Stamp Market: Watch Bands

 

Saw this stamp and die set from the Stamp Market, and being totally obsessed with 

watches, had to have it!

The bands extend across the width of an A2 card, and the set includes several options

for watch faces. 

This set is from a couple of releases back, and is called 'Watch Bands."

The watch styles are endless! So much fun to have watches for every

occasion.

Thanks for visiting!

The Flower Challenge #99 February 2025 Feature the Colour Pink

 

Well hello there, and welcome back to the Flower Challenge.

This month we're featuring the color pink.

The Sweet Pea die from Spellbinders caught my eye for this month's challenge.

Haven't used this 3-D die in a while. 

Once the pieces are cut, they're 'formed' with a tool onto foam to produce

 the curl. Such a fun card to create.

The Flower Challenge #99 - Feature the Colour Pink

 

The Flower Challenge 2 Add a Stencil

 

It's  reminder time, folks and The Flower Challenge asks for the use of

a stencil for the month of  October.

October! Can you believe it?

I've used a Greetery stamp and stencil, Sketched Wildflower Bouquet, 

and die cut it over my framed image.

The beautiful flower bouquet has a stencil set and die to use 

with the stampset.

Background is The Greetery's Floral Arches.

Hope you add your stenciled beauty to our lineup! 

Remember the challenge ends on the 25th.

I added a little onyx glitter to the flowers. 

Always fun to see your creations!

The Flower Challenge #96 - Add a Stencil

The Flower Challenge Reminder: Colour Your Flower

Reminder time folks. The FlowerChallenge this month is Colour Your Flower.

My beautiful image is Altenew's, Golden Age, hotfoiled and the stenciled.

Poppystamps Happy Birthday Background for the sentiment. 

Hope you're playing along. We love to see what coloring method is your favorite!

Reminder #91 Colour Your Flower

 

The Flower Challenge 2 Reminder#79 Focus on Background Stamping

 

Hi and welcome to the Flower Challenge Reminder: Background Stamping.

It's all about showing those flowers off, against a stamped background.

It's Your Day, is a birthday card with a sweet hummingbird, against a stamped lattice

circle.

Behind a bouquet from C9 called Eclectic Garden Dies, is 

from it's matching Eclectic Garden Stamp set. 

The Greetery arches die and Seed Catalogue Background Stamp are the finishing

touches, along with some rhinestones from Poppystamps.

You still have a couple of weeks to play, hope to see your creations, and how

you add background stamping to your cards. 

Have a great weekend!

The Card Concept New Arrival or Busy Bee

 

Well Hello friends! 

We have a new challenge at the Card Concept: New Arrival or Busy Bee.

Guess what I chose? 

Just had to play with The Greetery's Honey Bee dies for this one!

Mostly inked the bees, but added some white pen, and vellum for wings. 

If you look closely, I colored some glossy accents and dipped the honey 

stick into it. 

I was definitely inspired by the bee images on the inspiration photo

I also used the colors, and honey vibe for my vintage and Layered card.

The Card Concept #193 {New Arrival} or {Busy Bee}

The Greetery

Honey Bee die, Honey Jar stamps and dies, Lovely Silhouettes, Seed

Catalogue Background stamp, Buzz Worthy Sentiments Stamp set

Concord and 9th

Eclectic Garden Stamp set

Poppystamps

 Circle dies, Rain drops

Inks, Altenew & Ranger Distress Oxides

The Flower Challenge Reminder: #73 Add a Sentiment & Happy Birthday

 

Welcome to a reminder... a reminder that the Flower Challenge is celebrating their

6th birthday, and you're invited. There are prizes and they are wonderful!

The Birthday card background is a shaving cream panel I did several months ago. 

The Flower Challenge Reminder #73 Use a Sentiment & Our 6th Birthday

The Card Concept: Spring Garden

Hi Card Concept players! It's time for a new challenge. Our inspiration photo is full of 

Spring! 

I chose to use the colors for my mixed media card.

