Krafty Chicks Challenge #622: 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 made this card for my grandson's 8th birthday. He had an outer space theme. Instead of creating my own background, I found this paper in the retired New Horizon DSP that I thought was perfect. All I had to do was stamp the sentiment, an alien and spaceship.

 Have you ever tried the Rock & Roll technique? It's quite simple and produces a wow factor to your project. First stamp your image in the light colour, then rock only the edges of the image in the dark colour. I also used a sponge dauber and dabbed the overlap to look blended then stamped onto card stock. Sometimes it's not so great though, so don't despair, just try again. I think I trashed 4 aliens before I was happy.

Supplies I used:

• Blast Off stamp set: retired
  
• Night of Navy card stock: 100867
• Basic White card stock: 159276
  
• Night of Navy ink pad: 147110
• Pacific Point ink pad: 147098
• Real Red ink pad: 147084
• Daffodil Delight ink pad: 147094
• Smoky Slate ink pad: 147113
• Pear Pizzazz ink pad: 147104
• Shaded Spruce ink pad: 147088
• New Horizon DSP: retired
  
• Paper Snip scissors: 103579
• Water Painter: 151298
• Sponge Dauber: 133773
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

I like to keep the inside of the card and the envelope just as CAS. It's a perfect time to use up the end bits of DSP. Then stamp an astronaut with flag and shooting stars for the envelope but added an alien for the inside.

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

Esther (Guest Designer) 

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #621: 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:

 This is not a Throwback Thursday card because I got some new products to play with that have already waited couple of week for some attention. I was dying to use the moose in this stamp set but he didn't fit for this layout. And the bunny is cute too!

Supplies I used:

• All Bundled Up stamp set: 159824
  
• Thick Basic White card stock: 159229
• Night of Navy card stock: 100867
• Pool Party card stock: 122924
• Storybook Gnomes DSP: 159615
• Night of Navy ink pad: 147110
• Memento black ink pad: 132708
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Smoky Slate: 154904
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Pool Party: 154894
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Night Of Navy: 154981
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Petal Pink: 154893
• Stampin' Blends Color Lifter: 144608
• Paper Snip scissors: 103579
• Wonderful Snowflakes: 156340 
• Stampin' Mini Dimensionals: 144108
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

I went really simple with the inside of the card and the envelope by randomly stamping the snowflakes.

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

Esther (Guest Designer) 

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #619: Stamp Act

 Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

Welcome July and the summer fun has begun! I know I'll be spending more time in the garden. We've gotten lots of rain lately so the weeds have flourished so the first task is taking care of that. With the end of the school year, I can now spend more time with the grand kids, not just a couple of hours on the weekends. We have a couple of fun day trips planned, definitely a few beach days mixed in.

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.

This was a fun card to create. As part of the Throwback Thursday theme, I got to use up some itty bitty scraps that I know we all have in our stash. I'm such a hoarder of DSP too so this a great way to use it up. I'll definitely be using this layout again.

Here's a close up of the sheep. Ain't he cute?? He's from last year's SAB (Sale-A-Bration) freebie. He has two other friends that he can play with. And there were dies that coordinating with this stamp set. The gate or fence in the background and the balloon are part of the die set, along with a sun, a party hat, a couple of clouds, and a pennant flag.

Supplies I used:

• Counting Sheep stamp set: retired
  
• Melon Mambo card stock: 115320
• Basic Black card stock: 121045
• Basic White card stock: 159276
• It's My Party DSP: retired
• 2020-2022 In Color DSP: retired
• Memento black ink pad: 132708
• Mint Macaron ink pad: 147106
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Basic Black:154843
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Pool Party: 154894
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Bronze & Ivory: 154922
• Stampin Cut & Emboss machine: 149653
• Sheep dies: retired
• Mini Stampin' Dimensionals: 144108
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

I just noticed that I didn't take a pic of the inside of the card. But you know that I like to keep it and the envelope CAS, Clean And Simple. For the inside, I'm just using up more scrap DSP, nothing else. 

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

Ester (Guest Designer) 

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #618: AnyThing Goes

Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday!

 

I can't believe we are at the end of June, half way through the year, then end of the school year, and the beginning of summer. Boy, how the time flies!

It's an AnyThing Goes kind of challenge over on the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog this week. These are the easiest kind of cards to make since I can play with any theme I want, almost like there aren't any rules. So here's my card:

Since it's beach weather and the next retired stamp set for Throwback Thursday is Colorful Seasons, I thought it very fitting to use the Adirondack chair die and matched it with sandy/sky DSP. Life is a beautiful thing by water.

