A New Creation

Today's faith based card was created for Grace Klein here in Birmingham (@grace_klein_community). This is a wonderful faith based organization that has many charitable endeavors both locally and globally. Their goal is to give out 100,000 scripture based cards this year to be included with the food, clothing and school supply boxes, etc. They want cards in bundles of 25 which is daunting to our kind of card makers but my goal is to donate 100 cards by the end of the year. If you have any questions or want to join me, please send me an email or comment on this post and I will give you the details. 

This project is going a bit slower than before as we've had many family issues including a death and a long term hospitalization of another. Obviously family takes priority. 

I used the Fresh Blooms Layering Die from The Stamp Market to cut a flower from cardstock from my scrap folder. For the background I cut white linen cardstock using a die from The Greetery Nordic Frames dies, then backed with bright buttercup cardstock. The sentiment from the Stamp Simply Words of Encouragement set was stamped using pearfection ink. A few yellow pearls finished it up. 

This card represent cards #30 of my second bundle of 25.

I am submitting this to the Color Throwdown Challenge #805 with colors of red, yelllow and green and also to the Word Art Wednesday challenge of Anything Goes - Weeks #650-660.

Merry & Magical

Since I had my The Stamp Market stamps and dies out for my last card I decided to create a couple more cards with them. 

First up, I used the Holly Jolly Die set that I recently purchased during black Friday to cut from white and cherry kisses cardstock. I found the stitched circle in my snippets bag and backed it with patterned paper also from the Merry &Magical Paper Pack. I stamped the holly using everygreen ink and the berries using cherry kisses ink, both from the Merry Days set and cut with the matching dies. 

Products: The Stamp Market stamps and dies, The Stamp Market dp, PTI cs, The Stamp Market and Concord & 9th ink

For the second card, I used the Dotted Tree die set that I purchased last year but but never before used to cut from patterned paper from the Merry &Magical Paper Pack. I prepared the ballet slipper cardstock background using a die from the Papertrey Ink Shape Shifters:Oval 4 set, then added a patterned paper border at the bottom. The sentiment from The Greetery Opposites Attract stamp set was stamped using cherry kisses ink, then cut out with the matching die and attached to the tree using a layer of craft foam. 

The Stamp Market die, The Stamp Market dp, PTI and Concord & 9th cs, PTI die, The Greetery stamp and die, The Stamp Market ink

Both of these are already in the mail. 

'Tis the Season

I am still short on Christmas cards and continue to create when I can. I am also trying to concentrate on items I haven't used before (or very little) and using challenges for inspiration. My card today uses the colors from the Color Throwdown #672 Challenge. 

I stamped the various trees from The Stamp Market Tiny Trees Two set using hibiscus burst, green parakeet and Hawaiian shores ink and cut out with the matching dies. The sentiment from the Tiny Trees (apparently retired) was white heat embossed onto black cardstock. I prepared the linen cardstock background using die from the Papertrey Ink Shape Shifters:Oval 2 set. 

Products: The Stamp Market stamps and dies, PTI cs, die and ink

This was suppose to be a quick and easy card but for various reasons didn't turn out that way. 

Thankful for You

Good morning. I took a break from design team projects to create today's card for a couple of challenges. Even though I have been creating a lot of fall and holiday cards, I am not ready for summer to end. Far from it actually. Despite the unrelenting heat I still love the summer season the best. 

I went all in with The Stamp Market stamps and dies with this one. I first stamped the linen cardstock background with the Diamond Design Background using green parakeet ink then cut out with a stitched die. I then used the Butterfly Builder stamps and dies to create the two butterflies using bright buttercup ink for the wings and black for the bodies. I cut the frame from green parakeet ink using a die from the Scalloped Frame Die set, then stamped the sentiment from the Sincere Sentiments set inside it. The butterflies were attached with a combo of glue and foam dimensionals. 

Products: The Stamp Market stamps and dies, PTI cs, MFT die, PTI and Simon Says ink

I am submitting this to the debut challenge at Color Hues (yellow and green) and the layout is based on the current Freshly Made Sketches challenge. 

You are important so stay safe. Be blessed. 

Rainbow Stripes

I have another sharing hope card to send a Covid-19 "hunkerdowner".

Well obviously this is a simple one. I used The Stamp Market Rainbow Stripes dies to create the rainbow and heart cut from different colors of patterned paper. Using masking tape, I created a cloud background border with tumbled glass distress ink and the My Favorite Things Mini Clouds stencil. The sentiment came from a retired Reverse Confetti set and was stamped with Hawaiian shores ink. Easy peasy! I am submitting this to the Addicted to CAS: Challenge 185-Rainbows.

Products: Reverse Confetti stamp, Sunny Studios and Doodlebug dp, PTI cs, MFT stencil, The Stamp Market dies, PTI ink

Stay safe. Stay healthy!

Hello

Good morning. I had a bit of free time last night from a very, very busy week to make a card for the current The Paper Players (PP454) Color Challenge. I am barely getting it in on time.

Since the challenge was to use Black and White with one other color, I decided it would be perfect for The Stamp Market Fiddle Leaf Stamp Bundle set. This is another set than has been sitting in my not yet used box most of the summer. I stamped the leaves and stem using lime rickey ink and the container in black and cut out with the matching dies. For the background I parsed one of the sentiments from the set stamping directly onto the linen cardstock panel and added a patterned paper frame cut from patterned paper using a die from the Scalloped Frame Die set. The leaves and container were attached using a combo of glue and foam squares.

Products: The Stamp Market stamps and dies, Altenew dp, PTI cs, Altnew and Catherine Pooler ink

Have a great weekend!

FaLaLaLa

I am back today with another card combining a Christmas card with a sketch and a stamp set I had not used before. I am on a mission!

I used the sketch from this week's Freshly Made Sketches (#399) for the layout although I substituted a rectangular shape for the squares which were cut from textured cardstock. I then stamped the various Christmas icons and the sentiment from The Stamp Market Merry Days set using hawaiian shores, green parakeet and gala red inks. Both the images and sentiments were cut with the matching dies and attached to the sno cone card base front using foam dots.

Products: The Stamp Market stamps and dies, Bazzill and MFT cs, MFT dies, WPlus9 and PTI ink

Have a blessed Sunday!

In Sympathy

Good morning. Unfortunately I needed a sympathy card for a church member who recently lost her husband after a long illness. I admit that I struggle with this type of card.

I stamped the flowers from The Stamp Market Fun Florals set in frosty pink, coral berry, ruby red and jet black ink and the leaves in frayed leaf and forest glades. All were cut with the matching die. I prepared the image panel by stamping the bottom in black ink using an image from the The Stamped Market Striped set and cut the cutout using a Papertrey Ink Shape Shifters die. I backed the cutout with black cardstock and added the flowers to the panel using foam tape. The sentiment came from The Cat's Pajamas Simply Said set. A few enamel dots finished it.

Products: The Stamp Market stamps and dies, The Cat's Pajamas stamps, PTI cs, Doodlebug enamel dots, Papertrey Ink die, Altenew, Memento and Simon Says ink

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.