Craft Your Kraft

Dear Ones~
Himself just brought the tree home from our storage - guess it's time to decorate for Christmas. Not quite yet, though. I need to finish my Christmas cards first.

This week in Make it Monday over at Papertrey Ink, Dawn showed us how to do some wonderful stamping on kraft paper. Kraft is one of my favorites. Watch Dawn's video HERE

Here is what I came up with:

This was such a fun technique!! I love the effect that comes from stamping on kraft with white first, and then stamping with the color. I also did some white spatters and I think they really stand out on the kraft color. The PTI Rosie Posie stamp set lends itself so well to this.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Kraft and White Card Stock

Papertrey Ink Rosie Posie Stamp Set

Hot Off the Press  Christmas Greeting

GKD Inks in:

*White Pigment

*Red Hot

*Cranberry Tart

*Evergreen, Stamped Off Once

*Evergreen

Dylusions White Spray

This will be entered in:

PTI Make it Monday - Layered Stamping on Kraft

Simon Says - Anything Goes 

 

 So that's it for me right now. I adore your comments, thanks for stopping by!!!

Pattern Your Paper

Dear Ones~

 This week I am the host over at the Mod Squad Challenge. Our sponsor is the wonderful stamp company Kitchen Sink Stamps. Kitchen Sink Stamps offers us a discount. CODE: ModSquad.

  

These stamps are amazing. Most have a multi-stamp feature that lets you get great detail in your images using several colors. There is real dimension with a 3-D effect! And one of the best features of this stamp company is that there are color recipes for most of the multi-step stamps, so you don't have to guess what colors to use. There are even alternative colors if you don't have the inks that are suggested. Maria from Kitchen Sink Stamps is a member of our Mod Squad Challenge Facebook Group so feel free to say hi or ask any questions.

THE PRIZE

$25 GIFT CERTIFICATE to the store. 

You can pick your own goodies and there are a lot of choices!

Here are a couple of samples for you~

For this card I used the Kitchen Sink stamp set  

Friends of the Moon. 

I stamped the shooting stars and firework sprays all over the card, heat embossed it with white embossing powder from GKD, then sponged with Dusty Concord and Faded Jeans Distress Ink. 

The card stock is GKD White and Navy, and Stampin' Up Rich Razzleberry. Greeting is from the GKD Mountain Wilderness stamp set. I die cut the star from glitter paper and attached the silver thread to it.

 

This one was done using the Kitchen Sink stamp set  

3-Step Butterflies. 

I stamped the image on GKD Wild Wisteria Card Stock with GKD Wild Wisteria Ink for a tone on tone look, using 2 of the 3 stamps. Then I splattered with gold paint and used my white gel pen to add dots of white. The greeting is from a Mama Elephant stamp set Sunday Sentiments, and it was embossed with GKD Gold Embossing Powder on vellum. 

The butterfly is a Martha Stewart Punch.

Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments. You still have until noon on Tuesday, November 24th to join in, so run right over there and be a part!! 

Happy Snowman

Dear Ones~
It's raining again here, and our grass is still green. What's up with that????? Thanksgiving is only a week away!!!!
I made this card today for the StampTV challenge. One of my dear online BFFs is hosting this week. Barb Campbell is so talented, she always inspires me. Check out her blog HERE. She asks us to use a snowman on our card.

Here's what I came up with:

 I just love this particular snowman image from Gina K Designs. It's so conducive to paper piecing, which is what I did here. The patterned paper pack is one I just purchased recently. Very Christmas-y, but all purples and blues. I love it. I got out my white gel pen and gave his scarf some texture.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White and Edible Eggplant Card Stock

GKD Winter Wishes Stamp Set

GKD Merry and Bright Stamp Set for Greeting

Cheery Lynn Flourishes Die

Bo Bunny Altitude Patterned Paper Paack

Stickles and Wink of Stella

Copic Markers
Stash Gems

This card will be entered in:

Stamp TV Weekly Challenge - use a snowman

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - make a Christmas card 

Great Impressions - bling on the holidays

Power Poppy - embellish this

We are heading to Traverse City in a little while to have our anniversary dinner. Our anniversary is on Thanksgiving this year, so we thought we would celebrate early. 49 years!! I was 9 when we got married....haha. Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments. Stay warm, my friends.

