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11/28/2021

Sweet Wishes ATC

 I used the Winter Fairies stamp set by Poppystamps, along with a stitched border by MFT and holly die by Spellbinders to make this cute little ATC. The fairies are great for use all year round, just by changing the color of their outfits and using different accessories.

Poppystamps challenge 86, sweater weather

SSS Monday, ATCS

ABC Christmas challenge, W is for whimsical  

DL.Art's November linky

CHNC challenge 570 

SSS Wednesday, AG

Creative Fingers challenge 220 

We Love Stamping November challenge, Christmas

Happy Thanksgiving

 I needed to make several cards, quickly, to send to elderly relatives, and a sheet of Fresh Cuts tags were the perfect solution. I used paper by DCWV, and added a gold brad, burlap by DCWV, and an epoxy sticker for a quick and easy design. As I didn't want to add extra bulk by using a dark brown layer to frame the design, I used a marker to add a border, for the same effect.

CHN November PP challenge

DL.Art's November challenge  

PIP challenge 2147, AG

CARDZ TV challenge 154


 

Holiday Wishes ATC

 I played with a few dies sets that I hadn't used much tonight, and made another Christmas design with these Poppystamps dies. The birch tree frame and the squirrels are all by Poppystamps, and the tiny ornament hanging from the branch is by Crafters Companion. The sentiment is Flora and Fauna. My original idea was to draw a silver line to hang the ornament, but my silver pen had dried out and so I had to figure something else  that would work. A piece of silver thread, and holes punched beneath the branch and ornament solved my problem! Aren't they little squirrels cute with their holiday decorations up already?!

Poppystamps challenge, sweater weather
PIP challenge 2147, AG 

ABC Christmas challenge, w is for whimsical

SSS Monday, ATC 

CHNC challenge 570, Christmas

DL.Art's November linky 

SSS Wednesday, AG

11/27/2021

Have A Merry Little Christmas

I bought this cute fireplace die a long time ago, but never got around to actually using it. It was definitely time! I used a lot of different stamps and dies on this card and it was a lot of fun to make. The fireplace (with log and flames) and tiny mouse are by Poppystamps, and the tiny trees are by Gina Marie Designs. I also used a cat silhouette die by Impression Obsession, and stamp by Momenta. The fireplace looked bare, but I didn't have any garlands or stockings that are small enough to go with this set, so I added a string of colored rhinestones instead. I cut out some extra die cuts to play with when I have more free time and won't let this die set gather dust again!

Poppystamps challenge 86 , sweater weather

November Rudolph Days challenge

ABC Christmas challenge, W is for whimsical 

PIP challenge 2147, AG

DL.Art's November linky 

CHNC challenge, anything Christmas

SSS Wednesday, AG

11/19/2021

Simply Thankful

 I needed a few Thanksgiving cards to send to my family, and what better to be thankful for than coffee! I used papers by DCWV and Echo Park. The coffee cup die and pumpkin are by Spellbinders. I embossed the coffee cup with a folder by Darice.

2021 Fall and Winter Coffee Lovers Hop

CHN November PP challenge

DL.Art's November linky 


Coffee Break

As the 2021 Fall and Winter Coffee Lovers Hop winds up, I made a few more cards. Fall colors and coffee just seem to go together, don't they? I used border punches by Fiskars, along with a coffee cup die by Paper Smooches, steam die by Cottage Crafts, and acorn and leaf dies by Spellbinders and Karen Burniston. The background paper was made using stamps by Stampin' Up.

2021 Fall and Winter Coffee Lovers Hop
 
Caffeine Fueled Paper Play November challenge. I used a die by Paper Smooches

SSS Wednesday, make your own background. I stamped my background
DL.Art's November linky 

 

 

11/18/2021

Autumn is a Second Spring

I pulled out a very old stamp set by Mark's Finest Papers (which is no longer in business) to make this autumn themed card. The papers are by DCWV, and scraps from my stash. The little pumpkin and leaf die cuts are by Spellbinders and I found that olive green cord stuffed into a drawer. It's time to stop hoarding all these old supplies and USE them!

