Just Choose Two Creation

 Today's card was inspired by the Just Choose Two Options at Just Add Ink. 

For my options, I chose the sentiment and the embossing. I did some embossing on my background with an ink resist technique, and I also embossed my sentiment.

My colors were inspired by the pattern paper that I chose from Catherine Pooler Designs. I love how their inks match their pattern paper packs perfectly. 

Find some time to be creative - never a bad decision.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Thinking of You

Stamps and Dies:  Towering Blooms Stamp Set and Dies and Through the Prism Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Crushed Violet, Lilac, Terracotta, Whipped Honey, Matcha, Sage and Spruce (Catherine Pooler Inks);   Embossing Pad and Opague Bright White Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper:  Premium White Cardstock and Because Flowers Paper Pack (Catherine Pooler Designs); Other: Hallerbos Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); Key Lime Jewel Drops (Nuvo);

Red Alert at Little Red Wagon

Red Alert! 

That's the challenge this week at Little Red Wagon this week. So I brought in some red pattern paper and some red inks to create a friendship card.

And did I mention red sequins! This is card with a card. 

It's a "friend" card and a "thank you" card. 

The lace was a border stamp and I stamped and embossed with white detail powder. 

I hope you find some time to create!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Friend

Stamps and Dies:  Love & Lace and Roses are Red Stamp Sets and Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Rockin' Red, Mardi Gras, In the Park, Party Dress (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Pad and Wow Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder (Wow); Sakura Sparkle Pen;

Paper: Premium White Cardstock and Rockin' Red Prints (Catherine Pooler Designs); Black Cardstock (Scrapbook and Cards Today);

Other: Vienna Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Bit of Glitz in a Heart

My card today was inspired by the challenge at Just Us Girls, which was to use a heart die.

I cut my die from watercolor paper. My die had a coordinating stamp, which I had to bring in with some metallic watercolors.

Love a bit of glimmer and shine on my projects. And I love that heart cards double as birthday, sympathy and all the reasons to share love.

I hope you find some time to share some love today.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Sending All My Love

Stamps and Dies: Yours Truly Stamp Set and Die and Scribble Grid Background Stamp; (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Black Onyx Ink (Versafine); Clear Gloss Regular Embossing Powder, Dress Blues Embossing Glitter and Embossing Pad (Wow); Christmas 2021 Watercolors (IUILE);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs); Licorice Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); Watercolor Paper (Canson); 

Other: Crater Lake Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); 

Sending Love

Red and pink were the Inkspirational prompt, and it indeed inspired me. Queue the red and pink inks with my balloon stencil!

A simple card with layered balloons and the added element of a few balloon dies.

Happy creating!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Sending Love

Stamps and Dies:  Hello Cupcake Stamp, Die and Stencil (Photoplay Say it With Stamps for Let's Stamp Together SCT Magazine); Everyday Sentiment Banners (Lawn Fawn);

Ink & Embossing:  Salt Water Taffy, Worn Lipstick, Lumberjack Plaid Distress Ink (Ranger); Versafine Black Onyx; White Gel Pen (Gelly Roll);

Paper: Daisy White Cardstock (Close To My Heart);

Other: Clear Gloss Regular Ink (Wow); Silver Diamant Thread (DMC); 

 

Monochomatic for Color Dare

I love purple, so the opportuntity to create something in those hues makes me happy. Purple was the color at Color Dare Color Challenge. 

My inks are a bit more muted, as I used the Spa Collection of inks from Catherine Pooler. But they're so beautiful together!

I do love that the Catherine Pooler paper pack and inks work so beautifully together.

Nothing like some monochromatic goodness.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Thinking of You

Stamps and Dies:  Flourished Butterflies (Catherine Pooler Designs); Stitched Frame (Lil' Inker);

Ink & Embossing:  Merlot, Serene, Crushed Violet (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Pad and Halo Embossing Glitter (Wow);

Paper:  Premium White Cardstock and Paper Hearts Pattern Paper Pack (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Other: Crater Lake Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Just a Little Bling

 I pulled out some old sets to add "just a little bling" to my card, which was the challenge prompt at Just Add Ink.

I kept my bling in my glitter embossed background and my sequins.

And while it's hard for me, I left some white space!

So hard.

