One of my stamping buddies mentioned a coffee lovers blog that has a challenge and so I made this card for the challenge.

I purchased a set of these coffee cups digi stamps the other day and printed this one out in a card size. I cut it out and added some hinges so it does open into a full card. Belly band is holding it closed. I used Prisma Color Pencils and blended it with gamsol. Using a stamp set from GKD I added the sentiment to a scrap piece of cs and created a small belly band for it. The end result is way better than I expected it to be, but it won’t stand up. I shall create a small stand for it so that the recipient can make it stand if they wish.

Hubby needs a small gift for his club event so I made him a set of cards. Had fun doing something different than Christmas cards on the weekend. He is happy with them and all I have left to do is make a box and add the envelopes. Easy peasy …

Used the Hero Arts kit I purchased in summer for three along with a Tim Holtz sun ray stencil for the first three. The giraffe is not from Hero Arts but is a very old rubber wooden block stamp that I fussy cut. The other three are from a stencil I made myself using old fashioned hand cutting technology. I sponged through in several shades of yellow and browns. The little birds are from a re-purposed birthday card that I couldn’t throw away and I stamped the middle one using a GKD set. Added a bit of bling for some interest. Doing these made a nice change, but now it is back to Xmas cards for another few days.

Another challenge another card …

CAS Colours and a sketch challenge uses 2 blues and a pink and this is as close as I could get to them. I found the pp in my stash and die cut the trees from it. I added them to the square background keeping them flat. I had the circle wishes from a free download done 2 years ago and I adapted it so I could cut it the right size. I added the pink strip as a popped up piece and the sentiment on the top. It still needed something so I stamped some white snowflakes here and there and added some sequin snowflakes in pink and blue down the side of the card front.

Global Design Project has a new colour challenge and this is my entry. I got as close as possible to the colours but perhaps not an exact match as I only have distress inks.

Using a pink card front and a panel of textured gray cs on top, I then stamped out the design on a piece of white cs. I used all Distress inks to get as close a match as possible to the challenge colours. Stamps are from a Lawn Fawn set and although I’ve used many in the set, I’ve never actually used this reindeer. I did use some snowflake stamps from another set as I needed a couple of small ones. I added a bit of shine using a gelly roll pen from Sakura and I stamped the sentiment several times on a strip of white cs and added it diagonally to the front. This is such a non-traditional Christmas card and was fun to make.

A very simple and quick card for the challenge CAS Colours & Sketches.

I used Gina K card stock in Sweet Corn and added a curved piece of pp to the top. Stamped the butterfly from GKD sending Love stamp set and coloured with Pigma brush pens. Added a touch of gold to the body and wings. Sentiment also a GKD stamp and I added a gold border to the edge along with a few gems. Created curved border using same gems.

Using up some scrap pp and blue cs I created this card for the As you See it Challenge. Thank goodness I had most of the snowflakes already cut because without that it would have been impossible to complete in 10 minutes or less. Took me 8.5 minutes to assemble once I had all the bits ready to go.

I used dark navy for the card front and then the two scrap pieces to go on top of that. Snowflakes were already cut so I laid them out and glued them on. I also had the sentiment tag already cut so I just stamped the greeting, inked the sides and popped it on an angle. Added some blue gems to snowflake centers and card was finished.

Decided to do a small series of cards based on a design I did earlier for a challenge.

I did a total of 10 of these last week. All similar although not quite the same. I like them as they are understated and elegant to my eyes.

All I’ve been doing lately is making Christmas cards. Only 50 more to go and I’m done, at least I hope I am. Saw something similar to this on Pinterest and decided to make my own version.

Using glitter scraps I die cut the snowflakes and arranged them as you see here. Glued them down and added some gems to centers. I liked the effect so I actually cut a bundle of snowflakes in different scrap pieces for use later. They take a while to separate from the die so doing a few saves me time later. I also had the sentiment already stamped but it didn’t work for the original card so used it here on top of a sticker oval I had left from something else. Adhered to red card front to give a festive look.

My step niece has just had her third child, this time a little girl so I needed a baby card for her. Paper Players has a sketch challenge happening so I used the sketch for the inspiration …

I didn’t want this to be too girly so used a paper pack with mainly these colours inside. Adhered the first piece to white GKD cs. Then I added several strips of silver washi tape on the front. I cut the plaid strips about 1/4″ thick and adhered them on top of the silver, creating a striped look. Using a scrap piece of metallic cs cut out a square and then another one with a stitched border in white. Adhered these together then added to card front. With another small piece of pp I cut out the stork and popped it up on top of the squares with the little sack under the beak. Stamped baby girl using a set from Simon Says and cut out the large word with a die I got in a closing out sale a long time ago. I used some distress inks to colour this piece in the right tone of yellow before gluing it on an angle. I’m pleased with the end result and hope you like it too.

Created primarily for an upcoming close friends birthday I also decided to make it fit the Mod Squad challenge this week. I first saw a card similar to this on Pinterest and I decided to CASE it but with my own take …

It is called a double point card and basically you create 2 flaps (pp from my stash) and glue to the white cs and then fold the excess into the points you see here. I added a side view and a full view of the part under the flap (bottom of photo) so you can get the idea. I used several Gina K. Designs stamps sets, namely the wreath Builder, border bling and the Madala maker for the sentiments and the flowers. The other stamps come from a StampinUp set and I used distress oxide inks with some clear embossing on top then fussy cut them out to add to the flap. Die cut labels is from Spellbinders Nestabilities labels 6. Card stock is also GKD sweet mango. I like that this card has a few surprises for the recipient when they open both the flap and the inside.