Hello

 Hello!    Hope you are having a good day and staying safe.  I am just getting 

my crafty mojo back.  I have not been doing much card making other than my

Design Team, thank goodness for that!

I saw Mrs. A's Butterfly challenge with the curtain fold option and have

neglected her challenge so wanted to play along as I have only

made 1 curtain fold in the past.  I had forgotten how easy it was. I had

a snippet of patterned paper left so glued a butterfly to cardstock

ad used it on my card. I'm not sure of the manufacturer of

the Hello die.

A few fun challenges:

Cardz4Gals #129 Just Saying Hello  9/10

Butterfly Challenge #146 - C for Curtain fold  9/12

My top 3

 Curtain Fold Cards

Pixie's Snippets #385 9/4

The House That Stamps Built: Anything Goes

Its everyone's favorite week  this week at The House That Stamps Built:

Anything Goes.

 

 Everyone likes a coffee themed card so I created this 5x7 card 

for my stash using  Wendy's Brewed Quartet.   I've had this

coffee ribbon in my stash for a few years.  Background is 

embossed with Darice's Striped Background folder. Gems

from my stash.

Join our weekly challenge, you might just 

be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the

 $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. you don't have to use

Repeat Impression stamps but an extra chance if you do.  

Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

 Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

 Cupcake Inspirations #500 8/27

NBUS Challenge 17  9/1

Just Us Girls Photo Week #550 9/1

 

 

The House That Stamps Built: Pick of the Week

It's my turn for POTW (Pick of the Week) At The House That Stamps Built
and I am going to show how to create a simple sentiment strip on your card.

You will need white card stock, a strip of Washi tape, a background stamp,

a sentiment, ink of choice, a MISTI if available.

Mark off a strip about 2 " down from the top with Washi tape, first 

press the Washi tape down on your pants or shirt a couple time 

(ask me why I say this!)

Ink up your background stamp, I used Repeat Impressions

Flower Power Background, and Memento  Lulu Lavender,

Lilac Posies and Sweet Plum for an ombre look:

To add my sentiment, Repeat Impressions Someone Special

I used a scrap of vellum to get my placement just right.

Embellish as desired, I used clear Epoxy dots.

Wendy is offering a 20% discount on the stamps I used,
details at The House That Stamps Built.

The House That Stamps Built: Inspiration Photo

It's Photo Inspiration week at The House That Stamps Built 

and below is the photo Wendy gave us for inspiration:

I chose the colors this week:

 

 I used the gray and lavender's for my sky and embossed 

Bi-plane Silhouette over the clouds, I added an embossed

strip with Soaring by to say Hi, and used a die set by

Pawsitively Pawsome Designs: Cross Stitch Flat Bottom Circles

 for my layers on a gate fold card that I scored.

If you want any  Repeat Impression stamps my followers get a 10% 

discount -see my sidebar for the code.

Join our weekly challenge, you might just 

be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the

 $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. you don't have to use

Repeat Impression stamps but an extra chance if you do.  

Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

Happy Birthday

 

This is the card I sent my best friend for her birthday, it was so much

fun to make.  The background is distress oxides, stamp set is My Favorite 

Things - Builder Bears. I was really happy with how this turned out.

A few fun challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge Week #18  8/26 

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge #32  8/28

Cupcake Inspiration #500 5/29

 

Jan's Digi Challenge August  9/10 

Sweet Stampin August-Favorite color combo(rainbow)  9/1 

The House That Stamps Built: Tic-Tac-Toe

Tic-Tac-Toe time at The House That Stamps Built:

I went with the top row: Shimmer/Sparkle, Dragonflies, and Dimension:

I started with creating a background  with distress oxide sprays, I
did some splattering and water stenciling on it. I then stenciled
Dylusions Fronds of Foliage stencil using Dreamweaver
Pearlescent embossing paste, I like how it picked up
the colors of the background. I finished it with a silver
embossed  Repeat Impressions Dragonfly Deco
 and  Someone Special   on vellum and a couple brads
from my stash.

Join our weekly challenge, you might just 

be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the

 $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. you don't have to use

Repeat Impression stamps but an extra chance if you do. 

Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

Let's Craft and Create #162: Lots of layers  9/1 

Creative Knockouts #362 -Sparkle and shine 8/12

The Funkie Junkie Boutique -Stencil mania  8/18

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie #148 8/19

The House That Stamps Built: Designer Choice Challenge

This week is Shirley choice at The House That Stamps Built

and she picked The fun theme of "in the dark" with any

interpretation.

I knew I had to ink up Repeat Impressions Lightning Bug Jar

for this one.  My sentiment is You're The Best. I stamped and

embossed both on paper from a pack I got awhile

back from Michael's Recollections Dark Rainbow, the 

holographic papers were also in this pack.

I hope you join our weekly challenge, you might just 

be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the

 $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. you don't have to use

Repeat Impression stamps but an extra chance if you do.  

Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar. 

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti  Shirley