Go leave some white space somewhere, and add a bit of glitter.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Hello

Stamps and Dies:  Kaleidoscope Background Stamp, Sealed With a Kiss Stamp Set and Dies, Stitched Rectangle Die, and  Ways to Say Hey Dies Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks); Copic Markers; Embossing Pad and Iced Silver Embossing Glitter (Wow);

Paper:  Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); White Daisy Cardstock (Close To My Heart); Black Cardstock (Hero Arts);

Other: Crater Lake Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); 

Black and White 50th Card

Happy New Year!

Creating along with the Color Throwdown challenge. 

What's not to love about black, grey and white. I'm often reminded of the opening scenes in Wizard of Oz, but I do find it's fun to create in black and white.

I used an old set for this one with the balloons that you could only imagine being much more colorful. Balloons are usually always colorful, unless you're celebrating a milestone birthday. 

I used a mix of supplies for this one! I hope you can get your mix going and create something.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Don't Let Turning 50

Stamps and Dies:  Happy Birthday Stamp Set and Die (Photoplay for Scrapbook & Cards Today); Aging Stamp Set (Stampendous);

Ink & Embossing:  Jet Black (Lawn Fawn); Copic Markers; Embossing Pad and Diamond Splash Embossing Glitter (Wow);

Paper: Accent Opaque Cardstock; Solar White (Neenah); Pattern Paper (The Stamps of Life); Disco Ball Paper (Reminisce);

Other: Motor City Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Design);

Joy, Peace & Love

 Bringing in the blue shades for today's card, which was inspired by Color Dare challenge. I also used a fun fold for this card. 

My shades of blue are in my cardstock for the base, the ink used for my cardstock letters. I used direct to paper technique to get that rich, dark color. And then finally, I used a paste for my ornament. 

I challenge you all to do something monochromatic, and in particular use some blues!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Joy

Stamps and Dies:  Holiday Joy Sentiment Stamp Set, No Shaking Tag Dies, Festive Joy Word Die (Catherine Pooler Designs); Sentiment Strip Dies (Pretty Pink Posh);

Ink & Embossing:  Embossing Pad and Metallic Silver Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper: White Cardstock (Scrapbook and Cards Today); Winter Lake Cardstock (My Colors); Let It Shine Pattern Paper (Lawn Fawn);

Other: Denim Blue Lawn Trimmings (Lawn Fawn); Clear Skies Astro Paste (Ranger);

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I love a good Tic Tac Toe board! I played along with the Tic Tac Toe Challenge this week. I went across the middle row . . . Gems/Embellishments with Embossing (I used wet embossing) and Snowflakes. Here is my card . . . 

I just love all the texture in this card. between the stamped/embossed card base using embossing glitter to the die cut frame, and then all those sparkly snowflakes. This card just makes me smile.

And then add a bold sentiment! 

Highly recommend you layer up some things. 

Cheers!

Debbie

Supplies Used - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Stamps and Dies:  Snowflakes Die, Christmas Sentiments Stamp Set and Dies, Art Deco Frame, Large Snowflakes Die, Winter Foliage Stamp Set and Stencil (Pinkfresh Studios);

Ink & Embossing:  Embossing Pad and Pure Platinum Embossing Powder (Wow); Black Embossing Powder (Hero Arts); Garden Party, Lime Rickey, Samba, Cummerbund, Fiesta Blue (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Paper: White Cardstock (Scrapbook & Cards Today); White Glitter Paper (Close To My Heart);

Other: Iridescent Clear Drops (Pinkfresh Designs); 

Get Well Soon

 My card today was inspired by the sketch at Just Add Ink. 

I did make one adjustment in the sketch, as my element in the sketch spans up the tire card, and not just in the lower third as shown in the sketch. 

This particular stamp, stencil and die set is from Hero Arts, and I love the gradation of color in the flowers. I really enjoy the opportunity to color with stencils. 

I hope you find some time to create today!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Get Well Soon

Stamps and Dies:  Flowers and Bees Stamp, Dies and Stencil (Hero Arts);

Ink & Embossing:  Black Onyx (Versafine); Clear Gloss Regular Embossing Powder (Wow); Jet Black (Lawn Fawn); Cotton Candy, It's a Girl, Garden Party, Lime Rickey Catherine Pooler Ink); Yellow Copic Marker;

Paper: Solar White Cardstock (Neenah); Black Cardstock (American Crafts);

Other: Sparkling Clear Confetti (Pretty Pink Posh); Aqua Shimmer Pen (Nuvo); Crystal Stickles (Ranger); 

Inspired by Trees

 My card today was inspired by the challenge at As You See It. It was tree inspired . . . 

