Krafty Chicks Challenge #552 All Occasions

 Welcome everyone! Can you believe we made it to Thursday already? Time flies when you are having fun, so they say. Today is also Krafty Chicks Challenge day where we are looking for All Occasions projects. I went with a baby card.

 KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #552

The stamp sets, DSP and punches I used are retired.  What do you think of the onesie?? It's all blinged up.

 I am glad I kept the border star punch, it makes quick work of accumulating itty-bitty stars. I don't think I've ever used it as a border.

I had to piece together that sentiment for the inside of the card using a couple of different stamp sets but I'm sure Grandma and Grandpa won't care. And finished up the envelope with the mobile and added rubber duckies to the flap.

Head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog to see what the other Hens have going on for inspiration. And play along, we love seeing what is going on in your craft space.

Krafty Chicks Challenge #551 CAS

 Hello everyone! Welcome to Krafty Chicks Challenge Thursday. I'm hosting this week with a CAS theme. We want to see your Clean And Simple projects. My card is truly that: SIMPLE.

I didn't have much time to play in my craft space lately since it was hubby's 70th birthday last weekend and we HAD to celebrate that. My daughter and grandsons came for a sleep over and we were also able to "gather" at a restaurant (separate tables) with John's son and his family. He was totally surprised and so happy.

Back to card making, I'm so happy it is CAS week and this card came together quickly. Using a Thick Basic White  (159229) card base, I layered the recently retired SAB Flower & Fields DSP onto So Saffron card stock (105118). Then used the 1 1/2" Circle Punch (138299) on Basic Black card stock (121045) as a back layer to my focal sentiment element. On a 3/4" Basic White (159276) strip, I centered it in the Everyday Labels punch (144668), punched it out, then stamped THANKS from the Ornate Thanks stamp set (149471) in Memento Black ink (132708). Pop that up on Stampin' Dimensionals (104430) and it's done.

I do not have a pic of the inside, I forgot to take one before giving it away but I kept it simple with just a band of DSP on the bottom. And I did not decorate the envelope this time. But if one wanted too, one can stamp flower images on the front bottom left corner and use more DSP on the flap.

Now head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog to see what the other Hens have for inspiration. Please upload your projects so that we can see what your are up to in your craft space.

Kraft Chicks Challenge #550 - Christmas

 Welcome to another edition of Krafty Chicks Challenge Thursday. We, in Central Alberta, have been getting mild springtime weather for the almost a couple of weeks. I have even seen people wear shorts! Yesterday morning however, Mother Nature put the brakes on and reminded us that it's still winter, with cold temperatures and a light blanket of snow. It wasn't as pretty a wonderland as this scenic card though.

This scene is simply created with the retired Feels Like Frost DSP. Add a little focal point like the tree die found in the In The Woods die set (151809) covered in Shimmery Crystal Effects (150892), a sentiment from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set (149418) and you have a CAS (Clean And Simple) design in a Christmas card.

It's very hard to photograph the beauty of Shimmery Crystal Effects. This is the closest, clear picture I could capture. Looks like a thin blanket of snow to me.

I kept the inside of the card CAS as well. The sentiment is stamped in Highland Heather ink (147103) and the naked trees, as my grandsons love to call them, stamped in Smokey Slate (147113).

 

And to finish it all off, the envelope is decorated with more DSP and a band of Highland Heather to tie it all together.

Head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog to see what the other Hens have for inspiration. You can also see what each Designer have created for you on their personal blogs.

Lori's Blog

Nance's Blog

Leanne's Blog

And then it's your turn. Let's see what you've created in your craft space lately!

Krafty Chicks Challenge #549 - Stamp Act

 Welcome to another Krafty Chicks Challenge Thursday. The theme this week is Stamp Act, stamp at least one thing on your project.

Throwback Thursday to 2017 for this card. Since Stampin' Up! has brought back this stamp set to coordinate with the Hey Birthday Chick in the JJ21 mini catalogue, I thought I'd show you this. I can't even remember what DSP this is, I don't seem to have any left over.

Here's the inside of the card. Again more retired DSP and the sentiment is retired as well. I don't have a decorated envelope yet and since there's no DSP left, so I'll just stamp the hen on the front and egg on the flap, then colour them in. I'm pretty impressed with my watercolouring on this card.

Don't forget to stop on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog for more details. And please play along, upload you project so we can see what's happening in your craft space.

You can also see what each Designer have created for you on their personal blogs.

Lori's Blog

Nance's Blog

Leanne's Blog

Use Your Scraps #1 (New series)

Welcome to a new series called

USE YOUR SCRAPS

This series will encourage you to use up your itty bitty scrap card stock or designer paper left over from previous projects.

Most of my scrap card stock are strips about 1/2" wide from when I cut my quarter panels out of full sheets. I admit when I have too many of these in my scrap pile, I toss them. I surely do not use them to their full potential. They are mostly used on the inside of a card. But I am certain we can create masterpieces with them as well. Hence the start of this series. My goal for this new series is to post a new project at least once a month but it may be more often as the series comes to life.

Let's get started!