 

I used an embossing folder, and inked it lightly so the images would pop. I then gave

it a light spray with gold.Have you ventured into the world of foiling yet? 

Love this foil effect, and how the red and fuchsia pop off of it.

Hope you're inspired to pick a style and play along. Lots of inspiration by our

team!

The Card Concept #171 {Spring Garden}

The Card Concept: Fresh New Year

 

Welcome back to the Card Concept, and a Fresh New Year!

Complete with color swatches, our photo inspiration is both elegant and a bit sassy!

Black & White & Pink and a soft gold? What could be better for a fresh new start

to a brand new year!

I didn't stray far from the inspiration photo, keeping the b/w bold stripes, and and the bright

pink forefront on my card. My birthday bouquet is set in a glass vase, cut from polka dot 

vellum. 

I chose the Rose Flurries 3-D Die from Altenew, and paired it with The Greetery's

Inside Out Berry Branch.

I call my design choice, Clean and Layered, my favorite of all the card designs.

Hope you are inspired to play along, our challenges run for 2 weeks, plenty of time

to add a card or 2 to our lineup! We love seeing how you use the inspiration photo and

design styles.

Blessings for a wonderful, craft filled New Year!

The Card Concept #166 {Fresh New Year}

Altenew:

Watercolor Stripes Cover Die, Rose Flurries 3-D Die, Versatile Vases

The Greetery:

Inside Out Berry Branch

Peony Dreams

 

Summertime, and the living is hot! We're at 106 today, and the only sensible place to be

in indoors. 

Greetings to you! I have a post today sharing 3 cards created with The Stamp Markets's

 new Peony Dreams.

I've added dies from other companies, and hope it inspires you to do the same. So many

possibilites!

Take a look...

C9's Peony Dreams is a 4 step stamp for the bloom, 3 step for the center of the flower, and 3

step stencil for the leaves. Sounds like a lot of work? It is, but...

so worth it! It's a large bloom (see below), with graceful leaves that cascade off an A2 card.

See the leaf tips and how they hang off the edges?

The card I made is 4 3/4"x 6", and I made a matching envelope from 12 x 12" dp. 

The lacy edging and black strip are also from C9, a die set called Lace Border.

Birthday sentiment from the Greetery.

Another card 4 3/4 x 6", with a window.

This time I trimmed the overhang so the card would fit another hand made envelope.

The sentiment is from Poppystamps, a new one called Art Deco, embossed with a deep

green embossing powder.

I 'borrowed' a design from Kelly Lunceford, which used the Greetery's Crimped Circle

and Crimped Slimline dies for the next card.

Although the long leaves are off the card's border, it still fits in a slimline envelope.

The small grey blue posies are also included in the stampset. 

If it sounds like I'm a fan, I am! This gorgeous bloom was created over and over

in an air conditioned craft room, while the heat outside was just too hot to enjoy the 

outdoors. All in all, a perfect day!

Thanks for visiting, and hope you got some inspiration with multiple stamping,

along with stencils. Stay cool my friends!

Hugs Birthday Wish

Good Morning Poppy friends!

I'm up on the Poppystamps blog today with an Easel Card.

Check out how I made this card. You're going to love the ease of  making

an Easel Card with Poppystamps dies!

A peek at the inside reveals a birthday wish!

Have a lovely crafty day!

The Card Concept: Time to Celebrate

The Card Concept is back after a holiday vaca, and our photo challenge is a celebration

of gold!

Are you inspired? Think golds and pearls, candles and clocks.

The Card Concept has a style for you.

Min is gold and glam for a Classy and Elegant and Layered card.

All Altenew for my stamped background and script.

A little bit of depth with the doubling of die cuts.

Play along for a chance to win a guest designer spot,

with one our styles, combine a few or create with one of 

your own.

Altenew:

Mid Century Frame Die

Baroque Motifs Stamp Set (Background stamped in gold)

Mega Greetings Stamp & Die Bundle

Shimmer Cardstock (PTI)