Addicted to Stamps Challenge - Frosty and Cold

Hello friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over on the Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog.

Sadly I must tell you that this will be our LAST CHALLENGE.
So, I hope you will help us 'go out with a bang!' and join in the fun.

Our theme this time around was selected by team mate Chrissy ...
 And our sponsor this month is Crafty Ribbons.

 

Chrissy's fun theme is ... 

Frosty and Cold

and here's what I came up with . . .

 I have been wanting to create a holiday scenery card so today's the day!

I have had this Inkadinkado stamp in my stash for years

and of course it's only around the time of the year that I blow the dust off it.

I recently bought THREE 12x12 paper pads at Michaels ... yes THREE!

(like I don't already have enough paper geesh!) ... but they were big pads and

I couldn't pass up the price ... Buy 1 Get 2 FREE!

And this black & white snowy paper was in one of the pads and I thought

worked perfectly for my black & white scene!

My framework was created by using the smaller portions of this beautiful

Sue Wilson 'Twinkle Star Frame'

and my snowflake is from a Hunkydory die set called
'Let It Snow' (MSTONE039)

Of course I had to add a touch of sparkle on the roof, tree & snowflake
using Diamond Stickles.  Here's a close up in case you didn't spot
it on the full size photo.

 I hope you'll come join in this FUN challenge

and there are prizes offered too!

Hope to see you there!!

As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop by! 

Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes

Hello friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over on the Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog.

 Our theme this time around is an easy one and one that

everyone can join in as long as they use STAMPS!  That right, it's

ANYTHING GOES

I recently purchased this fabulous mason jar stamp/die set from The Greetery and 

thought it was the perfect time to ink it up!

I LOVE this set and I'm sure I'll get a LOT of use out of it!!

I've used designer paper from Mintay to create my country kitchen background.

There's nothing more beautiful than a mason jar filled with wild flowers

in the center of a country kitchen wooden table. Can you tell I'm a country girl at heart?  LOL

My wildflowers are various dies from my stash.  Some I have die cut

from white card stock then sponged color onto the flowers before popping it out

of the die.  Scraps of card stock were used for all my flowers/leaves.

For the Mason jar, I used TH 'Broken China' distress ink for the base

stamp then used TH 'Faded Jeans' Oxide distress ink for the

overlay stamp.  There is a die to cut out the 'strings' but

I liked how it looks just stamped directly onto the jar once done.

There are four little sentiment stamps with this set and

any one of them would have worked perfectly on my wooden slat table

but since I have an 80th birthday party to go to this week, I

decided this would be the card for my cousin ... she's a country girl too!

Challenges to share in:
 613 Avenue Create Challenge #227 - ATG with a twist/Scrap your Stash
Crafter's Castle November Challenge  - ATG
The Artistic Stamper November Challenge - Mix It Up

I hope you'll come join in this FUN challenge

and there are prizes offered too!

Hope to see you there!!

 As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop by! 

Addicted to Stamps Challenge - Add a Pumpkin

Hello friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over on the Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog.

Today, Sai is our hostess and the theme she has chosen is:

 Add a Pumpkin

Believe it or not, we are already in pumpkin season (where is the time going???) and almost time for me to start decorating my front porch for those trick-or-treat kiddos.  Speaking of kiddos ... I've used a couple VERY OLD stamp sets from Stampin' Up.

This precious little guy pulling the pumpkin wagon is from a set called Sweet Seasons.  I've used Spectrum Noir markers for my coloring and Tutti Designs Stitched Ovals for my framing.

The pumpkins along the bottom are from a SU set called Autumn Harvest.  After stamping onto orange card stock I did a bit of fussy cutting. These two stamp sets are probably from around 2007 (do you have either of these in your collection??  lol).

My background paper is from JoAnn's and my Hello is by Frantic Stamper.

I hope you'll come join in this FUN challenge

and there are prizes offered too!

Hope to see you there!!

As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop by! 

