Hello, Kraftie Friends!

I better catch up on my cardmaking if I want to use all my NBUS (never-before-used-schtuff) stash by the end of the year...

I made 3 CAS Cards, using stamps that I bought not too long ago...

CTMH In Full Bloom - Cardmaking stamp set + VersaMark ink pad + Ranger Gold Embossing Powder + Heat Tool + Sponge Dauber + Ranger Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink pad + CTMH Avocado ink pad

CTMH In Full Bloom - Cardmaking & Dragonfly Sympathy stamp sets + VersaMark ink pad + Ranger Silver Embossing Powder + Heat Tool + alcohol-based markers + metallic paint

Craft Consortium Secret Garden stamp set + sentiment from In Full Bloom - Cardmaking stamp set + alcohol-based markers + Foam Tape + hand-drawn bricks

Challenges:

Card #1

1. Less is More #460: Bit of Bling

2. NBUS Challenge #36

3. STAMPlorations Mar CAS: AGoes + optional Pink & Green

4. Shopping Our Stash #465: Full Metal Jacket

5. Simon Says Wed: Bit O' Green

Card #2

1. Color Throwdown #683

2. Passion for Markers week #631: CAS (Clean-and-Simple)

3. Little Red Wagon #644: CAS

4, Inkspirational #260: Word Prompt - Curve

6. Simon Says Mon: Add Some Green

Card #3

1. Festive Friday #FF0104 (Flowers/Plants + Green + Brick)

2. AAA Cards #210: Sketch + Silhouette

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

I made some cards with the Heat Embossing technique - one of my favorites.

Tip: Use Heat Embossing to cover up mistakes (or patterns you don't like)...lol!

Not going to lie...I die cut the "gloves", dry embossed and colored them with alcohol-based markers, but did not like the end result, so I heat embossed them in gold and silver! Then just layered some scrap papers, stamped a sentiment and added a ScanNCut heart with Foam Tape.

Challenges:

Card #1

1. More Than Words Feb Mini Challenge - Bloom

2. Stay Crafty with a Blog named Hero Feb Challenge: AGoes

3. Happy Little Stamper Feb Watercolor Challenge

4. Cupcake Inspirations #538: AGoes

Card #2

1. Shopping Our Stash #464: You Deserve a HAND

2. Happy Little Stampers Feb: AGoes with Dies

3. Addicted to Stamps #423: Birthdays

 Hello, Kraftie Friends!

My husband said I have too many crafty supplies but I don't use them...lol! I do use them...when I have time to craft...so, my goal for this year is to use stamps, dies, embellishments, etc...that I haven't used yet!

Here are some Slimline Cards using new stamps and/or dies...

Not slimline, but a card for a color challenge...I stamped tea bags on card base without re-inking a few times (generational stamping) and sentiment was stamped in black. The stack of cups were stamped in black on my own printed paper (using my gel plate). Details were colored with alcohol-based markers.

Challenges:

Card #1

1. Colour & Sketch #452: Sketch

2. Little Red Wagon #636: Pick Patterned Paper!

3. Inkpirational #256: Word Prompt - Goal

4. Dies R Us #185: AGoes 

5. Cut It Up #243: AGoes

6. Die Cut Divas Jan: Flowers

Card #2

1. AAA Cards #206: Moodboard

2. The Cutie Pie #167: Theme - Simple Starts (CAS)

3. 613 Ave Create #202201 - Jan AGoes

4. Dream Valley #261: Anything New

5. Challenge Up Your Life #143: Winter Fun

Card #3

1. The Color Throwdown #675

2. STAMPloration Jan CAS: Anything CAS Goes + optional color twist Rainbow

3. Mix It Up #57: AGoes + optional foiling

4. Gem of a Challenge #2: Card Making & Craft Challenge - AGoes

 Hello, Kraftie Friends!

A card using scrap papers, a die cut and a pumpkin embellishment I made...

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Hello, Kraftie Friends! 

Here are some cards using big sentiment stamps...or bigger than my usual sentiment stamps...

The first 2 cards were stamped using the masking technique to create the pumpkin border:

Card #1 Thank You

Card #2 Happy Birthday

Card #3

I used Floral Borders & Sentiments Stamp Set and alcohol-based markers for this easy card.

Card #4

I stamped the bold sentiment (retired Sep 2021 SOTM Grateful For This Life) on card panel with 2 colors and added shading with alcohol-based markers. Then, I added other stamp images from Embroidered Card Front Stamp Set.

Challenges:

Card #1

1. The Paper Players #562: A Color Challenge from Anne Marie

2. Challenge Up Your Life #140: Pumpkin

3. Word Art Wed #513-#514: AGoes

4. Addicted to Stamps #416: Make Your Mark

Card #2

1. Double D: Owls or Pumpkins

2. AAA Cards #200: Celebrate

3. The Sisterhood of Crafters: Happy Birthday

4. Watercooler Wed Challenge #326: Helen's Challenge - All About Occasions

Card #3

1. Atlantic Hearts Sketch #442

2. Simon Says Monday: Fall Colors Mood Board

3. Creative Moments #224: AGoes

Card #4

1. Less is More #453: Purple & Yellow

2. Cupcake Inspirations #529: AGoes

3. A Place to Start Oct #10 - Purely Handmade

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

I have a few CAS cards to share...

I'm using the same basic design and/or technique to make 2 cards...the second card with a bit of pop (an element with Foam Tape):

Challenges:

Card #1

1. Less is More #441: One Layer Card - Diamonds

2. Creatalicious #109: AGoes + optional Slimline Card + DT Call

Card #2

1. Sunday Stamps #255: Spring Blooms

2. Through the Craft Room Door April: AGoes

3. Heart2Heart: Old and New

4. Love to Craft #57: AGoes

Card #3

1. Rabisco #5 April 

2. The Paper Players #537: A Clean-and-Simple Challenge from Laurie - Birthdays

3. AAA Cards #188: CAS One Inch Strip + Optional Twist Small Stamps

4. Make My Mondya #146: Checks or Plaids

Card #4

1. Perfectly CAS #14: Wings

2. Dare 2B Artzy April: Bright Colors

3. Dragonfly Dreams April: Feature a Creature

4. The House that Stamps Built A2121: Sentiment as a Highlight

Card #5

1. Addicted to CAS #195: Flower

2. Beyond the Blue #11: Embossing & Ombre

3. We Love to Create #4: Anything Mixed Media Goes

4. Double Trouble #82: Flowers (Thing 1)

5. Creations in Pink #33: AGoes in Mainly Pink + DT Call

Card #6

1. Seize the Birthday #212: Spring Flowers