Supplies I used:

• Colorful Seasons stamp set: retired
  
• Memento ink pad: 132708
• Flirty Flamingo ink pad: 147052
  
• Soft Suede ink pad: 147115
  
• Bermuda Bay card stock: 131197
  
• Basic White card stock: 159276
• Sweet Sorbet card stock: 159268
  
• Serene Scenery DSP: retired
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine: 159653
• Seasonal Layers Thinlit Dies: retired
• Foam Adhesive Sheets: 152815
• Matte Black Dots: 154284
  

 

 

I kept the inside of the card and the envelope CAS by simply stamping the branch and flowers.

Head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog for more details about the challenge and for more inspiration for Anything Goes 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

Diny (Guest Designer) 

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #617: All Occasions

  Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you! But it's Friday and I'm late again.

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:

 

The next retired stamp set for Throwback Thursday (posted Friday) is perfect for All Occasions week: Baby theme. Here I followed along the CAS Colours And Sketches Challenge and Tawny Owl Paperie |Inky Inspiration Facebook group for the sketch.

Love this simple layout. And happy I got to play with the new In Colors 2022-2024 again. They are nice and bright and perfect for a non-traditional baby card.

Supplies I used:

• Celebrate Baby stamp set: retired
• Well Said stamp set: retired
  
• Thick White card stock: 159229
• Tahitian Tide card stock: 159261
  
• Parakeet Party card stock: 159259
  
• Sweet Sorbet card stock: 159268
  
• Sweet Sorbet ink pad: 159216
  
• Tahitain Tide ink pad: 159210
  
• Parakeet Party ink pad: 159208
• Poppy Parade Stampin'Write marker: 147157 
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

I kept the inside of the card and the envelope CAS, quick and simple. For the flap of the envelope, I used masking tape on the image to remove the top of the mobile. Stamp in ink, remove the masking tape, stamp on card stock. Repeat.

So now 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

Diny (Guest Designer) 

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #616: 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 created this card for my eldest grandson as invitations to his birthday party in July. I had to make 5 of them so I wanted something fairly simple, hardest part was the fussy cutting. I let the New Horizon's DSP give the outer space feel. Then traced the astronaut with a Micron pen (he was just too "flat" without the oultine). The planet was created using the "rock & roll" technique; you stamp solid image in base colour, then roll the stamps edges in a different colour.

As I am in a rush this week to create these invites and another set of invites for the youngest grandson also, I didn't take pic of the supplies I use. Life is a tad busy with the Grand Opening of the other pizza shop, gardening, housework, family, crafting and  resting. I keep saying one more week and life as I knew it will go back to normal but there's still yet another week.

Supplies I used: (links to follow)

• Blast Off stamp set: retired
• Make a Wish stamp set: retired
• Thick Basic White card stock: 159229
• Daffodil Delight card stock: 119683
  
• Basic Black card stock: 121045
• New Horizon's DSP: 157768 (retiring soon)
• Smokey Slate ink pad: 147113
• Sahara Sand ink pad: 147117
• Rich Razzleberry ink pad: 147091
• Natural Tones Stampin' Blends, Medium Light: 159463
  
• VersaMark ink pad: 102283
• Heat Tool: 129053
• White Embossing powder: 155554
  
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine: 149653
• Stitched Stars dies: retired
• Paper Snip Scissors: 103579
  
• 1 1/4" circle punch: retired
• Sponge daubers: 133733
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

I didn't need an envelope this time since Kenley will be hand-delivering these invites to his school friends. And I kept the inside CAS as well.

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

Diny (Guest Designer) 

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #615: 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!

This card came together so quickly and beautifully, it was practically no work at all. Once I picked the stamp set, got the sketch and a colour scheme, it all fell into place. Don't you love that! Well I do, especially when I was under the wire again. I do see the light at the end of the tunnel! Just one more week, I keep telling myself.

This is also another Throwback Thursday card using a retired stamp set. Another feature of this card I love: it uses minimal product. I could have gotten away without using the Blending Brush and Pacific Point ink pad, the card would still be great. I could also add a little of bling-bling and I might still do that to put this simple card over the top.

Supplies I used:

• Bright & Beautiful stamp set: retired
  
• Thick Basic White card stock: 159229
• Pacific Point card stock: 111350
• Crumb Cake ink pad: 147116
• Crushed Curry ink pad: 147087
  
• Pacific Point ink pad: 147098
  
• Blending Brush: 153611
  
• Paper Snip scissors: 103579
  
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
  

Now for the inside of the card, I wanted a light star in the middle and I guess my ink pad is too juicy. This was a third generation image, meaning I stamped on a scratch paper twice before stamping it on my card. It should have been much lighter but it'll work. I can still write my message.

It's so simple to finish off the inside of your card and envelope. Stamp, card stock (or DSP) and you have a beautiful coordinating project that would put a smile on anyone's face.

I'm also playing along with Freshly Made Sketches #539 and TGIF Challenges #371.

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

Diny (Guest Designer)