Motif

Dear Ones~

I had such a good time making this card. Taking a bunch of little stamps and making a motif is super fun, and I love the results. Betsy Veldman over at Papertrey Ink has a wonderful video showing how to do this. Check it out HERE.

Here's what I came up with:

I used several stamp sets for this card (see below), and the inks I used are all Distress Inks: Fossilized Amber, Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon and Abandoned Coral. This was stamped on GKD White Card Stock and mounted on a GKD Blue Raspberry card base. I was amazed how well the Mermaid Lagoon ink matched that blue paper.

Here is a side view--->

The Ingredients:

 GKD White and Blue Raspberry Card Stock

Papertrey Ink Rosie Posie Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Day Dreamer Stamp Set

Day Dreamer Matching Die Set

GKD Folk Filigree Stamp Set

Distress Inks

Stickles

This card will be entered in the following challenges:

Papertrey Ink Make It Monday - Motif Building

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Thinking of You

I will definitely be doing more of these - they are really so much fun. Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments!!

Just a Little Sparkle

Dear Ones~
What a beautiful day here in Northern Michigan. Why am I not out enjoying the sunshine and 60 degree weather? I'm playing in my craft room of course.

Today's offering was made for:
 Mod Squad Challenge - silver or pearl in recogniton of lung cancer awareness.
Power Poppy - embellish this.

Here's my card:

This was a pretty simple card to make. I heat embossed those poinsettias from Melanie Muenchinger's A Year of Flowers stamp set using GKD silver embossing power. They are embossed on vellum, then placed behind the "frame" of holographic snowflake paper and popped up using foam tape. Then I embellished with sequins and gems.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White Card Stock

Vellum

GKD Silver Embossing Powder

GKD A Year of Flowers Stamp Set

Paper Wishes Silver Snowflake Holographic Paper

Paper Wishes Christmas Collection Stamp for Greeting

Stash Sequins and Gems

This card is so sparkly - the photo, of course, doesn't do it justice. You just can't photograph sparkle. Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments. Hope you have had a wonderful weekend!!

CASEing Butterflies

Dear Ones~

The card I have for you today was made for the Challenge over at Kelly Latevola's Blog.
Her Challenge celebrates the One Year Anniversary for this series, CASEing Genius Challenge. Check out the blog to see all the details.

 

I decided to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) a card by Wanda Guess. She has such great style, and I loved this card in particular. Isn't it gorgeous?

 

So here's my take on her card:

 

I decided to switch it up a bit and use this beautiful butterfly die from Stampin' Up. I also chose to use bright colors for the background, which was done with the watercolor smooshing technique.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Black Onyx and Peach Belini Card Stock

Strathmore Watercolor Paper

Aged Mahogany  and Wild Honey Distress Inks 

Tim Holtz Mixed Media Die from Sizzix

Stampin' Up Bold Butterfly Framelit

  The last part of the challenge asks us to nominate another talented artist to be a future genius. I have so many creative wonderful friends, it was hard to chose just one. I finally settled on Cindy Horvath.  I really love her style, she has such an eye for color and design. I encourage everyone to check out her wonderful work.

Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments. We are looking forward to a little snow at the end of the week. I can't think about that right now....haha.

Draagonfly and Fern

Hi Again~

Here's another card that I enjoyed making:

I have recently gotten a new color from Stampin' Up called Tip Top Taupe, and for some reason I just LOVE it. Got the card stock and the ink. I popped up the two panels on fun foam, so this card has some dimension. Used the stamping off technique for the soft background and then did the focal images with full strength ink.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Ivory Card Stock

Stampin' Up Tip Top Taupe Card Stock

Stampin' Up Tip Top Taupe Ink

Stampin' Up Awesomely Artistic Stamp Set

Mama Elephant Sunday Sentiments Stamp Set

Darice Basket Weave Embossing Folder
Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

Stickles

I am entering this card in:

The Mod Squad Challenge, Give Thanks-hosted this week by my fabulous bestie Barb Champbell

Simon Says Wednesday, Thanks/Thanksgiving

So that's it for me tonight. Hope everyone has an awesome week. Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments.

