Clean & Simple One Layer Challenge

The Paper Players have a Clean-and-Simple Challenge from Jaydee.  

Concord & 9th stencil for the background, and a Unity foil transfer for the hot pink sentiment.  I added some water drops as accents.  

Die Cuts. Sooo many die cuts...

 When I first envisioned this project, I never dreamed I would put this many die cuts on one card.  

But once I got started, I couldn't stop myself!  The Gina Marie chick is cut from Daffodil Delight and Mango Melody, the grass is cut out of Pear Pizazz with a Lawn Fawn die.  The eggs are scraps of Rose Red, Mango Melody, So Saffron, etc.  Texure added with old Sizzix texture plates.  Created for The Paper Players Colour Challenge:

Christmas is on the Way!

 The Paper Players has a "By the Numbers" challenge.  

I used the Stampin Up 25 Days of Christmas embossing folder inked with Old Olive in a new-to-me technique.  I edged the panel in gold, and then used stash ribbon to make it look like a package.  The stars were too small to use my gold marker, so I thinned a drop of gold reinker, and used a pin to paint.  Not perfect, then then neither are the stars!

 I can't believe how long  it has been since I posted!  We were fortunate to have been chosen to receive a beautiful furbaby from Lucky Tales Rescue in Kentucky  I forgot how much work a young puppy requires!  Here's Charli!  She is about 14 weeks old and as busy as a toddler.  Mixed parentage, some Lab, Mastiff, and who knows what else.  

I did find some time today to join in the Color Throwdown pink, red, and black challenge and The Paper Players Red, Pink, and metallic challenge.  

Here is their inspiration:

I replaced the repeating hearts with hexagons I cut on my Brother Scan and Cut, and added a SSS sentiment.  

Since I haven't been able to get up to my craft room, I have been doing a bit of beading, making and selling these cute glue fobs.  I got tired of losing my Art Glitter pin.  $6.50 + shipping, just let me know what color/style!

A Holiday Card

 The Paper Players have a unique holiday color challenge - black, white, and silver.  I mostly make Christmas cards, but like to have a few for this who don't celebrate.

I die cut the snowflakes from holographic metallic paper, and scattered them on shiny black paper layered on silver.  The sentiment is form Hero Arts, stamped in black soot Distress Oxide and heat embossed in clear.  Sooo pretty!

Double Trouble Part II

I made another attempt at the Double Trouble

Challenge #1 - make something.  Check!

Challenge #2 - include a telephone.  Emma Nutt, who became the world's first female telephone operator on September 1, 1878.  Check!

Challenge #3 - link up to one of their previous challenge partners.  I did it this time!!!!

I broke out my ancient Cricut and used the Wild Card cartridge to cut the sentiment and the phone in black, and the dial out of silver.  The stitching on the stripe and polka dot was done with an ancient tracing wheel since I didn't have any dies in those proportions.  

I managed to complete the top row of The Paper Players Tic Tac Toe challenge:

New Year's in July?!?

I have a number of friends who do not celebrate Christmas, I try to make a few cards that are general Celebrate or New Year's.  

I paired a great sentiment from a new-to-me Avery Elle set with a die from The Paper cut.  These older MAMBI papers matched Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide perfectly!!  Sharing this with Shopping Our Stash Hanukkah/Christmas in July and The Paper Players Fancy Fold challenge.

Hero

No posts for a month?!!  I have been very lucky to be able to work from home for the past 6 weeks.  I have been busy sewing masks and making cards.  I'm sending more cards lately, trying to keep in touch and lift spirits.  I am seeing everyday heroes who are stepping up.  And some have always stood watch.

JUGS (Just Us Girls) have a word challenge this week - HERO.  

I used 4 different embossing folders to create the background, and layered the large sentiment in navy to make it pop.  These will go into my next box for Cards for Soldiers to be distributed to our deployed military.  How are you managing quarantine?

Home Crafting

I am a paper hoarder.  I love buying paper.  I have enough paper to last through a 20 year quarantine.  I have plenty glue and tape runner refills.  What I didn't have was much black organza ribbon that is perfect for this Echo Park Fashionista paper set!   At least I had enough for one card.

While Ohio is basically shut down, I am thankfully able to work from home for at least another few weeks.  I do know that it will be a long time, if ever, until I shop at Hobby Lobby.  Despite a statewide closure for all non-essential businesses.  HL closed for a few days, but reopened again this week.  The attorney general had to get involved.  Be safe, stay home, be kind. 

I am sharing this The Paper Players Tic Tac Toe challenge, Ribon, dies cut, and pink.  Because we all need something pretty in our lives!

Bee-utiful Day!

With everything going on in the world, I wanted to make something bright and cheery.

Studio Calico stencil with Squeezed Lemonade oxide ink.  The bumble bee was cut with my ancient Cricut and Walk in My Garden cartridge.  I was trying to use the dashed lines as the bee's "trail".  Older sentiment, not sure of the maker.  Sharing with the Paper Players sketch challenge and Double Trouble's Die-leriously Punchy challenge to use spring project, extra credit for using a cutting machine and a bee or honeycomb.  Whew! 

Plaid for Christmas

The Paper Players have a plaid challenge going on:

I embossed Dasher in black, and layered him on gold and black.  The yummy plaid is from the MME "Yes, Please" paper pad.  Be sure to check out the Words 2 Craft By Heroes challenge!!

Hello My Friend...

The Paper Players have a Spring challenge:

The Color Throwdown's challenge looks like this:  

My interpretation:

I masked the column with post it paper, stamped the Stephanie Barnard sentiment and Meadow image onto watercolor paper, and layered onto kraft.

Still a few days left to play along with us at Words 2 Craft By and our Kindness challenge!