Happy Little Stampers - November CAS Challenge

It's time for a new CAS challenge at Happy Little Stampers and what could be a more timely theme than 'Tis the Season.

Here's my quick and easy card:

One of those designs to fall back on when you're in a hurry. Simply use some patterned paper and a sparkly die cut greeting and it almost makes itself.

It just needed a stamped word to finish the greeting and a trio of enamel dots and it was done. Bit of a production line type of card that could be made multiple times in different colours and patterns. And sometimes that's exactly what we need!

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko, Simply Said Christmas

Ink: SU, real red

Paper: Polkadoodles, Gnome For Christmas

Die: Winnie & Walter, Merry

Embellishments: Wink of stella, clear; MME Necessities enamel dots

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Don't forget to pop on over to HLS to check out the rest of the DT's wonderful CAS cards - HERE. You're sure to be inspired.

Thanks for looking today, I really appreciate it.

And keep crafting!

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Today I'm joining in with Uniko to celebrate the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. Full details about this event and how to win prizes can be found at Uniko - HERE.

Here's my card:

I used Uniko's I Love Coffee stamp set and created a background with the coffee beans and sprig using first and second generation inking. I die cut this and adhered it to a piece of patterned paper. I matted this onto a dark brown base card.

The coffee cup was stamped onto a leftover piece of the same patterned paper and hand cut. I also stamped the greeting and hand cut that. Both of these were raised with foam pads and added to the card front.

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko, I Love Coffee
inks: SU, chocoalte chip
Paper: Mintay, Dear Diary
Die: MFT Die-namics, stitched basic edges


Thanks for looking today, it's been fun having you visit.

And keep crafting!

Tag You're It Guest Designer

Yay! I'm super delighted to be Guest Designing with Tag You're It today. And it's a pretty little Autumn scene on the challenge graphic.

Here's how it inspired me:

I chose some fleck kraft card from Papermilldirect for my top tag and stamped the framed zinnias at the bottom and a greeting at the top. I then stamped, coloured and hand cut some leaves and pumpkins and added them on top using foam pads.

I then die cut a larger tag in mocha brown card and tied them both together with ribbon and fibres.

Supplies:
Stamps: STAMPlorations, Framed Zinnia, Wonderfall Time
Inks: SU, early espresso
Card: Papermilldirect, fleck kraft, mocha brown
Colours: Prismacolor, yellow ochre, canary yellow, goldenrod, pale vermillion, poppy red, crimson red, olive green, burnt ochre, dark umber
Ribbon & fibres from my stash

Thanks so much for dropping by today. I'll be back in an hour with a coffee themed card - twice in one day, how's that for busy?!

And keep crafting!

Thursday Thoughts

Today I'm playing along with The Paper Players Sketch Challenge.

Well I suppose it really should be a Halloween card I'm sharing today but it's not. I've gone with Christmas instead.

I've used two of the new Uniko Christmas stamp sets - Festive Sentiments Outlined and Season of Beauty. And my 2019 Christmas colours of turquoise with black and white card from Papermilldirect. The poinsettia has been created using the three sizes of smaller leaves from the stamp set. Each leaf has been hand cut and layered up with glue and foam pads for the top layer.

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko, Festive Sentiments Outlined, Season of Beauty
Ink: Memento, tuxedo black
Card: Papermilldirect, pale turquoise, plain black, super smooth white

Thanks so much for you time today, I'm so pleased to have had you visit my blog.

And keep crafting!

Wednesday Words

No crafting to share today and this is the reason why!

An empty craft room! It's having its artex ceiling plastered over and then a coat of fresh paint on the walls. So all my time has been spent moving my stash to other rooms in the house. I will craft again in between the painting, but only if I can remember where I've put everything.........! Watch this space.

Thanks for looking and unlike me keep crafting!

Tuesday Talk

Have you ever been to a Pumpkin Patch shop or event? Well I went for the first time ever this year and had the best time. Naturally it's made its way onto a scrapbook page.

I used the sketch and colour combo from White with One - how perfect was the citrus orange for my photos!

  

Here's my page:

Once I'd sized and printed my papers I selected some orange patterned papers from my scraps box and adherd them down to the white background paper.

I added three small stacks of embellishments following the sketch for placement and also a little journalling about the event.

Supplies:
Papers: My Mind's Eye Mischievous; Bella Blvd, Secrets of the Sea; scraps from stash
Alphas: Hobbycraft, chipboard
Stickers: Vicki Bourtin sticker book; Hobbycraft; MME, Cut & Paste enamel dots

I also made a mini photograph album with my grandson to contain all the other pics from the day. He really got carried away with the decoration!

It's been fabulous to have you visit my blog today, I'm really grateful for your time.

And keep crafting!

Monday Moment

Today I'm sharing a card I created for the sketch challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches.

Here's my card:

I used a die to cut the curved top section and matted it on top of some plaid patterned paper. I then stamped and die cut the Uniko Winter Foliage twig and holly leaves and adhered them to the top curved section.

I finished the card off with a sentiment from Simply Said Christmas.

Supplies:
Stamps: Uniko, Winter Foliage, Simply Said Christmas
Inks: Versfaine Clair, nocturne; SU, real red, old olive
Paper: Echo Park, Celebrate Christmas
Dies: Uniko, Winter Foliage; MFT Die-namics, stitched basic edges

Huge thanks for looking today, I'm so thrilled to have had your company for a while.

And keep crafting!