Easel Christmas card

 I used a stencil by Hero Arts and Distress Ink. The big puffy stickers and stocking ephemera are from Spellbinders. 

Entering the following challenges:

Make My Monday challenge- Xmas in July 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge-Make your pan background. 

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge-Text

Christmas card throwdown-Christmas technique this month is stencils

Christmas cards all year round challenge-M for merry. 

Holly and Ivy Christmas cards-anything goes Christmas 

Merry little Christmas card challenge- anything goes Christmas. 

Craft Roulette #304 Parameters:

Project: Drop down card

Color: mahjong colors 

Element: go wild (there is a tree in one of the ornaments and trees grow in the wild)

Random: hand drawn border (around the bottom panel, I used a green Cricut marker to make dashed lines.)

3 Ornaments 3 Christmas Cards

I made these cards with stamps by Cloud 9 which is a Fiskars company. I used Colorbox pigment inks for the ornaments. 

The border is patterned paper by Best Creations 

Sentiment cut out with Cricut. 

The orange and white cardstock base is a recycled cardstock that was used in cars displays. I used a corner rounder on most of the corners. The Merry die is from Stampin Up.

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

I’m entering these cards into the 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday add text challenge

Christmas in July at Make My Monday challenge blog

Christmas cards all year long-M N O challenge

Orange card is M for Merry

 Blue card is N for Naughty 

Red card is O for Ornaments 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Make your own background challenge

Manly Monday Kayak with a painted scene

I made the background with different paints and water. The water waves were cut out using my Cricut and crappy Dollar Tree glitter vinyl. I cut the paddle out with the Cricut too. The kayak is a stamp by The Paper Studio. I stamped it out on water color paper and used peerless watercolors and a watercolor pen by Ranger. 

I finished this one moments ago for theSimon Says Stamp Monday challenge -fun with paint

Floral Friday painted stencil card

The background is purple cardstock. I applied paint over a stencil. Then I roughed up a piece of opaque purple paper by Die Cuts with a View. Then I colored a Stampendous flower with Copic markers. 

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge Fun with Paint

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge Fabulous florals 

(this one isn’t fabulous. More like okay florals)

Swirl Stencil with Paint card

The background is a stencil  by Hero Arts and the paint is by Studio Sensations. The stamp is an oldie by Stampin Up. I colored it in with Copic Markers. The Sentiment is by Die-versions. 

I’m entering this card into the:

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge-Fun with paint

Gel plate background card

This background was made with paint during a Gelli Plate session. The yellow border is glitter paper by Die cuts with a View and the die is by Tim Holtz. The green border is a die I bought on eBay. The sentiment is by Cloud 9 (Fiskars). Thanks for stopping by.

Simon Says Stamp Monday paint challenge

Manly Monday Bookcase card

I made this card using these four parameters:

Project: Card with a bookmark (the blue book has a bookmark 🔖.)

Color: Circus colors (vintage circus)

Element: hugs (In the sentiment)

Random: feathers (birds)

The bookshelf stamp is by Recollections. On white color cardstock I stamped  it with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed it with Ranger platinum embossing powder. I did the same with other colors of embossing powder. The bird stamps are from m stash. I hand wrote the sentiment. The book I cut out to emphasize was a bad move but…it works. 

Simon Says Stamp Monday back to school challenge

Zoyfold Lawn Fawn walrus card

The stamps are from the Lawn Fawn stamp set called Critters in the Arctic. I colored in the piece of ice and seal with Copic markers. 

The embossing folder by Cuttlebug. I inked that folder with blue distress oxide. The blue background on the inside was a mix of distress oxide, water, and Glimmer Mist spray. The sentiment stamp is by Inky Antics. Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Lawn Fawn Christmas in July challenge

Floral Friday Foxy Purse card

The purse was made with card stock and patterned paper by My Mind’s Eyes. The fox stamp is by Ellen Hudson. I colored it in with Copic markers. I used acrylic paint on a stencil by Brutus Monroe on the white circle. The sentiment is a small alphabet stamp set by Stampin Up. 

 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday 4 legged animals challenge

Walrus card

The purple design in the background is the negative of a Stacey Park stencil by Sizzix. The blue sun shine in the center is a Hero Arts stencil. The purple ink is called Versa Magic and both of the blue inks are distress oxide.The walrus and ice are stamps by Lawn Fawn. I colored the images in with Copic markers. The sentiment stamp is by Stampendous. Thanks for looking.

Lawn Fawn Christmas in July challenge

You’re Fintastic

The background is made with acrylic paint. The stamps are by Lawn Fawn and colored with Copic markers. The one die cut was cut out with a  Cricut. The stuff around the bottom is by EK Success. Thanks for looking. HAGD!

I’m entering this card into the:

Lawn Fawn summer challenge

Camera Smile card

This is a 5x6.75 size card. The patterned paper is by Little Yellow Bicycle. The green paper is 🥧🇧🇧 extremely thin and requires very light handedness. 

Simon Says Stamp Monday stars and/or stripes challenge 

Craft Roulette #290.

The parameters were:
Project-card for a friend

Colors-Bright colors

Element-Happy (you can’t smile if you’re not happy. Yes, I know that it was a stretch.)

Random-partial image (some of the stars in the background are partial images)

Manly Monday You are my Star card

The card is by Feature Art in Australia. The chevron stencil is by Creative Expression and ink is Distress Oxide. I made the corners by taking a square and  cutting it in half corner to corner.

Simon Says Stamp Monday stars and /or stripes challenge

I made this card for Craft Roulette #

Parameters:

Project: Slimline 

Color: insects (Googled insects)

Element: April (for Paul’s birthday in April)

Random: in the corner (corner dies)

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Manly Monday Ride a bike cards

This is my 4500 post!

