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. 

Rainbow Bridge

 Not a happy occasion to have to make Rainbow Bridge cards but it gives some comfort to the recipients. These cards were made for the passing of my grandson's ginger kitty named Pancakes.

I used cat in an oval  on a blended sky background added it to an embossed layer, it fit inside perfectly. 

This one was for the family.

This card was made for my great granddaughter as she took Pancakes passing especially hard.

The heart shaped die cut was layered on some watercoloured paper, The rainbow  colours were blended on the base to match the paw prints die cut.

Both cards have the same sentiment.

I want to add this to:

Show us your pussycats blog ~~ anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today and have a crafty day.

 

Time for a Hot Drink!!

At Shopping Our Stash the new challenge is "Time for a Hot Drink" for me my hot drink of choice is Coffee although I wouldn't turn down a "cuppa" tea, some hot apple cider or as I chose for my card Hot Chocolate with mini marshmallows of course. So I hope you will join the challenge with a hot beverage. 

I decided to use up some scraps and what better way to do it than the September 2024 sheetload sketch, It is a mini slimline card.  I used some scraps of Echo Park I have been hoarding for a few years they are just too cute, Of course I used a House Mouse Designs stamp, it was a hard choice since I have a tea cup and a coffee cup stamp as well but the patterned paper did the deciding for me. Let it Snow is from Elisabeth Craft designs, the word Snow was cut twice for stability. The enamel dots are so old they were not very sticky so a little dab of glue was added.

Finished the inside with one of my newer sentiments and managed to get it straight and tucked behind the front circle.

I am adding this to;

Jingle Belles Christmas Challenge ~~ While Shepherds Watched their Flocks

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ~~  Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by to check out the new Challenge at Shopping Our Stash, head over to the BLOG and check out what Hot Drinks the rest of the team have chosen then pick a hot drink stamp or die and join the challenge. 

Critter Alert!!

 Welcome to a new challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, for the month of November we are showing off our Critters and look how many critters Edna has rounded up.

I decided on one for my card.

I must admit I have had all pieces for this card for weeks but as usual life took over and I couldn't find time to execute it. The background was a "fail" (I thought) but tucked it in the file folder with green scraps and it surfaced as I was searching for something else and thought hmm doesn't look half bad, and had the look I was aiming for to go with the snarky cat. (sorry no snark though) The sentiment was die cut 3 times and layered together and the snarky cat was fussy cut and popped up. It's a guy card so no bling.

Side look to see the dimension.

finished the inside with a scrap of the background paper and a masculine feeling sentiment.

I'm adding this to

Seize the Birthday ~~ Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting today and check out the critters the rest of the design team have used to inspire you to join in the challenge. 

Last Pink Christmas Card for the Cure.

 The last two weeks have been very trying, although the weather is really balmy here in SWO I had already decided to close the cottage for the season and now I have to find homes for 2 of everything I use daily, I'm still dealing with fingers that are non-functioning (you have no idea how long it takes me to do my blog) then my dishwasher has something in the hose so I'm trying to find time to work on it before calling a repair man, Google has been helpful with videos, the refrigerator needs some attention too but probably should just replace it, and if you believe in things come in threes, my coffee maker just flashed me that I needed to descale it. 

Here is the final of my three Pink Christmas Cards,  the September 2024 sheetload tutorial is a great sketch and it is a free download and the instructions clear and easy to follow, instructions for making a single card are there too. Alicia also has a you tube channel and you can follow step by step with her. 

I am not sure of the maker of the sentiment but my guess is Stampendous, if you notice the patterned paper is different than any of the other pieces but this was the reverse of one of the pieces and I really liked it. 

I am adding this to;

Jingle Belles Christmas Challenge ~~ Pink Christmas (for the cure)

Thanks for checking my blog today.

Pink Christmas (for the cure) episode 2

 Back again with my second card for the Jingle Belles Christmas Challenge, Pink Christmas and for every card both Stephanie and Lauren donate $2.00 Each toward Breast Cancer Research, I know more younger women and men are being diagnosed with breast cancer and because of early detection and research it is very treatable. 

Here is the second of my trio of snowmen, I used the same sketch, same papers (the order in which the papers were layered are different and I changed up the placement of the sentient and image. 

Finished the inside of the card with a Stampendous sentiment and of course changed the location of the circle to match the front image.

I'm adding this to:

Jingle Belles Christmas Challenge ~~ Pink Christmas (for the cure)

Again it's nice to have you visit come back any time there is still one more to come.

It is Pink Christmas time at the Jingle Belles ~~ Take 1

 Finally made time to get some cards done for the Challenge at the Jingle Belles. both Lauren and Stephanie donate $2.00 each for every card posted on their blog, the money goes to Breast Cancer Research. As a survivor I like to make as many as I can, sadly I have only managed 3 cards so keep watching I will be posting a marathon for your viewing.

I was so enamoured with the September 2024 Sheetload of cards I just had to use it for some Christmas cards, 3 6 X 6 pieces of patterned paper and 3 8 1/2 X 11 pieces of cardstock and a bit of white and voila 3 adorable mini slimline cards. The stamps are ancient, a quatre of snowmen, I have used them every winter season for over 10 years. Let it snow was cut twice and layered for stability 

On the inside I added an Impression Obsession holiday sentiment. 

I am adding this to:

Jingle Belles Christmas Challenge ~~ Pink Christmas for the Cure

Thanks for stopping by and you still have until 6 p.m. EDT to enter for a good cause.

