that it motivates you to get creative. We all need a little me time, why not get crafty?? Upload your project for this week's Anything Goes theme on the LOVE TO CRAFT CHALLENGE BLOG.

Love To Craft #92: ANYTHING GOES

Good day my Crafty friends! Happy Spring! I'm hoping if I say it enough times Mother Nature will get the memo and leave winter behind in Alberta. We are all SO READY! 

It's time to play along with the Love To Craft Challenge Blog. It's a wonderful group of crafty people creating and motivating the viewers to participate in the easy Anything Goes challenge every other month. You have six weeks to make time in your craft space and play along. I can handle that! Can you??

 

Today, I’m playing along with the Just Add Ink Sketch #784. It's a fun and CAS layout.

 

 

Anyone who knows me, I shy away from the colour purple except when it comes to flowers. I haven't met a purple flower I don't love yet. And lilacs are one of my favourites, coming in close second after the African Violet. I can't wait till they are in bloom, for their beauty and the aroma. But for now I'll settle for stamping them.

 

 

 I like to finish the card set with a matching inside and envelope. Keep it simple with just a little card stock and a coordinating image.

 

 

Hope you enjoyed my card today and that it motivates you to get creative. We all need a little me time, why not get crafty?? Upload your project for this week's Anything Goes theme on the LOVE TO CRAFT CHALLENGE BLOG.

Love To Craft Challenge #91: ANYTHING GOES

 Good day my Crafty friends! It's time to play along with the Love To Craft Challenge Blog. It's a wonderful group of crafty people creating and motivating the viewers to participate in the easy Anything Goes challenge every other month. You have six weeks to make time in your craft space and play along. I can handle that! Can you??

 

Today, I’m playing with another class kit extra that was just piled and waiting. This is a NO STAMPING card, the Ephemera did all the work for me. Here are the pieces I'm working with and the original card.

 

 

I did add some DSP in the background to play along with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge and change the orientation.

Instead of an official tag, I layered some Nested Dies and popped up the Ephemera flower. My dots are more strategically placed than lined up in a row too. Here's the thing about a sketch: you take what you need from it and make it your own. Doesn't have to be a perfect replica! Play, and have fun! That also goes with the Love To Craft challenge.

 

 

 I like to finish the card set with a matching inside and envelope. Kept it simple with just a little DSP and card stock this time.

 

Hope you enjoyed my card today and that it motivates you to get creative. We all need a little me time, why not get crafty?? Upload your project for this week's Anything Goes theme on the LOVE TO CRAFT CHALLENGE BLOG.

Love To Craft Challenge #90: ANYTHING GOES

 Good day my Crafty friends! Happy New Year! It's time to play along with the Love To Craft Challenge Blog. It's a wonderful group of crafty people creating and motivating the viewers to participate in the easy Anything Goes challenge every other month. You have six weeks to make time in your craft space and play along. I can handle that! Can you??

 

 

I’m still playing with the December 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit: Something For Everyone. Created an easy layout using all kit components except for the card base.

 

 

As always I like to finish the card set with a matching inside and envelope. Keep it simple with just a little DSP and a coordinating image.

 

 

Hope you enjoyed my card today and that it motivates you to get creative. We all need a little me time, why not get crafty?? Upload your project for this week's Anything Goes theme on the LOVE TO CRAFT CHALLENGE BLOG.

Love To Craft Challenge Blog: Anything Goes #88

 Good day my Crafty friends! We made it to November and it's time to play along with the Love To Craft Challenge Blog. It's a wonderful group of crafty people creating and motivating the viewers to participate in the easy Anything Goes challenge every other month. You have six weeks to make time in your craft space and play along. I can handle that! Can you??

 

Today, I’m playing with the Paper Pumpkin Add-On die and some of last year's designer paper. It's also one of the simple Inspiration Layouts in the Annual Catalogue. In order to add dimension to the sentiment, I die cut the word JOY 4 times and stacked them. It's the same height as the popped up tag using Stampin' Dimensionals.

 

 

 I like to finish the card set with a matching inside and envelope. Keep it simple with just a little DSP and a left over die cut.

 

 

Hope you enjoyed my card today and that it motivates you to get creative. We all need a little me time, why not get crafty?? Upload your project for this week's Anything Goes theme on the

Love To Craft Challenge Blog

 Good day my Crafty friends! I can’t believe it’s already September and time to play along with the Love To Craft Challenge Blog. It's a wonderful group of crafty people creating and motivating the viewers to participate in the easy Anything Goes challenge every other month. You have six weeks to make time in your craft space and play along. I can handle that! Can you??

I’m playing with an older Paper Pumpkin Kit. I only added a bit of ink blending on the background and some yellow ribbon.

 I like to finish the card set with a matching inside and envelope.

Hope you enjoyed my card today and that it motivates you to get creative. We all need a little me time, why not get crafty?? Upload your project for this week's Anything Goes theme on the Love To Craft Challenge Blog. This Anything Goes challenges runs from today, September 1 to October 15th. Plenty of time to get inky!

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #87: Month

 Good day my Crafty friends! It's already July and time to play along with the Love To Craft Challenge Blog. It's a wonderful group of crafty people creating and motivating the viewers to participate in the easy Anything Goes challenge every other month. You have six weeks to make time in your craft space and play along. I can handle that! Can you??