With Thanks

Dear Ones~

the Wild Thangs have gone and it's quiet around here now. I finally have a chance to do a couple of posts.

Here's my first card:

This was a fun card to make because it really went fast. The focal is the greeting, I kinda like making these kinds of cards. I love the papers here, I think they make the card.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Navy and Ivory Card Stock

Craft Smith Chelsea Lane Patterned Paper

GKD Frame and Flowers Stamp Set

GKD In the Navy Ink

Spellbinders Scallop Circle Dies

MFT Die-Namics Stitched Circle Die

Various Punches for the Flower

Judy Dots

I am entering this card in:

The Mod Squad Challenge, Give Thanks-hosted this week by my fabulous bestie Barb Champbell

Simon Says Wednesday, Thanks/Thanksgiving
Just Us Girls Challenge, Word Week: Stripes

I have another card to show you today too, so stay tuned. Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments.

Black Eyed Susans

Dear Ones~
One more card done with just stamping. I'm lovin' this - so refreshing.

Here's my card:

I used the Flower Favorites stamp set by Papertrey Ink. It uses multiple stamps to create a dimensional look. Love using different colors of ink to make the image pop. And don't you adore that cute little bee? I'm so partial to those buzzy little things!

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White Heavy Weight Card Stock

Papertrey Ink Flower Favorites Stamp Set

GKD Inks In:

*Honey Mustard

*Sweet Corn

*Fresh Asparagus

*Jelly Bean

Stickles

Judy Dots

This card will be entered in:

Mod Squad Challenge, Bold and Beautiful

Just Us Girls Challenge, One Layer Card

Simon Says Monday, Throwback, July 13, 2015 Anything Goes!

Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes

Whew, that's it for me. This is my third blog post today. Guess I'll go find a cup of coffee. Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments!! 

One-Layer Wonder

Dear Ones~
I had forgotten how much I love stamping. I think I have become so ensconced in using dies and trying new techniques that I didn't stamp for stamping's sake any more. The Just Us Girls Challenge is hosted this week by my dear friend, Sharyn Polesel. She is uber talented. Visit her BLOG and check out her work. Her challenge is to do a one layer card EEK - what???? No layers? C'mon!!!! But I found out that just stamping on a card front is very fun.

Here's my card:

 

I used a stamp set by Papertrey Ink called Flower Favorites. This is a multiple stamp set, so you get some real dimension by using several colors. 

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White Heavy Base Weight Card Stock

Papertrey Ink Flower Favorites Stamp Set

GKD Inks In:

*Lovely Lavender

*Wild Lilac

*Fresh Asparagus

*Jelly Bean

Judy Dots

This card will be entered in:

Just Us Girls Challenge, One-Layer Card 

Simon Says Monday, Throwback, July 13, 2015 Anything Goes!

Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes

Hope you are having a lovely weekend. Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments!

Fall Wreath

Dear Ones~
I recently watched this VIDEO by Kelly Latvola. It looked intriguing, and I had to try it.

Here's what I came up with:

 

I really had fun with this one. I used a stamp set from Papertrey Ink called Day Dreamer, and several different Distress Markers to color on the stamps. Then I broke out my Stickles for some added sparkle. I highly recommend trying this technique - not that hard, and very pretty.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Tomato Soup, Wild Dandelion and Cream Card Stock

Strathmore 140# Watercolor Paper

Distress Markers in Various Colors

MFT Die-Namics Blueprints 20

GKD Birthday Blessings Stamp Set for Greeting

Judy Dots

This card will be entered in:

 Mod Squad Challenge,  Bold and Beautiful

Simon Says Monday, Throwback, July 13, 2015 Anything Goes!

Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes

 

I have a couple of other posts to do today as well, so stay tuned. Thanks for stopping by, I adore you comments!!