Lawn Fawn and Creative Expressions Easter egg card

 

Hello everyone, and welcome to the next challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

This time we have our Any Occasion Challenge, and, even though Eater has passed for this year, I have the Easter card I made for my granddaughter to show.

As soon as I saw this Lawn Fawn Easter Egg Backdrop die, I had to have it, and I'm so pleased with how it turned out. I cut the die in white card first, and I love the fact that it has a stitched edge that gives a framed effect. I added some Crafter's Companion paper behind the eggs, and backed the flowers with coloured card bits from my box.

The large egg and sentiment were cut with Sue Wilson dies from Creative Expressions, and it fit perfectly in the aperture. The panel was then stuck onto an A2 card base.

The design team has some great inspiration for you on the ATSM blog, and it would be lovely to have you join us.

I'd like to play along at

NBUS Challenge #75 - my egg die is NBUS

Unicorn Challenge #110 - not a square

A Cut Above Challenge June - anything goes with die cuts.

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #225 - - anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge June - anything goes

Mix it Up Challenge #77 - anything goes

Have a great week, and thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Carol x

Crafters Companion and Penny Black Christmas card

 

Hello and welcome to another challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More

We have our Christmas Challenge this time, so I came up with this card.

I used an old and underused Crafter's Companion snowflake embossing folder and inked one side with distress oxide ink. This left the snowflakes white, and I was quite pleased with their texture after embossing them. On this occasion, I used heavy watercolour paper and I'll try that again, but I made the mistake of die-cutting the stitched rectangle after emossing, which flattened the snowflakes a little.

The sentiment is from Penny Black. I cut it several times in white card and once in navy and stacked it to give a chipboard effect. I  pressed a Versamark inkpad over it and triple clear embossed it, which gave the glossy finish I wanted. The camera didn't pick this up well, but you can see it better in the small photo at the top. 

We're continuing to have wonderful weather in my neck of the woods but my gardening husband is concerned that the lack of rain is affecting the lawn and plants in the garden. I wonder if we need to consider more drought-tolerant plants if this trend continues. That would be a big change for Manchester's reputation of being a rainy city!

As always, my talented Design Team friends have inspiration cards for you to see on the ATSM Blog, and you can link up your entry there, too.

I'd like to play along at

A Cut Above Challenge May - anything with a die cut

Neglected Stuff Challenge May - anything goes - Neglected embossing folder

Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge #123 - anything Christmas goes

Peace on Earth Challenge May - - anything Christmas goes

Christmas Crafts All Year Round May - - Please have snow

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #184 - anything Christmas goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

Crafter's Companion Snowman and Honeybee Christmas card

 

Hello everyone and welcome to February at ABC Christmas Challenges.

This time we have

 C for Cute 

and/or

 D for Die-Cuts

Lynda is our lovely host this time and she has a great prize up for grabs for the winner.

This is my C for Cute

I inked up some white card with blue inks and then used a Honeybee snowflake embossing folder. I inked over the raised snowflakes to add some more colour and used them as the background. The snowbank was cut from Spellbinders glitter foam with a Penny Black Festive Family die set, and the penguins were cut from the same set. The cute snowman is from Crafters Companion, and I finished it off with a sentiment die from Spellbinders.

 

D for Die-Cuts

For this quick one, I cut a square of blue glitter card and added snowflakes cut with the Card Making Magic Dashing Through The Snow die set. The corner was cut 4 times and placed around the edges of the card to frame the Simon Says Stamp sentiment. 

There is a lot of inspiration on the ABC Christmas Challenges blog and you can add your card there if you want to join in the fun.

I'd like to play along at

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #177 - anything goes

A Cut Above Challenge February - Anything goes with die-cuts

Outlaws Challenge Monday - wonderful greetings

Sparkles Monthly Challenge #184 - January Blues

Can You Handle The Pressure February - anything using an embossing folder

Creative Moments Challenge #267 - Cute

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

 

Kristina Werner and Lisa Horton monochrome balloon birthday card

Hello everyone and welcome to the year's final challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

 

We all need lots of birthday cards throughout the year so this is a good time to add to your stash for 2025. I came up with this monochrome card with a larger format of 5.75 by 8.25 inches.

