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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Leaves are Falling, Autumn is Calling ~ Double D Challenge

Double D Challenge is up with a new challenge, and the theme is Fall Leaves.

I happily pulled out some older sets to make this card.  I started by embossing the front panel using the Falling Leaves embossing folder from Spellbinders, which just happens to be the prize that we're giving away to the winner of this challenge.  I cut a piece of journal cardstock using a Stitched Scalloped Nested Rectangle from Gina Marie Designs.  I stamped a leafy image from PTI's Forest Floor, on the left side of the journal card.

The stamped sentiment is from Echo Park Fall Memories with the addition a trio of Small Stitched Leaves from Lawn Fawn cut from scraps found in my scrap box.

I can't wait to see how you're inspired by this wonderful mood board that Darlene put together.

Here's the prize you could win when you play along:

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Sunflower ~ Double D Challenge

Hello friends ~  Double D Challenge is starting a new challenge this week and the theme is "Sunflowers".

But first, I want to announce the winner of my giveaway from the Altenew Collaboration Challenge from August 2nd.  

Congratulations Darlene!!!  You're the lucky winner!  I will also reach out to you to let you know.

Now onto my card:

I love sunflowers, especially in my paper crafting.  The only hurdle I faced with this challenge, was deciding which sunflower I was going to use.  

I chose to use the adorable Daisy Mouse stamp from Spellbinders.

I stamped the image onto Neenah Solar White cardstock and colored the image using Copic markers.  I let my Brother Scan N' Cut do the fussy cutting, then mounted it over a Spellbinders Fluted Classic Circle.  

I hope you enjoyed today's card as much as I enjoyed making it.

Click HERE to visit the Double D Challenge blog to see more amazing inspiration from my super creative team mates.

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

And here's the prize that will be award to a randomly selected participant:

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Spellbinders November Card Kit of the Month

Do you ever feel too connected to social media??  Scrolling Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and the like can take hours out of our day.  This month Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month is all about being unplugged.  The name of the kit is called "Time Offline", and I love the whole idea of it!  

Get outside and enjoy the open air!  If you can't do that, you can pretend you're doing it while working with the contents of this delightful kit!  I created this card using the dies that are included in this month's kit.  I think those little mushrooms are adorable!  Don't you?

Whether you go hiking, camping, fishing or playing with paper indoors this kit has it all.  Each kit contains dies, clear stamp set, die cut shapes, paper, envelopes, embellishments and more! 

Join the Card Kit of the Month Club and receive an expertly curated cardmaking kit each month, complete with inspiration.

The die cut images and paper pack in this kit are all outdoorsy and adorable!  I used the Hand Drawn Scallops Embossing Folder for the background. 

Not only do these kits have all these decorative elements, but they also include 10 card bases with envelopes, several sheets of color coordinating cardstock, double sided tape, double sided foam dimensional squares and sequins.  

Thank you for spending part of your day with me.  I enjoy reading your comments and knowing that you've stopped in for a peek.

I hope you enjoyed today's projects.  You can find the entire new release at Spellbinders and take a peek at what's COMING SOON.  I've listed links to the products below for your convenience.  Hope to see you again soon!

Here's a list of handy links that will bring you directly to the items listed:

Spellbinders
All Monthly Club Kits
Card Kit of the Month
Hand Drawn Scallops Embossing Folder

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Mixed Media Monday ~ Sweater Weather

Breezy days...

Pumpkin Latte's...

Nothing better than sweater weather

Welcome back to Mixed Media Monday (MMM)!  Today's page celebrates the wonderful scents and sights of fall.  For this entry in my stone paper art journal, I ink blended Spiced Marmalade, Carved Pumpkin and Gathered Twigs DOX inks to the background, adding polka dots and vines, using stencils from Heidi Swapp and Create Happiness Borders 1 stencil.  I then stamped text over the background using a stamp from Create Happiness Elements stamp set.  

I die cut this wonderful, Into The Blooms ~ Pumpkin from Papertrey Ink out of white card stock and added more of the same DOX inks, using blending sponges.  I randomly stamped a bit of text over the pumpkin and distressed the edges of the pumpkin again, using Gathered Twigs DOX Ink.

The leaves are and older set from My Favorite Things.  I cut the leaves from white cardstock and blended lots of fall colored DOX inks until I was happy with the colors.  I let them dry and then stamped the veins using the coordinating stamps from MFT.

