Poppy Fields

| Gayle Chrvala

I was a little stuck with how to incorporate an embossing folder and poppies until I saw a card design on the Fans of Taylored Expressions Facebook group. I wasn’t sure how I could give credit to the original card but I appreciate that design. A StampinUp/Sizzix embossing folder was used on shimmer white cardstock. My poppies are from Taylored Expressions Poppy Fields layering stencil which was free with a purchase. SimonSaysStamp’s word and shadow dies as well as a few little sparkly bling embellishments complete my card today.

I will be sharing my card with:

Can You Handle the Pressure: Anything Goes with an embossing folder with a twist of poppies.

Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care, be safe and yes I’m still hoping to stay cool!!

What’s Cooking

| Lisa K

Today was the day to post my card for the Challenge Your Stash group at Split Coast Stampers. The theme is What’s Cooking? I have the perfect stamp set with the same name from Hero Arts, dated 2009. This card will also work for the Make My Monday Challenge of Hobbies.

I enjoy cooking and it can be a hobby. I read cookbooks and spend time thinking of how to create the dish and will it get eaten if I go to the work to create it. I used patterned paper from Gina K Designs with the pumpkins to paper piece the apron and add a mat to the greeting. The utensils were all fussy cut, colored with alcohol markers first. The background has images that were stamped with embossing ink. The cardstock used is Red Velvet from Gina K Designs.

Make My Monday Challenge: http://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/08/208-hobbies.html

Thanks for stopping by and sharing in my hobby card.

Foxy Fall

| Gayle Chrvala

From Unicorns to llamas to foxes, I can only wonder what will be my granddaughter’s next next favorite critter. I must admit that I fell down the Rabbit Hole Designs when I saw their Fall Foxes release and somehow it jumped right into my cart and went directly to check-out!! My larger leaves are Gina K Designs Thankful Leaves that are a combination stamps, dies and foil Foil-Mates. After adding a little bit of splatter to my circle background, arranging the leaves for the fox to play in and stamping, ink smooshing and die cutting the smaller leaves included in the Fall Foxes stamp set this card is complete.

I will be sharing my cute fox with:

Cardz 4 Galz #206 Cute Animals or Insects challenge

Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care, be safe and stay cool.

with deepest sympathy

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. The need for a sympathy card came earlier this week when hubby’s sister passed away. Tomorrow we’ll be going to MN for her funeral on Mon. She had dementia and was in a nursing home. Her daughter said she’s in a better place now. It was very hard for her children when she didn’t know who they were.

Sentiment was printed on the computer, flourish and border strip are Flourish Thinlits by Stampin Up. Iridescent Pearls from Stampin Up were add for little special touch.

Thanks for stopping by I really appreciate you taking the time.

Birthday musical animals

| Lisa K

I have a fun card with animals and music notes. I am sure I saw this idea somewhere, but can’t give credit to the original creator since I do not remember where. Some things just stick in my head.

This card was created with Lawn Fawn Year Four. I stacked the hippos, using masking. The patterned paper is either Echo Park or MFT. The gray card base is Stampin Up. I had fun coloring and creating this card. It is birthday month in my household and this one has been like other years, I create several cards and hope one works well for one of my daughters. I think this one will go to a niece who is much younger than either of my daughters. Cardz 4 Galz wants cute animals and these hippos are sure cute. Seize the Birthday is looking for music. Since there are musical notes I will add it there. I can hear the hippos singing Happy Birdie to You!

Cardz 4 Galz: http://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2023/08/206-cute-animals-or-insects.html

Seize the Birthday: http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2023/08/seize-birthday-268-make-it-musical.html

Thanks for coming by. It is still very hot outdoors, so inside I remain. That gives me more time to create!

christmas window

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. Today’s card was inspired by many window cards on Pinterest.

Patterned paper was found online. Window die is Memory Box Small Madison Window cut from a scrap on my desk. Tree was found on an online coloring page, colored with Copic’s and Spectrum Noir markers. Star has gold Stickles. Sentiment dies are Spellbinders Holiday Sentiments cut from white glitter paper. Since the tree was printed on white paper it looked too stark so I masked it and stippled the background with Distress Oxide gathered twigs.

This will be entered at

https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2023/08/peace-on-earth-christmas-challenge-46.html

https://mostmagicaltimeoftheyear.blogspot.com/2023/08/challenge-11-most-magical-anything.html

Thanks for stopping by I really appreciate your visits. Have a great day and stay healthy & safe.

Hello Sunshine

| Lisa K

I love sunflowers. I own many sunflower stamps and some even have matching dies. Today I used Newton’s Nook Hello Sunshine stamp set.

These sunflowers are enjoyable to color. I used a few Spectrum Noir markers to color and then outlined the image with a Copic Warm Gray marker. I am on a quest to use more of my patterned paper and this one came from Gina K Designs. The card base is from The Stamps of Life.

The Double D Challenge has the perfect challenge for this card: https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2023/08/sunflowers.html

Our weather is totally August in MO right now. I will be inside with the humidity coming in at 94% right now. More time to create sunflower designs, however, first is a birthday card to complete. DD1’s birthday is quickly approaching and I do not want it to be last minute, like DD2’s was.

sunflower trio

| Gerry Morse

Hello and welcome. For today’s card I found some soft woodgrain background paper online and printed it off on cs, sunflowers are from an online coloring page colored with Copic’s and fussy cut. Sentiment was created in my Hallmark card program.

Here’s a photo of the card I found on Pinterest that I wanted to CASE.

Today’s card will be entered in 2 challenges

https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2023/08/sunflowers.html

http://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/08/207-3-three-images-of-anything.html

Thanks for stopping by I really appreciate your time. Have a great day and stay healthy & safe.

Busy Sunflowers Re-Do

| Gayle Chrvala

Re-do and reworked my card busy sunflower tag card from yesterday. I think I had nightmares about that one but I deconstructed my original card. I was able to take off my tag with no issue then mounted it to a white cardbase, added a little gold bling and a aqua blue butterfly and a second green sprig! The background sunflowers which was my base for the original was a do over on the other side of the cardstock. I didn’t like the splatter or is it spatter on the card and stamped it this time in kraft ink, popped up a separate colored sunflower, a vellum strip and bolder sentiment with a tiny sentiment strip.

I think I do like the sunflower field better than the tag….I may just not be a tag on card girl.

You were all very kind and supportive on your comments on the previous “flop” and I appreciate all of you. All constructive critiques are always welcome. Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate all of you and your time. Take care, be safe and stay cool.