Addicted to Stamps - For a Girl/Lady

Hello friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over on the Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog.

We have been on summer break and I'm excited to be back with the team!

Today, Marlies is our hostess and the theme she has chosen is:

 For a Girl / Lady

What woman (even little girls) love flowers so that's what came to mind for today's card.

I have used a couple of stamps that haven't seen love in a very long time!

First of all, my focus image is from a VERY OLD La Blanche stamp.   Honestly, I'm not even sure if these stamps are still available but I have a half dozen or so and they stamp so nicely, I really need to leave them out so I make more cards with them.

My sentiment stamp is also very old and is by Viva Las Vegas.  I think I picked it up at a stamp sale somewhere along the line.  I have some various off cuts in different shapes and was lucky enough to have my sentiment fit perfectly on this heart off cut.

My frame was created using the Paper Rose 'Stitched Rectangle Frames' die set and was cut from a deep purple card stock.   I used the larger die on my A6 size card.

 My background paper is from the Mintay 6x6 paper pack called 'Dreamer'.

And coloring was done with Spectrum Noir markers.

I hope you'll come join in this FUN challenge

and there are prizes offered too!

Hope to see you there!!

As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop by! 

CASS - Clean and Simple Summertime

Hello friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over on the Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog.

Today, Miranda is our hostess and the theme she has chosen is:

CASS
clean and simple summercard

I decided to go back in time and use one of my very first
Stampin' Up stamp sets called Seaside Sketches (circa 2003).

I stamped my image onto a panel of white card stock
the attached the masked image I created years ago and had
stuck onto the top of my wooden block before using Tim Holtz distress
inks for my coloring.

Love how it turned out . . .

I hope you'll come join in this FUN challenge

and there are prizes offered too!

Hope to see you there!!

Challenges to share in:
My Time to Craft Challenge #400 - Beside the Seaside
 Colour Crazy Challenge Week 25 - ATG
QKR Stampede Challenge #354 - ATG

As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop by! 

Masculine Birthday

Hello friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over on the Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog.

Today, Danoesja is our hostess and the theme she has chosen is:

For A Boy / Man

 

I LOVE making these scenery type cards ... perfect for the men in our lives!

Several years back I took a class using Stampscape Stamps and fell in love with the process.  

It's hard to believe this started out as just a blank piece of white card stock!

Here are the stamps I used on today's card . . .

I've linked their website so you can check them out!  

Of course now they also have stamps MINUS the wooden blocks

available and they are cheaper that way too.

Challenges to share in:
Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Man or Boy
Creative Craft Cottage Challenge - Use Ink
Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog - It's A Man's World

I hope you'll come join in this FUN challenge

and there are prizes offered too!

Hope to see you there!!

As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop by! 

It all about FLOWERS ...

Hello friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over on the Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog.

Today, it's my turn to be your hostess and the theme I have chosen is:

FLOWERS

 I'm so happy with the outcome of this card!

I won this adorable stamp set called 'Flowers in Bloom' from Sweet 'n Sassy

way back in 2011 and hadn't inked it up until now!  (MY BAD!!!)

 After stamping onto a scrap of white card stock, I colored my image using Spectrum Noir alcohol markers.  Then I die cut my image using a Tutti Designs Stitched Nesting Oval.  To 'frame' this pretty image, I die cut three panels using the Tutti Designs Scalloped Stitched Ovals and stacked them together.

My background paper is from the Echo Park 'Dots & Stripes' 6x6 paper pack.

The lattice background grid is a die from Dee's Distinctive that I've cut from yellow card stock.  My additional butterflies were cut from a scrap of blue card stock using the Martha Stewart 3-in-1 butterfly punch.

I hope you'll come join in this FUN challenge

and there are prizes offered too!

Hope to see you there!!

As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop by! 

Sweet!

Hello friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over on the Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog.