The Four Seasons November challenge, anything Fall


 DL.Art's November linky
 CHN November PP challenge 

11/16/2021

Thanksgiving Blessings

I used a coffee cup die by MFT, along with a pumpkin die by Sizzix and stitched rectangle by Gina Marie. The sentiment and stamped rope circle are by Gina K Designs.   I wish I had a full sheet of this pretty paper instead of just a scrap, but I made the most of it. I cut the coffee sleeve from the base paper, which I covered with the sentiment layer. No one will ever know! 

Snippets challenge 416. I used all scraps from my stash (had to really place my dies carefully because some of those scraps were tiny!

2021 Coffee Lovers Hop 

 Double Trouble challenge 97, Deja Brew. I did Thing 1, Thing 2, and Thing 3

Try Stamping on Tuesday challenge 532, I used the sketch 

Four Seasons November challenge, Fall inspiration 

Caffeine Fueled November Paper Play. I used stamps by Gina K Designs

Word Art Wednesday 

AI challenge 316, Thanks or Thanksgiving

DL.Art's November linky 


Fall Blessings

Fall is my favorite season, and I never seem to make enough fall themed cards before I get caught up in my Christmas card and tag making. I did, however, manage to make this fall blessings card to send to my sister for Thanksgiving. The background is make with distress inks and I used a large leaf die by Sizzix, along with a pumpkin die cut from my stash, and vine die by Spellbinders. The sentiment die is by Karen Burniston and was cut from candy box packaging.

Four Seasons challenge, fall inspiration board 


 SSS Wednesday, Thanks or Thanksgiving
 Word Art Wednesday  

DL.Art's November Linky

Best Day Ever

I used another image from the Perfect Blends stamp set by Pink and Main, along with another paper from their Sweater Weather paper pad. The die cut label is by Spellbinders, and the sentiment is by Taylored Expressions. The dots are Nuvo drops.

2021 Coffee Lovers Fall and Winter hop

Caffeine Fueled Paper Play, sponsor Pink and Main
 
 DL.Art's November linky

CHN November PP challenge 

Word Art Wednesday 517-518 

Ally's Angels challenge 52, AG

Llama Wishes

A friend gave me some old papers that she was purging from her stash, and this patterned paper was among them. This llama print is by Paper Studios and I knew just the stamp to combine it with. I pulled out the llama stamp by Craft World, and coffee cup die by MFT. The vellum was also part of the destash, and I used stitched rectangle dies by Gina Marie Designs. A bit of pink twine, and  stamped sentiment by Simon Says Stamp...and I am done!


  2021 Fall and Winter Coffee Lovers Hop

 Word Art Wednesday 517-518

DL.Art's November linky 

CHN November PP challenge

Ally's Angels challenge 52, AG 

Caffeine Fueled Paper Play for November. I used a sentiment stamp by Simon Says Stamp

Double Trouble challenge 97, Deja Brew. I did thing 1 and Thing 2 

11/15/2021

Tea Time

 It looks like I'm going heavy on the tea themed cards this week, although I'm actually a coffee drinker most of the time. Of course, a nice cup of tea is always great on a cold fall day, so I'm fine with either. The patterned paper is by Making Memories and I used a digital stamp image that I received in a grab bag from a blog friend. The sentiment is by TCP studios, and everything is colored with alcohol markers.

 2021 Fall and Winter Coffee lovers hop

DL.Art's November linky
 Word Art Wednesday 517-518

CHN November PP challenge 


 

11/14/2021

Enjoy Your Day

I'm on a roll with making coffee and tea cards the past day or two, and having so much fun. I'm digging deep into my very old stash in the hope of making a small dent (who am I kidding though?). The papers are magazine freebies, and I used a coffee cup die by MFT, along with flag die by LDRS. The sentiment is from Tiny Birthday Words by Simon Says Stamp.

2021 Fall and Winter Coffee Hop

DL.Art's November linky
 Word Art Wednesday 517-518
CHN November PP challenge 


 


 


 

11/13/2021

Birthday Tea

I was introduced to rubber stamping way back in the early 1990's and the first time I ever heat embossed an image was at a D.O.T.S. stamping party at our local YMCA. Wow, it was like magic to see that powder melt into shimmer and shine! The demonstrator had us stamp and heat emboss tea cups and tea packet images, but they were left uncolored, as we never got past the heat embossing. That image sat in my stash for nearly 30 years and it was time for me to toss it or color it. The fussy, outdated style didn't inspire me one bit (which is why it sat so long) but I decided to color it in a bright green and use an ink smooshed background to give it a more modern look. 