 

I was having so much fun making the strip panels that I decided to create a card set. I chose the colours from the You Are Amazing Project Kit (155370) in the Mini JJ2021 Catalogue: Bermuda Bay, Pretty Peacock, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, and added some Gold Foil strips as well.

 

For all cards, I used the following and then decorated each with a different sentiment.

• Thick Basic White card stock (8 1/2" x5 1/2")
• Basic White panel (4 7/8" x 3 5/8") mounted on a colour panel (5" x 3 3/4")
• Scrap Strips of various colours (3 5/8" x 1/2')
• Basic White focal panel (4" x 2 7/8") with a butterfly cut out.
  

Now for a close up of each card.

 

 

For this card, the matte is Pretty Peacock as is the HAPPY which is from the Playful Alphabet Dies. I used the Well Said stamp set stamped with Pretty Peacock ink. Added a little bling with the Frosted and Clear Epoxy Droplets.

 

For this card, the matte is Bermuda Bay as is the SYMPATHY which is from the Well Written Dies. I used the Well Said stamp set stamped with Bermuda Bay ink. Added a little wow with Pearl Basic Jewels.

 

 

For this card, the matte is Granny Apple Green as is the YOU which is from the Playful Alphabet Dies. I used the Well Said stamp set again stamped with Granny Apple Green ink. Added a little bling with some Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

 

For this card, the matte is a Gold Foil panel as is the CONGRATS which is a retired die. I used the Well Said stamp set stamped in Pretty Peacock ink. Added a little bling with some Gilded Gems.

 

  
For this card, the matte is Flirty Flamingo as is the THANK YOU which a retired die. I used the retired Another Thank You stamp set stamped with Flirty Flamingo ink. Added a little bling with the Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

 

I have not completed the inside or the envelopes yet to this card set but I'll be in the near future so that I can gift these to a friend.

 

List of the current products used for all the cards which you can purchase on my ONLINE STORE and the following product codes.

 

Stamp set:    Well Said (148796)

Card Stock:    Thick Basic White (159229), Basic White (159276), Pretty Peacock (150880), Bermuda Bay (131197), Granny Apple Green (146990), Flirty Flamingo (141416), Gold Foil Sheet (132622)

Ink:    Pretty Peacock (150083), Bermuda Bay (147096), Granny Apple Green (147095), Flirty Flamingo (147052)

Dies:    Playful Alphabet (152706), Well Written (151816)

Bling:    Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets (147801), Pearl Basic Jewels (144219), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (144220), Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels (151193), Gilded Gems (152478)

Happy Stampin'

Diane

Krafty Chicks Challenge #548 - All Occasions

 Welcome to Thursday! And a brand new challenge over on the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog: ALL OCCASIONS. A few weeks ago, sadly a friend needed a sympathy card. These are some of the hardest cards to prepare. 

KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #548

 

Sale-A-Bration 2021 has a stamp set called Heal Your Heart (155291) that has condolence type messages. I stamped one message with Shaded Spruce ink (147088) randomly on the Shaded Spruce card base (146981) and again on Mint Macaron card stock (138337), then punched it out using the 2" Circle Punch (133782). Next I used the Waterfront Stamp set (146386) to create a scene. Used Balmy Blue ink (147105) for the speckles in the sky, Highland Heather (147103) for the mountains, Mint Macaron (147106) for the grassy area, and Shaded Spruce (147088) for the trees. I also liked the birds from the High Tide stamp set (143006), stamped them in Balmy Blue (147105). I did have a few attempts to create a this beautiful scene. And a few more attempts at creating the right angle with the Stitched Rectangle Dies (151820). But it was worth the struggle to get it just right.

 Then I created a similar scene for the inside of the card and the envelope.

Don't forget to stop on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog and see what the others in the Hen House have created for inspiration. As always, I invite you to play along, link up your project or post it on a Facebook page, we love seeing what you're up to in your craft space.

Krafty Chicks Challenge #547 - CAS

Happy Thursday! It's Krafty Chicks Challenge day. This week is CAS, Clean and Simple. Since last week was extremely cold here in Central Alberta, well most of Alberta, I spent a bit of time in my craft space. Here is one of my makes.

Krafty Chicks Challenge #547

You can get this beautiful hummingbird for FREE when your order qualifies for a Level 2 Sale-A-Bration (SAB) item. This was my first time using the Touch of Ink stamp set (155233) but it definitely won't be my last. I'm just sad though that SAB is over on February 28, 2021. 

Here are the card details.

 

• Card Stock: Thick Basic White (159229), Mango Melody (146989), Gorgeous Grape (146987), Coastal Cabana (131297)
• Ink pads: Memento Tuxedo Black (132708), Mango Melody (147093), Gorgeous Grape (147099), Coastal Cabana (147097), Mossy Meadow (147111)
• Accessories: Dimensional (104430)

 How simple is this to "decorate" the inside and envelope?? More simple stamping. Luckily this is two-step stamping where there's a lined image and then a filler stamp, so one doesn't need to colour.

Head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge blog to see what the other Hens have for inspiration. And now it's your turn! Let's see what you've created in your craft space lately.