And speed stamping . . . which means fast and that is always a challenge for me. I get caught up in the details. But to push through to fast, I went with a patter paper background.

I might have slowed myself down with the shading in my stamping.

And how about the awesome embossing glitter on this one? Love the texture on this one. 

I hope you find some time to make something glittery!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Winter Wishes

Stamps and Dies:  Layered Holiday Truck (Avery Elle); Double Duty Circle Die (Catherine Pooler Designs); Holiday Scrips Stamp Set (Pretty Pink Posh);

Ink & Embossing:  Peppermint Scrub, Rouge, Sage, Spruce, Twilight and Black Jack (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Pad and White Glitz Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock and Pine Pattern Paper Pack (Catherine Pooler Designs); 

Wishing You a Colorful Day

I had an absolute blast creating this card with it's rainbow of colors using this technique on kraft cardstock. 

The sketch was inspired by the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I did swap out flowers for butterflies. 

For this card I stamped my background in both white pigment ink and some bright rainbow colors. I used those same rainbow colors to blend my butterflies. 

My one alteration from the sketch was centering my sentiment. Because it was a die, it seems more appropriate to center it.

Take some time to create with a rainbow of colors. 

Debbie

Supplies Used  - Wishing You a Colorful Day

Stamps and Dies: Stamp Joy Virtual Stamp Set and Die (Taylored Expressions);

Ink & Embossing:  Party Dress, Orange Twist, Tiara, Lime Rickey, Something Borrowed and Flirty Fuchsia (Catherine Pooler Inks); Yeti and Jet Black Ink (Lawn Fawn); Embossing Pad and Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder (Wow); Raven Embossing Powder (Brutus Monroe);

Paper: Gingersnap Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); White Cardstock (Scrapbook & Cards Today);

Other: Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); 

Thankful for You

Today's card was inspired by the challenge at Little Red Wagon, which was "emboss it", and so I did!

For this card I used a background stamp to emboss with white embossing power. I had embossed on watercolor paper, so I used some Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powder to bring in color, but then decided to intensify that color with some of my Catherine Pooler Inks in colors that matched.

I die cut the leaves from the background piece, and added them to a stenciled, ink blended background.

I hope you can be creative very soon! 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Thankful for You

Stamps and Dies:  Painted Leaves Stamp Set and Dies and Light as a Feather Background Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Teal Marine, Zesty Lime and Coral Crush Pixie Sparkles Cosmic Shimmer (Creative Expressions); Versamark; Opaque White Embossing Powder (Wow); Twilight, Lime Rickey, Coral Cabana and Fiesta Blue (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs); Watercolor Paper (Canson)

Other: Pinwheel Stencil and Soda Springs Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); 

Fall Card Inspired by Tic Tac Toe

Today's card was inspired by Tic Tac Toe Challenge. Here's the board . . . 

I went straight down the middle for this one. 

My die cuts were my sentiment and leaves. I added some texture to this card by triple embossing that sentiment die. 

I love how cardstock becomes an embellishment with the layers of embossing glitter.  

I hope you find some time to pick a tic tac toe lane. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Thank You

Stamps and Dies:  Fall Finds, All in One Thank You Word Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Merlot, Apricot, Orange Peel, Eucalyptus, Buttercream, Over Coffee, Cargo (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Ink and Cream on Top Embossing Glitter Powder (Wow);

Paper:Premium White Cardstock and Harvest Festival Pattern Paper (Catherine Pooler Designs); Vellum (Bazzill);

Other: Mazatlan Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); 

Happy Halloween

 I was inspired by this week's Just Us Girls' Inspiration. Who doesn't love a fabulous mood board full of Halloween themed items. The image that pulled me in were those witch legs. I'm a sucker for some cute witch legs. 

So I staged mine, but a bit toppled over. 

She fell into something, and her hat hit the ground. All the webs were surrounding it all.

I do love the coordination of pattern paper, inks and stamps at Catherine Pooler Designs. 

I hope you can either make a witchy card or coordinate all the things.