The sentiment is by Taylored Expressions, and the cup and tea bag are fussy cut and water colored. Thank goodness this is finally colored and on a card, and I don't have to look at it every five years when I reorganize my craft supplies, ha!

2021 Fall and Winter Coffee Lovers Hop
Word Art Wednesday 517-518

DL.Art's November linky

Double Trouble challenge 97, Deja Brew. I did Thing 1 and Thing 2 

Ally's Angels challenge 52, AG

11/12/2021

Cup of Tea

 I recently won a prize package from Pink and Main, and when I received my prize today I was so inspired that I immediately inked up this set of stamps. The set is Perfect Blend, and the papers are Sweater Weather, also by Pink and Main. The die set is by My Creative Time, and I colored everything with alcohol markers.

2021 Coffee Lovers Fall and Winter Hop


 Word Art Wednesday 517-518

CHN November PP challenge 

DL.Art's November linky

Double Trouble challenge 97, Deja Brew. I did Thing 1 and Thing 3 

Caffeine Fueled Paper Play Nov 3, I used an image by the sponsor Pink and Main

 

11/10/2021

Penguin Greetings

When I saw a couple of challenges that called for slimline dies, I had to pull out my two die sets and make this Christmas card. The stitched slimline rectangle set is by Kat Scrappiness, and the holly ovals are by Creative Expressions. I added some cute penguins from the Penguin Agenda by Mama Elephant, and die cut trees by Little B. The joy sentiment die is by Taylored Expressions and not sure who makes the sentiment stamp.  I even managed to use some very, very old Provo Craft paper that has been in my stash for at least 10 years! For some reason, I'm having a lot of trouble with my card photo and the penguins look blue, rather than the dark gray I colored them.

Double Trouble challenge 96. I did all three things, and my Thing that starts with a T is "tree

Ellibelles Crafty Wednesday, use dies or punches 

Die Cut Divas November challenge, slimline dies

ABC Christmas, W is for Whimsical  

CHNC challenge 567, Christmas

DL.Art's November linky 

CHN November PP challenge

We Love Stamping November challenge, stamped Christmas 

Word Art Wednesday 517-518

Cardz TV challenge 153 

11/09/2021

For You

I bought a really thick pad of card making papers by Colorbok years ago, and have been slowly pulling paper from it to make cards. There are so many different designs in the pad that I've been able to make every card look different. This one uses a circle frame stamp by Gina K Designs, a sentiment die by Lawn Fawn, and papers by Colorbok. 

SSS Wednesday, Thinking of You

DL.Art's November linky

CHN November PP challenge 

Cardz TV 153

Thinking of You

I used papers by K&Co, along with vellum, and a sentiment stamp by Altenew for this Thinking of You card to send to a friend. 

Butterfly Spot challenge, V is for Vellum and Venetian gold

SSS Wednesday, Thinking of You 

DL.Art's November challenge

CHN November PP challenge  

PIP Challenge 2145

11/08/2021

Dream

I taught card making classes at the local senior center before the pandemic shut everything down, and one very early technique that I showed my group was how to make a fan design from a circle. Back then, I didn't even own a die cut machine so we cut the circles out by hand. You cut the circle in half, and then slice it into pie shaped pieces. The half circle can be stamped, inked, embossed...whatever you wish. A bit of inking around the edge gives it charcter and then it's ready to be turned into a fan. It was actually a good technique to show them, since no one else had a die cut machine either! I used a stamp by Club Scrap, and a small asian coin stamp by Inkadinkado. The sentiment is by Dimensions.

TTCRD Challenge, AG

DL.Art's November linky

CHN November PP challenge 

SSS Wednesday, Thinking of You

PIP Challenge 2145 

Autumn Tag

I always love the warm colors of autumn, and I also added touches of gold to this tag. The floral stamp is an old one by Stampin' Up, and I heat embossed it in gold, then colored with watercolor pencils. The tag is also heat embossed in gold, and the mat is a scrap of handmade metallic gold paper that I found at an outlet store years ago. The sentiment is by BoBunny, and the raw silk ribbon is by Really Reasonable Ribbon

TTCRD challenge, AG
 DL.Art's November linky

SSS Wednesday, thinking of you
PIP challenge 2145