One of a kind card - seriously!

 There will never be another from my craft room.  Ever.  😀

I wanted to make a shaker type card for the Try Stampin On Tuesday challenge, but all of the fun sprinkles I had were too large and thick to resemble rain.  So I (foolishly) decided to use glitter.  I despise glitter.  I don't know why I even have any.  And this project reminded me why!

I used a woodgrain paper for the base, and made a sandwich of transparency sheets with silver and white glitter.  That went everywhere.  I mean everywhere.  I added the black frame, and then the rain boots and flowers.  After it was all assembled, the glitter looked more like sand than rain.  I'm posting this because not every project comes out the way you planned.  I get tired perfect projects, it can be discouraging!

Irish Blessing

 The Freshly Made Sketches challenge reminded me of St. Patrick and shamrocks.  

Hoarded Doddlebug paper (why aren't there more St. Patrick's Day papers?!?), the clover was cut with my Scan and Cut, dry embossed with a Fiskars plate (I know, it doesn't show up in the pic), stash sentiment.  Here is the sketch I used for inspiration:

Fun Color Challenge

The Paper Players have a challenge to use So Saffron, Bermuda Bay, and Mint Macaron.  Perfect colors to try the circle technique.  

I love this!  Cut the circles (it took me a few tries to get the right sizes), die cut some layers using Waffle Flower Layers dies, and added a Taylored Expressions sentiment strip.  Love!!

You Deserve a HAND!

Shopping Our Stash has a fun challenge they are calling You Deserve a HAND.  They want to see projects that feature hands or make a congratulations card.  Hands on a card always make me think of babies.  

The gatefold card has a fun buckle type closure:

American Crafts My Baby patterned paper, stash image and sentiment.  

JUGS Trend Week - Make a Stencil

The Just Us Girls challenge is to make a stencil from dies.  I saw a super cute card by Cathy Zielski, and had to make some heart stencils for my own version:

I cut the Spellbinder hearts from acetate, and started inking from the outside in.  Before I inked the smallest one, I made sure the the oxide inks were completely dry.  I heat embossed SU Iridescent Ice powder on the smallest heart, and added a Taylored Expressions Simple Sentiment strip for the sentiment.  Love this!!!  I have been cutting my own stencils from dies and on my Scan and Cut.  Really expands my options!

Dreams Come True

Had a great time getting messy with a stencil this past weekend.  The domed foam blenders and oxide inks have been life changing in my craft room!  So much easier than the flat foam, no harsh edges, smoother application.  Made this cool background that was perfect for the Freshy Made Sketches #522 challenge.  

The stencil wasn't large enough to cover the whole front in the portrait orientation, and the horizontal element allowed me to cover up the imperfect second round of inking.  I should have overlapped one row of scales to line up the stencil more accurately.  I inked the dolphin and the horizontal element so they would coordinate perfectly.  

Purple Love

 Make the Cards has a sketch challenge, here is my version:

I tried to light this to show the gorgeous handmade paper.  It has most of the metallic hearts and all of the confetti are embedded in the fibers.  I just added a few purple ones to fill in some white space and tie it to the purple metallic background.  I may rethink the sub-sentiment, I think it kind of gets lost :(.  Here is the original sketch:

My Missing Puzzle Piece

 I make a lot of love cards, but not many Valentines.  Cards for Soldiers can use love cards all year, not just in February.  The Color Throwdown inspiration is perfect for this type of card!

Kraft background layer, Berry Burst, Pink Passion, Pixie Pink paper for the puzzle, stash ribbon.  

Spring & Easter Cards 4 Kids

SAS4Kids always works a month or two ahead, so while many people are making Valentine cards, we have moved on the Spring and Easter cards!  Be sure to link up your creation at the SAS4Kids challenge blog.  

I don't often stamp on patterned paper (this one from DoodleBug), but I thought this cute image from Kat Scrappiness would be cute with the ears and feet fussy cut and colored.  Yes!!!

A Sheetload of Cards!

Call Me Crafty Al has a YouTube channel that encourages using entire sheets of paper to create multiple cards.  There are even instructions and measurements that you can download!

I am always looking for masculine card ideas, and this layout was perfect.  Paper Pumpkin sentiment, ancient DCWV The Guy Stack paper, stash die cuts.  I made 9 cards from 3 12 x 12 sheets.  

#SUYSJan2022 #ShowUsYourSheetLoad #SheetLoadOfCards

Missing You Like Crazy

I treated myself to the Taylored Expressions Simple Strips bundle for Christmas, and I love how easy it is to get straight, even cuts for narrow sentiments.  

I used a Recollections embossing folder, various die cut hearts, and a preprinted Simple Strips sentiment.  I inked the edges of some of the hearts to keep them from blending into the background.  Sharing this one with Shopping Our Stash My Heart BEETS for You challenge, use a heart or vegetables.  Check out the design team inspiration, very clever!

Plaid and Silhouette

 Just Us Girls (JUGS!) prompt this week is plaid.  

Lawn Fawn plaid, Hero Arts sentiment, SU Just Jade ink, stash die cut and bling.  Here is the JUGS visual prompt:

Join us at Send a Smile 4 Kids on February 6 for our new challenge!