Kitchy Christmas Reindeer

Hello friends ~

 

Today's card features this darling Lovely Layers Vintage Reindeer from Honeybee Stamps.  I can't think of a cuter die set to use this time of year.

 

After layering this cutie together, I mounted her onto a pine embossed background.  To add color and dimension, I rubbed Pine Needles Distress Ink over the embossed surface and backed it with a postage stamp die.

 

The Christmas words embossed background add even more texture and a bit of retro color using mint green.  

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

A Cut Above ~ November

Peace On Earth Christmas ~ inspired by the little deer

 

Double D Challenges ~ Textures 

 

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Rustic Christmas Tree Card #2

Following up on my last post found here, I have another rustic Christmas card to share with you today!

 

Since I still had Tim Holtz’s Winter Woodlands stamps and the Honeybee Stamps Lovely Layers: Trees on my desk, I put together another quick card! I even managed to finish off the very last scrap of paper from a 6x6 pad. There is seriously no better feeling than completely using up an entire paper pack!

 

To give the Honeybee Stamps Christmas tree a glistening finish, I pounced white ink over it and added a sprinkle of Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter.".

 

Nothing fancy, just using up some scraps and feeling good about adding another Christmas card to the box for this season.

 I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

A Cut Above ~ November 

 

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Peace On Earth

Good morning friends ~ I'm popping in with another card I made for WCMD for last weeks festivities over at A Cherry On Top. 

 

The challenge was to use faux stitching so I created the background using faux stitched dies, crossing them over in the center of a cream colored card stock.

 

I added greenery and pine cones from The Greetery and a chickadee from Honeybee Stamps.  You can see that I added some clear glitter to the pine cones to give them a frosted look.  They shine much better in real life.  The sentiment is pre-printed from Memory Box.

  

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks Challenge ~ Christmas

A Cut Above ~ October 

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Hello Lovely!

It's been a minute since I've spent time in my craft room.  Card making has taken a back seat to seed starting indoors.  Spring is on the way, friends!  

 

I did manage to get this simple but feminine card made.  This lovely embossing folder is called Chinoisery, from Honey Bee Stamps.  

 

I rubbed just the lightest touch of color onto the raised parts using Distress Inks and added a sentiment that also came from Honey Bee Stamps.

 

A simple stitched rectangle frame from PTI framed the image so nicely. 

 

I hope you're getting some spring weather where you are.  We got 2-3 more inches of snow last night, but I'm not letting that dampen my spring spirit!

 

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Just Us Girls ~ Word Week ~ "Embossing"

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Autumn Blessings Cloche

Hello friends ~ 

Today's card was made using the colors from Color Hues.  I couldn't resist letting these colors go by without making something, as I love orange and green together.  It makes me think of all things fall, so here you go!

 

 

 I pulled out the cloche die set from Honeybee Stamps and the mushroom stencil and die set from Pinkfresh Studio.  They seem to pair nicely together.

 

The mushrooms look a little more yellow than orange, but in real life they're orange.  I used Dried Marigold and Spiced Marmalade DOX inks for the caps and Mowed Lawn and Pine Needles DOX inks for the leaves.

 

I used a glue pen to add dots, which I then sprinkled with saffron Silk Micro-fine Glitter to, to add a little sparkle.

 

Ready or not, fall is on it's way.  I'm saying goodbye to all the beautiful blooms in the gardens and starting to pull up some of the veggies that have stopped producing.  

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Color Hues ~ Orange & Green

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

 

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A Jar Full of Garden Joy ~ Double D Challenge

Good morning friends!  I'm here today with a fun shaped card I made for the new challenge starting up over at Double D Challenges.  This week the theme is "Butterflies".  

 

When I started making this card, I knew I wanted to use this sweet Mason Jar Card die from Honeybee Stamps.  I went searching through my stamps and stencils and found these oldies but goodies that seems to fit in the jar nicely.

 

  The stamped flowers are PTI "Flower Favorites", while the stenciled greens and smaller yellow flowers are PinkFresh Studio "With Love".

 

I was delighted when I found a vellum butterfly sticker in my stash from Spellbinders, adding the finishing touch to this card, and making it fit the requirements of today's challenge.

 

Flutter on over to Double D Challenges to see more amazing creations from the talented design team.  

 

Here is the inspiration tile to help get your creative juices flowing:

 

And here is what you could win when you play along.

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Simple Designer Paper Cards

Hello friends.  I've been keeping quite busy working outside in the gardens and haven't spent a whole lot of time indoors, let alone in my craft room.  We recently had a couple of rainy days that kept me inside, so I set to work in my craft space to add a few cards to my stash and perhaps put a small dent in the massive pile of design paper I've held on to for years.

I also recently purchased a few dies from Honeybee Stamps.  This Lovely Layers Birdbath was one of them.  I love feeding the birds and was quite taken by this recent release.

 

 The embossed details on the birdbath, and the layered details give this a wonderfully realistic feel.  

 

 

The printed papers came from various packs.  I went through and pulled out papers that I thought complimented each other and made up a few backgrounds and then added the die cuts to the card fronts.

 

This Lovely Layers Topiary somehow made it into my cart as well.  Funny how that happens.  It's hard to see on the vase, but there's a pretty embossed detail.  I used a textured cardstock to cut the vase out of, so it lost some of the detail.  On smooth cardstock, the design really stands out well as you'll see in the photo below. 

 

 

 The sentiments were also pulled from various sets from PTI and Pinkfresh Studio.

 

I believe this sentiment is from an older Sweet N' Sassy Stamps set.

 I'm happy to have put a small dent in my patterned papers and added a few cards to my stash at the same time.

 

I'll be entering one of these cards into the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

A Cut Above ~ Anything Goes

Love Those Pretty Papers ~ (I did not use the option of "Wedding")

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Avian Field Notes ~ Double D Challenges

Are you a bird lover?  I sure am!  I enjoy watching the birds (and pesky squirrels) eating at our feeders every day.  The DD Challenges duo, Darlene and Diane have a fantastic challenge for you this next two weeks, with the theme of "Birds".

 

I'm all in on this one!  I pulled out Honeybee Stamps Lovely Layers Winter Birds to create a vintage style card.  One that you might find in a book of Avian Field Notes. 

 

 

I've tucked in some leaves and berries from Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms.  This is all nestled on top of a wonderful numeric embossing folder from Carabelle Studios.  I rubbed a bit of Walnut Stain DOX Ink over the numbers to give it a time worn look.

 

A couple of Tim Holtz Field Notes stamps are included to finish this entry.

 

I do hope you'll visit DD Challenge to see more avian inspired designs from our gifted team.

Here's the inspiration tile to help you get started:

 

And here's what you could win when you play along.

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A New Tiny Blessing

Hello dearies!  My heart is overflowing with gratefulness and joy as I share this exciting news that we have a tiny little blessing added to our family recently.  

 

 

L******* R*** entered this world weighing a healthy 5 pounds 12 ounces.  He is so incredibly precious!

  

His brother "Mr. C" thinks he's pretty special too.  The family is doing well and settling in at home.  My heart is overjoyed that he's healthy and a good size.

 

 

Since Valentine's Day is coming right up, I just had to make him a card to let him know how much he is loved.

 

The stamp set was a freebie from Papertrey ink.

The darling Nursery die set is from HoneyBee Stamps.  Lachlann's bassinet looks just like this one, canopy and all!

 

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

A Cut Above ~ Anything Goes 

AAA Cards ~ Color Challenge

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Just Us Girls ~ Die Week

 

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