Hello! I can share part of what I’ve been up to at last! YAY! Click the picture and take a look. Starlitstudio has the NEW collection in stock.
Holler if you have any questions! Thanks for stopping by today!
Die Piecing
3 Memory Box and poppystamps Christmas cards…
Hi everyone! Starting out the week thankful I woke up early to get a post written! I was inspired to make this card using these colors and design by a little Christmas card catalog that came in the mail, a business would order personalized cards from. I don’t normally think to mix white with gold!
I embedded the Memory Box Arpeggio Snowflake die like my video HERE…such an easy way to adhere this detail image and love how it looks on the back side, even though I trimmed the panel down and glued it to a card base. hehe
Merry is die cut in gold and glued on…Christmas is white heat embossed and from the poppystamps Christmas Greetings stamp set. I’m getting a lot of mileage out of that stamp set!
The black card-stock background panel is cut with the Memory Box Speckled Background die. An A2 size, top folding card.
oh, I had fun playing with the new Memory Box Circle Bump Borders die set! Here I die cut one of the sizes twice at an angle in a 4.25 x 5.5 panel of white card-stock. I scotch taped the straight lines on the back side and glued the panel to an A2 size card-base. Then you can just slip a gift card right under the bumps and it holds it perfectly and stays! So happy when done! hehe
This was a surprise drawing/gift at our stamp club party Friday. Jan won! Thank you Carolyn for the HyVee gift card!
I’m loving this new poppystamps Pine Twig die. Die cut it twice and glued on. But of course it needed holly! I die cut poppystamps Holly Leaves and Berries die twice and glued them on. Fast and flat if you want to mail it! oh, a little glittery snow would’ve been fun…ok, on the next one! lol
Here’s the Memory Box Circle Bump Borders die again! I used a bigger one this time. That poppystamps Christmas Greetings stamp set again, some little strips of gold metallic card-stock that I did run through the big shot with the bump die so the ends would be curved, the pretty little poinsettia from the Memory Box Fanciful Poinsettia Ornament die and the pine branches from the Memory Box Blissful Bundle die.
You’ll notice the front panel has a little border…I like to use the A2 size rectangle die from the Avery Elle Custom Panel set, when I need the front panel back side to be covered. Then I just glue it to an A2 card-base.
I was happy with this sweet A2 size CAS Christmas card. Should be easy to mail even with that small gold pearl.
Well, yesterday we went to Costco and bought an artificial Christmas tree. We’ve had real Christmas trees for over 30 years. I’m not sure I’m gonna be alright with it. sigh. Sounds so silly typing it. I won’t have a tree to water every morning! One daughter told me, I can always buy a real tree too! hohoho She’s right but one of them would never get decorated cuz I gotta make cards you know! lol I do love real trees.
Happy Thanksgiving week to you wonderful blog friends. You’re the best! I’m thankful!
Links to products I used…
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Share this:
Memory Box, poppystamps and Day 9…
Hi everyone! I’m not keeping up the greatest with the ‘daily’ part of the Daily Marker 30 days of coloring challenge but here I am back again…not giving up! lol I had this all cut out in white but since I needed to color, I did some real basic Copic coloring on the Memory Box and poppystamps die cuts.
Here’s a picture of the parts before I put them together…oh, I did glitter the frame with Hero Arts Prisma glitter and the Glue stamp pad before I put the card together.
and here’s a close up photo…
I’ll link up below to the dies I used… it’s an A2 size card. It’s pretty and really was fast to make! YAY! I need those new Playful Fawn dies, I have them in my cart at SLS! lol I’ll put a link to those too…they might be really cute in this scene!
Linking to some challenges…
Muse: Christmas Visions Challenge – Christmas or Winter themed card
Happy Little Stampers – Anything Goes With Dies – My card was a winner! Thank you ladies!
Thank you for visiting me and I have another Fall card for tomorrow with another piece of that Printworks leaf background paper I made.
Shopping links…
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
Share this:
Memory Box Scribble Christmas and Day 3 of the 30 day coloring challenge…
Oh what fun! Non traditional colors! Hi everyone! Today I broke out the Memory Box Scribble Christmas stamp set and the coordinating die set. The pine branch is from the poppystamps Poinsettia Peace stamp set.
I used Altenew inks to stamp and color the ornaments, the pink series (Red Cosmos), and Evergreen Bough Distress ink pad and marker to stamp and color the holly and branches.
I stamped the ornaments using the MISTI with the different colors of ink. The greenery I just used acrylic blocks, they were easy to line up. I embossed the outline images with Silver Glitter embossing powder. You can click on the pictures and kinda see the sparkle better.