Cheers!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Happy Halloween

Stamps and Dies:  Toil and Trouble Stamp Set and Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight  (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Pad and Nevada Pink Wow Embossing Glitter (Wow); Jet Black Ink (Lawn Fawn); Copic Markers;

Paper: Premium White Cardstock and Sweet-n-Spooky Pattern Paper (Catherine Pooler Designs); Licorice Cardstock (The Stamps of Life);

Other: Transylvania Sequin Mix and Cookies & Cream Twine (Catherine Pooler Designs); Prisma Glitter (Lawn Fawn); Black Shimmer Trim (Close To My Heart);

 

Let's Eat Cake!

 Last week I had the amazing opportunity to get into my craft room, dig into my crafty stash, and dig out some fun stamps, dies and embellishments. 

Dots were the challenge at Seize the Birthday. I pulled out an old die set from Concord & 9th's summer camp. I think this one was from 2022, so it was overdue for a play date. 

So I brought in products from other companies and got busy creating a birthday card with some dots. They're big dots, in the form of the pattern paper. 

The yumminess of the sparkly decorative frosting was compliments of Nuvo Confetti (also in my stash for quite some time). 

Chocolate cake with a white buttercream frosting. I'm hungry now.

I love a good interactive card. 

Find some time to create something yummy in your craft room.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Cake Interactive Card

Stamps and Dies:   Let's Eat Cake Stamp Set and Dies (Concord & 9th); Notecard Frame Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink:  Aqua Sky, Oceanside, Honeysuckle, Sprout and Parsley (Concord & 9th); Embossing Pad and Clear Embossing Powder (Wow)

Paper: White, Oceanside, Aqua Sky, Buttercup, Sprout and Pattern Paper (Concord & 9th); Soft Suede (Stampin' Up);

Other:  Aqua Flakes Pure Sheen Confetti (Nuvo); Stardust Stickles (Ranger);

Pumpkin Inspired - Thankful and Blessed

 This evening's card was Inspired By the challenge of that name! The prompt there was pumpkins, with the option of a sketch as well. I stuck with the pumpkins. 

I used a blender pen and my Catherine Pooler inks to color my images. I tried to keep things fairly simple in the background, and added a white on white embossed background.

It's definitely fall, as the nights are cooler and cooler. 

Hope you are enjoying the beginnings of the fall season.

Debbie

Stamps and Dies:  Front Porch Pumpkin Stamp Set and Dies, Light as a Feather Background Stamp (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight, Orange Peel, Sangria, Pink Champagne, Lemongrass, Rouge, Hot Tub, Sage and Icing on the Cake (Catherine Pooler Designs); Blender Pen (Tombow); Versamark; Clear Gloss Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Other: Jackson Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); 

Thanks for Being There

It was a crafty week for me. I took time off from my day job to catch up on house chores, but more importantly connect with all my crafty stash! 

This card was inspired by the prompt at Just Add Ink, which was a choose two this week. The options were Circle, Trees and Ink Blending. I went with a Circle, in the form of a wreath, with some ink blending.

So yes, I'm playing with some spring stamps when it's fall. It's how my timeline rolls. But a thank you card is timeless, regardless of the crafty art that surrounds it. I stamped my images using white embossing powder, and then used small blending brushes and daubers to color my images, taking advantage of the emboss resist technique. 

The pattern paper adds some interest to the background that I didn't see coming. 

I hope you find some time to get inky.

Debbie

Supplies Used  - Thanks for Being There

Stamps and Dies:  Woodland Wreath Stamp Set and Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight, Lime Rickey, Tiara and Tutti Frutti (Catherine Pooler Inks); Embossing Pad and Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper: White Cardstock (Scrapbook and Cards Today); Lime Rickey Prints (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Other: Phoenix Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Shake It Up for Little Red Wagon

I can never miss an opportunity to make a shaker card, as was the prompt at Little Red Wagon. I had this one watercolor piece on my desk for quite some time and decided to put it to use.

Went with a bit of masculine look for this card, and a bit monochromatic in shades of blue.

I do love layers, and nothing says layer it up like a shaker card.

I hope you get the opportunity to shake something up today.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Toss Some Confetti

Stamps and Dies:  Snow-rific Party Stamp Set, Party Tags Die, Wonky Stripe Background Stamps and Everybody Say Happy Sentiment Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Deisngs);

Ink & Embossing:  Something Borrowed (Catherine Pooler Inks); Salvaged Patina and Peacock Feathers Distress Ink (Ranger); Embossing Ink and Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs); Licorice Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); Acetate Window Sheet (Close To My Heart);  Watercolor Cardstock (Canson);

Other: Stitched Ribbon (Stampin' Up); Mykonos Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);