Birthday Party

| Lisa K

My card looks like a party with the balloons, party hats, and glitter.

https://mftstamps.com/blogs/news/birthday-project-october2020 https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-78/

My niece loves animals, so I chose a few dogs and a cat to get the party atmosphere going. The dogs, cat, hats, and greeting are all from The Stamps of Life. The card base, balloon paper, and the shadow for the greeting are all My Favorite Things cardstock and patterned paper. I die cut an arc of white cardstock with a die that is Simon Says Stamp. I bought it used and I think it may be retired. I placed strips of double sided adhesive on the paper and added glitter. I hope it stays put without falling all over the place as my sister may not be happy when her daughter opens it.

This was fun to create! The MFT Birthday challenge needs balloons. The patterned paper took care of that requirement. The SSS challenge is an Anything Goes one, which I love to participate in.

Zenflowers

| Gayle Chrvala
AYSI Challenge #237

The rains have stopped at least temporarily, the sun is out on a lovely fall day and I needed to put myself into a zen piece of mind. So I finally pulled out my GKD StampTV kit and the Zenflowers set to play along with the As You See It Challenge: Challenge #237 — On the Bias

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Using another background that I created awhile ago (they seem to grow on me after awhile) I stamped and die cut the smallest of the Zenflowers in this stamp set then die cut it. I also used the next largest zenflower die to cut a layering piece. The bias cut layer was embossed with a Darice embossing swirling leaf folder on ivory cardstock, layered on sweet mango cardstock. The sentiment is a SSS script hello die with shadow.

Another fun challenge at the As You See It group. Have a great day everyone. Stay Safe!

On Point Birthday

| Lisa K

I made a card following the Featured Stamper on Splitcoast Stampers.

On Point Birthday

I used Lawn Fawn stamps sets, Year Ten for the cactus and greeting, and Simply Sentiments for the circle. I think this is the first time I have stamped and colored the cactus. Here is Tanya the featured stampers card that I chose to CASE: https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2964112?&cat=500&ppuser=64917

Basically I kept her layout and colors, but used a different cactus and greeting. Of course I added googly eyes! I enjoy honoring a featured stamper when I have the time and find an idea.

Star Option

| Gayle Chrvala
AAA Cards CAS Game #177

The challenge at AAA Cards is one of Maxi White Space + Optional Twist Stars CAS Game #177. I believe when I created this card for the challenge I forgot about the Maxi White Space….failure to follow directions and recipe. Anyway I have Maxi white space on my white focal layer. My stars were created using Spellbinder’s and Momenta dies, patterned paper is from my stash and the sentiment is My Monthly Hero Arts August 2017 kit. OK, I confess I probably have an extra layer to be a true CAS card but the background layer is thin and covers the entire card front.

Maybe it’s the rain today that’s blurring my thought processes.

Thanks for looking.

October means….

| Gayle Chrvala
Double D Challenge

The Double D Challenge is October what does it mean to you? October means celebrating our grandson Chase and his birthday. This year it’s his 10th..where does the time go even during this crazy year of Covid.

So for my October birthday card I pulled out a Sizzix birthday hat embossing folder, the sentiment is from the Pretty Pink Posh balloon shaker die but I cut out the sentiment from the balloon and inserted them into my cut out panel. The layering panel was one that I created awhile ago. Lego Harry Potter is an image from a free coloring page that was colored using my Stampin Up colored pencils and die cut the numbers from Momenta number dies. Thanks to Stamping Buddy Bonnie for a reminder to use our embossing folders and to Gerry for the awesome use of those free coloring pages.

Although Double D Challenges created a gorgeous mood board I decided to celebrate October in a different direction. I do love this time of year, the leaves changing colors but not the clean up, the brisk fresh air, pulling out scarves to wear and of course Halloween but celebrating our first grandchild’s birthday is the best thing about the month to me.

Halloween Boo!!

| Gayle Chrvala
DRU Challenge #155 – Boo

Thanks to our Stamp Buddy Gerry for making an awesome card using the Tim Holtz Alterations Sizzix Thinlits die that I just had to have it. This is my monster boo group card that I created. The background was sponged using some Distress Oxide Inks and die cut the group and bats in various GKD cardstock.

This card will be entered into the Dies R Us Challenge: DRU Challenge #155 — Boo to create a Halloween card and a metal die’s company sold in the DRU Store. The Dies R Us store does carry Sizzix dies.

Thanks for looking. It’s been a Boo-tifully fall day in Pennsylvania today.

Cozy Marshmallows

| Gayle Chrvala
AAA Cards CAS Game #176

The challenge at AAA Cards is a CAS One Corner with an optional twist of cozy. Well I guess there’s a warm cozy feeling around marshmallows. Marshmallows in hot chocolate! Marshmallows roasted over a fire! Marshmallows in smores! I will readily admit that I love marshmallows!!

My marshmallow stamp is one that I have had forever and a day and probably never saw ink until today. This is a DRS. Designs stamp. The sentiment I made up and printed then die cut with a Momenta die set. I colored my marshmallow with some distress inks and a water brush. The focal image is mounted on kraft cardstock.

The last few days the weather has been warm but I do believe marshmallow weather is not far off.

Zombies Beware

| Gayle Chrvala
Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge Simon Says: Spooky

A Halloween card created using Tim Holtz Sizzix Framelits w/Stamps & Texture Fades set, sentiment was heat set with black embossing powder is from Hampton Art’s Zombies & Stencil set. The background was sponged with a variety of Distress Oxide inks including the new Crackling Campfire. To highlight the drippy bloooood I used wink of stella glitter gold and then smoothed it out with my fingers. Zombie hand was colored with some Arteza real brush markers.

This card will be entered into Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge “Halloween Jump Start” anything goes challenge and into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Spooky! A first time for a Simon Says challenge.

Enjoy your day! It’s beautiful in Pennsylvania today and we are off to Chase’s socially distancing soccer game.

Color Blocking

| Gayle Chrvala
GKD October Monthly Mix Challenge

Rema is hosting the October Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K. Designs and the theme for the challenge is color blocking. I have color and I have blocks!! I will confess that I did use my new patterned paper pad on which I stamped the new incentive stamp set Thankful Greenery and heat set in clear embossing powder after stamping in black ink. Using first a white colored pencil then greens and pinks, I colored in the leaves and berries, cut apart my image into blocks and mounted on a layering purple cardstock adding the sentiment in white heat embossing powder.

Fun challenge — thanks for looking.