Today, Julie is our hostess and the theme she has chosen is:

LOTS OF LAYERS (stamps or papers)

The stamp I've used today is an OLD (circa 2006) wooden block rubber stamp by Serendipity Stamps and I've used it in conjunction with the paper piecing technique.

For my layering I've used a few different dies ...
Sue Wilson Australian Background
Tutti Designs Scalloped Stitched Nesting Circles
Tutti Designs  Word Set - Sweet

The dress was stamped and fussy cut twice,
once from the same pick paper as the card base and once
from the scrap of Heartfelt Creations designer paper.
Then I fussy cut & pieced the accent pieces I wanted to bring focus to.

The 'sweet' sentiment was die cut 3 times and stacked - offset -
white, light pink, dark pink.

I hope you'll come join in this FUN challenge

and there are prizes offered too!

Hope to see you there!!

As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop by! 

It's a Spring Thing

Hello friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over on the Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog.

Today, Lorraine is our hostess and the theme she has chosen is:

Spring Time

Isn't this a sweet image?
I've used Spectrum Noir alcohol markers for my coloring today.

My sentiment is computer generated and after printing,
I die cut the banner using one of the
Sue Wilson 'Stitched Flags'


and popped it up using dimension tape.

Old, old, old acrylic dots were used in the upper corners
and my designer paper probably came from JoAnn' s and
is also very old.

I hope you'll come join in this FUN challenge

and there are prizes offered too!

Hope to see you there!!

As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop by! 

Feel Better

Hello friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over on the Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog.

Today, Aussie Annie is our hostess and the theme she has chosen is:

Anything But Square

I decided to use one of my newer Sue Wilson dies (Avery) for my shape 

and my stamped sentiment comes from a Lawn Fawn stamp set called 'Our Friendship Grows'.

The background paper comes from an Echo Park 6x6 paper pad called 'Have Faith'.

I must admit, I don't make many 'shaped' cards so this challenge

made me stretch my boundaries ... thanks Annie!

After stamping my sentiment onto a scrap of white card stock using

Versafine Onyx ink, I die cut my banner using the Sue Wilson

'Stitched Flags', then popped it up with dimensional tape.

A few little yellow Nuvo drops were added to pull it all together!

I hope you'll come join in this FUN challenge

and there are prizes offered too!

Hope I'll see you there!!

As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop by! 

Exciting News ...

Hello Dear Friends ...

I've had this exciting news under wraps for awhile now and

today I get the share the fun news!

I've been asked to join the Addicted to Stamps Design Team for 2019.

This will be perfect for me since I must admit my stamps (both rubber & digital)

have been taking a back seat to my 'die cutting addiction'  of late ... LOL

I hope you'll come join in our fun!

Our first challenge for the new year is hosted by team mate Doni
and her choice of theme is  

SNOWMAN 
and

our lovely sponsor is

CRAFTY RIBBONS

 

Remember, this is a STAMPING challenge so be sure to use a (rubber, clear or digital)
stamp on your creation while following the theme.

I have chosen to print and color a very old (but adorable) AliciaBel image
called 'HUG' for today's card and as the sentiment reflects ... it makes me HAPPY!

After coloring using ZIG markers and Spectrum Noir alcohol markers,
I die cut the image using Memory Box 'Stitched Square Layers'


I've also used the Sizzix Tim Holtz Falling Snow embossing folder
for the background and the Jeanine's Art 'Winter Corner' as embellishment.



This corner die is so pretty, especially when you add a touch
of sparkle using Diamond Stickles to the snowflakes.

OH and see those little hearts?
Well, they just happened to be laying on my work table from a previous
project and I thought they worked perfectly with this sweet scene!

I hope you'll come join in this FUN challenge.
Hope I'll see you there!!

Challenges to share in:
Winter Wonderland Challenge: It's Snowtime
Card Mania: Baby It's Cold Outside
Christmas Crafts All Year Round: Let It Snow
Creative Craft Cottage: Winter
 Sweet Stampers: Winter/Snow

As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop by!