Poppystamps and John Next Door birthday cake card

 

Hello everyone, and welcome to a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

This time we are looking for birthday cards, and I came up with this card for a friend's 80th birthday.

I used the John Next Door Leaping Stag Circle Dies for the frame, which I cut in white and laid over some silver mirri card. Next came a die-cut circle, embossed with a star embossing folder from Creative Craft. I then cut the Poppystamps cake easel card die. On this occasion, I only used the large cake, cut in brown as a chocolate cake, and cut the icing from pink glitter card. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink, and the tiny banner is from my leftover box. I toyed with putting the number on the card but decided against. I know some people like to celebrate the number, while others would rather forget it, so I only use the numbers for younger people these days.

The design team has some great inspiration for you on the ATSM blog, and you can enter your card over there if you want to join in the fun.

I'd like to play along at

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - food and/or drink

Can you handle the pressure challenge - anything goes

The Alphabet Challenge - c is for circles

My Time to Craft Challenge #560 - use a square card base

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

Carol x

Poppystamps Woven Basket and Spellbinders pop up birthday card

 

Hello everyone, and I hope you are well. We've been enjoying some fabulous spring weather in my neck of the woods, so I'm glad I made this card a little while ago, allowing me to get out and enjoy it while it lasts. Our new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More starts up today, and this time we are looking for you to use die cuts and/or stencils.

I used both on this pop-up card

I used the Poppystamps woven basket pop-up die set to create the card, and for the basket, I left the die in place after cutting and inked some brown ink through it to highlight the basket weave.

I lightly stencilled some blue ink on the background before filling the basket with flowers and leaves from a couple of Spellbinder sets.

I used the sentiment from MFT to create the stopper and finished off with a bow.

As always, the DT has some great inspiration over on the blog and I look forward to seeing your entries if you decide to join us.

I'd like to play along at

Hearts Quest Celebration of Love #4 - spring

The Flower Challenge #101 - spring colours

Daisy Chain Challenge #95 - not a square

Lets Create Challenge #218 - anything goes with adding flowers

A Cut Above Challenge April - anything goes with die cuts

Crafty Calendar Challenge:5th April - feminine

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

Carolx

Poppystamp Woven basket pop up easel and Spellbinders Bold Blooms Anniversary card

Hello everyone and welcome to another challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More.

This time we are looking for any occasion cards and I made an anniversary card.

I used the Poppystamp Woven Basket Pop Up Easel dies to make the base card in white and cut the basket in kraft card before inking through the die with some brown ink to create the basket weave look.

I filled the basket with flowers and foliage made with the Spellbinders Bold Blooms dies and used lots of snippets of of coloured card from my stash.

 I finished off by adding the bow and the sentiment which I used as a stop for the easel.

As always, you'll find lots of inspiration from the team over on the ATSM blog and you can make your entry over there too.

I'd like to play along at

Pixies Snippets Playground #457 - my flowers and foliage were all snippets of leftover card 

Try it on Tuesday - Summer blooms 

 Dream Valley Challenge #297 - use dies or punches 

Dragonfly Dreams June Challenge - Fancy Folds 

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

Poppystamps Floral Cake Pop Up Easel birthday card

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

This time we have our birthday challenge and I was really pleased to make a start on birthday cards because my stash of them is seriously depleted.

I came up with this card

I used my new Poppystamps Floral Cake Pop-Up Easel dies along with the icing addition.

These dies were fun to work with and I really like that they stand up by themselves without adding a stopper if you don't want one.

I made it with a brown textured card for the chocolate cake layers and added some shiny pink card for the icing and a couple of the candles. I like the versatility of this die too - I'm going to reverse the colours and have pink cake with chocolate icing and some eggs and chicks on the top to make an Easter card.

The sentiment dies and stamp on the base are from Papertrey Ink.

 We've been enjoying some sunshine at last but it's still a bit nippy around here. They say it will get a bit warmer for Easter and I'm looking forward to that. I hope the Easter Bunny stops off at your house and brings lots of yumminess for you!

I'd like to play along at

Dream Valley Challenges #291 - any celebration

Happy Little Stampers April Challenge - birthday

Sheepski Designs Challenge #73 - die cuts or punches

My NBUS Challenge #49 my dies have not been used before

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

Papertrey Ink Text Boxed birthday card

Hello everyone, and I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. I am enjoying a rare Sunday at home without any visitors, so I am tucked in my craft room playing, and I have to confess that I am still in my PJs and it is lunchtime. Isn't it great to slob around? Anyway, I had time to catch up with things over at Papertrey Ink, and they have started the celebrations for their 10th Anniversary. 

They have been looking back at some of their earlier stamp sets and asked if anyone who had them would like to play along. I have the Text Boxed set so whipped up this card so I could join in.

I stamped the flower stamp with Versamark ink and embossed with white embossing powder, before sponging with raspberry fizz and hibiscus burst ink.

The sentiment is from Hooray.

Short and sweet today because I need to jump in the shower.

I'd like to play along with

Creative Knockouts challenge - flower power

Morgan's Artworld challenge - add flowers

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Carol x