Birds of a Feather

 Hello and welcome to a new challenge at Shopping Our Stash, for this fortnight we want to see Birds or Feathers, since I am still dealing with  non co-operative fingers I have been keeping things simple although I am not too sure why I would attempt a new to me fun fold, if you want to try it you can find it HERE. 

Once all the cardstock was cut it went together nicely, I followed along with the video pausing to do the step before advancing. There is a second version I am going to try too. Of course for my "bird" I had to use one of my many house mouse designs stamps and it has a humming bird. I used a stamp I haven't used in a long time and the cardstock is Stampin'up and I have not clue what the colours are, I also have used some very neglected punches. 

Well this was not the easiest fold to take a photo of, but this is the inside where you add your sentiment.

Side view of the card set up, what is really nice it folds flat for mailing and fits an A2 envelope.

I'm adding this to:

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ~~ Anything Goes or Halloween

Seize The Birthday ~~ Anything Birthday (topping is Dots)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and head over to the SOS blog and check out which of the Design Team used Feathers.

Halloween!!

 Welcome to a new challenge at Shopping Our Stash and it's my great grandson's favourite time in fact his mom said I could make him Halloween cards all year. The prompt is to use the holiday for the theme or use Halloween colours orange, black, green, lime and/or purple, as you see mine is a super cute Halloween card using one of my House Mouse Halloween stamps. So when I saw the September 2024 Sheetload sketch I knew it was perfect. If you follow the full instructions it makes 12 mini slimline cards, I wanted to use up some 6 X 6 Halloween papers so I prepped for 3 but only managed to get one finished, be prepared to see the other 2 soon.

Now isn't Monica just adorable in her butterfly wings. One section on the front is folded back and glued down. I love this slimline design, find the link HERE

I added the Happy Halloween and shadow, this is a very quick and easy fold.

I put a circle where the sentiment will be when I print a suitable one from one of the "free' sites.

Well I couldn't resist a close up of Monica doesn't she make a cute butterly.

I am adding this to:

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge ~~ Anything Halloween Goes

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ~~ Anything Goes optional theme "Fall"

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to check out SOS to see the scary inspiration the design team have created.

H is for Halloween *Pink is Optional

 Another new month another new challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, Edna has gone overboard on her invitation to play along.

Kudos to Lee for the fabulous graphic.

As you see it is H is or Halloween *pink optional I usually make a pink Halloween card but I was just too excited with the snarky Halloween cat.

I have had all the components for the card but the background it seemed so daunting but with Saturday looming I needed to bite the bullet and git 'er done. I ink blended  spun sugar, villanous potion, uncharted mariner and black soot over a circle mask, bats are flat attached but the main image is elevated.

Picture to show the dimension.

The inside is finished with a computer generated verse and a scrap of patterned paper. (not sure I like it either, too late. lol)

I would like to add this to:

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge ~~ Anything Halloween

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to check out the MAIN BLOG and see the fabulous Halloween inspiration the design team have made.

Thankful....

 It seems like it was yesterday I was confessing about my obsession over House Mouse stamps and now we are on to thinking about Leaves which is the new challenge at Shopping Our Stash. Fall colours and pumpkin spice are not any of my favourite things but it had to be done which is why it's called a challenge. I'm Leaf-ing it up to you for the next two weeks to join in the fun.

Pictures do not do the colours of the leaves justice they are far more red/orange than the picture shows. First I made the inky paper, you can check my tutorial Here, I die cut many leaves from a Impression Obsesssion set of 5 leaves. i popped the maple leaves up on the die cut wreath which was flat attached on the Darice autumn embossing folder. I added the small Thankful die cut. (all dies are at least 3 years old and the EF much older, it was time to dust it off and give it some love.

Close up to show the colours and how beautiful my old cuttlebug embosses.

Finished the inside with some oak leaves and a very elderly sentiment. 

Thanks for stopping by today and head over to the Main Blog and check out what the rest of the design team have created. I  hope to see your Leafy creations in our gallery.

 

True Confessions......

 We have a new challenge at Shopping Our Stash....I Don't Really Need Another One/True Confessions from the Design Team.  As a Hoarder I mean Crafter everything can become an obsession, and it goes in stages, first for me was Snowmen stamps next it was Butterflies, I couldn't resist a butterfly stamp or die or both but my real problem is House Mouse designs. I have been collecting and using House Mouse, Happy Hoppers and Gruffies for 25 years. I have a lot of woodblock stamps dating from 1999, I have many, many cling mount stamps as well and a few clear ones too I also have stickers. I really have no idea of how many I really have and do I really want to know? 

I love to pair my House Mouse design images with a fun fold, this one is a rocker card. 

Here is the back of the card where I put the sentiment.

There you are my true confession that I can't resist a cute House Mouse, Happy Hopper or a Gruffie stamp. What is your obsession? Come join us for the challenge.

I'm adding this to:

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ~~ Anything Goes.

Thanks for looking today.

A is for Autumn

 A new month and a new challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. check out what Edna has been up to for September.

The obvious for the challenge would be fall leaves in an array of reds oranges and yellow but I took a different approach to Autumn so check it out.

It's an Anti-Pumpkin Spice card!! The look on the snarky cat's face says it all. I coloured and fussy cut the cat and pumpkin, blended a fall sky. The pumpkin is popped up as is the head of the cat. I then added the die cut sentiment. 

Had to add a close up of his face.

Close up of the computer generated sentiment.

Thanks for checking my blog today and don't forget to check out the MAIN BLOG to see what my teamies have made, then dig out your Autumn supplies, make a project and add it to our Gallery, You have until the last Friday of September to enter, you just might get voted the Queen of Snark.