I started off with a mat made with a Lisa Horton Bubble Rectangle die which I cut from teal card. I added 3 balloons stamped and die-cut from an old Crafter's Companion stamp and die set called Balloon Sentiments.

The birthday sentiment was made with my new Kristina Werner Happy Birthday Word stamps and dies and I added this along the bottom of the mat and put the sub sentiment on the balloon ties.

My talented DT mates have lots of inspiration for you over on the ATSM blog and it would be great if you could join us this time.

I'd like to play along at

Crafter's Cafe challenge #314 - monochrome card

Papercraft Challenge #112 - monochrome

 Dream Valley Challenge #327 - anything goes

A Cut Above challenge December - anything goes with a die cut

NBUS Challenge #69 - use NBUS - stamp and dies

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

Carol x

Crafter's Companion Reindeer and snowflake Christmas cards

Hello everyone,

I hope you are well and getting some time to play over the summer. Despite the recent hot sunny weather, I've been making Christmas cards which, I admit, does feel a bit odd, but I know I will be pleased when they're ready to be posted in December. The ABC Christmas Challenge keeps me on track to grow my pile of cards and today we are starting another challenge:-

P for Pink

and/or

Q for Quarters

and/or

R for Rudolph

Our lovely Mummylade is hosting this challenge and she has this cute prize of 2 Fizzy Moon stamps for the winner

This is my R for Rudolph card

 I cut a Crafter's Companion Reindeer die in white card and coloured it with Copic Markers. Once I coloured the nose, I went over it with clear sparkle pen and then with Nuvo Crystal Glaze because Rudolph needs a shiny nose. The white frame is a cut and emboss die from John Next Door, and a simple sentiment finishes it. 

My P for Pink card

 For this card, I dipped into my patterned paper stash which doesn't get much use these days, but I was pleased to find some pink snowflake paper to form the background. I die-cut a variety of snowflakes from a darker pink card which has a nice sheen to it, and added them to the card to frame the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp. I added gems to the snowflakes for a finishing touch.

My talented teammates have lots of inspiration for you on the ABC Christmas Challenges blog and if you want to get started on your Christmas makes, we'd love to visit and see your cards.

I'd like to play along at

A Cut Above August Challenge - anything goes with die cuts

Christmas with the Cuties #83 - clean and simple

Peace on Earth Challenge #69 - anything Christmas goes

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #167 - anything Christmas goes

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #89 - Animal Antics

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

Carol x

John Next Door and Crafter's Companion Christmas card

 

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all well and happy and have time to craft in your schedule. It has been so cold, wet and windy in my neck of the woods that I've not been tempted to be out and about as much as usual, so I've had some fun in the craft room.

We have our Christmas Challenge starting at Addicted to Stamps and More, and I created this card to squirrel away in my stash.

I used the Crafter's Companion Snowdrift Create a Card die to cut out the intricate snowflake pattern from the square card base. I then inked one of CCs embossed papers with some blue and lilac ink to provide a backing for the aperture. The bauble used the John Next Door Penny's Baubles die and I framed this with a label die from Papertrey ink. The sentiment is from the My Favorite Things Sweet Holiday Penguins stamp set and I embossed it in white on some blue card, cut it into three and matted it onto silver card. To finish off I added red pearls to the snowflakes.

My talented Teamies have some great inspiration for you over on the ATSM blog and you can join in the fun over there if you decide to join us this time.

I'd like to play along at

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge April - use a die 

Christmas Craft Creations - non-traditional colours

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Carol x

Penny Black Sleigh Ride Christmas card and Crafters Companion Penguin Christmas card

Hello everyone, and welcome to the ABC Christmas Challenges April challenge.

I am hosting this time and I have a little prize for the winner

 This challenge runs from 10th April to 4th May and we are covering two alphabet letters this time.

   The Christmas/December/Winter holidays themes this time round are:                                                    

'H is for Hats'

and

'I is for Inky'

These are my offerings:-

H for hats

For this card, I used the cute Crafter's Companion penguin die, and cut 2 of them, decorating their hats and scarfs in different colours. I stood them in little ice flows from the MFT Polar Pals stamp set and the lower sentiment came from the same set. The background was created by blending a couple of blue inks and adding some splatter.

and I for Inky

I blended several blue inks for this one and then used the Memory Box Pinpoint Burst Impression Plate to add texture. I sprayed the panel with Crafter's Companion Sparkle Spray and although it isn't showing up well in the photos, it looks pretty IRL. The added white splatter was made with watered-down Gouache paint.