As I left things to the last minute…again, story of my life, I went with a quick and simple Inspiration Layout on page 24 of Stampin’ Up!’s Annual Catalogue 2025-2026. I did a masculine version of this layout last week for a different challenge and I’ll have a kids version for Sketchy Saturday on my Facebook group.

Products used:

• Stamp Set: Natural Botanicals (164831), Hello Spring (PP Feb 2025)
• Card Stock: Thick Basic White (159229), Afternoon Azure (161719)
• Ink Pads: VersaMark (102283), Granny Apple Green (147095), Crushed Curry (147087), Pecan Pie (161665) 
• Accessories: Heat Tool (129053), Wow White Embossing Powder (165679), Starburst Sequins (165539, Online Exclusive)

 I like to finish the card set with a matching inside and envelope. Kept it simple with a few stamped images.

Hope you enjoyed my card today and that it motivates you to get creative. We all need a little me time, why not get crafty?? Upload your project for this week's Anything Goes theme on the Love To Craft Challenge Blog. This Anything Goes challenges runs from today, July 1 to August 15. Plenty of time to get inky!

Love To Craft Challenge #86 May

 Good day my Crafty friends! It's already May and time to play along with the Love To Craft Challenge Blog. It's a wonderful group of crafty people creating and motivating the viewers to participate in the easy Anything Goes challenge every other month. You have six weeks to make time in your craft space and play along. I can handle that! Can you??

Here I'm using the April Paper Pumpkin kit: Inked Occasions. As soon as I saw the sneak peek for this kit, I knew I was buying it. I love the alcohol ink background and the colours work great together. After I quickly assembled the three intended card to the kit, I put my creative cap on and started cutting up the card bases for my alternative designs. This is a simple one using Layout #18 from page 22 of the Annual Catalogue.

Products used:

• Stamp Set: April Paper Pumpkin Kit: Inked Occasions
  
• Card Stock:Thick Basic White (159229), Berry Burst (144243)
• Ink Pads: Berry Burst ( 147143), Gorgeous Grape (147099)
• Accessories: Kit components, Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

 I like to finish the card set with a matching inside and envelope.

Hope you enjoyed my card today and that it motivates you to get creative. We all need a little me time, why not get crafty?? Upload your project for this week's Anything Goes theme on the Love To Craft Challenge Blog. This Anything Goes challenges runs from today, May 1 to June 15th. Plenty of time to get inky!

Love To Craft Challenge #85 March

 Good day my Crafty friends! It's already March and time to play along with the Love To Craft Challenge Blog. It's a wonderful group of crafty people creating and motivating the viewers to participate in the easy Anything Goes challenge every other month. You have six weeks to make time in your craft space and play along. I can handle that! Can you??

I was playing around with the latest Paper Pumpkin kit: February 2025 Hello Spring. I love creating alternative designs after I've assembled one of each card following the included instruction sheet. So far I've come up with 6 alternatives and have a bit of left over pieces to create a few more.

Products used:

• Stamp Set: Hello Spring February 2025 Paper Pumpkin
  
• Card Stock:  Basic Beige (164511), Old Olive (100702)
• DSP: Hello Spring February 2025 Paper Pumpkin
  
• Ink Pads: Old Olive (147090), Petunia Pop (163811)
  
• Accessories:Tinsel Gems 4 Pack (161623), Linen Thread (104199), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
  

 I like to finish the card set with a matching inside and envelope. Keep it simple with a little more DSP and a matching stamp.

Hope you enjoyed my card today and that it motivates you to get creative. We all need a little me time, why not get crafty?? Upload your project for this week's Anything Goes theme on the Love To Craft Challenge Blog. This Anything Goes challenges runs from today, March 1 to April 15th. Plenty of time to get inky!

Love To Craft Challenge Blog

 Good day my Crafty friends! I hope you all had a swell holiday season. I sure did, with my family. It was all about the great company, the great fun, and the great food!

So I did a thing! I was invited to join a new challenge group. And I accepted!! EEKKK!!! I am a new member of the Design Team (DT) for Love To Craft Challenge Blog. It's a wonderful group of crafty people creating and motivating the viewers to participate in the easy Anything Goes challenge every other month. You have six weeks to make time in your craft space and play along. I can handle that! Can you??

For my first card of the year (yeah it's already 2025), I kept a winter theme with these adorable polar bears.

This Anything Goes challenges runs from today, January 1 to February 15th. Plenty of time to get inky!

Products used:

• Stamp Set: Beary Cute (retired), Mountain Air (retired)
• Card Stock: Mossy Meadow (133676), Crumb Cake (120953), Basic White (159276)
• Ink Pads: Memento (132708), Mossy Meadow (147111)
• Stampin' Blends: Gray Granite (154886)
• Accessories: Brushed Metallic Dots (retired), Nested Dies (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

 I like to finish the card set with a matching inside and envelope. Kept it simple with a few stamped trees.

Hope you enjoyed my card today and that it motivates you to get creative. We all need a little me time, why not get crafty?? Upload your project for this week's Anything Goes theme on the Love To Craft Challenge Blog.