The House That Stamps Built - Anything Goes

It is Anything Goes week at The House That Stamps Built!   

 

It was my hubby's birthday a few weeks ago and we like all things nautical so I

went with that theme.  I used Repeat Impressions: 2704W Sailboat and  6104-J, Birthday Vertical

 We always enjoy when you play along, and you have a chance to win a $25 Repeat

Impressions gift certificate, details here.  Don't forget there is a discount code on my

sidebar.

Check out what my amazing design teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Shirley

The House That Stamps Built Photo Inspiration

 

Is this not a beautiful photo for this weeks inspiration at

The House That Stamps Built?  I pretty much took the

photo and colors just as they were shown and made an

Easel card  using Repeat Impressions 9205-O, Hydrangea,

which I have had for awhile and was wanting to use. 

I colored it with Copic Markers. 

We always enjoy when you play along, and you have a chance to win a $25 Repeat Impressions

 gift certificate, details here. As always there is a discount code on my sidebar.

Check out what my amazing design teammates have created:

Cheri 
Esther 
Heather 
Joy  
Laurie 
Shirley

A few fun challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge: # 213 Spring Flowers  2/29
International Art & Soul #27 -Use Stuff You Already Own (Stamp, papers) 3/1 
Pixie's Snippets #320  3/4

Spring time

 

 

Time for some fun challenges.  Mrs. A's Butterfly Challenge has taken a on a new look.  I waited until Sketch Saturday posted for the week so I could combine the two challenges.  Mrs. A's challenge now has 6 options and I decided it would be fun to do all 6.  This round is #95 spin the wheel with Letter P and butterfly.  I used Pink, Peach, Purple, patterned paper (with peach, pink and purple in it), Pearls, and paper piecing.  I did a little twist on the paper piecing, I did a die cut and ten paper pieced the center of it, below is the empty die and you can see above how I paper pieced it with some alcohol inked paper cut with the same die. I used the darling sketch below from Sketch Saturday.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week!

The House That Stamps Built Tic-Tac-Toe

Time for out monthly Tic-Tac-Toe at The House That Stamps Built!

 

 

I wanted bright and cheery so I went straight across the center, Bright Colors,
 Patterned Paper  and Stitching.  This will be one of my work
birthday cards for a co-worker that likes dragonflies.

 

I used Repeat Impressions: Flower Power Separates., a die
cut by tutti designs, paper and bling from my stash.

 

We always enjoy when you play along, and you have a
chance to win a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate, details here.
As always there is a discount code on my sidebar.

 

Check out what my amazing design teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Shirley

 

Butterfly fun

I meant to post this card over the weekend but time got away from me.  I really like the

new fad of colored splatters so could not resist adding them to this card (and many others!) I made this card with Mrs. A's Butterfly challenge :  #94 Spin the Butterfly Wheel with

the Letter C.   I choose Crimson and Corners, and added in the Cream.  You should

check out this fun challenge!

 

Hope you had a fun weekend and some crafting time!     

 

The House That Stamps Built: Designers Choice Challenge

It's Designers Choice Challenge at The House That Stamps Built and Shirley choose 

You have a way with words.  I went with this beautiful saying Look to this day 6115W, 

my die cut background is out of patterned paper, and the flower is die cut from the

same patterned paper.

Now it's your turn, we enjoy seeing your creations in our weekly challenge, so get creating for a chance in the monthly drawing for a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate. If you use a Repeat Impression's stamp and you get an extra entry, but any stamp is fine. See my right sidebar for a discount code.

 Check out  my talented design team pal's for inspiration:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Shirley

A few fun challenges:
Cupcake Inspiration Challenge # 439 

HIMCR #338 Pinks and Reds  2/9
Pixie's Snippets Playground #319  2/17  2/16
Word Art Wednesday #320-321 2/14

The House That Stamps Built Pick of the Week

Donna here with POTW-Pick of the Week for The House That Stamps Built.  I am going to show you how to make a  Recessed Panel Card - a great way to use up some of that patterned paper stash!

1) Gather your supplies: An A-2 card, a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white card stock, a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of  patterned paper, stamps of your choice, I used Repeat Impressions: 1210-K, Tumbling Hearts  and 1207-J, Floral LOVE and basic supplies.

2) Glue patterned paper to front of A-2 card.  Mark  a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of  white cardstock in pencil 1 1/4"  to the left of the bottom right corner, and 2 1/2" above the bottom right corner.  Trim from the top left corner to these marks, then erase the marks.  Discard the center piece.
 

 

3)  Glue the patterned paper to the front of your A2 card front. Attach your white diagonal pieces with foam tape or as I did with a second layer of paper attached - I felt my card needed more color so I cut a layer of red and attached it to my white and got the dimension I needed.

 

 

4) Embellish as desired.  I stamped the red with 1210-K, Tumbling Hearts with Versamark ink for just a faint image all over the red cadstock, and 1207-J, Floral LOVE in red for my saying.  The balloons are cut out with a heart die by Nellie.  You can also do a rectangle, curved edge or any shape your imagination can come up with!

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February, 2018

Create a Valentine Background and/or Colors

Has January not just flown by, 2018 is flying by.  Time for another fun

monthly challenge at  House of Cards.  Anything with a Valentine background

or the pink colors above goes.

I got this fun new heart die from Momenta and the Spellbinder with love from

Hobby Lobby and Michaels with my discount coupons so just had to

play with those.  Papers were in my tub of backgrounds.  I am trying

to use up items that have been on my craft room  shelves for a longtime.

You can really find some treasures when you start to organize a small

area every week!

I hope you will join the challenge this month at House of Cards.

Design team inspiration:

Cohenna | Donna | Em | Jane | Judy 

Karen | Katarina | Michele | Rocky | Rosi 

Shawna | Sue N. | Susan

A few fun challenges:
Creative With Stamps #23 Hearts 3/5
Cuttlebug Mania - Hip Hip Horray  1/12
Die Cuttin' Diva's #354  2/5
Dies R US #90-For the One I Love   2/12
Scrapbook and Cardmaking #61 Valentine/Love 2/14
Wednesday Creative Inspirations Challenge Something New 2/6
Word Art Wednesday  # 320-321  2/14