The image was stamped with the Penny Black Sleigh Ride stamp set and coloured with Zig Clear Colour Pens. I fussy cut the image and added some Nuvo Crystal Glaze to Rudolph's nose.

The Design Team has lots of inspiration over on the ABC blog, and I look forward to seeing your entries if you decide to join us this time.

I hope you are all safe and warm and that Storm Kathleen, which has been buffeting us here today as I write this, hasn't had a big impact on you.

I'd like to play along at

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #160 - anything Christmas goes

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #85 - Santa and his Sidekicks

Unicorn Challenge #97 - Use dies

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge # 61 - Anything Christmas goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,

Carol x

                                                      

Penny Black Christmas Berry card

Hello everyone and Happy New Year. I hope it will be a happy, healthy and peaceful one for you and the world. 

As it's the start of a new year, it must be time for another ride through the year with ABC Christmas Challenges

and for our first challenge of the year we have

'A is for Anything Christmas'
&
'B is for Berries'

Our lovely host, Helen has a great prize for the randomly chosen winner

I went with B for berries and came up with this card

I used a Penny Black berry die and inked it up in red and green before adding Nuvo Crystal Glaze to each berry. This glaze dries really nicely to give lots of dimension to the berries. I ink-blended the panel and sprinkled white ink on it before placing it on a snowflake-embossed base card.

I'd like to play along at

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - January anything goes

Crafty Calendar Challenge - January 2024

Craft Rocket Challenge #110 - use embossing

I do hope you will join us. It's never too early to start your next stash!!!

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Carol x

Spellbinders Stitched Joy Christmas Card

 Hello friends and welcome to another challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More

This time we have our Christmas challenge which is great as we are all trying to get as many cards into our stash as we can prior to the hectic start of December.

I came up with this card

This one uses the Stitched Joy dies from Spellbinders and I cut several of them to take away on holiday with me and enjoyed some time stitching them as I relaxed. They are very easy to do and they came together quite quickly.

Once I got home, all I had to do was die-cut the centre letters and emboss the background. I used a navy pearl card which has a lovely sheen to it and the embossing folder is from the Crafters Companion Scandinavian Christmas collection. 

My talented Design Teamies have lots of inspiration for you over on the ATSM blog and I look forward to seeing your cards in the gallery if you decide to join us.

I'd like to play along at

Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies - November

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday challenge - anything goes

Paper Fun Day Challenge #50 - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

Crafters Companion Build a Snowman Christmas card and Papertrey Ink and Altenew Jingle Christmas card

 

Hello everyone and welcome to the September Challenge at ABC Christmas Challenges.

This time we have reached S and T in the alphabet so we would like to see your 

S for'Snowmen'

&

T for 'Three of a Kind'

I have a Crafters Companion Snowman stamp and die set that is really sweet and I pulled it out to make my card. While I was looking at the head of the snowman, I decided to experiment with my Altenew Stampwheel and make a kind of wreath with the head. I was just playing and wasn't sure how it would turn out 

but I was really happy with the result. I went round the wheel again with the snowman's hat and then coloured the hats and noses with pencils. I added glitter to the hat brims and bobbles after die cutting with a square die and then inked the edges and stamped a sentiment in the centre.

Three of a kind

For this card, I die-cut a white panel with a Pinkfresh Studio die and backed the three apertures with some patterned paper. I then made a couple of jingle bells with some Altenew stamps and dies that came free with a magazine and added them to the top and bottom holes. For the centre, I stamped and embossed the sentiment and laid it on some gold card to match the little stars I had dotted around.

I thought the design was a bit lacking so I stamped and die-cut the three boughs from a Papertrey Ink set, shaped them a bit and finished off by adding them and three bows to the card.

This challenge runs until 7th October and we'd be delighted if you decide to join in.

I'd like to play along at

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #147 - anything Christmas goes

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #78 - Chillin with my Snowmies

Christmas with the Cuties #73 - - something snowy

Peace on Earth Challenge #47 - anything - anything Christmas themed

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x