Stars

 Happy New Years Eve Day!! It's my last blog post of 2024 and I'm still in Holiday mode, it is always nice to have Winter cards available. I didn't get many cards mailed as Canada Post was on strike so Winter cards it is. Shopping Our Stash is celebrating Stars, we want to see stars on your project.

Who can resist a super cute gnome? I stamped and coloured him and even though I have the dies I fussy cut him out. My stars are not huge but there are quite a few in this piece of 6 x 6 Christmas paper pad from Dollarama.

Second card I made with the gnome set and again I fussy cute her out and coloured in my favourite colour, there are stars in this patterned paper as well. The size of the paper pad works well for mini slimline cards.

Both cards have the same inside sentiment by Hero Arts (one of my first I bought) and a piece of patterned paper. 

Thanks for closing out the 2024 SOS season with me. Head over to the SOS blog and check out the inspiration cards the rest of the team has made.

My Precious

 The challenge for this fortnight at Shopping Our Stash is to use something on your project you have been hoarding. Could it be the last piece of a favourite paper, perhaps a piece of vintage lace or a fancy embellishment well we want you to be strong and give it the starring role on your project.  Although I'm sure I have other items this last piece of 12 X 12 patterned paper from Echo Park kept getting back in the drawer I just couldn't bear to make that first cut. 

I made another mini slimline card as I need a couple of "money" holders for gifts,  I assure you the sentiment looks much better IRL. The cute penguin was a stamp and die set, normally I would fussy cute the image but decided to go the quicker route. The fur on his had and coat is liquid pearls. (hadn't used it since last year or maybe longer. 

As you see by the side view I popped Mr. Penguin up grounding him with the sentiment that was in my "parts box" and matched perfectly.

Inside was finished with a very ancient Hero Arts sentiment.

I'm adding this to:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ Challenge 93

Jingle Belles Challenge ~~ 2024 Wrap up

Thanks for stopping by and in case I don't see you again have a wonderful season. 

Ho, Ho, Ho

 

Merry Christmas from Edna and the designers at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

Challenge #257 is H is for Ho, Ho, Ho and is our last challenge of 2024 but we will be back in 2025 for more fun, frivolity and snark.

Yes it's another mini  slimline and another snarky cat, cat and presents were fussy cut. I found a smooshed background in my parts box it was A2 size so added the snow hill to the bottom. The presents were flat attached but the cat is popped up. I dug out my liquid pearls had to de-clog it and warm it up then I added it to his hat.

Close up, I do need to finish the inside as I ran out of time on Friday.

I am adding this to:

Jingle Belles Challenge ~~ 2024 Wrap Up

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ If it's Christmassy link it up

Thanks for stopping by and check out the fabulous Ho, Ho, Ho cards the design team have made.

The Jingle Belles 2024 Challenge.

 Just a quick post tonight, hoth Lauren and Stephanie posted their Jingle cards for 2024 and even though I missed a lot of the prompts I'm pleased with my small offering. I am looking forward to January 1, 2025 when they start the quest for eliminating the chaos in November by following their blog. 

I seems like I made a lot of Mini Slimline cards, they work great for putting money in as a gift.

As I went through my year with the Jingle Belles I noticed one card was not with the rest the cards, I am sure it will reappear if I tidy my desk shelves.

I am adding this to:

Jingle Belles Challenge ~~ 2024 wrap up

Thanks for stopping by today.

It's a Banner Holiday!!!

It's been a banner challenge for almost 2 weeks and with one hour to spare I managed a card for the Jingle Belles Challenge. So due the time constraints and my left hand not touching the keyboard properly causing so many typos and  I have no time for that nonsense. 

The poinsettias were made with a Boss Cut die set, one is flat attached the other 2 are popped up. The ef I used is from Sizzix and is a larger 4 1/4 X 6 so I just embossed part of it and covered the end with the flowers. 

Closer look, the tiny beads are on a sheet I cut a a strip of 4 and coloured them with an alcohol marker,

with 45 minutes to spare

Jingle Belles  ~~ Blog Header inspired.

 12 Months of Christmas Challenge ~~ Anything Goes Christmas

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ If it's Christmassy Link it Up.

Thanks for stopping by today.

 

 

Snow Day!!!

Hello and welcome to a new Challenge at Shopping Our Stash ~~ Winter......not a holiday. What a fabulous theme, especially for me since I'm sending "Winter" cards after the Canada Post strike is settled, If it is too long I will be sending Valentines. My stash busting was at it's best this challenge as I used a stamp/die set I got from the 25 days of Christmas Tags in 2023 and have never used it as well as the front sentiment and the Echo Park patterned paper I have been hoarding for a couple of years as well.

I made my second back fold card and I love how fast it can be made and it's different. The stamp/die set I used is from Neat and Tangled, The sky background was a scrap of smooshed watercolour paper, patterned paper is from Echo Park

Close up of the winter bunny who is elevated on the slope.

Finished the inside with a winter sentiment. 

I'm adding this to 

NBUS challenge ~~ #69

The 12 Months of Christmas ~~ #116 Anything Goes Christmas

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Thanks for stopping by and head over to the SOS blog and get your inspiration from rest of the design team. 

Wow I Made a Dude Card!!

 Hello and welcome to a new challenge at Shopping Our Stash where the theme is "Masculine", guys out number the gals in our family so I make at least 6 a year but when I sat down to make my card all of a sudden I had no ideas but saw a new fun fold  and with that design  I managed to get something together.  I certainly shopped my stash for long retired Stampin'up coffee dsp and the two cardstock that matched. The die set from Elizabeth Craft designs I  have had for over 5 years. 

This is a Fold Back fun fold, very easy and quick card. I have more photo angles to show how it works but it would be better to check out a video. The sentiment is from a Photoplay birthday stamp set.

The coffee cup has foam tape to shape it.

Because I added foam tape to the inside of the cup I attached the cup to the right fold with a foam strip to it folded flat. 

Last picture is the inside of the card and how it will stand alone.

Of course I'm adding this to:

Seize the Birthday ~~ Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today, don't forget to check out the SOS BLOG and see what fabulous masculine cards the rest of the team have made. I'm looking forward for some masculine ideas so get busy and add one, two or more to our gallery.