I created the sentiment on my computer and cut the words into strips.  I added some white gel pen edges to the words to make them stand out better.  The loopy twine was the same color as the twine bow, but I dipped it in DOX ink that I squished onto my glass mat and sprayed with water.  I let the twine absorb all the color then wrapped it around a pen and let it dry.  I then added it to the pumpkin, added the twine bow and topped it off with an old button from my stash.  I finished it off by adding some white splatters using Dina Wakely White Heavy Body Acrylic Paint.

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I'm not 100% thrilled with how this turned out but you've gotta trust the process and learn along the way.  There are a few spots that I had to strategically cover.  I tried using alcohol ink on this page but discovered that alcohol ink does not work well on porous paper.  Lesson learned!  Thankfully, it's mostly hidden.    

Here are some links to the products I used today:

Entire Create Happiness Line 
A5 Stone Paper Journal
Borders 1 Stencil
Elements Stamp Set
Into The Blooms ~ Pumpkin
Distress Oxide Inks
Dina Wakely White Heavy Body Acrylic Paint

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Hear Ye! Hear Ye! It's Pumpkin Season!

Good morning, friends.  Are you enjoying all the fall feels?

*PUMPKIN LATTE'S

*PUMPKIN BREAD

*PUMPKIN STEW

*PUMPKIN SEEDS

*PUMPKIN SPICE EVERYTHING!

I'm playing along with Color Throwdown with this card I made using Papertrey Ink Into The Blooms:  Pumpkins.

The background is stamped using a very old rubber stamp from Cornish Heritage Farms called Newspaper Ads.  I miss CHF.  They had some of the best stamps and they had a good selection of vintage stamps, back before vintage became as popular as it is today.   

No need for explaining any instructions on this quick and easy card.  It's pretty straight forward.

Here's the list of supplies I used: ;0)

Into The Blooms:  Pumpkins ~ Papertrey Ink

You can play along at Color Throwdown, there's plenty of time.

ETA:

Color Hues Challenge ~ Orange & Green

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Halloween / Spooky

I'm so glad you stopped in today!

Forest Mouse

I was playing around in my craft room the other day, embracing fall with this leaf shaped card I made, using Marianne Designs Tree & Leaf die.

I created the forest scene in the background using Cottage Cuts Mushrooms & Greenery.

Elines Mice from Marianne Designs is the star of the show!  

He's carrying his lantern from Eline's Christmas Decorations.

His dapper trousers are cut from plaid paper using Eline's Christmas Outfits.

A card just for fun!  Happy Fall!

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

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Fabulous Fall

The Card Concept ~ The Colors of Fall

Sunday Stamps ~ Fall Vibes

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Be Still And Know ~ Mixed Media Monday

"Be still and know that I am God".  

Oh, how many times in my life, I've had to pause and reflect on this verse from Psalm 46:10.  

*I am a worrier....

*I am emotional....

*I fear.... a lot....

*I breath....

*I pray....

*I trust....

*I learn to be still and know that God is God!

This was a page from my art journal that I did when my daughter was in the third trimester of her pregnancy, but we were so filled with the unknown.  We knew from the start, that her pregnancy was not a perfect pregnancy, and that baby was measuring small.  None of her pregnancies have been normal, and they've all ended up in loss.  Why would this one be any different?  Many times, I had to lean into God and learn to be still and trust Him for the outcome.

I started this page of my Create Happiness Art Journal, by ink blending tumbled glass and antique linen DOX inks to the background of the page.  Using the Book Stencil from Stamperia, I added Crackle Texture Paste randomly over the page and set it aside to dry.  I love the look of the crackled texture.

I started layering various die cuts from Tim Holtz Ephemera packs, as well as some greens that I cut out of printed papers found in my scrap box and a very old leaf die from Cheery Lynn.  The mushrooms and butterfly are leftovers from Simple Stories Vintage Foliage Bits.

I perched this handsome little dude from Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Paper Dolls onto the mushroom and stamped the Bible verse and cut it apart as I wanted the look of text blocks to build the sentiment.

I was quite pleased with how this turned out and I hope that you like it too.

I'm so happy to share that our little miracle baby is home from the hospital and is doing well.

He's still a tiny, little peanut, under 4 pounds, but he's gaining weight every day.  He has stolen our hearts.

To say that dear hubby and I are proud grandparents is an understatement.

I'm adding this page to the Cut It Up Challenge ~ BIG!

Here's a list of products I used to create this:

Create Happiness A5 Stone Paper Journal ~ Stamperia

Stamperia Book Stencil
Distress Oxide Inks
Simple Stories Vintage Foliage Bits
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Paper Dolls
Tim Holtz Ephemera
A Cherry On Top

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