Very fun sets to play with!
Take a look at the Memory Box stamp and die sets HERE…so many fun pieces to create with!
oops! In my post yesterday, I didn’t put the right link in the paragraph about Starlitstudio having a great sale on Penny Black stamps and dies! HERE is the right link! Sorry about that! Her prices are so good but take a look at the additional discount and shop ’til you drop! lol You’ll be glad you clicked over!
Linking up on Instagram to the daily marker 30 day coloring challenge again today.
Happy coloring everybody! Thanks so much for letting me share with you!
Share this:
poppystamps Purr-fect Christmas and Day 1 of 30 days of coloring challenge…
Hi everyone! These cute kitties are all festive, toasty and warm! So cute and fun to color and embellish with all the little extras in the stamp and die sets, the holly, the santa hats, the bow, the gift and so much more! I used the poppystamps Purr-fect Holidays stamp set and matching die set, Cat Friends stamp set and die set and Kitty Cat Gift stamps and die set.
The dies I used are the poppystamps Classic Brick Fireplace, Stocking Garland, Warm and Cozy Fire, Fireplace Logs and Pine Garland.
The fireplace inside wall is ink blended with Distress ink pads and ink blending tools, Squeezed Lemonade and Wild Honey. The fire and logs are die cut in white card-stock and then colored. The fire with Distress ink pads and ink blending tools, Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey and Fired Brick. The logs with Copics.
I stamped with the MISTI, Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers, W3, 5, 7 walking kitty, YG17, 25 holly and gift, R46, 27, 89 stocking and hats, Y23, 26, 28 yellow kitties, E 33, 35, 37 brown kitty, E43, 44, 47, 49 logs.
I ink blended the walls and floor of the card-base with Tumbled Glass, Antique Linen and Pumice Stone Distress inks.
The white on the stocking and hats is Nuvo White Crystal Drops.
This is an A-2 size card. I know my grandchildren are kitty lovers and they will enjoy this card. hehe
I’m going to give the 30 Day Coloring Challenge a try this month! eek! Today is Day #1 and I am actually ready with a card! I hope I can keep up! I have plenty of stamps and dies I can color for sure! Wish me luck! lol
Thanks for stopping by today! Happy coloring…if you’re taking the challenge I want to see what you’re coloring!
Thanks again for all your lovely comments. The friendship and encouragement I receive here keeps me creating! I appreciate it so much!
Here’s hoping I’m back tomorrow! hehe
Share this:
Memory Box, poppystamps Festive, Fun and Flat Christmas Cards Class…
Hi card makers! I wanted to share the pictures of the Festive, Fun and Flat Christmas Cards Class I taught at Scrapmania last Saturday afternoon. I tell ‘ya the gals are getting the hang of using my embedding technique with scor-tape! So fun and such a neat look! (pull down under the tab under the blog header for a video about it)
Three cards that you can embellish or leave flat for easy mailing but are still beautiful!
Merry Christmas To You Ring die embedded into an A2 size card base. On the back side it looks embossed.
Die cut layers…so pretty with Nuvo Crystal Drops Winter Blizzard to make the snowy scene look cold! brrrrr
Here I added some dots that I made with the same Nuvo drops. I made them on a piece of slick paper and then glued them on with Tombow Mono Multi glue. The top photo shows the card without any dots though.
This is a see through card…a 4.25 x 5.5 piece of acetate behind the front card base.
The Memory Box/poppystamps Holiday/Christmas release is exceptional again this year! More to come!
Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy the weekend! We’re having beautiful weather here in Iowa! yay!
Shopping links for the products I used…
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share this:
Taylored Expressions – It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Class
Hi everyone! Getting back in the blogging groove again. This class was Saturday morning the 22nd and we did have fun! yay! Scrapmania in Cedar Rapids, IA is a fabulous store! Classes all the time and new inventory all the time! I’m sure they do mail order too!
Here’s some pictures of the cards individually too.
Most of the dies I used are from the TE October Release…
I just love this sleigh and I thought using the sentiment for the chimney smoke was a brilliant idea! lol I know Scrapmania has several of the dies in stock!
I couldn’t love this die more… ‘so you wanna build a snowman’…so cute!
I made too many class kits so if you’re interested in one…I have 4. Shoot me an email and I’ll get you the particulars!
Thank you so much for stopping by today! I wish there was a way for me to see what you’re all making these days! I love Christmas. Send me pictures or a link to where I can see them!
ttul!
Products I used to make these cards…