I colored the leaves and tree branches in with Copic markers. 

This first card uses a cloud embossing folder by Stampin Up. I inked it with Distress Ink. I created the grass with my Copic markers. 

Darice tree embossing folder colored with Copic markers. I also used the markers to extend the grass from the Creative Memories grass patterned paper. The banner die is by Sizzix and the happy stamp is by Lawn Fawn. 

Cute Dog Colleges in Blue

The gingham paper is by Creative Memories, polka dots by Papertrey Ink, and the other patterned paper is by Paper Favourites. The dogs are multiple layers is by Katie Sue.

Simon Says Stamp Monday food and drink challenge

Sketch Print Cupcake card

The patterned paper is really old and I don’t know who it’s by. The green is by the Paper Loft. The cupcake stamp is by Tim Holtz. 

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Simon Says Stamp Monday food and drink challenge

Manly Monday Elemental Beer Card

I used my Cricut to cut out the sentiment. 
 Here’s the other beer card I made him.BEER card
I'm entering this card into:

Simon Says Stamp Masculine 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Masculine

Floral Friday rainbow frame art

The wood fence with flowers is from Dollar Tree, and I colored them in using colored pencils. The wood butterfly and banner are older pieces by Maya Road. I initially painted the butterfly and banner with Antique Linen Crackle Paint. I later tried to layer Peeled Paint Crackle Paint over it after attempting to revive the paint with hot water, but unfortunately, it did not adhere well and flakes off when touched. This happened when I was stamping the Spellbinders sentiment onto the banner.

For the other materials, the metallic paper is by Hunky Dory, and the ants are stickers from Creative Memories. The patterned paper is unknown, and the RAK came from my mother-in-law’s stash.

Thanks for looking. HAGD!

I’m entering the frame into Simon Says Stamp Monday rainbow challenge

These frames are in my half bath in between the cabinets.

Rainbow with Circles Layout

A cute rainbow layout of our great niece and nephews. The heart paper is by Bella Blvd and the polka dots are by 

For the look of the pictures I cut out a white cardstock circle and cut off the top and bottom. I love the look. It was just what this layout needed. Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Simon Says Stamp Monday rainbow challenge

Rainbow Birthday Cake wobbler

I made this card with leftovers from a distress ink rainbow background. The original background was too big for my project so I trimmed it down and ended up with these 4 little pieces. I love the way I was able to make them into a square  

The pink background is dry embossed Swiss dot folder by Cuttlebug. The blue background is a piece of patterned paper that I don’t like. So I covered the edges of the patterned paper with blue paint. The cake die is old and has no company listed on it. It is on a Wobbler. The Best Wishes sentiment is a die. Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Simon Says Stamp Monday rainbow challenge

“The Clawww” card

I made this card with a Lawn Fawn stamp set. I stamped it with Memento black ink onto Olo marker cardstock and then colored it in with my Copic markers. I fussy cut the image including the claw before gluing it to the blue cardstock. 

Simon Says Stamp Monday rainbow challenge 

Ugly paper group 2

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Round 2 of cards with this ugly patterned paper

Simons Says Stamp wedding/ anniversary cards

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge anything goes

Ugly Paper Group of cards.

You read that right. I don’t like this paper so I challenged myself to change its appearance. Challenge accepted. 

I inked the patterned paper with distress oxide and then stamped hearts on the paper. I’m not sure the manufacturer. The love sentiment die is by Couture Creations. The sentiment stamp might be by the same company. I’ll look. 

This card I covered the patterned paper with other patterned paper by k and co. The hearts are the negatives of a heart die.

There will be more ugly patterned paper cards

Simon Says Stamp-wedding/anniversary

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge anything goes

Floral Friday Small Embossed with Stamped background

The background was stamped with different stamps and colors. 

The bouquet of flowers is a mini Cuttlebug dry embossing folder, Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Simon Says Stamp wedding/anniversary

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge anything goes

Glitter Background with Pink Overlay

I cut the pink background overlay with my Cricut and then glued it onto a piece of glitter cardstock by Sizzix 

The sentiment is a vellum sticker that I die cut out of a Spellbinders die. While the paper was still in the die, I inked the top with pink distress oxide. The vellum acts as a mask creating a white ring around it. The black and white puffy stickers are by Studio Calico.  

Simon says stamp wedding/anniversary

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge anything goes

All You Need Is Love Card

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Sinon Says Stamp anniversary/wedding 

Floral Friday Rose frame card

I made this card with the "ugly paper" in the background, and layered patterned paper from Provo Craft on top. I'm not sure who makes the frame die or the sentiment stamp. 
Thanks for looking. 
Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp use craft dies
Just add ink - Anything goes. 
Fab N Funky Monochromatic

I inked on the center die cut while it was still in the die.

Peach with Blue Butterfly Card

The butterfly stamp is by Stampendous. I heat embossed in white on white cardstock. I colored it in with Copic Markers. The background paper is by Provo Craft. The ribbon is by American Crafts. Thanks for looking.
Simon Says Stamp Wings challenge

Manly Monday Bookbinding cards

The brick paper is by Recollections. The image is a cutout from patterned paper by Feature Art in Australia. I had to go around the edges with a dark grey Couture Creations alcohol marker to make them look even. Then I adhered it to black cardstock. The bracket is a Cricut cut, and it is lined with Tim Holtz jute.

Challenge-Simon Says stamp Wings

The shoes die is by Scrapbooking Made Simple

Thanks for looking.

This card was for Craft Roulette #293 and as a donation card for teenage boy cards   

The parameters were 1.)Book binding card  2.) Colors of a sandwich shop. 3.) music and 4.) wrap(s)(ing). My wrapping is jute, which is wrapped around the card.